It was almost time for the first period to start.
I don't know who's sitting next to me, but they haven't arrived yet.
...Well, whatever.
Just as the bell rang, the door at the back of the classroom slammed open.
It looks like it was opened a little roughly.
Tap, tap—
He walked quickly and stopped in the seat next to me.
Apparently it's the person sitting next to me.
"...Did you come today?"
I stared in silence.
A boy smiling faintly.
She has a cute face.
Just from the atmosphere in class, I could tell that everyone was avoiding me, but this girl was different.
"Why didn't you call back?"
"Ahh..."
I didn't see it.
In the first place, there's no way you'd notice someone contacting you if you don't even know where your cell phone is.
"I lost it."
It was a safe excuse.
I don't have a cell phone right now, so this was a good excuse.
There's nothing you can do about something you've lost, right?
"...I see."
There was no further conversation.
We didn't have anything to talk about and just then our homeroom teacher came into the classroom.
"Suzy, you came? Are you feeling okay today?"
"Uh… yes."
When the teacher said that, everyone's eyes turned to me.
I didn't like people.
So when I'm stared at like this, my body unconsciously stiffens.
"You look pale. If you can't do it, leave early."
"…yes."
I replied and immediately lay down on the desk.
His piercing gaze felt like it was squeezing my neck.
Maybe if I get some sleep I'll feel a little better.
.
.
.
.
"Suzy. Han Suzy."
Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.
Someone's voice brought me back from my sleep.
"Are you awake? Your next class is PE, so you need to go to the gym."
"a…"
bothersome.
I thought about pretending to be sick and leaving work early, but it's not my life so I feel bad about doing whatever I want.
...Because high school attendance records are important.
I had never cared about attendance before, but I found myself worrying about someone else's attendance.
Is it okay to laugh at this...?
When we arrived at the gym, everyone was lined up.
I didn't have my gym clothes so I had to borrow the ones from the kid sitting next to me.
At first I didn't want to wear it, but he insisted, "I don't use it because it's my own clothes, so wear it."
"Is everyone here? We're playing pair dodgeball today."
I couldn't help but frown.
Pair dodgeball?
It's a competition where you pair up with someone, but I couldn't find anyone to pair up with, and I didn't even want to do it anyway.
"Suji, do you want to join us?"
"…picture?"
"Park Jimin! You're my partner, right?"
Park Jimin... Right, this is the guy sitting next to me.
"I want to do it with Suzy."
"...With him?"
"Hmm... Why are you always hanging out with Han Soo Ji these days?"
「……」
The gaze directed at me was cold.
It's unpleasant...
"I just want to be friends."
"You weren't interested before."
"I don't know."
Apparently, Park Jimin and I weren't that close to begin with.
It seems like they're getting closer unilaterally.
"I'll either team up with the other guy or I'll leave. You go with him."
"Also, pairs must be male and female!"
teeth?…
I was annoyed by the physical education teacher who suddenly forced us to pair up boys and girls.
It seems that he has no choice but to be paired with Park Jimin.
.
.
.
.
"path!!"
I can't concentrate at all.
It was unsightly to see boys and girls huddled together and screaming, "I don't want to die!"
Some of them are just flirting instead of doing physical education.
"...Can I just hit it and finish it now?"
"It hurts when the ball hits me. There aren't many opponents left, so let's finish this quickly."
I'm the one who's hurting, not you.
Park Jimin was guarding me so well that I didn't get out easily.
But for some reason, the opposing team seemed to be targeting me the whole time.
"Hey! Quickly hit it!"
Everyone's eyes were on me, as if they had to hit me no matter what.
What on earth was the owner of this body doing?
I managed to keep dodging them, but...
A girl with sharp eyes threw the ball at me with all her might.
Being so close to Park Jimin made it difficult to avoid him.
I thought he would guard me again anyway...
Bang!
"...!"
"Are you okay? Hey Lee Jin Ah, you're throwing too hard!"
「……。」
…what?
"Suji, does it hurt a lot?"
...What are you?
"Shall we go to the nurse's office?"
You got caught, right?
"Here, I'll give you a hand, so stand up."
Why... didn't you do anything?
"you…"
"…what?"
"...No, nothing."
There's no point in saying anything anyway.
To me it looked like he deliberately didn't catch it, but if he says, "I didn't make it in time," then that's the end of it.
"I'll rest on the bench."
"...I understand."
…strange.
「……。」
Why do I have such a bad feeling?