Page 7: He's "Her" Private Tutor

Thursday

Homeroom.

Amelia

Dear Diary,

It has been few weeks since Alex's tutoring classes started and other that my every day life is very normal.

The classes are dull and monotonous as usual. Derrick Han still doesn't know of my existence. Alex still doesn't really talk to me in public. And, the teachers still troll me in class.

There is almost nothing that entertains me any more.

I wish just some miracle might hit me today.

Today morning, Sarah and I were walking to the school under the cherry blossom trailed path beside the road as usual.

Sarah was talking to me about the weather and was mentioning number of guys she had rejected  while I kept my fingers busy on my phone scrolling through the photos sent by a certain someone through LINE.

ROMEDYGEEK: Omigoshhh!! That's a ton of problems! Do you think I am a computer?? I obviously can't finish it by tonight.

THEGOLDENBOY: That is just the combination of our week's homework and few problems of my own, Amelia. Didn't you get called out by your teacher yesterday?

I did. But, that doesn't mean I should do that right? I am the boss of my life and no one makes me unless I say so.

THEGOLDENBOY: Okay, then. I am telling Derrick, you like him.

This jerk!

ROMEDYGEEK: NOOoo!! Don't you dare use people like this! I'll finish the problems by lunch. Alright!

"Amelia, are you even listening to me?"

Sarah, who finally got fed up with me logging on my phone all morning, complained.

"Yeah yeah right.. It's just that this person keeps giving me a hard time.."

I muttered to her texting a next message.

Sarah rolled her eyes.

"You say that ...though you have been smiling at it for a while now.."

THEGOLDENBOY: Good.

THEGOLDENBOY: You should have done that before. Now, I feel sorry for using his name often.

ROMEDYGEEK: Well, then maybe you shouldn't.

THEGOLDENBOY: Well, then maybe you should start being more responsible. .... Starting from not bumping into the pole before you..

Wait, What..?

"Amelia, Look out!"

Sarah suddenly jerked me back using my bag back and it was then did I spot the electric pole that stood before me.

Wahh.. He really saved me..

Where is he..? Is he watching me from some where?

I wondered.

"Are you crazy..!? Just who are texting all morning..?"

The frustrated Sarah abruptly grabbed my phone and looked at the contact. She was practically bewildered when she saw all the silliest junk chats we did all week.

They were titled The Golden Boy and everyone knew who exactly that was. I had always thought Alex was called the golden boy because of his grades and attitude. But, now that I think about it.. It's probably his LINE id.

Sarah made a deep sigh.

"I thought you didn't like him."

"Yeah, I don't. "

"Well, but this is not how I act to a person you do not like. Oh..! I remember, you spend time tutoring together. Did being with him alone make you change your mind..? Have you two finally made up?"

Sarah started suspecting. I quickly looked at her with wide eyes.

"Why? Are you jealous, Sarah? Do you have crush on Alexander Min..?"

My words suddenly became an interrogation much to her surprise.

"How did our talk turn to this..? Of course not, you dorkus.!" She snapped shrugging her shoulders.

Oh, but they make a pretty good couple though.

A hottie with a beauty, I mean. If they were to get togather they would definitely be the ideal campus couple beyond everyone's dreams. I just knew it.

Maybe I am being like this because,  I could spend more time with Alexander then. There is no way Alex and I could talk to each other on normal basis at school because we belong to different cliques. That's the reason very few even know Alex is tutoring me.

I mean, it's definitely not like, I like him or anything. And, I am sure Alex reciprocates my feelings too.

He confirmed my suspections last sunday when I asked him if he liked me. Alex then, returned my question and aske me if I liked Derrick Han again. When I admitted a 'yes'. He said, contrary to his aunt's words, he said he is happy for that person and wished me luck to pursue my love steadfastly.

If he puts that way that was kinda cringy. But, I guess that's when I genuinely started considering him as a friend.

By this time, my feelings towards Alex have definitely turned from hate to like. Especially when I kinda understand him after coming to know of everything that happened to him when he transferred.

But, the thing that never changed was that, this guy still manages to piss me off like our youth.

Well, for starters.

At this time I noticed Alex and his group of friends walk across us for school under the cheery blossom trailed path. They were on the a

opposite direction and were surrounded by the tree's floating petals that fluttered on the air perfectly complimenting Alex's dark purple tinted hair.

"Alex, Who are you texting? Is it someone special..?"

His friend asked.

"Hmm. No-one worth mentioning.." Alex commented.

"No way..! You, who almost never crack any expression even at the sight of an extremely hot bikini model actually being smirking and sighing all day long..? That's unbelievable."

"Well.." Alex seemed to think as our roads joined together and our eyes clashed with each other for a few seconds.

"She's someone so stupid that you can't help but find it entertaining.."

He purposefully raised his voice while crossing me and Sarah.

I glared at him immediately.

But, Alex just stuck out his tongue playfully when no one saw him expect me and Sarah.

"See..!! This is exactly why, I don't like him!"

I complained to Sarah and stalked into the school angrily.

It was while we got into the class that I noticed something unusual.

"Sarah, now that I think about it. Your stalker.. Lawrence Lee right? I haven't seen him for a while.." I asked her.

Sarah's eyes brightened more than usual when I mentioned his name. But, by the time I finished my sentence, her face looked like a kitten with dropping ears.

"Yes.. I haven't.. either."

Sarah said in a seemingly pained voice.

I was completely shocked at her strange reaction.

"Sarah.. Why are you reacting like this..? Do you suddenly like that guy or something..?"

I asked her looking grossed out.

"What..?" The usually smiling and calm Sarah blushed almost abruptly. "No way! M-Me! L-Liking a person like him??.. That's-.."  

"The Shockholm syndrome.."

"Huh??"

Sarah was surprised beyond her wits when she heard me say that.

"You've got The Shockholm syndrome..!"

I muttered softly with a bitter expression.

"That's the only reason you have been reacting like this! Have you been that accommodated to the conditions of a stalker..? Have you been tortured to that level..? Oh, my poor Sarah.. Come here. Let this big sister comfort you.."

I told hugging Sarah playfully and only then did my bff finally understand where I am getting.

She abruptly held my neck by her two arms and start chocking me.

"Haha.. That's funny, Amelia.. I almost thought you were serious..."

She smiled with gritted teeth.

"Ah..ah..! Chocking! No breathing..! Ah..!!

SARAHHH!!"

In such a way we entered our class half playing and chatting.

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Thursday.

Girls room.

Dear Diary,

Do you remember about me asking for a miracle this morning..? It did. It finally did because, Derrick Han talked to me today..

He finally talked to me and not just that he also asked me for a favour and I am so gonna do that!!

It all started at the break when Derrick Han came to our class as the Basketball team's captain to recruit members for the new team. 

After Derrick announced this to our class, the boys who idolised him collected the names for their captain.

This was when Derrick suddenly came up to me and asked.

"Hey, You are Amelia Jeong, right? The girl who bumped into Alex and made a catastrophe at the Cafeteria."

He was definately teasing me on a languid tone. But, him talking to me so suddenly without a warning made me almost immediately overwhelmed.

D-D-Derrickk..!!! D-D-Derrick Han is actually talkinggg to meee!!!

And, he did notice I tripped down the entire student population.!

Aaaarrrraaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

I couldn't help but scream loudly on my mind voice.

E-Even my fingers are trembling when I am writing this..!! So dear diary please don't mind my handwriting!!

"Ugh.. Haha, Y-Yeah. I am that dork...!" I squeaked immediately.

Now who ever says that. Who ever says that..! I am such an idiot! Ugh.

I am so glad Sarah wasn't around now. She left outside at the starting of break hour in haste as though her life depended on it. I wouldn't want her to see how much I am embarassing I was in front of my crush and tease me later..

Derrick's brows shrunk as though he found that as funny. But, laughed anyways. And, that was what was needed for me to be stupidly starstruck for a few minutes.

To my surprise, the next thing this great person actually did was pull a chair beside us and actually attempted siting on the opposite desk facing my face while elegantly placing his elbow on my own desk.

Derrick's beautiful light soft blonde hair swayed as he laughs. His amber eyes turned cresent and with that deep voice that sounded like baritone, I even felt like he was starting to glow under the light. 

"Haha.."

He chuckled in the dreamy prince form I always visualised him like at my cringes.

At this time, there seemed to be a commotion on the class and I didn't notice at all right then. Especially from the class girls.

Alex was there as usual sitting around them like he was the crown jewel of the flower garden.

Since, Alex was too smart and equally handsome. He was not just popular with the guys but also the girls. And, taking advantage of  his raw talents, the girls often always cluster around the non chalant looking lad for asking superficial doubts to this smarty pants.

I don't really know if Alex was aware of their practice personally. But, he never leaves them empty even if he didn't really likes it.

I was still talking.. (Correction: stammering) to Derrick Han when I suddenly felt a strong pair of glaring eyes flash at the two of us from some where.

I genuinely didn't take it into much consideration back then.. But, looking back I probably must have.

Derrick Han looked at me closely for a while in examination. Soon, his eyes instantly brightened as though he remembered something.

"Hey, wait a minute did you say.. Amelia Jeong..? Are you the Amelia Jeong, the secret pawn of the girl's basketball team from middle school..?" He said looking a bit amazed.

"Yes!!" I screamed immediately but then blushed. "I-I mean, ..y-yes.. I am, Sanbae .."

Ugh. I really wanna bury myself on the ground. Just how more of an idiot should I act.

"I can't believe ...you actually remembered me.." I said playing with my ponytail still blushing.

Derrick laughed at me.

"Haha, of course. You are cute. And, I never forget cute girls. Do you remember?"

Derrick flirted. My heart almost stopped in surprise.

He called me cute..! Derrick Lync, actually called me the school's idiot as cute. And, not just that did I mention he just flirted with me. I can't believe Derrick Lync just flirted with me...!!

Ahhhhhh!! I am so much in love with him..!

"You were the one who bought me the perfect house basketball uniform last year too, remember? That was a ton of help even if it took you almost the entire day to wait up for me at the court to return it back. And, let's not forget your banana milk that I used to get for a while back then. They were very helpful to me. You are really a very kind hearted girl Amelia."

He told me.

Yeah, that was also the day Derrick helped me throw my first throw on the basketball net and I instantly fell in love with him from that day on.

"So, Amelia. I am really in a pitch at the moment.. Can you do something like that again? All I ask you is-"

I was still in daze of all that was happening around me with Derrick Sunbae when a few bunch of notes and papers suddenly slid on my table roughly out of nowhere.

I looked up immediately. And, simultaneously, my background suddenly seemed have dropped all it's normal noises and became pin drop silent.

"Here. These are the problems I made for you Amelia. And, you must complete them by tonight when I come to your house."

It was Alexander Min with his low deep magnetic voice. He said this with a casual bored look. But, the next thing he did, made the current unusual eeriely silent class to explode into tons of gasps, squeals and expressions of complete shocks.

"What dimwit ? Aren't I your private tutor? Shouldn't I do even this much..?"

Out in the blue, he uttered the words and practically sat down on the chair next to, to the surprise of not just me and Derrick, but, also the rest of the class especially, his die hard fangirls.

My eyes widened and stared at him like he had become totally insane because he was at the moment.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

What is thattt!!"

The class that couldn't grasp the pace of how things were going on soon cried in a commotion.

"A private tutor!! Did Alex just say he is that dork's private tutor!!?"

"J-Just, look at how close they are sitting..! Since when were they even on talking terms!"

"Didn't he tell he had given her math problems..! Getting private coaching from Alexander Min. Oh, she's fortunate. Very fortunate."

"Noooo! Don't leave us, Lord Alex!! Please stay singleee!"

I readily closed all the books he had opened and glared at him immediately.

"Alex! What are you doing..?"

"Didn't I just tell you I came here for tutoring?" He glared back.

"You didn't even like showing that you were associated with me on school just yesterday.. Remember?! Don't you hate being compared with me that much..!" I snapped.

"W-Whaaat...? N-No.. It's n-not like that. It was just that I was embarassed.. It is t-too awkward to introduce you to my friends by myself.."

He said looking disgusted or in other words 'flustered', like his aunt quoted.

"See!! I knew you would be humiliated to introduce me to your friends!"

"N-no.. NoNo, I think, You are actually misunderstandi-."

He wanted to say. But, I instantly banged my arm on the bench in misery.

Ugh! He had revealed our relationship about us to the class..

Alexander Min, the most popularest guy in highschool is my tutor.

Heavens

Now, I am sure I might get bullied because of this like in the highschool movies!!

"Ah, Alex! My man ...! Is it true this girl is the new student you are tutoring?"

Derrick Han, whose presense I had finally remembered in this commotion chirped as though he was desperate to grab attention.

"Yes. Derrick." Alex smiled at him in a greeting. "This is my student from my private tutoring, Amelia Jeong,

who also belongs to my class by the way."

"Oh.. I.. can see that now.. Haha."

Derrick laughed playfully shrugging his arms backwards.

I don't know why.

But, when I saw Alex's interaction with Derrick, I was suddenly reminded of our street dog pet pocchi who often marks his territory when new bitches walk into his land.

"Haha... Alex.. Stop.it.." I nudged his arm hurriedly while smiling at Derrick Han.

"So, what do you want to do with my

student, Derrick?"

Alex just cannot stop stressing the word 'my' again. But, Derrick totally ignored him, of course.

"Oh, yeah. Here, Amelia." Derrick took some cash and forced them into my palms.

"I think I would be super busy all this week and I really want a specialist to buy me some basketball stuff for me."

"You want a new sports shirt..?"

I asked him crossing my brows.

"Oh.. No. No. It's not that." He said.

I mentally sighed.

Thank goodness. Derrick Han was not a shallow person who only comes to me when he needs something.

"I want you to buy me some new shoes this time."

He smiled making me widen my eyes.

"Ugh.. That might be possible then. But, now I am not sure my mother.."

I wanted to say but, I noticed Derrick suddenly hold my palm.

"You will do that for me.. Right Amelia? You are the best in class. The shirt you bought me at middle school is still my favourite. It's like you have a special eye for these things. Your parents must be proud of you.. Thank you."

He said. My smile twitched when he said the word parents.

'Your parents must be proud of you..'

I recalled. My feelings overwhelmed in a strange sort of darkness. I felt a strong pain sting on my heart.

I..

I..

Really wish they are..

"Oi...Amelia.. You don't have to do that,  if you don't like it, you know. I will personally convey this to him."

Alexander who was still sitting beside me, suggested after a sigh when he noticed I was out of it for while as he was scribbled new math problems on my note.

But, I rejected him quickly with a reassuring smile and stalked into the girl's room where I am writing this diary on.

Oh there's the bell. Gotta go.

Will write you soon, dear diary. 

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