Safe Haven (Seulmin)

Don't Avoid Me

Seulgi's POV

After riding the ferries wheel, we left the amusement park, an awkward silence hanging in the air as we left. We soon arrived in front of my apartment and I turn around to say goodbye to Jimin.

" Thanks for today and yesterday. I had fun," I say.

"No problem. I had a lot of fun too," he replies, his eye smiles resurfacing as he smiles at me. My heart began to beat loudly and quickly in my chest as I look at him. I awkwardly cough and look at everything but him, hoping to slow my heart down.

"I'll see you tomorrow then," I said, as I turn to leave. As I am about to walk into my house, a hand grabs my shoulder and stops me. I turn around to see Jimin, his face only a few inches away from mine. My cheeks begin to feel warm as he puts his other hand on my shoulder as well and slowly pulls me into his embrace. I can hear his heartbeat and it's beating as fast as mine, causing me to smile a little.

"We have school tomorrow. Don't you dare avoid me or else," he whispers into my ear. My arms slowly hug his waist as we stand in front of my door, enjoying each other's presence.

" Or else what?" I challenged, trying to lighten the mood. His hand cups my chin as he slowly lifts my face up and looks me in the eyes.

" Or else, I'll do this in front of everyone,"he says, quickly leaning down and giving me a peck on the cheeks. I stay frozen, a mixture of shock and happiness spreading through my body as I looked at him. His cheeks were a faint pink as he let me go and awkwardly coughed, avoiding my eyes.

" I'll get going then," he says and turns around and runs away, leaving me frozen on my front steps. As a few minutes pass, in a daze, I unlock my door and walk in, sinking to the floor as I let what happened sink in. He kissed me. A smile begins to form on my lips as I think about it. I get up and go take a shower. I lay in bed, excited and worried about tomorrow. What if I wasn't brave enough to stay with him? I pushed that thought out of my mind as I went to bed.

I woke up to the ringing of my alarm. I got out of bed and begin to get ready for school. I was extremely scared and nervous, but I don't think I can force myself to stay away from Jimin anymore. I....like him. After I finished getting ready, I began to walk to school, each step filled with fear. As soon as I reached school, nasty glares and whispering followed me as I walked into the school building. I put my head down, afraid. A shoulder nudges me, causing me to notice someone walking besides me. I look up and it was Irene. A small smile appears on my lips as I look at her and she smiles back.

" So, how was your weekend?" she asks, walking alongsides me.

" It was good, I guess," I reply, continuing to stare at the floor. We continue to walk in silence and soon, we reach my locker. That's when it happened. Irene went to go to her locker, which was only a couple of lockers away from mine. As I open my locker, crumpled pieces of paper and trash began to pour out of it, spilling on to the floor in front of me.

"Well, well, well. Looks like you finally found a place where you actually belong in," Oh Hana says, appearing out of the crowd of students that had suddenly gathered.

"So how much did you pay Jimin to actually hang out with you?" she asks, as her friends began to surround me, a carton of milk in each of their hands.

" Leave her alone!" Irene exclaims, trying to reach me, but two of the girls surround her, slowly causing her to move back.

" You haven't answered my question yet. I warned you last time, but I guess you don't seem to take it too seriously do you?" she asks, taking a step closer to me.

" I did-dn't pay him," I whisper, looking down on the floor.

" Stop lying, no one would want to hang out with a loser like you in the first place," she says, her voice full of malice.