Letters and Latte | Ryeji

05 - S.R.J.

A bracing zephyr commenced through the extensive parcel of fertile field, the tiny pronged tips of grasses scampered against the athletic shanks of students travailing in the centre of a radiant weather. The glacial atmosphere seemed to balance the humid feelimg as these forming up sweats appeared over their subtly blemished skin under the sun and inconvenient rays.

The whistle indicated another session for  second round of water break, telling all the athletes to have a quick rest. Lucky for some, they had their hydroflask with them, while others still had to refill their tumblers from the drinking fountain. Noontime resembled a productive day for student-athletes, while an average day for remaining average students.

"Let's start from the beginning, ask me any questions." Yeji instructed, arranging her stuff inside the rosewood rucksack. She pulled up her hindmost output for Art Class, eyeing it sedately and noticed  something was a bit off. It lacked detail over the cheeks and lips portion.

The portrait she drew for about three days, a lovely mirage of a girl, very much similar to the features of a very particular person, it was because it was inspired by her. A black haired young lady on a Renaissance dress, showing off the gold and white colours of the clothing, and a hint of glinting lambent of beads all over the bust. It seemed like the girl came from medieval era, where kings and queens existed. Yeji had planned and always envisioned what Ryujin would appear like without her pink-cotton-candy hair, being portrayed as one of the noble princess before.

Yeji spawned an artwork that was truly way special for her, she thought it was the best ornament to create. The kind of art that made her feel magical things, the type of art that could be called as an entire masterpiece, And, that was Ryujin. The only Shin Ryujin.

Since art had to be meaningful, and not just solely beautiful.

"Aren't you getting tired? I've been asking you for like—because I am already exhausted." Yuna whined, forcefully looking for a perfect question from the beautifully written notes of Yeji. "Fine, but this would be the last and you'll get me macaroons when we go home."

"Sure, I'd even buy a whole dozen for you." Yeji said proudly, slowly putting a gentle stroke on the drawing using a coloured pencil.

They were in the soccer field, under the tree to be precised, they've had been staying and chilling in the field for good two hours for Yeji to get refreshed in her upcoming test. "This is a catabolic process in which digested glucose from food nutrients is broken down into adenosine triphosphate without or—"

"Cellular Respiration."

"That's easy. Next, When oxygen is involved in the oxidation of pyruvic acid, the process is known as the—"

"Aerobic Respiration." Yeji answered it right again, not even eyeing Yuna at least once.

"I'm sure you can't answer this one, GAP is a shortened word for—"

"Phosphoglyceraldehyde." With that, Yuna found herself being amazed on how Yeji did not even stutter in uttering the entire word. "More, ask me more." As Yeji continued to put different strokes on the artwork, Yuna twisted down the corners of he lips, getting bored.

"I swear you studied this all night, there's no way you'll fail." Yuna flipped the cover of Yeji's notebook off, leaning against the sturdy trunk of the tree. "If not, I doubt you'll get a low score."

"I studied that for three days, you can't ace a test with procrastination, Yuna." Yeji said, finally creating final touches on her work.

"Of course, I can! I'm the head master of cramming!" The cat eyed girl shook her head.