Good Morning | SVT Joshua ✓

"So what does randomness mean? The real-world exhibits randomness. For example today's temperature. Or or, when you flip a coin." Seonsaeng-nim loves to jump into new topics in a very random way. And today this chapter took his randomness to the next level. "And for now, the universal set denotes..."

I tuned him out. Strangely, today I couldn't concentrate any further. Not that I'll get to make sense of his words anyway. To understand this guy's lecture, you really have to skim through his lecture sheet beforehand.

But the reason for not being able to concentrate today, it's different. I looked at my left side and sighed. He is absent today. That's unnatural. I think it's the first time that he didn't come to school. Ever since my high school days, he was always there to annoy me.

Yes. To annoy me. I should be happy that he's not around. Why am I getting bothered then? I shouldn't let this stupid absence bug me.

I tried to convince myself of the fact that I couldn't concentrate on math class... It's not because of him. Definitely he can't be the reason.

How he annoyed me you ask?

You see, I am not a huge fan of socializing. But he talks. And a lot. And so my quiet life isn't so quiet anymore. These days my only happiness and peace reside at home. Which is so unlike everything that has happened before. I'm a lone wolf. That's how I was treated all my life and that's how I prefer things to be. People kinda get intimated by me I don't know why but I must say it's the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Until I came to this school and met Hong Jisoo.

I kinda regret it now. I thought for high schools, Gyeongsin High School is pretty prestigious. My parents suggested this one. I thought even here, as always I'll be by myself and just do the things I ought to do. Pretty much a planned life.

But no.

I still remember the first time I saw him playing guitar alone in the auditorium. As far as I can recall, he was playing 'Favorite Girl' by U-KISS. And when he noticed me staring at him, he flashed a smile. What a creep. Who does that at the first meeting?

And not just that. Fate wasn't interested in being in my favor either. I was admitted to the same class with him and the teacher had to fix my seat beside this strange dude.

I try my best to avoid him. Every freaking weekday. But then there's him coming in the class and wishing me 'Good Morning'. With his sugar-honey-saccharine-and-whatsoever-coated voice. Fake. Not melting Bruh.

And that constant repetitive Maroon 5's 'Sunday morning, rain is falling' marathon he does on a regular basis... Let's just not go there.

And now you're saying if I'm exaggerating? I'm not. And NO. I'm not feeling lonely either.

Alexa, stop playing EXID 'Boy'. No, you're not playing this today. Or any other day. And definitely not the Maroon 5 song. Please, no.

Sighing once again I tried to stare at the blackboard. Why does Gong Saem have to make math classes so boring? Mondays are literally mundane to the core.

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Trust me or not. I suck at socializing. And I suck at asking help from people. Which includes asking questions to others.

Feeling defeated, I attempted to approach Jeonghan and Seungcheol, Jisoo's hangout partners. I can't believe I'm actually surrendering to my curiosity.

I mean, Joshua has my literature reference copy. I need it. So asking his friends where he lives and go visit him for getting my copy back is completely natural. No worries. Easy peasy.