Jana was quietly eating on the table as she tries to prevent her brother from getting more chocolate syrup.
"What did you say his name was?" Jana asks her father.
"Jihun. You met him nine years ago. Uncle Namjoon's son." Jungkook said as he sat beside her. "Are you nervous? It's your first day in Senior High."
"Not really." She said as she wipe the chocolate from Junghyun's mouth. "Jung— stop eating that without a spoon."
"Noona is mean." The boy took his spoon and scooped more chocolate from the jar.
"Jana—" Jungkook called as she look at her daughter who smiled at him. "Make friends at school okay? So you could have someone your age to talk to."
"I'm fine, appa." She assured him.
"Make friends with Jihun. Tour him inside the school, he might have a hard time adapting. He can speak korean but he's more fluent in french."
"Sure, appa. I need to go now." She said as she stood up. "Junghyun, noona is leaving now take care okay." She said as she messed his hair, the boy smiled at him.
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"We have a new student coming from France. His parents are both Koreans. He got the highest score in our entrance exam. The highest score in the history of this school—"
Jana furrowed her brows. She got the highest score during the entrance exam. She was the one who did the freshman welcome speech this morning.
Then he entered. She knew that face. How can she forget? The way her mom brightened up when she saw him solving the rubik's cube. The way he muttered that it wasn't that hard when it took her a month to study it. He knew the name even before he said it.
"Kim Jihun, please take care of me." He said as he smiled and immediately, the girls swoon at his presence.
Jana rolled her eyes in disgust. His father said that the reason why he transferred back to Seoul was became he almost didn't graduate. How can he topped the entrance exam? It must be a mistake.
There were three empty seats but Jihun chose the one beside Jana. He sat down and looked at her until she finally gave him attention. "Hi Jana, please take care of me." He winked at her.
Jana could feel her cheeks burning but she tried to focus on the lesson. After the bell rang, there were a couple of girls already waiting at the door. "My appa told me to gave you a tour of the school. If you want we could go, otherwise I think there's at least ten girls outside who wanted to do the same."
"This must be the reason why you don't have any friends but sure, give me a tour." He said.
Jana walked with Jihun around the school, pointing at the building name and moving on the next. After a few minutes, the tour was complete and they headed for the gate.
"Hey! I have a car, I'll drop you off your place. Will uncle be mad at you?" Jihun asks.
It was a combination of hatred and jealousy that hit Jana's heart. Not only Jihun charmed his way into school, their family was also generous in giving him the things he wants in life. "Yes, I need to catch the bus, it gets crowded if I go home late."
Jihun grab her arms but he let go after a few seconds. "Let me call him, wait. Hi Uncle— Yes— Can I take her out for a drink as a thank you for— of course. Thanks Uncle."
