Jeon Arin's POV(Point Of View)
"What you did is a very scandalous thing and can ruin my reputation! What were you thinking?!" My mum yelled at me. I looked down in shame, staying silent. "If this gets out, do you realise how much trouble you'll be in?!" She yelled even louder.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking straight." I stammered. "Exactly. You weren't thinking straight! Not only did you bully a newcomer in your school, it just had to be a foreigner! What were you thinking?!" "I was annoyed and I wasn't thinking about what the consequences would be." I rushed out, my head still bent lowly.
The next thing I felt was a pang on my face, the maids standing by jumped in shock. I froze in shock, 'My mum just slapped me, for the first time, all because of that bitch.' I said inwardly. "You didn't think?! Now I'll have to clean up this mess you created." My mum said, glaring at me.
"What are you going to do?" I asked her. 'Would she send Jiseo away just like how she did to that girl?' I said to myself. "No, I am not going to send her away." She said immediately, as if she read my mind.
"Why?" I said, almost yelling. My mum gave me a sharp look, "What I did to that girl was all because she deserved it. She poured her food on you probably out of jealousy, and you gave her the same energy and she started acting the victim. But in this case, you were the one who started looking for trouble. When did this behaviour start? My daughter would be no bully and ruin my reputation and also hers!" My mum ranted.
I rolled my eyes inwardly, "She started it first. She came out of nowhere and is now trying to steal my top position in class and everybody was mesmerised by her and I think Min ho feels that way too. and-"
"Wait, so what you are trying to say is that you are insecure?" My mum said, cutting me off. "What? No!" I said in shock. "Yes, you are and you need to fix that. No child of mine will be insecure." "No, I'm not." I whined.
"You are getting bothered by a new girl in your school, saying that she is trying to steal your top position in your class, which does not even belong to you and Min ho has been in the top spot since grade 10, and you were just below him, which you never had a problem with, but now, she is at school, in class, probably working hard to take that number 2 spot of yours and you are here, because you are on a 2 weeks suspension because you bullied her. And also let me remind you that your mid term is in 2 weeks, so I guess you have to kiss that number 2 spot of yours goodbye." She said in a mocking tone and gave me one last look before she left my room.
I scoffed, "You were supposed to be on my side." I took my phone from my desk and decided to chat with Chaeyoung:
Me:
Hey.
Chaeyoung:
Hey. Are you missing me?
Me:
Ha, you wish.
Chaeyoung:
Wow, I guess prison time has not changed you one bit. I hope you know that this isn't really going well for you...
Me:
I know exams is in 2 weeks and it will begin when I'm done with my punishment.
Chaeyoung:
You are focusing on the wrong area. Have you forgotten what got you suspended in the first place?
Me:
Jiseo?
Chaeyoung:
Yes, but you forgot that you got suspended because you got mad that Jiseo is all over your 'man' but she wasn't , I don't even think she cares but the thing is that you are in your house, and she's here in school. With Su ho
I stared at her message in disbelief, "Why didn't I think of that?!"
Chaeyoung:
Uhm, are you still there?
I stared at the ceiling, still in disbelief, "Now this suspension is starting to look like a nightmare."
Lee Jiseo's POV (Point Of View)
"Classes are over. I'm so tired." Hari said, resting her head on her desk. I shook my head and let out a giggle. "Hey, do you want to go for some ice cream? I'm really craving it right now." She said packing her things.
"Uhm, I have to tutor Taemin so maybe another day? Or maybe tomorrow?" I suggested, raising a raised brow. Hari's face darkened at my words, "Oh, so you weren't joking about that." "No, she wasn't." Taemin interjected. Hari rolled her eyes and gave him a sharp glare, "If you even think of hurting Jiseo I will ruin your life."
"Ah, the precious daughter of the most respected fashion designer in Seoul, who is scared of cockroaches wants to ruin my life. I am so scared." Taemin said in feign fear.
I shook my head and stood up from my seat, "Let's go. Bye Hari." I waved. "Wait," She yelled, "How are you going to go home?" She whispered. "I'll sort something out." I reassured her before walking out of the class with Taemin.
Kim Min Ho's POV (Point Of View)
I came down from the car and took out the bunch of notes I wrote down for Arin and went to her door. I rang the doorbell and a butler opened the door for me with a smile, "Master Kim, are you here for Miss Jeon?" I nodded my head and looked at the notes in my hand.
"Come in please." He stepped to the side to let me in and I walked into the house. I looked around before sitting down on the chair. "I'll go tell her that you are here." He said but as he was about to leave, Arin walked by eating a snack.
"Ah, Miss Jeon?" The butler said, trying to get her attention, but Arin ignored him entering the kitchen. The butler looked at me awkwardly, "It seems that she has a pair of earpods in her ears, I'll go inform her that you're here."
"It looks like you don't need to." I said looking at Arin who froze when she saw me. She looked down at herself before she looked back at me and ran upstairs . "She seems to be embarrassed." The butler chuckled.
A few minutes later, Arin came downstairs looking more fresh than before. "Hey Min ho, you didn't tell me you were coming." She said sitting down next to me. "Yeah, sorry about that. I was going home and I decided to give you some notes I wrote today because you were absent." I said before handing her the notes.
"Oh, you didn't have to go through all this trouble." Arin blushed. "It was the least I could do, as your class president and your friend." I dragged out that last word with uncertainty. "Friends? Min ho, we're more than that. What do you mean friends?" She said, sounding a bit annoyed.
"We all know that we were childhood friends and you were actually in love with Min hyun but when he left for the States, I was your second option, and you only agreed to court me because of your unrequited love, so yeah we're friends." I said getting up, walking to the door before I stopped, "Oh and by the way, Min hyun is back from the States."
"Huh? He's back?" She said in shock. I left the house without answering her and drove out of her house.
Kim Jiseo POV (Point Of View)
"Wow Angry Bird, you are so helpless. How do you not know this simple equation?" Taemin said in bewilderment. I frowned and rested my head on the desk, "I'm not really good at math okay?! It's so complicated and the worst thing is where the hell would algebra appear in my life? Would I need to find x to cross the street?!" I grumbled.
"You really need help but luckily, you have me or else you would be such an idiot. And here I was thinking you were pretty smart." He said shaking his head with disappointment. I raised my head and gave him a glare, "It's getting pretty late." I said looking at the time on my watch.
"Late? It's only 7. We still have time for one or two equations." He said looking at the clock on the library wall. "7 O'clock is late." "Oh, you're not used to Korea's system yet. We normally stop studying at... Let's say 9?" He explained.
"9?!" I yelled in shock but was shushed by a bunch of students that were in the library studying. I bowed to them in apology before turning back to Taemin, "9?" I whispered. "Yeah, we usually stay up late studying, especially when it's mid-term season."
"That's so..." I paused, searching for a fitting word to use, "Wrong. You know a child needs rest right and if they don't get enough they can end up damaging their brain activity right?" I said, widening my eyes.
"Wow, are you a doctor or something?" Taemin teased. I rolled my eyes, "I want to become a neurologist, you know what it is right?" I asked with a raised brow.
His smile dropped, "Of course I do. What do you take me for?" "Oh, sorry." I said teasingly. I stood up and started packing my things into my bag, getting ready to leave, "Where are you going?" Taemin asked with a raised brow.
"Uhm, home? Unlike you, I actually value my mental health and besides, I have a video call with Toby by 8." "Toby? Is he your boyfriend?" "No, he is my best friend back in Nigeria. We normally have..." I trailed off, "Why am I telling you this?"
"Maybe it's because I'm your new best friend?" Taemin said with a cheeky smile that irritated me down to my core, "Stop that. And no, you're not my best friend." I quickly said. "Why?" He whined. "Because I can't be friends with a bully." I said with a fake smile.
"I've changed, me and Kang Dae are friends now." He defended. "Yeah, sure you have." I said, rolling my eyes, leaving our table when he pulled me by the arm.
"I really want to be friends with you Jiseo so even if that means that I have to change my ways, I would." I stared at him in shock, 'Did these words really come out of his mouth or do I need to brush up on my Korean?' I said to myself.
"Okay, I have heard you, now let go of my arm." I said to which he let go of my arm immediately, "Sorry. So are you going to tell me what is going on between you and Bobby." "Toby." I corrected. "Whatever. Go on." He said before packing his books from the table into his bag before following me out of the library.
"Well, Toby has been my friend since Nursery school up to High school. We went to the same school and it was like we almost did everything together that now that I moved to Korea, I miss him but if you ask me, I think it's for the best." I sighed.
"Why did you say that?" Taemin asked, leading me out of school. "I started developing feelings for him when we got to middle school." I said looking down. "Woah, so it's like an unrequited love right? One sided? Or do you think he has feelings for you?" Taemin stopped walking and faced me.
"No, he doesn't." I shook my head. "Did you ask him?" He said with a raised brow. I looked up to him slowly with a face that says 'Are you fucking kidding me?' He read my face and gave me a confused look, "What?"
I shook my head and walked ahead of him, "Hey! Jiseo wait up." He ran up to my side.