Mixed Signals
Today’s a school day…
“Ugh, I don’t wanna go…”
"…Haha."
Wait—hold on, hold on, Kim Yeoju, what are you doing…?!
Huh? WHAT?!!!
“I must be crazy…”
Yep… I fall too fast.
It’s a common problem, but even I’m surprised by my own behavior sometimes.
“Whatever… I’ll just see how it goes.”
Ding dong dang dong—
“Soyoon, let’s go!”
“Okay.”
“Hey, Cheese Bread!”
Gasp—
My face instantly flushed.
“S-Soyoon!! What’s for lunch today? Let’s go check!!”
I hurriedly dragged Soyoon away to avoid the situation.
“Yah!! Kim Yeoju! I saw that!! Where are you going!!!”
“Soyoon, faster!!!”
“Yeoju… I can’t breathe… What’s the rush?”
“I don’t know, I just ran…”
“Byun Baekhyun? He was calling you. Something going on?”
“No… He probably just wanted to talk.”
“Then why’d you run—”
“…?”
Soyoon suddenly looked surprised behind me.
“What is it…”
I turned to see what had caught her attention.
“Why are you avoiding me? What’s going on?”
Sigh~ my poor life~
“It’s nothing…”
“That scared me…”
“…”
“If something’s wrong, just say so. I’m leaving.”
What the… Is he mad?
“Yeoju… You’re totally hiding something.”
“No, really, I’m not.”
Phew…
At Home — Later
Ping!
“Who is it…”
HUHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!?!?!
What?!
Reconciliation…???
He said he wanted to get close to me… to be friends… and now this?
What even is this guy?
From that point on, I ignored Baekhyun’s calls and texts.
I stayed in the classroom all day.
Even when he asked Soyoon to get me to come out, I refused.
I felt so betrayed.
Was I just imagining everything?
I didn’t understand anything anymore.
The other kids said they looked good together—
Apparently, they were already flirting before I came along.
“So… was I just being led on?”
The Next Day
I was cleaning the classroom after being late to school.
On my way home…
“Hey.”
“…!”
“Hard to even see your face lately, huh?”
I ran into him.
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Author’s Note:
Hi, this is Ijjakka.
Today I wrote a piece titled “Mixed Signals” (어장).
Not sure if it was fun, but I hope you enjoyed it.
There’s been a lot of damage recently from the typhoons, so please stay safe.
Thank you for reading!