The public holiday ended; so here she is walking in the hallway of Gangnam Academy and when she looks up, Tae Jun was also walking on the opposite direction. He caught her eyes and he didn’t look away yet he stared at her while making his way towards wherever he was going.

“Can we talk?” Aira said loud enough for him to hear and the people around were glancing their way

“Yeah.” he nods and they walked together towards the school’s rooftop garden

“So?” Tae Jun asks

“Thank you.” she spoke

Tae Jun looks at her “For?”

“Not telling anyone about what really happened.” she replies

“And why do you think I did that?” he asks; walking towards her

“I don’t kn…”

“The answer is pretty simple isn’t it? I… Love you; I don’t wanna ruin your life. That’s how you should love; not by forcing your loved ones into it.” he said

“You don’t understand!” Aira shouted back

“What part do I not understand? You said I was in the same position as you are; I’m being pushed away and you don’t care about me. Isn’t that the same thing he did to you? It’s ty if I say that it’s karma but it’s the truth… I don’t force you as much as you force him; you said you like him a lot. Why do something that’ll ruin him?”

“It’s not as simple as you think it is. He’s not just ‘anybody’; a lot of people around the world know him not like us, we may be known by the rich and famous but not a normal person who leads a decent life. It’s not easy to have him, you won’t understand.” she shakes her head and decided to leave

“Try me.”

“If you love me… As you said you do… Please just, try to understand this.” she said while looking directly into his eyes

“I’ll walk you to class.” he said before walking down the stairs first

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School was over and the first thing that came up to Aira was going to pay a visit at SM’s building.

“Where are you going?”

Aira turns around to see Tae Jun looking at her “Visiting EXO.” she answers

“I’m coming with you.”

“For what? Look, I can take care of myself okay?”

“I won’t hurt your boyfriend if that’s what you’re worried about.” Tae J