“Because I like Han Yeo-ju.”
“What is that..”
Kim Taehyung's expression was filled with bewilderment.
“Literally.”
“Then you should confess...”
“I can’t confess to Han Yeo-ju.”
What a big mistake I made...
"If you're curious, just focus on one of them. I'll tell you when I see it."
***
I left the bathroom and went to the boys. If I was perceptive, I could tell the mood was off.
“What? What’s wrong with you two?”
I don't know if she was aware of it or not... Baek So-yeon approached the two and grabbed the back of their necks as she asked.
“What are we going to do now?”
“Um... should we eat?
It was Kim Tae-hyung who answered Baek So-yeon's question.
“I’m going.”
I followed Min Yoongi as he turned around and started to go outside, waving my hand at the two of them.
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We arrived at a cafe. It was a quiet, off-the-beaten-path cafe, a place where no one would visit, but neither the food was bad nor the interior was anything special. It was a cafe known only to those in the know.
“...”
Silence flowed between us. The silence was broken by the sound of a vibrating bell.
“I’ll bring it.”
He nodded slightly.
It had been so long since we had been alone like this that I was at a loss for what to say.
Min Yoongi trudged in and placed a drink in front of me. The door opened, and Kim Taehyung and Baek Soyeon came in, perhaps with good timing or not.
“What? Didn’t you go home?”
Baek So-yeon naturally sat down next to Min Yoongi. Then, naturally, Kim Taehyung ended up sitting next to me.
Baek So-yeon winked at me, not knowing whether she knew what I was thinking or not.
“I never said I was going home.”
Min Yoongi glared at Kim Taehyung, who pretended not to notice.
“Oh, was that so?”
Baek So-yeon smiles, wondering what's so good about it.
Inside the cafe, soft music was playing and whispers could be heard as people watched us.
“Wow.. they say they fight amongst themselves..”
“From what I saw, it looked like the guy in the cardigan was dating the girl in the ivory skirt. And the other two were dating each other.”
“What are you talking about? It’s obvious that people wearing cardigans date, and people who are left out date others.”
“Wow.. but he’s really handsome and pretty..”
Those words bothered me. Of course, the other kids didn't seem to mind.
“Aren’t you guys going to order?”
I remembered sitting down naturally without ordering.
“Oh, I see. Soyeon, what do you want to eat?”
“I want Americano.”
“Then I’ll go and come back.”
Kim Taehyung got up from his seat and walked to the counter.
Despite her cute appearance, Baek So-yeon was a coffee drinker.
“Ugh..”
He reached out and took a sip of his drink.
“Hey Min Yoongi.”
"why?"
He looked at me with eyes that said he didn't know anything.
“It seems like mine and yours have been switched.”
“Oh really? Sorry, sorry.”
He exchanged the glass he was holding to drink from.
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The four of us stayed silent until dinner time arrived.
As we were riding the bus home after parting ways with the two people who were going in different directions, Kim Taehyung opened his mouth.
“I told you I didn’t have to leave..”
"what.."
He said that and laughed as if he found it ridiculous.
“Still, was today fun?”
“Are you asking what I did that was fun?”
Kim Taehyung seemed to be saying anything. It felt like he wanted to say something to keep the conversation going.
“You saw the movie, right?”
"At the cafe, all I did was play on my phone. The movie was a horror movie. I even yelled loudly enough to cause trouble."
I just blurted it out. To distance myself from Kim Taehyung. I thought that if I did this, Kim Taehyung would just feel like a friend.
“It wasn’t a nuisance.“It was cute.”
*******
The further you go, the more the story goes to the mountains... to the sea...