The next day, in the band practice room.
Flea took the mic and took a deep breath.
'Now... I won't be nervous. Everyone trusts me.'
Senior Yejun tuned the amp, and Senior Eunho held the drum sticks in his hand and turned them.
"Today is a new song practice day. Flea, are you ready?"
"yes!"
At that moment—
dripping.
The door opened.
"Excuse me~"
The voice sent a chill down Flea's spine.
When I turned my head, I saw that familiar face.
Kim Chae-ah.
This time, I wasn't alone. Two of my student council friends were with me, carrying folders.
"Oh my? We meet again~? Nice to meet you hehe"
Yejun and Eunho turned their gazes to Chaeah at the same time.
“What’s going on?” Yejun asked.
“Don’t misunderstand. This time I’m here on completely official business.”
Chae-ah showed me the file.
"I'm the vice president of the student council supplies management department. I was instructed to notify each club regarding the stage equipment for this school festival. The band club needs to submit requests for speakers and lighting."
Flea was embarrassed.
'What... was it the student council? I thought you came here on purpose...'
But Eunho answered calmly.
"I already submitted my request for equipment last week."
Chae-ah tilted her head slightly.
"Oh, by the way, I heard that you missed some documents. Do you think you'll have to resubmit them? "
“Missing?” Yejun’s voice became cold.
"I even confirmed it directly with the manager in charge last week."
Chae-ah shrugged her shoulders.
"What can I do~ There are many times when student council work is a mess. I'm in trouble too~ㅎ"
Flea's heart raced with an unknown ominous feeling.
'Surely... you're not doing this on purpose, are you?'
Flea, who saw Yejun's raised eyebrow, caught that he was very angry at the moment.
The moment Yejun was about to take a step forward,
I slowly grabbed Yejun's arm.
Dori dori-
Yejun snickered at Flee's cute squeak. Yejun, who noticed Flee's small signal, stopped moving forward.
"Okay. I'll prepare the documents again and submit them."
Chae-ah added with a smile.
"And~ can I watch you practice for a bit? I'm also in charge of the next festival stage~"
In an instant, the air froze.
"no."
Eunho cut it decisively.
"This is internal practice time. No outside observations are allowed."
The corners of Chae-ah's mouth trembled.
"...It's student council work?"
"You came here just to get the documents, right? Watching the practice isn't under the student council's authority."
Chae-ah forced a smile.
"Yes, yes~ Don't be so cautious. I don't mean anything bad, right?"
Flee realized that Chae-ah's eyes were the same as before.
A smile on the outside, deliberate discomfort on the inside.
"Then I'll wait for the documents. I'll see you again soon, Flea~?"
Chae-ah turned around, glancing at Flee one last time.
The door closed and it was quiet.
"are you okay?"
Eunho came over and placed his hand on Flee's shoulder.
Flea let out the breath he had been holding.
"...yes."
Yejun said, looking down at the file.
"This is strange. It could have been omitted on purpose."
"I think so.
"It was like that before too. When I was in high school, Chae-ah... didn't show it, but she always caused trouble for me."
Eunho gritted his teeth.
"This time, we won't be affected either. It must have been hard when you were alone, but now we're here."
Yejun nodded and said.
"Don't worry too much. This kind of ridiculous prank is not fun lol."
Flea lowered his head and then lifted it again.
There was determination in his eyes.
"I won't run away anymore.
This time, we will face it together."
And then Flea put his hand on the microphone.
"Practice... shall we begin?"
"Haha, oh~ Is the band the best? Okay, let's start practicing."
***
Kim Chae-ah...?
Whatever you're up to, this time I'm not alone.
Keep doing that.
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I can't stand it anymore
Sonting ❤