♬dynamite - BTS
Cos ah ah I’m in the stars tonight
(Because I'll be among the stars tonight)
Thump thump, my heart rate increases to the sound of the song.
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
(Watch me bring fire and light up this night)
My pounding heartbeat dominates my eardrums. I'm afraid it'll be transmitted through our clasped hands. My heart feels like it's going to burst right now. Can you hear it? Or are you also tense to the same beat as me? If possible, I hope yours drowns out mine. Even if my heart bursts, you'll mistake it for yours.
Five.dynamite
"What, why aren't you answering?"
The children who had been humming along to the song as they waited seemed to be growing weary of waiting, one by one. Their anxious voices, "When will it start?", drifted into my ears along with the music.
"We always had fewer people so we got an extra life. This time, you guys get one life."
Ssuk-
Pel's hand, which was in Seokjin's hand, flowed to Taehyung's.
"Are you going to start playing dodgeball? Turn off the music?"
Stop.
The music stopped.
***
"Are you good at dodgeball?"
Taehyung, who was watching the ball flying in all directions, spoke to Pel. Of course, without taking his eyes off the ball.
"I was in a sports club at school. I don't know if it would help in dodgeball."
Pel answered, keeping pace with Taehyung's footsteps. The blue string tied around his ankle was quite tattered. Was it worn a lot, or was it just worn? As he pondered this pointless thought, he looked ahead and saw a fast-moving ball flying towards Taehyung, who was staggering. "Wow, this is going to hurt quite a bit," he thought, and Pel's body automatically caught the ball.
As I caught the ball, excited cheers of "Oh!" could be heard here and there. I roughly passed the ball to my teammate and reached out to Taehyung, who was now completely down on the ground.
"Are you okay? He threw the ball like he was going to kill me."
"Haha, that's right."
I didn't really say out loud that Kim Seokjin must have been quite grumpy. I just felt like I had to say it.
***
Taehyung's team lost the dodgeball game 2-1. It was thanks to Seokjin's madly throwing carries. The kids on Seokjin's team left the field one by one, elated at their first win in a long time.
"I thought Kim Taehyung's face was going to be smashed."
Fel sat down next to Seokjin, who was almost finished with his Powerade. Sweat dripped down his white shirt. Fel continued to sit next to him, but Seokjin just kept drinking and didn't respond.
"You're good at dodgeball."
Seokjin said something indifferently at Pel's words.
"If our team had come, we would have won."
Pel, who had handed Seokjin the towel that was next to him, said while picking up the gym clothes that Seokjin had taken off.
"Next time, I'll do your team."
Seokjin chuckled at Pel's words and shook his sweat-soaked hair. After wiping his face cleanly with a towel, he followed Pel.
"Really?"
"Then it must be fake."
Seokjin, who was walking up to the classroom with a clear mind, stopped. But, why was I in a bad mood?
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