He looked handsome.
When it was time to leave school, Kim Min-gyu came to our classroom. He entered the third-grade classroom casually and stood in front of my seat, waiting until I finished packing my bag. It seemed like he wanted to walk home with me.
Then Jeon Won-woo asked me if I was going straight home. Strangely, I felt like smoking today, so I didn't think I'd be able to walk home with Kim Min-gyu.
"Kim Min-gyu, let's walk home from school together tomorrow."
"Yes? Why?"
"I have something to do. Go first."
"Tch,.. yes..."
***
I entered the alley behind the school with Jeon Won-woo. None of my friends were there, perhaps because they hadn't finished yet. I sat down in my assigned seat, a worn-out chair, and accepted a cigarette from Jeon Won-woo. Only when he took out his lighter and lit it did I finally put the cigarette in my mouth.
"But why did you ask that?"
"I'm just annoyed."
"You know, IJoo Jae-soo"I hate it."
"I hate him too."
***
I woke up late, so I felt like I'd be late. It was already 8:30. Even if I ran to school now, I'd be 100% late. After washing up, I put on my uniform, grabbed my bag, and leisurely walked to school.
"Senior~!"
A familiar voice came from behind me. Since there couldn't be any students out at this hour, I ignored it and continued walking. As I continued to ignore it, I heard someone shouting "Senior" from behind me. The voice belonged to Kim Min-gyu.
Kim Min-gyu was running, probably because he was late. Even if he ran like that, he'd still be late, so why not just walk leisurely like I did?
"Late?"
"Yes, yes. I didn't set the alarm."
"Are you late too, senior?"
"Oh, yeah. I overslept."
"You're late, what are you doing instead of running?"
"The result is obvious, so why run?"
"Oh, that gave me a good idea."
" yes? "
"Do you want to skip school and play today?"
" yes? "
"If you go late, you'll get a penalty. Let's go in during lunch time and play for now."
"What are you talking about? You have to attend class."
"That's right. You're not in our department, are you? So what? Let's consider it a new experience and go!"
***
I dragged Kim Min-gyu to the PC room without a second thought. At this hour, all the students were at school, so there were only adults there. I sat down at one of the two empty seats and counted down the hours.
"No, hey! Is this your first time doing this?!!"
"It's my first time playing a computer game..."
"Ha,.. okay. Get up. Let's go do something else."
***
I brought Kim Min-kyu, who was playing a computer game for the first time, to the movie theater. He seemed to be wondering why he was there. After purchasing two tickets, I took him, who was standing there blankly, and sat him down in an empty seat. (There were still 30 minutes left until the movie I had purchased started.)
"What are you looking at?"
"What I want to see."
"I dragged you here by force, so I counted your votes."
"What kind of spirit is it?"
"The new one. Horror."
"Huh?! No. I'm not looking. I absolutely won't look. Cancel and go somewhere else."
"Can't you see something scary?"
When I told him I was watching a horror movie, Kim Min-gyu stood up, his face terrified, saying he didn't want to watch it. I chuckled, finding it adorable that Kim Min-gyu was trying to lead me out with such a terrified look on his face.
Kim Min-kyu, who refused to see the movie even if it meant dying, had no choice but to cancel the movie and leave. It was funny to see Kim Min-kyu leave the theater with a smile on his face, glad he wasn't going to see a horror movie. Did he really hate it that much?
" senior. "
" huh? "
"Are we on a date?"
For a moment, I was speechless. And my heart pounded even faster than usual. Kim Min-gyu, who had been leaning in and asking if we were on a date, looked incredibly handsome.
"What kind of date is this? It's not like that."
" is it so..? "
***
There were about 30 minutes left until lunchtime. I dragged Kim Min-gyu, who was on his way to school, to a cafe. I planned to grab lunch there. I ordered a small piece of cake and asked Kim Min-gyu to order something for himself. After he chose his piece of cake, I ordered my drink and his, and then we paid.
I sat at a table near the counter and waited for the cake and drinks to arrive. As soon as I sat down, I took my phone out of my pocket and glanced at it. Kim Min-gyu was glaring at me, his lips pouting, as if he was dissatisfied with something.
"Why are your lips sticking out?"
"You're looking at your phone instead of talking to me..."
"Do you have anything to say?"
"No, that's not it. Can't you look at me other than my phone?"
Here it is again, again. My heart is beating fast again. I really don't know why. I think I'll have to ask Jeon Won-woo when I get to school. I ignored Kim Min-gyu and looked at my phone. Then Kim Min-gyu snatched the phone from me with a swipe.
"Oh, what is it? Give it to me."
"You brought me here, senior. So you should talk to me. Why are you looking at your phone?"
"Aren't you happy just being with me?"
"That's true, but..."
"Now that I think about it, what do you like about me?"
" ... "
"I guess you don't like it that much since you can't speak."
"Oh, no!?"
"Then what is it?"
" ... "
Kim Min-gyu's face was flushed red. Even his ears were incredibly red. I felt embarrassed by his reaction. After eating the cake and drinks that were served, I left the cafe.
***
Instead of entering through the school gate, I came close to the wall to climb over it. I took my gym shorts out of my bag and pulled them up under my skirt. Kim Min-gyu covered his eyes, embarrassed.
I climbed up the wall first and extended my hand to Kim Min-gyu, allowing him to climb up. We climbed over the wall and entered the school. As we were about to separate to our respective classes, Kim Min-gyu grabbed me.
" why? "
"The reason why I like you, senior."
What do you say next after the reason?😏😏