* Please note that this article is a fabrication based on a creative work. *
*Please note that there is profanity.*
"Hey, Seungkwan!"
" are you okay? "
" huh.. "
"Don't touch the heroine."
At that moment, Seungkwan blocked the punch flying at me with one hand, then hid me behind his back and punched him. Startled, I covered my mouth, and from that moment on, the fight began again.
I was wandering around, unable to do anything.
"Apologize."
"...Why did I say something wrong?"
I had no idea what they were talking about, but all I could think about was stopping them. I climbed on top of one of the boys and grabbed Seungkwan's hand as he raised his fist.
"Let's stop it, okay? Stop it."
" ... under-. "
"Shall we go..?"
"If you guys stand out just one more timeFall behind. "
I stopped the kids from fighting, walked out of the alley, and sat them down on a bench at a nearby playground.
" ...Are you okay? I'll apply some medicine."
I took the medicine out of my bag, never expecting to have to take it out twice for them. After applying the medicine to each of them, I saw they had been fighting for so long, their bodies covered in wounds.
"Should I go home now? I have to go to school tomorrow."
"...Why don't you ask?"
" uh? "
"Why don't you ask why we fought?"
"Well... there must have been a reason. You don't fight without a reason, right?"
I took the lead, fixing my bag and suggesting we go. Then the kids swarmed after me, and unlike before, they had bright expressions and teased me.
Even though I studied late last night, I felt refreshed for some reason when I opened my eyes, and when I checked the time, it was almost 8 o'clock.
Hey, wait a minute, it's 8 o'clock?!
" omg! "
I panicked, as if I hadn't heard the alarm, and my phone was flooded with calls from my kids. When I came out, feeling dejected because it was already late, I saw my brother sitting in the living room drinking coffee.
"Hey, heroine! Didn't you go to school?"
"Brother, what should I do...?"
"Okay, it's okay~. What if I'm late once?"
"But oppa, aren't you going to work today? You seem so relaxed."
"Ah, I have a meeting, so I'll go to work there. It's okay."
At that moment, I felt a renewed sense of envy for my brother and decided to get ready, so I went into the bathroom. After washing up, I went back to my room and sat down at the vanity. As I was applying my basic skincare routine, the phone rang.
-Hey, heroine!
- Hong Yeo-ju, where are you~?
- My lady! When are you coming?
"Oh, tell me one by one."
- You said you slept late, when are you coming?
"I'm getting ready now, I'll be there soon."
- Come quickly~ I miss you, heroine!
I was sure it was Min-gyu calling, but I could hear the kids' voices, so I burst out laughing and hung up. I changed into my uniform and went out to the living room, where breakfast was already set out for me in the kitchen.
"Even if you're late, you should eat breakfast before you go."
"Haha, but did you call the teacher?"
"Yeah, since you're both busy, I did it for you."
"Thank you haha."
"I'll take you there. Eat. I'll get ready and come back."
About 20 minutes after we finished eating, my brother came out wearing his coat, and I also got up from my seat as I was starting to finish eating.
It seemed like the first time I left home at this hour and went to school, I got into my brother's car and leaned my head against the car seat.
"When on earth did you sleep last night? You woke up so late."
"I slept like I usually do..."
"You don't have to study so hard, heroine. You can do whatever you want, so you can rest."
"Haha.. Okay, brother."
Even though I slept for a long time, I was still tired, and thanks to my brother's consideration, I was able to sleep for a little while until I got to school.
After saying goodbye to my brother, I headed to school. The empty path to school felt strange, yet different. Since it was class time, I cautiously entered the classroom. Sitting down, I looked around and saw that everyone was asleep.
You told me to come quickly earlier... haha.
"That's all for today's class. Yeoju, go see your homeroom teacher in the teachers' office."
" thank you-. "
I unpacked my bags and got up to go to the teacher's office, being careful not to wake the kids.
"Oh, you're here, Yeoju?"
"Yes, I came around the time the class was over."
" ... My lady."
" yes? "
"I heard you've been hanging out with them lately?"
"They?"
"There are five bad guys."
I was sitting next to my homeroom teacher and talking when they were suddenly mentioned, and I was startled. My expression hardened when I heard that they were of poor quality.
"I was worried that you might be feeling worse, Yeoju. I think you fought yesterday too..."
"Teacher, they're good kids. They fight for a reason."
"But it's too close to be"
"I'll go and see."
I was momentarily angry at the teacher who kept talking badly about them, so I said goodbye and left the office. Closing the door, I looked to the side and saw Seungkwan standing there, who had just arrived. Startled, I hesitated for a moment.
"Uh... when did you wake up?"
" .. I saw you leaving earlier and followed you."
"Oh really...?"
"Let's go, I'll wait for the kids."
I noticed that Seung-kwan's speech had become quite stiff, so I followed him as he went ahead.