“What are you doing here?”
In the end, it was Taehyung who approached the female protagonist and asked her.
***
“Why did you give me your phone number again?”
I turned around and looked at Kim Taehyung.
“Oh, the female protagonist had a boyfriend, right?”
It was Seokjin, the senior, speaking while looking at Kim Taehyung. At Seokjin's single word, all of our friends, except me and Kim Taehyung, looked startled.
“Hey.. what does that mean..”
It was Jiyoon who spoke while holding my arm.
"Can't you ask a girl who has a boyfriend for her number? As your senior."
Senior Seokjin looked at Kim Taehyung with his arms crossed as if he was confident, and Kim Taehyung brushed his hair back as if he was dumbfounded.
“Then I’m the female protagonist’s man..”
"hey."
I didn't want to listen to this anymore. I really didn't like Kim Taehyung talking as if he were my boyfriend. So I cut him off and called him.
“...”
In an instant, the situation quieted down.
“You really..”
"You're not listening to me," I muttered to myself. I couldn't bring myself to say it.
"senior."
I turned my head and looked at Seokjin.
“I don’t date Kim Taehyung.”
“Uh..uh..?”
Senior Seokjin stuttered as if he was flustered.
“Jiyoon, let’s go to the store.”
I turned around, linked arms with Jinyoon, and went into the store.
***
It was just a moment. It hadn't been that long since he'd fought with Yeo-ju, and now he was fighting again. I couldn't stand it. I couldn't just watch him talk to Kim Seok-jin, the senior who seemed like he could date if he really wanted to, even if it meant leaving the other kids alone.
“What? So I was fooled?”
Senior Kim Seok-jin looked at me.
“Yes. I was fooled, senior.”
Kim Seok-jin's expression changed in an instant at my single word.
“It’s not my fault. It’s the fault of the senior who was deceived.”
I tried to go into the store, but Min Yoongi, who was behind me, put his hand on my shoulder.
“Park Jimin and Baek Soyeon, you go in first.”
At Min Yoongi's words, Park Jimin and Soyeon entered the store. Of course, senior Kim Seokjin also went with them.
I could already guess what Min Yoongi was going to say.
"hey."
He seemed angry.
“I should have told you.”
Min Yoongi took his hands out of his pockets.
“Just focus on Baek So-yeon.”
Min Yoongi looked like he was going to hit me at any moment.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. I like Han Yeo-ju too.”