"I won't do it!!!!"
"Do it!!"
"Oh shit, I don't speak English!"
School break. Of all the noisy kids, we're probably the loudest. We've been bickering since morning, but we've been best friends since we were in our mother's womb for 17 years.
"I told you not to do your homework. If you don't do it, you'll get another penalty."
"Oh, I'll end up getting penalized..."
"Hey... we should go to college together... why is it so easy!"
"I can't do it because I have a fear of foreign countries."
"Shit. If you see my face, you'll throw up."
It was Huening who hit me on the forehead while I was sitting at my desk blankly. This kid! I jumped up and tried to hit Huening, but
"..."
This... This thing is so big I can't hit it...
I looked up at the long-legged Huening and immediately gave up.
"It's annoying that he's short."
"I didn't mess around."
"Let's go to a cafe after school. I'll help you with your homework."
"...I'm going because you said you'd help me."
I have to do it. My grades in other subjects are okay, but my English grades are the worst. Knowing that, Huening always tried to teach me.
I was already sick of English, so I didn't bother asking for help. But if I kept going like this, I'd really end up getting beat up by my mom, right?
It was even scarier because my mom was an English teacher.
If my English grades drop any further here... I might end up studying English all vacation!
***
"Open the book."
"Fuck.. I hate it so much I don't know what to say"
"You seem to be talking without even looking at the sentence, Kim Yeo-ju."
"I'm a native Korean."
"Yeah, yeah, you're a native Korean."
Huening nodded roughly, flipping through the pages, and stopped at a certain point. Then, as if concentrating, he frowned slightly as he continued reading. Huening was truly handsome.
..He's my friend, but he's really handsome.
Jiing- Jiing-
"Hey, you're calling"
Huening's phone rang. Huening, who had been concentrating, put down his pen for a moment and answered the call. I tried not to pay attention, but my eyes found themselves drawn to it. Because...
"Hey, you drunk?"
(Did you drink?)
Because I answered the phone and it was in English. What the heck?
Judging by the way Huening looked like he had a headache as soon as he answered the phone, is this a bad situation?
"Don't piss me up.. If you ever take another drink, I'll shave your head. Hang up, I'm with the woman right now."
(Don't make me mad.. If you drink any more, I'll shave your head)
"mom..."
Haha..what are you saying..I tried hard to interpret it but I couldn't even try because you spoke too fast. What the heck, it's not like we're doing an English listening test right next to each other
As soon as I hung up the phone, Huening grumbled and took my workbook back.
"Why is this older sister drinking in broad daylight?"
"Who's drinking?"
"Big sister"
But it's been a really long time since I've seen Huening Kai speak English.
Is it because I usually hate English or is it because I am more comfortable with Korean? I don't see myself using English often.
"Hey, you can solve this problem. Take a look."
"Huh?.. Yeah"
No!...You can't feel excitement towards my friend!
I swallowed hard and looked at the problem Huening presented. It was an easy sentence, but I couldn't concentrate at all.
"..."
"You don't even know this?"
"..No! No no, I can solve it"
I almost became the butt of jokes because I couldn't solve an easy problem. I was struggling for a long time while trying to solve the problem.
It was Huening who put his chin on my head with his hand.
"Look at that. If you do it, you'll do well."
"...it's too much trouble to interpret"
"When you were young, you said you would marry someone who spoke English well."
"There is no such person."
"It's here"
"..."
What the... My heart skipped a beat. Huening, who looked quite serious, stared intently into my eyes.
No, don't look at me, I'm making my pupils pop!
"Hyun-ing, I... so..."
"Hmph... What are you doing with that girlish expression?"
"Are you kidding me?!?!"
As expected, it was Huening Kai who immediately laughed.
That kid is teasing me now that he's grown up...
He snickered and thumped Huening's shoulder, staring at the poor workbook.
"Even my small hands hurt so much."
"Don't mess with me, Huening Kai"
"I didn't do that"
(Never)
"Don't use English!!!!!!!"
It is truly a tearful friendship.
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