[Gu Jeong-mo] I like it
"Hey, Min Yeo-ju. Go to the store and buy some bread."
During lunchtime, I was sitting at my desk diligently working on my workbook when Gu Jeong-mo called me over and told me to go to the store and buy some bread, putting money in my hand. Hey, there are other kids here too... Why me...? I had so many things I wanted to say to Gu Jeong-mo, but I'm seriously timid, so I said I understood and stood up. Oh, really... Why was I like that at the beginning of the first semester... If only I hadn't kicked the ball, this wouldn't have happened...! I hit myself on the head and thought back to what happened last time.
"Hey, Ham Won-jin! I'm really good at kicking the ball, right? I'll show you!"
"hey, Sleep···!"
Bam-
"Oh, shit. It really hurts... Who is it?"
"......omg."
"···Is that you?"
"Ah... Mi, I'm sorry...!! I'll do whatever you tell me to do...! So please spare me.···."
"Yeah. You said you'd do anything?"
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"Ah, shit... This is so annoying!!"
Thinking about what happened last time makes me irritated again... I was thinking about Gu Jeong-mo on my way to the store, and I got irritated for no reason. Getting irritated, I arrived quickly, quickly bought two chocolate buns, and then headed back to the store.
"Thank you. I'll enjoy it."
When I entered the classroom, right next to my seat, Gu Jeong-mo and his group were playing and talking to each other. Oh, shit... Why are they playing over there...!! I sighed and went over to Gu Jeong-mo and handed him the two chocolate buns I had bought. Gu Jeong-mo thanked me and said he would enjoy them. What, you don't usually say thank you... I was a little puzzled, but I ignored it and sat back down in my seat and started working on my workbook again. As I was continuing to work on my workbook, Gu Jeong-mo tapped me from the side. When I looked over, my friends were nowhere to be found, and only Gu Jeong-mo was sitting in his seat. So, why...?
"Eat this. I'm full."
Gu Jeong-mo handed me half of the bread he was eating and told me to eat it. What, all of a sudden... Did this bread fall out...? Is that it? When I asked if it was frozen, Gu Jeong-mo glared at me with a sharp gaze and said. No. No, I mean, it's understandable to think that way...!! Anyway, I'll enjoy this! Gu Jeong-mo looked at me happily as I talked while eating the bread.
"···Hey. When you stare at me like that, I feel a bit uncomfortable.···?"
"But you know what? Even when I try not to look at you, I still end up looking at you?"
I was happily eating the bread Gu Jeong-mo gave me when I felt someone staring at me from the side. So I slowly turned my head and saw Gu Jeong-mo staring at me. Oh, surprise. Why are you staring at me like that? It's so burdensome... Instead of answering my question, Gu Jeong-mo said something else. He said that even if he tries not to look at me, he keeps staring at me. At Gu Jeong-mo's words, my face suddenly turned red and I ran out of the classroom.
"···You're cute."
After what happened with Gu Jeong-mo last time, for a while, I would avoid him whenever I ran into him. "Miss, why did he say something like that back then? He really puts people in a difficult position..." I was banging my head on my desk in class when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I glanced up and saw Seo Woo-bin, who always walked with Gu Jeong-mo, standing next to me.
"Lady, Jeongmo is on the rooftop for a long time."
"Gujeongmo? Do I have to go?···."
"I told you to come because it was urgent. Go ahead."
"···okay."
What, why are you calling me...? When I looked at Seo Woo-bin, Seo Woo-bin told me that Gu Jeong-mo told him to hurry up and come up to the rooftop right now. Now? Do I really have to go...? I told Woo-bin with a look on my face that said I didn't want to go, but Gu Jeong-mo replied that it was urgent and that I should just go up. Ha... I understand. Thank you, Woo-bin. After thanking Woo-bin, I left the classroom and started to head to the rooftop.
After struggling to get to the rooftop, the door was wide open. I cautiously entered, and not far away, I found Gu Jeong-mo standing. "Oh, you're not here with your friends..." I thought. I was tiptoeing towards Gu Jeong-mo, when he suddenly sighed and lowered his head. "What's wrong with him?"···?
"Are you here?"
I was clearly walking stealthily, but Gu Jeong-mo must have sensed the presence, because he turned his head back and greeted me. Huh? Oh,uh···After giving a short answer, I just stood there hesitantly, but Jeongmo Gu gestured for me to come to him. I saw the gesture and slowly approached Jeongmo and stood next to him. I had come because he called me, but Jeongmo didn't say anything and just stood there sighing. No, if you called, shouldn't you have spoken? Why aren't you saying anything...? As I was about to ask why he wasn't saying anything, as I was about to reach my limit, Jeongmo Gu spoke first.
"···Why are you avoiding me?"
"···uh?"
The question Koo Jeong-mo posed, deep in thought, was why I was avoiding him. I couldn't answer that question right away. Because I'd recently realized I liked him. I felt like I couldn't say that I was avoiding him, so I kept my mouth shut. Seeing my behavior, Koo Jeong-mo simply sighed. "Oh, why are you sighing? Then you? What on earth are you doing? Why are you sighing alone, with such a sour expression, making people feel awkward for no reason?" Finally, I spoke loudly to Koo Jeong-mo, who was sighing and his expression crumpled, his lid blown open. Despite my loud voice, Koo Jeong-mo's expression didn't change at all, and he turned back to look at me.
"···I don't know why I'm like this. Then what about you? Why are you avoiding me? Because of what I said last time? Is that why you're like this?"
"........."
Koo Jeong-mo replied that he didn't know why he was acting and making that expression. No, why didn't he know that... When I looked at him with a relieved expression, Koo Jeong-mo asked me again why he was avoiding me. I couldn't say anything when Koo Jeong-mo asked if it was because of what I said last time. "Yes, that's right. It's so hard to look at you because of that." I answered in my head, but I couldn't say anything out loud, just lowering my head. Then Koo Jeong-mo ran a hand through his hair and sighed again.
"Yeah. The reason I avoided you was because of what you said last time. It was so complicated and absurd that you, who doesn't even like me, said something like that. After that, I was the only one who acted like a fool and didn't make any sense. I just couldn't understand why Gu Jeong-mo, who was always ignoring me and always ordering me around, did that."
"···hey."
"But I'm not the type of person to avoid things like this. But do you know why I'm acting like this? You've figured out how I feel. I think I like you. And a lot..."
I was so frustrated and annoyed by Gu Jeong-mo's behavior that I finally poured out all my thoughts to him. As I stared at him, trying to suppress my thoughts, he just hung his head and said nothing. "You don't like me anyway..." Finally, I managed to speak, tears streaming down my face. "Yeah, I was just putting on a show..."
"···I hope we don't meet or talk to each other from now on."
Wiping my tears away, I spoke to Gu Jeong-mo. I told her I'd rather we never met or talked. I thought I'd like you more if I didn't, because I felt like I'd just want to approach you whenever I saw you. Without saying a word, I just ran down to the classroom. I didn't hear Gu Jeong-mo's last words.
"···I like you too."
A few days after that happened, I went downtown with my friends to play and do other things to try to forget about it. But why wouldn't I forget...? Whenever I was blanking out, when I suddenly had nothing to do, Gu Jeong-mo kept popping into my head. "Oh, I have to forget Gu Jeong-mo. I have to. Why do I keep doing this?" Sigh... I sighed and looked out the window at the playground. I still can't forget. I really need to wash my face. I got up and headed to the bathroom to wash my face.
After using the bathroom, I walked back to my classroom. As I neared the classroom, I saw a familiar figure ahead of me. Let's see... Gu Jeong-mo...? What the... Why is he there...? Gu Jeong-mo was right in front of the classroom, and I froze, not knowing what to do. Gu Jeong-mo must have seen me like this, because he strode towards me. Ah, hey... Wait, wait a minute.
"You just left the rooftop last time. I had something to say, and I just happened to meet you here."
"···Huh?"
Gu Jeong-mo approached me and told me that he had something to talk about on the rooftop last time, but I had already left, so he had been waiting. "Wait a minute, if it's about the rooftop..." I looked at him with a puzzled expression. Then Gu Jeong-mo snickered and came closer. "What's wrong with him..."
"I like you. I like you too."