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This short story is serialized from the author's point of view.
The alarm clock rang with a strange vibration. Today was Yoonji's school's anniversary, so Yoonji started her day by fidgeting with her hands here and there, turning off the alarm without even opening her eyes, going "F*ck, F*ck". Oh, shit... I'm losing all my sleep because of this jerk. I was so tired from studying and training about shooting until late at night, so I just took a quick shower and scratched my greasy hair as I was about to leave the living room. Then I remembered the night before, when I met my older brother, Yoongi. The cold war. Since Yoongi's school was pretty close, it took him five minutes to get there, so he usually left at 8:20. But it was now 7:30. She couldn't even close her eyes again, but she felt awkward going out. Yoonji stamped her feet in her room, wondering what to do, and regardless, Yoongi was already in the living room, making a tick-tock-tock sound as he put on his uniform, made breakfast, and finished the light chore of washing the dishes.
“Hey Min Yoonji, aren’t you coming out to eat?”
“I’ll eat what I want. Why are you bothering me again when I feel so bad?”
“X, who is going to school today, is talking nonsense even though I gladly prepared breakfast for him.”
“What are you talking about? Today is my school anniversary. I’m going to fight the X-word of going to school.”
“Tomorrow is the school anniversary. You crazy X. Come out quickly.”
? What did you say. Today is my school anniversary.. Looking at the calendar, Yoonji's brow furrowed for a moment. Did you know that? Just like Yoongi said, tomorrow is the school anniversary, and today is the day of the diagnostic evaluation. I didn't study at all. Yoonji quickly changed into her school uniform that she had stuffed in the closet, and came out to the living room. Yoongi sighed, thinking, "What must have gotten into her head?" Since it's a diagnostic evaluation, her head needs to work well, Yoongi said, handing Yoonji a toast and milk to eat while she was busy preparing.
“Hey, go eat. You have a diagnostic evaluation today.”
“Oh, come on! I’ll eat it myself. It’s so gross.”
“Even if you take care of me and pay attention to me, I’m still going to throw it away. So figure it out.”
Yoongi was so pissed off by Yoonji's behavior that he threw away the toast and milk he had gladly made, and Yoonji got upset again because of that and said to Yoongi, "... You fucking idiot." and went to school with reddened eyes. It was the day of the diagnostic evaluation, and since he had been acting like that since the morning, neither of them would feel at ease. It was a little uncomfortable, but since it was a cold war between siblings where neither side could bend, they were haughtily holding their heads up, wondering who would last longer.
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“Young Kim Min~ Let’s play basketball. The lunch today is really bad.”
“You guys go. I don’t feel like playing basketball today.”
"Huh? Why is basketball nerd Min Yoongi here today? Did he get teased by a girl?"
“She’s a girl.. but she’s my younger sister. Min Yoonji and I had a fight.”
Lunchtime at Yoongi's school. When everyone else was going to lunch, Yoongi and his friends were going to skip lunch and go play basketball. But Yoongi said he didn't want to go because he was worried about what happened this morning. After hearing his worries, Yoongi's friends said to him, "You're such a fucking idiot. Just apologize!" He must be frustrated too. He wants to apologize, but he's not good at apologizing.
“Yoonji, what are you doing? What are you drawing today?”
“I won’t draw anything. I’ll sleep, so don’t touch me.”
“Is that so? My fingernails, which I don’t normally bite, are all torn off?”
She's really quick-witted. Yoonji's friend approached Yoonji with a sly smile, wondering what could be going on this time that would make Yoonji feel uneasy. Yoonji was a bit hesitant about the somewhat lame welcome ceremony, but since she was the only person she could always trust and confide in, she put on a serious expression and explained in detail everything that had happened from March 9th to today, March 12th. Yoonji's friend must have gotten angry after hearing this, and she cornered Yoonji, saying, "You were wrong!!" Yoonji must have known. She knew how much of a mistake she had made and was acting like the opposite of what she should have been. It was frustrating.
“How do you do that apple thing…?”
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“How do I tell him I’m sorry? It’s driving me crazy.”
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