Chapter 5 Coursemates

NEXT DAY**

Yeon got dressed in a rush, and grabbed his cross bag.

"See you later dude. I'm off." He said to Christine, who was busy operating his phone.

"Alright." Christine muttered, and Yeon barged out.

Few minutes later, Christine stood up and went to the bathroom to bath.

After dressing up, he took his phone, and headed out of the room.

He was strolling down the hallway when he started hearing a song. He simply traced the voices to know where it's coming from, and he found himself by the entrance of the fourth music room.

One of the voices sounded familiar to him. Like, he has heard that voice before.

He made up his mind to enter the room and find out whose voice it is.

His hand was already on the doorknob and he was about to turn it when someone suddenly called his name. He looked at the direction of the voice and his eyes met with Seo-jin's. He rolled his eyes and stood still, until she got to where he was.

"Don't ever try to go in. The room is restricted from everyone." Seo-jin said, and Christine looked at her.

"Restricted??... But some people are in there." He said, and Seo-jin nodded.

"Yes. Only the 's' stars are allowed to go in at anytime they want. No one else is allowed to go in there except their personal music teachers Ms Na Na and Mr Jun. Aside those two, no one is ever allowed in." Seo-jin explained, and Christine raised a brow.

"Are they the owner of the school??" He asked, and Seo-jin chuckled.

"No. But their popularity has brought the school to the position we are, as the best school in Seoul." She explained.

"What popularity?? I've never seen or heard of them before." Christine said, and Seo-jin raised a brow.

"That's a lie. You'd have heard a lot about them, you just might not know that they're the ones. They're rising stars among K-pop musicians, and they're also models." Seo-jin said.

"Oh! Good for them." Christine said, and started walking away.

"Lecture starts soon. Let's go to class." Seo-jin said while walking hurriedly to catch up with him.

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**Lecture room for journalism & mass communication students**

The students were already seated, waiting patiently for their lecturers, when the 'S' stars entered.

All eyes fell on them as they headed straight to their seats at the middle roll.

The usual murmurs began...

Christine's gaze fell on Sophie, and he caught her staring at him. She shot him a deadly glare, and averted her eyes.

'What's up with her??' He asked himself as he scoffed.

The lecturer came in, and everywhere became dead silent.

"Good morning guys. I'm sorry I'm a bit late. So let's start." He said as he took the marker and wrote down the topic on the board. He then faced the students back.

"Who can tell us how many types of Mass Media we have??" He asked, but no one made any attempt to stand up.

When no one was ready to talk, Selena and Stella both stood up.

"Six." They both said at a time, and the lecturer nodded.

"You're both right. Have your seats." He said, and they both sat down.

"I need one person to list out the six types. Just one person, be it a girl or a boy." The lecturer said, and yet again, no one stood up.

Christine breathed out before standing up. All eyes fell on him immediately.

"Print media, broadcasting media, outdoor media, transit media, digital media and lastly, traditional media." He said, and the lecturer raised a brow.

"Wow! Brava! What's your name??" He asked.

"Kang Christine."

"Half-caste??" He asked again, and Christine smiled.

"Yes sir."

"That's good. You may have your seat." The lecturer said, and Christine bowed before sitting back.

"Someone else should stand up and give us another name for broadcasting media, digital media and outdoor media." The lecturer said, but as always, no one was willing to answer the question.

Sophie stood up, and everyone stared at her.

"Another name for broadcasting media is electronic media. For digital media, it has two more names, New media or Internet." She said, and the lecturer nodded.

"Good. What of outdoor media?? What's the second name for it??" He asked.

"I don't know that sir." Sophie replied.

"Okay, who can help her out??" The lecturer asked, and Christine stood up without thinking twice.

"OOH." He said, and they all stared at him in confusion.

"Full meaning." The lecturer said.

"Out Of Home media sir." He said.

"He's right. You both can have your seats." The lecturer said, and they sat down.

The lecture continued...

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The lecture came to an end and everyone started leaving in twos, and more. Only few of the students were remaining in the class, and among those few were Christine and the 'S' stars.

Christine was looking for a movie to watch on his phone when the scent of perfume spray filled his nostrils. He looked up and before him were the 'S' stars, standing arms akimbo.

He raised a brow as he stared at them one after the other.

"Any problem?? What business do I have with you??" He asked, and Sophie rolled her eyes.

"Hey! I'll just go straight to the point. You've been trying to get on my way since yesterday, and I know what that means." Sophie said, and he scoffed.

"What exactly are you trying to say??" He asked.

"Stop pretending. Don't act like you don't understand what I'm saying... you like me, don't you??" Sophie asked, and silence took over their midst.

Christine suddenly bursted out laughing, and the girls stared at him in confusion.

"Sorry, but please, can you... repeat the question??" He asked, and Sophie rolled her eyes.

"You heard me right. I said you like me." She said, and Christine scoffed, then stood up and faced Sophie.

"This shows that you like me instead. You're trying to tell me about your feelings indirectly... anyways, I'm taken already. I have a girlfriend, so if you're feeling anything called 'love' for me, simply dismiss it. Excuse me." He said, and without waiting for whatever response she would give, he packed his books, and headed out of the lecture room.

Sophie simply scoffed, as she turned to see him walking out of the lecture room.

"What just happened?? What did he just say??" Sophie asked no one in particular.

"We all witnessed it, so stop asking foolish questions and let's go." Samantha said, and started leaving.

Selena and Stella also left, leaving Sophie behind.

"This guy surely have some guts." She muttered as she also started leaving the class.