metal straw | ast. cha eunwoo

five

"I know Heesung too well to know he would get into trouble but never have I expect to see you here as well, Eunwoo."

Covered in bloody bruises and cuts, Eunwoo and the senior, which he learnt to be Heesung, stood quietly with their heads lowered in the middle of the cafeteria, food and countless cutlery scattered across the floor surrounding them.

A teacher stood in front, glaring at them like daggers. She unfolded her arms and grabbed hold of cleaning supplies.

"You know what to do, right? Clean everything up till spotless, then you may leave," she explained briefly, holding the supplies out to the two boys.

Eunwoo took supplies willingly and dragged them with him towards the mess. He took out a pair of gloves and started picking up the dirty plates and cups before throwing them into a large bucket. Heesung, however, continued to stare back at the lady in disbelief.

"This must be a joke, seriously! Miss, do you have any idea what he called me, huh?" he complained.

"A dumbass," Eunwoo answered boldly before he looked back at the older boy scoffing, "Why? Is asshole better?"

"You little—"

The teacher suddenly threw a mop to Heesung just before he could finish, the pole smacking him in the face instantly.

"Just start cleaning up! If you don't want to clean the cafeteria, there's always the restrooms," she explained before grabbing the mop and shoving it into Heesung's chest harshly. "I'll come back to check in on you later. Get started."

With that said, she walked out of the premise and left the two boys. They continued to shoot nasty glares to each other as the principal stepped away, the sound of her heels against the floor began to fade as she walked further.

Once she was out of sight, Soyeon suddenly emerged from her hiding spot and walked closer to the door window, standing on her points. Through it, she saw Eunwoo cleaning on one side, looking as serious as ever. She giggled after witnessing Eunwoo slipped for a second and acted as if nothing happened.

"Ah, I should've said something!" she whispered to herself, "Kim Soyeon, why are you like this?" she sighed, stomping her feet in frustration.

But seeing how it would take a while for him to finish, Soyeon made herself comfortable and sat on the staircase, holding a cold drink in her hands.

After what seemed to be an hour, the doors to the cafeteria suddenly flew opened and Heesung was immediately walking out to the nearest exit. Eunwoo came out soon after, feeling tired and stiff suddenly. He shut the doors behind him close when a sudden sigh was heard. He looked around but Heesung was already out the door. Slowly and quietly, Eunwoo walked closer to the sound towards the staircase. He peeked from the side and sighed.

"Soyeon?" he called out.

Soyeon stirred in her sleep at first but slowly gained consciousness after being called. Still tired, she slowly lifted her head a little and tried her best to open her eyes, only to have successfully done it with one eye.

"Oh, Eunwoo's here," she said sleepily, stretching her arms and legs out.

"Why are you still here?"

Before she could answer him, she let out a yawn before finally deciding to stand up. She stumbled for a moment but slowly regained her balance.

"I'm sorry, I should've said something earlier so you wouldn't get into trouble, I'm sorry."

Eunwoo didn't say anything back. He just stood there staring at her, trying to take in what she had said.

"And also, I got you this," she passed him a cold beverage with her metal straw in it. "If you don't mind, can you give it to me tomorrow?"

Eunwoo nodded and accepted the drink. It didn't take him too long to notice something was odd. He raised a brow as he stared at the drink for a solid five second before turning back to her.

"Did you... Did you drink it?" he asked.

She widened her eyes and quickly tried to find an excuse.

"Uh, I was thirsty so I drank some but it was only a tiny sip!" she exclaimed, raising her voice suddenly.

Eunwoo let out a chuckle, decided to let it slide, despite the fact she drank nearly half of it.