"Today we're going to start a new exercise, but it requires partnering up so I'll give you guys a few minutes to find who you want to work with."
Dr. Kim flashed us all encouraging smiles as the group broke out into hushed murmurs and glanced uneasily at each other.
"Don't be shy," Dr. Kim called out reassuringly. "Remember that we are all here to support each other."
Slowly, a few people began to stand up and group together as the rest continued to shift nervously in their seats.
I sighed as I leaned back into my chair, showing no intentions of 'partnering up' with anyone else.
I caught Luhan across the circle as he watched me with an amused smile and raised his brow when our eyes met.
I blinked lazily and mouthed a quick 'No.'
His smile deepened when he saw my expression and smirked before he stood up and strolled over to me.
I ignored his figure standing over me as I slouched deeper into my seat and pretended to look elsewhere.
I heard him scoff before he knelt down so that our faces were leveled, but I continued to avert my eyes and tried to ignore his warm breaths near my neck.
"Do you want to be my-"
"No." I interrupted. "And you're invading my personal space."
My hands formed into tight fists when I felt his body lean in closer, and was just about to punch his jaw when Dr. Kim sounded a loud clap.
"Okay!" He announced. "Everybody's partnered up, let's begin!"
What?!
I quickly scanned the room, horrified to see that everyone was indeed coupled up and finally faced Luhan to see him only inches away from my own lips.
My hands shot out to push his shoulders and he let out a low groan before he lost his balance and landed sprawled on the floor.
The whole class stared at us as Dr. Kim frowned and shook his head.
"Kyungmi and Luhan? Why don't you guys come be our first volunteers?"
I closed my eyes in irritation before following after the smirking creep to stand lazily in front of the rest of the group.
"Most times, anger can be sparked with loss of trust," Dr. Kim began. "Not trusting family, friends, peers - it can all lead to emotions of uncontrollable frustration."
Dr. Kim stepped forward to guide Luhan to stand behind me as the class watched curiously.
"Today, we're going to be doing a series of exercises that will involve different amounts of trust... To start off, Kyungmi, I want you to fall backwards."
Dr. Kim chuckle when he saw my expression and waved his hand in assurance.
"Luhan is going to catch you."
I think not.
I darted my eyes from Dr. Kim's warm smile to the creepy smirk that was planted on Luhan's lips.
"I'll switch," I hissed. "How about HE falls on ME?"
Luhan's eyes widened as Dr. Kim laughed softly, "Very funny, Kyungmi. I think he'll have a lot less trouble catching you."
I sighed when I realized there was no way out of this and grit my teeth before facing forward.
The class was watching in anticipation as I took a deep breath and convinced myself to fall backwards.
