The Bracelet Club [EXO]

case of the 10th floor bathroom 1/3

I wish I could tell you that it was easy to look away, but the way her eyes hollowed and she stared at me curiously was enough for me to keep my eyes on her. Fortunately, it was right where Oh Sehun sat and I finally found the strength to pull my gaze back to the paper on my table. It was obvious the teacher didn't give two shits about the exam and those who were taking it—he didn't even bother introducing me to the class like how normal teachers would and my eyes ran over the numbers on the paper.

Accounting, I thought, my fingers turning the pen between my fingers.

I looked over at Baekhyun who was chewing on the edge of his pen. This was why it was hard for us, moving in almost at the end of the year. It was exam season and we definitely were not exempted from it. But AP Business was something I have taken a liking to, even in my old small town and I had enough knowledge to string everything together, my pen beginning to leave numbers on the paper.

I saw Kim Kai answer the first two questions, Kim Minseok slowly tapping his fingers onto the table when I caught sight of him dropping an eraser on the ground. Unbeknownst to the teacher, he kicked it softly, the eraser shooting across the floor just to be stopped by Kim Kai's foot, the male stepping on it and finally grabbing the eraser.

So, this was how they cheated.

I shook my head and I saw the female ghost look down, a sudden wash of sadness from her making me shudder. Baekhyun had finished the first four questions and I proceeded to do mine, shoving Kim Kai's threat to the back of my mind when the timer went off and I sent in the quiz.

The teacher rolled his eyes when he saw the answers from Kim Kai, Oh Sehun, Park Chanyeol's lack of effort, Kim Minseok's effort in keeping his grades low and then focused on my brother and mine.

"Mhm," he hummed, a small smile tugging on his lip. "I see the new students are a different breed."

At his words, I saw the ghost perk up from his words, the female moving towards the papers and leaning forward. She then looked straight at me and I felt her energy shift, eyes wide and hopeful.

What was her deal?

"Byun Bora, 9/10. Byun Baekhyun, 7/10. Kim Minseok, 5/10... As always," he looked over at Kim Kai, Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol. "And you three... I won't even say it."

The classroom went silent and I saw Sehun turn to glare at me when the teacher continued to talk.

"Your exams are in less than a week. I know none of you take AP Business seriously because of your fixation on how it's graded by average," the teacher said, suddenly slamming his hand down onto the podium that was in front of the classroom. "One day, you will realize that AP Business is just as important to other people, and maybe even yourself."

I heard a scoff, Sehun rolling his eyes when the school bell rang and the teacher turned on his heel and left the room. It was obvious he had been keeping everything in—it wasn't good for kids to constantly collectively fail because their friends told them to.