I Need U

Chapter 8

Early that morning, Siwoo went to her locker. No one else was there.

She let out a heavy sigh, "Until when should I live like this?" she asked herself.

She took out what she needs and shut her locker. She turned to leave but her gaze froze at the sight of her old broken locker. Then she turned back to her new locker. She sighed again. *I prefer that locker than this new one.* "Too bad Serri destroyed the old one huh?" Siwoo asked herself before she quickly left for her class before anyone sees her.

The boys stopped at their locker like usual.

J-Hope smelled something fishy around him. He turned to his left and met eyes with Jin. "What?" Jin asked him but he ignored him and turned to his right. Next to the empty locker, V was looking at J-Hope in puzzle. "Hopiehyung, what's wrong?" he asked J-Hope.

"You smell that?" J-Hope asked. "What?" V and Jin asked.

"The smell Rap Mon described the other day?" J-Hope told them. Jin and V took a sniff. "Yeah, now that you said." Jin nodded. "But hyung, it's not from you so don't worry." V smiled.

"But is it just me or did the smell came from this empty locker?" Jin asked before he walked away, leaving him and V.

V took another sniff, "Yup! The smell totally came from this empty locker. Looks like you have your locker next to a cursed one huh hyung?" V patted his back and walked away.

"Your locker is next to that locker as well V. Or did you forget about it?!" J-Hope yelled at him but he only reply with a hand.

*That kid!* J-Hope shook his head. He took another sniff. *but the smell did came from this locker.*

J-Hope was puzzle. "It's not a ghost right?" he asked himself.

He turned to leave and right then, he saw someone he's been looking for.

*there she is.* he thought as he looked at Siwoo as she walked down the hallway.

*I don't know why but I'm glad you're still here.* he thought.

Siwoo waited for Junho after school.

"Sorry I'm late." Junho suddenly appeared. Siwoo smiled and shook her head.

Junho sat next to her. He didn't look happy at all.

"So you said you have something to tell me." Siwoo looked at him.

"I do have something to tell you. Siwoo, this is important so listen to me well." Junho held her hand tightly.

Siwoo frowned, "What is it Junho? You're scaring me." She said.

"Siwoo, I'm leaving." He blurted. Siwoo blinked. "Leaving? You're kidding right?"

Junho shook his head eagerly, "I'm serious, Siwoo. I'm leaving for America tomorrow morning."

Siwoo had her tears welled up in her eyes. "Why so sudden? Do you hate me that much? I know I give you nothing but trouble but Junho this isn't fair." She's been holding herself from crying.

"I don't hate you Siwoo but it's my father. He's been transferred there and I have no choice but to come along with him." Junho told her.

"For how long?" she asked him. He shook his head, "I'm not sure."

Siwoo went silent.

Junho laced his fingers between hers. "Siwoo, while I'm not here, I'm begging you, please take care of yourself. You need to be strong. It's not that you're not strong before. To me, you're the strongest girl I've ever known. But I won't be next to you after this. I can't lend a hand to you anymore. You're on your own and I'm really worried about you."

Siwoo sobbed. Tears finally fell.

Junho pulled her into tight embrace. "Please don't cry, Siwoo. You'll make it harder for me. I won't be able to let you go if you cry, Siwoo."

"I lied to you Junho. I lied. I can't handle this alone. I can't handle Serri alone. I'm embarrassed of myself, Junho. How would I live after this? You won't be there to protect me, Junho." She cried.

He stroked her head. "I know that Siwoo. I know. But I don't have any choice."

She kept crying.

J-Hope pushed himself away from the cold wall. "What will happen to her next?" he asked himself. He looked at Siwoo and Junho. His heart twinge when he saw her tears.