Secrets

Dawon's Secret Special Drink

"Hot body! Hot body! Nam Dawon's hot body!" Everyone screamed as Dawon stiked a pose for the camera. Known as the school's sexiest student ever, she always need to do these stuff. She can never say no simply because she has a reputation as one of the kindest student too. She doesn't want to disappoint anyone and besides, it's just a picture.

"Hey Luda. How many photos of Dawon do you have?" Yeoreum asked while having a bite of Seola's bread.

"I'm not sure. I don't count." Luda said while still trying to take some photos as Dawon leaves the cafeteria.

"Why don't you just talk to her like everybody else? Even the weirdest guy in this school had a conversation with her once." Dayoung said while she tried to tell Yeoreum that she have something on her lips but she end up wiping it with a tissue instead.

"I.. I'm a nobody. I think she wouldn't want to talk to someone unknown." Luda sighed deeply as she browse the pictures she took today. "She always looks beautiful." She thought.

Ever since Luda saw Dawon that day, she just can't take her eyes off of her. She's used to just staring from far away, writing articles about her but then she found out that she can take pictures of her. She doesn't want to do it at first because she doesn't want to look like a creep. After browsing in the school's website, she saw a lot of forums talking about how hot Dawon is. She clicked and scrolled at the long forum and thousands of pictures of her popped up. So she starts taking pictures too. Hundreds of various files can be found in her laptop. You can say it became a collection that needs to be put in a museum soon.

"Just confessed to her that you like her." Seola finally spoke up after throwing a fit because Yeoreum ate her precious bread.

"I don't like her in that way. I just admire her beauty."

"Oh yeah? Remember when you followed her just to know where she lives? Or when you went in the same bar she went just to find out who her girlfriend is? Isn't that enough proof that you like her? You went overboard, she's not even a celebrity." Eunseo spoke up this time.

Even if they flip the world, go to another dimension, or simply think about it, Eunseo is right. She's been keeping these feelings inside of her and she cried once when a guy proposed to Dawon on Valentine's Day even though she clearly knows that Dawon is not straight. She's that soft for Dawon. She can be a spy, an art student, a photographer, she can be anything for Dawon. This time, she's a stalker for the taller girl.

She was heading home when she saw Dawon waking alone in the lonely street. It was already past nine so it's quiet and dangerous for someone to walk alone so she followed her. She knows both of them are girls but she's willing to save Dawon's life if somehow they get in trouble.

Dawon went down in a dark alley and stopped. Luda also stopped because she can't see anything aside from Dawon. She was confused at first but then she saw another figure. A girl, hair a little tousled while wearing a sleeveless top and shorts. "It's winter, who goes out in that?" Luda thought while she scan the girl a few more times.

"Hair is red." Luda thought again but all of her thinking has stopped when she saw the girl touching Dawon's arm. Her hand led all the way to Dawon's fingers and the girl held on to her for a while.

"Dawonieee. I miss you, y'know? Especially your other side." Confused Luda got nothing to do but to listen to them talking.

"What are you wearing? Get inside and change then we'll talk." Dawon said, anger evident in her voice. Dawon was harshly pushed by the red haired girl to the wall. Luda had to cover her mouth to prevent her gasp to be heard. "Who is this girl? She doesn't have the right to--"

"I feel like I'm burning Dawon-ssi." She was inches away from her face. Luda doesn't know how she'll react in this situation. She wants to just go there and pull that girl away from Dawon but that would be weird, specially because Dawon clearly doesn't know her and she's not in danger.

"Meiqi, I told you not to drink it anymore, right? Where did you even get it?" Luda was glad she pushed that Meiqi girl away from her because she's so close to just tear them away from each other.

"Online. You don't make them for me anymore. Dawonie I need you." Millions of pieces of Luda's broken heart can be seen inside her chest, if that's possible. This is much worse, much more painful compared to her unrequited love for Dawon. Dawon let Meiqi kiss her like her lips were not that valuable even though it would be like gold for Luda.

Luda headed for home looking like a very overworked sloth. She went straight to bed and didn't thought of dinner anymore, she had lost her appetite. When the whole room is quiet, that's where the pain kicks in more. She's not suffering from any kind of incurable disease but she feels like dying. Without further notice, her tears started streaming out of her eyes. She didn't bother wiping them because she knows, it'll fall again anyway.

She slept with tears that night.

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"Woah, Luda. What kind of aura is this? And where's your camera?" Yeoreum, as always, is the first one to notice every detail about Luda. Being with Luda everyday, she can't stop having her own checklist of the things Luda brings or Luda's behavior and energy.

"Where's the bright Luda? You look dead." Seola said, staring suspiciously at the small girl.

"I...I don't want to take pictures of her anymore."

"WHAT?" Everyone in their classroom reacted but they turned away when they met Bona's cold eyes. Luda, aside from being a nobody in her eyes, she's quite well known because of her amazing shots of Dawon, that's why the whole class reacted in that way. News are spreading about Luda now as they speak.

"That's the most impossible thing you'll ever say Luda. I've never imagined hearing the word 'don't want' and 'take pictures' in one sentence. This is heartbreaking." Dayoung said and then she draped her arm around Yeoreum's neck while holding her chest, depicting a very solemn expression.

"Luda, what's the problem. Why?" Bona changed from cold to warm when she looked Luda in the eye, her technique she discovered at the 1st week since the met.

"You don't need to use that on me. I saw her last night. She's with a girl..and they were kissing. I just don't have the strength to look forward on taking pictures of her today and I finally felt the tiresome feeling you feel when you always bring your camera and big ass lenses with you."

They tried everything to cheer her up that day but nothing worked. Even her past love but-later-on-became-a-friend Eunseo gave up on making her happy.

When she got home, her landlord was waiting at the door of her dorm.

"Luda, you're finally here!" She managed to fake a smile because she doesn't want to look rude.

"Ms. Exy, how can I help you?" She opened the door with her keys and told Exy too come in.

"Ohh no, it's fine. I'm just want to inform you that you'll have a roommate tomorrow." Luda thought for a while. "Might as well live with some stranger than suffer in this pain alone."

"May I know her name?"

"She's Nam Dawon. She also goes to your school."

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Sorry for the long wait. I'm really busy with school these days so yeah, slow update. Anyway, part 2 will be on it's way soon. Please anticipate it and enjoy :)