HIGH SCHOOL FEVER

HIGH SCHOOL FEVER.

Copyright 2023. Lilian Anyadike

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are used fictitiously and are a product of the author’s imagination.

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Lilian Blake Anyadike.

"Come in Eun Kyung" said Tae Hyun the principal of Seoul global high School and Eun Kyung slowly walked into his office, "Have a seat" he offered and she looked at him "I'm waiting for my Mom" she said and he relaxed on his seat, "Hmm, okay let's wait harder" .

The door opened and Eun Hee walked inside, "Please have a seat Mrs Eun Hee" he said and she faced her daughter, "Are you okay honey?"she asked Eun Kyung. "I'm fine Mom, I'll just love to wait outside" she said and left the office.

Eun Hee sat on the chair opposite Tae Hyun brought out a file and handed it to her, "What is this?" She asked

"Open it" he said and she slowly began to open the file.

"She failed again, Eun Hee I have given your daughter lots of chances and opportunities to prove that she can be better but I think I just wasted my time, effort and resources. Eun Kyung cannot become anything with such terrible grades and the worst part is you're paying for this, you're paying for such a result and that's not fair, you should stop school for her and open a store... Eun Kyung will be good there, at least she will be making profit for you and your life will just be easy, I'm saying it because I feel for you and I know without any reasonable doubt that Eun Kyung won't become anything in life and.....

"Enough Tae Hyun!!" Yelled Eun Hee, "You don't have any right to write Eun Kyung off, you're not in that position, my daughter will be someone in this life, too bad your school will miss someone like her, I know she will make me proud one day I know it" she said and he scoffed.

"Proud?, Call me when that happens" he said.

"Oh I will" Said Eun Hee and she stood up to leave the office.

"Emm, ask Eun Kyung to submit her ID before leaving, I don't have the energy to come over asking for it" he said.

Eun Hee looked at him angrily before she walked out of the office.

Eun Kyung stretched her hands to her mother just when she came out of the office, "The ID" she said and Eun Hee slowly took it from her hand.

"I'll go get a taxi for us" said Eun Kyung and she walked out from her mother.

Eun Kyung walked slowly to the school gate when three girls rushed to her.

"Hey Eun Kyung is it true that you were kicked out from school because you failed?" Asked one of the girls.

"Eun Kyung is this the fiftieth school you've been thrown from?" Asked another and they all laughed heavily.

"Hey Eun Kyung we talking to you?" Asked Yu Na one of the annoying girls Eun Kyung had ever known.

"Eun Kyung!!" She yelled and grabbed her shirt but Eun Kyung pulled from her grip.

"What is it Eun Kyung?, You wanna fight Yu Na?" Asked one of the girls.

Eun Kyung now continued walking but Yu Na raised her leg and Eun Kyung fell to the ground.

All three girls laughed loudly.

"Hey Eun Kyung, don't ever contend with me not even in the future, else I'll have you killed" said Yu Na.

Eun Hee walked to the gate when her eyes caught a commotion between Eun Kyung and some school girls.

"Eun..Eun Kyung!!!" She yelled and ran towards the scene.

Now Yu Na grabbed Eun Kyung's shirt, "You don't deserve this uniform" she said and tore it with with her hand.

"Let go Yu Na!!" Yelled Eun Hyung but Yu Na kept on tearing it.

"I said let go!" Said Eun Kyung angrily and she pushed Yu Na.

Yu Na now looked at her, "You still have guts to push me?, You little fool" said Yu Na and she raised her hand to hit Eun Kyung but Eun Kyung held it and pulled it down forcefully making Yu Na stagger almost falling to the ground

"Don't you dare to hit me Yu Na else, I'll have you killed" she said with a red eye.

"You bitch!!" Yelled Yu Na and she rushed to attack her again but Eun Hee pushes her backwards.

"Is this how you students behave?, Why should you bother Eun Kyung like that?" She asked.

"Teach your daughter some manners, she's nothing but a maniac" said Yu Na and with that she left with the girls.

"So rude of them" said Eun Hee before facing her daughter, "Are you okay?" She asked and Eun Kyung nodded.

"Let's just go" she said.

Both of them reached home and Eun Kyung walked into her room.

Eun Hee now walked to the door of Eun Kyung's room.

"Eun Kyung, you can always talk to me about anything and you know it, it really hurts to see you behave this way, I'm hurt all the time Eun Kyung" said Eun Hee.

Eun Kyung opened the door and walked back in sitting on the bed.

"Honey??, Eun Kyung it's not the end of the world, I'm telling you Tae Hyun will pay for what he said to you" she said and sat close to her daughter.

"It hurts" muttered Eun Kyung as she held her heart slowly squeezing her shirt, "It hurts here Mom" she said and now tears filled her eyes.

"Why can't I do better?, it doesn't work, it just doesn't work. I'll definitely be a nobody" she wept.

"Eun Kyung, I'm not going to give up on you, not yet and I don't want you to write yourself off, not yet. I know something good will come out of this, I know it" she said and Eun Kyung looked at her mother with weeping eyes.

"What should I do?" Asked Eun Kyung with a shaking voice.

"Just trust me, that's all you should do" said Eun Hee.

Eun Kyung slowly rested her head on her mother's shoulder as she consoled her..

Eun Kyung opened her eyes to the early morning sun, she climbed down from the bed and walked to the refrigerator when she saw her mother all dressed.

"Where are you going Mom?" She asked pouring a bottle of water into a glass cup.

"Em, Eun Kyung you're up, well I.."

Eun Kyung raised a brow. "I don't like the way that sounds, Mom where are you really going?" She asked again.

Eun Hee sighed, "Eun Kyung, I am going to see your uncle, Him Chan, he asked me to come over" she said.

"Why?, What's the occasion?" She asked drinking the water.

"Look Eun Kyung, I just want you to pray for success today and stop asking numerous questions" said Eun Hee. She kissed Eun Kyung's forehead and left the house.

Eun Kyung scoffed, "What a weird woman" she said and walked back inside.

Eun Kyung found the day soo boring, she did the dishes, watched the TV but it didn't seem like the day even moved a bit.

"Urgg, what a day. Oh yes, I could get the groceries so Mom doesn't have to worry about it" she said and rushed to her room.

Eun Kyung got dressed and left the house, she got to the grocery store and paid to get some.

"Hey Eun Kyung, how are you?" Asked Kan Ta a cobbler.

Eun Kyung smiled at him, "I'm okay Uncle Kan Ta she replied and faced the woman giving her the groceries.

"I didn't see you walk to school this morning what happened?" he asked and Eun Kyung looked at him, "I.. well, well.... Something came up" she managed to say and hurriedly took the grocery.

"Thank you Mrs Chan" she said and turned to go.

"Did something really come up or were you kicked out from school for failing?," Asked Mrs Chan and Kan Ta faced her.

"Huh?, You were kicked out again?" He asked.

Eun Kyung now began to walk out of the store.

"Is that why your mother went to beg Tae Hyun?".

Eun Kyung's legs stopped moving abruptly and she turned to the man.

"What did you say?" She asked.

"Nothing" replied the old man and he slowly began to walk away.

Eun Kyung stood there for a while, nothing made sense, 'her mother begging Tae Hyun' no way, that wasn't true. She took a deep breath and began to walk back home.

About reaching home, Hiah Eun Kyung's school friend who manages to talk to her approached her.

"Why do you walk so fast Eun Kyung?" she asked panting.

" I'm sorry" she said and Hiah faked a smile.

"I heard you were kicked out from school" she said and Eun Kyung looked away from her.

"What do you want to know?" She asked.

"Me??, No I don't want to know anything from you, what do you know that I should know anyway. I just wanted to know why your mother was begging Tae Hyun in school, it was so embarrassing because Tae Hyun insulted her and said you were a no body" she said.

Eun Kyung faced her, "What!, My mother?" She asked.

"Yes it was your mother I'm very certain of it, everyone who saw it said it was embarrassing, well I have to run off now, my mother will be waiting for me, take care" she said and ran off.

Eun Kyung walked into the house slowly, ' what was the point lying, maybe she felt I won't let her go, how could she beg... Tae Hyun?' thought Eun Kyung.

"How could you!!!!" Yelled Eun Kyung and she threw the groceries to the ground, "Aaa argh!!" She Yelled again and she began scattering the whole house, she threw everything to the ground in anger.

Eun Hee hurriedly opened the door and looked at the messy ground. "Eun Kyung, what has gotten into you?, Why are you behaving like this?" She asked.

Eun Kyung walked close to her until their faces were so close

"Beg Tae Hyun!!?, Why would you even do that!?" She yelled and hit the glass vase on the table making it fall to the ground and breaking to pieces.

"Okay Eun Kyung, one more breaking and I'm so going to loose it" said Eun Hee.

"Loose it!, Who cares, were your senses correct when you went to beg Tae Hyun?, For goodness sake he insulted us and you just acted like a weak woman, the whole town are making fun of us!!, How could you mother" yelled Eun Hyung.

"Eun Kyung calm down and listen to my side of the story, you know people will make up stories but if you listen to mine, we could solve this problem so calm down" said Eun Hee and she tried touching Eun Kyung's shoulder but she pushed her hand away.

"I don't want to listen to your story, it's not reasonable, yes people like to make fun of me but I try my best to avoid it and you just keep giving them reasons to do so!!, I know what your problem is, you're a desperate selfish woman!!" Yelled Eun Kyung and Eun Hee slapped her hard on her face.

"That's for calling me selfish", now she slapped her again, "That's for raising your voice on me!" Now she slapped her again, "That's for not realizing what I'm doing for you" now tears flowed from her eyes.

Eun Kyung slowly moved from her mother as she wept.

"You don't know what it feels like to be mocked everyday, to look in the mirror and not know who is on the other side, to wake up every morning only to see your past repeating itself. I'm done with this. I quit" she yelled and Eun Hee grabbed her.

"You cannot quit this fight honey, we're so close to getting what we want" said Eun Hee.

"But I don't care!!" Wept Eun Kyung, "Let me go!" Said Eun Hyung and she ran out of the Kyung once Eun Hee left her.

Eun Kyung had stopped running. She was now walking slowly, she reached the Han River and rested her and on it. Tears filled her eyes, what was worth living for?, She didn't know anymore.

Slowly, she climbed the bridge as the wind blew her hair and clothing, she closed her eyes as tears flowed from them like a river.

" I'm sorry.... Mom" she muttered.

" You think that's the solution to your problem?.

Eun Kyung slowly opened her eyes, she turned her head and saw a guy resting his hand on the bridge, his eyes were far from hers but she could tell he was talking to her, his hair were neatly combed and styled to one side, his lip were red and beautiful, he was really something else. Now the guy looked at her and offered a smile to her and her heart missed a beat, she brushed it off and faced the ocean.

"You know you don't have to do that if you don't want to, I have problems too, I'm trying to solve them out but that which you want to do is the last thing that could come to my brain". Now Eun Hyung looked at him

"When I have a problem I come here, look at the ocean and feel relieved of my problems, I don't know but it just happens, suicide is the thought of weak people... Those who are so afraid of facing either their fears, mistakes or shortcomings, they don't want to talk about their problems or take responsibility for their actions so they just give in to such thoughts" he said and now smiled.

Eun Kyung didn't know what was happening anymore, he seemed so relaxed talking to her, it was like he knew her already.

"Who are you?, Why are you bothering me?" She asked and he smiled again.

" I'm not bothering you, you rather seem interested in my conversation. You see that's how I over come such thoughts, they come all the time, once you're frustrated, depressed due to something or the other, they just come like armies for battle ready to devour you".

" What's your name?" He asked and Eun Kyung looked at him.

"What for?, Why do you want to know?" She asked and he chuckled,.

"I just want to know, what's your name?" He asked again

"Eun Kyung" she answered reluctantly.

"What a beautiful name, do you know what it means?" He asked.

"Ofcourse I do, it's my name" she replied aggressively.

"Graceful gem" he said and both their eyes locked together.

" Eun Kyung means graceful gem" he said.

"Go away, you're distracting me" she said

"Eun Kyung could you look down at the water" he said

Eun Kyung slowly lowered her eyes to the water, her eyes widened.

"I figured out that lots of people who comit suicide do it with their eyes closed or look straight, why don't you try looking down at the water and if your heart permits you to do it, I won't stop you" he said

Eun Kyung looked at the water again, thoughts were running to her head, her heart was beating fast and she wasn't thinking straight.

"You don't wanna do that Eun Kyung, slowly take my hand" he said and stretched his hand towards her.

Eun Kyung was panting heavily but she knew just one thing, ' She wasn't ready to die'. She turned slowly to him and took his hand.

"Okay, now climb down slowly looking at nowhere but at me" he said holding her hand tightly.

Eun Kyung slowly began to climb down but looked away from him and she fell.

The guy hurriedly grabbed her and both of them fell to the ground breathing heavily.

"Are you okay?" He asked as he sat up, Eun Kyung now sat up and faced him. She was breathing heavily and couldn't say a word.

"Calm down Eun Kyung" he said and touched her shoulder.

"Let me go!" Said Eun Kyung and she pushed his hand away.

"Okay, I'm sorry about that but you need to calm down" he said and she looked at him.

"I'm fine" she replied and stood up with the guy standing with her.

Eun Kyung now looked at him as he wore a beautiful smile.

She scoffed and turned from him walking away.

"Hey Eun Kyung!, Why are you in a hurry?" He asked.

Eun Kyung stopped on hearing her name.

"Just forget I told you my name" she said and walked away.

******

On getting home, Eun Kyung hesitated a little before she knocked on the door.

Eun Hee opened the door and gasped on seeing her daughter.

"Eun Kyung" she called and hugged her in tears. "I'm sorry honey, I'm sorry I was so harsh on you please don't ever do that again, don't leave without saying anything I was so worried" she said.

"I'm sorry Mom, it's my fault as well, I'm sorry" apologized Eun Kyung and her mother hugged her.

Eun Kyung noticed someone in the house who then walked out.

"Oh Eun Kyung, this is Him Chan, your uncle and he has good news for you" she said.

The man now walked forward"Hello Eun Kyung, I'm sorry I haven't been around for a while I hope I'm forgiven?" He asked and Eun Kyung nodded with a smile.

"Okay" now he brought out a file. "Eun Hyung congratulations, you have been offered a scholarship at Hana Academy Seoul" he said and Eun Hee jumped up happily.

Eun Kyung looked at her mother and now at him.

"That's not funny to be a joke" she said.

"Come on Eun Kyung, why don't you open the file if you doubt us" said Eun Hee.

Eun Kyung hurriedly opened the file, "It's true" she said all surprised.

"Ofcourse honey" said Eun Hee and she hugged her daughter.

"But how is it even possible?" She asked still confused.

"Well, I work at Hana and after your mom told me about you, I figured out I had lots of shortcomings as an uncle so l decided to make it up to you starting from this one. Congratulations again Eun Kyung, I'm looking forward to seeing you at Hana, welcome to High School again" he said and Eun Kyung smiled happily.

"Thank you!" She shouted happily and jumped on him in a hug.

"You're welcome" he said

"I'm sure she won't let you down" said Eun Hee and Eun Kyung looked at her mother and then to Him Chan.

"Yes, because we cherish hardwork and commitment to studies so I hope you're equal to the task?" He asked.

Eun Kyung hesitated a little before she took a deep breath.

"Yes, I won't let anyone down, not you, not my mother" she said and they smiled.

"I hope..." Muttered Eun Kyung.