3rd POV
“No one is sitting there. You can.” He answered.
“Thanks!” She sets herself beside him as he looks back at the empty board in front of the class. She then noticed people were staring at her, as if wondering why the hell would she sit next to a guy who can’t even feel anything? Well… that’s actually the reason why she’s next to him right now.
“What’s your name?” She extended her hand to him as he stared at her hand for a second before shaking it.
“Lim Y/N.”
“Nice to meet you! I’m Kim Chaewon.” She flashed a smile that would usually leave people melting. But not Y/N. He bravely stared into her eyes making her a bit uncomfortable due to the emptiness inside it.
He answered with a hum, and then it’s back to silence.
This is awkward… what should i ask him?
“So. You’re sitting alone?” He nodded. “Don’t you have any friends?”
“I don’t know. Are you a friend?” He asked her.
“I… well… not for now i guess. Do you know what a friend is?” He shook his head.
“I did a research about it. This one website defines friend as a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.”
Chaewon can’t help but just look at him wondering what kind of spell he just recited. She quickly gets herself back and said.
“You’re quite talkative, aren’t you? I don’t know what kind of sites you’re looking into, but… to make it simple. Friends are who you usually hang out with, laugh with, cry with, all of that stuff. Have you experienced any of it?”
He looked at her blankly.
“Nothing? Really?”
“Sorry.”
“Nah it’s fine. You don’t feel bad so don’t bother. By the way, do you have anything after this?”
He shook his head answering her. “Great!” He didn’t know what she meant by that, so he decided to not say anything and looked at the board because the professor came in moments ago and has started writing on it for them to take notes.
Time Skip
“Finally!” Chaewon rejoiced because the professor has just left the class, meaning class is over. She looked over at Y/N and noticed that he’s already finished tidying up. “Come on, Y/N!”
“Where are you taking me?” He asked as he can’t help but being dragged by the small figure of a girl. He can try and let go if he wants to. But for some reason, he didn’t feel like trying to and kept on being dragged.
“Just follow me. Come on, Y/N.”
Chaewon said as she walks towards to the direction of the campus’s cafeteria, not knowing that there was someone watching her as she goes past a classroom.
Chaewon? And… who’s that?
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“I want to help you bring your emotions to live, Y/N.” She said looking into his eyes. “So. I wanna start with an easy one.” She looked around before ordering him.
“Give me your hand.” He extends his hand to her , and all of a sudden she starts pinching his skin.
“Does this hurt?” He looked at her with empty eyes.
I should try another approach.
“Is there something disturbing you here?” She asked once again.
He looks to the spot where Chaewon is pinching with all her might as is trying to take his skin off of the bone.
“Maybe?”
“Really?” Her face was starting to fill with hope.
“I don’t know…. i don’t know what you mean by that.” Her face went from a hopeful to a frowned one in a beatdrop by a single sentence.
“Hmm…” She scoots closer to him slowly and then clings to his arm hugging it. She looks up to him and asked.
“Do you feel like your heartbeat getting faster? I’m hugging your arm you know.”
This is embarrassing… But i need to try and bring his emotions to life.
“I feel nothing.” Chaewon felt as if her heart has just been shot by a gun when she heard his answer. She felt like her pride as a girl has been stomped over by this ‘lifeless’ kid. She started hugging it even tighter.
“Nggghhh! Still nothing?”
He shook his head as Chaewon lets his arm go in defeat.
Might as well just make him fall in love with me.
She gathers herself back after the crushing defeat she just experienced and try to think of another way.
“I guess i’ll have to call them for help.” She takes out her phone and starts dialling some number.
“Who are you calling?” He asks.
“My friends.” She takes it to her ear as it rings before the caller on the other side answers it
“Hello?”
“Yena-unnie. Where are you?”
“I just finished class. Where are you?”
“I’m at the cafeteria. Come here please.”
“We just ate, didn’t we? And you’re already hungry?”
“Just… come here. Fast.”
“Roger that, Miss Matilda.” *beep*
“Okay. They’re coming here, so-” Chaewon looked back and noticed there was some guy staring at him closely.
“So it’s true…” He said as he puts his hand into his jeans.
“Hyunjin! Why are you here? Don’t you have class?” She asks the guy.
“The class is finished just now. Is this your friend?” He asked.
“Don’t bother him, Hyunjin-ah…” She plead.
“I’m just curious~ by the way. What’s your answer?” He asked. It’s been a few months since he confessed to Chaewon and Chaewon still haven’t given him the answer he wants to hear.
They’ve known each other ever since middle school, and Hyunjin’s feeling started developing in high school. Hyunjin decided to confess to her after graduation since he thought she also feels the same. Turns out she doesn’t.
“Hyunjin… i-“
“If you haven’t got to a conclusion, then i don’t wanna hear it.” He cut her off before she could answer making her slightly annoyed. “What’s he doing here?”
“I’m just trying to help him to have some emotions.”
“You’re helping someone again?! I thought you said you didn’t want to do it again after graduating?”
“This is the last time, Hyunjin-ah. I promise.” She said to him as he puts his head down.
“You always say that. I thought you already committed.”
“I know, but… i can’t just leave him like this.”
“He’s none of your business, Chaewon-ah. Or actually, did he get you to do this?” He lifts his head up.
“No!” She shakes her hands violently. “This is really what i want to do. So please, let me help him.”
Hyunjin sighs as he rests his head onto the table.
“I can’t stop you, can i? It’s not like you’ll listen to me.” Hyunjin said helplessly.
“I’m sorry, Hyunjin-ah…” Chaewon feels guilty towards him.
“Don’t be. So, what’s his name?”
“His name is Lim Y/N.”
“Lim Y/N?” He lengthens his hand to him while staring him in the eye, indicating that he is his rival. Y/N who stayed silent all this time didn’t know what to do, so he lengthens his hand as well.
“I’m Hwang Hyunjin. Chaewon’s to be boyfriend.”
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I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter i just made.
Peace 🤙
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