03
"Hey, Kim Taehyung~!"
"Ah… yeah, hello, heroine."
As soon as Yeo-ju arrived at school, she approached Tae-hyung, who was sitting in his seat, and greeted him warmly. However, Tae-hyung smiled awkwardly and did not even call her Strawberry, his usual nickname. He just accepted Yeo-ju's greeting and turned his head forward again.
Yeoju felt embarrassed and saddened to see Taehyung like that. And on the other hand, she was worried. What could have happened?
"Taehyung, what's wrong..?"
Taehyung didn't speak to Yeoju first until the 4th period, and even when Yeoju spoke to him first, he gave vague answers and didn't even look at her.
Seeing Taehyung in such a state, Yeoju realized something was really wrong. She cautiously approached him during break time and asked him with concern. However, Taehyung, oblivious to the fact that this was, in a sense, his last chance, ignored her. Ultimately, Yeoju was deeply hurt, and after that, no further communication took place between them.
"Star."
“ … Jeonggugi?”
"Let's go eat lunch."
" yes!! "
Finally, the lunch hour Yeoju had been waiting for arrived. Today's lunch was more delicious than usual, so Yeoju had been excited since the day before. This time, as expected, Jungkook came to pick Yeoju up from class, and as Yeoju was leaving the cafeteria holding Jungkook's hand, Taehyung crossed her mind. So, she let go of Jungkook's hand for a moment, walked over to Taehyung, and tapped his shoulder while he was lying face down before speaking.
“Taehyung… do you want to go eat lunch together..?”
" ……. "
Taehyung opened his mouth to say something, then collapsed again. Yeoju sighed faintly and approached Jungkook. Jungkook found her gloomy expression cute, but also began to feel angry that Taehyung had hurt her.
“…Let’s go, Jungkook.”
After hearing Yeoju's words, Jeongguk looked at Taehyung who was lying face down and followed Yeoju.
"Star, why aren't you eating?"
"Huh? Ah... I just... have no appetite."
Yeoju had been excited the day before, saying something delicious would be served, but because of what happened with Taehyung earlier, she seemed to have lost interest in the food, so she was munching on it. Seeing this, Jungkook spoke to Yeoju with a slightly scowling expression, but her reaction didn't seem all that positive.
“ … Go down first today and wait. I’ll go down quickly.”
"Yeah yeah!"
After listening to Jeong-guk, Yeo-ju stood up to throw away the remaining side dishes. And then,
“ … This is so annoying.”
It was Jeong-guk who was quietly cursing.
"Hey, Kim Taehyung."
As soon as school was over, Jungkook called out to Taehyung, who was getting ready to walk home alone, and Taehyung turned his head towards Jungkook.
"What, again."
"It's good that I left the female lead, but I didn't say anything to hurt her."
" ……. "
“Do I have to watch the female protagonist being depressed all day because of you?”
" … sorry. "
"There must be someone else who can do that apology besides me. Do it yourself~"
Jungkook ran straight to the woman who was waiting for him at the playground, as if he had come to Taehyung just to say that.
"Why are you late?"
“… It’s nothing. I just… have something to talk to someone about.”
