Somehow in a relationship
W. Dingdongdang
Haa… haa…
I emerged from the practice room, breathing heavily. Behind me, the dance club members streamed out like ants. Their hair was soaked with sweat, clinging to their foreheads like seaweed, but their expressions were more proud and happy than anyone else's.
"That's all for this morning's practice. Let's meet again later during lunch! Dismissal!"
At my booming voice announcing the end of morning practice, everyone gathered in small groups and chatted about the day's schedule, the cafeteria menu, and so on, heading to the classroom. I, too, was cooling off with a hand fan and trying to say hello to the remaining members when Hyojae, one of them, playfully linked arms with me.
"Kim Yeo-ju, you shouldn't be late for lunch later, right? I'm most worried about you."
"Hey, hey! Who am I?! Of course I'm not late. I told you last time was a mistake. How many times do I have to tell you I got the time wrong?"
When I answered with a wave of my hand, Hyojae smiled brightly and said.
“I’ve been late too many times to say I was late once by mistake.”
Then he said, expecting my answer,Whether it was or not, Hyojae waved his hand gently and said goodbye.
“I really won’t be late today!”
After waving a cheerful greeting to Hyojae, I headed to the classroom with light steps.
It was a directive I hadn't realized when I was among the members, who were busy, chugging a bottle of frozen water from the freezer in a corner of the practice room before returning to their usual routine. But once everyone had parted ways and I climbed the stairs alone into the classroom, I realized just how arduous today's practice had been.
It was morning time, when everyone was full of energy, but seeing all the kids in my class sitting in groups of three or four, listlessly staring at their phones, somehow made me feel listless too.
I was thinking about how exciting it would be if everyone woke up and danced every morning, and I was smiling without realizing it, when Na-Hyeon called me out of the blue.
“Kim Yeo-ju, Kim Yeo-ju, Kim Yeo-ju!”
"why."
I looked up at Na-Hyeon with a cold tone of voice, and she, who was already very excited, continued speaking with an even more excited expression as if she didn't care about my feelings.
"There's a new student in our class today! He's a boy, but I hear he's quite handsome."
I was struck by the thought that he was handsome. It wasn't for any particular reason, but since handsome people are popular, wouldn't it be better if he joined our dance club to attract more people to our performances?
“How about dancing? I heard you’re good at dancing?”
"Well. Why, if you're good at dancing, why don't you try? Should I push you?"
Na-Hyeon must have made a huge misunderstanding. But since I knew Na-Hyeon's reaction would be that if I told her what was really on my mind, she'd whine and tell me to date, I couldn't help but laugh quietly without responding to her excited words.
Headed towards.
"Okay, quiet down! As you may know, we have a transfer student joining us starting today."
During morning assembly, I was blankly staring at the teacher, who was repeating the same thing again, with one ear in one direction and the other out the other. The mention of a transfer student made my eyes snap open. The transfer student Na-hyun had mentioned earlier? Let's see how handsome he is. I opened my half-closed eyes and stared at the tightly shut front door.
The teacher clapped two or three times, as if on cue, and the front door creaked open, and a transfer student entered. Perhaps it was the excitement surrounding the transfer student that made the creaking sound of the door opening all the more sweet. Was this the inevitable instinct of a dance club member?
“Hello, I’m transfer student Jeon Jeong-guk.”
Some of the girls in the class were whispering to each other that he was handsome. My friend sitting behind me also shook my shoulder.
“It’s Jeon Jungkook. Even his name sounds handsome.”
He said that and made a fuss. If it were me, I would have accepted it and reacted along, but I'm not in the mood for that right now.
He was the main character in the video call yesterday.