The next morning,
for some reason, I woke up early.
“Umm...w what time is it...”
I checked the clock and saw it was just past 6.
“What the... it’s still a while before school...”
I went out of the room.
“Is he still asleep...?”
When I went outside, Jaehyun was
nowhere to be seen, as if he had already gone to school.
“Zzz...Zzz..z"
“Why does he look like an angel when he’s sleeping..h
Aww..!! So cute..h”
At the living room window where Sanghyeok was lying,
a cool breeze blew in.
That meant autumn had truly begun.
On days when this cool breeze grows colder and colder,
there probably won’t be times like this with you for long.
I still want to stay by your side a little longer...
When the day comes that you’re gone, I’ll probably live while missing the times I spent with you, again and again...
That’s why I wanted to feel this moment
just as it was.
Lying in the cool breeze,
this moment where I was looking at you.
I touched Sanghyeok’s cheek.
“You’re pretty...h”
Then Sanghyeok grabbed my hand and looked at me.
And then, with one arm, he naturally hugged me
and moved me to his side.
“.....!!”
Sanghyeok said with a faint smile.
“Sleep a little more..h”
And then he patted my stomach.
Just like that, 1 minute.. 2 minutes... before I knew it, 30 minutes had passed.
The clock was sending me a signal that it was time to go.
I lowered Sanghyeok’s hand from my stomach and said,
“I’m heading to school..h
Take care..!! I’ll come back later, haha”
Sanghyeok got up from his spot
and, still half asleep, hugged me.
“Get there safe and sound...h”
“Mm..h I’m heading out..!!”
I put on my coat
and headed to our house.
Originally I was going to wear Sanghyeok’s school uniform, but
because the uniform had a name tag on it, I had no choice but to
leave a little early and head home.
“Uwaah...! Where’s my uniform~”
“Zz..rattle...k..Zz.."
‘Oppa must be really tired... I guess that makes sense...
Oppa will probably have to leave soon too..
Ah..!! I’m late~!!!”
I sprinted all the way to school.
“Haa...!! Please let me make it in time..!!”
Luckily, I got to school on time.
When I entered the classroom, the class’s reaction was strange.
It was like everyone was watching each other’s faces..
Then a boy said,
“Hey!!! Sanghyeok’s wife is here..!!”
‘...!!!’
Once that boy said that,
all the students who had been watching carefully
came over to me and started asking
what was going on, since when we’d been dating, and so on...“Hey..!! Since when have you two been dating..!!
That windbreaker..? What, what is it..!! Why didn’t you tell us...ㅠ“
‘Ah... damn, I guess Kim Wunhak said something...‘
”Th..that..!! Everyone, quiet..!!
There are students studying too...“
”Hey, that’s one thing, but why isn’t Sanghyeok here?“
It seemed like none of the other kids knew
the fact that Sanghyeok was injured.
”Hey..!!! Han Doa, what did you
do with your boyfriend..ㅋ“
”Hey!! Sanghyeok isn’t coming to school today.“
”What.. why?? I heard there’s basketball tryouts today..!!“
“But even if he came, Sanghyeok couldn’t play basketball anyway.“
“Why.??!?!!.?!!!!”
“His...h..his leg is pretty badly hurt..”
“Ah.. really..? Ah.. damn, our class is screwed for basketball.. damn
Then who’s supposed to mark Park Seongho if
Sanghyeok isn’t there..!!”
At that moment, someone came in through the door, hobbling.
“Huff...!! Sorry I’m late...”
“???... Sanghyeok..?”
“Hey!!! Sanghyeok..!! You really can’t play basketb...
Ah... you’re hurt a lot more than I thought...”
“It’s not that bad...ㅋ”
“Heyㅇ..! For now, hurry and sit next to your girlfriend..?”
“.....?????”
“Heya..!! Sit down first...
But I thought you weren’t coming to school today..?“
“I don’t know.. Mom just told me to go so I could get attendance credit..ㅋ
But how did the other kids know you’re my girlfriend...”
“I don’t know either...
As soon as I got into the classroom, they all seemed to know.”
“Sigh...
Did Kim Wunhak say something..?”
“Seems like it...h”“Should I go give him a talking-to later..??”
“ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Where do you think you’re going in that state..h
I’ll ask him later and come back..!”
“Okay..h
But this is good!“
”Why?“
”Right now my leg’s hurt,
so I don’t have to play in the events at sports day..h
Then I get to stick right by your side~h”
“Heyy..!! How is that good..ㅠ
Dummy...h”
“Hey!!! Then Sanghyeok really can’t play basketball..??”
“Hey..!! Can’t you see my leg..?”
“Ahkakakㄱ..!!!! Can’t be helped...
Alright..!! Attendance is over!“
And then came the basketball tryouts
“Okay, okay.. everyone stay calm..!! Fighting!!“
The result was, well..
a crushing 34 to 4 defeat...h
Everyone had already expected that result.
“Ah.. we lost, huh..h Ah..!!!! Sanghyeok~!!
If you’d played, we would’ve won...!!”
“Why are you saying it like that again...ㅋ
It can’t be helped....
right, Doa..?..h“
“ㅋㅋ If winning doesn’t give us money or anything, then whatever..h
These kinds of things are all experience anyway..“
”Hey...!!! Sanghyeok...“
It was Park Seongho.
“You...h what is this..”
“...??”
I felt on edge.
“H..hey Doa..!! Wait a sec, go outside for a bit..!
I’ve got something to talk about with Seongho alone.“
“Huh..? Oh..”
I came out of the gym and waited for Sanghyeok.
A thousand thoughts flashed through my head.
‘What is it... something happened..uhh..!! I’m worried..‘
Then Sanghyeok came out of the gym.
His expression looked somehow empty.
“Is something wrong..?”
“No..h nothing’s wrong..
Doa..! I’m going home alone today..! Sorry..h
I have somewhere to stop by before heading home...”
“Ah..! Can I push the wheelchair by myself..?”
“Mmh..h Go in safely! I’ll contact you later!”
“Mmh..”
And so Sanghyeok went somewhere.
I was about to head home too, but
“Hey..!! Han Doa!!”
It was Park Seongho.
“H..hey..!! Hi..”
“Going home now..?”
“Yeah.. you too..?”
“Yeah..h What about Sanghyeok..?”
“He said he had somewhere to stop by, so he left first...
C..could I ask what you talked about earlier..?“
”Ah.. it was nothing special..h
Just talking about why his leg got hurt and what he was going to do about the practical exam..
Words of concern..? We didn’t really talk about much..h Really..!!“
”ㅋㄱㅋㄱ Okay, I believe you..h
But practical exam..? What practical exam?“
”That thing Sanghyeok is preparing for the elite high school.
”W..what..?? Elite high school...?“
”Yeah.. ah.. Sanghyeok didn’t tell you..?
Well... he doesn’t usually talk about that kind of thing...
But he didn’t tell you either.. I had no idea..h“
“N..no.. what elite high school..? Why is he..?”
”Sanghyeok’s sen..ah, never mind.
You ask Sanghyeok about it later.
It’d take forever to explain..“
“....”
“G..go inside..! I’m leaving..!”
Just saying sorry
isn’t enough for the wound you can’t even speak of,
because I think it’s far too deep,
so I can’t even say I’m sorry...
I’m afraid I’ll hurt you again.
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