SpartAce I: School Love Affair

Yield

Ji Hyo comes out from one of the cubicles in the restroom and sees Eun Hye in the lavatories, washing her hands.

She ignores her and washes her hands in the other lavatory, but EunnHye looks at her in the mirror.

"How are the guys doing?", she asks.

Ji Hyo lifts her gaze to look at Eun Hye in the mirror. "What do you mean?"

"You guys seems to be having a lot of bad luck this year, Huh?"

"What are you talking about?", she asks as she dries her hands.

"Oh, you know, with Jong Kook Oppa's club being disbanded, and then Gary's, and then Joong Ki got fired from that cafe..."

Ji Hyo's brows furrow. "What are yoi talking about?"

Eun Hye looks at her directly in the face. "What? You didn't know?", she asks and then scoffs. "Gosh, Song Ji Hyo. You really gotta get out of your comfort and socialize sometimes."

Ji Hyo is too shocked by the new information to throw back a retort to Eun Hye's comment. She even let her leave the restroom without a fight.

The Tae Kwon Do club is gone? Is that why Jong Kook has been going home early since last month? Why hasn'tshe noticed this or even heard of it?

And Joong Ki was fired? Was that why he wasn't there the last time she wentthere with Jong Kook?

How could she not know all of these? And to think that she has been hanging out with these guys!

She sighs in frustration and leans against the wall, wanting to hit her head against it again and again.

How could she be so clueless?!

And the fact that Jong Kook and the others hid this from her could only mean one thing; her Aunt is involved in this.

They didn't want her to feel guilty so they hid it from her.

She could stop the tears from forming in her eyes.

Those guys had been taking the pain for her sake. How could she ever make up to them?

She has to find a way to stop this. As soon as possible. She'll do whatever it takes. It's time for her to protect them.

She dries the tears from her face and exits the  restroom.

"Noona.", Kwang Soo calls her when she comes in the hallway.

It is lunch time and most of the students are heading to the cafeteria. Kwang Soo is going with the other two dumb guys. And Kang Gary. Then that makes it four dumb guys in all.

She could not help but stare at them affectionately.

These guys may look stupid and reckless, but they have a big heart in their chests coated with sweetness and care.

"Yah.", Dong Hoon snaps her back to reality. They'reall standing there, looking at her looking at them, if that even makes sense.

"Uh?", she asks.

They have this identical looks in their eyes as if she had just grown another head.

"W-why are you looking at us like that?", Kwang Soo asks, his fleshy forehead creased in confusion.

"Like what?", she asks innocently.

"Like you want to pat us in the head and give us hugs?"

At a moment, she might wanted to. But looking at their disgusted faces raises her temper.