"After today my work ends here"....he said taking a long sip from his mug and throwing his head backward.
His statement came as a shock to me and I choke on my drink. Coughing out loud I turn as he hands me a white sheet of paper.
Taking the paper and seeing it was written in Hangul but decided to keep my cool and skimmed down the sheet not understanding anything written on the sheet I mumbled some inaudible words turning to him for an explanation.
He raises an eyebrow at me suggestively and I nodded and he edges his sit closer to me.
"How long have you stayed in Korea? he said with an alluring smile taking the sheet from me.
As he came closer to reading and interpreting whatever was written on it but my mind drive away as I stared unblinkingly at him.
His face is long, with high cheekbones and a charismatic jawline line.
His straight and symmetrical eyebrows and his eyes radiate determination with tiny cute double eyelids. However I couldn't help but feel there is something quiet about him, yes my instincts give me that feeling there were so many things about him that make me curious but I was also bothered he is practically a stranger even though we seem close all Thanks to this practice that is ending today.
I feel butterflies in my stomach as I stared closely I wanted to ask all my intrusive questions but I feel awkward cause I couldn't get enough courage.
I exhale deeply "How can he look so angelic with an annoying character? I was still drooling at his beauty until he flicked a finger on my forehead, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"This is the Training school you will enroll in, they run during and after school it depends on your choice, and since you are a teacher after school is better...and make sure you use this summer break to understand the basic things"... okay," he said handing back the sheet to me.
"That's a brilliant idea..... Thanks so much...I said grabbing my mug and standing up to leave.
Sitting here with him makes me uncomfortable and I don't like the feelings ranging within me I might end up embarrassing myself.
Hoseok leaned back watching Bella take her leave with hands akimbo with bashful chortles called out to her
"Won't you ask the location of the school Bella? and I stopped on my track hearing his voice, this was unexpected how can I be so dumb to forget, I fidget shyly and turned, only to meet his stoic eyes on me.
"Was the address not on the paper? I uttered scanning through the paper.
"And when did you master Korea to know an address written in Hangul? He scoffed crossing his legs.
Now I hate his gut. I know I don't understand Hangul but must he rub it on my face?
"All that matters is that I attend the lesson and report at your office right? I asked, biting my lips and trying my best not to full-on grin.
"Okay, cool"..he said with a dead-serious expression on his face stuffing his hands in his pockets as he walked back to the stage.
A spike of a smile curve my lips as I watch him climbing the stage, It seems the practice is about to begin.
Immediately he climbed the stage few of the students join him while the rest are still dozing off. It was a one-hour break so I wasn't expecting them to stay awake even though Jimin was resting his head on his desk probably sleeping and Namjoon browsing through his phone all this while.
I was expecting him to wake the rest of the students sleeping but it look like he wasn't going to do any of those, rather he tune in the music starting with a lower volume and gradually tuning it to a normal volume by then half of the students were fully awake.
The remaining six who probably are deep sleepers stirred in their sleep and blink their eyes open, adjusting their eyelids to the light of the room.
As the students gathered and line up on the stage, the song kick off.
They dance effortlessly to the songs, their movement is so smooth.
The tone of the music change, becoming heavier and the bass vibrates through the room and they keep swinging their arms, twisting their necks together in synchronized moves.
The last day is tomorrow and they are doing their best to maintain their spot if possible taking the lead in this competition and bringing back the Awards.
I watched in admiration as they spin their body like a fluid, moving freely like water.
The dance was intense that I no longer have control of my body as I nod along with the beat.
The dance ends with them sprawling on the floor gaping out for air.
Hoseok walks straight to the restroom, his tongue darting out to moisten his lips.
Checking my time I realize it's already closed to daybreak which means a few hours from now we will be heading to the stage to deliver flawlessly and the students have practiced almost 10hrs non-stop. That's a whole lot of work I muttered.
I slide from my seat straight to the packs of bottled water grabbing one of the packs, I distribute it among the students watching how they gulped it down at a goal.
"Thirty minutes before the final practice".... Hoseok's voice came through and my jaw dropped in bewilderment.
I leave the water I was distributing and rush to him as he takes his seat.
"Don't you think they need extra hours rest Hoseok? I blurted out looking at him curiously.
"Thirty minutes before the final practice." He repeats without even looking my way.
"Can you be any meaner Hoseok? I snapped back at him and he paused on his track to glance at me, a grin spread across his face.
"No!!!! you are the one who misunderstands the whole plan.
We leave by 10 Am since the Competition is by 1 pm. An extra one hour of rest will ruin the plan because once they round up their practice they need extra hours of rest to gather their strengths back.
Now if I should pull another hour's rest that means they won't get enough sleep ahead of the competition." All this he explains with a grin displayed on his cheeks.
I only smile in response and he shakes his head, wiggling his shoulder as a small smile exposed his endearing dimples.
I blame myself for being faster than my shadow and embarrassing myself once again. As I walk towards Jimin's stand trying as much as possible to push my talk with Hoseok at the back of my mind.
Since this night I haven't charted with this angelic being.
"Jiminah"...I said taking a seat behind him and he turn and give me that breathtaking smile with his tiny cute double eyelids closed.
"You are such a talent" I praise him offering him the bottle of water I was holding.
He took the water from me and gulped it down giving out a loud belch which follows by a loud laughter as he sprawl on the floor from his stool.
I leaned backward and watch Jimin still laughing on the floor and I don't know whether to get angry that he belch loudly or his non-stop laughter.
I avert my gaze immediately trying to control my own.
Angry no I wasn't angry, I have this feeling of happiness in my heart for the fact these guys treat me like someone they already know and are free with me each time, this gives me joy and gladdens my heart.
"Sorry, he said and it was my turn to laugh.
"Why the apologies"...I asked in-between laughter "You belch and laugh out on your stool"...is that not funny enough.
"The practice is....I wanted to say but was interrupted by his voice
"Time up... please round up for the final practice".... Hoseok voiced out this time as the students gathered to the stage for the final practice including Jimin who flash me a smile before heading to the stage.
The music starts this time around with another dance move as the students each first freestyle to the song before kicking off with their Choreography.
They moved with synchronized force to the front, do a few steps, swing their arms again in the air, tilted their necks in complicated moves, and then drop onto the floor, hands splaying out and pressing against the tiles, standing up They angle their hips upwards and into the air.
That was the same moves Hoseok did previously and they were quick to master it.
As the leader of this dance and being the epitome of it, he walk up to their front to do the exact hip thrust to correct a mistake that I the admirer was unable to detect.
He makes sure they maintain perfect facial expressions as they carry out their moves which according to Jimin will earn extra points to them.
Once the dance ended we all retired to our various corners for a quick nap before the day finally break.
I seriously need to stretch my body not bending as I sleep and as God may have it, Jimin opened the long-locked room which was filled with different colored students' mattresses.
My mouth awws in surprise since I started teaching in this, never know there was something like mattresses in this school not to mention the one that can serve too many students.
He beckoned on the students to go pick any of their choices and make themselves comfortable.