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"Ugh... When will it all end..."
"I want to go back to reality quickly..."Sunyoung
"There's only a little left now. The story ends when you move up to the third grade..."
"There are two months left."
"But there's no guarantee that we'll return to the real world just because the story is over."Jeonghan
"Brother... Don't crush my hopes."
"I will definitely go back."Soonyoung
"I don't care."
"Whether I go back or not. But reality is better than here."
"Class starts. See you later."Jeonghan
A lot of time has already passed.
And a lot has changed.
Kwon Soon-young leaves Kim Joo-yeon's group,
Lee Ji-hoon also said he was tired of it and left the group to hang out with me and Kwon Soon-young.
(For some reason, Lee Ji-hoon didn't seem to like Kim Joo-yeon.)
Kim Joo-yeon hasn't given up on Kwon Soon-young yet, so she brings her food whenever she gets the chance.
And after that incident, Kwon Soon-young and I pretended not to know Moon Jun-hwi and Jeon Won-woo, and we became closer to Lee Ji-hoon than before.
(For some reason, Lee Ji-hoon really doesn't like Kim Joo-yeon.)
And I've become a little closer to Kim Min-gyu.
So much has changed.
But things between us didn't change.
***
"Phew, Kwon Soonyoung, what's with that expression?"
"This expression is also handsome, isn't it, Seol-ah?"
"You've made a big mistake, Kwon Soon-young."
Thanks to Kwon Soon-young and Lee Ji-hoon, who gather at my seat every break, laughing and chatting, I never have time to be bored or uninterested in school.
***
"Soonyoung, eat this."Lead role
"Ah,... eat it."
"Do you want to eat?"Sunyoung
Kwon Soon-young hands me and Lee Ji-hoon the drink she received from Kim Joo-yeon. Lee Ji-hoon quickly snatched the drink from Kwon Soon-young's hand, expressing his gratitude. And so, it was Lee Ji-hoon, not Kwon Soon-young, who drank the drink.
"Seol-ah~!!!"Heejin
Park Hee-jin came running towards me from the end of the hallway, calling my name, and I got scared for no reason and ran down the other hallway. (Honestly, her expression was scary.) I went up and down the stairs repeatedly, and before I knew it, I was on the first-year floor.
"Sister, did you come to see me?"
"Ah, Min-gyu... hi."
"Why are you here? Did the bell ring... Huh?"
"Ah, Min-gyu. I'll come back down later!!"
"Oh my, Park Hee-jin. We're in trouble. We're in trouble!!"
"Phew, take your time."
***
"You're really back?"
"Of course. I told you I was coming."
"But didn't you get married earlier?"
"You arrived late for class."
"Safe. I went in before the teacher came."
"You must be out of breath. Good work."
" Hehe. "
"Even after this novel ends, I still want to see you, sister..."
"Huh? What did you say, Min-gyu?"
"I didn't hear you correctly."
"Senior Kwon Soon-young said she would wait for her older sister."
"See you later~!"
I haven't seen Kim Min-gyu since. I searched every inch of the first-year floor, but I can't seem to find a single strand of his hair. I asked my juniors, but they just shook their heads and denied knowing anything.
***
A month has passed since I last saw Kim Min-gyu, and at the same time, it is a month before the novel ends.
"Ugh... I can't believe it..."Jeonghan
"What does it feel like?"
"This novel is coming to an end..."Jeonghan
"I feel it."
"The children are disappearing one by one."
"Like Kim Min-gyu back then."Soonyoung
"As the story gets organized, the surrounding extras get organized too."
"Originally, Min-gyu was an extra who wasn't supposed to appear in this novel, so he probably got sorted out faster than us."
"Thanks to my appearance once, I disappeared later than the others."
"The story has changed a lot. A lot of time has passed. Is this really the end?"Jeonghan
"Maybe?"
***
"Easy, easy, let's hug just once."Soonyoung
"Hey, why are you acting so gross?!"Ji-hoon
"Just hug me."
We're going to break up soon.