-One more day - I think as I pull my pink sheets off me-
On the other side of the door, I can hear my older sister Jiwoo's voice
- Mi-Suk, get up, you have to go to school, come have breakfast!
- I'm coming! - I say as I get up and put on my pink slippers, because yes, I love pink.
I leave the room and the first thing I see is my sister making me breakfast.
"Hi, Jiwoo," I say as I sit down at the dining table, taking a sip of water from the pitcher on my left.
"Hey, little sister, how did you sleep? I thought you'd never get up, I was about to come in and throw a glass of water in your face," he says as he turns to look at me and makes a gesture with the ladle he has in his hand.
"I was really sleepy. Yesterday I tried to wait for Mom, but she never showed up," I said as I got up to the counter for a plate and a spoon.
-You know mom doesn't have a set time to come home, I don't know why you keep waiting for her - she grabs the frying pan and puts a couple of eggs with bacon on my plate.
"I know, I honestly don't know why I do it," I looked at the plate and smiled. "I like it when you make my favorite breakfast." I walked to my place and started eating.
"You know I always worry about you, little sister," she says, coming closer and touching my head. "Now hurry up and eat your breakfast while I shower and take you to school," she adds, turning to go to her room.
"Yes, ma'am," I say as I take a piece of bacon and put it in my mouth.
Jiwoo is the closest thing I have to a mother; she takes care of me, takes me to school every day, and even makes my favorite breakfast from time to time, since she says that eggs and bacon are bad for the body. To me, that's nonsense; if I'm going to die, I'll die eating what I like.
I finish breakfast and go to my room to take a bath. Nothing relaxes me more than bathing and thinking about everything that's happening in my life... I get out of the bathroom and take my clothes, a pretty blue dress that reaches my knees, with flowers covering part of the skirt. I put on my white sneakers, look at myself in the mirror and start brushing my hair, which reaches my shoulders.
-Okay, I'm ready- She smiled - oh right, my teeth - I head to my sink and start brushing them.
In the distance, I can hear my sister talking to my mother. They're discussing how her night went, and why she got home so late... The truth is, I don't care. I'm fed up with her, with her not paying attention to me, with her being the only one who exists, her and only her...
My sister's knocks on the door pull me out of my thoughts.
"Little sister, hurry up, Doyun will come for us and we'll take you to school together, I'll wait for you outside."
"I'm coming!" I say as I rinse and dry my mouth. One last time, I look in the mirror and smile at myself.
I leave the house and head to Doyun's car. Doyun is my sister's boyfriend; they've been together for two years. The truth is, I hate him. He always treats my sister like dirt, hits her, and constantly abuses her. To be honest, he did the same to me when I was little.
(...)
I walk over to the car and get in.
"Good morning, Doyun," I forced a smile on my face; the truth is, I'd like to punch him in the face.
"Hi, little one," he says, looking at me in the rearview mirror, as he starts the car and we head towards school.
How dare he call me "little one" when I could just punch him in the face. I don't like seeing him near my sister, but I can't do anything. She says she loves him, and I don't want to ruin her life. She seems happy, at least that's what she shows. But I know that, deep down, she's afraid of him, and the little happiness he gives her is nothing compared to all the suffering she endures with him.
On the way to school, I was looking at my phone, and they were talking about what they were going to do that day; I wasn't paying attention to them... We arrived, and I got out of the car as quickly as possible.
"Thanks for bringing me, Doyun, see you later Jiwoo, love you," I say, turning around and going into the school.
"Goodbye, little sister, I love you too!" I hear Jiwoo's voice in the distance, I turn around and see them walking away.
I take a breath and head to my classroom, where my friends Hwasa, Hobi, and Jin are. If it weren't for them, I don't know what I would do. They don't know how much I hate Doyun. I'm afraid to tell them; I feel like they won't want to be my friends anymore. Someday I'll tell them, but not now.
As I walk, I can see a boy in very baggy clothes, with blue hair and almost too perfect eyes. I can see him looking around, somewhat distracted. I smile instinctively, he turns around, and our eyes meet in a way I can't explain. I feel heat rise to my cheeks, and that's a problem; my skin is so pale that the slightest touch is noticeable.
"Hi, I'm new here. I just arrived in Seoul and I don't know this school. Could you tell me where room B6 is?" Oh my God, he's talking to me, I think as I look at his perfect face, those features so defined and perfect, I could swear he was sculpted by the gods themselves.
"Yes, of course, come on, I take classes there too." I start walking, and I gesture for her to follow me.
He doesn't waste any time and follows me. As soon as we get to the hall, I tell him to come in.
"This is it, I have to go somewhere else. So I'll see you in a bit," I say with a smile, turning around.
- Oh yes, of course! See you - his voice is so manly that just hearing it makes me feel something deep in my stomach.
It's a completely new feeling for me; in my 17 years, I've never been romantically interested in anyone before.
I go to the bathroom, where I do my business, I come out and arrive at the classroom, where I can see the teacher giving instructions.
"It seems the new teacher has already been introduced, and I wasn't even there," I think, as I knock on the door. "Professor, good morning, may I come in?" He gestures to me, and I head to my seat, right behind Hwasa and Jin. They wave back to me, and I just smile.
During class, I can't help but glance at that boy. His smile captivated me, his beautiful profile made me lose track of time. I don't know why I feel this way. I could say I like him...
The hours fly by, the truth is that I didn't pay attention in the whole class, all I could do was look at him, and wish I could kiss him, because he had such full, pink lips that I could swear they tasted like strawberry.
(...)
-Earth to Mi-Suk- snaps me out of my thoughts and I look ahead where I can see Hwasa and Jin staring intently
"What's up, guys?" he smiled
"We already saw you staring at the new guy, do you like him?" Jin said to me with a smile on his lips.
-Jin, what are you saying? - I turn around to get my water bottle and drink it - you know very well that I'm not interested in having a relationship.
"I know, silly. But he's not bad looking at all. Besides, we saw you arrive with him, maybe you know each other," she says, putting a hand to her mouth.
"Of course not, I just bumped into him at the entrance, he was lost, and he asked me for help," she smiled, and instinctively my eyes searched for that beautiful boy, but I couldn't find him anywhere.
"Don't worry, she's gone out, but your love will be back soon," Hwasa said with a wide smile.
"What are you saying! I'm not looking for him, I'm just looking for... the teacher," she smiled, and looked for her notebook for the next class.
"Whatever you say, Suk," he tells me as they both turn around.
"God, I can't believe I'm so obvious when I see a boy, I need to control myself," I think.
A little while later the teacher came in, and with him was that boy with the Greek features, whom I like so much. He stood talking to the teacher and asked him to introduce himself.
She smiled, finally. I'll know who that man I like so much is...
