4 Small Talk

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Somin and I entered the adjacent classroom and sat at a group of desks by our other friends. We all took out our lunches and began conversation whilst eating.

Somin: Omg, Ji! You were right, the guys here are sooo much hotter than the guys in our class.

Sungsik: Oh please, I'm the most attractive here. Right, Yoonae?

Me: I've seen garbage that's looked better than you.

Jikwan shifts uncomfortably

Sungsik: Ouch.

Somin: So, Ji, is there anyone you claim before I go for grabs?

Jikwan: Feel free to steal.

Somin knew Jikwan wouldn't call dibs on anyone in the room save one person. We girls have known Jikwan has liked Sungsik ever since middle school. But Sungsik is too damn head over heels for me to notice. It hurts to see her suffer when I receive the unwanted all she wants.

Somin: How about you Yoonae? Anyone caught your eye?

Me: Same as always, no.

Somin: Man you 2 really take the fun out of things with your pessimistic attitudes. We're not going to be in high school forever. Young love only happens when you're young.

I gazed around at Jikwan and Sungsik's classmates. Yet some more basic students in a basic classroom...but one student puzzled me. I couldn't read him. He seemed as though he couldn't fit into a category. Just beyond Somin to the left of me, he had a straight and calm face. It hinted kind and mischievous. Now, I mentioned lacking descriptive abilities, but I must relay this strange person's structure.

He had eyes that sparkled in any angle of light. Lips with a defined Cupid's bow. Skin poreless and glowy. Hair-- And that's where I stop. I notice I'm losing my sensible grip. I can't let such foolish thing occupy my time. I should be planning my study schedule or thinking about which clubs I want to join.

I get a nudge from Somin. She signaled if I was ok. I smiled, in doing so my eyes meet the stranger's. I casually return facing forward to avoid an awkward situation. I refocus my attention on my friends.

The lunch bell rang and we returned to our homerooms. I made a mental note of wanting to check the club sheets before leaving to go home.

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