The female protagonist stopped by a convenience store to buy some snacks around dinner time on her way home.
“I’m home alone, but someone keeps eating all my snacks…~”
On the way home, muttering to herself, Yeoju stopped walking.
Someone was sitting on the swing in front of Yeoju's house and crying.
The time was around 8:50 and there weren't many people there.
The heroine was curious about who that person was.
And on the other hand, I was worried, so I approached him.
But the closer I got, the more I could tell who it was.
“Yoon Ah-jin…?”
Ajin looked at Yeoju with her head bowed.
“Yoon Ah-jin…what’s wrong with you…?”
"are you okay?"
“It’s Im Yeo-ju…”
“Why didn’t you come to school today…?”
“Because my stomach hurts.”
“Why are you here?”
“That too… while crying.”
“Today was my last day of school.”
“I came here to see your face since I haven’t seen you in a while.”
“The last day..?”
“Are you transferring schools?”
"…no."
“I’m dropping out.”
"…what…??"
“So… you’re dropping out…?”
"Yeah, it's hard."
"..why…?"
“What was so difficult that you decided to drop out?”
“I had a fight with my parents.”
“Because of fighting…?”
“Are you trying to fight and rebel?”
“Huh..no.”
“I’m going to take the civil service exam.”
"…I see."
A strange current flowed between the two.
It was the first time we had a serious conversation just the two of us.
“My lady…”
“….”
"..don't do it."
“You know what I’m going to say.”
“…If you’re sorry, then don’t say it.”
“I don’t want to hear any more.”
“It was my fault, so why?”
“I’m saying this because I’m really sorry.”
“I hope you accept the apology.”
"…he"
“Im Yeo-ju is really..”
Ajin shed tears.
“…Im Yeo-ju is too kind.”
“…”
“I think I’ll miss you even after I drop out.”
"…me too."
“Why do you want to see me?”
“I have to like it now that the person I hated is gone.”
“The more you hate it, the more it stays in your memory.”
“And now I don’t hate it.”
“…”
“Yoon Ah-jin.”
"huh?"
"how are you."
“Let’s keep in touch and live.”
Ajin looked at Yeoju and shed more tears.
"okay."
“You too, do well.”
“I’ve been going with Choi Yeonjun for a long time…”
"…huh."
“We have to meet later. Definitely.”
The next day, when Yeoju woke up early to go to school, there was a text message from Yeonjun.
So, Yeo-ju went to school with Si-yeon and Jeong-hyeok without Yeon-jun.
However, there was no Yeonjun in the classroom.
He must have finished practice by now.
Siyeon asked the female protagonist curiously.
"Choi Yeonjun isn't coming today?"
"I don't know. I don't think I'll be able to contact you for a while."
"Are you busy.."
"Lee Jeong-hyeok, what do you know?"
"I don't know either."
"You didn't really say anything to me."
"Where did you go for volleyball practice?"
The heroine was nervous, but she acted calmly as if nothing had happened.
"..Well, that could be.."
"Hey, that could be possible, but how could that be possible?"
"My boyfriend leaves a message saying that he doesn't come to school and doesn't contact me without saying anything to me.hey?"
"Hey, it's okay..."
Yeonjun, who seemed like he would come soon, didn't come to school or contact us for about a week.
"Hey, Im Yeo-ju, so when is Choi Yeon-jun coming?"
"I don't know. I don't even know where he went lol..."
"Ask your homeroom teacher."
"I think I just told the teacher that it was personal."
"...."
"Your couple is over now..."
"..I don't check KakaoTalk or answer my phone calls."
"Isn't this a breakup...? Haha..."
"I guess so."
"Haha... In my 17 years of living together, this is the first time I've actually seen someone break up with someone."
But the heroine smiled as if nothing had happened. Always.
But it was only a matter of time before word spread throughout the school.
'Im Yeo-ju and Choi Yeon-jun broke up.'
'Im Yeo-ju was in the car.'
'My friend said...
Choi Yeon-junThey say it's because Yoon Ah-jin dropped out of school.?'
'So Choi Yeonjun cheated on me with Yoon Ahjin.'
'But Im Yeo-ju doesn't seem to mind?'
'You don't care?
Pretend nothing happenedeasy.'
'But why doesn't Choi Yeonjun come to school?'
'I guess you dropped out with Yoon Ah-jin lol'
The ridiculous rumors showed no sign of dying down.
These are the Kadera communications.
We didn't break up.
I'm not the one who got kicked.
Choi Yeonjun said he didn't cheat.
just....
I just wanted to say that I was waiting like an idiot.
It's been about two weeks since the Fed disappeared without a trace.
It was around 9 PM when Siyeon and Yeoju were on their way home after school.
The two chatted away, talking about useless things as usual.
"No, I really did lol"
"Don't be a fool, Lim Yeo-ju~ㅋㅋㅋ."
"No, it's real. I can verify it."
"Try it, where~"
The heroine turned on her phone and entered the gallery.
"Just wait. Look for it here..."
The gallery of Yeoju was full of Yeonjun's pictures.
"...."
"..You haven't erased it yet?..."
"..haha I didn't know."
"I have no reason to go into the gallery."
The photos of Yeonjun and Yeoju in Yeoju's gallery looked happy.
The heroine muttered without realizing it.
"...miss you..."
"..Can you introduce me to someone else?"
The heroine seemed to be troubled by Siyeon's words, then nodded.
"If possible, bring a handsome and tall kid from our school~ㅋㅋ"
"I wonder if I don't know your taste, Lady Im? Haha"
"If possible, someone who doesn't smoke."
"How many kids do you think don't smoke in our school?"
"Still, come find me. Don't you know I hate the smell of cigarettes?"
"It's like looking for Mr. Kim in Gangnam."
"Not Gangnam, but Seoul, you idiot."
"Gangnam or Seoul."
As soon as the heroine finished speaking, the smell of cigarettes came from somewhere.
"Hey, who's smoking near the elementary school..."
In the alley next door, someone was crouching and smoking a cigarette.
"after....."
"I really need to see your face to see what kind of ignorance you have."
"Im Yeo-ju, are you crazy? LOL."
The heroine peeked at him through the gap in the alley wall.
It was dark so I couldn't see very well, but at that moment, a light finally came on in the house behind him and I could see his face.
"....Choi Yeonjun...?"