"Y-Yerin~sunbae..." The moment my words seem to be stuck on my throat was when I know that fate is once again, messing with me.

I know it looks stupid, how I suddenly froze on the spot, how my lungs suddenly stopped from breathing in air, or how my heart beats erratically as I felt my palms suddenly sweating, in short, I was nervous. Nervous to a point that no joint seems to have their will to move, nervous to the point that I can feel my eyes dilated just from seeing her. 

And she's not even doing ANYTHING!

I only cleared my throat as she looks at me with wondering eyes, probably confused as to why I'm acting like I've seen some ghost. And yes, I'm well aware of my awkward expressions. And so, I handed her notebooks back then bowed low before I started walking away again. Only that, she grabbed my wrist.

Aware of my erratic pulsation, I gently hastily removed my arms away from her grasp before turning my attention back at her. And even with her eyeglasses on, I can faintly see confusion in her eyes before she took a harsh breath in. Her usual friendly aura turned to a more... serious one as her eyes locks with mine. "Hwang~ssi." She called, and all I could do is gulp at her sudden change of tone. Her voice can be husky when low, but that goes unnoticed since her pitch tends to peak high when she's joyful, which is her usual demeanor. But probably finding my actions rude, I can somehow hear how her voice seems to be in a lower tone, and may I add... more authoritative if that's even the right word to describe it.

"N-Ne?" And of course, my weird self gotta show my real emotions like an open book, way to go being the total opposite of what they call you, SinB~yah. I can only bite my tongue as I look down, not wanting to meet her piercing eyes any longer. Now what?

Even without looking at her, I can almost imagine how she closed her eyes as she heaved a heavy sigh. Feeling a tug on my sleeves, I can only look up to meet her eyes again, this time, her expression seems to soften as she gave a flat smile. And honestly, a part of my heart aches when