His Eyes

chapter 6

I still remember how I first met him. Back then when Yoongi hyung just put me to school . While I was still getting used to my new life. While I was still healing.

…….. The school building loomed over me like a maniac monster. No matter what Yoongi hyung said it was still the worst place I was forced to go. I rather meeting my dentist everyday than going school. I sat at the corner seat of the bus, huddled next Yoongi hyung who stroked my head trying to calm me down. Kihyun sitting on my lap was in bliss with his coloured candy oblivious to the waves of fear radiating from me. Yoongi hyung kept talking to me in his lazy drawl. Knowing it calmed me down.

"Calm down kid. Its not as scary as you think. " He looked at my face and sighed. " oh forget it. You won't believe me any way. "

"Fine let's do it like this. You have exactly 7 hours at this place right. Its your first day there. No ones know s any shi-..err thing ..about you right?"

I grinned remembering our neighbour telling hyung not to swear in front of me. It was possibly greatest sacrifice hyung made for me and Kihyun. He continued after shaking his head and making his mint green hair fly.

"I'm gonna give you a challenge. Make just one friend ok? And you need to prove that you made a friend in just one day(A/N I love that song *haruman*). And maybe then I'll treat you to Lamb skewers"

My eyes lit up. I loved it. Just one friend I thought. it'll be easy. Yoongi hyung laughed seeing how excited I was. But hey I love Lamb skewers OK? I was planning on growing up to start a Lamb Skewer business. Or a tattoo artist.

But as soon I stepped in to the crowd of middle schoolers rushing everywhere . I lost my hope immediately. It was my first time meeting such a huge amount if people at once. I could feel my heart beat speeding up. Pure fear was bubbling in my stomach. Something was out. Something strange was happening. A blurred vision was forming , and it became a reason for me to be glued on the spot. The hallway looked longer than ever.
All I could see was blur of colours swirling past me. Tangerine , peach, azure, mauve , ebony , virid , chartreuse and all the colours in the world. But what caught me the most was the vermilion shade on the top of their heads .
Every single person had this strange Number formed on top of their heads. I felt something cold run in my veins . I hesitantly waved my hand I've my head just to check if I too had something in top if my head. Empty air. But them .
That Red glow was the most prominent thing in their entire being.

I was in shock. Seeing so many numbers all around unable to pinpoint anything . 3..2....1…2….3…4….1..2..1..1..3….Impossible. I couldnt comprehend or escape that situation. People just kept appearing and the Crimson number burned in my eyes.
More and more numbers. I felt as if its light was blinding me. I couldn't understand the feelings bottling up inside of me. I felt so lost, extremely angry, uncontrollably sad and terrified. I fell in to my knees and cried on my first day of school.

 

Children swam out of the class as soon as the bell rang for P.E. I sat in the corner hoping no would call me out. I didn't want to meet anyone . No after that. But the teacher was calling. "Come on now.. Hup hup..out of the class. Get some exercise and maybe make some friends.!" The teacher said looking at me thinking I was some shy kid. Which I was.
I timidly walked down to the playground. And stood under the gigantic tree next a lake. . I closed my eyes not wanting to see anything anymore.
I heard a sudden sound .The sound of wheels on grass. I turned and saw a brown haired boy trailing a wheelbarrow determinedly. His lips pressed firmly as he used all his strength to carry this barrow barely smaller than him.
I just watched.
He moved from the school building to the blue lake ahead. And then he unloaded what turned out to be water bottles. Then swiftly turned back dragging his wheel Barrow along with him back to the school.
…and it went on. I stood there watching this peculiar boy moving continuously in my field of vision. Not wanting to stop at all. He noticed me and smiled. A smile strangely box shaped but it gave such warmth I couldnt help but smile back. He stopped momentarily. That was enough for the red glow to appear. But it was such a warm sweet red. Near orange. And it reflected a perfect circle in top of his brown head. 0.