***
5 days of final test is passed. And today is the day when our score reports are out!
Catherine’s aunt is already come back from school after receiving Catherine score reports, and the results are shocking when she found out that she still at the same position as last year, 1st rank in her class. She did it well. Even in her most stressing weeks, she did the test well.
Her phone is ringing, Jiyeon is calling.
“Hello?”
“CONGRATULATIONS 1st place SEATMATE!!!” Jiyeon yelled, “Haha I’m sorry, Catherine. I just have to.”
“Thank you, seatmate! How about you? How’s your score?”
“You won’t believe this. I’m at the 4th place! And Chanyeol is still the 2nd! Our works hard... It’s paid off! I’m feeling like I’m going to explode!”
“CONGRATULATIONS PARK JIYEON!”
Jiyeon got the 6th place last year and now she got the 4th place and that was epic for Park Jiyeon. She really working hard these days, well- she took some extra classes for this final and it’s paid off! She got the 4th place.
And Chanyeol... he’s still in his place. He might be the one that always hanging out with his friends more than often but he never forgot about school, and never get careless about his scores. He seems satisfied about being the 2nd, It’s actually more than enough- he said. And it’s hard to beat Catherine, tbh.
“Hey! By the way, are you coming to the match tomorrow? Of course, you’re coming. Right?” Jiyeon changing the topic
Catherine scoffs, “Yeah, I’m coming.”
“Good. I and Chanyeol are coming too. I’ll tell Chanyeol to pick you up, I’m gonna drive my car”
“Great. See you tomorrow then!”
“Okay. I’m hanging up” And she hangs up. Catherine got a message from Chanyeol when she checks her notification right after
Chanyeol To: Catherine
(10.40 am) Congratulations Catherine! And by the way, you know that Jiyeon got the 4th place? I’m surprised
Catherine To: Chanyeol
(10.45 am) I’ve heard it! Shocking right? I guess you got a rival lol
Chanyeol To: Catherine
(10.46 am) what are you saying? She can’t beat me. Never.
Catherine To: Chanyeol
(10.47 am) Well, who knows? You should watch after her kkk~
Chanyeol To: Catherine
(10.48 am) yah! Stop teasing me about her.
Catherine To: Chanyeol
(10.48 am) Ah okay okay. I’m sorry chanyeolie~
She said that nickname again. And now he’s fluttering. It’s been a year and he keeps telling everyone that he doesn’t fall for her. Well, he doesn’t have to tell anyone because the answer is written clearly on his face.
And what I’m telling you about Catherine is a shy fox is true, but when with Chanyeol she’s not- she’s so pure. She once did tell him about she liked him because he’s nice. And Chanyeol swore that half of him is not in his body for a minute. He is her second happy pills. He’s her reminder to be happy.
***
6.49 p.m. - Catherine is now packing her things, it’s the final. Because tomorrow, midnight, she will leave, moving back to her hometown.
Suddenly, her phone rings. Someone’s calling.
She’s searching for her phone, because she’s doing the packing- her room is now in a mess. After tossing some of her things around to find her phone- there it is, the phone. Gotcha!
“Uh... hello?”
“Hi, miss me?”
“What-” she’s checking who’s calling and yup. It’s him- then she giggles, “Ah... nope. I didn’t miss you”
“Okay. I’ll hang up”
“I’m kidding, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?”
You can hear his laughs, “Okay, I’m sorry. I just finish practising- I'm really tired.” There was a stop before he continues, “Anyway, what are you doing now?”
Catherine throws her body to the bed and exhales, “Nothing. You’re still at the school now?”
“No, I’m outside the school already. I’m about to go home. But, should I come to your house first? You’re home right?”
“NO!” Catherine got up and sits properly, “I mean, You should have some rest! No need to come to my house. Don’t get too tired, okay?”
Kim Woojoong giggles, “Okay okay. I’m going home, I’ll call you later when I'm home, alright?”
“O-kay”
“Okay, I’m hanging up.” And he hangs up.
***
tadaaa! this is the day. Here we are. A fine afternoon at the school’s indoor sports field- the match starts 3 minutes from now.
It's Chanyeol who pick Catherine up at her house, while Jiyeon came by herself to the school by driving her own car. Catherine is supposed to go anywhere- including going to school, with her driver but since she has her friends already having their driver-license she often go somewhere with them. But still, when she goes to school it’s her driver who drove her off. Sometimes it’s Woojoong, or Chanyeol, or Jiyeon. She’s flexible.
And she is not allowed to drive her own car. Her mom is so protective of her, and her dad- well, her dad is fine but since her mom would never allow her so it’s a NO. it’s hard to be the youngest of family members and don’t forget that she is a girl. That’s the reason why her mom is so protective of her. Because she is their precious little girl.
Okay. Back to the match.
The match is about to start. Both of team is already on the field- The blue team is Woojoong’s team, and the red ones is the other school’s team. It’s so crowded, many people came to support their school’s basketball team.
And the bell rings- which means, the game is starting.
“YAH! FIGHTING EVERYONE!” Jiyeon shouted, and repeating the word “Fighting” over and over loudly.
Chanyeol yells to Jiyeon “YAH! Be quiet, you’re not in the cheers team anymore, besides you’re not on duty. So, just watch the game quietly, can you?”
“Tsk, you’re no fun. We come here to support, right? You don't have to be on the cheers team to support the team. Please.”
“But you,”
Again. as always they’re arguing over something unnecessary. Catherine is supposed to be the one that always becomes the third person who could make them stop. But right now, she’s too busy with her thoughts. She’s here and she’s not here at the same time. She lost in her thoughts.
She’s smiling, isn’t it beautiful? The scene- it’s him and his basketball team, his friends... even Jiyeon and Chanyeol who’s now still fighting beside her too. She’s leaving tomorrow, early in the morning. But yet, her friends still don't know anything about it. It’s hard for her to tell her friends that she’s leaving- far enough. She cannot do this anymore- pretends everything is fine, pretends like she’s fine. She can’t.
She doesn’t even know what’s good and bad anymore. She wants to be there in her old house with her family but she also wanted to be here with her friends. It will be easy if she never came here, she would just live at Georgetown, so her friends are going to be there and so did the family. But, if she never came here there’s no chance she will meet Woojoong or even Chanyeol and Jiyeon- the three of good things that ever happened in her life.
“Catherine!” Jiyeon yells at her friend again.
Catherine gasps and looks at Jiyeon right away, “Uhm- what? I’m sorry I- just,” Jiyeon and Chanyeol are now looking at her, waiting for her to finish her sentences. “Ah... nevermind.”
“You know, Chanyeol will get us a drink, what would you like? is Orange juice fine?” said Jiyeon, Catherine only nods to answer. “So, 2 orange juice, Park Chanyeol! Hurry!”
“Okay. Be right back”
When Chanyeol just left, the bell rings- it’s break time for the match. Why does the time have to go so fast?
The break time. All member of each team are having their drinks. And there he is, wiping his sweat off his face before looking to the supporters seat upstairs, the seat where she’s at. He’s smiling at her and then waving his right hand.
She catches him waving at herself, with a weak smile she waves back at him. I’m sorry. Really, I'm so sorry for this. For everything. I'm really sorry. Tears fell from her left eyes- she wiped it right away. Right before the bell rings again, which means the break has to ends. She got up and leaves the field immediately.
Chanyeol comes back with a plastic bag in his hand, “Where’s Catherine by the way?” says him as he sits down and taking a sip of his drink.
“Wait- I thought she’s with you? She left a minute ago... so I thought she’s with you?” Jiyeon seems like she’s thinking about something for a second, “Should we worried about it?”
“Tsk. Maybe she’s just in the toilet,” Chanyeol replied, Jiyeon just nodded. “She didn’t tell you anything?”
Her mouth is now shaped like an O “NO! THAT’S RIGHT! She always told me about everything even when she’s about to go to the toilet. Well, that’s kinda weird.” she’s thinking again, “Should we worried?” no one’s continue to talks before Jiyeon whispering, “I’ll go check to the toilet- just in case.”
Jiyeon’s goes to the toilet while Chanyeol is still watching the match with a whole focus he got- a minute later someone’s yelling at him.
“SHE”S NOT IN THE TOILET!”
Jiyeon is totally worried right now, “She’s really weird. Where is she going in the middle of the match like this? How could she leave without says a word? She’s acting so weird these days. Don’t you think so?”
Chanyeol is totally fine before Jiyeon started to mumbles everything about Catherine- he couldn’t help it. She’s right. How could she leave in the middle of the match without says a word? Something’s wrong.
“Should I check to her house? Maybe she’s feeling sick or something? Right?” Jiyeon said, “Ugh. I’ll go to her house! My feelings told me something is not right. You stay here, in case she’s back.” Chanyeol didn’t do anything but nods.
Jiyeon is going to Catherine’s house while Chanyeol is just sitting there in the chair, worried. He can’t watch the match again, his head is messed up. Maybe Catherine is missing. Maybe she’s been kidnapped. Maybe she’s sick and has to go to the hospital.
“Where’s Catherine?” said someone who just came and stands beside him.
Chanyeol gives his stare to where the voice came from, “I don’t know. She’s- she left without saying a word,” Chanyeol exhales his breath when he- Kim Woojoong is about to make his way to go somewhere. “Hey! don’t be stupid. You know you can’t go anywhere in the middle of your match.” Chanyeol’s right. He can’t go.
“The park- there’s a small fishpond and there’s a bench. She used to go to this place back then... she said it’s quite. Go, and see if she’s there.” Kim Woojoong runs back to the field to continues the match.
from Jiyeon To Chanyeol
(4.01 pm) SHE’S NOT AT HOME. GO FIND HER NOW.
The park- fishpond, and a bench. There she is sitting on a bench. She’s crying, he could hear her crying, clearly. She’s crying.
It’s true, it’s really quiet here. You can only hear the water inside the pond which the fish make by swimming around and the sound of small waterfall between the big rock in the pond- it’s quiet.
Chanyeol walks a little closer, “Catherine? Are you- okay?” then, he sits down on the bench right beside her.
She wipes her tears harshly, “Ah, did he told you about this place?” Chanyeol nods, Catherine chuckles awkwardly “pfft- of course, he did. And no, I'm not... okay. I’m not” another tear started to fall down again, “You shouldn’t come here, you-” she cries.
Chanyeol put on his cap to Catherine’s head, now her face is unseen, her black hair is messed up, her body is shaking, she’s at her weakest part. “You don’t have any idea how worried we are, don’t do this again, you’re driving Jiyeon crazy.”
She’s sobbing “I’m... sorry”
“It’s okay. I’ll just have to tell her that..." he's typing something, “That- I already found you. and it's done.”
Chanyeol To: Jiyeon
(4.19 pm) Don’t worry I'm with her.
