Behind The School

Chapter 1

  "What are you so afraid of!?" he yells as me getting up.

   "Of losing you!" I yell back.

   Suddenly, my face got hot. I begin to tear up. My vision blurred. I turned around and ran. I remember the look on his face. Shock, complete and utter shock. I wish I hadn't just confessed what four years of my life had built up inside. It didn't matter anymore. The word was out and now we'll never be the same. I wiped away the tears with the heel of my hand and ran with nowhere to go.

Earlier That Year

  Beep! Beep! beep! I hit my hand onto the snooze button. Groaning, I snuggled back into bed. I sighed with relief. Then a ring at the doorbell wakes me up, again. I slump out of bed and head to the door. Who could it possibly be?

   "Morning, dongsaeng!" Baekhyun's smile brightens.

   "Yo." I slur from sleepiness. "Wait a second, I'm not your dongsaeng!"

   Ignoring my comment, he continues.

   "You're going to miss school. The first day!"

   He was always excited for school. Ever since middle school he woke me up and walked with me to school. I never understood why. School meant life gets a little bit harder. We had to learn things, and we had to stay up late doing unnecessary homework. Then again, the school years are when I had spent the most time with him. 

   "Ha! Like I care." I said sitting on the couch.

   "Come on!"

   He grabs my wrist and pulls me to my room. I lazily follow behind him and go into my room.

   "Get dressed. I'll wait outside." he says walking out of the door. 

   I go into my closet and grab my uniform. I look at it. The colors so simple, everything so familiar. The clothing hung from the hanger like a straight piece of cloth. I took it off the hanger and I held it in front of the mirror to examine myself. I shook my head and threw it at the bed.

   I hated school. No one likes me anyways, why bother going? Baekhyun was my only friend. But he's a year ahead of me now. I couldn't graduate, so I have to stay back. I don't even know why I have to stay back a year. It's pointless. I'm not dumb, I met all of the requirements, so why do I have to stay back a year? I looked over to the bed again. My lifeless uniform laid there. 

  Sighing, I put on the uniform and grab my things. My backpack was ready and I checked myself in the mirror one last time. I looked like any average school girl. 3rd year of high school, again. I  walked out of my room. Baekhyun looked at me and smiled. Then he lead me out of the house and we walked to school together.

   "Why do you always seem so sad? It's the first day of school! You look even worse today..." he frowned.

   "School just sucks and you're now a grade ahead of me. It's not like I'll make any friends." I sighed.

   "Jin Kyung, cheer up. I'll see you in the halls and stuff."

   "Whatever."

   I felt a twinge of regret inside of me. I have always been so rude to him, but he's just trying to make me feel better. The regret soon turned into guilt and it writhed inside of me. Eating me from the inside out. 

   "I'm sorry." I said quietly.

   He nodded in acknowledgement, but he didn't say anything. 

   We arrived at the school. A flood of students surrounded the school. I looked up at the school and thought for a moment. How long did I have to be here? Baekhyun looked down and me and held up a fist. I did the same, only with less enthusiasm.