Hoe 101 ✔️ | Han Seungwoo

chapter 10

| ara's point of view

So this is what it feels like to lose all the oxygen in your lungs. There stood no other then Mr. Kim with the biggest smirk spread across his face, eyes staring right in my direction. I suddenly felt light headed as if I was being choked again.

I felt his stingy hands around my neck tightening their grip every second that passed by. Seungwoo immediately grabbed me and pulled me into his chest, shielding me from the glare of that monster. He clenched his jaw and stared hard and cold at him while caressing my hair.

I had the sudden urge to remove this stupid scarf from my neck as it felt like it was suffocating me but couldn't at the same time since we were in a crowded place. I could hear Yohan ask Seungwoo what happened but Seungyoun nudged him in the stomach as if he was the only one who knew aside from Seungwoo.

"I'll tell you later just shut up." Seungwoo said while never breaking eye contact with Mr. Kim. How he so badly just wanted to run over there and beat the living hell out of his stupid face but couldn't because he needed to keep his composure. We were still in school and nobody knows what happened.

I could hear his voice enter the microphone, "Westfield high school, how nice to see you all again. Please take your seats I won't be long."

I swallowed hard as his voice flowed through my ears poisonously. I didn't even realize I was shaking until I felt Seungwoo place his hand over my trembling one. "Don't worry Ara, he won't hurt you if I'm here." He softly whispered in my ear.

My head nodded in his chest completely forgetting about any tension from earlier.

"As you know, Mr. Cho and I have been working hard to keep this school up and running. But you all have been working hard to keep it up too. In regards to that, we've decided to hold a celebration for all of you at the location of our company building!" Mr. Kim said while shouting the last few words.

Everyone cheered happily and excitedly threw their hands in the air chanting

Mr. Kim!

Mr. Kim!

Mr. Kim!

Oh god I'm gonna throw up. My ears gave out as everyone's screaming voices turned into muffled ones and it felt like I was underwater. I ripped myself away from Seungwoo's grip and ran towards the exit. My mind couldn't focus on anything else but those wrinkly eyes staring at me. Once I was in the hallway, I leaned myself against a locker and breathed in and out to try and calm my breathing.

It's not a normal day for me unless I'm losing my breath. I just wanted this whole day to be over and go home but there was so many periods left to go. Not to mention the fact that I'm gonna lose Seungwoo tonight too when we were supposed to meet up and work on our project together.

I bit my bottom lip as I felt tears forming in my eyes. Just when they were about to fall down, I heard a fortunately familiar voice call out, "Seems like we always meet in the hallway, huh?"

My eyes softened and I smiled immediately before throwing myself onto Kookheon, "Thank god you're here right now."

He hesitated at first but wrapped his arms around me as well, "Is everything alright?" He paused as he pulled away studying my face, "Were you crying?"

I looked down, "No...almost really."

He brought his hand to my face and wiped the remaining tears away with his thumb. "What happened?" He asked with gritted teeth, "Don't tell me your boyfriend did something again or else I'll literally kill him."

"You see...." I trailed off and he immediately started walking towards the lunchroom with an angry face so I grabbed at his hand, "Kookheon! Don't kill him I just need to talk to someone right now."