Spring. Afternoon. Fina’s class
The whole class of 1-1
is noisy after coming back from the lunch break.A teacher enters and everyone
starts to lower the volume of their voices. The students quickly go to their
seats and stand up to greet the teacher.
Teacher: Annya, gwenchana. You may sit down (fixes her
glasses)
Everyone sits down
Teacher: Cha..today, I have your examination’s result with
me.
Class 1-1: Woooo!!! (excited)
Teacher: (continues) And also, we’re going to appoint the
class president based on this result
Class 1-1: Wooo!!!! (louder cheers)
Teacher: Cha now, let’s start with the lowest mark. Kim
Soyoung, Lee Ji Eun...(calls students name)
Those who are called
go to the front to take their result from the teacher. Fina waits patiently as
she hopes to get the highest mark as she usually did in the middle school days
Teacher: Cha..ije..we have 2 last names which one of them
has the highest mark and will be appointed as the class president. It’s
betweeen A Fina and Do Kyungsoo. Which of them will be the class president, I
wonder? (grins, teasing the whole class)The second highest mark belong s
to........A Fina. Please take your result
Fina walked to the
front, looking devastated as she’s already failed to obtain the highest mark in
the class
Teacher: So this means Do Kyungsoo has the highest mark for
this examination and is appointed to be the class president. Give him a big
hand (claps)
Class 1-1: (cheer and applause for him)
Teacher: So, Do Kyungsoo. I hope you’ll take the
responsibility with an open heart,hmm? (smiles at Kyungsoo) That’s all from me
(leaves the class)
Many of the girls in
the class swirm Kyungsoo’s place, taking chances to congratulate him
Girl 1: (grins annoyingly) Kyungsoo-yah. Chulkahae for being
the class president
Kyungsoo: (scratches his neck, shyly smiles) Ne,
kamsahamnida
Girls: (squealed) Omo! He smiled at me!!
Despite all the girls
surrounding him, Kyungsoo is trying to look behind him and searching for someone. That
person who’s the only one not being able to congratulate him and had a sour face
taking her result earlier.
Kyungsoo: (wonders) Did she really want to be the class
president that badly? Is she upset? Ah..these girls are blocking my view. I
cannot see her face
Meanwhile, Fina’s
already throwing her sight to the empty vast soccer field outside of the
window. This is the main reason she loves sitting next to the window. The sight
from the outside sometimes calms her and make her happy again. It’s not that
she’s not happy with her marks. She’s just afraid that not being able to be the
top in her class might affect her scholarship. Her sister once got the third
place in the class in an examination and bawled her eyes out, scared of the
thought of losing the scholarship. They don’t come from a well off family.
Without scholarship, it’ll be hard for Mira who’s already have to work part
time to earn money to support their living expenses. It’s not that they have no
family who can help them .It’s just too hard for her sister and Fina to ask for
money from their parents. They’re indeed mature and independent for such young ages.
The last period of
class’s bell rings means the school time’s over. The tired students of Shinhwa
High School are excited to go home, as usual.
Fina is going down the
stairs, alone, upset of the thoughts of telling her sister about her result
later. Without realizing, someone has been following Fina since she got out
from the class.
Kyungsoo: Cho..chogiyo..Fina, am I right? (stops Fina and
stands in front of her)
Fina: (lifts her head) Ne, you’re right (analizes the face
in front of her) Ah, class president.
May I help you?
Kyungsoo: (shakes his head in denial) Anya, it’s nothing. I just wanna ask
something. May I? (feeling anxious)
Fina: (frowns) Yes, of course. What is it?
Kyungsoo: Erm..you were upset earlier, right? If you want to
be class president, I can ask the teacher about it (fixes his glasses)
Fina: (giggles) Haha anieyo. I don’t want the title. I was
just upset of not getting the top rank in the class
Kyungsoo: (relieved, smiles) Ah..I see...then (about to ask
something)
Fina: (look at her watch, cuts off Kyungsoo’s words) I have to go back now. I
have to prepare food for my sister. She has to go to work after school. Till
then, annyeong (waves at Kyungsoo and runs down the stairs)
Kyungsoo: Ah, ne. Sure. Annyeong (surprised and waves back)
She’s interesting..(grins and walks down the stairs)
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