FLAME - EPISODE 6

LEE JIM IN

I walked to the direction of my private class as the thought of that lady named Aera crossed my mind.

‘Is she not attracted to me?’

‘Is that even possible?’

All the ladies I came across always drool about my handsomeness…why is she acting different?’

‘She even moved back hastily when we where close’

‘Its not like I want to kiss her anyway’

‘I have taste and class and she didn’t even enter my top 100 beautiful ladies’

All these thought roamed in my head as I walked and eventually entered the class and I can see Ji-hoo busy questioning Taeyhung while the latter is busying rubbing his forehead. He does that when the questions become too much and he doesn’t want to talk.

“Hey..man. Answer me!”,Ji-hoo sulked in an exasperated voice.

I chuckled and then Ji-hoo glanced at me while Taeyhung still kept his eyes closed.

“Thank God you are here”,Ji hoo sighed.

“Will you tell him to explain why he helped that lady knowing fully well she is not even a two star beauty”,Ji hoo pleaded with me.

Teayhung sighed and sat straight with his hand placed on both side of his thigh.

“I’ll only say this once”,he glared at Ji hoo,meaning that no other questions should be asked.

“I helped her cause my instinct is nudging me to do that and my instinct are never wrong. You know it!

Also,I am not picky like you who is searching for pretty socialite ladies who will keep shattering your heart”,he finished his word and headed for inbuilt room to rest.

That’s the longest sentence Taeyhung as made since I came back from Korea and he wants to rest? Does talking zap his energy?.

Ji hoo looked at me and I just shrugged,”let him be. That’s the longest sentence he ever made since I got here. You already tired him out with too much pestering”.

He didn’t say a word.

“We are having our first lecture by 11 pm and this is 10 pm”,Ji hoo said.

“So?”,I frowned at him.

“I want to go find myself some beauties”,he said it in a way that felt like I should have known what he wanted to do without me asking.

True! I should know that Ji-hoo prefers spending his free minutes with ladies while Taeyhung prefers to sleep in and avoid noise as much as possible.

Authoress POV

Rae bin and her cohorts were still glaring at Aera even when she sat at the front seat which caused a huge stir amongst the student in the class which Aera was oblivious to.

“That poor mouse really has some guts”,Rae bin grits her teeth in anger.

“Doesn’t she know that she isn’t supposed to seat there?”,the other lady said.

The seat Aera sat in belongs to the rich student which she would have noticed if she wasn’t in a hurry to seat and aviid more probkem. The first thirty row is for the rich student because its a single seat and its made painted Gold while the last 15 row are benched seat made with normal forest wood.

“I’ll show her,her place”,Rae bin scoffed and beckoned on the nearest guy sitting close to her and whispered something in his ear. A smile appeared on his lips and he agreed to do it.

JUNG AERA
I sat on the closet seat that will make me listen to the lectures once he/she steps in. I was oblivious of the schemes been plotted behind me.

I held my bag pack and brought out my notebook miss Lee Mi-cha got me earlier. I began to scribble things I want to attain before this semester ends……

CRASH!!

The seat I sat on crashed to the ground and I fell hard with my butt,making me wince as the metal fell. I am not that heavy that my weight will crash it unless….

I looked up and saw them looking at me with contempt and a ladyb wearing a bumper short with fish net beneath it walked to my side and glared at me.

“Don’t you ever learn”,she smirked at me.

I only stared at her saying nothing.

“Just because you got our oppa attention you are now thinking highly of yourself”,another smirked at me.

“What have have I done?my voice came out raspy.

“You still don’t know?”another scoffed at me.

“Do expected of poor skunks like you”,one said and everyone laughed at me.

“Don’t you see that the seat you were sitting on is painted gold and is only meant for the RICH while that…

She pointed at the far end of the class where I saw other student looking at me with pity.

“Is where POOR people like you seat”,she finished.

“Now scram!”,one yelled and tried dragging me away when the door opened and a middle aged man walked in.

“Seat please”,he said and before he could walked up the aisle student where already bombarding him with info about me and even lied that I spoilt the seat.

There is no difference between college and my home. I don’t know which is worst but I’ll bear no matter what so that I can make get a comfortable life fie myself.

“All this will be things of the past once I become successful”,I consoled myself holding back the tears that is threatening to fall.

Without looking at me the lecturer passed his judgment “for destroying the college property you will assist the kitchen help to serve food for a week”.

This is injustice! He didn’t even here my own side of the story.

Well,if there is one thing I have learnt been around my mom is that I will never win an argument that is not in favor of me from the start.

“Class will begin now”,he announced and everyone rushed back to their seat.

With my head sunk low,I headed to the back seat and sat alone. I don’t want anyone pity.

Luckily there is a microphone that the lecturer used to teach.

CAFETERIA….

I quickly raced out of the class to avoid anymore ugly situation. I rushed into the the school kitchen and I was really with its hugeness and how its set. It is set like a Five star resturant with two seats placed facing eachother with a huge round table. A table for four.

I looked around and saw that some poor students I noticed in class today are seated here and it made me sigh with relief. At least one get taste these yummy delicacies.

“Your round will start tomorrow”,the kitchen attendant told me.

I nodded and with caution I sat at the back seat away from the crowd.

From where I sat I saw the three school gods walk in and everyone rushed to their side while offering them their food and also trying to get the last seat with them.

“I want my privacy”,Taeyhung voice came out stern and walked through the crowd and down to my corner but not seating beside me. It seems he doesn’t like much noise and would love to avoid it while Jim-in and Ji-hoo followed suit.

“I hope they don’t see me”,I prayed and then assured myself that they won’t.

“Its not like I am attractive”,I smiled and stood up to go and other what I want to eat.

“At least sonething good came out of all my trial….good food!”

Yes! Aera is a foodie.

I collected my food without any much hassle and beamed and walked quickly to my seat but fate has something else in store for me as I tripped….so she thought.

“Watch out!”,I shrieked without knowing who my food will land on.

I managed to hold myself from falling but my food has already spilled to the floor.

I almost burst into tears but I held back,I don’t want to be laughed at. I am the only one who knows how important this meal is to me.

Its been 24 hrs I last anything,I have just been on water.

“It seems the food is more important than me,since I almost got soaked in your food”,Jim-in voice rang in ear.

I almost face palmed myself. Do I really have to always get in trouble especially with him.

I looked and stared at him and luckily my food didn’t spill on him. It seems he ducked in time.

“Since you’ve been staring at your wasted meal how about you have mine,its not like I am hungry”,he offered.

My eyes twinkled with hope at his word.

“Really?”,Ji-hoo eyes widened at Jim-in word.

“What is going on?”,be asked but Jim-in gave him no reply.

“You have 5 seconds to take it”,a lopsided grin appeared on his face making me look more handsome but that’s not my problem.

Food!

“5…..4…..3……

I snatched the food hastily from his his tray.

Taeyhung chuckled and said “Seat and eat here”.

I looked at him with disbelief.

“We don’t bite”,Ji-hoo added.

I sighed and sat at the only available space and that’s beside Jim-in.

“You need more vegetable to help your wound heal”,Taeyhung added and began piling vegetables on the plate.

Its not like I’ll complain anyway!

“Didn’t oppa say that he needs his privacy”

“This isn’t fair”

“They snubbed us just to be with that…that…that…slut!”

“She can’t even compete with me in terms if beauty”.

For now I didn’t let their words affect me and decided to enjoy the food while it last.