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" yes .. ? "
"I told you I'd come."
" ah ... "
"You didn't run away and were doing well?"
" yes .. "
"We are the same age"
"Yes, I know..."
"But why are you speaking formally?"
"Because I'm scared..."
" ...are you scared of me?"
"Oh.. No.. That's not it, that's what I meant.. "
"Hey! Kim Taehyung!!"
When Yeo-ju turned around... there was a face she didn't want to greet warmly. Seeing Yeo-ju, who was momentarily flustered and unable to speak properly, he snickered - and smiled before kindly(?) explaining. Yeo-ju must have just remembered what Kim Tae-hyung said this morning, and when she was in despair, the polite speech came out without her knowing it. When she asked him why he was speaking politely to her... she blurted out her true feelings.
Kim Taehyung's expression instantly distorted after hearing the female protagonist's words. The female protagonist saw his expression and was about to make an excuse when the barn door slammed open and a sweaty boy, who must have been looking for Kim Taehyung for a long time, shouted Kim Taehyung's name loudly.
" jimin park ? "
"Oh my gosh!!"
" ... "
" ... sorry "
"Anyway, Yoongi-hyung was looking for you, why didn't you show up?"
"So you found it"
Kim Taehyung turned his head toward the door at the sound of a voice calling him and recited the boy's three-letter name. "Park Jimin." It must have been a very familiar name. He was one of the famous bullies at Yeoju's school, so he had no choice but to know him. Yeoju screamed in surprise when the door suddenly slammed open, and Taehyung and Jimin turned their heads toward her. Yeoju, perhaps scared of the two, apologized and Jimin shrugged and spoke to Taehyung. Kim Taehyung listened to Park Jimin's words and answered nonchalantly. For a moment, Yeoju and Jimin's eyes met, and Jimin...
"If you look closely, you look cute."
"Yes..? Me..?"
"Yes, you"
'But if it's Park Jimin... isn't he one of the bullies? And that guy named Yoongi...'
"Get out, short guy"
"Don't be a jerk, it's not 0 languages, it's Yoon Ki-hyung looking for you"
"Hey, Mr. Ha.. I'll go. See you at lunchtime."
"Bye cutie, I'll come too"
Park Jimin smiled at Yeoju and told her that she was cute. Yeoju was flustered and pointed at herself, asking again if she was talking about him. Jimin nodded once and said yes. Kim Taehyung must have hated seeing Yeoju and Jimin because he called Jimin by his nickname and gestured for him to go away. Jimin got angry when he heard his nickname and grabbed Yoongi's arm, saying that he had to go. Kim Taehyung must have found Park Jimin annoying because of that, so he said he would see him at lunchtime and left. Jimin, who followed him and left, also announced that he would come too.
"...Yerim"
" huh .. ? "
"I'm Jo Jin, right?"
"Yeah, probably... if those two come, the rest will follow."
"Should I leave work early?"
"If you keep doing that, you'll get scolded a lot tomorrow."
" .. yes ? "
"I just said I was sorry this morning and that was it..."
"Yeah... I'm so scared..."
Yeoju asked Yerim, who came to sit next to her, but the answer she got was that seven people would come. Yeoju asked Yerim if she thought leaving work early was the only way to survive, and Yerim answered firmly. Yeoju nodded in agreement and simply prayed that lunchtime wouldn't come.