Chapter Seven: Torture

Bop. “Oww!” I whispered loudly.

“Yoon Ji Eun!” the teacher exclaimed.

“Huh?” I popped my head up and straightened out my posture. She glared at me with those evil eyes she had as if she was going to send me to detention.

“Do you have something to tell the class since you interrupted us with your loud whispering!”

“What? Just because….” I began.

“I don’t accept excuses, Yoon Ji Eun, out in the hall now!” she exclaimed.

“Hallway?!” I said as I widened my eyes. I had never been in the hallway before. I was always a good student, I really was. The last time I was sent out in the hall was in grade school when a kid pushed me and I cried… If that counts for being in trouble? Any who, where am I going with this…? Oh right. I was confused with who threw that stupid paper ball on me. Ugh, I guess it was someone in the back of the class… Now I’m out here being punished for just reacting to getting injured. Great. The hallway was pretty much empty until I heard whistling from my left side. I looked over to my left and saw a figure walking towards my direction. I was getting tired from standing up, so I sat down next to the door.

“Ji Eun!” Ms. Kim yelled over my head. “Get up! This isn’t relaxing time for you! It’s your punishment!!!” She whacked me on the head with a roll of paper.

“Ow!”

“Yah! That’s what you get. Stand up for another 15 minutes!” she exclaimed and slid the door shut on me. Hmph, what a grumpy old woman. She had wrinkles, but no white hair, unless she hid it in her hair bun…? She always wore that same skirt too… I watched I examined from the window. And that hideous looking long sleeve with the vest? I don’t know… I saw her turn her head towards the door. I quickly turned back around and Jung Ho was standing in front of me.

“Ahh,” I said quietly as I jumped.

“Hello my sweetie. Do you like your punishment?” he asked.

“Wait… why and how did you know I was out here?” I asked.

“I texted Won Hyun to hit you during class so I could meet you out here,” he smirked.

“What? I don’t get it, I never get in trouble and today has to be the day huh?”

“Well, I told you if you said no to me… there would be consequences, didn’t I?”

“You didn’t state it very clearly," I announced.

“There’s more to come, don’t worry.”

“Why though, Jung Ho? Do you not get the picture? You and I do not go. We’re like… um… juice and cereal, good and bad, smart and dumb… Get it? We don’t go.”

“Hey I like juice and cereal. It’s actually really good. And if I’m bad, I’m sure we could balance out? And since you’re calling me dumb, even though I have pretty good grades, you can teach me. See it works out perfectly,” he smiled.

“No, Jung Ho. No.”

“Well, I’m sure you’ll like me in time,” he smirked and walked down the hallway.

“Yah!” I yelled down the hallway. I heard the door slide open behind me. Uh oh… Ms. Kim. I turned around and smiled but again she hit me with the roll of paper in her hand.

“Yah! Don’t you get that when you’re in the hallway, you don’t associate with other students, especially your boyfriend!” she said sternly. “Detention!”

“What?! Detention! Please Ms. Kim, I’ve never gotten detention before.”

“Well, today is your lucky day isn’t it?” she grinned. “Get back in class and come back right after school!”

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Why me? I thought as I entered the cafeteria. Jae Wook came up behind me and tickled me.

“Whaa?” I yelled loud enough for the first two tables to stare at me.

“Hey, I heard you got detention today!” he exclaimed. I heard a gasp from some people in the tables.

“Jae Wook! Shut up!” I tugged him out of the way and towards the lunch line. “Jae Wook, can you say that any louder? Goodness, come on, I’ll tell you and the rest of them at the table.” We both strolled casually over to our lunch table where Mi So and Tae Hoon already took out their lunches and were eating.

“Ji Eun,” Mi So whispered.

“Yeah, I guess it’s true. I guess it’s gone around the whole school already,” I sighed. “I’m supposed to be one of the smartest kids in school too… But that a**hole is ruining my reputation!”

“No, wait. What are you talking about?” she asked.

“Huh?” I said.

“I was going to ask if you had another pair of chopsticks,” she giggled.

“Oh… Sorry, here I do.” I pulled out a pair of chopsticks from my lunch bag and handed it to her.

“Wait, so what’s up with the whole detention thing?” Tae Hoon asked.

“What?!” Mi So exclaimed. “Detention?”

“Yeah Mi So, that’s what I was explaining before," I answered.

“Oh…” she said, clueless.

“Yeah so what happened?” Tae Hoon asked again.

“Oh, well I got hit by a paper wad in class today, and was sent out into the hall for being loud. All I did was say ‘ow!’ I mean really, nothing too bad.” I explained.

“Then what happened?”

“That a**hole, Jung Ho, came by and started annoying me AGAIN! Then I was yelling at him, which got Ms. Kim mad… She hates me and I know it. UGH!”

“Oh…” they all said in unison.

“So yeah, detention… I’m going to kill him if I see him…” I murmured.

“Oh here’s your chance…” Jae Wook, said as he stared off behind me. Jung Ho just walked into the cafeteria as some girls giggled as he walked past them and up to me.

“Yah! What’s your problem?” I said and pushed him.

“What? I didn’t do anything!” his loud voice roared.

“Getting me in trouble? That’s something.”

“I didn’t do it, you got yourself in trouble…”

“Ugh… I’m going. I have detention… because of you, you idiot. I only came in here to ‘get my lunch’ even though I already have some. I told Ms. Kim that I bought my lunch and she told me to go get some and come back…”

“Oh, ha. Oh, sorry honey.”

“I’m not your honey!” I yelled. The room went silent. I barged out of the cafeteria doors with eyes glaring at me as I walked out.