It was summer.
When I turned my head, I saw a smiling face. It was Jeon Jungkook. I sighed deeply as I saw him shaking his chocolate milk while smiling brightly. I didn't like being the center of attention, so I hated this situation where everyone was focusing on me. This situation where two people with completely different personalities were in the same space. Perhaps it was surprising that Jeon Jungkook, whom everyone liked, had approached someone first, but everyone looked at me with curious eyes.
"I'm not joking."
"I'm not kidding either. I really want to be friends with you."
"Ugh... I don't need chocolate milk, so take that and go. Your homeroom teacher will be here soon, so don't make him any more uncomfortable."
Perhaps because of my serious appearance, he insisted on listening attentively in class and insisted on leaving chocolate milk at my seat. After he left, the noise in my surroundings gradually grew louder, so I put in my earphones and resumed the online lecture. I forced my eyes back to my book, trying to concentrate, ignoring the whispering voices and the instructor's voice that I could hear but couldn't hear. The situation was resolved when the homeroom teacher came, but it wasn't resolved with Jeon Jungkook at all. If anything, it would have been even more complicated. The lucky student who suddenly entered my life and was the top student in the school, had been messing with my hair since we first met.
"Huh? Hyewon! What a coincidence!"
Damn. He said we'd have PE with another class because of the sudden schedule change, but why did it have to be Jeon Jungkook's class? I felt all the looks going around, and he greeted me, which made the situation even more uncomfortable. Soon, the PE teacher arrived and threw a ball at us and told us to play dodgeball, and for a moment, my focus on Jeon Jungkook and I disappeared. I didn't usually like sports, but at the beginning of the semester, the PE teacher said that he would give extra points to those who participated diligently in all areas for the semester, so I couldn't quickly get out of playing dodgeball with Jeon Jungkook.
"Hey, hey, there are too many people, so we'll do it in pairs. If you've all decided on pairs, line up over here."
This is the kind of activity where you have to do it with someone you absolutely hate. I was more comfortable alone, so I didn't like the idea of pairing up and playing dodgeball. But what worried me even more was the thought that no one would want to pair with me. Since I'd always done these activities with someone else, I was quietly waiting for someone to pair me up when someone took my hand and led me somewhere.
"Shall we try hard once?"
"I don't want to be with you. I'll do it with someone else, so go find someone else."
"Hmm... I'd like to, but I guess it's just you and me left now?"
I looked around in an unexpected situation and saw that everyone had already made a pair. He waved his hand and urged me to do my best, so I let go and nodded. After surviving to the end and winning, I was resting in the shade for the remainder of the day when he came to me.
"Wow.. Hyewon, I thought you were only good at studying, but you're also good at sports..! I'm not one to be inferior to anyone, so you're amazing."
"No need for compliments, just let me see you for a moment. Change your clothes and come up to the rooftop."