Memory Manipulation Club: txt [Short Story]

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The June scenery flowing outside the window is
It was entirely dark green.


Midday, when the bus air conditioner breeze pours down pleasantly
Inside the school trip bus
It was noisy with the excited sounds of children even before we set off.


Before the bus departs,
Kang Tae-hyun, the class president, stood at the podium and made an announcement in a very calm voice.




The teacher told us to just sit in numerical order on this bus.




The children booed quietly,
Kang Tae-hyun assigned this position without wavering.

No. 1 Kang Tae-hyun, No. 2 Kwon Seong-eun.
Just like a childhood friend who has always been by your side since childhood
We, whose numbers are even in the front row,
Because of that one remark, even this summer's school trip
Naturally, we became partners.


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I wonder how far I ran
A sudden rush through the gap in the open window
Bright summer sunlight poured into the bus along with a refreshing breeze.


Just then, Taehyun quietly turned his head toward me.

A white wired earphone was clutched in his fingertips.




Do you want to listen to a song?




Taehyun casually handed me one earphone.

Take it familiarly and put it in your ear,
The sound of the air conditioner and the children's murmuring fades away.
A gentle indie song full of the scent of summer played.



But every time I moved on to the next song, and the song after that
My heart started pounding uncontrollably.


All the ones I used to hum to myself on my way home from school
Because they were songs with a hidden taste that only I knew.


Unable to bear it any longer, I nudged Taehyun's forearm and spoke.




"Taehyun, do you like songs like this?"
I like it too!




At my words, Taehyun's head slowly turned back.
However, it was not his usual indifferent gaze.

The tips of the little guy's ears revealed under the scorching summer sun
It was dyed bright red, like a ripe tomato.




It's not like I particularly like it, I just happened to find it...




Taehyun stammered
I hurriedly covered the phone screen with my palm.


The way he looks flustered and scrambling isn't like the Kang Taehyun I know.
Rather, it piqued my curiosity.




"What is it? Why are you hiding it like that?"




I pushed Taehyun's hand away and peeked at the screen.

And at that moment, I couldn't breathe.
It was because of the playlist title clearly written at the very top of the screen.




[_Songs I want to listen to with Seongeun]




Below that is the one I used to chatter about liking.
Songs were stored densely.

Perhaps because of the heated air inside the bus,
Or maybe it was just my imagination, but my cheeks felt like they were about to burst.


As I looked at him, not knowing what to do,
Taehyun, who was washing his face with his hands, let out a deep sigh as if giving up.


Eventually, Taehyun met my eyes straight in the eye without avoiding them.
The look in the eyes of that always rational guy was like the rippling waves of a summer day
It was shaking violently.




The fact that the teacher told us to sit in numerical order,
Actually, it's a lie.

"....?"

I did it because I wanted to be your partner.
And these songs, I've remembered everything you said for the past few months.
It's true that I put it in, too.

"....."

Not a friend. I've been waiting only for this summer just to come with you.
I like you, Seongeun.




In the dazzling sunlight pouring through the window of a moving bus,
Taehyun's face as he looked at me and poured out his true feelings was like a summer day
It had turned redder than midday.

The sound of cicadas filled the distant ears.
He was no longer the childhood friend I always knew.

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Ugh...

It's been such a long time since I wrote, so the state of my writing is...

And I've been listening to a lot of Kickflip songs lately!

A kick-flip song came on the radio, but I couldn't hear the title.

I ended up listening to all of them while browsing on Melon, and they were better than I expected.

For reference, the identity of the song isTwenty It was...

Recommended Song (Unrelated to the story above.)

Kickflip-Twenty

Kickflip - A song I'm singing for the first time

Kickflip-Band-Aid

Haha, I'll stop here.

Then I'll be going!

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(Seriously, please recommend some material...!)

+Song Recommendation)