eccedentesiast. // nr&jh
As summer came to an end and fall began to creep its way onto the island, Nari found herself walking to school more often. Normally, she would choose to catch the bus and sit in comfort on her journey to and from classes, but today she decided to take advantage of the weather. Wearing a light jacket over her school uniform, she made her way home.
About halfway to her house, Nari made of change of plans. With a sneaky grin, she turned tail and headed towards her friend’s house. The wind was chilly and made her legs go numb as she jogged to her destination. Her backpack jingled with each step and the sound of shuffling papers and books could be heard as the bag hopped along with her.
Nari paused in front of the mailboxes when she arrived, looking for the name plaque. ‘Min.’ As in Min Junho, her longtime friend and classmate who she hoped had already already arrived home. After trudging up the stairs, she smiled and approached the door, letting three solid knocks in a rhythmic pattern signal her arrival. Nari often had different knocks for different meanings, although she didn’t really know if Junho had caught onto it yet. Three solid ones in quick recession were a happy arrival. Four soft knocks on the door, or small pebbles at a bedroom window were her code for secret meetings. She had used this one before with her middle-school boyfriends when they snuck out after dark to meet her. The final code in her main arsenal of knocks were two heavy, but slow knocks which would indicate a need for a friend. She rarely used this since life had been going pretty well for her, but it was stored in her mind just in case.
As she waited for someone to come to the door, Nari took a step back, peering up at the ceiling and seeing if she could make out shapes in the plaster. They had studied together before, sure, but Nari didn’t feel comfortable enough to knock more than once. The heels of her school shoes clacked against the floor beneath her feet as she hummed to herself. Being a teenager was nice. Nari didn’t know what it was like to be an adult, but she hoped it was similar to childhood. Maybe her and Junho would be friends when they were adults too and everything could stay the same.
“Hey!” A grin appeared on her face as she waved, noticing the figure at the door. “Are you busy?” @junhoxjj