To our cold summer days
“Hey, we have some time left. Do you want to go see the beach?”
"The sea?? I'll practice when I have time."
"Don't do that! Let's just think of it as a day off and go."
"Oh, I don't want to go."
“Senior…Namjoon senior”
"why?"
“Senior, what do you think you would do if you had to live with your ex-girlfriend?”
“Living together… I don’t think so. No, not really.”
“Right”
I feel like I'm going crazy all day because of that. I feel bad that I did something I'll regret for the rest of my life, so it's even more annoying. I wanted to remain that way because I was a bad person to him until the end, but maybe I can't give up on him.
"Hey, it's almost Olympic season, so you need to be alert."
"yes?"
“You seem to have a lot of random thoughts. Are you thinking of your ex? Hahaha.”
“Namjoon senior! Are you kidding me?!!!”
“If that’s what you heard, then you’re right!”
Some people are so upset right now, but they are such pathetic seniors who keep teasing each other.
“Should I go to the interview with Ms. Han Yeo-ju?”
"Your senior"
What made me even crazier on a gloomy day was that the person I met while going for an interview was Kim Taehyung.
Kim Taehyung also looked at me and sat quietly with a blunt expression.
“Jimin and Chae-eun, how are you currently preparing for the Olympics?”
“Um... I feel pressured, but Jimin and I are working hard to show a more improved side of ourselves than we did at the last Olympics.”
“I’ve also been working on my conditioning with Chae-eun, and I’ve been practicing a lot more lately, so I think I’ll be able to show you an even better side of myself.”
“I see.”
“Kim Tae-hyung is receiving rave reviews for being an incredible athlete, but he said he has his own reasons for skating. Can I ask what those reasons are?”
“Ah… There was someone I promised to go to the Olympics with a long time ago, but he broke his promise. So I practice hard so that he can see me do better and look great.”
Kim Taehyung glanced at me and then quickly looked away.
Senior Namjoon was flustered by the unexpected answer.
“I hope that person sees Taehyung’s great performance.”
“I hope so”
Senior, that person is me… I try to smile while thinking that the petty Kim Taehyung is still petty, whether he was then or now, but it wasn’t a situation to smile now. He’d been serious all day.
“We will write the article exactly as you mentioned today. If there is anything you would like us to omit, please let us know.”
"no"
“Then I’ll end it here.”
So I got up and was about to follow Namjoon-sunbae, thinking I should go and write an article too, when Kim Taehyung came and said
“Do you have a moment, Reporter Han Yeo-ju?”
I couldn't refuse, but accepting it felt a bit awkward. When I sat still, my senior asked, "Why, Yeoju?"
I really hate him, but my heart is beating so fast
““Hey, wouldn’t it be nice to come out and see the sea like this?”
"Let's just play around like this today. I really have to work hard tomorrow."
“Of course, child.”
“That’s great… I never thought I’d be able to play like this.”
“Let’s play like this sometimes.”
“Kim Taehyung, are you only thinking about playing with this head?”
“No, I just want to be with you.”
“What are you saying… Are you crazy?”
“No, it’s normal.But when I'm with you, my heart beats so fast I think I'm going crazy."
The perfect atmosphere of waves crashing in and out, soft sand, and the sunset.
I should never have gotten into that mood that day.