chapter 9

" Oiii! Don't tell me you are going to skip the night school again!" Yuri scolds me as we walk towards the basketball court. I wanted to show Yoongi the scenes we took, but he always leaves so quickly for his practice like his tail's on fire. Maybe, if I can get there in time, I can show it to him quickly and then go to my way back to the night school." I'm not." I say looking around as we reach the court. " I'm just going to show it to him."We sat on the bleachers together with a couple of people. I didn't knew that there were actually some students that watched this. I looked at the court, scanning the players who are warming up." Isn't that him?" Yuri points at the guy with a white headband resting on his forehead, squeezing water from his water bottle as he tilts his head back. I squinted my eyes to get a better view but when he faced us, it was indeed Yoongi.My, my!! I didn't recognise him in his jersey.He started to join other players, falling in line and then shooting the ball into the hoop,one by one. Each time he attempted to shoot the ball, it would smoothly go in. " Wow, he's good!", Yuri says making me smile by myself.After a few more shoots, they started to run around the whole court. As Yoongi passes by close to where we were sitting, I stared at him and noticed the droplets of sweat formed on his forehead. He suddenly look up at where we were sitting and stops immediately, his shoes making unpleasant sound, like nails scratching a blackboard. " What are you doing here?" He asks coming closer to us. I stand up and go down the bleacher, with video camera in my hands." You said you wanted to see the scenes after school,so I thought of showing this to you. " I answer handi g him the camera but he didn't take it." I'll watch it later on break." He says starting to jog from me again." You can leave it there,you don't have to stay."" O-okay!" I say, watching him sprint so that he can catch up with his teammates.I go back up with a pout in my face and slumped down on my seat beside Yuri. Maybe, I really should just leave this here.  That's what he told me to do anyway, right? And I also have to do night school. Yeah! I should just follow what he said.I gently places the video camera by my side and sighed. I just really wish that he like it because that's the only reason why I had just two hours sleep today. I just want him to appreciate it in a way." Are you alright?" Yuri asks." Mm." I nod. " Let's go, we're going to be late."We both stand up from our seats and make our way down the bleachers. I look back at Yoongi before we step out of basketball court. He's still running, but this time, he's panting. I smiled before turning around and continue to walk away.However, a loud whistle comes from the court that makes me stop walking. As curiousity itches my body, I quickly enter the court again only to see Yoongi laying down on the floor, his eyes shut in pain." Aigoo!, What are you doing? Next time, keep on focussing and watch where you're running." His coach says, helping him to get up.As I saw him standing on his own, I was finally able to breathe in relief. But then, he falls back on the ground, his hand caressing his own left ankle. " Shit!" He says grimacing in pain.I unconsciously run until I get to where he fell down and kneel right beside him. I looked at his now swollen ankle and begin to touch it, but he moves his leg away." What are you doing?" He asks, his eyes still shut from the pain." Just let me check it,okay?" I say and begin to touch it. As I press into his ankle, he grunts and stiffens." I think you sprained your ankle.' I say. " Can you stand up?"I took both of his hands and helped him up, his movements still rough as he jerks his legs to prevent his ankle to move. When he's finally on his both feet, I take his arm and wrap it around my neck, letting his weight lean on me. I drag him along as I walk and he follows me." Where are we going?" He asks, walking away from his teammates and coach. We pass by Yuri who seems to understand and gives me an understanding nod." The amusement park, where else?"•••" Is this going to heal right away? Ow." He asks right away as soon as the school nurse tries to move his ankle around. She takes her pen and writes something on her clipboard. She then begins poking his ankle area." About a few days upto a week, since it's definitely swollen." The nurse examine his ankle. " What happened? Did you just trip?"He looks and me and then looks where the nurse is poking his ankle. " Y-yeah! I didn't see that there was water spilled on the floor, so I slipped."" How can you not see the water?" I asked irritatedly. " You hurt yourself because of water."" I'm fine, it doesn't hur-" He pauses as the nurse gives his ankle a little squeeze. " Ow-ow."" This needs to be bandaged." The nurse concludes and struts to the back of the room. " I'll be right back."" Are you okay?" I ask him. " Be careful next time.""Stop." He says, moving away from me. " You are not my mom."" I just wanted to know if you're okay." I glare at him. " You don't have to be so rude."" Stop caring about me." He says bluntly. " You don't have to. I can take care of myself."His words make me pull back, realising how his those mere words could cause a pinch in my heart. I was just trying to be nice to him. Was it so wrong of me to do that?The nurse comes back with a role of white bandage. She stands right beside the clinical bed where Yoongi is sitting. She starts to wrap the bandage on his ankle, lifting his foot up very gently." Nurse,please help!" Two students enter the clinic. One of them was a girl with tears streaming down her cheeks, and the other was a guy, holding a balled handkerchief against his bleeding forehead." What happened?" The nurse asks, leaving us alone. " Please roll the bandage on him." She commands to me and hurriedly assists the other students.I guess they're more of a priority since he was bleeding.I move down, closer to where Yoongi's foot is. I take the bandage and wrap it around his ankle once, but then he lays his foot back down again, leaving no space for me to wrap it one more time. " Lift it up a bit.", I commanded." No, you're not a doctor or a nurse."" I will be one day." I proudly say, my fingers gripping on his ankle." Then I'll lift it when you're already one."" Why do you have to be so difficult?" I frustratingly asked and lifted his feet up as I quickly pass through the bandage. "That wasn't so hard. Was it?"" I don't need your help."" Even I'm not excited to do so." I look at the nurse who is still busy at helping other student. " But I do have humanity."He looks at the nurse, and then, let's out a defeating sigh. " Whatever, just make it quick."•••" You can go back to the night school."Yoongi says breaking the awkward silence between us. The nurse told us that Yoongi needs needs to go home and get a good rest so we are here on the waiting area right now, waiting for his brother to come and pick him up." No, I want to stay until he gets here."" Why are you so hard headed?"" Why are you so rude?"" I am not rude."" Yeah, you are." I burst. " I've been nothing but nice to you. All I wanted is to just help you. I even offered to help you walk on your way back home but you didn't want to. Why are you being like this?"He kept on staring the cars passing by, their lights contrasting the evening sky. He acted as if he didn't hear anything, not replying to what I just said." I don't want people expecting me to give back." He blurts out as he murmurs softly yet in a serious tone.I chuckled, taken aback from what I just heard. " I'm not expecting anything back from you!"A white car stops right infront of us. The window rolled down slowly, revealing a man who looks a lot like Yoongi , only older." Oh Yoongi-ah!" The guy smiles then inhale from his cigarette. " Is this your girlfriend?"" No,no." I quickly say shaking my both hands at him." She's not." Yoongi says as he skips his way to the car, his other feet wrapped in bandage. He sits down and bangs the door shut." Aren't you going to say bye to her?" His brother teases him, poking his cheek."Bye." He says looking ahead at the road."Aish, this kid." He ruffles Yoongi's hair." Thanks for looking after my baby brother."" Hyung, I'm not just kid. Let's just go."His brother waves goodbye while Yoongi doesn't bother to look at me." Thanks again!" His brother says before driving away.I sighed as I see the car disappearing through the streets. I take my phone from my pocket to check what time it was.7:17 p.m.I guess it's too late for me to go back to the night school. But, atleast, i know that Yoongi will get home safely now...That's what matters,right?I was about to put my phone back into my pocket until it vibrated again. One new message pops up.Yoongi:Thanks.Sent @7:18 p.m.•••