She took our plates to the sink. As she was washing, a call came to her phone
"You have a call" I said
"From who?" she asked
I stood over the table, trying to see who was calling her. It was upside down, and I wasn't a fan of reading things that weren't normal
"Um, Choi..."
I reached for the phone to turn it the normal way. But before I could fully grab it, it was snatched away form my hand
I looked up at my mom in surprise, the look of apprehension on her face was the last thing I expected
None of us said anything for a while, until the phone rang again
She looked at the ID , then at me, the look not leaving her face
"Nuguya?" who is it? I asked, standing on my full height
"Amudo aniya" it's no one she replied
"Then why's your phone ringing. Is it someone I know?" I walked towards her, but stop when she retreated
I looked at her
"I'm tired. Why don't you clean up? I'm going up first" she said
"Omm" mo...
She had already gone
"Mwoya?" what was that? I asked the air
I cleaned up and went to my bed
I didn't brood over what just happen. I just did what I wanted to do. Sleep
^^^^^
She wouldn't die, Alex. No, she wouldn't. Calm down, she wouldn't die, she wouldn't...
My eyelids open
I signed as I got down from bed and prepared from school
"Morning, mom" I greeted her as I walked down the stairs
"Morning, dear. How was your night?" she asked
"As always" I replied
"Breakfast?" she asked
"Nah, not hungry"
"Lunch?"
"I'll eat in school" I told her
Before I could leave, I turned back to her. What happened yesterday came back into my mind
"Wae?" why? she asked
I stood there for a while before smiling at her
"It's nothing. Have a good day" I responded and left
I decided to go to the rooftop today
I was surprised anymore when I saw Tae Woong already there
"You're an early riser" I decisively concluded
He chuckled
"Well, you aren't someone that enjoy her time in bed either, it seems"
I smiled as I nodded and sat beside him
"Have you heard from Ji Sung?" I asked after the silence
"Ani. Wae?" no. why? he said
"Aniya. Something's just bothering me" it's nothing
"I'm sure there was a reason he didn't come to school. He's a teenager, after all"
"Maybe that statement would have worked if I didn't see him double over, but I did"
I just gave him a small smile
I began to lean back against the bench, but sat back up
"Hogsi, did he happen to tell you anything?" by any chance
"Anything? Like what?" he asked back
"I don't know. Something like his health, anything"
Tae Woong
"If he didn't tell you anything, how would he tell me?"
"Maj-a" that's right I muttered
"You seem to care about him a lot" Tae Woong noted
"Of course, he's my friend" he said with a smile
"Would you care this much if it was me?"
I looked at him
"Of course"
"Wae?" why? I asked him
He looked back at me
"Are you sure he's just a friend to you?" Tae Woong asked
I laughed
"Of course. If he's not a friend, what else would he be?"
"It doesn't look as if you're just friends"
I was stopped from talking by the bell
Tae Woong stood up
"Let's go"
I followed him with a thought
Do boys question their girl friends like this? Ji Sung also asked me series of question concerning Tae Woong
I looked at Ji Sung's desk as soon as I entered the classroom in hopes that he might be there. He wasn't and my shoulders fell in disappointment
I shrugged it off, however, and headed to my seat
Apart from the expected murmurs and childish tantrum, the day went by smoothly
"Are you going straight home?" Tae Woong asked
"Of course. Where else would I go to?" I asked back
"Then, do you want to hang out?"
I thought about it for a while
"Actually, I think I'll just go home. Biane" sorry I apologized
He smiled
"Gwaechana. See you on Monday" it's okay he said and we parted ways
I signed as soon as I entered my house
This week is finally over. It was annoyingly long, I thought
I strangely wanted to freshen up before eating
I made Weetabix then went back home to rest, waiting for my mom to come home and make dinner
Yet again, my messages weren't read. I was now angry and frustrated as I threw my phone down on the bed
What in the world is going on with him? How can he not even read? What's he doing? Is he okay? Or is he just skipping school?
No matter how many questions I asked, I got no answer so I just gave up
I was drifting into sleep when I heard noise downstairs signaling that my mom had come home. I looked at the time before I went down, 9:20pm
"Hi, mom"
"Hi dear. You'll think there won't be much you have to do being a vet, but you'll be surprised. I guess we have many pet lovers around here" she said
"Have you eaten?"
"Not yet, I was waiting for you"
She smiled at the statement, and I rolled my eyes at her smile. Nevertheless, still heading to the kitchen
"I'll whip something up, but it'll be light. It's past dinnertime and it won't be healthy. Your food might not digest well, and then..."
"Mom" I stopped her raising my hand
"Just do what you want. Anything you want. Please?"
I didn't want to hear any teaching
She shook her head
"We always learn, Alexa"
"And right now, I'll like to have a break. Thank you"
^^^^^
As of now, it is certain that Ji Sung isn't skipping school. And if he is, he's a truant. Throughout this week, he had been nowhere to be found. And now, it's the end of school on Friday, and he still can't be contacted. The three cartoon characters came up to me in their usual approach. I rolled my eyes, but I had to say, they had ben tolerable. They weren't as annoying and mean? As I thought they would be
"Wae? Mow?" why? what? I asked as if talking to a child that won't leave me because of ice cream
"He's looking for you" the main character said
"Who?"
"Who else did you seduce?" she asked back
"According to you, I seduced Tae Woong. So I guess he's the one in question" I noted
"You did seduce him" she retorted
"Sail your boat anyway you like. Where is he?"
"The cold storage"
"And why would he be there?" I asked raising an eyebrow
"Don't ask me" she said and walked away
I scrutinized her retreating form until I could no longer see her, before heading to wherever Tae Woong was
"Tae Woong?" I called when I entered
"You were looking for me?" I asked but got no reply
But I thought he left early because of something. No?
As if answering my questions, the door closed shut
I ran towards it, trying to open it. Instead, I heard series of annoying laughter
"Mun-eul yeol-eo" open the door
"Or what?" Ok Soo provoked
"Ya!" hey!
I pounded on the door
"Neo michyeoss-eo?! Mun-eul yeol-eo!" are you crazy?! open the door!
"I don't feel like" she sang
"Ok Soo! If you don't opened this freaky door right now, I..."
"You'll be dead. But since I'm not that harsh, I'll just leave you to learn you lesson. See ya! Hope I don't forget ya!" she said
I continued to pound on the door, even after series of laughter had died down, before looking for something that could help me
That's right, my phone, but there was no reception. I almost threw it on the floor
I tried all what I could but to no avail. Resigned, I went to a corner and slumped on the floor. I was extremely cold and shivering
I felt myself losing consciousness, but before I could completely loss it, the door suddenly burst open
"Choi Soo Joon!. Ya! Soo Joon-ah, jeong-sin cha-ryeo" hey!... come to your senses
"Shut it" I muttered before I passed out