Just another HS fic-45 Chapter
CHAPTER 45-
Walking to school today felt weird. It was as if I was being watched. I was used to people staring at me now, but today it felt different. Even when there was nobody around, I felt like somebody was staring at me.
It’s kind of scary, but I tried to brush it off. It’s probably the after effect of people staring at you Jaejoong.
When the school was in sight, I walked faster, but suddenly, a person stood in front of me. Mansu, ugh. No wonder I felt watched. Very soon, I discovered that it wasn’t just Mansu, but all of his goons that were around me.
I looked up and there was Mansu, smiling at me cockily.
“I guess you still didn’t learn your lesson, eh?” he told me, pushing me. I fell back a little. Ugh… having a depressive period really does toll on your body. I feel a lot weaker than when I just entered school. Maybe I should start karate class again…
“I did learn my lessons” I told him “I’m not the one who goes out bullying people instead of studying in class” I said cynically. He snickered as he looked away indignatly. Then, he looked back at me with a fierce look.
“Look, I don’t know if you have noticed this, but… we’re not on school grounds anymore” he said dangerously “...and you know what that means?” he said menacingly.
“Well it-“
Before I could finish my sentence, Mansu punched me on the left cheek. I nearly fell over, but managed to keep balance. He laughed cockily after he punched me.
“Not so tough now, eh?” he said, wiping his hand on his shirt. I got up, rubbing my cheek.
“Tougher than a coward who need twenty people just to fight one guy” I told him “one guy that he finds so weak on top of that” I spat and he rushed over to punch me again, but this time I dodged it.
“So now you’re going to protect your pride by punching me? You’re only proving my point further” I told him tauntingly. Hearing that, he stood straight with a big grin on his face and straightened his jacket.
“Big words for somebody so gay looking as you, I mean, did you see your face?” he mocked and his goons laughed with him, as if on cue.
“I did actually and I got complimented many times for having a face like actually” I told him and he burst out in laughter.
“Haha! Are you kidding me?! A face like that?! Whoever told you that was probably just lying to you cause they pity you! Hahaha!” Mansu said, holding on to his stomach in an exaggerated way.
“Really? Is that why you’re going out of your ways just to bully me? Are you sure it’s not because you’re dead jealous of me?” I said with a hateful smirk. His smile twitched a little.
“Why would I be jealous of a pansy like you?” he said seethingly, on the edge of punching me again. I took in a deep breath.
I am already frustrated enough, but it looks like this guy just had to choose the worst moment to come and bother me. Well, too bad for him. I guess I’ll just have to let out all of my frustration on him then.
“Because I got close to Euna. You know, that girl whom you claimed yours until I set her up with Yunho? Someone who is a million times better than you in every aspect, so much that you have to be here, bullying me, in order to let out your bitter frustration of being a loser, a jerk and a failure at life! So tell me now. Why do you think you should be jealous of me?” I said venomously, pouring the energy of my darkest thoughts into my words.
Mansu stood there, face red and veins bulging. He held his fists so tight that they look as hard as rocks.
“I’m going to make you regret you ever said any of that” he muttered and walked towards me, his goons formed a circle around us, like an arena.
“Yes, do make me regret telling you truth. That’ll surely help. Anyhow…” I said, tossing my schoolbag to a nearby tree “…I’m in much need of a fight right now too…” I said, taking a battle position and doing a come here sign with my hand
“…so bring it on”
~ ~ ~
Mansu ran towards me like a bull, screaming at the top of his lungs. I avoided his first punch aimed at my face but didn’t succeed dodging the second one at my stomach. I lost my breath, but quickly took a step back, panting. Damn, that hurts…good thing I didn’t eat much for breakfast.
“You think you can fight me, pansy?” he said, throwing another punch which I dodged. My stomach hurts like shit right now ugh, I really should have worked out, but I guess that it couldn’t be helped if I was depressed.
My anger rushed back immediately, just thinking about how weak Yunho made me.
“Fuck you!” I yelled as I dashed forward and elbowed him in the face hard. He was knocked off guard, probably not expecting me to retaliate at all. He held one hand to his face while his other hand was still in a defensive position. Taking advantage of his moment of weakness, I dashed forward again and kneed him in the stomach, making him bend over slightly. As he was lying on my knee, I pushed my knee upwards while stabbing both my elbows on his back.
“Ugh!” He grunted.
I was about to retreat my leg, when he grabbed it with both his arms, surprising me. This guy might not be fast or smart, but at least he’s got the brawn. I tried to kick him away, but my leg was stuck. Grabbing my thigh, he lunged forward with a scream and made me lose balance, tossing both of us on the concrete floor, me being the one on the bottom.
“AHHG!” I yelled as my back hit the floor painfully; the pain was increased when Mansu’s weight came crashing on me, making me lose my breath. As I was on the floor, he grabbed my shirt and punched me in the face. Hard. I felt my left cheek getting swollen.
Brawling isn’t exactly my forte, so what should I do…? He’s got me pinned down and he’s way too heavy to push off…
Mansu landed another punch on my face. OW damn it!
Void of any other options, I decided to tickle his sides which, miraculously worked. He squirmed a little and got distracted for a second, trying to remove my hands with the hand he punched me with. I quickly removed my hands from his sides and brought it to his face. I grabbed his head with both my hands and slammed his face with my forehead, headbutting him hard. He let go of my shirt and held that hand to his face. Taking the opportunity, I kneed him as hard as I could. He gasped, losing his breath. I pushed him over with all my strength and stood up. He was on the floor, about to get up when I jabbed another kick into his stomach, making him lose his breath again. There’s no way I’m letting him get up. I don’t care if it’s playing dirty.
I kicked him again twice just to make sure he was KO-ed. He was squirming on the floor now, gasping for air. Good. Suddenly, I felt like the human around of us was shifting. Oh damn… the goons…
While they’re still in shock that I beat their leader, I should make it for the school gates!
“Raarrrgh!” I yelled, raising my feet again as if to give another jab into Mansu’s stomach, which would probably be fatal at this point. As soon as the goons rushed over to save their leader, I ran for it, pushing them aside and hitting and kicking some aside. I quickly grabbed my bag and made a run for it. It took maybe a second or two for them to realize what I’ve just done, but they immediately started running after me. I dashed as fast as I could and finally. I made it to the gates. The school security looked at me with a surprised look when I entered running with a swollen and slightly bruised left cheek and dirtied shirt. The people who were chasing me stopped at the gates and after the security man shot them a glare, they all ran off.
Huh… I guess even just saying “hello” to the school security every morning has its advantages…
“Are you okay, student?” he asked me. I was still panting and trying to catch my breath.
“Y…yea…I… just need to get some… ice… I think…”I said, holding to my cheek. I could really feel the burn now. My other hand was holding on to my stomach which was probably bruised now.
“Mm. I will ask a student to escort you then. I will need to make sure catch those guys who did this to you if they try to come in” he said and looked around.
“You there! Student!” he shouted out and I turned around to see who he was shouting at.
No. Shit… It can’t be…
“Yes, sir…?” Yunho said as he looked at me -or rather my swollen face- with a confused expression.
“Please escort this student to the nurse’s office” the security man said.
“I-it’s okay… I can go by myself” I said which made the security guy shoot me a weird look.
“No need to act tough, student” he said to me “please bring him to the nurse’s office” he then said to Yunho who nodded. Yunho put an arm around my back to help me with walking as we walked towards school. My heart was thumping fast from all the andrealine and running, but it is now for a whole other reason. As soon as I was sure that the security guard could see us anymore, I pushed his arm away.
“I’ve got bruises… not a broken leg” I told him and he didn’t say anything; he just kept looking at me and my destroyed appearance.
Heechul wasn’t going to be happy about this. Especially not the hair that he spend so much time on.
“Who did this to you?” he asked seriously. I’m not really sure if he was asking this out of curiosity or …
No… I’m pretty sure it’s out of curiosity.
“Does it matter? Aren’t you happy now?” I asked him, trying to smirk, but failing since my cheek stung as I tried.
“Why would I be happy?” he asked as if it wasn’t obvious. The hell?
“Because you hate me!” I said angrily and he seemed to be a little bit taken aback by my sudden outburst. “You even told me yesterday! You think that I stole everybody around you! Don’t you like seeing that I got beat up?” I exploded, ready to burst in tears the moment he said yes, but it never came. He remained silent as he looked away. He also looked irritated.
“Or are you pissed that you didn’t get to do it yourself? Is that it?” I said, feeling my eyes stinging. What’s wrong with me…? Why am I hurting myself like this…
He looked back at me, looking angry yet not completely. I couldn’t really read his expression.
“I’m not that kind of person.” he finally said, firmly. No he’s not. He’s not that kind of person, but even so. Even so, he’s hurt me much more than the physical pain I’m feeling now. Much much more… I took a step in front of him and turned around, making both of us stop walking.
“You might not be that kind of person, but you hate me Yunho” I told him, looking at him in the eyes, trying hard to not give in to the tears “and if you hate me… I’m not going to take your help. It will save you from feeling… uncomfortable. Just tell the teacher that I’ll be a little late, that’s all I’ll ask for…thanks” I said, and I turned around and headed to the nurse’s office. The tears started rolling down my cheeks.
~ ~ ~
“Oh dear…you’re crying… it must hurt a lot” the nurse said, pressing the ice pack gently against my cheek as I cried silently, tears dropping steadily from my eyes.
Why am I such a masochist? Saying what I did obviously hurt me more than it’d ever hurt him…
But why did I do it…?
“Shhh… stop crying now” the nurse told me “it’s okay now…” she said with a worried look on her face, patting me on the shoulder gently. It only made me want to cry more…
I think that I’m probably trying to protect myself by doing this…
Yunho’s arm around me… it felt so good. But knowing that it didn’t belong to me probably made me feel just as sad; knowing that he’d never willingly put his arms around me like that…
“Everything’s going to be all right…” the nurse’s said and it made me sob. I cried harder as I buried my face in my hands, ignoring the pain that it cause to my face. I just need to cry it out…
Everything’s going to be alright, I told myself.
Everything’s going to be alright…
Everything’s going to be alright…
…
~ ~ ~
I spent at least a good half an hour just crying in the nurse’s office, which earned me to go to the principal’s office right after, with not only a swollen cheek, but also red puffy eyes.
“What happened Jaejoong? The security told me that you got bullied!” the principal said, concerned.
I nodded and the principal frowned.
“Who bullied you?” he asked me very seriously “is it Mansu?” he asked. It looks like it wasn’t the first time that Mansu bullied somebody. Good thing he has the money to back it up.
I nodded.
“That’s it! I don’t care how much money his family has, I’m expelling that kid!” he said as he slammed both his hands on his desk.
“S-sir…” I said, hiccupping a little due to the after effect of sobbing “please don’t expel him…” I said. After saying all those things to him, I can’t help but feel bad for the guy. It might be soft on my part, but that guy really does seem like someone who truly has nothing other than money. He has to use his fists to order everybody around… I bet he doesn’t even have real friends. And after getting beat up…getting expelled too? Even I can only punish someone so much for being a jerk.
“Did he threaten you to not tell on him?” he principal said, even angrier now. Another reason why I don’t want the principal to expel him is that the principal is probably feeling more compelled to expel him seeing how much I cried… but without knowing the actual reason why I cried in the first place. It would be slightly unfair to Mansu…
“No sir, that’s not it… it’s just that I feel like you should just put more control over him… expelling him wouldn’t be the solution to turn him good” I said and the principal looked at me with a puzzled look.
“But he’s only going to cause more trouble!” the principal told me and I shook my head.
“I think that before, Mansu always knew that he couldn’t get expelled because he had the money to back it up” the principal coughed a little at what I said “but now that you’re actually planning on expelling him, I’m sure he’d take it a lot more seriously and behave better” I told him.
“Are you sure about this, Jaejoong?” the principal asked, a little bit helplessly as if his efforts to help me personally were rendered useless. “
“Yes sir” I replied.
“Alright right, but if he tries to-“
“Yes, I know sir. I’m sure he won’t anymore” I said.
Especially not after I beat the shit out of him, that is.
~ ~ ~
During class, people stared at me as usual except they looked surprised. Euna even came to me in public to as me what happened. I told her to ask Yunho since, honestly, I didn’t really want to talk to her anymore. She reminds me too much of Yunho and too much of how I can never have him.
During lunch, my three friends also wanted to hear the whole story. Junsu kept asking me if everything was okay over and over and over again while Changmin just wanted to get up and beat Mansu up all over again even though I already told him that I did. Well, what can I say; Changmin’s actually quite manly and well… guard-dogish. IU just seemed worried in general, but could tell that I was okay. Junsu offered to stay with me while the other go to the road trip, but I insisted that he went and have fun there. I also told him that what would make me feel better is if he made up with Yoochun and became his happy bubbly self again. On the outside, he refused stubbornly, but I knew that when the time came, he’d probably just go to Yoochun without much resistance.
No tutoring for me tonight due to my… wounds. I guess that also means no ride home for me in a limo. I’ll have to walk tonight.
Everyday in autum seems to make the days go shorter. Pretty soon, I’m sure that the leaves would start changing colours too. It’s been a while since I’ve walked outside, but it’s pretty special, noticing the day getting darker.
When I almost got home, the strange feeling from this morning came back again. I felt watched and it sent chills down my spine. Don’t tell me that Mansu is already back for some more?! Ugh! I looked around, but saw nobody. Strange. How can somebody go to such an extent just for revenge anyways?
Well… I’m almost at my apartment anyways. I quickly ran back to keep away from trouble and went home. The feeling of being watched dissapeared once I got home. Today, I decided to take a bath to ease the muscle pain. I cooked up some good food, ate well and didn’t bother with homework at all. After all, everybody will be going to the road trip tomorrow so I’ll have plenty of time to study and heal. Joy!
I went to sleep. My mind at ease since I don’t need to wake up early tomorrow. Maybe things are going to get better now…
~ ~ ~
Walking to school today felt weird. It was as if I was being watched. I was used to people staring at me now, but today it felt different. Even when there was nobody around, I felt like somebody was staring at me.
It’s kind of scary, but I tried to brush it off. It’s probably the after effect of people staring at you Jaejoong.
When the school was in sight, I walked faster, but suddenly, a person stood in front of me. Mansu, ugh. No wonder I felt watched. Very soon, I discovered that it wasn’t just Mansu, but all of his goons that were around me.
I looked up and there was Mansu, smiling at me cockily.
“I guess you still didn’t learn your lesson, eh?” he told me, pushing me. I fell back a little. Ugh… having a depressive period really does toll on your body. I feel a lot weaker than when I just entered school. Maybe I should start karate class again…
“I did learn my lessons” I told him “I’m not the one who goes out bullying people instead of studying in class” I said cynically. He snickered as he looked away indignatly. Then, he looked back at me with a fierce look.
“Look, I don’t know if you have noticed this, but… we’re not on school grounds anymore” he said dangerously “...and you know what that means?” he said menacingly.
“Well it-“
Before I could finish my sentence, Mansu punched me on the left cheek. I nearly fell over, but managed to keep balance. He laughed cockily after he punched me.
“Not so tough now, eh?” he said, wiping his hand on his shirt. I got up, rubbing my cheek.
“Tougher than a coward who need twenty people just to fight one guy” I told him “one guy that he finds so weak on top of that” I spat and he rushed over to punch me again, but this time I dodged it.
“So now you’re going to protect your pride by punching me? You’re only proving my point further” I told him tauntingly. Hearing that, he stood straight with a big grin on his face and straightened his jacket.
“Big words for somebody so gay looking as you, I mean, did you see your face?” he mocked and his goons laughed with him, as if on cue.
“I did actually and I got complimented many times for having a face like actually” I told him and he burst out in laughter.
“Haha! Are you kidding me?! A face like that?! Whoever told you that was probably just lying to you cause they pity you! Hahaha!” Mansu said, holding on to his stomach in an exaggerated way.
“Really? Is that why you’re going out of your ways just to bully me? Are you sure it’s not because you’re dead jealous of me?” I said with a hateful smirk. His smile twitched a little.
“Why would I be jealous of a pansy like you?” he said seethingly, on the edge of punching me again. I took in a deep breath.
I am already frustrated enough, but it looks like this guy just had to choose the worst moment to come and bother me. Well, too bad for him. I guess I’ll just have to let out all of my frustration on him then.
“Because I got close to Euna. You know, that girl whom you claimed yours until I set her up with Yunho? Someone who is a million times better than you in every aspect, so much that you have to be here, bullying me, in order to let out your bitter frustration of being a loser, a jerk and a failure at life! So tell me now. Why do you think you should be jealous of me?” I said venomously, pouring the energy of my darkest thoughts into my words.
Mansu stood there, face red and veins bulging. He held his fists so tight that they look as hard as rocks.
“I’m going to make you regret you ever said any of that” he muttered and walked towards me, his goons formed a circle around us, like an arena.
“Yes, do make me regret telling you truth. That’ll surely help. Anyhow…” I said, tossing my schoolbag to a nearby tree “…I’m in much need of a fight right now too…” I said, taking a battle position and doing a come here sign with my hand
“…so bring it on”
~ ~ ~
Mansu ran towards me like a bull, screaming at the top of his lungs. I avoided his first punch aimed at my face but didn’t succeed dodging the second one at my stomach. I lost my breath, but quickly took a step back, panting. Damn, that hurts…good thing I didn’t eat much for breakfast.
“You think you can fight me, pansy?” he said, throwing another punch which I dodged. My stomach hurts like shit right now ugh, I really should have worked out, but I guess that it couldn’t be helped if I was depressed.
My anger rushed back immediately, just thinking about how weak Yunho made me.
“Fuck you!” I yelled as I dashed forward and elbowed him in the face hard. He was knocked off guard, probably not expecting me to retaliate at all. He held one hand to his face while his other hand was still in a defensive position. Taking advantage of his moment of weakness, I dashed forward again and kneed him in the stomach, making him bend over slightly. As he was lying on my knee, I pushed my knee upwards while stabbing both my elbows on his back.
“Ugh!” He grunted.
I was about to retreat my leg, when he grabbed it with both his arms, surprising me. This guy might not be fast or smart, but at least he’s got the brawn. I tried to kick him away, but my leg was stuck. Grabbing my thigh, he lunged forward with a scream and made me lose balance, tossing both of us on the concrete floor, me being the one on the bottom.
“AHHG!” I yelled as my back hit the floor painfully; the pain was increased when Mansu’s weight came crashing on me, making me lose my breath. As I was on the floor, he grabbed my shirt and punched me in the face. Hard. I felt my left cheek getting swollen.
Brawling isn’t exactly my forte, so what should I do…? He’s got me pinned down and he’s way too heavy to push off…
Mansu landed another punch on my face. OW damn it!
Void of any other options, I decided to tickle his sides which, miraculously worked. He squirmed a little and got distracted for a second, trying to remove my hands with the hand he punched me with. I quickly removed my hands from his sides and brought it to his face. I grabbed his head with both my hands and slammed his face with my forehead, headbutting him hard. He let go of my shirt and held that hand to his face. Taking the opportunity, I kneed him as hard as I could. He gasped, losing his breath. I pushed him over with all my strength and stood up. He was on the floor, about to get up when I jabbed another kick into his stomach, making him lose his breath again. There’s no way I’m letting him get up. I don’t care if it’s playing dirty.
I kicked him again twice just to make sure he was KO-ed. He was squirming on the floor now, gasping for air. Good. Suddenly, I felt like the human around of us was shifting. Oh damn… the goons…
While they’re still in shock that I beat their leader, I should make it for the school gates!
“Raarrrgh!” I yelled, raising my feet again as if to give another jab into Mansu’s stomach, which would probably be fatal at this point. As soon as the goons rushed over to save their leader, I ran for it, pushing them aside and hitting and kicking some aside. I quickly grabbed my bag and made a run for it. It took maybe a second or two for them to realize what I’ve just done, but they immediately started running after me. I dashed as fast as I could and finally. I made it to the gates. The school security looked at me with a surprised look when I entered running with a swollen and slightly bruised left cheek and dirtied shirt. The people who were chasing me stopped at the gates and after the security man shot them a glare, they all ran off.
Huh… I guess even just saying “hello” to the school security every morning has its advantages…
“Are you okay, student?” he asked me. I was still panting and trying to catch my breath.
“Y…yea…I… just need to get some… ice… I think…”I said, holding to my cheek. I could really feel the burn now. My other hand was holding on to my stomach which was probably bruised now.
“Mm. I will ask a student to escort you then. I will need to make sure catch those guys who did this to you if they try to come in” he said and looked around.
“You there! Student!” he shouted out and I turned around to see who he was shouting at.
No. Shit… It can’t be…
“Yes, sir…?” Yunho said as he looked at me -or rather my swollen face- with a confused expression.
“Please escort this student to the nurse’s office” the security man said.
“I-it’s okay… I can go by myself” I said which made the security guy shoot me a weird look.
“No need to act tough, student” he said to me “please bring him to the nurse’s office” he then said to Yunho who nodded. Yunho put an arm around my back to help me with walking as we walked towards school. My heart was thumping fast from all the andrealine and running, but it is now for a whole other reason. As soon as I was sure that the security guard could see us anymore, I pushed his arm away.
“I’ve got bruises… not a broken leg” I told him and he didn’t say anything; he just kept looking at me and my destroyed appearance.
Heechul wasn’t going to be happy about this. Especially not the hair that he spend so much time on.
“Who did this to you?” he asked seriously. I’m not really sure if he was asking this out of curiosity or …
No… I’m pretty sure it’s out of curiosity.
“Does it matter? Aren’t you happy now?” I asked him, trying to smirk, but failing since my cheek stung as I tried.
“Why would I be happy?” he asked as if it wasn’t obvious. The hell?
“Because you hate me!” I said angrily and he seemed to be a little bit taken aback by my sudden outburst. “You even told me yesterday! You think that I stole everybody around you! Don’t you like seeing that I got beat up?” I exploded, ready to burst in tears the moment he said yes, but it never came. He remained silent as he looked away. He also looked irritated.
“Or are you pissed that you didn’t get to do it yourself? Is that it?” I said, feeling my eyes stinging. What’s wrong with me…? Why am I hurting myself like this…
He looked back at me, looking angry yet not completely. I couldn’t really read his expression.
“I’m not that kind of person.” he finally said, firmly. No he’s not. He’s not that kind of person, but even so. Even so, he’s hurt me much more than the physical pain I’m feeling now. Much much more… I took a step in front of him and turned around, making both of us stop walking.
“You might not be that kind of person, but you hate me Yunho” I told him, looking at him in the eyes, trying hard to not give in to the tears “and if you hate me… I’m not going to take your help. It will save you from feeling… uncomfortable. Just tell the teacher that I’ll be a little late, that’s all I’ll ask for…thanks” I said, and I turned around and headed to the nurse’s office. The tears started rolling down my cheeks.
~ ~ ~
“Oh dear…you’re crying… it must hurt a lot” the nurse said, pressing the ice pack gently against my cheek as I cried silently, tears dropping steadily from my eyes.
Why am I such a masochist? Saying what I did obviously hurt me more than it’d ever hurt him…
But why did I do it…?
“Shhh… stop crying now” the nurse told me “it’s okay now…” she said with a worried look on her face, patting me on the shoulder gently. It only made me want to cry more…
I think that I’m probably trying to protect myself by doing this…
Yunho’s arm around me… it felt so good. But knowing that it didn’t belong to me probably made me feel just as sad; knowing that he’d never willingly put his arms around me like that…
“Everything’s going to be all right…” the nurse’s said and it made me sob. I cried harder as I buried my face in my hands, ignoring the pain that it cause to my face. I just need to cry it out…
Everything’s going to be alright, I told myself.
Everything’s going to be alright…
Everything’s going to be alright…
…
~ ~ ~
I spent at least a good half an hour just crying in the nurse’s office, which earned me to go to the principal’s office right after, with not only a swollen cheek, but also red puffy eyes.
“What happened Jaejoong? The security told me that you got bullied!” the principal said, concerned.
I nodded and the principal frowned.
“Who bullied you?” he asked me very seriously “is it Mansu?” he asked. It looks like it wasn’t the first time that Mansu bullied somebody. Good thing he has the money to back it up.
I nodded.
“That’s it! I don’t care how much money his family has, I’m expelling that kid!” he said as he slammed both his hands on his desk.
“S-sir…” I said, hiccupping a little due to the after effect of sobbing “please don’t expel him…” I said. After saying all those things to him, I can’t help but feel bad for the guy. It might be soft on my part, but that guy really does seem like someone who truly has nothing other than money. He has to use his fists to order everybody around… I bet he doesn’t even have real friends. And after getting beat up…getting expelled too? Even I can only punish someone so much for being a jerk.
“Did he threaten you to not tell on him?” he principal said, even angrier now. Another reason why I don’t want the principal to expel him is that the principal is probably feeling more compelled to expel him seeing how much I cried… but without knowing the actual reason why I cried in the first place. It would be slightly unfair to Mansu…
“No sir, that’s not it… it’s just that I feel like you should just put more control over him… expelling him wouldn’t be the solution to turn him good” I said and the principal looked at me with a puzzled look.
“But he’s only going to cause more trouble!” the principal told me and I shook my head.
“I think that before, Mansu always knew that he couldn’t get expelled because he had the money to back it up” the principal coughed a little at what I said “but now that you’re actually planning on expelling him, I’m sure he’d take it a lot more seriously and behave better” I told him.
“Are you sure about this, Jaejoong?” the principal asked, a little bit helplessly as if his efforts to help me personally were rendered useless. “
“Yes sir” I replied.
“Alright right, but if he tries to-“
“Yes, I know sir. I’m sure he won’t anymore” I said.
Especially not after I beat the shit out of him, that is.
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During class, people stared at me as usual except they looked surprised. Euna even came to me in public to as me what happened. I told her to ask Yunho since, honestly, I didn’t really want to talk to her anymore. She reminds me too much of Yunho and too much of how I can never have him.
During lunch, my three friends also wanted to hear the whole story. Junsu kept asking me if everything was okay over and over and over again while Changmin just wanted to get up and beat Mansu up all over again even though I already told him that I did. Well, what can I say; Changmin’s actually quite manly and well… guard-dogish. IU just seemed worried in general, but could tell that I was okay. Junsu offered to stay with me while the other go to the road trip, but I insisted that he went and have fun there. I also told him that what would make me feel better is if he made up with Yoochun and became his happy bubbly self again. On the outside, he refused stubbornly, but I knew that when the time came, he’d probably just go to Yoochun without much resistance.
No tutoring for me tonight due to my… wounds. I guess that also means no ride home for me in a limo. I’ll have to walk tonight.
Everyday in autum seems to make the days go shorter. Pretty soon, I’m sure that the leaves would start changing colours too. It’s been a while since I’ve walked outside, but it’s pretty special, noticing the day getting darker.
When I almost got home, the strange feeling from this morning came back again. I felt watched and it sent chills down my spine. Don’t tell me that Mansu is already back for some more?! Ugh! I looked around, but saw nobody. Strange. How can somebody go to such an extent just for revenge anyways?
Well… I’m almost at my apartment anyways. I quickly ran back to keep away from trouble and went home. The feeling of being watched dissapeared once I got home. Today, I decided to take a bath to ease the muscle pain. I cooked up some good food, ate well and didn’t bother with homework at all. After all, everybody will be going to the road trip tomorrow so I’ll have plenty of time to study and heal. Joy!
I went to sleep. My mind at ease since I don’t need to wake up early tomorrow. Maybe things are going to get better now…
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