The way which the wind blows

Your POV
The next day I wake up with a text from Sehun. I smile as I read. ‘Good morning turd. Wake up! Today is not Saturday its Thursday! See you at school.’ I’m a little startled by him calling me a turd, but I dismiss it when I finish reading the text. Today feels like a good day.

Sehun’s POV
‘Good morning bumface! I’m awake thank you very much! I really can’t be bothered going to school today I might just skip… ‘ I read the text (Y/N) sent to me after I sent her one. ‘You’re coming to school! Exo is performing ‘History’ again at assembly. We refined everything so it’s better than last time. Come and watch!’ I text back. I get an instant reply. ‘OK! I will come to watch you guys sing and dance! It better be good haha!’ ‘It’ll be worth it.’ We leave it at that and I get ready fro school.

The refined and improved ‘History’ performance was a lot better than the first one we did. To be fair, we only had one week to come up with the song, so I think we did really good. After the performance we hi five each other. “That was great guys!” says Joonmyun. “Heaps of improvement! That’s what is expected of Exo right?!” We cheer again. To outsiders, we may look a bit silly. But to us, this is an accomplishment.

At recess, I dont see (Y/N). I feel kind of disappointed. I kind of expected she would tell me how great we were, how great I was. I brush the thought off, If I don’t see her today I’ll be OK, I’ll call her tonight. I look forward to it.

Your POV
Recess is after this class. I am looking forward to seeing Sehun and the guys. Right now is science, and we are conducting an experiment. Bunsen burners and different chemicals. The chemicals we put on the match burn different colours when we put them to a fire. Suddenly, there are shouts that there is a fire. When I turn in alarm, I see a classmate’s long hair on fire. She’s screaming and freaking out about her burning hair. While freaking out, she knocks over a beaker of flammable liquid and the fire spreads. She uses her sleeves to pat the fire in her hair out, but the fire surrounding her was too big to just pat out. She was surrounded, isolated by fire. “Where’s the teacher?” I shout. The science teacher is sprawled on her desk, gasping for air. “What’s wrong with the teacher?” I shout over screaming classmates. “She’s got asthma!” someone shouts back. “Get her out right now!” Jaquie and I shout in unison. “Everyone get out!” I cough and choke as the smoke fills my lungs, my eyes sting and water. Yooni is crying, surrounded by fire. “I’ll get you out!” I manage to choke. The sprinklers in the room go off, but the fire is too big and wild to be extinguished by rain. “Jaquie! Extinguisher!” I shout. She runs and hands it over to me. “Thanks. I’ll handle it from here. Go before you get hurt.” I say, she gives me a worried expression. I draw my brows together and glare at her, she nods and runs out of the room. I hear the school bell ring, indicating that it is recess time, I frantically rip out the safety cord and press on the extinguisher. Not caring if I get foam on her, at least she’ll be safe. Once the fire is out, I open all the windows in the room. I stick my head out the window and choke. Air. Fresh air. Yooni is still crying, I escort her outside the class. The class cheer and the first aid teacher runs towards us. “I got the first aid teacher.” Said another classmate. I nod and thank him. She hands the science teacher the asthma pump and checks each student for burns or asthma problems. She finally turns to Yooni. “Minor burns.” Mumbles the first aid teacher. “Well need to get you to the first aid room.” Then she attends to me, nothing is severe, I just have a sore throat from inhaling all the smoke. I accompany Yooni to the first aid room with Jaquie by my side. “Thank you.” Says Yooni in a shaky voice. Tears well up in her eyes. “Thank you so much.” She starts to whimper and goes to rub her eyes. “Don’t do that!” says the first aid teacher. “I have to attend to your burns, don’t touch anything.” I dab a tissue into her teary eyes and smile apologetically at her. “I’m sorry about the burns, if I was quicker maybe you wouldn’t have any.” Yooni shakes her head. “No. No. You did everything you could. I am in your debt.” She starts to tear up again. So dramatic. “There is no debt or anything. I’m glad you’re safe.” The first aid teacher treats Yooni’s burns with cold water and covers them with a protective material. Just as they finish, the bell goes off again. I sigh. “Period 3 already.”

Lunchtime comes quickly. Jaquie and I search the school for Exo, but we cant find even one of them. I think of calling them, but then I remember that I don’t really know them and shouldn’t get too attached. So lunchtime is just me and Jaquie as usual.


Sehun’s POV
I check my clock; 7:00pm. She might be free. I call her mobile. “Where were you today?” I ask immediately after she answers. “Where were you?” she asks back. “I was looking for you at recess and lunch time I was in the music room with Exo, writing our next song.” I say, eager to hear her response. “Well, at recess I was saving someone from a fire, and lunchtime I was looking for you.” “The fire was in your class!” I ask in shock. I had heard about the fire, but wasn’t sure which class it was. “Yeah it was. Everything is good now.” She chuckles. “It’s not funny. Are you hurt?” I ask. “No I’m OK. But I appreciate you caring.” She says sweetly. “Anyone would care for you.” I say. Suddenly there is an awkward silence. We both don’t know how to answer. “Tomorrow we should hang out.” I say, breaking the silence like it was glass, difficult, but doable. I hear (Y/N) make a noise. “We should. Just me and you…?” I swallow. I hadn’t intended for her to perceive it as just me and her, but I go along with it. “Yes. Just me and you at lunch time.” I say. It sounded more like a question than a statement. She clicks her tongue. I suddenly feel doubtful of her response. “Yeah! That sounds good.” She giggles. I sigh in relief. Thank god it isn’t awkward between us.

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