I Need U

Chapter 5

"That's all for today. I'll see you again tomorrow." The teacher left.

Siwoo stayed seated. She watched everyone left the class. Less than a minute, the class is empty. She's the only person who stayed in class.

She looked around before she slowly took out her sketchbook. Siwoo looked at it silently.

"It's been another rough day huh?" she smiled. "Thanks for being there with me."

She opened it carefully and started to sketch something.

The boys laughed like a bunch of lunatic as they went down the hallway.

"Want to hang out tonight? My place." Jin offered. "Sorry hyung but I have to finish my homework first." Jimin's face fell. "Come on man. Tell your mom that you're going to do it at hyung's house." Jin suggested and Jimin nodded, "I'll tell her that."

V looked up, "Oh? Rap Monster!"

Rap Mon looked up, "Yah, I'm your hyung!" he crossed his arms. V just replied with a wide smile, showing off his healthy teeth.

"This kid!" J-Hope ruffled his hair.

J-Hope suddenly stopped as they passed by a class next to Rap Mon's. He looked into the classroom. Actually he was looking at that person.

"Hopie-ah." Jin called.

"Uh?" J-Hope looked away from the classroom and turned to Jin instead. "Are you coming or not?" he asked. "Yeah, comin'." J-Hope answered. He turned back to the classroom but it was empty.

He frowned, *where is she? Am I dreaming or something?* he shook his head before he went to others.

Siwoo breathed out. *did he saw me? I hope not! I didn't even see him standing there!* she moved away from the wall and quickly left the class with her sketch book.

"Hey Rap Mon. What grade is next to your class?" J-Hope asked. Rap Mon laughed, "I think it's Jimin and V's batch. I'm not sure myself. I don't understand how this school arrange its classes. Why?" Rap Mon asked him back but he just shook his head.

Suga nestled him, "You know what, you're acting weird these few days."

J-Hope smiled widely, "Ouw really? I didn't notice that." He laughed.

V exchanged looks with Suga, "I think you're right. He's acting weird." And Suga replied with a nod.

Siwoo looked around the hallway. No one's there except for her.

*I need to hurry up. I need to leave before the boys see me.* she thought as she hurriedly unlocked her locker.

She wanted to keep her sketch book away but when she looked out the window right next to her locker, she was mesmerized. The scenery that evening captivated her.

*I need this in my sketch book* she took it out again. "But what if they see me? I'll get bullied by them." she sighed. She looked out again, "But it's too precious to let it go." Siwoo was determined to get the scenery into her sketch book.

She shut her locker and stood by the window with her sketch book, pencil and eraser. *I'll do it fast.*

They boys reached the corner when suddenly Jimin stopped. "Sshhh! Look." he pointed, "There's a girl!" he whispered. "A ghost maybe?" Jungkook asked.

"No, she's solid. The light didn't go through her, dummy." Rap Mon rolled his eyes at Jungkook.

"Let's surprise her." V suggested. "She'll know it with your loud breathing, V." Jin said.

"She won't notice us if we keep quiet." J-Hope said. "And why are you so sure about it?" Jimin looked at him. J-Hope smirked, "Why don't we see it for ourselves?"

Siwoo was too focused on her drawing. She accidentally dropped her eraser. *shit!*

The eraser rolled over and she has to chase it. It finally stopped right in front of someone's shoe. She gulped before she looked up. Her eyes widened in surprise. *Oh no!* she thought.

J-Hope crouched and picked up the eraser. "Yours?" he handed to her.

She didn't answer.

"Here. You can have it back. It's yours right?" J-Hope asked her again. "You can talk right?" Jin asked. "Say something." V looked at her.

She bowed to them before hurriedly left them in wonder.

"Hey wait! Your eraser!" J-Hope called her but it's too left. She wasn't on sight.

"What is wrong with her?" Suga frowned. "I think she's scared of us." Jungkook told them.

J-Hope sneaked his hand into his pocket and took out Siwoo's eraser. "Now what should I do with this?" he asked himself.

He let out a heavy sigh before he kept it back in his pocket. He went into a convenient store.

"Oh, it's you." The old lady greeted him. He noticed her presence at the counter and bowed at her before he went to beverage section.

"Oh, you're here as well?"

J-Hope heard the old lady said. He looked up from behind and he saw a familiar girl with a sketch book. *It's her again.* he thought.

"It's my treat." The old lady said to her.

"Ahjumma, you've been kind to me but I can't let you spoil me like this." Siwoo told her. "But you need that money. This is the only way for me to help you." The old lady said.

Siwoo chuckled, "Don't worry ahjumma. I have enough." She placed her money on the counter. "Thank you." She bowed to her before she left the store.

J-Hope hurriedly went to the counter. "Ahjumma, that girl just now, she lives around here?" he asked.

The old lady nodded, "She's a nice kid. She's living a hard life but she didn't complaint."

She looked at J-Hope once again.

"Same school uniform. You two went for the same school. So you must've known her." She told J-hope. He smiled, "Not really. She doesn't talk a lot." He answered. "Just like she's always been." She smiled back at him.