The boy next door

Part 22

Wait, why am I even freaking out? It isn't a big deal. What if he heard it? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. 

I had my dinner and went to bed. A heartbreak can't be a reason to skip school. I woke up the next day and got ready for school. 'Hyerin, come have breakfast,' oppa said as I shook my head. I am pretty sure he would beat the crap of Lee know if I told him what happened but I did not. My life is enough dramatic as is is. 'I'll have breakfast in the cafeteria,' I said. 'No miss. You aren't going anywhere until you have breakfast. Do you want the same incident to occur again. Sit,' oppa said as he pulled me by my hand and forced me to sit on the table. 

'You look down. What happened?' he asked. Oh right. I am an open book. 'Just had a fight with a friend,' I said. It was partly true. 'Haneul?' he asked again. Wait-- 'Yes, but how do you know?' I asked him. 'Just guessing. You have your basketball game today right?' oppa asked me. Shit. Shit. Shit. Kill me. Kill me. Please kill me. I totally forgot. I did not even practice. 'Uhh yes. Today...right,' I basically devoured my food and got up. 

'Bye,' I said as I ran outside. 'Wear your helmet,' oppa screamed from inside. Yeah yeah. I drove to school and rushed inside. It was probably a bad idea as I first person I saw was Lee know. Alright...act normal. Act normal. You did nothing wrong. He was the one at fault. Walk past him-- oh he's not alone. Beside him stood that bitch, Amanda, devouring his face. I am pretty sure my heart broke once again. Okay okay. You can do this. Walk past them as if they are invisible--

'Hey Hyerin,' Amanda called me. Yeah okay........I am screwed. I looked at her and gave a fake smile. Lee know avoided eye contact with me. Yeah its totally not because I was looking at him. 'I got my man,' she whispered into my ear. 'Good for you,' I replied with another fake smile. 'Remember the time when you gave that long ass speech. You said and I quote "Babes, they both engage with me, willingly". Well I guess that was just what your little mind made up,' she smirked at me. She said that out loud. The embarrassment is killing me. Oh shit- why is Felix here too? Can't I just live my life in peace?

'Yes I guess I was wrong,' I quickly said and turned around to walk away. 'I am not done with you,' Amanda said as she harshly pulled me by my wrist. 'Let go of me,' I whispered. Yeah two people were just standing and watching the drama. Lee know and Felix. 'Or what?' she smirked again. 'You want to fight bitch? I have enough dirt on you. What lengths you go to, to pull somebody down. I can just spread those like wildfire. Where do you think the little respect you carry in your pockets go?' this time I was the one who smirked. 

'You have nothing on me. Stop acting like some tough girl,' she said as she tightened her grip on my wrist. 'Let go of me,' this time I said with a lot more confidence in my voice. By the time, people had started gathering around us. Some recording, some just standing. 'I won't,' she said as she clenched her teeth. 'Okay Amanda, that's enough,' Lee know said as he tugged on her shirt. 'No babe. She must learn her place,' she replied. Yes my heart broke again. Or it was unbreakable at this point?

'Oh is that what you want? Where is my "place"?' I asked her. 'Your place is with the thrifters. The nerds who study all day. Dont ever think you are better than that,' Amanda exclaimed. 'Or what? You belong with the thrifters...not me,' I shouted. 'Hyerin...that's enough,' Lee know as he glared at me. 'Why dont you tell your fucking girlfriend that? She is the one talking bullshit,' I shouted in his face. Was it that obvious that I was jealous? I guess it was.

'Oh so you thought you would be my girlfriend?' Lee know scoffed. Ouch. That wasnt necessary. 'No,' I muttered under my breath. I heard him scoff once again. 'Who do you think you are? Someone whose feelings I will return? It's your mistake you fell for me. Did you really think someone like you are capable of changing me?' he began. I flinched as he suddenly raised his voice. A tear fell from my eye. God this is so embarrassing.

'You are just some naive, young girl who doesn't know what the fuck is hap--.' Something totally unexpected happened. I was too busy to stop my tears by closing my eyes that I did not notice the hand that punched Lee know in his face. It was Felix.

He punched Lee know right in his face as his face showed clear anger. The crowd gasped. No one had ever seen something like this. The Lee brothers were known for being super close. They never fought....well until now.  Lee know scoffed as he rubbed the small amount of blood on his lips. Instead of backing away, he took hold of Felix by his shirt's collar.

'What the hell do you think you are doing?' Lee know asked Felix. 'Don't speak to her that away,' Felix whispered, his teeth clenched. Ohmygod. What is happening here? 'Or what? Little brother? What do you think you will do if I continue speaking to her that away?' Lee know smirked.

Felix did the reply. All the students had their phones in their hand, recording everything they could capture. This was going to be viral for sure. "The Lee brothers fighting each other". Lee know pushed Felix as he let go of his collar. 'You are making a huge mistake little brother. Dont regret it later,' Lee know smirked.

I stood there, taking everything in. What was I supposed to do? I flinched as someone touched me.

'Come on...let's go,' Felix said as he pulled me by my wrist and walked away, leaving a surprised Lee know.