the death bell | na jaemin √

二

_rule 2
If one is caught cheating on the exam, a punishment will be carried out. The level of punishment will depend on the situation; punishments can range from cleaning 360 glass chambers to having ones head dunked in a pool of ice water for up to 2 minutes

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[t h i r t e e n d a y s
t o e x a m i n a t i o n]

"You!" a lively voice called out to Jang-mi as she was heading down the corridor to the library for some prior studying.

she ignored the voice, willingly

"Yah! wait for me!" a body appeared next to her, that body belonged to the one and only Jaemin. the pink haired boy had one single book under his shoulder, his eyes glistened with joy. on the contrary, jang-mi had a stack of books hugged to her chest and her lips were turned down into a steep frown.

she rolled her eyes, and walked just that little bit faster, but jaemin only matched her footsteps

"i didn't catch your name last time. what's your name?" jaemin skipped along

she ignored him

jaemin has figured that she wouldn't reply, so he leant towards her, peaking at her name that was written on her school uniform

jang-mi jumped away from him, surprised at the unwanted the attention. it was going to happen, she knew it. her hands were going to shake uncontrollably and her veins was going to start to bulge out, and then she was going to turn into a monster, one that would definitely scare jaemin away with a glance. that's why everyone distanced away from her, because she was a monster. quickly, she hid her hand behind her back, dropping her books with a loud clatter.

jaemin rose his eyebrows, dashing to help pick up the books along with the now crouched down girl who was desperately trying to get out of there.

"here" jaemin held the last book in front of her. without even making eye contact, she grabbed it but jaemin wouldn't let go "your name is ahn jang-mi right?"

she didn't even acknowledge his question and snatched the sheet from his hands, at the time making very brief skin contact with his hands

she hurriedly stood up and bolted towards the library.

jaemin watched her scramble away, his hand stayed in the same position, without moving a single muscle. he stood up and looked at his hand, touching his fingertips together.

a smile spread his lips, his heart racing just that little bit faster. he was one who doesn't deny anything and accepts whatever he thinks is coming at him, thought this particular one he did not expect

"slow down jaemin" jaemin laughed silently, examining his hand one last time before he dropped it to his side, running after jang-mi

while jang-mi has a single thought in her mind 'he touched my hand'

'he touched your hand'

jang-mi stuck out her hand, scrunching her eyebrows and staring at it as if it was so foreign object from planet mars

'no bulging veins. no shaking...what?'