The Quiet Boy | Lee Seokmin

Chap.25

Yeoreum's POV

I arrived at school, stood in front of my school gate, staring. The students walked passed by, I saw they were all happy, laughing. I wanted to be like them too. I want to feel the happiness again.

"Yah! You! What are you doing standing in the middle? Go in! Aish jinjja." I was snapped out of my mind when the school guard shouted at me. "Ah nae, mianhae." I apologized and went in quickly.

"Yeoreum!"

Someone called my name and I thought it was Yoonseok, but I was wrong, it's the guy I hated the most in school. Heechul freak guy. "What do you want?" I glared at him. He put both of his hands in air and asked me to relax.

"I just wanted to say sorry about your dad."

"Yeah, fine. Stay away from me." I coldly said and find my friends. I could see Yoonseok were sitting alone under a big tree and I could see a girl trying to approach him. It seems like he's deep in his thought.

"Ahem!" I stood next to him without him noticing it. He looked up at me and quickly stood up, pulled me into a hug. The girl then stopped and walked away with a sad face. I wonder what's her bussiness doing with this loser.

"Yah, I've missed you. Gwaechanna?" He broke the hug. "Yes me too and I'm fine... I think so," I whispered at the last sentence. "Why? why? Why?" He looked at me with a sad expression on his face. "It's just, I don't know. I already accepted his death with my open heart, but I still felt the pain. It won't vanished." I sat as he followed my action.

"I know, the pain won't vanish in one or two days only. It could take months. Like the Seokmin boy. But please don't be like him. I beg you." He said as I giggled and nodded. "I will not. Don't worry." I stated. "Where are my friends anyway?" I asked. "Am I not your friends? You piece of nuts." He said, acting like he was angry.

I bursted into laugh. "Who used 'nuts' as a curse?" He simply said 'me' and we laughed together. "Yah, there are your besties." He pointed on my left. "Oh yeah, okay. I'll see you in class." I said as we get up and separated ways.

I greeted my friends and straight to our class. "Hey Yeoreum, umm. The girls told us about your dad. And we're sorry." Hanjoon said. "And sorry too for taking away your friends sometimes. We're really sorry." Soonwo added.

"That's fine. No need to apologize." I smiled. Minhyuk raised his right eyebrow, and the others looked at me with you're-actually-fine? look. "Okay okay I have to admit that sometimes you are really annoying like crazy but yeah I'm used to it so, yeah." I stated and they laughed.

"Okay, we're going back to our class." Jaehyun spoke.

-time skip-

"See you tomorrow!" I waved at my girls and Yoonseok. I walked towards uncle Kim's car. "Hey," he smiled widely as soon as I went in. I smiled back. "You okay?" I nodded. Then he drove to home.

He parked in the garage and we went out from his car. I went in and expected Seokmin will be there. But, he's not back from school yet. I went straight to my room, took a shower to freshen up myself.

Suddenly my phone rang. I looked at the ID number, it's Jihoon oppa. I wondered why he called so sudden so I picked it up.

Me : Yeobeoseyo?
Jh : annyeong Yeoreum,
Me : annyeong, why did you call?
Jh : um, I'm actually wondering if you could come to our school?
Me : for what?
Jh : actually we're practicing, don't worry. Our school time was over.
Me : practicing?
Jh : yeah, it's for, umm you know what? You better come here first and I'll explain. Okay?
Me : what should I say to the guard?
Jh : don't worry, I'll wait for you at our school gate.
Me : nae, I'll text you when I'm almost arrived. Bye
Jh : okay, bye