CHAPTER - 22 JO

Nivi POV –

Once I took my bike, I went near my dad who came to pick me up.

Though dad was asking me several questions ,I choose not to answer any of them.(i didnt want to talk in front of jo)

And I started peddling my cycle

Once I reached home , dad started asking me so many more questions which I didn't want to answer so I told him, not to bother me for the time being.

I was angry the next day as well

So I didn't pay attention to him(jo) during the French class, but he seems to be doing the same thing with me (ignoring)

I started sitting with sujitha (one of my group and classmate) during the French hour.

I saw him being seated with Rathika and being busy writing something.

For a while I was doing things to annoy him.

But at the end of the day, I am getting more annoyed by the things that he did.

He doesn't even seem to pay attention to other things around him, not just me but to anyone else (at least this gave me a little relief)

Even after the class was over he was sitting and writing something, other than leaving for his class.

So I choose to ignore him till he notices me.

(But even before he noticed me all the others around him started asking me about my difference in the attitude with him.)

Sujitha asked me why I started sitting with her, rather than with the group where I usually be seated. Rathika came and asked me if I was in any kind of trouble ( she was worried that, i was in some kind of trouble, but i assured her that i was fine )

And when I was walking to the wash room pavi came and asked me, what was going on ? for which I told I was a little busy with something else after which she stopped bothering me. (may be she understood my true intension)

I stayed silent thinking what was wrong with me (change in my attitude )

I knew jo since a year ago but never thing had happened this way .

During our old tution days, we never even spoke to one another.

Not even simple greetings but look at us drifted just like anything.

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I met him in the new school as my French classmate and he seems to be already friends with my class pavi.

Since I noticed that I tried being friends with her and started being in their group starting next class.

Though he is a talkative person, still he only talks to a limited number of people in the initial stage.

Because of some conflict, he stopped talking to lucky ,who is one of his very best friend.

He like k- series a lot , so trying to find some common topic. I also started watching them, but for some reason I liked them, since I discuss a lot about it these days. We started having a lot of conversation .

My first series was PLAYFUL K**S, and since I started facing him (similarity in face feature) , and the name of that character in that series where I was watching was "BAEK SEUNJ JO " since then I started calling him * jo *

I went and told him that his character is similar to that of the character in that series and that's why I wanted to call him jo.

Though initially he was refusing saying " we don't look the same or have similar characters "

Since I was not leaving him his way and started calling him that, he stopped forcing me to call him by his name. (anyways he doesnt like being called by his name )

We started going to school and tution and everyday I will find some or the other reason to go find him in his class.

There was not a day where we didn't meet eachother.

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One rainy day, he was riding his cycle and going, I wanted to make him come along with me.

And his shirt also got spoiled because of the broken mud guard.

I have already introduced him to my father, so he greets him whenever they meet and I asked my dad for permission to go to physic tution along with him but my dad refused at that point of time. (i was sad)

But he told me that later once I learn to ride properly, he will let me go along with him.

And I was literally waiting for that day , but even after it came I am not able to enjoy it.

I am feeling sad thinking about it.

I went home and dad started asking me why I was ignoring jo all this while.

I didn't want to answer him.

So I sat silently, dad understood my silence and he didn't talk back to me or asked much about it (he diverted the topic)

I went inside my room and lied down on the bed thinking about him

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Jae - POV

I don't like bothering anyone who doesn't like talking to me. (isn't that normal ?)

Since it was almost the end of the lunch break, I told pavi to leave to her class and went and sat on my seat.

Class went as usual and after school got over, as usual I went to leave rathika at her place.

And as usual in every street there was atleast 2 boys(stray guys) standing to sight (seeing ) her

We always ignore them and talk about school stuffs randomly and passed time.

Rathika – "I don't know what the hell is wrong with you both (me and nivi) , but try to clear it up"

"I know you wont listen to my words but this is all I can say"

(*you know why I like Rathika ? "its because she doesn't bother me like other girls")

Jae – "I don't know what for she is ignoring me , but then one thing I am sure about is, its better for me to stay away from her" (our character doesnt really suit one another )

Rathika – "your wish"

Jae – "ji hoo ( rathika's nick name) (*I told dragging her name, thats how i call her when i am despite ) , you know I don't do things without reason right?"

Rathika – " that's why I didn't bother to ask you for anything more(reason)"

"okay finish of your home work and come tomorrow, bye "

She told and went inside

To be continued.. .