C o l d

~16~

Draft: 01/03/18  07:35
Published: 25/03/18  17:43

Double update because I feel generous ;)
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'Just hang in a little longer. I'm trying to protect you! You'll see soon enough...,'
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Waking up has to be my least favourite thing to do.

Sleep was the closest thing I had to peace. My mind would shut down, my world would freeze and I could finally just rest. I could dream of anything I wanted, do anything I wanted, be anything I wanted. That's why I love sleeping.

I get up from my bed when I was staring at the ceiling for more then ten minutes. The morning passes by in a flash and I'm faced by going to school now.

School.

I just want to get this over and done with. I want to get my exams (which are in a few days) done so I can go to university. All of this 'school' business is really bugging me.

I walk into the foyer and push open the big doors which lead to the main hallway of the school. The same colours blind me. Red, blues and whites. They're everywhere since that is the colours of our school. The blazers are a dark crimson red and our trousers (or skirts) are navy with white stripes going horizontally at the bottom. The girls have to wear white tights or knee high socks but both boys and girls have to wear black shoes.

I walk silently through a dozen hallways, passing some children and people of my age along the way, until I come across my registration room. Jiae doesn't have the same reg class as me so I'm always alone. Except for some cases.

Right now I don't want to talk with her. Mainly because if I saw her, I'd be yelling at her for ignoring me.

Daehyun is my other friend who is more like an acquaintance. We respect each other and hang out when there's no one else to hang out with. He's a nice boy, a person who is resevered and mature. I'm happy he's like that instead of some people in my class who would gamble away their life.

As I entered the class room, I saw Jina sitting on one of the tables. She was laughing when I came in, a bunch of girls and some boys surrounding her. Instantly she looked at me and her face darkened. Her bright blue eyes turned dark with rage and her lips twitched in anger.

It scared me.

She was why I had literally no friends. She spread rumours about me because she knows who I was before. She knows my past and my troubles. Why?

She's my cousin.

I don't feel any hatred towards her. Only pity and sadness. Her family always pushed her even when she couldn't do the things she wanted. When she did refuse, she was called disgusting words that no human should be called. I think, because I'm different in a way, she's letting out her anger on her parents out on me.

And...I really don't mind. She is family to me.

But no one knows that.

Well, we do have different last names. [Y/n] Kim. Jina Park. Yeah, maybe that's why no one assumes. I mean, why would you think that the most hated pardon in the school would be related to the all perfect Jina Park?

I quickly averted my eyes as everyone looked at me, some with disgust and some with pity. Daehyun was sitting in his usual place, beside the window at the back. He smiled when he saw me, parting the seat beside him. Even when he's friends with me, he still maintains his reputation. I wonder how he does it...

"Hi there [Y/n]," he quietly said, shedding some pages he had for a science homework we had. I took out my math books so I could revise math that was my first exam for today.

"Hi Daehyun," I said with a smile "How was your holidays?" I asked, looking at him.

"They were good. We visited my aunt who lives in Japan for four days," he told me, taking out some revision pages  for science. He then looked to me "How about you?"

I smiled unconsciously wider when he said that. My thoughts wondered to Jungkook, how he acted like some sort of best friend to me, how he trusted me so much to introduce me to his friends who treated me like an old pal. That was the most respect I got in a long time.

"I did some things with a person I became friends with," I answered, smiling to myself as I look to my notes. Daehyun silently stared at me before speaking.

"Dude, your body language screams a crush," he said to me, raising his eyebrow mischievously.

A crush?

I..I can't.

I frown. I don't want to, but there's some times where I can't help but to frown. Daehyun sees my change in mood and sighs, looking away. "Right, sorry," he mumbles "I should have known anyway"

Great, now I made the one of the only people that wants to be my friend, hate me.

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I haven't seen Jiae yet.

Maybe because we hardly share any classes with each other.

I walk through the hallways, looking for a place to sit. It's break and I just want to eat the cupcake I got from Nari yesterday. I don't give a shit about being fat anymore. I don't give a shit if I die.

I look and see that there are stairs in front of me. When I glance up at the top I see-

...Jiae?

She's smiling at some other people from her reg class. Eunji and Youngjae. Even after all this time, they're still friends. She laughs, then says goodbye to them, about to go down the stairs.

Until she sees me.

Why is she looking at me like I'm some sort of scum? Why are those kind, loving eyes staring at me as if I killed her mother? Why are her soft features suddenly sharp, looking as if she wants to kill me?

There's a shadow cast over her face, making her look like Jina. Jina...

What did she do to her?!

"Jiae-," I try to say, only to have her scoff and walk past me, her shorter form walking swiftly past me.

"Don't talk to me," She snarls at me, her eyes staring at me with dangerous intent "Don't you dare even touch me,"

And then she goes.

Abruptly, my head spins; my hands tremble; my skin pales; my eyes go wide; my stomach feels like it's going to quench and make me sick

I run.

I run to the boy's toilets and let my stomach empty itself.

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Shit is going to go down soon ;)