Under The Cherry Blossoms | Jeon Jungkook

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sigh...

Someone near me sighed and I turned around to find a guy with a huge scar on his cheek sitting in the desk next to mine. He saw me looking at him and decided to speak out.

"What are you looking at ugly duckling?" He spat out and got up from his chair trying to threaten me.

I just put my head down and stayed quiet. "Ugly duckling" eh? That's a new one.

"Nothing to say now, huh? Keep your eyes in your books nerd." He said and slumped back into his chair. What a weirdo, how can someone be that insecure and overly-sensitive?

Ugh, I've been with these same people for many years yet everytime I interact with someone, I see a new face.

I really don't have any friends or any relations with anyone here, but that never bothered me.

"...and that's the lesson for today class. You are dismissed."

Finally, I get to rest a little bit. I pull out a book called "The Correct Answer" from my bag and open its 156th page to continue reading.

The classroom is empty now since everyone left to go to recess and I thankfully have some time to myself...or not.

"Hey there! What are you reading?" A cheery girl with big plump cheeks and two brown puffy ponytails appears from somewhere suddenly and asks me.

"A book." I say in a monotonous voice. This girl is seriously annoying me, I just wanted to be alone...and then she had to appear out of nowhere.

"Oh, I can see that hahaha!" She laughed cheekily, dragged a chair from behind me next to my chair and sat down.

"You're new eh?" I rolled my eyes and forced myself to give her a small smile.

"Yes! Yes I am, how'd you know that though? I entered the class at the same time as Jungkook but no one seemed to notice me, so I never got to introduce myself haha." She said with a look of surprise on her face.

"No one in this school other than a newbie will ever talk to me out of interest." I said quietly and looked down at my hands in my lap.

"Are you that Mi-ne girl that everyone keeps gossiping about? Like gosh, I just stepped into the building and I'm already hearing all the juicy gossip." She started blabbering but stopped once she saw a gloomy look on my face.

"Ah sorry, I didn't mean to act in an inconsiderate manner. Anyway I'm Megumi, but you can call me Megu. I'd love to be friends with you!" She exclaimed cheerfully and jumped up. She stuck out her hand for me to shake...but I didn't shake it.

"Friends? Don't make me laugh, no one wants to be friends with me. Are you trying to trick me into being friends with you too? I won't fall for that one again, nice try." This is the most I've actually spoken in a while, my voice is even a bit raspy after not being used for a long time.

"Oh my goodness, please don't think that I'm like the others. Look, the only reason that I came here to talk to you is because you look like you really need someone to talk to. I can be that person, infact I want to be that person. I believe that you are a very nice person and these idiots don't see that, but I do. Please, give me a chance and accept me as your friend." Megumi's hand was still stuck out for me and I could see her hand starting to shake from holding it up for so long.

I could feel my eyes burning and before I knew it...I was crying.

Am I crying? Why am I crying? When was the last time that I showed even an ounce of emotion?

I couldn't even control my arm, it just reached out for Megumi's on its own and took a hold of it weakly.

Megumi smiled and gave me a warm hug. She petted my hair and held onto me strongly.

"It's okay, I would never betray you. I'll be your friend even if I'm your first one." She said softly.

"T-thank you...for seeing through my façade." Was all that I could say before bursting into tears of joy and sadness again.

Today was the start of a new life for me, a day which would rewrite my whole future.