Hunt

8

      I woke up late Monday morning and rushed to throw on my uniform, grab a slice of toast and my bag and get out the door, I didn't want to be late for school. My first class was physics and me and Younghyun were meant to be working on our project. I walked briskly down my road, I felt bad. We had wanted to get as much work done as possible today and with me late I had ruined our plans. I glanced towards Younghyun's house as I passed. Oh god I hope he's not annoyed, I thought.
          "Yah! You took your time," I heard a voice call. I looked up to see Younghyun sitting on the wall outside his house. "I thought I could walk to school with you and then you took so long, it will be half way through physics when we get to school, pabo!" I couldn't believe he had waited so long for me, but walked to school with him anyway. We made small talk and talked about our project as we made our way to school. Nearing the JYP Highschool gates Younghyun slowed, "you know there's really no point going to class now, we might as well wait until this class is over." I had never skipped a class on purpose before so I was wary of the idea. "What about our project, we wanted to get some done today." Younghyun gave me a look, "well you ruined that with your sleep in didn't you.." I looked down, guilty. "Yah! I'm joking I don't care about it," Younghyun laughed. "But we'll get in trouble if we arrive this late anyway so we might as well skip the class and then we can just slip back in and no one will notice."
          I realised he was right, we had less chance of getting in trouble if we did that. So we snuck around the back of the school and sat on the grass, slightly hidden by some bushes. "If your parents knew you were skipping class would they be angry?" I hadn't heard much about his parents and was curious. "Nah they don't care as long as my grades are good in the end." He replied and then quickly moved on, "what about yours?" I thought of my parents, " well I could just tell them the truth, that you convinced me to, and promise them I won't hang around with a bad influence like you again." Younghyun shook his head and chuckled, " ooh harsh, anyway I'm helping you get an A on this physics project so-" His sarcastic voice suddenly cut off, I was about to ask what was the matter when he hushed me, he turned to me and whispered, "There's someone there." Younghyun grabbed my hand and pulled me further behind the greenery for a better hiding place. We were so close I could feel Younghyun's warm breath on the back of my neck as I tried to peek over the bush. We began to hear footsteps walking ever closer to our hiding spot, but before we could run to a better place, Principal Park's head appeared above the bush, "I knew I had seen someone... Kang Younghyun and Abi , you will both be getting detentions for skipping class, now get inside so I can speak to you both properly."
         In the principal's office, we were given out to. Being late is no excuse to ditch class apparently. I insisted that it was a mutual decision to skip physics but Younghyun wouldn't stop trying to take the blame. "Really sir, it was all my fault," I scowled at him, why wouldn't he let me be punished? Seeing as the principal couldn't distinguish who's fault it was and took pity on me being a new student or something we were only given one lunchtime detention.
           "You should have let me take the full blame," Younghyun told me after we were let out, "my parents won't care and I've gotten plenty before, but you're new and you're parents will be angry, won't they? Besides it was my idea, you only came because you like me." I rolled my eyes, "Younghyun I don't like you I just didn't want to go to class okay? I deserve a detention as much as you."
            I made it to my next class on time and sat down beside Jimin. "I couldn't find you this morning," she looked concerned. "Don't worry, I just slept in and-" I hesitated, "and then Younghyun convinced me to skip physics, we have to stay in at lunch now." I explained the full story to her and I watched as Jimin tried her best not to laugh. "What did Mr Park say when he found you two making out behind this bush?" She finally let out her laughter. "Jimin I have not and will not kiss him , I just don't like him like that." Jimin just kept laughing.
            The detention was boring and later when I returned home my parents were shocked and dissapointed in me. I refrained from telling them who I was with when I received the detention and luckily, they didn't ask.