Chapter One
Ha-Na greets Su-A on their way to school with a self-made cushion for her friend’s birthday. In her haste to finish the present, however, she forgot to bring her school bag. As a result, she was punished by having to sit in the classroom on her knees and with her hands in the air. There is when she runs into Jung Ji-Yong, her enemy.
It all started when she had left her jump rope in the classroom for gym class. She snuck off to the room and found--to her surprise--Ji-Yong changing!* His reflexes were to cover his chest, which made his pants promptly fall down. Ha-Na went running out of class, the sight of his red-striped underwear fresh in her mind.
In grammar class, the two girls were passing notes to each other. Ha-Na retold the colorful story about what happened in the classroom--with an illustration to boot! The teacher snatched it away and read it in front of the whole class. Poor Ji-Yong!
Homeroom class that day brought bad news once again for Ha-Na. Up until now, she was paired up with Su-A so that they sat next to each other in class. Now it became time for new partners to be picked. Their names were pulled out randomly: one boy and one girl. Guess who’s Ha-Na’s partner is?
At first, Ha-Na thought she had mistaken the 6 for a 9, but...not quite. Ji-Yong and Ha-Na are both in hell.
Ha-Na and Su-A grab a bite to eat on their way home. Ha-Na gripes about her bad luck, but Su-A brings up good points about her friend’s desk partner: 1) he’s popular with girls--even the upper class ones! 2) he’s good-looking 3) he’s a demon on the basketball court and is super smart. Ha-Na’s not buying a word of it.
Su-A is a Sun-Do-Bu-Jahng*, meaning she has to go early by the school gate and report any dress code violators. She spots a student with a white backpack and asks him to stop. The tall, light-haired boy gives her a hard look and responds with an attitude-filled “What?”
*In Korean junior highs, no locker rooms exist for the students to change in. Therefore, they change in the classrooms. The girls step out while the guys change, and vice-versa.
*Korean schools are extremely strict, especially with the dress code. Sun-Do-Bu-Jahng report students who violate school dress rules and who aren’t wearing their badge and name tag.
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