I don't know why, but I'm angry.
"Why do you always come here? Aren't you really tired?"
"I'm not tired at all!"
"I'm so excited..."
"I told you so much, but... do you have no pride?? "
"Huh?"
A month has already passed. Throughout that month, Kim Min-gyu has been coming up to the third-grade floor to see me without fail. I'm sure I said something (by my standards) harsh to him a month ago, but he didn't seem to mind.
Jeon Won-woo also seemed to have gotten used to Kim Min-gyu coming every day, so he just had an expression on his face.
***
"Kim Min-gyu. Is Senior Joo Jae-soo calling you?"
"Who are you?"
"Don't you know Senior Joo Jae-soo??? He's a really scary senior."
"If I get caught, I'll die."
"What did you do wrong?"
"I don't think there's anything in particular..."
"What's going on?"
It was the first time I'd heard the name of a senior. Something about it felt strong, but I went to the place my friend suggested. The backyard.
I went out to the backyard and saw a group of five people. I had never seen them before, but there was a person sitting in the middle.Joo Jae-sooI felt like a senior.
As I approached, a male senior snapped his finger at me. I thought he was beckoning me over. As I approached, the smell of cigarettes permeated the air. I frowned, and the senior in the middle kicked a small rock toward me. The rock grazed my left cheek.
I was so startled that I touched my cheek and blood flowed out. The senior came closer to me as if nothing had happened.
'You know me? I'm super famous.'
"No... well..."
When I said I didn't know, the senior's expression darkened. It was scary. I took a step back, and he followed suit, taking a step forward. Then he stamped hard on my shoe and said,
'If you don't want to fall behind, get away from Park Yoon-seul.'
"What is that,"
'If you don't want to be a hottie, just stay put.'
'I heard it's rumored that you like Slee.'
'Do you know how pissed I was when I heard that rumor?'
" ... "
'Oh, you're not going to say anything?'
'Bring it, guys.'
The mention of Yoonseul's name from that senior's mouth nearly sent me into a panic. Fortunately, I controlled myself. Looking down at him with a glaring gaze, I sensed he was possessed by something. Perhaps because he didn't seem to understand verbally, he ordered the other seniors to bring him something.
It was a lit cigarette. I just stared at it, wondering if it was going to burn my body. I thought, 'Isn't it really going to burn my body?'Joo Jae-sooMy senior rolled up my right arm and touched the cigarette butt to my body.
It was so hot that I didn't even realize itJoo Jae-sooI punched my senior in the face. Looking at the spot where the cigarette had hit, I could tell it would leave a scar.
It hit meJoo Jae-sooMy senior hit me on the head with his hand. Since he was my senior, I couldn't do anything, so I just sat there and took the hit.
'If I see you next to me just once more.'
" ... "
'The person who got hit with the cigarette butt at that time was not you, but Park Yoon.It's sad. '
When I heard that, I felt my anger rising to the top of my head. ButJoo Jae-sooSenior I decided not to approach Senior Yunseul because I thought she would really do it if she did, so as not to put her in danger.
***
"Hey, isn't your boyfriend coming today?"
"I didn't see you yesterday either."
"Okay. What's going on?"
"Oh~ Are you worried?? "
"No, so shut up."
"Ah, sister."
"Fuck."
Jeon Won-woo's sudden burst of aegyo almost made me vomit. Fortunately, I held it back. Is Jeon Won-woo lonely these days?
As Jeon Won-woo said, Kim Min-kyu wasn't there yesterday or today. He'd been visiting me all month, so I couldn't understand why he suddenly stopped coming. Was he trying to get my attention? I really couldn't understand his behavior.
***
After losing at rock-paper-scissors with Jeon Won-woo, I went down to the store to run an errand for him. I paid for Jeon Won-woo's favorite bread and mine, then left the store. Just then, a familiar scent wafted through the air.
It was Kim Min-gyu's scent.
I instinctively grabbed his arm, startled. I looked at Kim Min-gyu, and he seemed surprised, too. Seeing Kim Min-gyu continue to avoid me, I decided this was the moment and dragged him up to the rooftop.
***
When I finally brought him here, I couldn't think of anything to say. The air felt awkward, so I handed him the bread I was holding. Kim Min-gyu thanked me, opened the bag, and took a bite.
Then something caught my eye. A bandage was stuck to his left cheek. I ripped it off, wondering what it was. Kim Min-gyu grimaced, as if in pain. When I removed the bandage, I saw a wound. It definitely hadn't been there two days ago. I grabbed Kim Min-gyu's face and stared at the wound.
Kim Min-gyu suddenly grabbed my arm. He must have been holding it for too long. Looking at his expression, I saw that both his cheeks were flushed. His ears were also flushed.
I was dumbfounded by Kim Min-gyu's awkward reaction. Does he still like me?
"What is this wound?"
"It wasn't there until two days ago."
"Oh,.. I was just playing around with my friends..."
"Okay, let's just say it happened while I was joking."
"But why don't you come up to see me?"
"You don't like me anymore?"
" yes..? "
"You've been coming up to see me for the past month."
"But why aren't you coming up now?"
" ... "
" ah,.. "
I was annoyed by Kim Min-gyu's silence. He simply wrote his thoughts with his right hand, without speaking. My eyes widened again. I saw the scar on his arm from where he'd been hit by a cigarette.
I grabbed Kim Min-gyu's hand and lifted his arm. Startled, he tried to pull his arm back, but I held it so tightly that he couldn't. I lifted it further to get a closer look, and it turned out the wound was a cigarette butt. Suddenly, I was furious.
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