A pair of hands caressing my stomach, a fast paced heart colliding with mine. Rapid gasps for air and an intense cascade of gorgeous blond hair. It's you isn't it? I can't see your face but I know. By the touch of your lips and the feeling of your hips. "Chaerin".. I'm whispering your name over and over. "Take me there"...

​ I​'ve been having this dream a lot since you've left me. The ache of my body for your touch is completely unreal. When I see you my heart nearly panics all together. But I must stay strong I am Sandara Park and I can do this.

With the end of all real vacation days, I am back at school. School has turned into the same lonely dismal place it was. I am still the lowest in terms of social hierarchy. But first in my academic placement. Chaerin & I have exchanged almost no words. Not only does she refuse to look at me she's gone back to her old ways of belonging to her group. A very content Bom can be seen waltzing the halls at the return of her leader. Minzy on the other hand still gives me the death glare everytime I'm around. She doesn't have to say anything for me to know our friendship is over. She almost looks content by my misery. As if my pain is causing her delight. That's beyond me though, she can do what she wants. I make my way to bathroom at the beginning of lunch. As soon as I walk in I hear Bom's loud voice.

"Shrimpy, I see you're still very alive and well" Bom scans me up and down before returning to her makeup. I enter a stall to get on with my business.

"You know.. You really left Chaerin in pieces. I don't know what you did to her... but I've never seen her like that." I feel a sense of awkwardness because I am in the stall but that is quickly replaced by a sadness. A similar sadness to the one I have caused Chae.

"I don't really know how to fix it" I say to Bom as I exit the stall.

"Well, maybe you can do nothing from now on. Just leave her alone, don't worry I'll look after her. I give Bom a gentle nod before finally leaving the bathroom altogether. What on earth have I done? I make my way to my biology class very distracted. Upon walking in we're handed pots with small flowers planted. I scan my plant and set it down on the table. I quickly notice my plant is not like everyone else's. Regardless I sit down with my strange plant. The teacher tells us we'll be doing a lab with the plants. While my partner reads the lab instructions I realize our plant will not work. I quickly notify the teacher.

"Oh yes. How quaint. Hmm I guess I had not selected the proper student in bringing these over. Sandara please take this key to the school greenhouse and exchange your plant for the correct one."

Gladly I take the key and make my way to the greenhouse. Along the way I walk past the bathroom. Passing it I smell the very distinct perfume Chaerin wears. I stop dead in my tracks and slowly walk back to the door. Gently I push open the bathroom door. Immediatly I hear noises. I sneak along the edge of the corridor quietly. As the edge creeps up I look past it. What I find rips right through me. There pressed against the wall is Bom being kissed roughly by Chaerin. Bom releases small whimpers as Chaerin sticks her hands violently up her shirt. I drop my vase and run before either can see me. I don't stop till I reach the greenhouse. How could I have trust Bom, but how could Chae do this to me? Why do I even ask, I know why. Startled the greenhouse assistant hands me the new plant and turn to leave. But in the doorway I see Chaerin holding pieces of the pot. Chaerin looks to me and then the pot in my hands. I can tell she's putting two and two together. Quickly she addresses the assistant.

"Sorry to bother you but I found pieces of one of your pots in the bathroom"

"Oh not a problem but let me see what teacher owes me money" She takes the pot and scans the barcode that survived the fall.

"Ah, I see the only person who had these were the Senior Bio teacher" Confirming Chaerin's theory she looks at me and gives me a knowing smile. I can hear her in my head mocking me.

"You knew it was coming"  Chae spins on her heels and walks away from me at top speed. I don't bother trying to catch up. But even though she is ahead she addresses me.

"I saw it coming, just not with Bom" I try to choke back tears.

"You always knew I was fire darling & your mama taught you not to play with me."

"You were different with me?

"Well that's gone now isn't it?"

I remain silent only letting the sound of our breath exist between us. In the moment I don’t even care what might happen I run up to Chae and push her against the wall.

“You may be fire, but we both know I am the water that keeps you simmered darling.” I rub my nose gently along hers. I feel tension in Chaerin’s arms as she tries to push me away. It’s taking everything I have to pin her down. I nuzzle her neck and give her a kiss. I make my way up to her jawline kissing it slowly. Then I find her lips they’re unresponsive. But suddenly Chaerin is kissing me back slowly. She even brings around her hands to the small of my back holding me closer. We were there, in the hallway clear for anyone to see and we didn’t give a damn. We were like strangers savoring a kiss and we were also like lovers wondering when it might end. Chaerin started becoming handsy with me and moves her hand up my shirt. Grasping at my skin rapidly. Chaerin moves her hands to the back of my thighs and lifts my body up. Chae carries me to the bathroom and sits me on the sink. Chae removes my shirt and starts kissing my torso.

“Mmm Chae, maybe we shouldn't do this here.” I say when Chae’s kissing me.