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"EUNHEE, wait up!" A voice called out from behind her, causing her to stop and turn around to see the boy struggling to get his backpack on whilst making his way towards her.

"I had no idea you were in my class..!" He spoke cheerfully, a dimpled smile on his face.

"I know, me neither..! My friend only just told me today." Eunhee added, earning a nod from the boy.

"Oh, yeah. That's how I found out too. She messaged me on Instagram about it." He chuckled, thinking back to the dms.

"Ahh, that's what she told me she did. I hope she didn't say anything embarrassing about me." The girl said, a nervous smile creeping up on her lips.

"Hm? Oh, no. She was just asking about what all classes I was in, and then we found out that you and me were in the same art class." The boy explained, earning a sigh of relief from the girl beside him.

"That's good to hear." She let out, bringing her hand up to adjust her bangs.

"I'll be honest, it's kinda relieving to know you're with me in that class, as none of my friends are in there so I'm kinda alone." Jungwon uttered, as Eunhee's eyes lit up at his words.

"Really? I'm in the same position, actually." Eunhee stated, as Jungwon raised his brows in surprise and turned his head to look at her.

"It's kinda crazy how much we can relate to each other." He said, letting out a breathy laugh as his gaze shifted to the ground.

"Agreed. But, I'm not complaining. It's nice to have a new friend." She commented, a soft smile on her lips. Jungwon nodded his head in agreement.

"Yep.. hey--" he began, only to be cut off by a voice booming through the crowd.

"Hey!"

The pair turned their heads in the direction of the shouting, seeing a very tall boy rushing towards them both, eventually being able to throw an arm around Jungwon.

"Hey, who's this?" The boy questioned, gesturing towards the confused girl.

"Choi Eunhee.." Jungwon replied, pulling away from the tall boy's hold.

The boy let out a gasp, eyes widening in surprise. "Woah, so this is the Choi Eunhee you were talking about?*

"Hey.." Jungwon nudged the boy, gesturing for him to shut up. However, the boy ignored his obvious signs to be quiet and rolled his eyes before averting his attention back to the girl.

"He wouldn't stop blabbing about how he made a new friend, and how it was you.. he was so excited, it was cute honestly." The boy rambled, earning an eyebrow raise from the girl.

Jungwon sighed, nudging the boy to the side. Looking at Eunhee, his cheeks turned a dusty pink in embarrassment. "Don't listen to him.. he doesn't know what he's talking about."

Eunhee smiled, shaking her head softly at his attempt to lie.

"Excuse me? I do know what I'm talking about. Don't make me call the others and have them back me up!" The boy threatened, and Jungwon sent him a warning glare.

The boy noticed and rolled his eyes once again. "You know what? Whatever. I'm Nishimura Riki, but everyone calls me Ni-Ki. It's nice to meet you! I hope we can be friends." The boy introduced himself, earning a smile from the girl.

"Nice to meet you, Ni-Ki." She retorted, giving him a nod.

"Anyways, hyung, now that school is over can we go get something to eat please? I'm hungry." Ni-Ki complained, earning a sigh and a small nod from Jungwon.

"Yes, we can.. just go wait for me at your locker, okay?"

Ni-Ki nodded his head, turning to look at the girl with a winsome smile. "It was nice meeting you, Eunhee!" He bowed slightly before running off.

"I'm.. really sorry. That was so embarrassing." Jungwon mumbled, hiding his flustered face in his hand.

"Nahh, it's fine. You both seem really close." Eunhee pointed out, earning a nod from the boy.

"We are.. he's just annoying sometimes. And I assume he feels the same way about me." Jungwon spoke, pressing his lips together in a thin line.

"Yeah.. but I guess that's what friends do, right? Annoy eachother to death, but in the end you still love them." She shrugged lightly, folding her hands neatly in front of her as they strided down the school halls beside each other.

Jungwon let out a hum in agreement, before eventually stopping in his tracks. "I better get going, otherwise Ni-Ki will be too impatient." He frowned.

"Ahh, okay. I understand. Bye, Jungwon. It was nice to talk to you again." The girl flashed him a genuine smile, to which he gladly returned.

After saying his final farewells, he turned on his heels, heading in what she assumed was the direction of Ni-Ki's locker.

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instagram dms
yangjw_04
today, 6:28pm.

jungwon
eunhee!

eunhee
hi!

jungwon
you're very pretty

eunhee
oh

thank you lol 😅

jungwon
you're welcome

so can dkejm

oh my god sorry that was ni-ki

i left for literally two minutes and of course he had to go on my phone 😔

eunhee
ohh haha it's okay

i was just confused lol

jungwon
yeah he loves causing trouble

i should probably change my phone password

he's reading over my shoulder rn

eunhee
ahh tell him i said hi

even tho i technically already said it to him earlier :')

jungwon
he said hello

now all of my other friends are crowding me bc i'm texting you 😔

eunhee
ohh oops

am i interrupting some hang out between you and your friends?? 😭

my bad

jungwon
nahh don't worry

I'm just over at my friend's house rn and most of them are playing fifa

they're just taking a small snack break

eunhee
omg fifa??

i love that game

jungwon
then you'd love to meet my friends

speaking of which, one of them said hi

eunhee
ahh hii :)

jungwon
okay i should probably go bc they're being annoying 😔

eunhee
lol okay

jungwon
bye! it was nice talking to you :D

eunhee
bye jungwon :]
seen

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AUTHOR'S CORNER
this book is starting to get read more and more and added to reading lists and i'm genuinely so grateful for the amount of support i've gotten despite only starting this book around a week ago :)

thank you all so much! i'll continue to improve my writing and publish more and more <3
january 3rd, 2023 -- 11:06pm

not proofread.