Kapitel 6: 6. Joking or Serious
"Hey, Kanthee, why aren't you going into school?" Bomber and the gang called out to me the next morning as I hid by the school wall, looking exhausted with dark circles under my eyes like a panda. I hadn't slept all night, my mind racing for an explanation about the kiss from the day before. When it got light, I left home early to avoid running into him, but Kimhan had arrived before me, so I hid by the wall, too embarrassed to go in.
"Leave me alone. It's nice and breezy here, and I want to stay a bit longer," I said, shooing them away. They looked puzzled but left me to my madness.
"Oh crap," I muttered when I realized I forgot to tell them to deny seeing me if Kimhan asked. I watched Jun point towards me, and Kimhan turned, locking eyes with me. Panicking, I turned and ran, hearing his footsteps close behind. I sped up even more.
Why did I have to be born short?
Knowing I couldn't outrun him, I recklessly climbed over a low fence into someone's yard. Unfortunately, a huge dog was there, barking loudly and ready to pounce. Just then, Kimhan's long arms pulled me back up over the fence, narrowly escaping the dog's teeth.
"You idiot! Don't you know not to trespass into people's homes?" Kimhan's voice rang in my ear. When I opened my eyes to see his face, I felt so embarrassed that I squirmed and fell off the wall, luckily onto the street side.
"Kanthee?" he called my name as he climbed down after me. "Were you trying to avoid me?"
"D-don't come any closer!" I shouted, instinctively backing away as Kimhan reached out.
I wasn't disgusted by him, just startled. But the look on his face was something I'd never seen before—utter despair and sadness. He pulled his hand back and adjusted his glasses, his face downcast so I couldn't see his expression anymore.
"I understand... The bell's about to ring. Let's go back to school before you're late," Kimhan said in his usual tone and walked ahead of me.
Since that day, Kimhan hasn't looked at me again...
We still saw each other every morning, but he wouldn't even glance my way, acting as if I didn't exist and as if we'd never known each other. I became just another student who could only watch him from afar, and I hated it. I felt lonely without him by my side. I wanted to talk, to see him smile again, to go back to how things were, but I didn't know how.
Why did Kimhan kiss me? Could it have been a joke? But he's not like that. So why did he kiss me? Does he feel something for me? Kimhan, of all people?
"Hey, Snow White, focus!" Wham! Bomber smacked my head with a rolled-up script, making me fall flat on my face.
"You're the lead! People are trying to kill you all the time, stay alert! And don't actually eat the apple in the scene; someone might put a sedative in it."
"I know..." I muttered. At this point, even if someone handed me a shoe, I'd probably eat it without realizing it, my mind was so full of thoughts about Kimhan.
Should I apologize? But with the class wars heating up, key actors were guarded even when going to the bathroom. It'd be hard to get to him now. I shouldn't have let it drag on this long, but I was too scared...
Munch. Crunch, crunch.
"Hey, Snow White, I just told you not to eat it!"
Thwack! Bomber threw an apple at my head in frustration. Who told him to stick it in front of me? I was daydreaming and bit into it without thinking...
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