✎ blatant statements | p.jm ✎

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I wonder if Jimin really doesn't know me or if he's playing around.

He's a hall monitor, and he definitely has eagle eyes. It wouldn't make sense if he didn't know who I was. If I reach early, then he has to reach out earlier.

If he thinks he can fool me, then he's wrong.

I saw three boys chatting up beside the lockers. Weird, since when were boys so early?

I ignored them and started reading the notice board.

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Hello. Thought I'd change the greeting because it gets repetitive each time.

Please don't litter the hallways. This is something you learn when you're in kindergarten, but guess what? Reminiscing is always fun, so here you go; keep your surroundings clean. See the trash can beside the trophy cupboard? It'll come in handy. It literally says, "Use me", why don't you offer help to the poor guy?

Crystal Patel, you forgot your calculus textbook in the robotics lab yesterday. Please pick it up from the lost and found property.

For the love of your electronic devices, please don't stick chewing gum under the desks. It doesn't matter if it's a bubblegum. Once you're done chewing it, that thing belongs in the trash can.

Make use of the facilities provided to you.

Have an energetic day.

- Park Jimin
[Hall Monitor]

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One thing that stood out the most to me is the fact that our school has people from all over the world. It baffles me for some reason but also pleases me.

I had to make sure that the boys were gone in order to look for a note.

One of the boys was standing behind me now. His sudden appearance did startle me, but I didn't make much out of it.

He had black hair, a well structured nose, naturally plump lips, and gorgeous brown eyes. Seems like God has his favourites. And his jawline is killer too.

A cool looking boy, I guess.

He blinks at me before passing me a keychain.

Wait, that looks familiar.

"This fell out from your backpack's zipper."

I take the white and gray space robot keychain from him. His hand was very soft, too.

"Thank you very much." I smiled at him. He nodded and walked away from my sight.

Not much of a talker, I guess. Oh, well.

There was nobody around me, I double-checked to make sure that dude and his friends weren't around. Although he didn't look like the type to obliterate me for looking behind bulletin board notices but you can't trust anyone these days.

I poked the notice and felt a folded paper behind it. Relieved, I pull it out and start reading it without wasting any time. You never know if the boys may come back.

Now that you know I'm responsible enough, I expect you to still be more cautious.

Of course, you troll. I really hope this is not Lance or one of his minions. Not like you'd tell me if you were. You don't even have the guts to bully someone properly. Not that you should either.

So you're not Lance? Okay. I swear to God, if this is you, Taehyung, then I'll steal your Nintendo Switch from you.

- Park Jimin

He doesn't hold back at all. Damn, I feel offended. He needs to know I'm not Taehyung, and I'm certainly not Lance Martinez.

Writing this makes me wonder if I'll ever get to meet him or I'll graduate high school before even knowing who Park Jimin is.

He has to be in senior year like me. I might have seen him in a few of my classes, but I don't know which one is Park Jimin.

Last year, Kim Namjoon graduated from this high school. He was offered the role of hall monitor, but he declined, saying he needed to focus on his studies. People say that he was friends with Jimin, Taehyung, and... Jeongguk, I think his name was, yeah, Jeongguk. Oh! Jeongguk is a class president of the sophomore year. Anyway, Namjoon left a good trace. His grades were and still are praise worthy. He was a class president, too.

Another friend of Park Jimin was Jung Hoseok, who was in the same year as Kim Namjoon. Hoseok was a very bright student too, he was more into dance and tennis. I knew him, not personally, though. He was a moodmaker and a peacemaker too, now that I'm thinking about it.... He was the hall monitor and Class Vice President last year. He was a good one. His positive aura made everybody not hate school as much.

Before that, Min Yoongi; another alleged friend of Park Jimin, was the class president. From what I've heard, a boy named Kim Seokjin was the Class Vice President along with Yoongi. So it's safe to say Park Jimin has a group of very studious friends. All of their study records will leave us to shame.

I sigh, reading my reply one last time.

I will try.

Don't even compare me to Lance, please. I'm not a disgrace to society and parents like him.

I'm not Taehyung, but this still made me more paranoid about my Nintendo Switch.

So tell me more about yourself. What are your thoughts on quantum physics?

Squishing it behind the notice, I went on about my day normally.