It was a truly hazy dream. I had a beautiful dream where my friends smiled at me at my graduation ceremony, and I had an old friend who took pictures of me laughing and chatting, each with his heart.
For a moment, shadows fell over me, and I squinted my eyes, opening them shallowly. A hand the size of my face was covering my face. I followed the hand with my eyes, and at its end, I met Seokjin's gaze.
"Because the sunlight bothers me"
Seokjin's face was already quite red. His hands were gradually falling away, and he was only touching his own poor head.
“It’s a mobile class, aren’t you going?”
”…“
I stared at the schedule in silence. My next class was gym. I stood up and walked to my locker. As I stared at the still-unopened lock, Seokjin suddenly came up to me and spoke.
"You didn't bring your gym clothes either? I brought mine. Let's get in trouble together."
I looked through Seokjin's slightly open bag and saw Son Moo-se's gym uniform. I pretended not to notice and left the classroom, heading to the gym.
“But you don’t talk much, but you’re really stable and nice.”
Seokjin's words made my face turn red for no reason, but I quickly became more thoughtful.
(“What, kid..? Is it broken?”)
When I headed to the gym, they had already called everyone's attendance and were doing warm-up exercises. It seemed like the teachers at this school didn't even treat students like students if they didn't show up, but I changed my mind again.
"Is Seokjin sick today? He didn't show up for class."
They only called Seokjin's name. I quietly entered the group doing warm-up exercises and started doing them.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I thought it was the playground and went to the playground."
"What, Kim Seokjin, you didn't even wear your gym uniform as soon as you transferred?"
"I forgot and left it at home. Sorry."
Because of Seokjin's scolding, I ignored the attendance and gym uniform incident. After that, Seokjin continued to chattering beside me. After school, as I was packing my bag, Seokjin blocked my path.
“You worked hard today too.”
Seokjin left the classroom after saying those words. I tried to follow him, but this time, other girls blocked my path.
"Kim Yeo-ju, follow me to the garbage dump."
"John X Shi X what are we killing you for? Relax your expression a bit? Huh? If you're going to do it, at least make eye contact you fucking idiotㅋㅋㅋ"
So many things happened, but no one called me out. They locked the bathroom door with a mop, they broke my locker, and so on, but no one called me out. I followed them to the garbage dump.
“Hey, are you really mute? LOL”
“What’s so good about this X that Seokjin only chases after your butt?”
Ding-
I saw something glittering in their hands. It was none other than a key. They held it before my eyes and opened their mouths.
“Is this your locker key? Do you want it?”
“Please~ Try it”
“…”
“I told you to try it.”
“…”
“Is this fucking X really that thin?”
widely-
They threw the key behind the trash can.
“Lady, if you don’t open your mouth, I’ll have to force you out with my body.”
“I’m going to smell like shit tomorrow.. so dirty lol”
With those words, I left the dump. After confirming they were gone, I threw myself into the trash. After an hour or two of digging through the trash, I finally found the key.
“I found it.”
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Taehyung's point of view
“What? Is that your sister? Are those friends next to you? Huh? Does that guy have friends?”
I can guess, but I've never had friends. I have no idea how they treat each other or how they play, but I'm with friends.
I know what not to do. My sister is experiencing it.
“Lady, if you don’t open your mouth, I’ll have to force you out with my body.”
“I’m going to smell like shit tomorrow.. so dirty lol”
“…”
I dropped my bag. My heartbeat kept getting faster, and an inexplicable anger started to heat my head. It was as hot as a gun about to go off. Then, I remembered something my older sister had said.
“Kim Taehyung, if, just in case, something happens to me at school
Even if it's true, we can never let anyone find out that we're siblings. You know that. I'm an outcast. You're the representative problem child in our school, and I'm the representative mute outcast in our school. If it's revealed that we're siblings, we'll only become the butt of ridicule. So pretend not to know. It'll only make things harder for me.
Got it?”
My sister's request came to mind. Her earnestness gripped my ankles, and my poor knuckles turned even redder. I hurried to the teacher's office, took a seat in front of it, raised my hands, and knelt down.
Drumroll-
“What did you do wrong again? Why are you doing that?”
“I haven’t done it yet. I plan to do it soon.”
"I've been working at this school for decades, but I've never seen anyone like you so early. Go home now."