▼▲▼ All of a sudden I felt an immense hatred towards the girl, whoever she was, clinging to Chanyeol’s arm with a happy smile plastered on her face.

Nara

 “Nara!” I was greeted by Eunji’s excited face as soon as I stepped into the school grounds.

I blinked in surprise – Eunji had never come to school earlier than me. “Yeah?” I asked with a frown. The entire school seemed more excited than ever; voices were overflowing everywhere. I wonder what had happened.

“I wonder if you had heard the rumour,” Eunji started excitedly.

“Rumour?” I echoed, bewildered.

“Yes, rumour, as in a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.” Eunji stated. It seemed as if she had memorized the whole dictionary.

I slapped her on the arm. “I know that! What’s the rumour about?”

Eunji grinned. “Well, someone spread the news that Chanyeol has a girlfriend.”

I nearly dropped the pile of books in my hands. “He what?!”

“You heard me, he had a girlfriend,” Eunji replied, excitement still written all over her face.

“It’s… impossible!” I gasped. I was too surprised that I couldn’t even hide it.

“Why is it impossible? A person as good looking as him deserves to have a girlfriend.” Eunji said, and she studied my face. Then her eyes widened. “Don’t tell me that you…”

“No!” I shot back, and realized the harshness in my tone. “I mean, no.” I said again, softer this time.

“I’m just joking,” Eunji laughed, showing her famous eye-smile.

I rolled my eyes at her.

“Don’t worry, it’s just a rumour; it might not be true. By the way, I can tell that someone else has a great interest in you,” she implied, winking her eyes slyly at me.

I sighed heavily, shaking my head. “Impossible.”

Just as Eunji was about to reply, loud gasps and whispers interrupted her. Sensing the commotion, we whirled around, turning towards the source of it.

Then I stood rooted to the spot with my eyes widened, not believing the scene in front of me.

Chanyeol was walking down the corridor with a girl clinging onto his arm, and others were gawking at them in surprise.

To my utmost surprise, that girl was the one who was with Chanyeol last night. I didn’t want to admit it, but she and Chanyeol was a perfect match together.

My initial reaction was shock. But then it turned to jealousy, then boiling anger, and lastly, hatred.

All of a sudden I felt an immense hatred towards the girl, whoever she was, clinging to Chanyeol’s arm with a happy smile plastered on her face.

Chanyeol whispered something into the girl’s ear, and they both chuckled in silence. I was beginning to become green with envy.

Chanyeol then cleared his throat loudly, calling for attention. Everyone lapsed into silence as they averted their attention to him.

That was one of Chanyeol’s charms. He could gain people’s attention easily, and everyone – yes, I mean everyone – would pay attention and listen to him.

“I have something to announce,” Chanyeol began. He took a glance at the girl beside him. I hated it whenever he did that. Those eyes… He should be looking at me, not at that other girl. I bit my lower lip, trying to suppress my anger.

Chanyeol continued on. “As you have noticed, I… I have a girlfriend already.” He blushed and he clasped the girl’s hand tightly. “Please wish us happiness!”

I could hear the sound of my heart shattering into millions of pieces.

The corridor was silent for a few seconds, and everyone broke into applause. Some whistlings can be heard. I spotted some fangirls looking crestfallen and crying in the corner; but overall most people were cheering.

“I have something else to say too,” Chanyeol said. A sly grin replaced his shy face. “My best friend, Baekhyun, also have a girlfriend recently.”

The cheering, clapping, whistlings, and whatever there was, grew louder.

“Baekhyun, bring your beautiful girlfriend here and let them see her!” Chanyeol grinned.

“What? I thought I had told you to keep it a secret…” Baekhyun argued. But seeing the excitement of the crowd, he had no other choice. Blushing madly, he came and took Eunji’s hand and pulled her to the center of the crowd.

Eunji blushed madly, a joyful smile forming on her face.

Standing in the crowd while watching the smiles carved on their faces made me sick. Terribly sick. I felt like throwing up. I turned away, desperate to get to somewhere else.

Just then, someone tapped me on my shoulder. But I was too angry, too jealous to care. I shrugged the hand off harshly and made my way to the toilet, breathing rapidly and overflowing with emotions.

Chen

I couldn’t help but to notice that Nara’s mood seemed to be not so good today. I spotted her standing opposite me when Chanyeol was making his announcement. I wanted to make my way towards her, but the crowd was blocking my way. I noticed that she wore a frown on her face. She seemed crestfallen but angry at the same time.

That was weird; I had never seen her get angry before; not even once.

Then I saw Sooyoung creeping up behind her. She noticed me staring and grinned. I couldn’t help but to grin back. She put a finger to her lips in a playful manner and tapped Nara on the shoulder. I expected Nara to be surprised, but instead she just shrugged it off in a harsh manner and took off. Sooyoung looked really taken aback and bewildered. I began to worry. What had happened to her?

“Chen? What about you?” Chanyeol turned to me with that sly grin of his. I jumped, snapping out of my daze.

“W-What?” I stammered.

“Do you have a girlfriend?” He asked, smirking. “Introduce her to us too.”

I shook my head, laughing. “No, of course I don’t have a girlfriend. You know that too.”

Chanyeol did not seem like he wanted to give up. “Then do you have someone that you like?”

“Excuse me?” I narrowed my eyes at him.

“You can confess to her right now.” Baekhyun joined in.

“Are you both serious?” I slapped my forehead. “No thanks.”

“Come on…” Chanyeol tried to grab my shoulder, but I dodged his claws in time. Baekhyun joined in. I dodged them both, but both of them got ready to pounce on me.

I in a breath of terror.

“No, I said no!” With that, I turned and ran for my dear life, leaving Chanyeol, Baekhyun and the crowd behind.

I ran until I reached a deserted classroom and slipped into it. I panted hard, and peeped out of the classroom to make sure that both Chanyeol and Baekhyun were not after me.

With my back against the wall, I sat down in exhaustion and closed my eyes, trying to catch up with my breath.

Phew, that was close. Chanyeol and Baekhyun… They could be so scary sometimes.

“What are you doing here?” A voice rang out. I jumped for the second time in the day and my eyes flew wide open.

“N-Nara?” I said in disbelief.

Nara’s eyes were opened wide; it was as if I had stumbled in at the wrong time. “Chen? What are you doing here?”

I grew nervous all off a sudden. “I-I didn’t mean to disturb you. I didn’t know that you were here.”

She looked at me, suspicion glinting in her eyes. “Are you sure?” There was something in her voice that I could not put my finger on.

“Yes, of course. Chanyeol and Baekhyun wanted to force something out of me, and I escaped, so here I am.” I explained.

Nara seemed to flinch when I mention Chanyeol and Baekhyun. She turned away quickly, hiding her face. “I see.”

I could almost felt her aura; it was like something dark, but I could be wrong.

Somehow I sensed that there was something wrong with her today. The usual smile that she always had was not on her face. “Nara? Are you alright?”

“Yeah?” She seemed startled for a while, and looked at me with confused eyes.

“Are you alright?” I repeated my question.

She blinked in surprise, and nodded hastily. “Yes, of course I’m alright.”

 I could tell that she was lying.

“Are you sure?”

She paused momentarily. “W-Well, I’m just not feeling well,” she stammered. “Maybe I’ll get better after resting.”

An awkward atmosphere hung between us. I ran out of words and did not know what else to say.

“I’ll go now,” Nara said without looking up at me. “You can stay here if you want to escape them. I’ll keep my mouth shut, so don’t you worry.”

With that, she brushed pass me and exited the classroom. I stared after her, engulfed in my own thoughts.

Somehow, there was something off. What was wrong with her today?

The fourth chapter is finally up! It might sound a bit boring though, but the excitement's about to begin!

I keep forgetting to mention this...

I don't think it is necessary, but I want to say that most of this story will be in Nara's point of niew as she is the main character.

However, there will be more of Chanyeol and Chen's point of view after a few more chapters...

Well, to be honest, I'm hoping that there will be comments though. I'm in need of comments; just say a few words and that will do. I'll appreciate them very much.

That's all for now. The next update might be up next week, hopefully. *crosses fingers*