𝓓𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓬𝓴【】𝕋𝕒𝕖𝕘𝕚

Chapter 7 - Looked Pretty

[Ring, ring, ring.]

I slowly opened my eyes and rubbed them.

Morning already, huh?

I sat up and turned it off. I looked at the time.

6:30.

Alright. I have a little over 30 minutes to get ready and get on my way to school.

I lazily got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

Gosh, it's super cold. Was it always this cold in the morning?

Maybe dad turned the thermostat down a bit or something.

I shrugged it off and did my morning routine of nothing special.

It was like any other person's.

Brushed my teeth. Did some skincare stuff. Done.

I went back to my room and changed into my school uniform.

I think it's quite dumb how my high school has uniforms while most others don't, but that's to the least of my worries.

It has a decently better curriculum than the one in Daegu, so that's nice.

I swung my messenger bag over my shoulder and headed out into the living room.

I put on my shoes, then I heard footsteps coming from the kitchen.

"Yoongi, are you going to get your lunch?"

I looked over behind me and saw my mom with my lunch bag.

"Oh, thank you mom!"

I hugged her and took the bag from her hands.

"I'm going to go now, bye mom!"

"Bye!"

I waved at her and headed out the door.

The high school wasn't far from my house, but it wasn't too close either.

Hmm.. Should I run the rest of the way or just walk..

I guess I should run. I'm not in a rush or anything, but I don't want to stay out in the cold much longer.

Plus, I want to see Tae before school starts. I want to get to know him better, after all.

All I really know about him is that he's super kind and sweet, he's quite delicate, we have similar music tastes, and he gets picked on for no reason.

Well, no reason I know of, at least.

Ah, almost there!

I took a corner and saw my high school.

I slowed down my pace a bit. I'm not going to be late anytime soon, so at least now there's no point in running.

I looked around me. People left and right, mostly people from my school but there were also some parents walking with some of my classmates.

I just kept on walking.

I felt people stare at me but I don't care much at this point. It's annoying, for sure, but it's not the end of the world.

My mind raced around quite a bit until I felt someone hug me from behind.

I jumped a bit and looked back, but I was met with a sweet and adorable Taehyung.

I lightly smiled and laughed at his small giggle.

"Hey, Yoonie!"

"Hey, Tae."

He separated himself from me and walked beside me.

Out of the blue, he took my hand and started running towards the school.

"Hey, hey, Tae, why the rush?"

I tried to keep up with him, I barely could though.

Hmm..

Did he not hear me?

"Tae, did you hear me?"

He nodded his head quickly as we entered the school.

Then he finally stopped running, making me bump into him from behind.

We fell on the floor, making a loud sound from the impact. People around us looked and stared.

Some laughed, some took pictures, stuff that high schoolers like us would do.

I didn't mind though. Getting my face out in the world isn't the worst thing ever.

It could be more embarrassing.

I slowly got up and handed Tae my hand. He took it and lifted himself up.

We quickly dust ourselves off and start to laugh a bit.

I tried to apologize while laughing but part of it came out as gibberish.

That only added fuel to our fire, so we decided to head to our classroom already before more people stare and point.

Soon enough we calmed down from our fit of laughter. It was nice, I hadn't laughed that much in a long time.

Last time I had that much fun was when I was playing with this random neighborhood boy I met in Daegu. I didn't ever get his name but he surely got mine.

I remember that day we met, we swore to always be by each other's side.

Well, it's quite obvious that was something that didn't last long. I wish it did, though.

I remember he was around my age and his face was blurry in my mind.

I remember our memories, but I can't remember much about him in general.

One thing that stays vivid in my mind is his birthday. A weird thing to remember, I know.

It was December 30th. I remember that day back then, too. About 9 years ago.

I was 9 back then and he was soon-to-be 9 as well

Hm..

Now that I think about it..

Tae is awfully like him.

Though, it could just be coincidence.

Things like that happen lots. People remind others of certain people, it's inevitable.

Well, there's not much to take from this little realization. Just a coincidence, it's nothing extraordinary.

I slightly shrugged my shoulders and went on with my day.

"Hey, Yoonie, did you study for the quiz?"

I looked over at Tae, a bit confused but also a bit scared.

"Wait.. What quiz? There's one today?"

He nodded to me.

"Which class?"

"Math.."

"Oh.. Crap! I'm truly going to fail, huh.."

"I doubt it."

"Why's that?"

"Because you do good in all your subjects. You're not the best but you're pretty smart."

"Ah.. Thank you Tae!"

I hugged him tightly and he hugged me back.

I heard people say rude remarks but I didn't care. He was my only friend, the only person who didn't say hi just because I 'looked pretty.'

The bell rung and we went to our classroom. It was a quick little jog up the stairs since we were already pretty close.

I smiled the whole way there.

I mean, why wouldn't I?

I guess there's a test , but I have better things to do then to be nervous.

Like be glad.

I'm glad I met Tae.

I'm glad he's my friend.

I'm glad he didn't hang out with me just because people think I look pretty.