Collateral Love | Tao

Chapter 24

"Okay, class, I hope you have all finished your poems, because they're due tomorrow."

"What poem?" I heard Jongin say.

"The one that's due tomorrow," Tao rolled his eyes, "Anyways, I have exciting news."

"You're pregnant?!" Chanyeol joked.

"You're getting married?!" Baekhyun giggled.

"You're both getting lunch detention?!" The class laughed, "Anyways, as I was saying, I have important news. The school has given me funding for an educational trip to Beijing with the community college's history class."

What? I totally wanted to go!

"But," Of course there was a but, "This trip is only open to the top ten students out of all three of third year classes."

"That's totally unfair!" Baekhyun groaned, I had to agree with him, "How many kids even are there in the third year?"

"201."

"Oh, god, I'm probably 201st," I worried out loud.

"Nah, I think that's me," Chanyeol said, "I could go to Beijing whenever I wanted though. I'm supposed to take over my fathers company, you know?" Everyone knew this. He never shut up about it, or anything.

"Stupid rich boy, as if your father would ever let you take over his company with your level of stupidity," I rolled my eyes.

"At least I'm not taking over a dumb little bakery."

"That's enough," Tao got the attention of the class back, "Hopefully this can inspire some of you slackers to get something done. Also, Chanyeol, I'm afraid your company would go bankrupt under your command, considering your level of effort in school."

"Take that back, you old man."

"Take what back?"

"What you just said to me."

"Did I say something?"

"Yeah, you just told me I was going to go bankrupt!"

Tao smirked devilishly, "Receipts?"

Chanyeol stood up, "You asshole! You only said something to me to defend her!"

"Defend who? I suggest you sit back down, Mr. Park," Chanyeol had other plans, he threw a fist at Tao,  Tao swiftly grabbed his arm and flipped him over onto his back, he pretended it didn't happen and continued to address the class, "If everyone would work on their poems or read a book that would be wonderful."

I opened my laptop to see I hadn't closed Skype and Kris' picture was still on my screen, "Stupid window. Why won't you close?"

"Who's that guy?" Of course Jongdae sat behind me.

"None of your business," I opened my word document that was now just full of links to gifs pandas rolling around. I sighed and cleared my word document again. Chanyeol got up off the floor and glared at me before going back to his seat. I was halfway done with my poem when Jongdae tapped my arm and passed me a note.

Who is your poem about?

-Jongdae

I turned around, "Stop looking at my screen. It's invasive."

"Is it about you being gay?"

"If anyone's gay it's you."

"If anyone has lunch detention it's both of you," It was weird when Tao was actually my teacher.

"You suck, Jongdae."

I was almost done with my poem when the bell rang. It felt weird not having Sehun here throughout the day, but it wasn't like he ever hung out with me anyways. I didn't really have a problem going to lunch detention, but I preferred it when it was just me and Tao. It was weird having all these other boys in there with me.