•••
"Okay. This is perfect."
Unrequited love. If you look up the meaning of this word in a dictionary,
’‘Loving only one side of the other’
It comes out like this: loving one side over the other. What a heartbreaking word.
And that's what I'm doing now. No, actually...
Squeak,
“..?! Kang Tae-hyun..?”
“If you don’t come out quickly, I’ll leave you behind starting tomorrow.”
" no ..! "
Kang Tae-hyun. I've loved this child for 10 years. Alone.
•••
“.. I’m screwed”
" why ? "
"This time, I fell in love with Taehyun... Then what fun would I have going to school for?"
"Are you coming to school to see Kang Tae-hyun? Study, you punk."
"I'm sorry, but I've been coming to school to see Taehyun for the past 10 years."
"Ugh... I haven't even confessed once in those 10 years"
"..don't poke where it hurts"
"Graduation is coming soon. Think carefully."
“ … ”
Yes. The reason I'm so disappointed that I've dropped so much is because... I'm graduating next year. There's really not much time left, and if things continue like this...
at that time,
Knock knock,
“Kang Tae-hyun?”
"Kim Yeo-ju. I didn't bring this."
Whoosh,
"Ah..!! Thank you"
"Does the student leave his pencil case behind?"
"What! That could be so..."
Swish,
“If you keep doing that, I’ll end up going to college alone.”
" ..?! what ?! "
“So, study hard.”
" .. tooth "
“Let’s go~”
After Kang Tae-hyun left,
“Hey.. is it true that he doesn’t have any feelings for you?”
"That's right. I've never seen him like anyone."
" .. Is that so "
If things continue like this, we'll end up going to different universities without ever getting to confess. Even if it's long-distance, I'd rather just be Kang Tae-hyun's girlfriend.
•••
“I really need to confess...”
After lunch, I sat alone on a bench in the playground and thought seriously about it. How should I confess? Isn't it like trying to break an egg against a rock?
Confessing to someone who knows he doesn't like you...
The question was not how to confess, but whether to do it.
at that time,
“What confession?”
" ..?! yes ? "
“No, I was just going to ignore it and go to sleep, but the story seemed very interesting.”
" ah .. "
A stranger suddenly stood up from the bench next to me and asked me, "He doesn't seem to be my age."
“So, who were you going to confess to and what?”
" that ..!! "
"Okay, okay. Tell me everything quickly."
“ … ”
I eventually needed someone to confide in, even though his identity was unknown, so I told him the whole story and also talked about my current struggles.
“.. Anyway, I’m worried because it turned out that way.”
" hmm .. "
“How should I confess..?”
" .. okay. "
"Really?! How should I confess?"
Could this person be a godsend...? He's teaching me how to confess and connecting me and Kang Tae-hyun...?!
“In my opinion”
“ … ”
“I don’t think you like him?”
" yes ..? "
Are you saying that the steamed buns you were eating will come back to you again? If that's the answer you were going to give, then why did you worry about it so seriously?
"No, usually when you like someone for about 10 years, everyone gets confused."
” ..? “
"It's like a self-hypnosis. I like this kid."
"What the heck have you been doing since earlier.."
“So, it’s not that you like him, you’re just used to the way you are now.”
“ … ”
“Have you ever felt a crush on anyone else in the past 10 years?”
" .. that "
"If you've liked someone for about ten years, isn't it natural to have doubts at least once? Am I really in love with this person?"
“ … ”
“.. I see the courage you have to say something”
“ ..?? ”
"Let's test it out. See if you really like him. Before you confess."
“ … ”
Now that I hear it, it seems like it's true. I was a little skeptical at first, but honestly, I thought I'd been in love with that kid for 10 years. It's just always been that way... I didn't really feel like anything had changed.
But if I were to confess, I definitely need to make sure I really like that kid before that.
“How do you test it?”
“.. haha that’s true”
“ ..? ”
After a while,
“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to do it.”
“.. No! I’ll try.”
“Okay. Then..”
“ ..? ”
Swish,
“See you tomorrow at the intersection in front of the school.”
" yes !! "
So I went into a love test with an unidentified man.