Heart Burn (1/1)

LUNA Fridays suck. Especially this one. Friday the 14th, bitches!Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! I'll have my foot up your ass if you greet me today. I hate Valentine's Day and I just hate the world today.I still haven't moved on from the rotten thing Baekhyun spat yesterday. It really gave me a throwback Thursday of our distasteful first meeting. Calling me the "odd one out", calling me the least attractive among my friends, calling me an ugly duckling, and -- the cherry on top -- me dumping my beloved Mrs. Fields ice cream on his beloved Versace blazer.My head fell down on the desk during class but I shot it up when our Lit teacher walked towards me and laid a folder I recognized: "The Passive Voice of Women in 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte: A Critical Analysis by Byun Baekhyun and Park Luna." It was marked A in red ink."You and Mister Byun make a wonderful team. I look forward to more of your compositions," our teacher chimed.Don't count on it. There won't be a next time. That was what I wanted to tell her instead of nodding and faintly smiling. I see Baekhyun from the corner of my eye who seemed to have been observing my reaction to our paper. He smiled at me. I just looked at him back, picked up the folder and purposefully dumped it carelessly on my knapsack.I wanted to get away from him as soon as possible so I made a run for my locker as soon as got dismissed. I can feel my heels screech as I tried to stop myself from colliding with a tall figure clad in eyeglasses, blazer, tie, and slacks. I managed to be six inches away from him, but deep inside, I wanted to fall on him. "I'm sorry for almost running into you Chanyeol," I apologized while bowing a few times. Typical Chanyeol, always overdressed for school."I'm sorry too Luna. I didn't see where I was going. My mind must be in outer space," he said while fidgeting. Ugh! Such a gentleman. Apologizing for nothing."Oh please. You didn't do anything. Hey, what's that you got in there?" I asked pointing to the envelope in his hands. His fingers shook and his stance was uneasy. He bit his lip then scratched his head."C-can you keep a secret?" He asked."Most of the time. What is it?""W-well...this envelope here is my letter from K-Arts. I'm scared as hell to open it.""Why? Omigosh Chanyeol! Do you think you didn't get in?" I whispered since we are now officially in secret mode."I kind of do actually.""Chanyeol, you're ridiculous! You're one of the best students in school!""Awww thanks." He laughed half-heartedly."Oh...are you nervous because...you might not go to the same school with your girlfriend?""No. That's not it. We're not together anymore actually."Bingo! I still have a chance! I'm internaly doing my happy dance."Wait a sec, how did you know that?"Busted."Sorry. I kinda overheard your conversation with one of our classmates.""Oh...well, Saera and I broke up a few days ago." He shrugged. I just nodded."Hey! You're stalling! Come on and open it!"Chanyeol's cheeks turned red in embarassment. He finally ripped the envelope and read the paper inside."Omo!" Chanyeol exclaimed."What what what what?" I asked."I got in! Major in strings!""OMG! I told you so!" I squealed. Then the unexpected happened. Chanyeol threw his arms around me and pulled me into a hug."I'm glad to share this moment with you," Chanyeol said. I slolwy gave back the hug and gently patted his back. From the corner of my eye, I see Baekhyun chilling on side of the locker talking to some chick I don't recognize. She must be a junior or even a sophomore. No problem with that....nope.I lied. A pang in my chest appeared as my eyes surveyed the girl clad in a vintage Peter Pan collar top and white skinny jeans. She had long flowing hair, complexion fairer than mine, long face, and looooooong legs. She's way prettier than me. I can't compare to that. The ache intensified when the girl put an arm around Baekhyun. Suddenly, Baekhyun looked my way.I'm not jealous. I an't be jealous. Who am I to be jealous? Maybe it's just a PMS thing.I hugged Chanyeol tighter."I'm very happy for you," I told him sincerely. Chanyeol pulled away then smiled brightly at me. I held both of his hands and shook them playfully. He laughed at my gesture then put his hands on my shoulders."Thank you, Luna. That means a lot to me.""It's nothing. I've known for years how intelligent you are.""Years?" He asked, a bit surprised.Oh shit. Did I just give myself away as his long time secret admirer? Awkward."Well umm...we've had a few classes together since middle school. You've obviously done well ever since." I managed to say. Damn, that was close. Chanyeol lowered his head in embarrassment then chuckled."I don't know about that. Especially coming from the girl who actually does better than me.""Hey, we're talking about you here." I said, giggling and lightly punching his arm.  BAEKHYUN I cannot believe what I'm seeing. My fists trembled and my teeth gritted. Fuck! I'm jealous. No. I'm mad.Park Chanyeol. Seriously? Luna is all over Park Chanyeol. The loser who runs the whole student body in his crisp thrift shop blazer with his classical guitar geekiness is flirting with smart, sassy, classy, sarcastic Luna. It all makes sense. Chanyeol is ideal for Luna. They're practically twin souls. I can never compare to that. I'm just a mere tumbleweed, unlike Chanyeol the geek god.I threw my head back, almost crashing ito my locker. I groaned both in pain and in distress."What's up with you?""Nothing, Krystal. Come on, let's get you home before grandma destroys my already ruined mood.""Baekkie, you can't get away from me easily. You know that." Krystal said poking my cheek. My sister can be annoying sometimes but I love her."Is she your girlfriend?""No," I groaned again, "but I really like her a lot.""Pssshh...then what are you doing here moping instead of sweeping her off to her feet?"I shrugged. I don't feel like myself today. My knees won't even let me walk. Fuck! I've never felt anything like this before."You can't let yourself lose to that nerd boy, would you?""I don't know, Krys. I believe I lose this round by a huge amount." I muttered as I took her hand and headed for the school parking lot. When we got there, Krystal and I hung out for a while as we sat down on top of the hood."I'm sorry, baby sis. We're supposed to have fun today.""Shut up, Baekhyun. You don't have to apologize for anything. It was rather amusing actually."I looked at her. My sister was smiling despite living with our ridiculously strict grandmother. I want to ask her how she's been, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to talk about that now. She wanted to talk about me. Very thoughtful of her."What is amusing?""You. That." Krystal laughed."I don't understand." I said, really confused. Krystal's mind sometimes is operated by a bunch of Martians."You've changed a lot since we last got together. You being jealous? So not you, oppa.""I know," I mumbled."And the girl earlier, she's so not your type. I mean, no offense Baekkie, but she doesn't fall under the category of girls you would screw. I mean --"Then she gasped and cupped her face."Baekhyun oppa....are...are you...is there, by any chance, that you are...in love with this girl?"My eyes widened.I was not prepared for this question.Truthfully, I don't know and I'm not sure. Was I really jealous because I'm in love with Luna? Or was I just angry that I find it so hard to accept that a loser like Chanyeol can actually be Luna's eternal match?Shit. There's no difference.I sighed. "Yes, Krystal. I think I am.""You have it bad for her. I can tell." Krystal nodded and patted my back. "Are you going to be serious about this girl if ever things --""Come on, Krystal! You don't have to ask -- Come on, sis! Am I really that filthy of a person? Is it so hard to believe that this girl might have actually changed me?"She just laughed. "Hahahaha! I don't know, bro. You tell me.""Jerk!" I snapped lightly pushing her off the car. She managed to land firmly then skipped around the car."Oppa's in looooooooove~ oppa's in looooooooooove~" She sang."Quit that or else I won't drive you home."Krystal stuck out her tongue then sat again beside me."But honestly, Baek, I hope you don't screw this up. I'm glad she's changed you...for the better.""Might be for the worse now that she's comfy with the man of her dreams."Krystal gave me a half hug then patted my back."Just please don't be a douche again, oppa. Okay?"