My private tutor, Liu, or rather, Lee Sang-hyeok

The clock is going slowly and slowly

I got to school and sat down at my desk, but everything my friends were talking about just rang in my ears like something from some far-off world, and the only thing in my head was Lee Sanghyuk. It’s obvious he’d turn me down, right? Then why do I keep being like this?

At the outset, I can’t help wondering whether it’s normal for a minor to like an adult. School classes are boring like that, too, and I can’t even hear what my friends are saying.

Then I drifted off to sleep.

..

When I woke up, it wasn’t the alarm—it was lunchtime. With everyone gone, I just blinked in the empty classroom as the summer sunlight poured down.

The clock moves slowly, and I stare blankly.

I miss him. I wish the clock would move a little faster.