In a way, right at the end of the garden, especially around that big tree where he had still a vivid memory of such refreshing air, now was surrounded by even a majestic view. Maybe because of the heavy wind yesterday the entire floor was filled with different colorful flowers from white, orange, and red to sky colors too. God knows from where all of those species of flowers gathered there.
Until now he had never seen that sort of heavens too. The only thing he knew wind bought was the air virus, dust, and dirt particles. But the condition there was the opposite. Opposite to what Newmoon has grown up hearing.
Not to mention a craze of students there. As if they had a view of once in a lifetime scenario everybody was packed up with their selfies.
Seeing it Newmoon couldn't help himself but comment on it.
"Hmph- What a sight! It was beautiful when there wasn't anyone..but look at them,
His low-key judgmental eyes flashed out, a kind of stern gaze,
"Now it's damaged!"
The destruction part wasn't just the fact cause they begin to gather around and took a selfie instead, they stepped upon them, touched them, left a stink, and threw them once they were done with it.
He turned left and went into an irritated mood stomping his feet hard on the ground,
"I hate humans. This is why I hate them!!"
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Being completely lost for a while in such a big building, finally in the end he found his classroom.
A big profound classroom! Before entering inside Newmoon just stared blankly from the entrance. Once again, An old wrench school, with the same school uniform, appeared right in his eyes, almost to a point where it was difficult to distinguish whether it was real or not. A familiar lingering smell of cool air rolled down into his nose reminding him that yes now he was at the university class in a way just like how the hospital area smells like antiseptic as soon as one placed their foot on it.
Although it doesn't make perfect sense to others Newmoon does.
A university smell, a smell of raw books, notebooks, paper, and other machinery gadgets everything was floating onto the air of that big hollow classroom.
He shook the thoughts secretly away as he moved ahead.
Thankfully only a small number of students were present there as the time was still early.
"…"
The more he walked on, the more he got into contact with several people.
"It's alright. It's alright! Just a little more. A little!"
Calming himself he pretended to relax at least to nearby people.
With a short 'Kreech' He sat down.
Yes!! That's it. See? It's that easy.
He chose the last seat, where there were only a few students around him at a long-distance too. For a person like him, it wasn't less than finding a treasure.
He plopped down his face only looking down part with his little tirelessly sleepy eyes.
"Woah! I can't believe I made it here!"
He interrogated his path and bravery and slightly felt proud too.
As time goes on, the classroom began to fill up, and slowly in a flap of wings, all the seats down below were full to almost occupied. Of course, Newmoon had thought about it, but not that way.
Unless people come into the contact with Newmoon, he had no problems with it.
He didn't even bother to look down anymore. Invested in his own business. At least people would presume this sort of assumption was made upon him in his first appearance.
However, only he knew what was going on in his mind, what turmoil he has been swirling on through deep inside. The fact even the smell of another person would give him dizziness, let alone about the remaining things.
He laid there, hiding his face upon the arms under the bench.
Having the anxiety and insecurity flowing into his head he squeezed the arms. Well, his intentions weren't bad. To avoid talking to others or attracting a similar type of scenario, he chose to cut the energy out by sleeping.
Again his outer space or bodies seemed to appear serene and calm like the surface of the ocean.
"Sigh.., After all, I ended up coming here.!"
His eyelids dropped down a bit. These days his expression was dropping way higher than usual. Maybe this university thing truly fucked him up?
"Maybe; When people said there's one thing we can't control: 'fate' then they weren't wrong." They weren't just ramblings.
Have you ever wondered what in the world Newmoon kept on thinking for a long while every time then it was this?
These sorts of thoughts he always carried in his mind. And once it got full it eventually got poured out in mumblings or whispering. It's how his mind functioned.
"And it doesn't even change the fact if it's fate or not. it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."
"The smells of the class are still familiar. The crooked fresh bench, big whiteboard on the front, raw papers, hustling and bustling of the surrounding, excitement marked on each individual's smile, arouse the vibe that I'm…back to my high school days!"
Just when the eyelids got heavier and heavier with every blink, as if he was about to fall asleep surprisingly, Suddenly a large clear stern voice echoed in the room.
"??"
Hearing it, undoubtedly Newmoon sprang up too. Not his entire body but his half body.
An old man with spectacles in his eyes, in a good suit outfit surely nobody would be that person if he wasn't a professor. It wasn't hard to guess.
To be frank, from every angle he looked like one.
He started giving his introduction followed by the newest lectures over the freshman.
Professor name was "Lee Jinho!"
The entire classroom was listening attentively. While on the other side, Newmoon however was grumpily seated, totally uninterested.
A voice in his mind said,
" It must be the same repetition of speech every year! The same lectures too! Just different student!"
On just the first day, his interest completely got destroyed. Not like he ever had the interest in the first place still. He quickly divert his eyes to the far-away white windows, from where a warm breeze was swirling in each flow.
Meantime when the professor was still on his way to lecture his heart out explaining the basic history of their university, somebody appeared in front of the door.
Newmoon had no idea what was, where, or who was coming or not.
He excuses, bowed to him, and when he was about to walk further.
Professor lee stopped him,
"Aren't you that young gentleman who-
He narrowed his eyebrows as if he was having a hard time to recalled that boy's name.
"yes sir!"
The voice was neither strong nor weak.
As soon as professor lee heard him, his thick eyeglasses suddenly got lifted as the muscles around his cheeks moved upwards.
"here, come here!"
Professor lee waved his hands with a big wide smile that almost stretched and reached an inch away to touch his ears.
The boy followed the way peacefully and stood right beside the professor, exactly at a place where the professor pointed at him.
"Ahem, Ahem!!"
Professor tried to gather everyone's attention on the stage now by coughing twice on the mic.
"May I have your attention please?"
And like he had thought indeed everyone either turned their head around or perked their ears.
Not to mention Newmoon, His stare now turned to the front.
"???"
Puffing his chest out, professor lee began to introduce in a large, big, and dominating tone, a wide smile that hasn't left his face even for a second,
" Here, the one who is standing in front of you and the one beside me.. named Mr.…
"HAEMIN LEE"
That boy spoke out for himself. Compared to earlier, this time it was deep.
"…"
The entire classroom fell into a pin-drop silence in just mere seconds.
"yes.. that's it, that's it..now I recalled. Haha..!!"
Professor lee laughed out slightly feeling embarrassed too. To think deeply, his tone and behavior differed from before. But now it was revealed. It was nothing new. A love showed by the teachers when their favorite top students come into contact.
"Excuse me..so, Mr.Lee is the one who aced the entrance exam of the entire country, Korea!"
"-and became the number one who cracked the overall spot by setting a new record on it.!"
"He-
He hadn't even finished his sentences while the whole class went wild. Suddenly the peaceful class became a fish market in an instant.
"Oh my oh my so he is that guy!!"
Says from the one side of the crowd.
"Only his name was published on the internet And a photo of him where half of his face was covered with an uncountable banquet of huge flowers as a token of congratulations..! So how can one figure out it?
"No, no, Rumors say his face was intentionally blurred. that guy has been in the headlines of every news channel recently, shaking the international news as well! So as privacy it's understandable"
"Haa! See? Some people like fame more than anything like us and then there come people like him who hate publicity.! The differences man the differences!"
"I heard 'Haemin lee' had more than the perfect score in the whole history of entire Korea!!"
"If It's like that then why is he here then? I bet he got a proposal from the world's most renowned university, didn't he? well, our university is one of the tops too.., still most of the students in his place would think twice about getting admitted here!"
"Forget about that. Don't you think he must have some reasons for it? Moreover, the fact he is here now describes everything. We are lucky indeed. Our batch. See how handsome he is..?!"
Among all the rumors and whispers, boys for the first time talked about his well-being, secretly being envious of him while girls were going crazy over him already.
"Woahhhh!! Godddd!! I can't handle this much fluttering in my heart! if I had known he would come or knew at least he would look like this then I would have come after a parlor, wear hot outfits too!"
"Doesn't he seems similar to that webtoon character called****!!??"
"I know right..? I was shocked to the point where I lost words! Breathtaking, Gorgeous, and hot. he looks like a total antique that should be kept at the museum. Is it alright to see him directly like this? isn't it illegal?"
"God. Look at this, All of the chicks are going head over heels for him already.. what are we gonna do then? Have to endure our single life for about 4 years now?"
Everybody had their imaginations and worries going on, most importantly haemin appeared as the main threat to young boys.
Their faces were already taking a shape of wrinkled, middlemen, all energy and youth got sunken by him. One thin boy's hair even drooped down to the forehead due to jealousy and low confidence at the same time.
He sneered in an agitated tone,
"This isn't fair..this isn't fair anymore. I will change the entire department if it continues. What the use of us boys having here? All our possible chicks already turned their head around, turned cold shoulders, like I can see their eyes beaming with love emoji."
Another one beside him poured his dissatisfaction agreement with his point.
"Agreed! We all spent our overall high school life preparing and dedicating to our studies, getting the perfect score, and planning to enjoy life in college year. we all worked our asses off!
"Can't believe I work out hard just to cover this shit(abs) with a T-shirt. Now it'll either shrink or vanish into the wall of the stomach by that simple way."
Newmoon there had to listen to every shit the whole class was going through. It's not like he wanted to but their voices of desperation, crushing, jealous and envious were on a whole different dimension that easily got into the ear of Newmoon effortlessly.
"…"
"Silent please!!"
Professor lee finally stopped them.
Swiftly afterward, it returned to its normal environment too.
"So it seems that I don't need to be introduced much from here right? Anyway,
"Please give me. Mr. lee a big clap as congratulations for his achievements.!"
"I hope all of you become good friends throughout the years.
A big sound of clapping echoed in the entire room while haemin bowed to show his consideration as well.
No doubt the sound was heard heavier and clearer from only one side of the class where the girl's numbers were higher, whereas a smaller amount from the boy's side. However, still, the power and excitement of the girls won the battle and covered the whole class.
That one thin boy barely even moved his hands let alone about touching the two hands to make a clap sound. Seating grumbled and whispered to himself.
While Newmoon's gaze constantly stopped at that frustrated boy, with a look as if he don't know whether to cry or laugh.
Seeing him, Newmoon's eyebrows lifted automatically and his mouth wrinkled as well not because he too agreed with him or the rest of the boy's logic, but because of the disgusts.
"Thankfully, I've separated myself from those assholes groups!!" Acting like as if they never had seen or touched girls..!!"
He thought.
His attentions were all over with the reactions of the students both girls vs boys to the point where he forgets to look up to that guy. Every other moment whenever he was about to tilt his head for a glance at that guy, suddenly he got interrupted by that earlier thin guy. Although he looked at haemin he couldn't see him fact his eyesight was weak and he neither wore glasses nor lenses that day. And instantly his attention got diverted away by the noises.
Finally, the fact that the guy had stopped talking and remained silent did he get the time to stretch his head to get a look at that person.
With a high judgmental eye, he stared at him.
A professor who was already tall enough of about 180 cm, now seeing and compared with haemin looked small with a difference of about 5 cm more. Making him around 185 cm tall. A simple outfit of long white sleeve shirts and black simple pants.
"…"
The fact Newmoon was short-sighted..all he could see was the clothes descriptions. Other than that all blurred, hazy, etc.
Just when Newmoon was about to squint his eyes to focus on his face, as if his vision got shaken or get more clearer instantly the figure starts to get itself clearer.
"?"
No, he was mistaken. Instead, it was haemin himself who was coming over.
For some unknown reasons, Newmoon's heart got slightly taken back.
"No, He isn't trying to come over here right?"
A voice in his mind spoke out.
"This-
He turned around to make sure there wasn't any place left in his area and quickly scanned through his old, blurred eyes for any available seat so that he had a chance to sit there.
"- There aren't any seats-
By that time Newmoon had already viewed the entire classroom about the available seat number.
And the voices inside his mind got a pure realization too as his tone dropped low;
"- although it seems not.?"
All the way, girls either distanced themselves, replaced or moved seats for him so that he could stay there, while some of the boys too offered the corner seat for him, again with their selfishness like getting a new chance to meet new hot girls or to get connect with an intelligent, genius and nerdy type of persons too.
However, haemin didn't even flinch his head nor looked down, up around as if he never worried about such a trivial thing as a seat in the first place, and walked at such a pace as if the seat has been already decided.
In just a few seconds, haemin reached to the back.
Newmoon hold his breath due to his anxiety silently hoping to go away or returned down. He whispered under his breath,
"Go go there isn't anything here-
And to talk about timing, haemin stopped right beside him.
"- yeah look at my luck."
Newmoon had already lowered his gaze when he first knew he was coming over.
Since Newmoon saw the clear version of him appearing closer with each step, his head dropped down since then.
And until now not even once did he rose his head up.
He squeezed his hands secretly.
He had no idea what haemin was thinking about it or him. All he wanted was for him to go away. As he had expected, Every single soul's eyes were on newmoon for now.
And thankfully, haemin did turn around and walked the other way.
"Phew…!!"
"…" Haemin halted.
Newmoon couldn't exhale many sighs of relief any better than this.
"Thank God." He-
Perhaps God knew that he didn't deserve this sort of fake thanks that he instantly denied it. By throwing the bucket of ice in his face.
He hadn't even finished his prayers when suddenly a small cracking sound perked his attention.
"…"
Leaving one seat behind, haemin laid his bags and eventually sat down.
Newmoon was speechless both mentally and physically.
He looked at him very attentively. But not even once did haemin return his gaze neither did he get offended nor he could care less.
Maybe he was used to it??
He had heard that it will become a habit of being continuously stared at, being crushed on, etc if the person grew up being the popular one. Might be the reason why he was unbothered by it.
"yes, that must be!!"
He figured out the cause behind it while keep on glaring at him.
Knowingly he kept on glaring at him waiting for him to exchange looks so that he could share how much he was angry, uncomfortable with him being seated there.
But in the end, Newmoon gave up as his eyes began to hurt the fact he had narrowed his eyes for a while. He turned around-
"Wait- what's that?"
It hasn't even been a while since several countless eyes were all over haemin. And the spectrum of rays was reflecting towards Newmoon as well. Congratulations to him, His peaceful first day got interrupted by that way.
"Maybe I should buy black color shades glasses. So that I could protect my eyes from all these gazes.! Man, it's killing me."
During the entire lecture, he felt like living in hell.