I wouldnât consider myself an obedient child, but I had always stayed far away from these places. Thus, I was especially resistant to entering such places.
I immediately said, âI donât like skating! Iâd better go home!â
âNo.â
He put his arm around my shoulder and smiled. âSkating is fun. Once youâve tried it, youâll want to do it again!â
âI havenât finished my homework! If I start late, I wonât be able to finish it in time!â
He snatched my bag and threw it to the high school students behind him. âFinish her homework!â he ordered.
âWait!â
I stopped him. âThe teacher can tell if the handwriting is different!â
âIâll get them to write it with a pencil. When you get back, erase and rewrite it according to the answer. Itâll be quick!â
âButââ
âNo buts! Iâll treat you to a drink! Just take it as my apology for what happened previously!â
âApology?â
âUh huh!â
As Su Qi spoke, he tapped my lips suggestively and smiled meaningfully. âWas it your first kiss that time?â
When he mentioned this, my face started burning and I turned away from him.
He leaned in again and lowered his voice to ask, âI wouldnât be the first boy to kiss you, would I?â
âNo!â
His expression immediately changed. âNo?â
Then, he said resentfully, âI saw your agitated reaction and thought that was your first kiss.â
âMy first kiss is long gone!â
âOh?â Su Qi asked me, intrigued. âSo who did you give your first kiss to?â
âMy brother!â
âYour brother?â
âYes!â I nodded. âYin Dongyu!â
Su Qi immediately smiled and said disapprovingly, âThat doesnât count!â
I muttered in confusion, âHow is it not counted?â
âHeâs your brother, so he doesnât count! First kiss refers to the opposite sex other than family. How can kissing your brother count?â
When I heard that, I became even more unhappy.
But Su Qiâs smile deepened. âDoes that mean I got your first kiss?â
I said angrily, âIf you continue to spout nonsense, Iâm really going home!â
âFine! Fine!â Su Qi raised his hands in surrender. âI was wrong! I was wrong, great little missy! Come, Iâll teach you how to skate!â
Even so, there was still a smile at the corners of his mouth. It was as if he had decided that it was our first kiss and it put him in such a good mood!
I ignored him and looked up at the neon sign. Somehow, I didnât push him away as he led me in.
I was curious about skating. I was also curious, what sort of magical places skating rinks were, that made so many parents disapproving of them?
When we entered the skating rink I saw throngs of people in skates playing freely on the skating grounds. Some of them formed long snaking lines, catching onto the clothes of the person in front of them.
I scanned the room and noticed a number of guys and girls with weird hair and weird clothes. Especially the ripped jeans, the baggy pants, off-the-shoulder tops, hair that was dyed in a riot of colors, the weird aesthetics made me uncomfortable!
Su Qi put his arm around me, bought a ticket, and then changed into skates. I found this a novel experience!
It seemed quite fun!
When I was young, I was full of curiosity about things I didnât know about. I would feel inclined to explore and to find out more, I would be curious to experience.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om