Chae Rin's POV
"Hold. This works, right? Ya, the internet" Joon Yeong states hopping in his one leg to get to the computer in a way separating Gyeong Su from Na Yeon and deviating the issue in hand.
"Excuse me, Ms. Park" Dae Su says pushing a chair out for Joon Yeong to sit, which the poor guy does, still in pain from the cramp in his leg.
I turn to watch Gyeong Su head to the window quietly, and I choose to follow behind him in silence as the others focus on the computer.
"You okay?" I softly ask him, his head turns to me, and he visibly relaxes noticing who it was and nods, staring back out the window.
"You know, for someone like you, who's so upfront, I never expected you to hide your emotions" I state looking at the side of his face.
"I mean... how could she say that? And how could the teacher not say stand on my side?" he scoffs quietly, trying not to get the attention of others.
"It's okay to be angry about the situation, Gyeong Su. She was in the wrong. You shouldn't be outcasted just because of your financial situation you're in. You're an amazing person and friend" I tell him placing a hand on his shoulder, he exhales, eyes closed and a small smile, as I smile back at him.
"So you like me?" he raises his eyebrows playfully, I scoff, pinching his shoulder.
"You wish" He pouts, to which I put my tongue out at him, the two of us finally turning around to the group as they discuss what to type into a browser.
As we turn around we hear this, clinking sound on the window, and looking back, the hose had started to hit it, I stared at it for a while confused before bumping my shoulder with Gyeong Su.
"What's that?" I ask him, pointing at it.
"I don't know... It's probably nothing don't worry" he drags out just as confused, ignoring the tingling senses I sit next to Gyeong Su on the table, back to the window.
"I'll check Facebook" Joon Yeong
"I have Instagram" Dae Su added.
"How many followers do you have?" Joon Yeong asked the latter, who hesitated.
"Check Facebook" He finished
"How many friends do you have? You have so many alerts, 1,700!" Dae Su says shocked.
"I'll check the messages first" he mumbled, but before any of that happened. The window behind Gyeong Su and I broke, startling everyone.
"Fuck! What the ..." I cussed, my back on Cheong San's chest as Gyeong Su was on my right.
"That scared the shit out of me" I cussed.
"Get over here. Step back" Ms. Park instructed, as the hose continuously broke the window sending glass all over the floor.
"You okay?" Cheong San asks in my ear.
"Yea, I'm fine. Just shocked" I replied.
"Did someone not make it in?" Wu Jin asked
"No. We're all here" Cheong San confirmed, tugging me behind near Gyeong Su as he approached the window, glass still breaking.
"Ya! Don't go near it" I urged, which he ignored as always.
"Do you see something? What is it?" Gyeong Su asked suspiciously, whilst getting near it but still staying a little behind Cheong San.
"It must've been the wind" He shrugs it off.
"That scared me"
"Fuck!" I yelled, a zombie falling right in front of us, it's leg trapped in the hole of the hose, falling face first and it's face just at the height of the window.
"Ya! Cheong San! Get back" I urged him, he had fallen down from the scare, the zombie's hand grabbed onto the sides of the window frame, pulling itself inside.
"It's coming in!" Dae Su pointed out, Hyo Ryeong pulling me to the back with the others.
On Jo lacing her hand with mine, squeezing it.
"Cheong San, get back here!" Ms. Park called out for him.
His attention went elsewhere, he had and needed to save his friends, a mop in the corner of the room caught his attention as he swiftly grabbed it, using the head of it to push the zombie out.
"Push it! Push it away!" Dae Su encouraged.
"Did you get it?!"
"Push It!" Su Hyeok yelled.
Cheong San hit it again, but the zombie grabbed at the mop, using it to its advantage.
Gyeong Su went there to help, his hands close to its mouth, and the zombie even manages to get his hand but only scratching it.
"Ya! Break the mop!" I yelled.
"Okay!" He swings at the Zombie, hitting it in the back, therefor breaking the stick, making it somewhat sharp.
But as he tries to gain the courage to stab it, Su Hyeok notices his hesitation, probably scared of carrying the guilt of killing, so he takes over.
"You need help?" I ask loudly,
"Stay back!" Cheong San yells back at me
Su Hyeok finally rushes in
"What are you doing?" He yelled at him, taking the mop into his own hands, hitting Gyeong Su in the process and stabbing it in the shoulder.
It seemed the zombie had died, but we were far from wrong as it laid limp for only a few seconds before it's hand grabbed onto the window frame again and it started growling at us while reaching inside.
"We're fucked" Dae Su said.
"Just push it!" Wu Jin yelled
"Stab it in the head!" I advised.
But nothing could be done, as taking the stick out could mean it had the chances to get inside, and everything was Almost over, hadn't Gyeong Su grabbed the first thing in hand... which... unfortunately for us, was the part that turned on the computer.
"Su Hyeok! Move away!"
"Move, Bare Su!"
And so... Gyeong Su threw it at the zombie, which did throw his away... but also meant we now had no computer, nor chances to get on the internet.
I grab onto On Jo, hugging her tight, her hands patting me on the back as we both sigh in relief.
"Everyone okay?" Wu Jin asked concerned.
"That was scary" Gyeong Su commented - "I'm okay" he patted the worried friend in the shoulder.
"Ya" Na Yeon called out, to whom I assumed was Gyeong Su, I step back from the hug with On Jo, looking at Gyeong Su, blood dripping from his nose.
"You..."
"Gyeong Su... your nose is bleeding" Cheong San points out.
"Is it?" the shorter friend asks confused, putting his hand up to his nose.
"He wasn't bit! I saw Su Hyeok hit him with the broom!" I say, defending him.
"Stand back. Don't come closer" Na Yeon immediately said as he approached the table to get some tissue.
"You were bitten, weren't you?" she asks him, although in an accusing tone.
"No, I wasn't. Su Hyeok hit me..." he defends himself, paper pressed against his nose as he turns to look at Su Hyeok.
Na Yeon steps back frightened and everyone could tell this could either lead to two things, either he would get mad, or she would just continue to accuse him until it actually became true.
"Why do you keep picking on me?" He asked her angrily, walking towards her.
"You were bitten!" She accused him, and he exhaled angrily, looking away from her as she turned to the teacher.
"I Sak got a nosebleed just before she turned" She explained to the teacher, before turning to On Jo and I.
"Ya, you two know too! That's how I Sak was before she turned" she pressed on.
"This is different, Na Yeon. I really did see Gyeong Su get hit by the broom" I tried to explain to her.
Ms. Park calls out for Gyeong Su who turns even more defensive as the others continue to gang up on him.
"I really wasn't bit! I swear!" He continued to make his point.
"Ya. Your hand. What is it? What is that?" Na Yeon asked him again, I moved from On Jo, Gyeong Su staring at his own hand.
"This was from when I picked up the computer" He angrily said walking her way, but everyone else stepped back.
His face turned into disbelief and shocked... everyone had seemingly turned their backs on him.
"Don't you trust me? This happened while I was saving you. How could you do this?" He scoffs before going a few steps back and leaning on the desk.
"Let me see" I softly spoke, coming to his side and grabbing his hand.
I inspected it, and as suspected it had only been a scratch, no bite marks anywhere.
"It's a scratch" I confidently said.
"Cheong San-ah" I called out, Gyeong Su's hand still in my hold as I held it up for Cheong San to see, him coming from the other side of the desks to see it, inspecting it.
"Chae Rin's right. Whoever wants to check, come and see" he agreed, immediately the boys started swarming around checking the wound, agreeing with the friends.
"It is a scratch. I'm sure of it" Su Hyeok announced, looking directly at one person.
"Ms. Park, please check it too. Just so everyone's sure" I asked for her, she nods stepping closer, Gyeong Su's hand now placed on hers.
"I don't see a bite. It's a scratch. Thank goodness. He's okay" She assures the others.
I smile at him patting his hand before I go sit on the table near the window, ready to enjoy the scandal it would become... I'm missing my popcorn... sad.
"Are you satisfied?" Gyeong Su sarcastically turns to Na Yeon.
"I just asked if you were satisfied!" He spoke louder.
"But the computer's gone" Joon Yeong finally took notice.
"Then the internet... Did you have to throw that of all things?" Dae Su asked him.
"There wasn't much to throw to start with" I whined.
"What could I do? It was trying to get in" he whined.
"I'm saying you did good. Thank you. Don't get mad. - Ya, Lee Na Yeon. Say you're sorry and end this quickly" Dae Su calmly said.
"Why should I?" she sassed.
"Maybe because he saved our lives? You stupid bitch" I sassed back with a smile.
"Why should I be sorry?" she asked louder this time.
"I saw everything. I saw it grab your hand. I'm right. He may have been infected" she bickered.
"Na Yeon that's enough" Ms. Park says, trying to calm her down.
"It really touched him!" She continues.
"Ya. Does being touched mean he's infected?" Cheong San questions her
"Who knows? It might!" She answers
"So, what you're trying to say is, by theory" I start getting up once more.
"I am infected too, and so is On Jo. We both touched I Sak when she was infected" I shrug.
"Am I also going to... you know, gRRR" I fake a zombie sound which did startle her.
"He has a wound on his hand. It's different when it's an open wound" she explains.
"Oh well, then, in that case" I say.
"Gyeong Su, sorry about this" I say, he looks at me confused, as I grab his hand almost placing it in contact with my won wound on my cheek before Cheong San's hand stops me.
"Ya! Are you crazy?!" He yells hitting my head.
"What's the big deal? I'm sure he's not infected! All she wants is drama" I huff crossing my arms.
"Don't yell at me. Think about it!" She continues to say.
"Ya... Lee Na Yeon, she's literally confident about putting her wound in contact with his. Isn't that enough for you? I know you've always hated Gyeong Su, but this is completely different from badmouthing him. This is about life and death" Cheong San spoke up.
"She's always like this" Ji Min, speaks up her mind.
"If it weren't for him, we might've all been dead" Su Hyeok told her.
"And now he may kill us" she spoke back.
"I'm about to die because of you" I snickered at Wu Jin's comment moving to lean on the counter besides him as he sat on the empty part of the table.
"Watch your mouth" she retaliated.
"I'm fine now!" Gyeong Su continued.
"That's enough, all of you! Shut it." Ms. Park yelled.
"Ms. Park" Na Yeon whined.
"Silence" she repeated.
"She-"
"Shush!" she sighed.
"Let's do this. Stay in the recording room for just 10 minutes, Gyeong Su. I know it'll be hard, but I think that's better than being suspected" she instructed him.
"The others don't suspect me. It's just her" he said pouting.
"Gyeong Su, would you do that, please?" She asks him calmly.
"Forget ten minutes. I'll stay half... No, a full hour" he said stubbornly trying to prove his point.
"There's no need for that. It takes less than 5 minutes to turn. Stop overreacting" Cheong San told him.
"Let's just be sure" he said exhausted of the fighting.
"Will that do? If nothing happens, you'll sincerely apologize, right?" The teacher asks Na Yeon who agrees, although.... by the looks on everyone's faces, nobody believes.
"You guys are all okay with that, right?" The teacher asks the group who all mumble in the agreement.
"He's obviously fine... If we do this, who's going to step up to help next time? Nobody will want to when they know they'll be suspected" I cautiously asked.
"You're right, but, let's consider this a way to learn to trust each other" she explains.
"I trust Gyeong Su" Cheong San stated, i hummed agreeing.
"See you in an hour" he tiredly announced, making his way inside the recording room.
"Should I go in with you?" Dae Su asks him, Gyeong Su lifts his middle finger and I laugh.
"Ya, what about me?" I ask with a smile.
"Why, do you like me?" He shakes his eyebrows, I scowl flashing my middle finger back as he chuckles closing the door behind him and going to sit on the table, back towards us who watch him through the window.
" That stubbord punk. Ten minutes would be fine" Dae Su comments, as he lays his head on the arms.
"It's nothing compared to her" Ji Min retorts, Na Yeon glaring at her back.
"Well, wake me up if anything happens. I'm going to try and catch some sleep" I say, sitting on a chair, pulling Cheong San to sit on the other besides me as I use his shoulder as a pillow.
"Stay. Good puppy." I say mindlessly patting what was supposed to be his head but instead was his face.
"Ya! Did you lick my hand?!" I screeched in disgust wiping it on his uniform.
"You put your hand on my mouth what was I supposed to do" He chuckles.
"Yuck" I say, nonetheless I lay my head back on his shoulder getting ready to sleep.
"Ya... how can you sleep during a time like this?" I hear Joon Yeong's voice.
"Then, what do you want to do? Talk about the cannibal puppies?" I ask.
"Did you just call them puppies?" He asks, I lift my head watching his widened eyes., Cheong San leaves his seat, Wu Jin sitting in it instead.
"Well, they run like crazy, filled with energy, and they bite everything... puppies" I explained.
"Let's all sit then" Wu Jin says.
"I think they might be drawn to smell. They go after you like crazy" He continues, pointing his pen at Dae Su.
"I don't smell" he defended.
"You sweat a lot" Ji Min told him.
"I sweat, but I don't smell- What is that smell?"
"It's your smell, Dae Su" I sighed, leaning against Wu Jin.
Su Hyeok was on top of the table, cleaning his shoes, as Joon Yeong used a brush as a reflection as he wiped his face.
Wu Jin, Ji Min, Dae Su and I talking about the zombies.
I think they're more attracted to sound. When we would get quiet, they wouldn't make as much noise, whereas whenever we screamed, they would come running and bang on the door" I said.
"Oh? But you saw their eyes. They can't see with those eyes" Dae Su pointed out.
"True... but I think they might simply have a different vision to us, maybe they can see sillouettes?" I ask no one in particular.
"She might have a point" Joon Yeong says.
"They seemed to get to us whenever we were too loud" he said, I nodded.
I turned to look at the classroom, On Jo sat alone by the desk near the window, Nam Ra a little to the side, back pressed against the wall. Both looked bored, but most of all deep in thought.
I watched as Cheong San decided to approach On Jo, and thinking I shouldn't interfeer went instead to Nam Ra's side, sitting by her feet.
"You okay, prez?" I asked her softly.
"Yes... just, thinking. And you? How's your cheek?" she asked, i laughed lightly touching it.
"It's fine, thanks to you. Thank you, I didn't get to say it before" she shrugs.
"I know it isn't the most comforting thing, but I'm really glad that in this mess you're with us" I smile softly.
"As long as I can, I will try to survive. I hope, one day, after all of this, the two of us can call eachother actual friends" I smiled, he glanced at me, her eyes sparkling as she gave me a small almost unnoticeable smile.
"We already are" she whispered.
I'M FRIENDS WITH CHO NAM RA.