This work is fiction.

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《To My Beloved Hate》Episode 1

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At first, I thought it was just a rumor.

Little voices heard every time I walked down the hallway.

People who looked at me, then hurriedly averted their eyes.

Kids who laughed at their phones, then clamped their mouths shut when Seoyun passed by.

At first, I didn’t pay it any mind.

I thought it could be that way.

But something was strange.

A day passed,
Even after two days,
the looks people gave me didn’t disappear.

And then one day.

Seoyun’s phone kept ringing.

An unknown number.

An unknown group chat.

Messages sent by people she’d never seen before.

Seoyun stared at the screen, not understanding what was going on.

Then, the moment she read one sentence, her hand went stiff.

It was a story she had only told her friend.

A story she had told no one else.

A story she had told only that friend.

‘No way.’

Seoyun immediately called her friend.

The ringtone sounded several times,

and finally, it connected.

“Hello?”

“You…….”

Her voice trembled.

“Did you tell someone else about my story?”

A brief silence.

That short silence strangely felt long.

“What story?”

“What I told you.”

“…….”

“Did you tell someone else?”

Her friend let out a sigh.

Then said, very casually,

“Seoyun.”

“Yeah.”

“Is that such a big deal?”

At that moment, Seoyun couldn’t say anything.

“You told me.”

“…….”

“There’s no rule saying I can’t tell someone else.”

Those words hurt in a strange way.

Only then did Seoyun understand.

That what had been a secret to her,

was just a story to that person.

That what had been a promise to her,

meant nothing to the other person.

“……You thought I was your friend?”

It was a question that came out only after a long while.

No answer came from the other end of the phone.

That silence was the answer.

Seoyun hung up.

And for the first time that day, she realized.

That people are not as kind as you think.

That believing doesn’t mean you’ll get belief back.

After that day, Seoyun changed.

When someone approached, she took a step back.

When someone said they wanted to get close to her, she smiled and refused.

“Sorry. I usually go everywhere alone.”

At first, people thought she was strange.

But Seoyun didn’t care.

Being alone was more comfortable.

At least if she was alone, there was no chance of being betrayed.

As time passed, people said Seoyun was cold.

They said she was sensitive.

They said she was hard to approach.

Seoyun said nothing.

There was no need to explain.

No one had even wondered why she had become like this.

And after several years,

Seoyun had truly gotten used to being alone.

Present.

An afternoon after class.

Seoyun left the classroom and walked alone across campus.

“Seoyun, want to have lunch together today?”

Someone asked from behind her.

Seoyun stopped for a moment, then shook her head.

“I have plans today.”

“Oh, really? Let’s eat together next time.”

“Yeah."

It was a lie again.

She had no plans.

Seoyun walked out of the school alone.

She put her earbuds in,
and took a slight detour to avoid the crowded streets.

If she almost bumped into someone, she apologized first,

and if someone stared at her for too long, she looked away.

By now, it was a habit she knew too well.

When Seoyun got home, she put down her bag and sat on the bed.

She checked her phone.

There were no notifications.

There was no one to contact her.

Strangely, that made her feel at ease.

No one was looking for her.

No one was expecting anything from her.

No one could leave her, either.

Seoyun looked out the window.

And murmured very quietly,

“……This is comfortable.”

Even after saying that,

she couldn’t tell whether it was really comfortable.

Only one thing was certain.

She would never trust anyone again.

She thought that was the only way to protect herself.

And until then, Seoyun didn’t know.

That in the world she had worked so hard to shut away,

one person would soon come in.

That person would shake all of her beliefs again.

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Thunk! I’m serializing 2 works, but

I had an idea that came to mind so I’m jotting it down..

Heheh😁

Please look forward to it!💗💗

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