Chapter 1
People are always comparing different things: grades, sports results, clothes etc. My parents are always comparing me to my sister. It's true that my sister is a lot better than me at everything and you would think that would bother me but it doesn't. I actually admire my sister, she's very athletic; she goes on jogs every morning, she's also very smart: she studies all the time and hates to get bad grades. She may be my younger sister by a few minutes but I still admire her very much. My name's Sang-Mi and hers is He-Ran, we're fraternal twins we look nothing alike. Oh! Here comes sis now!
Me: Hey sis! You done your morning jog?
Sis: Yup! I just need to change and we can go to school. Hey, you know this year now that were starting high school, can you try making some of your own friends?
Me: Um… I'll try!
Sis: Great!
While we we're walking to school my sister and I had a conversation.
Sis: Sang-Mi, I know I'm stressing it a little but make sure to make at least one friend in your class, 'cause you can't stay with me for the rest of your life.
Me: I know I'm gonna try.
Sis: One more thing, try not to trip all over yourself.
Me: Yeah, I'll tr- Ouah!
The next thing I knew I had trip and fallen down.
Sis: *Sigh*
When we arrived at school we checked out the class lists. I wanted to make sure I was in class with someone I knew.
Sis: Hey, what class are you in?
Me: 2-D.
Sis: Check to see if a person called "Dong-Gul" is in your class.
I checked for the name.
Me: Dong-Gul…Dong-Gul… ah! Yeah! There is a Dong-Gul in my class. Why?
Sis: Because Dong-Gul is a pretty harsh guy he'll bully you for sure, try to stay away from him, he has a bored look on his face, you'll recognize him.
Let's just say I wasn't that happy with my class.
Sis had shown me what Dong-Gul looked like, so that I could look out for him. When I entered my homeroom I realized that the seats we're assigned. I found my seat but to my misfortune, Dong-Gul was right behind me! I was king of afraid to go sit down. He had his feet on my seat. I approached him.
Me; Um…That's my seat.
He removed his feet. Wow! That was surprisingly easy! I sat down. He was rocking in his chair, then, I started rocking mine. Next I knew, I was falling back, but someone caught me. I turned around to see that it was Dong-Gul.
Me: Um…Thanks!
Dong-Gul: …
He wasn't looking at me; he didn't seem to care, so I quickly looked away. He didn't seem to have anything to either so I tried to make conversation.
Do you have any friends here?
Dong-Gul: … -.-
What kind of question was that! Ok! Different question!
Me: Do you have a special type of music that you like? ^.^
Dong-Gul: No. -.-
Me: Any siblings?
Dong-Gul: No. -.-
Me: Do you have any friends?
Dong-Gul: I already said no. I don't need any.
Me: Can I be your friend?
Dong-Gul: Did you not hear what I just said?
Me: …um.
Dong-Gul: You're not very smart are you?
Me: Hey! That's not very nice!
Dong-Gul: Well it's the truth. So shut up.
I have a feeling this guy doesn't have many friends.
*After School*
Dong-Gul was leaving school when I stopped him.
Me: Hey, you didn't even say bye!
Dong-Gul: Why would I say bye?
Me: Well, we're friends aren't we? -^.^-
Dong-Gul: Nope.
He walked away. I really wanted to be his friend, I don't know why but I did. So I started to follow him. (Yes, it is illegal, but he won't see me.) I hid behind a tree so he wouldn't see m-
Female voice: What are you doing?
I turned around. It was sis.
Me: Oh, sis? I was… um…going to the comic store.
Sis: The comic store's the other way.
Me: Oh! Well actually I was gonna go on a walk, you know, to make new friends.
Sis: Oh, ok! Bye! -^.^-
I can't believe she actually fell for that. Anyway, I can't lose Dong-Gul. I was following him for a while, until he got to this really big building.
Me (whispering): Whoa! That's his house!
Sis: No! It's a hospital, obviously!
Me: *Gasp* Sis! When did you get there!
Sis: I've been here the whole time. You're not just gonna go on a walk to make friends!
Me: Oh. You saw through that, huh?
Sis: Of course! Anyway, why are you following Dong-Gul?
Me: I'm not following Dong-Gul…
Sis: … -.-
Me: Fine, I am, but it's only to get to know him better. He doesn't tell me anything about himself.
Sis: Okay, but if you get caught, I had nothing to do with it.
We entered the hospital. I realized Dong-Gul was here for a visit. When he went in I approached the lady at the counter.
Me: Hello~ -^.^-
Lady: Hello, can I help you?
Me: I've come here to visit… somebody; my brother came in just now to visit them.
It was weird calling him my brother.
Lady: And who, may I ask, is this somebody?
Me: Um…uh…never mind, thank you!
I rushed back to sis who was sitting down reading.
Sis (still looking in her book): Well, it seems like that didn't work.
Me: Shut up! We'll just wait for him.
Sis: Fine with me, just remember, I had nothing to do with this.
I sat down. We waited for about half an hour. When Dong-Gul came out he didn't look very surprised.
Dong-Gul: Why were you following me?
Me: Oh. You knew?
Dong-Gul: Yeah, I've been taking martial arts since I was seven, I can tell when someone's following me.
Me: I just wanted to know more about you, you wouldn't tell me anything.
Dong-Gul left the hospital and went home. We followed him. (Bad idea, I know.) When we reached his house I was so surprised. Dong-Gul was our neighbor! And he lived in an enormous house!