04 Empty Summer
Summer disappearance
Summer hated crowded places. If you ask me why, it's just that. I wonder if there's a reason. Summer always buys bread from the cafeteria during lunchtime. I don't even like crowds as large as the cafeteria.
This time, I put on both earphones. Now, the teachers didn't bother me. When I told them the reason, they said they wanted to report me, but I told them that it was already over.
Even though it was okay for a while,
After a day or two, it will eventually break down
What do human emotions really look like?
I feel depressed and depressed
This song was really sad, too. Ah, I thought again, "I'm sure my playlist only had bright songs."
" excuse me.. "
Summer sighs and turns away. "It's obvious it's Myeong Jae-hyun," she says, turning her head...
Sunlight was streaming in from the window at the end of the hallway, and through it, Unhak's face became like a snowman merged with the sunlight.
" ..Ah, uh.. Unhak..is it"
“Oh, yeah! Oh… even if I’m next to you… Dammika?”
"Yeah, of course lol"
Unhak seems like a truly pure soul. How can someone say they'll stay by my side with that kind of expression? And... why does he keep giving me hints?
Just because Unhak was next to her didn't mean she'd just sit there. She kept giving him hints (or maybe she was being noticed), and her legs trembled. But Yeoreum didn't find it uncomfortable. It felt like she had a younger sibling to listen to music with.
"Choi Yeoreum"
From behind, Myung Jae-hyun tapped Yeoreum on the shoulder. At first, I didn't know it was Myung Jae-hyun because of the singing voice, so I flinched in surprise. But... there was no way our oblivious Unhak would have noticed.
"Ah...uh"
"I heard everything from Baek A-reun..."
Myung Jae-hyun pats Kim Woon-hak's shoulder twice.
"Unhak, go to class. You follow me."
At those words, Unhak and Yeoreum were simultaneously taken aback. They had nothing left to say, but they thought, "If it's Myeong Jaehyun, he'll let it go."
Myung Jae-hyun has always been a mood maker, so I think things will go well this time too.
That's right. No, it has to be that way.
Summer's eyes flashed for a moment, and she grabbed Unhak's wrist and led him to her class.
" ? "
"Uh, huh? Yes?"
"Follow me, Unhak"
Knock knock -
"Baek A-reun."
Arn was chatting with her friends, and Yeoreum called her from the door.
"Kim Un-hak has something to say."
Oh, this seems to be the same as last time.
"Good job, Unhak, bye"
As soon as Arni stands up from her seat, Summer greets Unhak and leaves.
Summer was a little awkward after the fight with Arn,
Rather, Summer planned to take advantage of the gap and attach Unhak to Arn.
"So, what do you have to say?"
The school rooftop. Jaehyun brought summer here.
"No, that's why..."
"..why are you crying."
Jaehyun keeps trying to talk but starts crying, and when he stops, he starts talking and starts crying again. Ha, I want to cry too.
“Shouldn’t I be crying now..?”
Summer leaned against the rooftop railing. The wind blew hard, making her hair flutter.
".. Baek A-reun said it all"
" what "
" .. Even if Baek A-reun didn't say anything..! You told me..!"
"What the heck, - "
"Summer.. It's summer..!"
There was a moment of silence. After a few seconds, Summer began to laugh out loud.
Haha... Phew...
"Stop blaming the season lol I'm still alive and well"
Jaehyun found this laughter even more uncomfortable. Why was he pretending everything was okay? Is this why he doesn't even see me as a friend anymore?
"Okay, then! Why include Kim Un-hak?"
" ...he - "
Summer was speechless. She didn't know how to explain.
Arn who likes to study
Summer that pushes such a feeling
And Jaehyun is looking at it.
“Unhak is a good person.”
In the end, I ended up saying that.
"If Arni is by your side, you won't get hurt... and you won't get involved with someone like me."
" .. so? "
"So, Arn and I get along better.."
Jaehyun finally realized what had happened today. Why did Yeoreum have to grab Unhak's wrist? Why did she have to call Arun to her place and bring them together?
"Are you making room for me to fall?"
Summer didn't answer.
"If that's what you think, then leave it alone."
.
.
.
Meanwhile, inside the classroom
Unhak sat across from Arn. Arn was smiling with a blank expression, and Unhak found that smile simply uncomfortable.
Choi Yeoreum.
The only thing that remained in Unhak's mind, where nothing else flowed, was Choi Yeoreum. Unhak's name kept lingering in his mind.
It's not that I hate Arn, but
I didn't want to be with you for a bit right now.
Good job, Unhak.
...
Did you push me away?
Unhak opened and closed his mouth repeatedly. He noticed, but couldn't speak.
On the rooftop, Jaehyun was leaning against the side of the doorway.
"If you organize them one by one like this,"
Jaehyun speaks quietly.
"At some point, nothing remains."
Summer did not raise its head.
"Then it's a success."
"Summer -, "
"Baek Ah-reun is a kid who would break down if left alone."
Summer's voice shook.
"Unhak is a child who endures when someone is next to him..."
Jaehyun swallowed his breath.
"What about you?"
As soon as those words came out, Yeoreum came down from the railing, passed Jaehyun, and opened the entrance door.
Squeak - .
"I'm originally like this."
Clank.