Him and I

Chapter 2

Kyungsoo

I woke up this morning to sunbeams right on my face. I stretched my limbs before swinging my feet over the side of the bed and grabbing my phone. Seven unread messages and Twitter notifications. I opened my messaging app and started with Baekhyun then worked my way through the texts. The very last text was from an unknown number but I looked at it anyway.

(813)-xxx-xxxx
Good morning Kyungsoo..Thanks for the help

(813)-xxx-xxxx
I'll see you at school today-JongIn

So that's who that is. I'm surprised I couldn't recall the number. I sent JongIn a quick reply and changed his contact name before I forgot again. Without bothering to stop at my closet first, I made my way down the stairs into the kitchen to make breakfast for mom and I. In twenty minutes, I had made pancakes with a strawberry topping, bacon, and my moms' favorite drink to go with it. While I put out the drinks and finished setting the table, she came down the stairs fully dressed for work. "You look nice mom." She gave me a smile and did a three sixty turn so I could see the whole outfit. My memory caught on that it was the outfit I bought for her birthday last year. "You have great taste Soo," she said hugging me. "Maybe even better than mine," she muttered lowly, but I heard it. "Mom, I learn from the best." We laughed at sat to the table and ate our breakfast in a comfortable silence.
Towards the end of our ten minute meal, my mom cleared her throat. She only does that when she forgets something so I asked the question myself. "What did you forget to tell me this time?" "I alomost forgot to tell you that I'm going away on business for a few months. Do you think you can survive without me for about half a year?" I contemplated it and thought about having my friends over for a sleepover. Mom seemed to sense the question on my mind. "Yes, you may have friends over but on two conditions," I motioned for her to continue. "One, no party. Absolutely not. Second, I want it clean when I come back. Okay?" I gave her a nod and cleared the table. My mother then hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek meaning that she was leaving for work. With her, you don't even have to say goodbye.
I washed the dishes in record time and got ready for school. By seven my body was out the door and walking to school. I plugged in my headphones and played Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars. I liked the scenery of my neighborhood. The park and the elementary school right next to it. I kept walking and knew I'd be at school in less than six minutes, so I slowed my pace just a bit. Just The Way You Are played through my headphones still and I began to sing along.

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Because you're amazing just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Because you're amazing just the way you are

As expected I arrived at school just at the end of the ninth song. I made my way up the steps past students who were casually talking with each other. Everyone fit somewhere, surprisingly so did I. I knew that I fit with Baekhyun, he's like a brother to me. I snapped back to reality when I collided with a wall. I looked up so that I could walk around it, embarrassed to have done that right in the hall. Instead, my eyes' met a pair of stunning burgundy red ones'. I stood for a moment mesmerized, but my brain registered the person as the boy from the library. I cleared my throat once before speaking. "Sorry about that. You're JongIn right?" He looked at me for a moment then nodded. "Uh..yeah that's me. Do I know you? I'm kinda new here." I mentally face palmed. Of course he doesn't recognize me. He was sleep for crying out loud. I decided to make my status clear to him. "I'm Do Kyungsoo." He contemplated for a few seconds then smiled and hugged me. I was not expecting that.