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There are two types of students in JYP University:
- Those who appraise Nayeon’s beauty as their religion; and
- Those who find Nayeon’s face beautiful enough to be their target at darts.
Nayeon wouldn’t and couldn’t find the time to care for the second type of students. Why would she when she’s too perfect to be bothered by those losers?
Nayeon is the second daughter of the CEO of Im Manufacturing Inc. Their company provides value-added electronics manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers in the networking, computer, industrial, and medical equipment markets. They also provide printed circuit board, mechanical and molded cable and harness, electro-mechanical, and total system assembly.
Growing up, Nayeon was pretty much alone. She has a sister, yes. But it does not necessarily mean they bond, or more so they click. They act as if they do not know each other. They would pass by each other without acknowledging each other’s presence. They would not stand for each other when one gets in trouble. They would not even exchange words when they’re eating dinner together. It would be better if she was an only child. Nayeon wishes she was.
All Nayeon ever wanted was validation. She craves it the most. She used to crave it the most. Until she realizes that it was nonsense and she could live without it. She first realized this when she was in elementary. She had this favorite English teacher. She has this aura that makes Nayeon feel at home and a soothing voice that Nayeon would love to hear before sleeping. Nayeon thinks that her words are pragmatic. Nayeon would ace every test just to get compliments from her. She even got the highest grade in that subject. But that teacher did not pay attention to her hard work. Instead of praising Nayeon, she always praise another student whose grades is way lower than Nayeon.
She felt betrayed. She couldn’t look at her teacher without feeling her stomach cave in. Nayeon was more than grateful when the teacher left the next school year. She thinks she could not handle seeing her for another year, let alone another hour.
Then her parents. Her parents do not care what Nayeon does as long as she gets high grades. The only important thing for them was that they could boast about her grades in front of their amigos and amigas over dinner or wine.
One time Nayeon got a B+ on Physical Education, because.. well.. she would not stop terrorizing her classmates especially on dodgeball. The moment Nayeon’s parents found out, she immediately got a call from them, telling them that she should know and do better. The whole week, Nayeon wasn’t allowed to see her friends nor fidget over her gadgets. She felt imprisoned in her own room. She wanted to pack up her things, leave, and never come back.
Nayeon’s parents did not show up at school the first time she got in trouble, nor the second one, not even in the third one. Despite the number of times that she got in trouble, they would always send Ok Taecyeon, their representative, to solve Nayeon’s chaos.
Of course they would always solve it with money. There’s this time when she got in trouble and Taecyeon promised the school director that the Ims would donate a new building. The school director’s face lit up as soon as he heard it, and Nayeon was immediately out of trouble, almost as if she never was in the first place.
One day, Tzuyu came to her crying because a boy put bubble gum on her long, black hair. She and Jihyo tried to wash it off, but when they were losing hope, Nayeon tells them to wait for her inside the washroom. The next time they hear from Nayeon, she was already in the guidance counselor’s office.
Apparently, the boy that she slapped, the same boy that put gum on Tzuyu’s hair, was from one of the most influential families in their area. The boy’s father was fuming when he found out. He was pointing and shouting at Nayeon while she just sat there unbothered. And that made him even angrier. The father wanted Nayeon kicked out of school.
But of course, Ok Taecyeon would not allow it. He promised that the Ims would invest in their new business. Immediately, the flow of the father’s blood turned back to normal and he apologized to Nayeon, explaining that it was just a spur of the moment and he did not mean anything he said.
Nayeon just scoffs at the thought of it. She realized how money runs the world and deceives people. She realized that nothing matters to people except money. Luckily she has tons of it.
She always gets out of trouble. Her parents would not scold her. But Jihyo would. Jihyo’s the only one that could slap some sense to Nayeon. Jihyo is the only one that cares enough for Nayeon to make her realize how wrong she was for causing those troubles.
Jihyo is always there for Nayeon, and she never fails to prove it.
After scolding Nayeon, Jihyo would always make sure that Nayeon knows she’s doing it because she loves her. Both girls hate skinship, so instead of hugging, she would reach out for Nayeon’s thumb and pinch it. Two long presses, and two quick ones. It was something that they agreed on when they were a child. It was their way of telling that they care and love each other.
Nayeon grows up to be a trouble maker and earns her title as JYPU’s notorious queen. The crowd would split into two whenever she would pass by. Boys and girls would drool over her beauty and would do anything just to get her attention. Some students would offer to make her home works, some would cook for her, and some would wholeheartedly shine her expensive shoes just to be near at her.
But of course, she’s notorious. She has haters, and they’re mostly losers. Nayeon’s haters range from that silent kid in the class that gets high grades to members of their school’s marching band. Some would bravely hiss at Nayeon and glare at her, some would diss her behind her back but quiver in fear at the mere sight of her, and some makes Nayeon think that their mother must have dropped them when they were still a baby.
One time during Halloween, a nerd clad in Gryffindor’s robe complete with round-rimmed eyeglasses and a drawing of lightning on their forehead came sprinting at her and shouted “Avada Kedavra” while pointing their wand at her passionately. They even pretended to speak in parseltongue after hollering the unforgivable curse.
Nayeon likes to call them ‘stupidents’.
Jihyo and Tzuyu find it hilarious. While Dahyun… well Dahyun said she’ll pray for her Nayeon unnie’s safety.
Despite being threatened by stupidents, no one was really competent enough to vie for Nayeon’s title as the campus queen. That was until Minatozaki Sana transferred during their 8th grade.
‘Minatozaki Sana, that bitch.’ Nayeon would hiss to herself whenever they cross paths.
Nayeon does not know anything about her aside from her perspective of Minatozaki Sana and what Jihyo have gathered.
According to Nayeon’s intuition, Minatozaki Sana is your basic spoiled brat bitch cheerleader. She probably would not survive without her ‘friends’ Momo and Chaeyoung. She thinks that Minatozaki Sana probably only cares about her looks and popularity, which in Nayeon’s perspective, was proven real when she heard that Sana is dating the basketball team’s captain, Kim Mingyu.
People dubbed Minatozaki Sana and Kim Mingyu as the ‘perfect couple’ with perfect visuals and perfect chemistry. Everyone thinks that they’re perfect for each other. Nayeon thinks that they’re perfect for each other because they’re both dumb and have no contribution to the society.
Acording to Jihyo, she’s the only child of the Minatozakis. Her parents own MTZ International Inc. that offers five star hotel and resorts accommodation through proprietary lodging brands and management services division. Nayeon could not care less about Sana’s status in life.
Nayeon’s blood would boil whenever she sees Minatozaki Sana. And Nayeon is sure that the hate is mutual. Their apparent hate for each other chooses no place. They would exchange death glares at each other. When one buys an expensive shoes or bags, one would make sure that she gets something new too. One would not dare to lose.
It was cold war, and JYPU is their battlefield.
“Look at her acting like she’s a fucking queen,” Nayeon glares at Minatozaki Sana who’s casually talking to her circle of friends, her laugh echoing along the hallways. Sana’s back was turned at her so she could not return the glare. Mingyu’s arms are all over Sana’s shoulders, and he sniffs her hair every now and then. Nayeon feels the hair on the back of her neck stand up in disgust.
“Don’t you have any chill, Nayeon? I just want my day to be as peaceful as possible.” Jihyo says while side-eyeing Nayeon.
“She just makes my blood boil! Why does she even exist?” Nayeon groans and Jihyo just rolls her eyes. She has gotten used to Nayeon loathing Minatozaki Sana’s existence every single day.
The crowd of hungry students hurriedly split into two as their group enters the cafeteria, making way for them. Nayeon smirks at the thought of it. Like a queen she is, Nayeon crosses her arms as they walk towards the counter with pride.
“Have you seen Dahyun?” Jihyo asks as she scans the cafeteria for the aforementioned girl.
“She says she’ll be at the library reviewing or something.” Tzuyu replies. The line immediately breaks, letting the girls order their food first. Nayeon is not in a mood to eat something heavy, so she just ordered a slice of lemon meringue pie and a glass of grapefruitade for lunch. Usually she would order more than this because she has a voracious appetite, but she doesn’t feel like eating much today.
The group walk towards their designated table. Tzuyu complains about their upcoming test later, telling them how the education system is shit for forcing her to study algebra when she doesn’t need it in real life. Jihyo just listens to her whine and wishes her good luck. Nayeon just walks beside them.
They were almost at their table when suddenly, a girl blocks their way. The girl’s back was turned on them, showcasing her long, silky black hair. The group stops walking. Jihyo and Tzuyu exchange glances and Nayeon scoffs internally. The girl watches the students go on their respective businesses. She casually took a bite of her cupcake, ignorant of the three girls behind her.
Tzuyu fakes a cough to get her attention and to shoo her away. The girl turns to them and stiffens. She looks at Nayeon with her wide eyes that’s covered by her bangs. Her lips turns to the shape of an ‘o’.
“I’m sorry,” the girl says in a small voice that they could barely hear and bows. Nayeon studies the girl’s angelic face. The girl has large eyes, pointed nose, and moles on the bridge of her nose and another at the side of her philtrum. Nayeon thinks that she’s almost good looking, if only she wasn’t stupid.
“Fuck off,” Nayeon says in a firm tone.
The girl freezes and drops her half-eaten cupcake. She immediately scampers out of their way, half running, half-waddling.
“You’re mean. She’s probably new.” Jihyo eyes the girl until she was out of the cafeteria. Tzuyu just shakes her head in disbelief while watching the new girl too. Nayeon remains silent and kicks the cupcake out of her way, careful not to get an icing on her newly-bought Jimmy Choo shoes.
They sit on their table that no one dares to claim because everyone knows it was theirs. Minatozaki Sana and her friends have it too, just right next to them. Thankfully she isn’t there so Nayeon could eat peacefully without having to see her annoying face.
Nayeon slices her lemon meringue pie and savors it.
“We visited Hawaii this summer,” Jihyo sparks the conversation as they eat. She tells them how much she admires the country and its weather. She goes on how healing the country’s beaches were and how much she and her family would love to visit again. She tells them that her parents loved it so much they bought a vacation house that could might as well be considered a mansion.
“Well I mostly spent mine with Gucci,” says Tzuyu. It’s not a surprise, really. They know how much of a home body Tzuyu is and how much she loves her dog, Gucci. She also tells them that her mother has a newly-opened café in the heart of Taipei.
“You should visit sometimes,” she adds.
Nayeon swallows a piece of her pie while taking a mental note to tell Ok Taecyeon to book her a flight to Taipei when they reach their school break. She was just about to open her mouth to share about her vacation when an angry Minatozaki Sana storms the cafeteria. Everyone stops and looks at her, even Nayeon.
“Where’s that girl?” Sana bellows while scanning the cafeteria for whoever the fuck she was looking for. Her eyes land at the infamous Im Nayeon.
“Great,” Nayeon whispers to herself and rolls her eyes.
“You!” Sana points at Nayeon and darts towards their table.
“How dare you?!” Sana shouts at Nayeon. Nayeon finishes her pie and sips her grapefruitade, ignoring Minatozaki Sana. From her peripheral view, she sees Sana fold her arms and hears her scoff.
“I’m fucking talking to you.” Sana says. A crowd started to form around them and whispers grew, while some students hurriedly swallow the last piece of their food so they could leave the cafeteria immediately and skip the drama.
“So?’”
“How dare you to tell my friend to ‘fuck off’? You think you own this place?” Sana says and exhales sharply. “Well news flash, you don’t.”
Nayeon feels something inside her burn. She slams the table and everyone lets out an audible gasp except for Jihyo and the girl in front of her. Sana doesn’t flinch, not even for a millimeter. Jihyo tries to calm her down by rubbing the back of her hand. But Nayeon just flicks Jihyo’s hand out of her touch.
“I don’t even know who your friend is. She must’ve been some loser,” Nayeon says while crossing her arms. Sana was just about to throw hands at her when a voice stops her.
“Satang!” she says with a soft voice but loud enough for everyone to hear. She manages to squeeze and waddle her way through the crowd. Nayeon recognizes the girl from earlier, the cupcake girl. Whispers grew around them wondering who she is.
“Let’s go,” she pulls the end of Sana’s sleeves.
“But Mitang,“ Sana was cut off when the girl pouts and uses puppy eyes. “Fine,” Sana sighs in defeat. She holds her hand and smiles at her. Sana looks at her like she deserves only the best from this world and she’s willing to do anything just to give it to her.
Sana turns to Nayeon and suddenly her gaze changes. She looks at Nayeon like she’s the worst person in the world and she deserves all the hate that this world could give.
“I’m not letting you go off the hook next time, Im” she says while pointing at her. The girl beside her groans and pulls Sana out of the cafeteria. Everyone watches as they make their way through.
“Okay, show’s over. Fuck off everyone.” Jihyo announces when Sana and the girl finally disappears. The crowd groans as they split and go back to whatever business they were doing before the scene.
“That bitch,” Tzuyu hisses. “Are you okay, unnie?” she asks, shooting Nayeon a concerned look.
“That bitch is gonna give me aneurysm or something,” Nayeon replies. She lets out an exasperated sigh and rubs her temples as she sits down.
Jihyo side-eyes Nayeon, her gaze somehow indignant and clicks her tongue. Nayeon knows this look too well. It’s the look that Jihyo gives her whenever she gets into trouble and needs some scolding.
“Don’t look at me like that,” Nayeon tells her.
“Like what?”
“Like I’ve done something wrong!”
“Well, haven’t you?” Jihyo rests her elbows on the table and intertwine her fingers. But Nayeon isn’t having any of her sermons today.
“She started it,” She defends herself. Jihyo sighs and shakes her head like a helpless person.
The thing is, Im Nayeon and Minatozaki Sana haven’t actually fought before. Their crusades are usually just internal and just a feud between who’s richer and something alike. It was never this conspicuous.
After that incident, not a school day passed by where Nayeon and Sana would not glare at each other, this time more intense than ever. They make sure that for every time their eyes meet, the hate for each other is very evident. Tzuyu once told her unnie that if stares could kill, they’d both be dead by now. The school’s population is split into two sides. Nayeon’s, the resident bad bitch vs. Sana’s, your basic cheer leader. Their feud has become the talk of the school.
The cupcake girl has also gained popularity. According to Jihyo her name is Mina, not Mitang, and she transfers from Japan and probably Minatozaki Sana’s childhood friend. Nayeon just shrug off this info, it’s not like she cares about who the girl is anyways.
Months flew and for a while, just for a while, the tension between the two dies down but not completely. Their little skirmish weren’t followed by another. Jihyo thinks it’s a miracle and tells Dahyun to thank god for her. But this euphoria of Jihyo didn’t last as long as she’d hoped for.
One morning, Dahyun was casually walking along the hallways carefully carrying her hand-operated generator project that was due that day. Her fingers were filled with band-aids because she scrapes them while stripping the wires off. She pulled an all-nighter for that project because she isn’t exactly born for electronics and their teacher only gave them two nights to finish it.
Minatozaki Sana and her friends were loud as usual and were co-incidentally heading to the same direction Dahyun was going. They were betting over who will get the lowest score for their test later. As Dahyun and Sana’s group close in on, a boy named Bang Chan got too whiny for getting the most votes and throws his hands in frustration. Unfortunately, he hit Dahyun’s project and it fell on the ground.
Everyone was shocked, especially Dahyun. Their eyes were stuck on the project that’s now in pieces. When they recover, the boy immediately apologizes. They talked to Dahyun’s teacher about it and she was given another night to fix the hopeless project. The boy even offered to pay for Dahyun’s lunch which she deems unnecessary, but he was insistent. Before they split their ways, Bang Chan expresses his apologies and bows multiple times.
When Dahyun tells this story to Tzuyu, Jihyo, and Nayeon, she reassures them that it’s okay and she’s grateful that their teacher was considerate enough to give her another night. But of course, it’s Im Nayeon. She won’t let this slide easily.
Nayeon sweeps the hallways for Minatozaki Sana that afternoon, careful not to cross paths with Jihyo because she’s sure as hell Jihyo’s going to stop her. After a few minutes, she spots Minatozaki Sana walking alone.
As she darts over her direction, she sees Sana’s face turn sour and her gaze turns into a piercing one. She holds Sana’s wrist and feels the other girl flinch at their contact. She drags her along. A few students follow them with their gaze and whispers. Nayeon ignores it.
Sana tries to pulls her wrist, but Nayeon just tighten her grip more. She doesn’t mind if the other girl was hurting. “What do you think you’re doing?!”
Nayeon opens the door of the school band’s empty practice room and tosses Sana inside. She crosses her arms as she watches the girl regain her balance and compose herself.
“What the fuck, Im?”
“You’re really testing my patience, Minatozaki?”
Sana furrows her eyebrows, “What the hell are you talking about?”
“Oh, come on! If you want a revenge for what I did to your friend, do it to me. Not on Dahyun.” Nayeon says as she steps forward. “Did you know that she pull an all-nighter for that project?”
“It wasn’t even my fault!”
“It was your friend’s fault so own up to it!”
“Your logic’s fuck up,” Sana chuckles. Nayeon clenches her jaw and feels her muscles tense.
Before Nayeon could even spit fire back, the door flew open. The marching band’s members were frozen in place, eyes wide when they see Im Nayeon and Minatozaki Sana inside.
Nayeon closes her eyes so tight she could see the stars. She inhales deeply and balls her fists so tight she could feel her nails digging crescents onto her palms. She exhales sharply and walks toward the door, leaving Minatozaki Sana before she could do something that would cause her to see Ok Taecyeon’s face once again.
Every bit of despise in Im Nayeon’s body, from the surface of her skin up to the very marrow of her bones, is solely and purely for Minatozaki Sana. And every resentment that Minatozaki Sana could muster,from the very core of her heart up to the very existence of her soul, is solely and purely reserved for Im Nayeon. Their patience for each other is like that last leaf during fall, wherein the slightest wind could cause it to snap out of its branch.
JYPU grows busier as various competitions approach. This school year, the division sports tournament is only a few days away from their division’s journalism contest. Students and teachers are both busy. To some students, it is a burden for two contests to almost overlap. And one of those student is Park Jihyo. She’s the captain of the volleyball team and the Editor-In-Chief of the school’s official publication, ‘The Varsitarian”
Jihyo struggles to balance her academics, volleyball team, and school publication at the same time. She would skip breakfast just so she could visit the publication office to check some articles before their morning practice for volleyball. She would sacrifice sleep just to catch up with the schoolworks that she missed because she was either tending to the team or the publication. Also, the fact that she still haven’t found a replacement for a new news writer isn’t helping.
Nayeon, although she tries to hide, becomes worried for Jihyo, and she hates to admit it. But she know that her best friend could only handle so much. So she offers to help in the school publication with one condition: Jihyo should not tell anyone, not even Dahyun and Tzuyu because she hates it when she’s associated with extracurricular activities. She feels like she’s a nerd or something, which she secretly is. Jihyo has told this to her before.
Jihyo declined at first, but when she nearly fainted one afternoon due to fatigue, she eventually gives in to Nayon’s offer. She figures a little help would not hurt. Especially if it comes from her friend.
Chou Tzuyu who’s in the volleyball team, tries to keep in touch with Nayeon but is barely managing it. Nayeon isn’t exactly good at sports, so she could not help Tzuyu much. But she makes sure she’s there for her friend whenever she needs something that Nayeon could tend to.
Kim Dahyun on the other hand, is having a hard time as the school publication’s new feature writer. The previous writer graduated already, and when Dahyun heard that the spot is empty, she took it right away. She said that exploring new things would not hurt her, especially there’s Jihyo as her editor in chief. But she’s not so sure now.
Nayeon would help Dahyun with her articles. She would offer to proofread and criticize it. She would also give Dahyun ideas and better angles to write on. She also makes sure to cheer up the younger one whenever her school publication adviser would write a big, fat “NO GOOD” on her title, not even bothering to read it. Or when Dahyun’s article would be filled with too many copy reading symbols, it makes her dizzy and wishes that it was an “NG” instead.
Nayeon goes to school earlier than usual today. The sun wasn’t even up yet. She drags her feet along the deserted hallway of JYPU until she reaches the publication office. She lazily opens the door and sees Jihyo stretching, already on her jersey.
“Still haven’t found a news writer?” she beams at Jihyo.
“No,” she replies with a frown. “Well maybe if you consider it then I won’t be having any problems anymore.”
Nayeon rolls her eyes at Jihyo. Both of them know that Nayeon would NEVER ever join the student publication even if her grades depended on it.
“What time’s the practice?”
“Six,” Nayeon looks at the wallclock across her. It’s still twenty minutes before the practice.
“Here are their articles,” Jihyo hands her a folder. Nayeon scans through it and she could already see some headlines that would fall through no good. Who the hell uses an exclamation point on a news headline? Or who in the right mind would put an adjective too? Nayeon just shakes her head.
She opens her bag and pulls out an identical folder,”Here are some fact sheets that might help them.”
“Remind me again why you’re regarded as a mean girl? You’re basically the nerdiest person I know,” Jihyo takes the folder and scans through it. Nayeon pushes off the fact that she has a whole ass marvel collection waiting for her at home or the fact that she’s the biggest fan of Rick Riordan and Lemony Snicket.
“You want me to shove this folder down your throat?” Nayeon threatens her. She raises the folder like she’s going to do it.
“There she is,” Jihyo chuckles. “Hey Nayeon, thanks for doing this.”
“Skip the cringe parts. You’re gonna pay me back for this.” she says plainly.
Nayeon didn’t stay long after that. She couldn’t be seen in the office if both of the girls don’t want to get in trouble. And Jihyo has to go through practice anyways. She puts on her airpods and shuffles her music. Still half-awake, she drags herself along the hallways, unsure of what to do next. She isn’t used to waking up early. So, to wake herself up, she decides to get a coffee by the school’s vending machine.
The school’s vending machine is located at a corner where students never really go to. The student body has grown past its need for cheap, crappy coffee that it provides. They’re not really fond of its frugality. But Nayeon is out of choice because the school cafeteria is still closed and it is the only thing that could awaken her, or so she thought.
She was about to pull a bill out of her wallet when she thinks she hears noises. At first she thinks it was just her music, but she hears it again. She removes the right piece of her airpods and listens carefully to her surroundings. She jumps a little when she hears muffled voices.
Nayeon follows the voice and she ends up in front of an unused room. She peeks through the glass pane and sees two people: Minatozaki Sana and her boyfriend Kim Mingyu. Mingyu’s back is turned at her, while Nayeon could clearly see Sana’s face.
It isn’t her nature to eavesdrop, but Nayeon doesn’t know what got through her that morning. She hides behind a pillar far enough to conceal her presence but not far enough to miss what’s going on inside that room. She squints her eyes to see well.
Minatozaki Sana furrows her eyebrows and massages her temple. Mingyu tries to hold her hand, but she just flicks his hands off her. Nayeon couldn’t hear, but she’s sure that they’re having a fight. And it stirs her stomach in a good way, seeing her nemesis have a hard time. She enjoys how pathetic the oh-so-famous Minatozaki Sana looks right now.
Their fight didn’t last long. Mingyu must have said something to Sana because suddenly her expression changes into a soft one, and she lets herself be indulged into his arms. They stayed like that for a few seconds. Then, Mingyu cups Sana’s face and pull her into a kiss.
In a swift, Nayeon considers her day ruined. She scoffs in disbelief. One moment she was enjoying the scene, the next she abhors it.
Nayeon won’t be needing that coffee anymore.
Nayeon only goes to the rooftop when she needs some space to think. And she doesn’t exactly know why she’s skipping classes and hiding there at the moment. She reasons out that she needs time and peace to properly check the articles, but deep down she knows she’s just clowning herself.
Maybe she just doesn’t feel like going to class today. This isn’t the first time. It happens sometimes.
She groans when she sees the headline of the news article that she’s holding: JYPU Celebrated the Nutrition Month Successfully!
She crosses out the whole page with her shining red pen as frustration seeps in her body. She scribbles a few comments that’s too harsh and Jihyo probably would say in a calmer manner, but she doesn’t care. Suddenly she feels dizzy and she just want a conversation with the writer, or rather shout at them for writing that stupid headline in the first place.
Jihyo really needs to find a new news writer if she wants to save the publication.
She stands up and stretches out her limbs. She decides that she needs a little break. Realization hits her when she checks her phone for the time. She’s been there for almost the whole day and she has forgotten to eat. She’s been checking a whole month’s worth of article all day which probably explains why her vision is a little blurry and her eyes are starting to hurt. There were a few texts from Jihyo, Dahyun, and Tzuyu asking where she was, but she just ignores it. She tosses her phone inside her bag and pulls out her lighter and pack of cigarette.
Smoking has its calming effect on her and it helps clear her mind off. An unexplainable state of tranquil settles on her stomach as she takes her first puff. She closes her eyes and let the feeling take over her body. Nayeon rests her back on the wall, letting the smoke cloud her vision more as she take pleasure for every hit.
She tries to shake off all the letters and words from the articles that have been lingering on her mind. She tries to leave the storm of fragments and lack of cohesion and coherence that she had to endure the whole day.
Nayeon inhales the cigarette until her lungs is filled with smoke and exhales a big ass smoke ring.
Suddenly, the door opens with a bang and it almost hit her. She takes a step away to dodge the door and whispers “Jesus fucking christ” to herself, not loud enough for the person who opens the door to hear. It seems like she didn’t notice Nayeon. Nayeon squints her eyes to identify who the girl is.
“Fuck you and your motherfucking ego!” Minatozaki Sana shouts on top of her lungs.
This is the perfect time for Nayeon to murder her nemesis. The rooftop doesn’t have any cctv cameras and it’s just the two of them right now. If she pushes Sana off the roof, it will probably be ruled as suicide. But Nayeon just watch the girl vent her feelings and be loud as fuck. She remembers what she saw that morning and her stomach starts to swirl.
“Fuck you, Mingyu,” Sana shouts for the nth time. Nayeon hits off another from her cigarette before speaking.
“Fuck you. This is my place.” Nayeon says, shooting Minatozaki Sana an uninterested look. The other girl turns to her aggressively. She tries to hide the shock in her eyes, but not fast enough for Nayeon to miss it. She inhaled deeply, trying to compose herself. Nayeon grins at her.
The older girl watches as she walks toward her. Nayeon puts the cigarette on her mouth and crosses her arms.
Minatozaki Sana snatches the cigarette from Im Nayeon’s mouth and indisputably puffs on it. She lets out a few coughs as soon as she did. Nayeon tries to hold back her laughter as she watches the other girl cough as a consequence for her stupid action. But a snort manages to slip.
Sana shots her a piercing gaze, the one that she always direct at Nayeon whenever they pass by each other on hallways. She steps forward, closing in on the small distance between her and the older girl.
“What the fuck?” Nayeon takes a step back, only to feel the wall against her back. Suddenly her blood is pumping faster than before and her brain is starting to short circuit. She tries to stop her brain for thinking about the next scenario.
Sana tilts her head and sniffs the other girl.
‘Fucking weirdo,’ she thinks to herself.
Nayeon mentally hits herself for thinking such inappropriate thoughts.
“You look red and drunk,” Sana says. Nayeon thinks it must be because she has been out under the sun the whole day, so her cheeks must be red right now.
“Fuck off,” she pushes Sana and tries to get her cigarette back, but Sana’s agile enough to hide her hand behind her back and out of Nayeon’s reach.
Nayeon scoffs in disbelief, “You know I could push you off the roof right now if I want to, right?”
Sana shrugs, “As if.”
She glowers over the other girl as she turns her back and walks toward the rooftop’s safety railings. The younger girl rests her elbows on the railings and hits off the cigarette, this time she didn’t cough. Nayeon just watches her exhale smoke through her nose and mouth as sunlight bounces off her undeniably porcelain skin.
It is the perfect time to push her off the roof.
Nayeon wonders why she didn’t.