Ari looked at the girls in front of her who were talking about why Hari was here.
" What do you think? Why is the first year Hari visiting our class for no reason?" the girl to the left said.
"I think it must be to meet Hana? They both know each other after all." said the girl on right who was also wearing reading glasses.
To this, the girl on the left responded in a rather excited way, " But I think that's not the case" the girl lowered her voice a bit and said " Do you think it's a casual visit? No way! It must be because of the rumours going on about how Hana and Ha-jun are dating! She must have realised that Ha-jun is a good guy and she can't afford to let him go, so I think she is coming to show off in front of Hana that Ha-jun is her's!"
Ari was lowkey eavesdropping on their conversation and felt disbelief and surprise rising in her heart. Was there really a guy in Hari's life? She kept on listening to get more information. She can clear her doubts afterwards when confronting her sister.
The girl in glasses rolled her eyes at her friend's words and said, " You are overthinking, Hana and Ha-jun are just friends. Hana has clarified it many times! Looking at them, it doesn't feel like they have feelings for each other. I think Ha-ri is here just to hangout with Hana." The girl in the right pouted stubbornly as if not agreeing to her friend's words but didn't say anything to argue back.
After listening to these two, Ari noticed Ha-ri standing in front of their class and the innocent looking girl whom Ari earlier noticed was smiling and waving at Ha-ri. Ha-ri smiled back and looked around as if searching for someone in the cluster of students but couldn't find the one she was searching for because that person was resting her head on her palm of hands which were placed in such a way that they were forming a triangle with the bench table as a base. Her position was hidden due to this as the girls in front of her covered her figure.
"She seems to be searching for someone? Who might it be? " The girl on the left exclaimed to her friend curiously and Ari who heard it couldn't help but feel that the girl was such a busybody!
Ari sighed and got up as she already figured out that her sister was here for her and started walking towards Ha-ri. The two girls were looking at Ari curiously thinking where the new girl is going? They weren't the only one, many people noticed Ari when she was approaching Ha-ri as well as also noticed the smile on Ha-ri's face while she was looking at Ari.
Ari suddenly felt like it was ridiculous as to how much attention they were paying to them. It was not like Ha-ri was a newly rising idol or something but she was getting treated as such. Was it because Ha-ri is a delicate beauty? The most beautiful one in this school?
As soon as Ari reached her sister she asked the thing she had been wanting to ask since she heard about her sister coming here, "What are you doing here?" There was no joy or no anger in Ari's voice, it was as passive as her expressions. Some of the students who kept glancing at them were somewhat in dismay because of Ari's attitude. She was a new student and they felt like she shouldn't talk to their school flower in a rude manner who was adored by students as well as teachers. But they didn't say anything and looked forward to how Ha-ri would reply to her.
Hari was already used to her sister's way of communication, she smiled like a blooming flower, melting the hearts of many boys in the process and said " I was worried about you, I wanted to come and see if you are doing well and getting along. Seeing you fine makes me feel relief unni (big sister)."
'Unni!!!' Exclaimed many of the students in their heart and some even expressed their surprise to their friends. 'So the new student was the big sister of Ha-ri, no wonder she is beautiful too but not as beautiful as Ha-ri' they thought. The glasses girl and her friend were more surprised than anyone else. The girl on the left even felt a bit anxious as she had recklessly voiced her opinions on Ha-ri while treating Ari as air. She doesn't know that she is fretting for nothing because Ari doesn't have the habit of telling on someone.
Ari felt the worry for her in her sister's eyes and felt speechless. She didn't knew how to expel her sister's worry for her and ended up saying, "What's there to be worried about? It's not like I am a primary school kid!"
To this the boys in the class reacted in an extreme manner in their heart thinking, 'What an ungrateful sister Ha-ri has! I wish, I was the one Ha-ri would worry about. Only the thought makes me want to fly!'
Ha-ri's face was shadowed by concern as she heard her sister and as if overwhelmed by emotions she hugged Ari. Ari was taken aback by this sudden intimacy but it also warmed her heart. It's not like she don't know what Ha-ri was worried about as the things that had happened in the past few months were too much for her to handle but as Ari wants to forget about those things and start everything from a new point she didn't want to acknowledge the things she has gone through. Ha-ri's hug felt warm and reassuring to Ari and the negativity she felt since the morning disappeared with a poof! The corner of Ari's mouth lifted as they parted.
"Aiyo! The love between both the sister's is so bright that it's blinding my eyes" Someone interrupted the amicable atmosphere between the sister with their cheerful and naughty voice. The culprit was the innocent looking girl named Hana who was now standing near them.
" Ya Ha-ri, you never told us that your sister was going to start studying here in this school as well as in the same class as me?!" Hana looked accusingly at Ha-ri, to which Ha-ri replyed saying that everything was decided so fast that she wasn't able to find time to tell her. But Hana wasn't gonna take it and kept arguing and saying that she is just making excuses. This way Ha-ri and Hana started bickering.
Ari was almost bored by their useless argument when she heard someone saying from a distance, "So you were here Ha-ri, I was looking for you everywhere."
Ari saw a boy, jogging lightly towards them and the boy seemed to be filled with enthusiasm after seeing Ha-ri. The tall and muscular figure of the boy seemed to stand out in the crowd. The tight chest and the fitted uniform was enough to make any girl swoon on him. The way his eyes were sparkling and how he looked full of energy was what made Ari feel fascinated towards him. He looked handsome enough to steal anyone's heart.
Even the girls around them squealed while saying, "Ahh!! It's Ha-jun!" "He looks so handsome as always!"
The facecon Ari thought, 'So he is Ha-jun, the one who is going after my sister.'