HANA ;

"Hana, you can take that empty seat in the back of the class," Mr. Jo spoke up right after my introduction.

I thanked and bowed at my homeroom teacher before walking from the front of the classroom to the back where Kyungwoo was at. I smiled at him while he still looked at me in shock. Then I sat down on the seat beside his and said, "You look like you've seen a ghost, LeeKang."

My best friend since three-years-old smiled ear-to-ear and softly chuckled at me. "I thought you were in Busan," he whispered while Mr. Jo announced a couple of things for today's agenda.

Then I replied back, "I was but something came up and I ended up moving back in my old house."

"Wait..." Kyungwoo had his eyebrow raised up in surprise. "You moved back in? How come I didn't see you?"

I softly laughed at his last question while nodding my head. "Because I, Yoon Hana, was in stealth mode~"

Kyungwoo playfully rolled his eyes at me and then he smiled again while telling me, "I've missed you, Hana. It's nice to have you back here..."

I bit the insides of my cheeks from blushing. Damn you, Kyungwoo...

Then I smiled back and whispered, "I've missed you, too, Kyungwoo..."

"So is it just me or does Juyoung like someone?" I asked as we walked down the hallway during the 15 minutes break.

Kyungwoo stopped in his tracks and gave me a funny look. "How did you know that?" He asked when I stood beside him.

I softly laughed and answered, "I saw him following a girl with short hair earlier this morning outside the school gates before I bumped into Byunghoon. Do you know her?"

The tall boy raised his left eyebrow again. Then he said, "She's in our class. Her name's Wang Jarim and to answer your first question, Juyoung claims that he had fallen in love at first sight when he saw her."

"Fallen in love at first sight... Wow, Juyoung..." I muttered under my breath, earning a small chuckle from Kyungwoo.

Then we continued walking back to our classroom and when we both entered the classroom. Kyungwoo nodded at someone and whispered to me, "That's Jarim by the window seat."

I looked across the room and saw the same girl that Juyoung was following earlier this morning. I wasn't that surprised to see how pretty she looked. Now, I know why Juyoung was striked in the heart by this girl. Not only was she pretty, but she had this aura that was kind of different from the other girls you'd meet in high school. I wonder if I had the same aura as her and what Kyungwoo had thought about me when seeing me again earlier today in class. 

Then Kyungwoo started to walk over to Jarim and another girl. I mentally sighed and followed him. He faked a cough and sat down on the empty seat across from Jarim. I did the same but across from the girl with dyed blonde hair who is wearing a purple jacket over her school uniform. The two girls looked at us in confusion while Kyungwoo said, "Aigoo."

I bit my bottom lip at his acting and mentally laughed. Then Kyungwoo continued on, "Yah! Do you want me to set you up with a guy I know?"

My eyes went wide at his question. Then I looked at the other two girls and saw their reaction. They, too, were surprised.

"No," Jarim answered without hestitation.

Then Kyungwoo added in, "Don't answer right away. Why don't you find out who he is first?"

But Jarim won't have it. "I don't want to," She replied back.

Then her friend spoke up, "Can you set me up instead?"

"You can't."

"Why not?"

"I don't want him to hate me for introducing you."

"'You crazy jerk."

I bit my bottom lip again from laughing and earned a glare from Kyungwoo when he noticed. But then my supposed laugh went away when I heard Jarim's friend spoke up.

"By any chance, do you like me?" She asked with a playful tone.

"Are you crazy?" Kyungwoo attacked right away, making me mentally sigh in relief. Then he added in, "Check in the mirror before asking why."

Then I snorted out loud at what he said and laughed a little bit before seeing Jarim and her friend looking at me. I stopped right away and apologized. Then Jarim's friend asked Kyungwoo while looking at me, "Do you guys know each other?"

I looked over at Kyungwoo and saw him already looking at me. I clenched my fists together to keep myself from blushing under his gaze.

Then he spoke up, "Yeah. She's my best friend since we were three." And smiled at me when I playfully raised my left eyebrow at him.

Then I looked back at the other two girls and smiled. "Sorry for laughing earlier. I didn't mean it in a bad way."

"Oh, that's alright," Jarim's friend replied back with a gentle smile. "My name's Yang Minji by the way, and this here is Wang Jarim."

I waved at Jarim and she just nodded her head at me. Hmm... Not much of a talker...

Then Jarim spoke up. 

"By the way... I think I'm being stalked these days."

I literally choked on my non-existent saliva after hearing that. Suddenly, I remember Juyoung from earlier this morning by the school gates and mentally facepalmed.

"What? Really?" Minji asked with a curious and worried look.

Then Jarim continued on, "Every morning, some guy follows me. It's been a few days."

"Have you seen his face?" Kyungwoo asked, curiously.

"I didn't get a good look," the short hair answered. "But he had a bowl cut and was wearing a red tracksuit jacket today. He's about average height."

I bit my bottom lip and looked over at Kyungwoo as we both knew who she was talking about. 

"Oh, Juyoung, you are so much in trouble..." I thought right before Kyungwoo stood up and gave me a look.

I sighed and stood up as well. Then I looked back at the two friends and said, "We'll be right back, guys. Just remembered that I still need to get some papers from Mr. Jo."

"Oh, okay!" Minji smiled and waved at me as Kyungwoo and I walked out of the classroom.

Once we got out, we instantly went to Juyoung's classroom where my our other best friend was surprised and happy to see me but before he could even greet me, Kyungwoo had pulled him out into the hallway.

"Yup, you're definitely in trouble~" I singsong while crossing my arms over my chest and standing beside Kyungwoo.

"What?" Juyoung asked in confusion while looking at the both of us.

Then Kyungwoo spoke up, "Wang Jarim just said she's getting stalked every morning."

"WHAT?!" Juyoung gasped in shock. 

Then he added in, "What kind of pervert does something like that?!"

Kyungwoo and I looked at him in disbelief. Then I exclaimed, "Yah! Don't pretend that you don't know about it! I literally saw you following her to the school gates earlier this morning."

Then Juyoung's face went from shock to confusion. I facepalmed at my friend and sighed out loud, "What an idiot you are, Gongju!"

🍭 a/n.

episode one almost done!!

what do you think about Hana's friendship with Byunghoon, Kyungwoo and Juyoung so far?

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