credit: 100 themes writing challenge, No. 70. 67%

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“Noona!”

I turned around and there I saw Taemin is running towards the fence of his yard. His newly-changed auburn red hair is glowing under the orangey sunset.

“Hey, you’re home already? That’s odd.” Usually he would go play basketball or practicing in dance studio. I smiled to him… and to the girl who’s sitting on the terrace. It’s should be his new lab partner he told me about.

“Yeah, we have this homework together, so..” He turned his head to show me what he’s been doing on this evening. There’s a pile of books and notes on the terrace floor.

I ruffled his hair and say, “Just give me a shout if you need help, okay?”

He’s nodding so I continue to walk to my house, but then,

“Actually-“

I turned around again, “Yes?”

“There’s one question that I couldn’t answer.” He smiled out of embarrassment. I laugh as I replied, “Even she couldn’t find the answer?”

“Who,..?” He tilted his head, “Ah, Jangmi? No, she.. um, she doesn’t.”

“Okay.” I smiled and he opened the fence for me to walk in. I greeted the girl, “Annyeong.”

She replied politely, but I caught an unpleasant feeling from her eyes. Maybe she’s a bit jealous because of me. I don’t know, and I don’t want to think it that way any further. Me and Taemin, we’re close as neighbor also because he’s on the same age as my younger brother-

“This one.” Taemin pointed at one unsolved problem, I take a look at it. He told me to sit by his side, so then I sit down.

“Minnie-ah.” The girl, who’s sitting on the chair behind us called him, but I can’t help to giggle as I heard the name.

He turned his head to the girl, but he stared at me, as if he’s asking me ‘why the hell did you laugh?’

“So cute.. Minnie-ah.” I just shrugged, as then I opened his notebook to wrote down the formula. I’m not going to write the answer, just like I always do when I tutored him since he’s a kid.

“Yah.” He scolded me but I glance at him and he’s suddenly become looks like a little puppy again, remembered that I’m older than him.

But then I frowned, “98%? What is- ah, the matchmaker counting thing? Taemin-Jangmi.” I read it out loud to make him embarrassed actually, in front of the girl.

“What- Noona!!” He grabbed the note from my hand and held it close his skinny chest.

I stick out my tongue, but to my surprise he was almost yelling at the girl, “I told you not to play around or write something embarrassing on my notebook!”

The girl looks scared so I called his name with a warning tone, “Taemin.”

“What?”

“Don’t be such an .” I chuckled, “Besides, I played with that counting thing back in my school days too, I’m surprise that kids nowadays know that too.”

Then with a smaller voice, I whispered at him, “Say sorry to her.”

He rolled his eyes, but then he mumbled, “Sorry, Jangmi-ah.”

“I couldn’t hear you.” I said again.

“SORRY, JANGMI-AH.” He said as I need to cover my ears since we’re sitting close enough. And he whispered to me, “Satisfied now?”

I looked at the girl, but her expression falls flat, as then she stuttered while she collected her books and took her bag, saying, “M-minnie, it’s getting late, I think I need to go now.”

“’Kay.” Taemin replied shortly as then the girl bowed at me politely and I waved my hand goodbye to her.

As she walks out from the yard, I shoved Taemin’s shoulder with mine, “Good job, kid. Now your partner is upset because of you.”

He chuckled and then he says, “It’s you, not me.”

I frowned, “What?”

“As soon as I called you ‘Noona’, I bet she already upset.” He shrugged as he opened his notebook.

“Why me-“ but I stopped as I saw something he showed me, written on the last page.

“Because she already saw this.”

67% Taemin-Noona

“You.. Why-”

“Oh come on, Noona. It’s time for you to stop rejecting me.” He laughs, “Even Eommonim knows it already.” He meant my mother.

This crush you have on me, quite troubling me, kiddo.

“And don’t say that reason again, ‘Taemin, it’s inappropriate because I’m older than you.’. Bull.”

My eyes widen after I heard him cursing and also because I think he could read my mind. “Great.” I muttered.

But then I just said to him by pointing that 67%, “Well, you’re still a silly kid. Why did you do the counting test using ‘Noona’, you need to use my name!”

He blinked twice as he seems startled, but then he laughs because of my snarky comment, and he said, “So you think Im silly? Fine.” He did that matchmaking test immediately, using my name this time. I try to peek, but he pulled the note closer to him, not letting me to look at it.

Less than 2 minutes later, he laughs, “Daebak!” Great? What’s so great?

He showed me the result and his handwritten writes two big numbers;

67.

How’s it possible?

Then he smirked at me, “Looks like 67 is our number, Noona.”

I closed the notebook and turned away like I didn’t care, “But you have that 98% with Jangmi.”

To my surprise, what I got is big laugh from him. And I swear I never feel like taking back my words like now, because being so satisfied he pulled me into his embrace so happily, “Awwww, so you’re freaking jealous, aren’t you Noona!”

Dammit.
 

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