SNATCHING
Just A Taxi
I trudged to school early the next morning.I waited at the bus stop and played with my phone.
I glanced up for the fifth time but the bus still wasn't here.
I resumed my game and got bored.I grumbled and grabbed a book from my bag.
I flipped through my maths book,there was something here I forgot to check yester-
I froze,I stared at the neat handwriting.A bunch of numbers.
I squinted and realised it was an equation.
I looked up,my bus was here.
I boarded and grabbed a pencil.
I arrived at school in about twenty to thirty minutes.
Solving it by the time I reached my locker.
A string of numbers.
I scoffed and took my phone out,dialing the number.
I waited,no answer.
I stared at my phone,"Ani,shouldn't be wrong."
I tried again and felt a tap on my shoulder.
I turned and found Blondie standing there,playing those brain teasers on his iPod.
"Yah,you should have called me by now."
I glared at him and snatched his iPod,continuing his game.
"I only saw the equation this morning,what are you doing here anyway?"
He snatched the iPod back,"I'm here to check if you've solved the equation correctly."
I snatched his iPod again,handing my book to him.
He flipped to that page and checked my workings.
I smirked,I almost beat his high score.
He snatched it back,"Okay you've got it right."
"Yah!I almost beat your high score!"
I tried grabbing it from him but he blocked me out.
I grumbled and tried to arm-lock him.
He got caught for a moment but somehow managed to snake out.
"Yah!"
He completed the level and this congratulations sound chimed.
He chuckled and looked at me,"Still my high score."
I glared at him and turned to my locker.I saw two kids down the corridor watching us.
I stared at them,"What are you looking at?"
They jumped and ran down the other hallway.
Blondie tucked his iPod in his pocket,then took his phone out.
"Oh,you called me already?"
I grabbed a few books,"Yeah I did."
He chuckled,"Okay then,see you later."
He walked out the door.
I raised an eyebrow,"Later?Later when?"
I went for lesson and took my maths book out.
I saw his handwriting,another bunch of numbers and letters.
I wrote it out on a separate piece of paper and handed my homework in.
I solved it by the end of the lesson.
1.3?What is that?
Lunch time came and I stared at my answer while eating.
1.3 can mean many things.
I mumbled to myself and went to my mother's office.
I spun in the guest seat and tried to figure out the number.
My mum came in,"Minhye,had your lunch?"
I nodded slightly,"Umma,you have bad impressions of people with dyed hair right?"
She nodded firmly,"There's no reason for anybody to dye their perfectly normal natural hair."
I raised an eyebrow,"How about Blondie?"
She looked at me,"Blondie?"
"Aish,"I face palmed myself,"I mean the boy from LTE,my tutor."
She thought about it,"He is okay,if you know him."
"Oh jinjja?You know him?"
She turned back to her computer,uncertainty in her eyes,"Darling,you know him too."
I scoffed,"Well kind of."
She stared at me,"I'm serious."
"Yeah I know."
"He's a nice boy."
"So far."
"Minhye."
"Wae?"
She pinched the bridge of her nose,"Look,you have a lecture later,1.30,don't be late."
I nodded,"Wait,1.30?"
"Is there a problem?"
"There always is."
I left her office.So 1.3 actually meant 1.30.
Time.
I smiled,"Wasn't that hard."
I went to my locker and grabbed my stuff.I strolled to the lecture hall.
What's he going to teach today?
His last lecture was quite interesting,just that I didn't bother listening.
I sat down at one of the seats and drummed my fingers on the table.
My phone vibrated.
-Figured it out?-
I scoffed.
-1.30pm,lecture.-
I felt a tap on my shoulder.I turned,Blondie was standing right next to me.
I smiled and he settled down next to me.
"So what are you teaching today?"
I pulled my skirt,out of habit.
He sighed and took his blazer off,laying it on my lap.
I slid my arms into his sleeves,the lecture hall was cold.
"I'm here to listen today."
"Jinjja?"
"Yeah,I'm also a student,don't forget."
I shrugged,"You come to our school a lot don't you?"
He shook his head,"Just selected for educational exchange."
I nodded and the bell rang.
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