Hani High school Seoul (Yura 17 yrs old)
“Yura…” Her maths soensaeng called her in mocking tone. “I hope you do better than this in the finals.”
Yura took the test page and looked at her unsatisfactory remarks. The boy, sitting beside her, giggled at the teacher’s words. Yura felt embarrassed.
“I hate him…” She thought and looked at the boy with squinted eyes.
He looked back and smiled.
“Sungjae… here’s your record. You can laugh at it too.” Soensaengnim taunted. The boy looked at the paper. “Oh… how can you do this to me?” He whispered.
Yura captured the opportunity and laughed inwardly. He looked at her and smirked. “So you like laughing at others, Kim Yura?” Sungjae asked.
She remained quiet. “How rude!” She thought.
2 Weeks later
All in the class were waiting for the teacher to come. Yura’s friends gathered around her to gossip about things. Boys gathered around Sungjae who was sitting on his desk.
“Oye Sungjae… I heard you broke up with your gf?” One of the boy spoke loudly to gain girls attention.
“Really Sungjae? Is that true?” Another boy asked.
“Huh… she was a drag.” Sungjae paused. “And besides…” He stared at Yura and smirked. “ I have my eyes on someone else…” Yura didn’t look at him
“Cool bro… and who is she?” One boy asked. Sungjae got off the desk and walked towards Yura.
“Yura… he’s coming here.” Yura’s friend whispered.
“Who?” Yura asked unknowingly. She turned back and saw Sungjae standing behind her.
“I like you, Yura. Go out with me.” He asked her out.
Yura’s eyes bulged out and her mind went blank. There was a silence in the class.
The teacher came in the class and everyone took their seats.
“Would she reject him?” A girl asked another girl.
“Not in a million years. He’s got the perfect boyfriend material.” She replied.
After the last period, all the students got ready to go home. Yura hurriedly packed her bag and went out of the class. She looked around sneakingly and was just about to run but Sungjae blocked her way. His hands were in his pocket. He leaned a little closer. Yura stuck her hair behind her ear and hesitatingly looked back at him.
“Yura… Yura…. Yura… Why don’t you go out with me or someone else? You’ve such a decent face. It’s seriously a waste of time, being without a boyfriend.” He said while leaning closer.
“Ahh…. Yeah….” She smiled weakly and stepped back. “See ya later.” She turned back to run away but he seized her wrist.
“Think about it and gimme an answer. Soon.”
“Ye…” Yura bowed and he released her hand.
She came out and got onto the bus leading to her home. She took a seat and sighed.
“Uhh he is cool but…” She whispered while panting. She couldn’t think anything, so she decided to ask her new umma, who recently became her best friend.
“Ummmaaa?” She yelled after entering home.
Sunhye came out of her room and hugged Yura. “How was your day?”
“Confusing.” She threw her bag on the table and jumped onto the couch.
“What’s wrong dear?” Sunhye asked in a worried tone.
“Ahhhh…. Do you think I have a decent face?”
“Why are you asking this all of a sudden?”
“A classmate asked me out.”
“Ne???......................Then? Did you say yes?”
“I was too afraid to say anything. He asked me out in front of the whole class.”
“Hmmm…. This guy seems a little tricky. If he asked you like this… he doesn’t want you to reject his offer. He must really like you.”
“So what should I do now?”
“Well, Yura, this is the age of extreme stupidity and one should focus on studies. But if you think he’s a nice guy, you should not let the opportunity slip away. Did anything else happen regarding him?”
Yura hesitated a bit. “Nope…”
“Sure?”
“nee…..” She hugged her umma and went to her bedroom.
The next day, Yura came to the class and took her seat.
“Ahan… Mam Yura got asked out by the heart throb of the class?” Hara asked in an envious tone.
“Are you irritated?” Yura taunted.
“Huh why would I?” Hara went back to her seat.
“You should go out with him Yura…” Yura’s close friend suggested.
“I am thinking the same thing. I’ll tell him after classes are over.” Yura told her.
“Yura fighting.”
Yura laughed. “Its embarrassing. Stop it.”
“Good morning Yura.” Sungjae threw his bag on his chair beside Yura.
“Good morning.” Yura smiled.
“So… have you sorted out the answer?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
“Tell me now!” He asked making cute faces.
“Ahh ok. I accept your offer.”
“That means you like me.”
“Kinda…”
“Well I’ll make you want me…” He came closer to tell her through whispering. He went back to his seat. He gave her a sexy look. She turned her face away and her cheeks were red.
3 days later
“Lets go home together YU-RA….” Sungjae offered and Yura nodded.
They were walking on the road.
“We should try to know each other.” Sungjae proposed the idea.
“You are right.”
He held her hand.
“What are you doing?”
“Isn’t it what couples normally do?”
“Yeah… but still…” She felt embarrassed.
“Come on.” He pulled her closer.
“I am not used to these kind of things.”
“Really… then make yourself used to it. You haven’t even looked at me properly since we started dating.” He set free her hand and went another way.
“Sungjae?” She called him.
He waved and walked his own way.
Yura came home and went straight to her bed. She placed her head on the pillow.
“What should I do now? He is so fast forward. I should be confident too.” She thought.
“Yura dear… whats the matter? You didn’t greet me.” Sunhye entered the room and sat on the bed. She stroked her hair.
“Umma… is having a boyfriend troublesome?”
“Ofcourse it is. Yura… don’t let him get over your mind. ok?”
“um” She nodded and closed her eyes.
6 days later
Yura and Sungjae were walking alone on the street.
“Would you meet my umma? She wants to see you.”
“Wae…” He asked.
“Ask her when you meet her, since she didn’t tell me.”
“What a drag!” He murmured. “Fine.” He grabbed her hand and dragged her to a quiet corner of the street.
“Whats the matter, Sungjae?” Yura became upset.
“Whats the matter, Sungjae?” He imitated Yura.
“I am not in the mood to joke around with you.” She glared.
“Ahh, it melts me when you show your anger, seriously.” He pushed her against the wall.
“Whats wrong with you?” Yura felt helpless.
Sungjae licked his lips and pressed his body against hers. “Let me love you.” He inclined on her, closer to her lips. Yura suddenly disengaged her hand from his grip and slapped him. Sungjae stepped back with a jolt. He turned his face towards her with a deathly look. Her eyes were teary and red.
“I never liked you anyway.” She said.
He stared at her with contempt. “You’ll pay.”
Yura reached home very late that day.
Jaehyun opened the door and saw his daughter with slightly torn uniform, muddy face and swollen eye.
“OH MY GOD Yura… What happened?” Her father asked.
“I tripped.”
“Don’t lie. Who did this?”
“I am not lying.”
“Jaehyun… it seems she’s telling the truth. Come on Yura, go to your room. I’ll be back with first aid.” Sunhye said.
“Ne…” Yura agreed.
“I’ll go with her.” Jaehyun felt restless.
“No darling. Let her be alone for sometime.”
Jaehyun gave a confused look to her wife. She ensured her that she’ll take care of Yura and went.
Sunhye applied gel on her scratches.
“Did you have a fight with him?”
“We broke up.”
Sunhye smiled. “He deserves not to be with a great girl like you. If you say, we can submit a complaint against him.”
“Ani…. I provoked him. I slapped him first.”
“Yura??? Wae?”
“I don’t know. I just couldn’t bear him.” She started weeping.
Sunhye hugged her and stroked her hair. “I saw many of my friends being in problem due to so called bfs. So, I decided not to have one until I become mature.” She separated. “Wait until you become mature enough.”
“I don’t trust myself anymore. I trust you. So, you find me a match.” Yura hugged her again with teary closed eyes.

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