Chapter 2 (1/1)

Baekhyun POVControl yourself, Baekhyun. You must be careful with every single little detail in case any of them finds out. By then, you would have put yourself in a big trouble and probably be expelled.Worse still, back to being home-schooled.I wasn't surprised that my profile was up on the schoold website when Luhan bolted into my room last night to inform me about it. He was reminding me to be cautious since after my profile was up, the whole school's attention became on me. I was recalling the steps that Luhan had told me before attending this school one last time before I slowly brought my clenched fist up and knocked on the door."Come in," A faint voice could be heard from inside the room.I turned the knob before lightly pushing the door forwards, just to come in contact with an elderly woman who had her grey hair tied into a neat bun at the back. She looked just like any other female elderly since most of them had the same hairstyle. She gave me a small smile which I replied with a simple bow before sitting on the leather couch beside her. "You're Baekhyun, the exchange student?" she asked in doubt as she scanned me from head to toe through her thick lens of her spectacles. A frown was visible on her face when sh realized I wasn't wearing the school uniform, but she chose not to mention anything about it. I nodded."Firstly, welcome to Seoul International High School." she spoke with a vulnerable voice, causing me to lightly nod at the words she said. "Secondly, this is your schedule. You'll start your classes from today onwards and I've informed your teacher for a student to show you around our school," she added as she passed me a set of documents which I accepted with two hands. I stole a glance at the class I was in before I bowed for the nth time and left the principal's office.I instantly took out the documents as I flipped through it while walking across the corridoor outside of the office. It was empty like before and I assumed that most of the students were in classes. Each classes had a huge sign on top of the door that indicated their classes. It took me less than I expected since a sign from not too far away caught my eyes.My lips curled into a smile as I headed for the classroom. A teacher seemed to be waiting for me outside since he waved his hands when he saw me.*******Your POVThe teacher in charge of our class sauntered into the classroom as the students scurried after their seats. I stopped blathering to Soojin too as my eyes found their own ways to the subsequent figure who was tagging along behind the teacher, just like the rest of the students. The classroom turned tranquil to the new presence of the exchange student.In fact, without his introduction, everyone already knew who he was.“There’s a new student who managed to enter our school with his exceptional results,” The teacher notified as he guided Baekhyun to stand in front of him while he left for his table that was at the corner of the classroom.“I’m Byun Baekhyun, nice to meet you all.” He bowed a little with a grin that was similar to that of a Cheshire cat. The females in our classroom were swooned over by his brief introduction whereas the males were the opposite. My face remained stoic but I avoided his gaze when his eyes landed on me. He stared at me for a couple of seconds before proceeding to his seat that was beside another male student. They did a fist punch before Baekhyun settled down into his seat with a smile.I felt a light tug on my sleeve as I turned around, just to see Soojiin’s face that was closed to mine. “Exceptional results..” she whispered to me in case the teacher perceived that we were talking. “Is he a genius?” she added as I contemplated about her question. Seoul International High School do not really allow for a transfer student unless he or she is really that smart or talented. Maybe that’s just the reason for Baekhyun’s transfer.*******“He’s real popular now, ain’t he?” Hye Mi asked, eyes fixed on the table that was a few metres away from ours. My  eyes travelled to her gaze at her mention of him. Baekhyun was sitting in the middle with plenty of other boisterous guys from our class. They were sniggering and cackling, causing a ruckus as they consumed their food.“He’ll probably have lots of confessions soon,” Soojin exhaled shook her head in dismay, as she continued to stuff the food in her mouth. I was caught staring at him by Hye Mi as she decided to ask, causing me to panic at her sudden question.“Jieun, are you okay?” she asked in a weary tone as I snapped and looked at her, nodding firmly. “Yea, why?”“You’re acting weird lately,” she added as I denied without any hesitation. “It’s okay, I’m fine.”“Look, someone’s confessing.” Soojin interjected with our conversation as she nudged me with her elbow, making us switch our attention back to the table that was previously our topic for the conversation. A girl that I assumed was not from our class, timidly approached Baekhyun who was in the group of boys with a letter in her hands.Which was probably a love letter about her small crush on him.Baekhyun stood up from his seat, earning all the teasing and jeering from his friends as he fixed his black graphic tee that he was wearing; since he was new, he didn’t have a uniform yet. It was visible from the girl’s face that she was anxious about his reply. But, instead of taking the love letter, he actually took another step towards her, bending down slightly to meet her eye level. The noises that his friends were making grew louder.He moved to her ear as he whispered something to her and took a step backwards. All the students in the canteen’s attention were on them. Baekhyun then gave her a diffident smile before returning back to his seat to join his friends. My eyebrows furrowed in irritation at the sight. Did he actually accept her? Judging from the girl’s dejected face, it was quite obvious that he didn’t.   “What was that?” Hye Mi broke the silence between us, letting out a light scoff.“A rejected confession,” Soojin answered her question frankly. “I don’t really see how that girl deserve a rejection, she’s not that bad.” I said truthfully. Indeed she wasn’t, she had big doe eyes with wavy brown hair. Her appearance was considered above the average and she didn’t seem like a bad catch at all.“Who knows? Maybe he’s not even into relationships.” Hye Mi spoke, unclear since she was trying to swallow the big piece of meat in her mouth.“Don’t talk when you’re eating,” Soojin admonished her about manners as I stifled a laughter at the sight.*******I was leaning against the wall outside of the washroom, scrolling through updates on my phone as I frowned. What’s taking them so long? Hye Mi and Soojin went into the washroom after eating, I was waiting as per usual outside. It wasn’t the first time anyways. I thought I was hallucinating when I misheard some voices. Soft murmuring voices could be heard from close by.I scanned around the corridor that I was standing and there wasn’t many students since most of them were still in the canteen. I trudged around, the voices grew louder as I walked nearer to an alley that was right beside the washroom. I stood close to the wall and peered to see who was talking since it wouldn’t be nice if I got caught eavesdropping.“Baekhyun, can we go out?”    “Listen, it’s better if you stop pestering me about this because it’s getting annoying,”I wasn’t surprised to witness Baekhyun and the girl who had confessed earlier having a conversation now. Baekhyun was leaning inert on the wall, hands in his pockets as he looked down to talk to the girl.His figure was tall and the girl looked timidly small compared to him.“At least can you tell me a reason on why we can’t date?” The girl persisted sternly as he rolled his eyes. I was startled about his attitude since he was nothing like most of us had expected; a role model student. His picture that was displayed through the website including his exceptional results that was mentioned, no one would’ve thought that he would be like this.“I’m not interested in dating.” He stated, his thin lips forming into a line as he narrowed his eyes on her before letting out a scoff. “Besides, even if I am, I won’t date you.” he added, obviously finding her as a confounded nuisance.The girl looked disappointed for a moment before I felt a tap on my shoulder, making me jerked back in surprise as I hit the wall hard. Hard enough for a loud ‘bam’ to be heard.“What are you doing?” Soojin asked all of a sudden from behind as she tried to see what I was concentrating on when I pulled her way before Baekhyun could see us. Hye Mi was behind her as she looked at me too, waiting for answer.“Our break is up, we need to leave.” I told them as I dragged Soojin from one hand and Hye Mi from the other They were not cooperating with me since they tried to look in the alley.*******I was baffled to find a piece of note on my table when I returned to the classroom. It was folded into a small piece and placed on my table. I settled down into my seat, eyes fixed on the paper as I hesitated to open it. Soojin and Hye Mi who entered the classroom behind me were chattering as they laughed about what they were talking about.I unfolded the piece of paper, just to see a sentence that caused my mouth to remain opened as my eyes rounded.‘It’s not nice to eavesdrop on people’s conversation.’My eyes instantly travelled to Baekhyun, who was sitting a few tables away from me. My heart skipped a few beats when I realized he was staring back to me, as if waiting for me to look at him since just now. One corner of his lips curled to a small smirk before he switched his attention from me back to his phone that he was holding onto. I noticed that Soojin and Hye Mi was approaching as I quickly crumpled the paper and stuffed it into my pocket."Whatcha doing?" Hye Mi asked in that strange accent that she always used on the two words as I shrugged. "Nothing much,"It wasn't long before the same teacher came in again. He was our form teacher and it was no way to avoid not seeing him more than twice a day. He seemed to be searching for a particular someone, which I thought was Baekhyun, when instead, his eyes landed on me. His eyes twinkled slightly before he gently placed his things on the teacher's table and dusted his hands in a way that he always does. "Since Baekhyun is new in our school, he needs a tour around. It was specially instructed by our principal," he said, causing the classroom to bicker from the last statement since none of us had any special treatment like that."And I'll need a student to do that for me,"Girls immediately shoot up their arms straight as they raised desperately for the teacher's attention so that they could be picked. Some of the boys that Baekhyun sat with raised their hands too. Baekhyun sat on his seat with a smug grin on his face with arms folded as he saw the number of hands that were up for him. I rolled my eyes heavily at his actions but unfotunately, the teacher seemed to saw that. "That student shall be none other than Jieun,"