* Please note that this article is a fabrication based on a creative work. *
*Please note that there is profanity.*
"Hey, lady! Eat this quickly!"
"This too, this too!"
"They've almost swept them all away..."
It was awkward being alone with Wonwoo, so I kept looking at the problem. The back door opened loudly and the kids came running in. I was startled by Soonyoung and Mingyu piling food on my desk, and Seungcheol walked in late and said.
"Eat all of this! Got it?"
"Huh? Th, all of this..?"
"Eat it over and over again."
"Yeah.. thank you."
I had a hearty breakfast and was full, but their eyes seemed to be begging me to eat quickly, so I took out a piece of bread and stuffed it into my mouth in one big bite. It was delicious, so I quickly finished the piece and returned my pen to my workbook.
After the class, the teacher called me to the staff room, and I followed him.
"This is a printout of the performance evaluation plan. Please let the class know."
" .. yes. "
"Oh, how will the class president be okay?"
"Yes, I think it will be okay."
"Okay, then I'll ask you to take good care of me this time too~."
I was momentarily taken aback by what he said as he handed me a printout. The hardest part about being class president is having to make announcements in a situation where everyone ignores me. I've been criticized more than once for not listening and then later on, saying I didn't properly explain things, so I sighed in anticipation.
"Uh, what, what is it..?"
"What, you want to see me?"
" uh...? "
"Big-, let's go."
As soon as I left the teachers' office, I was startled by Seung-kwan's presence. I asked him why he was there, and he suddenly said he wanted to see me, which caught me off guard. He must have felt embarrassed himself, so he cleared his throat and pulled me closer to him before heading to his classroom.
"But everyone is looking at me..."
"I told you to look at it. But what is that?"
"Ah, our performance evaluation haha."
After taking a deep breath, I went into the classroom, stood in front of the podium, and opened my mouth as cautiously as possible.
"Guys..! This is an English performance evaluation..."
I held up the printed paper and spoke, but as expected, the attention focused on me only briefly. A few people were staring, but several were talking at once, so my voice was naturally drowned out. Then, Seung-kwan, who had been standing quietly next to me, sighed and slammed the podium. Perhaps because of the loud noise, everyone turned to look at us.
"Concentrate."
"Uh... I heard that the English performance assessment is quicker than other subjects, so I prepared in advance..."
Thanks to Seungkwan, I was able to deliver the notice safely, took a picture of the print, and sat down to upload it to the group chat.
"Thank you, Seungkwan."
"Tell me when you need help, don't be afraid."
" .. Yeah haha."
I smiled at Seungkwan, and it seemed like it was the first time I had smiled brightly in front of them.
After school, I was packing my bag to go home. They were all already ready and waiting for me. Sunyoung was half-slung over her bag, eyes closed, perhaps from exhaustion.
"Does Kwon Soon-young sleep standing up?"
"That's why I told you not to sleep during the 7th period."
"Isn't Korean history crazy..? It's just a lullaby."
"Let's go, guys!"
After spending a few days with the kids, I felt like I was showing my true self to them. Not the sullen Hong Yeo-ju, but my friend Hong Yeo-ju.
"Why are you so excited today, Yeoju?"
"You're not coming to school tomorrow, haha, so that's good."
"Ah, tomorrow is the weekend, should we play today?"
"Wow, this is so good! I'm calling!"
Everyone had only heard of him as a bully, but seeing him through the lens of others, I realized he was just another friend. He was always smiling and took good care of me, so I felt like my heart was opening up naturally and I didn't stutter. Of course, I felt infinitely smaller in front of the still-sullen Wonwoo.
"I have to study..."
"Ugh... Then should we go to Yeoju's house?"
"Oh, my house?! "
I was about to leave, thinking that I should be studying since I'm a senior in high school, but I was startled by Mingyu's words and Wonwoo opened his mouth as he was thinking of a way out.
"Just go to Boo Seung-kwan's house, it's the closest."
"Phew-, okay then let's do that!"
"Suddenly our house..?"
"Okay! Let's go!"
It was fortunate that they didn't come to my house, but surrounded by them, I was semi-forced to head to Seungkwan's house.
I was surprised to find Seungkwan's house closer to ours than I'd expected. As expected, the house was large, perhaps because it was rumored to be a wealthy family. The kids, seemingly accustomed to it, laid out their bags here and there on the sofa, while I slowly entered, taking a look around the house.
"Sit down for a moment, I'll get you something to drink."
"Yeah, thanks."
"Wow-, Seungkwan Boo, you're swearing at us and telling us to eat on our own."
"Are you and the female protagonist the same?"
The house was quiet as no one was there. Seung-kwan handed me a drink and I took it and asked.
"Is there no one here?"
"I'm going on a business trip overseas and living alone."
"Alone in such a big house?"
"Sometimes helpers come too."
I nodded and took the books out of my bag and placed them on the table in the middle of the living room. They looked at me strangely, and I looked around at them with wide eyes in surprise.
"Uh, why..?"
"Yeoju, are you really studying? In this situation?"
"Didn't we all come here to study together?"
"Wow, our heroine is so pure."
"So, you didn't come here to study, you came here to play, Yeoju."
Seungcheol pulled me from where I was sitting on the floor, sat me down in the middle of the sofa, and thrust his phone into my hand. I blinked in confusion, then he put it in my hand and told me to choose.
"What should I choose?"
"Whatever you want to see."
Only then did I realize that the screen on my phone was asking me to choose the movie I wanted to see. Since I usually wanted to see a lot of things, I was happily contemplating what to choose.
Among them, I picked the one I wanted to see the most and handed it to Seungcheol. I quickly connected it to the TV and even turned off the lights as if I was in a movie theater.
"Wow, the female protagonist has a surprising taste..."
"Haha, that's cool. I want to learn how to fight too..."
I like action, so I chose a movie with a fight scene, and the kids were all surprised by the twist.
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