It's Okay, Just Smile

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8 | EIGHT

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Sun is alone too, and he's still SHINING.

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          It's free time and Eunwoo happily had offered herself to show Tzuyu the whole school. She brought Rena together but Rena refused to go with them. 

"So how is it with your study? Is it okay? You left behind with a lot of things and the exam is just around the corner, you think you can catch up with us?" Eunwoo asked. Tzuyu hummed to the question giving herself a little time to think about it.

"Well,  I do miss out a lot of things but the teachers are all very talented here. I'm sure I could catch up by the time before exams and I may need your help with the notes that I missed." She replied. Eunwoo nodded as she replied with short, 'sure' and flashing smile to Tzuyu.

After showing the whole school to Tzuyu, they sat down in the court where people usually played badminton and other sports. "Pretty tiring right?" Eunwoo asked with a cute little chuckle.

"Yeah, this school is surely so enormous," Tzuyu replied with hearty laughs. 

          Suddenly, someone came into the court while stomping her feet. "I have searched for you the whole school and here you are laughing with her." She said angrily mostly to Eunwoo. 

"Rena, I'm sorry. Why do you need me?" Eunwoo asked. "Someone spoiled my mood and I need my best friend to cheer me," Rena replied. "Okay... I need to go now, bye Tzuyu. Suit yourself with the school." She said to Tzuyu before they left Tzuyu in the court.

Tzuyu nodded and mouthed a thank you to Eunwoo before she bid her goodbye. The court is now empty and there's only the presence of Tzuyu in it. 

'Jieqieong is surely has a lot of friends in school,' She thought as she smiled alone.

"Where're your friends?"  A voice asked startling Tzuyu. The voice came from behind. Tzuyu turned around to meet the figure of a boy. "They are going somewhere," She replied as her eyes trailed up to see the face of the boy.

She gasped after recognizing who it was. The boy from that night.

"It's you," she said. "Yeah, it's me." He replied. They both chuckled. The boy walked toward Tzuyu and sat beside her.

"Why did you changed to our school?" He asked. "Uhm...it's complicated." She replied trying to avoid to answer the question. "It's okay. You can tell me when things are not complicated." He said. Tzuyu smiled and nodded.

"Tzuyu, right?" He asked and Tzuyu nodded again. "Don't you want to know my name?" He asked. Tzuyu was surprised and flustered. Sure she does. She is dying to know his name. "Yeah, what's your name?"  She asked with blushed cheeks.

The boy chuckled. "You are red. Are you okay?" He asked. "Yeah, I'm fine." She replied. "Anyway, I am Yugyeom. Kim Yugyeom." He said as he took out his hand for a handshake.

Tzuyu accepted the handshake. "If you have no friends, I can be one." He said. "Thanks," Tzuyu said softly.

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          Walking to home alone is not a big deal for Tzuyu. Eunwoo had offered to walk home with her but Rena seemed to dislike for that to happen. Meanwhile, Yugyeom had a tuition class and he can't be late.

She walked and walked as she passed the street and saw the busy-ness of the town. She used to have a busy life too before.

She arrived at the home and was greeted by granny. "You are home so early. Don't you have a night class?" She asked. "No halmeoni. The night class is just an option. We can choose whether we want to stay or not." She replied.  The grandmother just nodded and smiled.

Maybe she has not many friends yet, she was happy to know a few of them. 

It's okay for her to be alone, she used to it.