chapter thirty five

                                    

                                          
You heard knocking on the door, you woke up from it. You sat up and rubbed your eyes.
You found Ae Cha hanging off the bed, you giggled and got up to answer the door. You opened the door, "Ha Joon," you smiled "morning. Didn't mean to wake you up" you nodded no.
"It's fine. I had to wake up anyways" Ha Joon spotted Ae Cha hanging off the bed "yeahh, she's definitely something while sleeping" you commented, you both laughed.
You both heard a door open and close. Seung Ho was leaving the room, you spotted you guys staring at him, "what?" You both nodded no. Seung Ho walked away.
"That Seung Ho" you laughed "ignore him, he's very... serious. But he's a good guy" "do you think he's good looking?" "What's with that question?" You tilted your head to the side and smirked at him.
"I'm just asking" "is there a meaning behind that question?" You teased "n-no," he looked away. You rolled your eyes and hugged him, "doesn't matter what I think of him" your lips slowly saddened.
"So we gonna go see the fireworks with everyone tonight?" You asked, Ha Joon nodded. "Ae Cha was excited about it last night" "really? That's so Ae Cha" "Come to the beach once you're done getting dressed. We're going to be swimming" you nodded okay.
You went back into the room to get a new set of clothes. "Ae Cha—" she fell on her head from the bed "I'm awake!" She sat rubbed her head and sat up, you smiled and helped her up.
"Everyone is waiting for us at the beach" Ae Cha and you for ready and went to meet up with the others.
"Ji Hyun, Ae Cha! It's nice to see that you can finally join us" Hana said "yeah, yeah" you brushed her off. Ae Cha went to go put her feet in the water, you went up Ha Joon.
"What're you guys doing?" "Myung Seouk and Bong Joon are getting ready to surf, the rest of us are just relaxing" Ae Cha went up to Myung Seouk.
"You know how to surf?" "Nah, but I'm a yolo it" Myung Seouk smiled at her "ooo, I wanna try. Ji Hyun, we have to try this!" Ae Cha pointed at the surf board "no! I'm good! You go ahead, be careful though!" You declined her suggestion.
"How come? Out of everyone, I haven't seen you go in the water. Not even close to it" Hana got up from her beach chair and walked up to you.
"I just don't like getting wet" you replied back "right. Or... you're scared of the water" you flinched "scared? Ji Hyun isn't scared of the water. We would always go into the pools back when she was a freshmen" Ha Joon added.
"Mm right. But you don't attend gym classes, when there's involving water" she crossed her arms and smirked at you. Everyone looked at you.
"I'm not scared of the water" you stood your ground "oh, really? Then prove it" "fine!" "Go on!" "I'm not wearing any swim w—" "swim wear? You'll live, you brought other clothes for a reason" you clenched your chest.
You walked towards Bong Joon and grabbed his surf board, while walking to the water you slipped your shoes off. Seung Ho grabbed your arm.
"Ji Hyun, you're going to enter deep wat—" you pulled your arm away "I don't need your permission" you glared at him. You went closer to the water, Seung Ho rushed to Hana.
"What're you doing?" He asked coldly "I'm not doing anything. She is" Hana smiled. "Alright Ji Hyun, you're going to paddle on the board until you see a wave coming, and you're going to balance yourself up" Myung Seouk instructed.
"Thought you didn't know how" "I never did it before. But I at least know the steps" you put your front body on the board and paddle through the water, you felt your body shaking and your heart beating fast.
You were finally far enough from where everyone else. Ae Cha gasped, "Myung Seouk, she forgot to strap the board to her ankle!" As Cha pointed "shit. Ji Hyun!" Ha Joon yelled, you were ignoring everyone.
You saw a wave coming.
"Now that's a big one..." Bong Joon said.
Balance yourself Ji Hyun.
You slowly got up waiting for the wave to hit.
The wave hit you hard. The board hit your face, the water kept pushing you down. 
"Ji Hyun!!" Ae Cha screamed and tried running to the water, Myung Seouk grabbed her. As Cha cried.
Ha Joon grabbed Myung Seouk's board "do you know how to surf?" "No but—" "you can't go for her then. It'll put you both in danger then" Da Chul grabbed him. 
"I can't leave Ji—" Seung Ho snatched the board from him and rushed to the water "oh my fucking god, Seung Ho!" Da Chul yelled for him, he disregarded the strap, and went towards where you were left seen.
"Wasn't this a little too dangerous Hana?" Sung Hee asked "yeah. But I know Seung Ho will be able to save her" Hana kept calm.
Seung Ho threw himself off the board and swam under the water, and grabbed you. He pulled you up and threw you onto the board, the water was finally calming down. Ae Cha gasped, "Ji Hyun!" She cried, Seunf Ho brought you back to shore, he laid you down on the sand.
Ha Joon pushed him to the side, "come on Ji Hyun" Ha Joon did CPR on you, he pressed his lips against yours; Seung Ho forced himself to look away.
You choked out the water, "oh thank god" Ha Joon hugged you. Ae Cha got up from your side and walked up to Hana; she slapped her.
"Don't you ever do something so fucked up like that!!" Ae Cha screamed. Ae Cha walked back to you and hugged you, "I'm... fine, I really am" you smiled weakly "you almost died!" "I'm not scared of the water though..." still lying.
"Who cares if you're scared of the water, Ji Hyun. I was scared of losing you" Ae Cha hugged you tightly. 
You went to a bench, Ha Joon and Ae Cha went to a store to get something for the bruise you had on your face from the board, the others went with them.
Seung Ho stood there. "Thank you for saving me. I was being reckless" "yeah, you were" Seung Ho agreed with you "you tried stopping me but—" "you didn't listen. It's whatever, you're fine now" Seung Ho had his hands in his o Omer's and looked at your serious.
You bit your lip.
He looked away, he couldn't look at you with that bruise.
"I just wanted to prove her—" "who cares what she thinks, and what she says. You almost died for something stupid. What if I didn't go in and save you? There was no life guard around, to get you back alive in time!" Seung Ho yelled, you clenched your hands. 
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to put your life at risk" Seung Ho felt angrier, "I'm not saying anything about my life Ji Hyun!!" 
They were finally coming back "Seung Ho we brought your favorite dr—" Seung Ho shoved him to the side and left angrily.
"What's with him?" Myung Seouk asked, Ha Joon looked at you. You were upset and quiet, Ae Cha sat next to you tried comforting you.