Eli: Chapter six! We need more reviews!
Daesung: Nice.
G-D: We think a thanks to Lessa are in order for giving us an opportunity like this.
Guys: Yeah!
Minji: Thank you, Lessa.
Soohyun: Roll Chapter.
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My alarm blared. I sat up and looked at the clock. 5:30. Good. I climbed out of my bed. Only then did I realize all my stuff was put away. Minji. I walked to my bathroom and started the hot water for a nice hot shower. I was in there for half an hour. I looked through my clothes. I picked my studded jeans with the low waist and boot cut and my black and white quarter-sleeve shirt. I blow-dried my hair and put it in a simple ponytail. I slipped on my black champion tennis shoes and left my dorm. I went straight to Eli's dorm. It was six thirty. I knocked on the door.
"Hello, Lessa." Soohyun said, opening the door. "Why are you here?" He asked and I smiled.
"I forgot my iPod here."I said, smiling apologetically.
"Come in. It's sitting on the sound system." Soohyun said and I followed him inside.
"Lessa!" Dongho said and I waved.
"I forgot my iPod here." I said and Dongho grabbed it and brought it to me.
"Here. Wait for us outside will you?" Dongho asked and I nodded turning to leave. I turned around and came face to face with a stunned -and shirtless- Eli.
"I'll be outside." I said and scurried past Eli and out the door. I leaned against the wall next to the door. A door opened down the hall. G-D and his group left there dorm. G-D looked at me.
"Hey Lessa!" He said, waving. I waved back and smiled. G-D walked over. His friends followed.
"Hey G-D." I said.
"Who you waiting on?" G-D asked and I smiled again.
"U-kiss. They have unofficially adopted me as the baby girl of the family." I said, biting my lip to keep from laughing. G-D shook his head and turned to hid friends.
"Lessa, you listen to my music right?" G-D asked, his back to me. I played Goodbye Baby and G-D nodded.
"That's the answer I was hoping for." G-D said and I giggled.
"And why do I need to meet the rest of the group now?" I asked and G-D flashed a smile.
"You know you want to." he said and I nodded.
"True but why now? Why not at lunch?" I asked and G-D smiled.
"Because you are having lunch with the U-kiss group." G-D said and I facepalmed.
"You just love doing that, don't you?" I asked and G-D nodded.
"Think you know who is whom?" He asked and I grinned a dangerous grin.
"The blond is TOP, to the right is Seungri, to the left is Taeyang and on Taeyang's left is Daesung." I said, flitting through my contacts on my Blackberry. G-D whistled.
"She's good." Top said and I nodded, looking up for a second.
"She's a better singer though." I heard Eli say from beside me. I jumped.
"Frig, Eli. Trying to give me an early heart attack?" I asked and Eli shook his head.
"Impulse. Couldn't resist." He said and I laughed.
"See you in choir, G-D." I said and headed off to science with Eli. We walked into the class. I took my seat in the back with Minji, Eli sat up in front like yesterday.
"Pop quiz!" Miss Hiyoki said, picking up a stack of paper. I looked at Eli. He smiled.
"Forgot my bag." I mouthed and Eli stood, coming towards me.
"Here." He said, handing me a pencil I took it and smiled as he went back to his seat. Miss Hiyoki passed the test out. She skipped both me and Eli. She took a different stack of paper and gave one to me and Eli.
"English version of the test. Good luck." Miss Hiyoki said to me. I looked at the first question.
What is the most used chemical compound?
I smiled and wrote my answer.
Water.
I smiled. So far this is an easy quiz. I heard nothing but the scratch of pencils on paper and breathing. I laid my pencil down and looked at the clock. 7:18. It took me eighteen minutes to take the test. I smiled. For a thirty question test, that wasn't bad. I looked around. Eli had his head bent over his paper. I smiled.
"Fifteen minutes left!" Miss Hiyoki said in English before saying something in Korean. I guessed it was the same thing. Eli finished writing and looked up. I looked at the clock. 7:25. He finished about seven minutes after me. I smiled before looking to my right. Minji had one question left. Miss Hiyoki started to speak when the door opened. Principal Nanri came in.
"Miss Karmes." He said and Miss Hiyoki waved at me. I stood and left the room. I followed Principal Nanri to the hall. I felt my stomach sink. Principal Nanri looked at me sadly.
"Miss Karmes, I hate to bring such troubling news to you but your brother Nathaniel died in the hospital after a horrific accident this morning at 4:00." He said and I shook.
"No." I whispered and backed against the wall. "No!" I slid down the wall to the floor and pulled my knees to my stomach. I heard a door open and saw someone vaguely familiar through my tears. The person walked closer to me and I saw it was Dongho.
"Why are you crying?" He asked, dropping beside me.
"Mister Shin, Miss Karmes brother just died this morning. She is grieving for him." Principal Nanri said. Dongho nodded.
"D-Dongho, g-get me E-Eli." I stuttered my tears. Dongho opened the door and shouted at Eli in Korean. I heard chairs scrape the floor. Eli appeared seconds later and dropped beside. He hugged me and I sobbed into his chest. I couldn't breathe, I was crying too hard. It was a repeat of Nick's death.
"No. No no no no no." I wailed and Eli hugged me closer rocking slightly. I couldn't understand why he had to be taken now.
"What happened, Lessa?" Eli murmured and I just shook my head. Dongho muttered in Eli's ear and Eli hugged me tighter. "Oh, Lessa. I'm so sorry."
"Miss Karmes, you are allowed to go to your dorm at anytime today." Principal Nanri said. "I see you are taken well care of. I'll leave you three alone then." He said and walked down the hall. Dongho pulled me up my feet. I still stuck to Eli. We went back into the room. Minji came up to me.
"What happened?" She asked and Eli shook his head.
"Later, Minji." Eli said and Minji kept quiet. Miss Hiyoki looked us before calling class to an end. Eli grabbed my hand we went to Literature. Kevin and Soohyun looked at us holding hands when we came in but when Kevin looked at my face he got up and walked over. He hugged me and I hugged him back.
"Lessa, are you okay?" Kevin asked softly. I shook my head and went to the table. Soohyun looked t me concerned and I sat. I saw the others come in and walk our way Dongho walked as fast as he could to me. Eli and Dongho sat on my sides. I felt them place a hand on my arms. Eli took my hand.
"What's going on?" Kibum asked and Eli shook his head.
"I'll tell you later." Eli said and I put my head on the table. I took my hand from Eli and my arm from Dongho. I covered my head with my hands. I kept quiet and didn't speak. When I got my book, I just opened to my page. I didn't even read. I just stared at the pages, feeling my eyes shed tears shamelessly. Ms Moon placed a hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry for your loss." She said and I felt the tears run fiercer. I looked at the guys. Eli and Dongho looked at me with sadness. The others looked at me with shock and awe.
"Who died?" Xander asked. I slammed my book and tore from the room. I couldn't take it. I ran to Eli's dorm. I had no idea why but I went in with the key Dongho gave me. I sat inside the door to the right. I brought my knees to my chest. Eli walked in the wide open door.
"Don't mind Xander, Lessa. He's insensitive." He said and I just stared at my knees, wet from my tears. Eli took my hand and pulled me towards him. I was engulfed by Eli, who held me protectively to his chest.
"I'm sorry your brother died. However, we can't stay here. We need to go to homeroom." He said and I nodded. I stood, shaking and Eli gently pushed me out the door. Eli turned and locked the door before putting a comforting arm around me.
"Come on. Let's go to homeroom." He said and we walked to the class room. I got quiet and solemn as we walked closer. At the door, I when stone-faced and walked in. My face still had tear tracks on it. I knew I would be bothered. I walked to the seat I chose yesterday before Eli came and took me with him.
"Lessa, would you like me to sit with you?" Eli asked and I shook my head.
"I want to be alone right now." I said and Eli nodded before leaving. I saw him glare at Xander. He greeted the guys and sat facing me. I turned and stared at the sky through the Window.
"Miss Karmes?" Madam Maclie asked from behind me.
"Yes?" I asked, my voice sounding dead and broken to me. It was fine around Eli but on my own? It was dead.
"I'm sorry for the loss of your brother." She said and I felt my eyes sting with tears. "I have lost a brother before but you have had worse. You lost two brothers within a year of each other. It must be harder than anything imagined." She said and I nodded, my face-mask crumbling and tears sliding freely down my face.
"It hurts worse than you can imagine." I said, my voice breaking halfway. "I've lost most of what I had. My brothers are everything to me. Losing one sets my life off so much." I said, wiping at my tears. Madam Maclie hugged me. I felt my face completely cover in tears.
"You are a brave girl, for doing this." She said, her voice thick and cracking. "You continue to do what you do and I promise you will make it." Wiht that, Madam Maclie left me to my own thoughts and tears.
"Today, you will all do something worth doing. You will help your fellow classmate and sister get through a very hard time. She has lost one of her brothers today and is very unstable." Madam Maclie said. "How many of you have lost a family member you were close to?"
Ten people raised their hands, Soohyun included. Madam Maclie nodded.
"Then you know what her pain is like. If anything, you can help her most." Madam Maclie said and I felt my heart swell with thanks. Madam Maclie was helping me grieve and get over the loss of my brother. A girl with black hair and blue highlights walked over to me.
"I'm Mae Le." She said. I waved a bit, coughing and sniffling.
"Lessa." I said and Mae Le nodded.
"Iknowhowyoufeel." She rushed out and I turned to her.
"Do you?" I asked and she nodded, a tear leaked from her eye.
"I lost my older sister. She was there for me when my mom never was. She died last year in a car accident with a boy named Nickolis Karmes." She said and my breath hitched.
"My brother and your sister died in the same thing. My brother was Nickolis Karmes." I said and Mae Le smiled sadly.
"I could tell. You look so much like he did." Mae Le said and left, making me wonder. Soohyun came up to me.
"Lessa, can I talk to you?" he asked softly and I nodded. He sat on my desk. "I know how you feel. Before you ask, I lost my dad, when I was much younger. I fainted when they tole me he died. I thought my dad would wake up, but he never did. I don't think I realized he had died until I got older." Soohyun said and I just shook my head.
"Losing your dad had to hurt." I said and Soohyun nodded.
"It did, but I know he's proud of me." He said and patted my shoulder. "You are a strong girl, Lessa. Very strong, indeed." He said and left. I stood and walked over to Eli. He patted the seat of his desk, as he was sitting on the desk. I sat and the conversation just swelled to add me in. Kevin and Kiseop were arguing over which color would look best with them
"Let's see what Lessa says." Kevin said and turned to me.
"Which color looks better?" I asked and Kevin nodded. I smiled. Out of red, black and emerald green, I'm saying the black. Green isn't very good with your caramel skin and red makes it look like are a fire hydrant." I said and Eli cracked up. I smiled.
"Lessa, can you choose good colors?" Dongho asked and I nodded.
"Oh absolutely. I majored in the fine arts at Seaside. Singing, art and theater are my majors." I said and Eli raised an eyebrow.
"An actress? Can you dance?" Eli asked and I blushed but shook my head.
"Not really." I admitted and Eli snapped his fingers.
"Shoot. You would have been a triple threat." He said and Kiseop spoke up.
"She already is." He said and I blushed darker. Eli growled in warning. Kiseop help his hands up but he was smirking. I turned to Eli.
"Do you like me or something?" I asked and blushed at what I just said. Way to be blunt, Lessa.
"Maybe. Depends on the like." Eli said and I smirked.
"Do you like like me?" I asked, feeling bold. Eli grinned and my heart fluttered.
"If I tell you, then you tell me, deal?" He asked and I nodded, feeling adrenaline blaze through my veins.
"Deal." I said and we shook hands before he pulled me up and closer to him.
"Yes." He whispered and kissed my cheek.
"Double for me then." I breathed, kissing his cheek. Kevin catcalled.
"Shut up." Eli said before pulling me onto his lap. Kiseop grinned at us.
"So she's off the market?" He asked and I stood. Eli stood too and walked over to Kiseop.
"Lessa is not a piece of meat, Kiseop. She's a living, breathing human being." He growled angrily before coming back over to me. Kiseop looked shocked before looking at me and Eli.
"What the heck?" I asked and Eli scowled. I felt a sense of protectiveness come from him.
"I don't like the way he talks about you. You should have heard him when I came back last night. He talked about you like you were a piece of meat instead of a girl. It's sickening." He said and I just froze. I looked at Kiseop, who had a shocked look on his face.
"You talked about me?" I asked quietly and Kiseop looked afraid for a second. He nodded slowly and I walked up to him.
"Lessa, back up a bit. Get off of Kiseop's back and Eli, that was uncalled for. Calm down." Kevin said and Eli growled. I glared at Eli.
"Eli." I warned and Eli looked ashamed for growling at Kevin. I left Kiseop alone for the time being and walked over to Soohyun.
"Well, strong and powerful when your world becomes crazy. You could do some serious damage as a body guard." Soohyun said and I smiled dangerously.
"Oh, don't I know it." That made everyone laugh. Eli smiled at me, his eyes laughing at some inside joke.
"I want her to be one of our body guards!" Kevin said and I laughed.
"Sorry Kevin. No can do. If I am anyone's body guard, I'm going to be Dongho's personal bodyguard." I said and Dongho cheered. "I watched U-Kiss Vampire. Eli was mean and attacked the poor maknae." I said and Kevin gasped.
"You used a Korean word." Kevin said and I smiled. I shook my head and turned for the door, the bell ringing.
"See ya later." I said and left the room.
I walked to my dorm and went straight to the refrigerator. I grabbed a couple of carrots and a bottle of water before going outside to a tree. I chewed on one of the carrots and walked around. I felt an urge to run but resisted. It would mess my leg up. Make it worse than the original injury. I leaned against a small tree. I sat down. I watched the sky and clouds. It was funny to see some of the clouds represent shapes. I felt a sad smile cover my face, thinking of the times I went cloud watching with Nat, Nick and Aragon. Nat always pointed out obvious shapes while Aragon also showed us the more complicated ones.
"Lessa!" G-D called and I got up. I walked slowly to him, trying to keep the itch to run on a minimal. I made it to him and the rest of Bigbang.
"Hi, G-D. Whatcha need?" I asked, trying to keep my voice happy and bright.
"Quit the acting. It's failing." G-D said and I dropped the smile.
"Nat died. Trying my best to stay positive." I said and G-D gestured for me to sit. I sat.
"How's that working for you?" He asked and I put my head down.
"Terribly." I admitted and G-D chuckled darkly.
"Well, I'm sorry to say I can't help with that. Would you like something to eat." He asked and I shook my head.
"No. I just want to be alone for a bit." I said and G-D nodded.
"Good ahead. Just wanted to see what was wrong. Just be careful, okay, Lessa?" He asked and I smiled sadly.
"Don't tell me that. Tell my brothers." I said and left. I got back to the tree and I looked down at the dirt. I took a twig and drew a few pictures. One of Nat's favorite symbol and his sign. I smiled sadly and felt a tear run down my face before dropping into the dirt, making a dark spot. I sighed looked at the sky again.
"I guess you did get what you wanted. You got to be with Nick again. But was it worth it?" I asked out loud.
"It might not have been, Lessa." Eli said from behind me. I didn't jump. I just sighed and stood.
"What do you need?" I asked, still looking at the sky.
"You." He said and I turned.
"Why?" I asked and Eli smiled at me, making my heart race.
"Because I need you." He said and I almost laughed.
"For what?" I asked and Eli smiled.
"A question." He said and my heart skipped a beat.
"What one?" I asked and Eli smiled.
"A decision." He said and I smiled.
"Shoot." I said and Eli opened his mouth.
"Would you-" He started then stopped. "Will you do me the honor of becoming-" He started but I interrupted smiling.
"Yes." I said and Eli smiled, before hugging me. I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"I'm glad I asked." Eli said and he took my hand, pulling me with him.
"I am too." I said and we walked across the grounds to the table.
"Hi, guys." I greeted and Kevin smiled Knowingly.
"Something you'd like to share?" Soohyun said, looking at our hands.
"Yes. Eli cheered me up." I said and Eli smiled really big. Eli sat down and pulled me onto his lap. He locked his arms around my waist and I struggled to get away.
"No way. You stay here. You've run off enough today." Eli said and I stopped struggling.
"Fine." I groaned, giving in. Kevin passed a container of food over to us. Eli opened it and I looked at it.
"Is that orange chicken?" I asked and Kevin nodded.
"Yes. Try some, but be careful. It's really spicy." He said and I popped a piece in my mouth.
"It was not spicy." I said after swallowing. Kevin looked at me.
"I crushed four red chili peppers into that. It is spicy." Eli said and I shook my head.
"No it's not. I should take you to meet Abeulita. She makes spicy food." I said and Eli shook his head.
"This is spicy, I'm telling you." He said and I shook my head defiantly.
"You try making this with ghost chilies. Then you can call it spicy." I said. eli paled when I said ghost chilies.
"You can eat those things?" He asked, sounding awestruck
"Psh, them things are weak. I would eat any type of stuffed pepper Abeulita made. Though, first time I tried that ghost chili...Didn't think my entire body could turn that shade of red." I said and Eli looked at me with his gorgeous brown eyes.
"You are amazing." He said and I blushed.
"Thanks. I try my best to keep it low." I said eli held a bite of orange chicken on his chopsticks.
"Open." He said and I opened my mouth. He put the piece in my mouth and I closed. I leaned against Eli and sighed.
"I like this orange chicken." I said and Eli smiled.
"Thanks. Kevin and I made it last night for lunch today. We made extra just for you but I feel like sharing with you." Eli said I just giggled.
"You babble." I said and Eli just shook his head.
"I do not." He insisted.
"Yes you do." was echoed around the table. I laughed at childish pout Eli put on his face.
"Aww, don't worry. I babble a lot too." I said and Eli sighed before picking a piece of chiken up and eating it.
"So, Eli, are you dating Lessa?" Soohyun asked and Eli coughed. I was taking a drink at the time and it sprayed all over Xander.
"Sorry. I said and Xander glared at Eli.
"Your girlfriend, your fault." He said and I pulled out my iPod. I got online and went to Youtube.
"What are you doing?" Eli asked and i smile.d
"Going to watch the video to Shut Up. I want to see what choreography is in that. And no, you can't help me." I said and Eli looked upset. "Ani. Not lie that. I just like to do things on my own before I ask for help." I said and Eli smiled.
"Jeez, if you turn out to be any more like me, I might have to fight for my identity." Eli laughed and I smacked his shoulder playfully. He laughed at me and I pulled my headphones out of his pockets.
"I see you need those back." He said and I plugged them in before sticking my tongue out at him. I quickly found the original video for Shut Up and played it. I watched the screen and whistled.
"Dang. I wanna be that girl." I muttered and that made Eli laugh.
"You could, if you stay. He said, pulling on one of my headphones. I laughed.
"It would be fun." I admitted and Eli nodded.
"All you have to do is stand by me and look pretty. Which you are good at anyway." He said and I choked on my water.
"Nice, Eli. Compliment her and make her choke at the same time." Dongho said and Eli waved him off.
"So Lessa, do you any of our songs?" Eli asked.
"As in singing? Well, I know Dongho's part in Shut Up, working on Light It Up and I think I can do Xander's part in Bingeul Bingeul." I said and Eli just smiled.
"You know all of my part in Shut Up?" Dongho asked and I nodded, scrolling down to the screen. I typed in a comment on the video and got off internet.
"It was easy to learn. I listened to it over and over and sounded it out to myself. It was a fail at the beginning but I got it soon enough." I said and Dongho grinned. I looked at my iPod and stood, backing away from Eli.
"Later. Time for choir." I said and turned and walked to the building. I got to the coir room and Miss Kim smiled at me sadly.
"I heard about what happened earlier." She said and I sighed.
"Yeah. It kinda sucks." I said and she nodded.
"We will be doing Karaoke today, so pick a song." She said and I nodded, before scrolling through my iPod. I found the right song and sighed. G-D and the rest of Bigbang came in the room.
"Miss Kim said we are doing Karaoke today. You gotta pick your song. I don't know if she wants solos or not though." I said and G-D nodded in thanks.
"Thank you." Daesung said and I shrugged.
"Whatever." I said before pulling my headphones up and putting them in my ear. I started to play High High by G-D and TOP when G-D tapped my shoulder.
"What are you listening to?" He asked and I showed him the screen. He grinned.
"Why not? I hate American rap. Korean rap, on the other hand, now that I can listen to." I said and put my headphone back in. I played it until the song finished before pulling my head phones out and turning off my iPod. Miss Kim stood in front of the room.
"We are doing solo Karaoke today. I'll give you a couple minutes to pick a song." She said and I raised my hand.
"Are we allowed to pick any song?" I asked and she nodded. I smirked and checked my song. Perfect. I waited for a minutes before everyone had picked a song.
"Who would like to go first?" she asked and I raised my hand. "Miss Karmes, you have the floor." She said before I got up, plugged my ipod into the sound system and pressed play.
"A dozen roses arrive
What a perfect surprise
You greet me with a kiss
I could get used to this
You think I look the best
When my hair is a mess
I can't believe you exist
I could get used to this
Because you know you're too good to be true
I must have done something good to meet you
'Cause you wrote my name all across your hand
When I freak you understand
There is not a thing you miss
And I could get used to this
I'm feeling it comin' over me
With you it all comes naturally
I've lost the reflex to resist
And I could get used to this
You love the songs I write
You like the movies I like
There must be some kind of twist
I could get used to this
Because you listen to me when I'm depressed
It doesn't seem to make you like me less
'Cause you wrote my name all across your hand
When I freak you understand
There is not a thing you miss
And I could get used to this
I'm feeling it comin' over me
With you it all comes naturally
I've lost the reflex to resist
And I could get used to this
If there's a dark side to you I haven't seen it
Every good thing you do feels like you mean it
You wrote my name all across your hand
When I freak you understand
There is not a thing you miss
And I could get used to this
I'm feeling it comin' over me
With you it all comes naturally
I've lost the reflex to resist
And I could get used to this
'Cause you wrote my name all across your hand
When I freak you understand
There is not a thing you miss
And I could get used to this
I'm feeling it comin' over me
With you it all comes naturally
I've lost the reflex to resist
And I could get used to this." I said and I ended. Clapping was heard. I bowed and returned to my seat.
"She's good." I heard Daesung whisper to Taeyang. TOP and Seungri said words of agreement. I sat down and Eli beamed at me. My heart lept at the sight
"I meant every word of it." I whispered in his ear. He smiled at me quickly before raising his hand to go next. He went, unhooked my iPod and tossed it to me. he hooked his own up to the thing and pressed play. a familiar song started and I gasped.
"Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would have known
Cause I didn't kissed my momma goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her
How much cared
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware I just did what I always do
Everyday the same routine before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of takin' the test,
I took two to the chest.
Call me blind but I didn't see it comin'
Everybody was runnin'
But I couldn't hear nothin', except gun blast
It happened so fast
I didn't really know this kid
though I sat by him in class.
Maybe this kid was reachin' out for love or maybe
For a moment he forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged,
Whatever it was I know its because
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
Little Suzzy she was only twelve,
She was given the world with every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kinda proud but no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations but different faces.
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her she deserved much better.
Johnny boy always played the fool,
He broke all the rules so you would think he was cool.
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried,
Often thought of suicide
It's kinda hard when you ain't got no friends,
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then.
You cross a line and there is no turnin back,
He told the world how he felt with
The sound of a gat.
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the life that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say it won't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies.
Don't nobody know why it's the blind leadin' the blind.
Guess that's the way that the story goes
Will it ever make sense somebody's gotta know.
There's gotta be more to life than this,
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation
We are We are the youth of the nation." Eli finished. He walked to his seat. I stood and walked over to him.
"Do I want to know?" I asked and Eli shook his head.
"Nah." He said and I nodded. I watched as everyone took turns singing. Some of them really made me think of Nat and others made me think of Aragon and how he would take Nat's death. I felt Eli nudge me.
"Miss Kim wants you." He said.
"Ah. Sorry." I said and looked at Miss Kim. "Yes, ma'am?" I asked and she motioned for me to join her.
"I would like you to sing again. This time, with a partner." She said.
"I got a perfect song for me to sing with a guy." I said and Eli stood.
"Me?" He asked and I nodded, biting my lip to keep from laughing.
"Mind-reader." I said and he smiled.
"Oh yeah, sure." He said and I whispered in his ear.
"Miss Kim, are we allowed to sing Whiskey Lullaby?" I asked quietly.
"Yes." She said and I plugged my iPod into the sound system.
Eli:
She put him out like the burning end of a midnight cigarette.
She broke his heart: He spent his whole life trying to forget.
We watched him drink his pain away, a little at a time,
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind,
Until the night,
Eli and Me:
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger.
And finally drank away her memory.
Life is short, but this time it was bigger,
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees.
We found him with his face down in the pillow,
With a note that said: "I'll love her till I die."
And when we buried him beneath the willow,
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby.
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la,
Me:
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself.
For years and years, she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath.
She finally drank her pain away, a little at a time.
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind.
Until the night,
Me and Eli:
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger.
And finally drank away his memory.
Life is short, but this time it was bigger,
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees.
We found her with her face down in the pillow,
Clinging to his picture for dear life.
We laid her next to him beneath the willow,
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la.
La la la la la la la la...
La la la la la la laaaa...
The room was silent other than the gasps of breath I choked out, coughing every once in a while. Eli looked at me. I smiled. Wew lookedback at the class. They burst into cheers and whistles. Miss Kim kept me up front.
"I want you to sing a heartbreak song. Like a break up song." she said and I went over to my iPod.
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh.
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh.
So you see, you've got me back again for more
And it seems, your song is in my head this is war
Mystery, how I could feel you breathe me
I was sure you would keep every promise,
you would keep every word
Well, I try to put your stories in line but it never adds up right
For every 99 times, you looked me in the eye
you looked me in the eye and swore you weren't lying
Well, I was so blind I never saw the signs
I'm getting out tonight and you're not invited
It's a shame you left me hanging like you did
It was brave but it was much more foolish
Don't you think? Don't you think?
Cause you know I won't be satisfied till you realize
For every 99 times, you looked me in the eye
you looked me in the eye and swore you weren't lying
Well, I was so blind I never saw the signs
I'm getting out tonight and you're not invited
These things are so typical
These things are unforgivable
I'm gone and you're invisible
Don't let me catch you followin'
Don't ask cause I'm not offering
You caused enough of my suffering
For every 99 times, you looked me in the eye
you looked me in the eye and swore you weren't lying
Well, I was so blind I never saw the signs
I'm getting out tonight and you're not invited
For every 99 times, you looked me in the eye
you looked me in the eye and swore you weren't lying
Well, I was so blind I never saw the signs
I'm getting out tonight and you're not invited
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh.
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh.
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh.
Uh-oh
Ooh-oh." It ended right there and Eli just looked like a fish.
"Dang. Even with a break-up song, she can still sing like an angel." I heard Daesung say. I felt my hand curl into a fist.I put behind my back.
"I never want to see her bad side." Soohyun said, shaking his head. I walked straight to my seat.
"You don't even want to see me mad." I said and G-d whistled.
"Last time that happened, I just about got hit with a knife. Girl's got aim." He said and I smiled smugly.
"Words of wisdom from all of my brothers. You never want to make me mad at risk of losing all that makes you a male of the human species." I said, dropping my voice to a breathy whisper.
"Hmm, dangerous. I like that." Eli said and I grinned.
"Good." I said and Eli grinned. I felt my heart soar when he took my hand. I don't undertsnad Lo ve very well but I pretty much could say I was head over heels.
I sighed and heard an alarm go off. I sat up in my bed.
"Awww." I whined. "It was just a dream. Crap." I just slid out of my bed.
"I knew it was too good to be true." I muttered before heading off for a shower.
Me: I just couldn't help but do that. I just had to.
Eli: Oh great. Just great.
G-D: But-but-but...
Daesung: She was messing with our heads.
Kiseop: I feel violated.
Me: Don't. I mess with everyone's head. It just wouldn't be me if I didn't.
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