UNNOTICED: True Beauty Fanfiction

CHAPTER 11

Eunji and Hana were strolling down near the school, trying to kill some time before going home. Eunji felt her stomach rumbling when she saw a place that she knew would satisfy her appetite, dragging Hana who doesn't know what her cousin's up to but let her do it, anyway.

"Let's go eat over there! I heard they have a good tteokbokki," Eunji said, trying to persuade her cousin to eat before heading back home.

Hana looked at the sign where Eunji is pointing, KIMBAB HEAVEN. She nodded lightly, causing Eunji to smile brightly, winning.

"What would you like to eat?" she asked Hana as they're walking towards Kimbab Heaven.

"I still don't know what they have aside, Kimbab, Eunji-ah," Hana giggled.

Eunji halted and blinked a few times, staring at a familiar figure.

Hana followed Eunji's gaze and to her surprise, it is the one person she's been trying to avoid at school.

"Isn't that Seojun Han?" Eunji asked, tugging Hana's sleeve, but she was remained unanswered, "Hana?" she turned to Hana and what she saw worries her.

Hana's tears are streaming down her cheeks, staring at Seojun's back while talking to someone they don't know.

"Hana?" Eunji called out her cousin, but she didn't budge.

"Hey, Hana?" still, no movement nor a hint of reaction from her cousin.

'He wanted me to audition but I can't at that time.'

'Why not?'

'Because he injured himself from practicing too hard.'

'Seojun, you should be careful!'

'He maybe wants to debut that bad,' Seyeon laughed, making fun of his friend.

"HAN!"

Hana snapped out from her thoughts and what they didn't know, Seojun was on his way back home and had his way towards the girls when he heard Eunji yelled at Hana, the two of them looked at each other accidentally eye to eye.

"Excuse me?" Seojun said with his brows meeting in between.

"Eh?" Eunji reacted, now facing Seojun.

"Were you talking about me?" asked Seojun.

"What do you mean?" Eunji asked.

"Han," Hana uttered.

Eunji glanced at Hana who seemed to be uncomfortable, "Oh," her gaze went back to Seojun as she had to look up a little as Seojun has gone closer to where they are standing. "I was referring to Hana."

"Her name is Hana?" Seojun asked but had his eyes fixed on Hana who's avoiding his gaze and fidgeting her fingers.

"Yes, why?" confused with how her cousin is acting and how Seojun is looking at Hana for reasons she cannot fathom, is something she'd have to talk with her when the opportunity is present.

"I have to go."

Hana escaped the situation as quickly as she could, clenching the handles of her backpack, as she walks towards the subway station.

'No, he couldn't possibly recognize me.' she thought.

"What was that?" Eunji asked herself, not minding the person standing next to her who was also as surprised as he is.

"You said her name is Hana?" Seojun asked again.

Eunji didn't take off her eyes from where Hana walked as she nodded to Seojun's question.

"Jung Hana?"

This time, Eunji faced the man, "Yes, why?"

"I thought she looked familiar," he confessed, "did she somehow---"

Seojun thought of many possibilities if she was the Hana he once knew back in the day. The words that flew out of his mouth that day came back to refresh his memories. The memories that had put him into a couple sleepless nights thinking of all the cruel things he said to his Hana.

But he regretted it. All of it. If that person is her, Seojun doesn't know what to say if, how to apologize, how to approach her if she's her.

"Yes?" Eunji said, noticing Seojun doze off.

"Nevermind," he said, clenching his teeth and walked away from Eunji.

"What is that all about?"

The next day, the class has ended and Hana swiftly took her backpack and exited the classroom. When Eunji turned to face where Hana was sitting she was already gone.

Eunji blinked a couple times before tapping Jugyeong's shoulder, "Um, Jugyeong?"

"Yes?" Jugyeong answered as she put her stuff back inside her bag before facing Eunji.

"Did you any of you two notice Hana leaving?"

Eunji's question got the two, Jugyeong and Sua, look at Hana's seat and she's nowhere in sight when they roamed their gazes around the room.

"She's been aloof for days now, what's wrong?" Jugyeong asked.

"I've noticed she's off some days and some days she's fine."

Eunji groaned as she flopped on her desk.

"What's going on, Eunji?" Jugyeong asked.

"Nothing," Eunji said, fanning her free hand towards the two, gesturing them not to worry about her before peeking her head up to see her friends' faces. "You still have work, Jugyeong, let's go."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

As Hana was walking outside the school, someone approached her and grabbed her arm, startling her.

"Jung Hana,"

Hana's heart was beating fast. Unwittingly biting her lower lip, the person knew exactly that she's surprised and anxious at the same time.

"Hana, I need to talk to you."