No Room For Negativity
I was feeling hungry, and I know some students must be hungry, it was a long break and since I have some upkeep money with me in fact, enough that it can get a lot of food ordering.
I decided to treat each one a meal of cup Ramen coupled with a palatable side dish since it's the cheapest and affordable and also rich in vitality.
So, I don't mind spending, I hurried to my table to place the order with my phone when the delivery guy arrived.
Likewise, I wasn't shocked, even though I wasn't expecting free food. Furthermore, I wanted to tap Hoseok palm to wake him up, but I just ignored him.
"Who knows the next punishment." I muttered. Since Jimin is there, he already knows what to do.
Soon the students were hearty eating their meals and chatting out their heart; one of the things I find fun in Korea is the way they keep conversation going during meal times. They seem to find it fun, chatting and eating just make it look like the talk is the most essential spice to the meal they eat.
Back home, mother always scolds us for talking in-between meals or father will shout at you to keep quiet to avoid choking.
Even during elementary school days, our social studies teacher reminded us of our table manners each passing days.
I found it weird the first time I arrived here because everyone talks during meal time, maybe choking is not their things, or perhaps it's now part of their daily routine.
Hearing Jimin calling me to join him at the table he already set aside for the three of us, I wanted to wake Hoseok but he shot his eyes open before I could come closer.
"Aren't you eating"…he asked me in a calm tone, the tone he uses sounds like an angel of peace had ministered to him.
"Why is he sounding so calm…the heck is he acting like nothing happened after giving me that killer look hours ago."
I muttered, walking side by side with him to the meal table.
I have mastered some Korea basic culture like ways of greeting, sitting and eating, especially how to use their chopsticks.
Likewise, I took my seat besides Jimin, facing Hoseok at least I would rather not cause another ruin on him, I hate this particular ramen it's too spicy, but I would rather not show that part of me, so I joined in eating.
We ate in silence, even though I was picking on my food slowly. I also noticed Hoseok wasn't eating his food as well because he hardly took a bite, once everyone was done, he decided to give us an extra thirty minutes before the next practice, standing up I wanted to go back to my students talk when Jimin called me to his table.
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Jimin, who silently watching the drama happening around him, couldn't hold back himself, he wanted to know what was happening.
Hoseok and Bella ended up this closed, it's not up to a week they know each other, yet they keep acting like long-lost lovers. This surprised him.
He wondered if there's anything going on that he didn't know, his instinct kept telling him something was wrong somewhere, but he kept shaking it each time it came up.
He knows his Hyung interest in women's affairs is zero, and he knows very well about the" Alien Angel". Likewise, he's definitely sure it's can't be BELLA, or is she?
Likewise, he is sure he is one of those who separates work from feelings, but it appears that law is not working this time.
Ever since he introduced Bella to him, he keeps asking him on and off how much he had known her, asking her some random questions that even him couldn't answer and was just surprise, he remembered his Hyung beaming with a smile the day he discussed who she is to him only those action makes him to understand his Hyung care for Bella.
I mean, you don't care for someone you don't know.
The day Hoseok arrived after showering and having dinner with his them at home, they sat and discussed the upcoming competition and Jimin, who needed his Hyung help to carry out his flawless choreography, was surprised when his Hyung asked him to include Bella as one of the dance inspector.
He was shocked telling his Hyung the Bella of a girl was just someone she met of recent and couldn't tell his capabilities, he wanted his Hyung to see reason with him but since they will also be needing a female assistant to cooperate with the preparation just to make the female students feel at ease
They're afraid since they all will be staying late until the day of the competition, so the presence of a female staff will be a great help to them, at least for the female students.
He agreed immediately with the ideas, since no other female staff came to his mind when they had and made the decision, he decides to go with her but little did he know that this Bella will bring so much change to his Hyung, since that day until now his Hyung has his thoughts feed with her.
He gives out a heavy sigh, run his hand across his head as he watched her approaches him.
Jimin and I sat together at the table, we weren't discussing anything serious, just looking at him, I knew his mind was full of questions, but he lacked a way of conveying his message.
"I know you are feeling unease here…So I will introduce you to the students again to enable you to relax your spirit and also make the students understand your reasons have been here."
I nodded to his decision and when Hoseok joined our conversation, the two decided to make a formal introduction to the students.
All the students gathered and I was introduced as one of the dance inspectors who will be seeing to the daily practice, especially the female gender, he also went ahead to tell them to feel free to ask me anything they feel like asking and Hoseok making the speech more honorable by saying
" I am a shoulder to lean on"..that last statement beam my heart with joy. Not even my first day did I received this honorable introduction, they also went ahead to apologize about the earlier incident and making them understand all was a mistake.
I shuddered at the thought of it, if it wasn't handled properly, news might escalate bringing about negativity which might affect my job. Not only that, also Jimin and Hoseok reputations. We all understand how the school rules goes rather not act anything funny to avoid creating a different impression.
People might read it with another meaning and that will blow up a lot of negative talks and what will happen to Jimin and Hoseok personality not even mine I might decide to move back to my country, but what about them?
Imagine the whole incident being twisted "A popular male teacher flirting with a blasian teacher during practice time, or they captured the falling scene and distributed it to all the social sites in Korea, I wasn't able to hold myself
'"Did I come to Korea instead of having a career but ending up ruining someone's precious life.
I shudder to think how much pain this all going to cause, I don't want to think much about it because it's too unpleasant.
(Some random words and meanings. Korea: Maknae- Junior, Younger (English). Korea: Hyung-Older brother (A masculine term used especially by the men to addressed their older brother. /Ajussi: Used to address an older/ elderly man.)