* Please note that this article is a fabrication based on a creative work. *
*Please note that there is profanity.*
"But why did you come to pick me up today?"
"Is it because you want to see our heroine soon?"
"That sound again."
"Let's just eat together and go home. My parents said they'd be late because they had an appointment."
"Oh really? Then I'm fine haha."
My brother gently turned the steering wheel and headed to a restaurant I liked, saying he had made a reservation in advance.
We arrived not too far away and it looked like a pretty nice restaurant.
"Wow, the restaurant is really big."
"Okay. Let's go in quickly."
As we entered the restaurant, my brother told the staff his name and sat down by the window where he could see the entire rooftop of the building.
After finishing my date with my brother, I returned home, my wet uniform feeling uncomfortable, so I went straight to the bathroom. The stinging sensation on my arm as it touched the water made me frown, and my band was already half-soaked and dripping.
After washing up, I sat at the vanity table and applied lotion. My body started to feel tired and my eyes started to close, but I had to study, so I lightly slapped my cheeks to chase away the sleep.
I was sitting at my desk working on my workbook when my phone vibrated, causing me to put down my pen.
Tunyoung.
- ruler?
- No, not yet.
Although I hadn't saved it as 'Dunyoung', anyone could tell it was Sunyoung. I received a KakaoTalk message from a contact I had saved, and when I replied, 1 disappeared right away. However, there was no reply, and as I tilted my head and was about to put my phone down, I received a call from Sunyoung.
" hello..? "
-What are you doing instead of sleeping?
"Oh, I was studying.. haha."
- You work really hard, as if you're afraid someone will say you're not a good student.
Embarrassed by the sudden call, I cautiously picked it up, and Sunyoung, in contrast, answered cheerfully. Suddenly, having switched from studying to doing something else, I felt my head clear, and my body found itself drifting off to bed.
- Don't study, come play with me.
"Um... what are you doing..?"
- Talk? Let's get to know each other.
As I lay down on the soft bed, all the strength left my body and I couldn't even open my eyes. I was responding to Sunyoung's voice without being in my right mind and didn't even know what I was saying.
-Hey, heroine?
" ... ... "
- Yeoju? Okay?
After a while of pleasant conversation, Soonyoung called Yeoju's name when she didn't respond. Instead, she heard only the sound of her breathing. Soonyoung burst out laughing and, after checking to see if Yeoju was sleeping soundly, hung up.
- Good night, lady. See you tomorrow.
A knock on the door woke me. I looked at the time, startled, wondering when I'd fallen asleep. I had no recollection of falling asleep while talking to Soonyoung the night before. I ruffled my hair and sat up. I went into the bathroom, quickly washed up, changed clothes, and headed down to the kitchen to eat.
"Did you sleep well, Yeoju?"
"Yeah.. Did you sleep well too, oppa?"
"Well, when I went into my room yesterday, I fell asleep early."
"It must be hard because it's the first day of school. Sit down and eat quickly."
I started eating at my mom's words, and when I was almost finished eating, I got a call on my phone.
Mingyu.
-Hey, when are you coming to school?
- I'll be out soon.
- Got it! See you later ♥♥
Why did everyone save it like this;;
I was momentarily taken aback by Min-gyu's heart, and when I left KakaoTalk and went into my contacts, I saw that each of their personalities were clearly evident.
Winner's treatment.
Tunyoung.
Jeon Won-woo.
Mingyu.
Seung-kwan.
The honest Seung-kwan and the stiff Won-woo stood out the most among them, and a smile escaped my lips.
After saying hello, I left the house and got on the bus. I was walking with my earphones plugged in when a familiar face got on the bus.
" uh...? "
"Are you going to school now?"
"Yeah... why are you here?"
"I want to go with you."
Seungkwan met my eyes, sat down in the empty seat next to me, took out one earbud, and put it in his ear. Contrary to his expectations, the music flowed out in English, not a song. Seungkwan chuckled at me.
"What are you going to do by studying so hard?"
" uh..? "
"What are you going to do if you study hard?"
"Uh, ah... um..."
Seung-kwan's sudden question left me speechless. I'd only studied hard, never really thinking about what I'd become.
"Have you ever thought about it?"
"Ugh..."
"Then why are you working so hard? Just do whatever you want."
Seung-kwan's words made me fall into deep thought for a moment.
What I want to do.
When Seungkwan entered the class with them, those who had arrived first were startled and Minkyu ran over and asked.
"Why are you two here together?"
"Because we rode the bus together?"
"Really? Really, Yeoju?"
"Yeah.. Seungkwan met me on the bus."
I scratched my head as Min-gyu approached, asking, and slowly moved away from him to my seat. They looked at me curiously, wondering if I was taking my workbook out of my bag and putting it on the table.
"Unravel all of this...?"
"Huh? Yeah."
"Wow, you're really amazing."
"No, do you want to go to the store?"
As I opened my book with a sheepish smile, Min-gyu enthusiastically agreed to Soon-young's suggestion that we go to the store. Everyone seemed to want to go, but I, feeling a bit uneasy and wanting to be alone, said no.
"Huh... Then is there anything you want to eat?"
"Yeah! It's okay haha."
"Then I'll buy it myself!"
"What, isn't Jeon Won-woo going?"
" uh. "
"Why? Especially since I'm the one shooting?"
"If something happens to Yeoju when you go there."
"Ah... Oh, you're so smart, Jeon Won-woo."
"Instead, I'll have a cream bun."
But Wonwoo remained seated, his eyes glued to his phone, while the kids brightly headed toward the store. I must have picked up a pen to work on a problem, because suddenly, Seungkwan, who was sitting next to me, sat down. He stared at me intently, his eyes rolling in confusion as he opened his mouth.
" you.. "
"Huh...?"
"... No, but I was on the phone last night."
"Huh? Oh, I got a call from Sunyoung.. haha."
"Oh, I called to ask if you were okay, but you were already doing it."
Wonwoo, who was the most blunt, was a little surprised when he expressed his feelings for the first time, but at the same time, he was happy.