Seatmate | Jeon Wonwoo

Chapter 1: The Guy Who Looks Like A Fox

First times can be the hardest but once you've already took a chance to face it, things will get easier from then on.

Come on Gyunghui! You can do this!

The moment I stepped inside the classroom, I've been feeling so nerve-wracked that I had countless encouragement thoughts.

When the teacher told me to introduce myself, I took a very deep breath and readied myself to face what I've been so nervous about.

"Nice to meet you everyone!", I greeted, bowing ninety degrees. "I'm Gyunghui. I hope you'll treat me well!", I flashed the brightest smile that I could pull off and I was quite glad and relieved that most of them smiled back.

I think this is a great start.

The teacher settled her things on the table just infront of her and wandered her eyes after, maybe to find a vacant seat. I saw that she frowned and so I followed where her eyes landed at.

I wasn't sure if I what I looked at was right, but the direction of her eyes was on this guy who had sharp eyes.

For a person, he kinda looks like a fox. No offense. But it sort of sounds great though. Imagine having those sharp-piercing eyes. I can't relate.

"Wonwoo.", He looked startled that he even fixed the way he was sitting. "Can she sit beside you for awhile? Unfortunately, there's no more vacant seats left.", My brows instinctively raised by the teacher's question.

Is he a VIP or something? Guess there's favouritism around here too.

The moment the teacher dropped that question, everyone suddenly made a small commotion in split seconds.

They started whispering to their seatmates or someone near to them that I could even hear.

'What the heck?'

'I thought no one can sit with him?'

'Well if he agrees then—

'I bet he won't agree'

Those were some of the many things they gossiped and the rest, I just let pass by my ear. They were getting a lot more noisier while this fox-like guy is still thinking.

First day and this is what's happening already. I knew it. Nothing's getting my way and that frustrates me a lot at the same time worries me.

"These kids really. You have a new classmate and this is how you're going to act?", The teacher scolded, she was scary that I even flinched when she shouted, a little.

Everyone zipped their mouths and it was getting awkward for me too as I was the only student inside who's not seated.

Does he really have to think it through?

"Uhm...", I immediately looked at him as I felt my energy coming back a little. "Yes. It's okay for me and besides where would she sit if not here? Teacher?"

My faith in humanity has restored when this kind man just showed it to me. Nobody knows how much I'm thankful to him and that he just saved me from probably standing up for the whole class when it's just my first day.

Dramatic but still thankful.

Majority of the ladies had their jaw dropped as they heard his phrases and some then again started to throw a tantrum about it.

'Did I hear him right?'

'Woah. I can't believe this.'

'It's so not him.'