Ji Hye started to head towards my direction. 

             I couldn’t stop looking at her even as she glides down the aisle to meet me. For some reason, the uneasiness that  presented itself as soon as I saw her figure enter the room felt like it reached a higher boiling point.  I was so tensed that the thoughts in my head just began to  form guesses as to why she seems to be paying much more attention  to me than necessary.

              That's when I felt my desk and the chair I was sitting on move closer to my right.

                Luhan.

                “Hello!” Ji Hye said, looking down at me. Her eyes were so black that I can see my shadow-like reflection in them. She really is pretty. I don’t even know why I’m having this cowardly feeling inside me. “What’s your name?”

                “Mi Yeon,” I answered her in a quiet voice. “Lee Mi Yeon.” It came to me after responding that I gave the exact same answer before to someone else, someone more friendly and unintimidating to me. 

                “Mi Yeon-ah, then,” she said and smiled at me. “I hope to be friends with you.”

                Then, she averted her gaze to Luhan who was looking back at her with such intensity I've never seen before in his eyes. It was almost as if he's telling her to back off. Ji Hye stared back at him but ended up not saying anything. Soon she walked to the opposite end of our lane where she’s supposed to be seated, right behind Krystal.

                Then, just like how it was with me, Mr. Ryu called Ji Hye's name again and asked her to go to the headmaster’s office at once. However, this time, I guessed the introduction came first before the orientation. Mr. Ryu told her that Joon Myeon will also be waiting for her there to tour her around the place. Ji Hye complied, bowed down to Mr. Ryu, and walked out of the class.

                I expected Luhan to say something to me once she’s out but he didn’t. He just opened his notebook and listened well to the discussion. He didn’t move my desk and chair back, though, so I was somewhat out of my column’s lane.

                All morning, I wasn’t able to concentrate. Something about her eyes haunt me. I can still feel her presence, like she didn’t leave the room. Strange…

                The bell rang as always and soon it was lunch time. My classmates hurriedly came out of our room. Krystal came to me and told me that she was sorry she can’t eat lunch with me because she has something to say to our herbology teacher. I said it was okay. I saw her out of the room. Kai came out after her and headed to the cafeteria.

                I sighed. I don’t feel like eating lunch alone today. I should just stay here, I guess.

                “Mi Yeon,” I heard Luhan say. I looked at him, he was just standing up from his seat. “Wanna eat lunch with me?”

                I thought I heard him wrong. I squinted my eyes at him,  making sure that I wasn’t dreaming, or imagining things from lack of sleep. 

                “What?” I asked, dumbfounded.

                “I said,” Luhan started to repeat, but in a much slower pace,  “do you want to eat lunch with me today?”

                “Are you asking me out?” I blurted out.

               I didn't mean for it to sound like that, like I'm putting double meanings, Still, it ended up that way and I knew Luhan received the message because he rolled his eyes at me. I didn’t know guys do that.

                “Technically, no because we’re just going to the cafeteria,” he said. “And I feel bad that you have to eat alone. I heard what Krystal said.”

                “Oh,” I said, blushing. “Right.”

                “And…” he said, shrugging. “I feel odd. So I’m keeping you with me.”

               As always, his words kept my head and heart buzzing with unknown expectations. I ignored it though and pointed out the more rational thought in my mind. 

                “I think this is a bad idea."

                “Why?” Luhan said, surprised at my sudden rejection. 

                “Your fan girls…” I said, worried what they’re gonna do to me the next time he’s gone.

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