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4: Boundaries And Territories

"Hi Kwon Nari, I'm Lee Minji, class president of class 8-1. Pleasant to meet you", Minji introduced herself extending a hand towards her. Nari just looked at her hand and shook it without saying a word. "Let me show you around", Minji enthusiastically said leading the way. As they exited the classroom, Minji locked eyes with Hyunjin and instantly Hyunjin knew what she was saying. "She confirmed it and she might actually hurt her", Hyunjin whispered to the bunch. "Let's just follow from behind", Seungmin said as they all agreed. Minji continued showing Nari around and when they took a detour, the bunch instantly knew where Minji is leading her. "Jisung and I will stay by the door", Hyunjin said. "Me and Seungmin will be by the stairwell", Felix said reaching an agreement. Minji then lead Nari to the school's rooftop. "And this is the rooftop", Minji said with a smile as she closed the doors behind her. Then it was silent yet the smile on Minji's face not disappearing. "Shouldn't we be heading back now", Nari now asked finally speaking. "Oh I never knew you could talk", Minji said sarcastically. "What is going on", Nari asked as she noticed Minji is slowly approaching her. 
"I don't know Nari, what is going on", Minji asked back emphasizing the word 'is'. "I don't know what you're talking about", Nari said with her voice shaking. "You know exactly what I am talking about Kwon Nari", Minji said now getting ahold of Nari's arm with the bracelet on. "What are you doing", Nari asked her irises now shaking as well. Minji now lost his smile and looked into Nari's eyes. Without hesitation, Minji broke Nari's bracelet as she snatched it away from her arm. "Now tell me Nari, where did this bracelet come from", Minji asked holding the broken bracelet in front of Nari's eyes. "I don't need to explain anything to you", Nari tried avoiding the question. "What did my damn father tell you Nari", Minji continued to ask this time a little louder. "Go ahead, you can screem all you want, no one will hear you and no one will give a damn", Minji said as she saw Nari was about to open her mouth. "How much did my father pay your family to keep close tabs on me", Minji continued to ask. Still no response from Nari. "So you wouldn't talk", Minji said with her eyebrows furrowed.
Minji now took extreme measures as she was still not receiving any answers from Nari. She then held Nari by her collar and pushed her towards the edge of the rooftop. "Stop stop, fine I'll talk just please stop", Nari said just when she was inches away from the edge. "Then talk damn it", Minji said still holding her by the collar. "I don't know who your father is I just know that I was sent here to keep an eye on Minji, which I suppose is you, and Minho. My mother said to only endure it for about two months then they'll be able to send me abroad where I've always dreamt of studying. I don't know how much your father paid them but seeing how they said they'll finally send me abroad must be a hefty sum", Nari explained almost crying. "Is that all", Minji asked lightly shaking Nari up. "Yes I swear on my life just please don't hurt me", Nari answered now tears flowing down her eyes. Minji then released her grip on Nari and wiped her tears. "You still haven't told me where'd you get the bracelet", Minji said handing Nari the broken bracelet.
"My mom made me wear this since last year. Now I don't know what to tell her it's all broken up because she always made sure I wore this", Nari said looking at the broken bracelet. "Here, take this and throw that away", Minji said handing her a bracelet similar to the one she broke. "Where is this from", Nari now asked seeing that it is the exact same in appearance. "Don't ever speak about this to anyone and you'll do as I say. Questions asked by your parents, ask me for the response. Feedback from your parents, always relay them to me", Minji instructed Nari avoiding her question. "Okay, but why should I do that", Nari asked suddenly confused by Minji's change in behavior. "Do you want to go study abroad or not", Minji asked back all the while she is fixing Nari's uniform. "Of course I want to but-", Nari answered but was cut off by Minji. "Then let's endure this for two months and by then we'll be off of each other's backs", Minji said furhter confusing Nari. "Why are you helping me", she asked. "Because if you do as I say, you'll be helping me too", Minji answered looking straight into Nari's eyes again. "So what do you say", Minji asked as she heard or saw no response from Nari.
Moments later, they burst through the door with arms linking together shocking and confusing Jisung and Hyunjin at the same time. "Are you both alright", Jisung asked. "We heard ruckus", Hyunjin added. "Well of course, I just made a new friend here", Minji said as they walked down the stairs. Seeing Minji and Nari shocked and confused Felix and Seungmin as well. "Let's head to class now Nari, break is about to end", Minji said as they passed the two who were looking at them weirdly. "What happened up there", Felix asked as soon as he saw Hyunjin and Jisung head down to meet them. "I don't know, they opened the door looking like that", Hyunjin answered. "I heard everything", Jisung said making all eyes turn towards him. "And", Seungmin asked impatiently as Jisung just stared back at them. "Oh yeah, well I was just exaggerating about the everything part but I heard something about her father", Jisung said as if snapping back to reality. "What about her father", Felix asked.
"She asked something about how much her father paid Nari's family, and asked her what her father told her, something like that", Jisung explained. "Isn't her father like dead or something", Felix asked. "Didn't she tell us that the note on her locker was from her father's people", Seungmin asked as well. "And you believed that", Felix asked back as JIsung scratched his nape. "Well sort of", Hyunjin answered. "Seriously", Felix asked frustratingly. "Didn't you", Hyunjin asked. "I just agreed knowing that she just doesn't want us to know just yet, we did kind of force her to tell us anyways", Felix explained making the three silent knowing Felix was right. "So what do we do now", Seungmin asked. "Let's just let her do everything her way, let's just support her with whatever", Felix said as the rest agreed. "Let's not speak about this again, especially in front of her", Jisung said to which they nodded their heads to. The four then headed back to class only to find that Minji and Nari weren't there. "Where's Minji and the new girl", Felix immediately asked one of their classmates. And as if on cue, one of their classmates came inside the room running.
"Minji and the new girl is at the seniors' classroom", he announced panting. "What are they doing there", another asked. "Just come and see", he said before running out the door again making others follow as well including the four. It was unlikely that Minji would cause trouble but now they are starting to doubt their beliefs seeing as how a bunch of students were gathered outside the seniors' classroom. Immediately, they were shocked when they took a peek inside. There they saw Minji gripping the president's son by the collar while Nari and Minho was just behind her barricading the scene. "What is she doing hurting two students in one day", Jisung asked completely shocked. "The fact alone that she is causing trouble and her brother is just watching is amazing", Felix commented as well. "Did hell freeze down or am I just tripping", Seungmin asked no one in particular. "Must be some out of the blue day, should we bet on the lottery? We might get rich", Hyunjin commented making Jisung laugh. Just as they were about to approach Minji, they saw Minji whisper something to Minho which then made Minho look towards the crowd. Once he spotted the four, he immediately approached theem.
"What the hell is happening", Jisung immediately askeed. "No time for explanation right now, Minji wants you to stall the teachers", Minho said then immediately returning to Minji. "Well what are you waiting for", Felix asked before dragging the three towards the teachers that were seen approaching by the end of the hallway. "You know the drill", Minho announced towards the students that were watching making everyone that gathered there walk towards the teachers that were approaching as well. When the four noticed that the other students were on it as well, they then stepped back thinking that the teachers wouldn't really favor them being that they are known as troublemakers. They then decided to head back to the classroom to see what's going on. As they reached the door, they saw Minji leaning close to the dude and whispering something and they can't seem to read her lips, just before releasing her grip on the dude's collar. She continued speaking while fixing his uniform and just like that, the dude then bowed to her which yet again shocked and confused the bunch. As Minji turned around. she was startled seeing the four intently watching her.
She walked towards them and before they could further ask any questions, she started dragging them towards their own classroom, Nari doing the same, helping Minji drag the four.

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    Lamujer Gerame Babor

    nice

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    Mendoza Louie John Azul

    good novelah

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    Eizekelle Ucag

    the story was good

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