* Please note that this article is a fabrication based on a creative work. *
*Please note that there is profanity.*
I think I came home late last night studying with Seungkwan and then fell asleep right away. Because of that, I didn't see the text he sent me before bed. I replied to it and then got ready for school.
I wondered if he was eating. Seungkwan usually texted me around this time, but I didn't get any notifications, which was strange. When I called, all I heard was a dial tone. I left a message, wondering if he was still asleep.
Seung-kwan.
- Seung-kwan, are you okay?
- Reply when you see the text.
- I'm worried...
As long as nothing happened, I was lucky. After finishing my meal, I packed my bag and left the house. Wonwoo was still standing in front of the house today, and we headed to the bus stop.
"Oh, Seungkwan hasn't been texting me. He's not asleep yet, is he?
"If it's Boo Seung-kwan, then that's possible."
"I can't be late..."
When we arrived at the bus stop, Seung-kwan was still not in his usual spot, so I made one last phone call. At that moment, Seung-kwan answered, and when I called him urgently, his voice, still half-asleep, was heard for a long time.
"Seungkwan!"
- Yeah, lady, hey...
"Are you up now? You have to go to school."
- What time is it now, oh my!
"We're already at the bus stop, so come quickly."
Seungkwan's urgent voice came over the phone, and I hung up. Wonwoo, who was beside me, said he'd expected this, sat down, and we waited for the bus to arrive.
"My lady."
" huh? "
"Do I like you?"
" ...? "
What is this context...
I turned my head to Wonwoo, who was calling me, and was flustered by his sudden confession. Since I was already dating Seungkwan, I rolled my eyes, unsure of what to do, when Wonwoo opened his mouth.
"I know, you're dating Boo Seung Kwan. I just wanted to tell you once, the timing is too late."
" ah... "
"If I had confessed first, would you have dated me?"
" ... ... "
I couldn't respond to Wonwoo's words. He smiled bitterly, and a bus approached from afar.
"Come with Seungkwan Boo, I'll tell the teacher."
"Huh? Uh... thank you..."
I laughed awkwardly at Wonwoo's words, and Wonwoo was walking towards the oncoming bus. At that moment, Wonwoo turned around, met my eyes, and opened his mouth.
"I didn't tell you to be awkward, so just treat me like you normally would. It's just easier to sort things out if you break up with me once."
As I nodded slowly, Wonwoo smiled and got on the bus.
The bus pulled away, and I sat there blankly for a while. A vibrating phone call brought me back to my senses. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was Seung-kwan.
- Where are you, heroine?
"I'm at the bus stop now."
- Bus stop? School?
"Ah, Wonwoo said it well, so the two of us will be together for a long time haha."
- ... Jeon Won-woo, you noticed we were dating, right? Anyway, he's just quick-witted.
I laughed awkwardly at Seungkwan's words, and when he said that we were almost there, we hung up the phone.
"Hey lady!"
"You're here? Why did you sleep in so late?"
"I slept late yesterday because I was studying..."
"You're really working hard? That's admirable."
I patted Seungkwan on the head and we held hands as we waited for the bus.
Time passed and passed, and the college entrance exam day was just around the corner. I had already been accepted to university through the regular admissions process. Only Wonwoo knew I was dating Seungkwan, so when we told the kids publicly, they weren't particularly surprised, saying they'd expected it. We laughed, as if it was a relief to have kept it a secret all this time.
"I have to go to bed early today. I'll come to your house tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll go to your house."
"It's your exam day, I have to go. See you tomorrow!"
After teaching Seung-kwan how to study until the last day of the college entrance exam, I returned home and in the living room, Ji-soo was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Are you here?"
"Yeah, you came early today?"
"I want the work to finish a little earlier."
As I was talking with my brother, a lot of time passed and I left a message of encouragement for Seungkwan before going to sleep.
The next day came, and I finished getting ready early and headed to Seungkwan's house.
"Seungkwan!"
"Hey lady!"
"Are you well prepared? You didn't forget anything, did you?"
"Okay, let's go."
We held each other's hands and headed to the testing room. Seungkwan's hands were shaking slightly, as if to show that he was quite nervous.
"Good luck on your test!"
"Okay, I'll go!"
After saying goodbye to the last person and seeing Seung-kwan's back, I returned home.
So, after the CSAT, I started getting calls from Seungkwan. We made plans, and after getting all dolled up, I went to see him.
"How is it, do you think it went well?"
"Um... kind of?"
"It would be really nice if we could go to the same university haha."
"So, you're a campus couple?"
I burst out laughing as Seung-kwan pulled me towards him and we headed downtown.
There were a lot of people because it was the time when the college entrance exam was over, but we stopped by here and there to avoid getting bored and had fun.
"I had fun today!"
"Me too, me too, I had so much fun."
We walked along the path near our house, holding hands tightly. Unfortunately, we started dating in our third year of high school, so we couldn't go out much.
"Thank you, my lady."
" huh? "
"Thank you for being with me through my last teens and first twenties."
" ..Thank you too."
We looked at each other, smiled, and kissed.
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I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has loved How Iljin Loves Bullies 😊
The side story will probably be serialized on the blog.