Chapter 10

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"Class dismissed. Prepare for your assessment tomorrow." Then the professor went out with his paraphernalias.

"Aw. That's a horrible topic!" A student ranted then laid his head against her desk.

Star yawned and stretched her arms forwardly. Everyone's getting ready for home. From the right side of the room, Ten is observing Star's actions. He's a bit smiling while putting his things in his bag.

Star remained sitting with her eyes fixed on her blank desk. She's sleepy and she's unconscious on what's happening around. All she know right now is it's already dark, it's already time to go home and she's sleepy.

Her eyes are about to close when someone poked her on her forehead that awakened Star's sleeping blood. She almost jump off her seat 'cause of shock.

"Yah..."

Star blinked twice and saw the angelic face of Ten. She immediately avoided his gaze. She became furious when she realized that it's only the two of them left in the room. The lights are already off too. The lights of the city that passes through the small windows are the only ones to give off light for them. She hurriedly grabbed her bag and stood but as she step her right foot forward, her left foot hooked onto her desk's leg. She lost her balance and fell into Ten's arms.

They almost hugged each other. Star is shaking in nervousness. She wants to get out of the room immediately. Like heck, this is Ten! The one whom she had a crush but that can't be.

She lifted her gaze and glanced at Ten's face. She's about to put her eyes off him when she caught him staring at her but heck! Her eyes won't. Rather can't! She wants to cut their eye-to-eye contact but her eyes won't follow her mind's command. Maybe because of her heart that is beating so fast right now. She can see Ten's ears turning into red. And she can feel her burning cheeks. Looking at him erases everything around him. It's like it's only Ten and her.

"Aye babo." Ten teased then laughed.

Star blinked twice and her senses were back. She pushed him away, losing her support, that made her fall on the floor.

"Awww!" She moaned in pain.

"Jinjja babo." Ten mumbled while shaking his head.

He kneeled and helped Star stand but Star ignored his helping hand and pretended that he doesn't exist. Because that's a must. Avoid him.

Star stood and passed Ten and made her way to the door but the pissed Ten furiously grabbed her wrist and turned her to face him. He intently looked at her eyes. She became more uneasy because of their skinship right now.

"I'm going home." She said while looking at her shoes.

"Are you avoiding me?" Ten asked. He's pissed because of Star's actions. Star usually argue with him or sometimes she's just good with him but now, she's different. She wants him away from her.

Star didn't answer. Instead, she tried to pull her arms off his handcuff-like hand but she failed.

"Let go of me." She said in a timid voice. She's definitely trembling in nervousness. She looked at the door to check if someone's outside but she saw no one. She sighed in relief. There might just be someone watching them, taking a video or whatsoever and begin an issue. That's all that matters.

No. She's also worried about her heart.

"Did Sejoon hyung ask you to stay away from me too?" Ten asked. She finally had the chance to look at him. His forehead is knotted. He looks really confused and pissed. The smile that Star fell for is nowhere to be found in his face.

"Too?" She finally spoke. "So he asked you too?"

Ten's face lightened hearing her voice. He nodded timidly and released her wrist. Star checked her wrist and there's a mark left on it. She massaged it and looked at Ten who is also looking at her wrist. He reached for her wrist and raised it to check. He massaged it too and looked at Star.

"Sorry." He said in a low voice. His pissed off expression is now gone. He's already calm now.

"Why?" She asked.

"Because I hurt your wrist."

"No. I mean," she pulled back her wrist and fixed her eyes on the floor, "why are you still going near me despite Sejoon-nim's command?"

He sighed and walked towards the windows. He sat on one of the tables and watched the city lights shine through the night.

"I don't want to. I told him it was just for us to escape from the crowd."

Star walked towards him and sat also on the desk beside him. She joined him watch the city lights.

"Is that so?" She asked.

Ten looked at her and smirked, "Why? Do you want to hear more reasons why I disobeyed hyung?"

"What are you trying to say, short kid?"

"Are you dissing me right now?"

"I'm not." She answered with a little smile.

Ten shifted his gaze to the buildings then sighed, "That's a hard thing to do."

Star's eyebrow raised. She looked at him and the butterflies in her stomach started to fly again. But she didn't care. It's fluttering her.

"Hard?" Ten nodded. "What's hard with that?"

"Staying away from you is a difficult thing to do." He whispered.

"What? Speak louder, short kid!"

Ten looked at her with a crazy smile. He's laughing while Star continues to pester him to say his reason again. But their moment was cut by the sound of the door knob. From the outside, they saw a figure of a person. He's holding a flash light and passed by the door.

"Wait. Is that the security guard?" Ten asked.

"Omo!" Star exclaimed as she remembered something. She ran towards the door only to find out that it's already locked. He looked at her wrist watch and she frowned in dismay.

"YAAAAAH! SOMEONE'S STILL HERE! SIIIRR! OPEN THIS DOOR!" She shouted while slamming the door with her palm. Too bad, the room is sound proof and the security guard was already far enough to not hear the slamming door.

"What happened?" Ten asked. He's already at her back.

"We're locked up. I forgot the time! Ugh! Stupid!"

"WHAT?! Why did they..." Ten asked in shock.

"You don't know that they lock the classroom doors thirty minutes after the class ends?"

"I know. Didn't he see us? What's the use of this glass window here?" He pointed the small window of the door.

Star fell on her knees and bumped her head against the door. "Stupid me. Stupid. I'm a damn stupid." She said repeatedly.

"Enough." He held Star's forehead and pushed it away from the door. He sat on the floor and leaned on the door. Star just did the same.

She grabbed her phone from her pocket. "Let's message someone... oh." She hit her forehead with her phone continuously, "I have no load. Stupid." She said while still hitting her forehead.

"Stop it." Ten put her hand down. He grabbed his phone from his back only to find out that it has no more charge.

Star cussed in dismay.

"I don't want to stay here all night." She said in a sleepish voice. Her energy is already drained.

"I know someone who can open this door."

Star looked at him, "Who?"

"Taeyong."

"What? Why?" Star asked in confusion.

"Taeyong can OPEN THE DOOR." He stressed the phrase 'open the door' as a joke.

"Ah." Star finally realized the joke, "That was a dead joke for me. I won't buy it. Sorry." She smirked.

"Aw." Ten groaned in disbelief but he still smiled. "I think this is okay." Ten said then he crossed his arms.

"Why do you say so?" She responded with a weak voice.

"Me. You. Here. As long as you're here and I'm not alone, it's okay." He said without looking at her but he received no response. So he looked at her only to find out that she's already sleeping. Her head is leaning against the door with her mouth open. He smiled while watching her sleep.

She looks like a fool right now but she's weirdly adorable to watch.

He moved closer to her and he put her head on his shoulder. He smiled widely. He can feel his heart beating fastly.

"Sorry, Sejoon hyung. I just can't."

He rested his head on her head and closed his eyes. But he remembered that it will be a big fuss if their classmates will see them in this situation the next day.

For him, it's okay to be in that trouble but it would be bad for Star. Once the agency finds out about this, she can be kicked out because she's just a newbie in the company, and she may not be a loss for them.

Ten sighed and grabbed his phone. He searched for his power bank in his bag and charged it.

He looked at Star and smiled. Then he opened his phone and messaged a staff from the agency about their situation. No lies or invented stories. Just like what Star said before.

He stared at Star's picture in his phone. He then took a picture of her sleeping.

He leaned his head against the door and waited for the help to come. He wrapped his arm around Star's shoulders and enjoyed the left time for them.

His mind changed. If he'll disobey Sejoon, Star might be kicked out. And there will be lesser chance for him to see her. Moreover, Star's dreams might be defered. So even if it's against him, he have to obey Sejoon.

Starting tomorrow, he will stay away from Star.

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