Summer ✓ p.jm

Chapter 8 : Friends of Friends

I'm never taking that class again. If only I can, I will. Why does he have to be in the same room as I am? All summer I thought he was just some random stranger that I had a fight with and giving myself some peace of mind, I told myself that I will never see him again. Because that is how it is supposed to be. You meet a stranger in a day, or at least for two days and that's it.

But the moment he kissed me, I instantly knew that he isn't going to be just a stranger. We meet people because they're either a blessing, a lesson, or a challenge, and I figured Jimin is going to be a lot of work.

I tried avoiding him, I tried really hard, but he just kept coming back around. So I just accepted my fate and go with the flow with it.

Jimin turned out to be my classmate in Economics, and it'll be hard for me to hide from him even more now that we have classes together. If only Ryan is with me now, I won't have to deal with that jerk. If only I have someone as well, a friend perhaps. I didn't realize that I'm such a huge introvert, not until now.

I heard he switched classes and I'm not interested in the rest of the corridor gossips that is mostly about him. I'm just unsure of why he's a subject down the hallways. It's not like he's someone popular, isn't he?

I shake my head to brush away the thoughts of my already corrupted brain. These past few weeks Jimin is occupying my brain, a lot. It's not that he has done something to me again. I'm just being paranoid I guess.

About Ryan, he's still not back, and I'm already imagining how things would turn out fine if he's here, with me. But time flies so fast and I still haven't heard a single word from him.

He had been dodging my calls. I'm beginning to think that he already knew what happened between me and Jimin. Since the moment that I had that thought, I never miss praying each night before going to bed.

I plan to tell him, I want it to be in person so that he can see that I regretted it.

There's no way that I'm just keeping this from him, I don't want to cheat, especially not to Ryan. He's too precious for me.

I called him endless times to ask how's he's doing, is his mom well or I can even start confessing my mistake to him, but he's not giving me any chance.

I messaged Ria, asking about how she is and her brother, and she simply replies with a short message saying they're fine. After that I stopped trying, I know Ryan will call me eventually. He loves me, he can't just leave me hanging alone without any explanation.

I glance over my watch and only five minutes left until my first class ends. As soon as our professor announced dismissal, I packed my stuff as quick as a lightning and head out straight to the cafeteria.

I need to chew on something to help me get distracted and ordering an apple, a tuna sandwich and a carton of milk can do the job.

Holding my tray with both of my hands, I scan the place for an empty table. Luckily I saw one at a far end and I quickened my pace to get there before anyone else can.

I hate being alone at times like this, I needed company. Sitting alone at the cafeteria makes me feel unwanted. I really wish that I'll meet a friend soon, a decent one.

"Hey there missy." Scratch that, I'm taking back everything that I said. As I was about to take a bite on my sandwich, Jimin and a friend of his take their seats in front of me.