"Huh? Kimplee?"
"Plia, who do you think is calling you?"
"who...?"
'Huh..? A familiar face...?'
ah.
It's like I've met a face I shouldn't have met.
The protagonist who called me was Kim Chae-ah, whom I often ran into during my high school years, but never welcomed.
"Uh... Chae-ah... It's been a while."
Kim Chae-ah approached, looked at Flea briefly, then smiled and continued speaking.
"It's been a really long time! How are you here? I didn't expect to meet you in a place like this haha Nice to meet you?"
Chae-ah patted Fli's shoulder as if she was being friendly, and Fli forced a smile.
"I see... I thought we'd meet here... heh"
"Who are these two handsome guys? Aren't they my boyfriend? Lol?"
"Uh.... Oh, that...."
At that moment, Flee 's heart raced as he remembered the times when Chae-ah had secretly bullied him. However, Flee tried to act naturally in front of his seniors.
'What if I get in trouble with my seniors? ㅠㅠ My body is stiff... I can't speak well... Why do I have to meet Kim Chae-ah...'
Meanwhile, Yejun and Eunho were quietly watching their conversation.
"Who are you? Are you close with Flea?"
"ah..."
Eunho, who caught Flee's slightly trembling shoulders, gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders and spoke to Chaeah.
"You don't have to know that...."
Suddenly, Yejun joined the conversation.
"We should go eat dinner.. right? Can we go now? Haha"
Yes , Senior Jun spoke in a cold tone and naturally left the room.
"Is that so? A bit rude? Haha, we're off now..."
When Eunho agreed with that, Chaeah looked embarrassed for a moment, but eventually forced a smile.
"N...yes!! Haha^^;; You suddenly surprised me? Sorryㅎ I'm so happy~ Flea, see you later then?^^;;;"
"Uh..uh!! Bye.... "
"Let's go, Pliya."
Flee felt grateful for the way Yejun and Eunho naturally took care of him, but at the same time, he felt a little embarrassed for being so passive in front of Chaeah.
***
Senior Eunho said, pointing to the menu.
"Order whatever you want!! You worked really hard today, Flea~"
As soon as they sat down at the restaurant, Yejun spoke calmly.
"You felt a bit... uncomfortable because of that guy, right? Are you okay?"
"Yes.... a little.. ok!! Thank you... for helping me. I feel like I always get help..."
"No, I was just saying I was going on my way..!"
"I just felt a bit embarrassed because I had bad memories from when I was in high school..."
Eunho laughed, tapping Flee on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. We'll be your strong fence from now on. ^^ You don't have to worry about that kind of person."
Yejun nodded and said.
"Don't worry when you're with us. Since you're in the band, you're part of our band family!"
Jjing -
Flea barely held back tears.
"Thank you so much... I'm so glad you joined the band, and I hope you continue to take good care of me!!!!!!!"
"ㅋㅋㅋ So you're working hard?"
Yejun and Eunho answered with smiles at the same time.
"Let's eat meat quickly~ The meat will all burn, lol"
Flea ate comfortably, feeling relieved from the tension she had felt during the day. Today seemed like a precious day that would allow her to shake off all of her anxiety.