The Devil’s Angel Written by Joyfulcake

Chapter 1: Innocent

The sun shined brightly as Irene walked casually towards school. She passed by other students wearing the same uniforms, all heading towards another boring day in a boring high school.

“Irene!!” a voice down the street called out.

Her best friend Seulgi was running towards her, biting down on a late breakfast.

“Hi Seulgi,” Irene smiled. She’d known Seulgi since they were both toddlers, and trusted her with everything. She was happy to see her best friend wearing identical uniforms as she was. Seulgi wasn’t exactly smart, but she managed to make it into her school with her amazing artistic talents.

“You want some?” Seulgi handed her a bitten half of a sandwich, mumbling as she swallowed her giant bite.

“Um, no thanks,” Irene said awkwardly as Seulgi shrugged and ate the remaining half in one bite.

It was their routine, day in and day out. Irene would walk down the same street, see the same people, and meet up with Seulgi in the same spot. To be honest, she kind of liked it. Nothing surprised her, and nothing made her nervous, aside from the occasional guys that would constantly be eyeing her like candy.  

“Look, there’s another one,” Seulgi whispered and pointed towards a handsome boy standing by the gates leading into our school. He was smiling politely and holding a small letter in his hands.

“Same drill?” Seulgi said, pulling her backpack tight over her back.

Irene nodded as Seulgi stepped a bit further in front of her. Just as the boy was about to say something to Irene, Seulgi dashed in front of him and grabbed his hand.

“Omo! Thank you so much! But I’m afraid I already have someone I’m interested in! But I’ll be sure to read this! Bye!” Seulgi’s actions rendered him speechless as the two girls quickly fled.

Irene was always the center of attention in school because of her looks. Since middle school, she’d receive dozens of confessions, letters, and even once a guy managed to follow her all the way home and pretend he lived nearby, even though she’d noticed him stalking her the whole day. She realized how much her beauty was attracting potential dangers, and asked Seulgi for help.

“Dear Irene,” Seulgi started to read the letter that she snatched from the boy, “I have never confessed my feelings like this before, but seeing your beautiful face made me find the courage…” she continued on and on, making faces as the sweet words escaped .

Irene sat down at her seat by the window, and Seulgi took her seat behind her. “I think maybe there’s a manual or some kind of bible that these guys are getting their ideas from. Almost all these letters are the same!” Seulgi said, handing Irene the letter.

“It’s hard to be original nowadays,” Irene slipped the envelope into her bag.

“Well at least he was nice enough to wait at the gate for you, instead of your front door,” Seulgi laughed.

Irene thought back to that instance. She never mentioned it to Seulgi, but that day, she almost collapsed. Luckily, she texted Seulgi before she went out the door, telling her about the boy standing outside her door. Seulgi got there and scared him away, but she lost all the strength to go to school that day. Now that she was in high school, the boys were more aggressive, and definitely more dangerous. It didn’t help that she lived alone.

The teacher walked in and Irene sighed as she opened her notebook.

“Class, we have a new transfer student today,” he suddenly announced.

Irene was shocked as another blonde girl stepped into class. Irene’s golden hair was a primary reason she garnered so much attention. Her father was a foreigner who’d married her mother in Korea. She used to think she was lucky to have her given hair, but not so much anymore.

“H-hi…my name is Wendy. It’s nice to meet you all,” the girl bowed and shuffled her feet nervously.

Whispers erupted from the class as they began to stare in wonder at this girl, who was extremely attractive. The teacher guided her to her seat as she placed her bag down. She continued to stare down as the boys around her began to turn around and look at her.

“Alright class! Let’s begin,” the teacher clapped his hands and began his lesson.

“She almost looks like you with her hair,” Seulgi whispered.

Irene glanced over at the young girl, now sitting next to her. She was definitely pretty, and she had pure white skin. Irene couldn’t even help it herself to stare at this girl before Seulgi tapped her back.

“Maybe now you won’t get as much attention,” she giggled and pointed towards all the boys in the class, now eyeing Wendy instead of her.

“Thankfully,” Irene whispered back and took a breath. She was relieved that she no longer had to be self-conscious about all of the eyes staring at her.

An eraser dropped on the floor next to Irene’s foot, and she bent over to pick it up. She looked up, seeing Wendy staring at her.

“Sorry!” Wendy put her hands together as Irene smiled and handed her the eraser.

“It’s okay. I’m Irene by the way,” Irene quietly introduced herself.

“I’m Wendy. Thank you!” Wendy smiled back and went back to her notes.

Irene felt another tap on her back.

“I think even I’m falling for this girl,” Seulgi said, hiding behind Irene, staring intently.

Irene shook her head as she ignored the sudden confession from her best friend. Despite the jokes, Irene could see why this girl seemed so attractive.

She seemed innocent.