From the first day of transferring to school, I was picked on by a group of punks like a beggar.
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Those punks
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18 years old.
For some, it's the prime of their lives, while for others, it's a time of great resentment. For others, it's the age when love suddenly arrives.
And to someone else
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This is the age when life as a child begins.
00 Those punks
"I think I came here on the way here...?" ((Yeoju
I shook my head and looked back at my phone. The navigation system was clearly providing good directions, but it wasn't very friendly.
"It would be faster to just find it by feeling when I come with my mom." ((Yeoju
I grumbled and turned off my phone, its battery already half dead. I started walking again, but the result was the same. I'm not sure if the scenery is the same everywhere, or if I'm just going around in circles.
"Miss, I don't know where this is... If I had known this would happen, I would have come out a little later..." ((Yeoju
I sobbed and looked around. Then, suddenly, I remembered my old childhood friends, Taehyun and Beomgyu, who had transferred there before me.
"I have to call Kang Tae-hyun." ((Yeoju
I was about to dial Taehyun's number and call him, but I erased it again because I thought Taehyun would start and end the call with a nagging tone. And then, just as I was about to put my phone back in my pocket, I remembered Beomgyu, whom I had forgotten about.
"I wonder if Choi Beom-gyu is awake now?" ((Yeoju
Half worried, half excited, I pulled out my phone again and called Beomgyu. After a few beeps, I finally saw some kids wearing what looked like my uniform.
"Haha... that's a relief!" ((Yeoju
The moment I was about to enter the alley, Beomgyu received a phone call.
_"Hello?" ((Beomgyu
_" Hey... Choi Beom-gyu..." ((Yeoju
I answered the phone while sobbing, and Beomgyu asked me in a panicked tone where I was and told me to wait there.
_"Hey, Yeoju. Don't go anywhere and wait there. Okay? I'll be there soon." ((Beomgyu
_"Hey Choi Beom-gyu. I hear your voice from the alley" ((Yeoju
_" Huh? What did you say??? " ((Beomgyu
I immediately entered the alley where I heard Beomgyu's voice. It was an alley filled with the pungent smell of cigarette smoke.
"There..." ((Yeoju
As I entered the alley, I saw a group of five children. One was climbing onto an abandoned locker, trying to climb down, while another was looking at English words. Next to the one looking at the words, an exotic-looking child appeared to be teaching them pronunciation.
"What is it?" ((Yeonjun
But the problem wasn't these three kids, it was one kid who was smoking and another kid who hadn't lit a cigarette yet.
From that day on, my exciting school life turned into a kid's life.
"Sorry, I'm sorry!!!" ((Yeoju
As I ducked my head and tried to get away, I heard my voice from the child's cell phone on the locker.
"Moagoji? Come here for a moment" ((Hyunyoung
"Hey hey... Okay, just a moment..." ((Beomgyu
Beomgyu's voice came once from in front of me, and once from the other end of my line. The call ended, and I walked over to the boy with my head bowed.
"Yup! Now you're an accomplice too" ((Huening
The child thrust a piece of candy into my mouth, and I jerked my head up in confusion. Then, I caught sight of the name tag of the person blocking my path. The alley was dark, so I couldn't see the child's face, but I could clearly see one name on the tag.
Choi Beom-gyu.
The name was written in black on a white background.
"Choi Beom-gyu...?" ((Yeoju
"Huh...? '' ((Beomgyu
My eyes met with Beomgyu's, and he greeted me with an embarrassed expression. He seemed quite flustered.
'' That... Ahahaha... Yeoju, did you come all the way here? " ((Beomgyu
"Lee Yeo-ju?" ((Tae-hyun
I turned my head at the familiar voice and saw Taehyun. Taehyun frowned and looked at Beomgyu. It was a sign that he needed an explanation, so he asked me to explain.
"Why? Do you know each other?" ((Huening
"...Are you a stalker?" ((Subin
Beomgyu grabbed my hand and tried to get out of the alley, but he failed because Taehyun blocked his way.
"What are you two? Explain, Choi Beomgyu. Why did you call him here?" ((Taehyun
"No... I didn't call..." ((Beomgyu
Beomgyu covered me from behind and motioned for me to put out my cigarette.
"No!! And a stalker!! I was wondering who the person you were talking to just now was. Hey, Yeoju." ((Beomgyu
"Haa..." ((Taehyun
The boy who had been smoking put out his cigarette and began gargling. The exotic-looking boy shrugged and waved at me.
"Hello? I'm Huening Kai. Just call me Jung Huening." ((Huening
"It's difficult for you to tell what you just saw. For you and for us." ((Yeonjun
A boy with "Yeonjun" written on his name tag threw down his cigarette and strode toward me. I looked at Beomgyu, wanting to ask for help, but he only gave me a faint smile. He was probably trying to figure out how to get out of this situation.
"I have no intention of saying anything... Really" ((Yeoju
"How can you believe that?" ((Soobin
A kid smoking a cigarette strode toward me. I flinched involuntarily, but even though he was close to me, there was no smell of cigarette smoke. I wondered how he'd erased it, but it seemed like he'd done it more than once.
"We'll have to keep an eye on you. If you tell someone else, you'll be in big trouble. You've done well so far, so it's unfair to ruin it all because of you, right?" ((Soobin
It was a perfectly reasonable thing to say, but I didn't have the courage or strength to refute it now.
"I... I don't have any friends!! " ((Yeoju
"That, that's right! I'll explain this to him..." ((Beomgyu
After hearing what I said, Huening snickered and cut off Beomgyu's words. He pointed to Beomgyu and Taehyun and said.
"Beomgyu and Taehyun are here. We can go together. Right, Yeoju?" ((Huening
"Huh...? Oh, oh my, that'll do! " ((Yeoju
On a day as exciting as today, I ran into a group of punks and my quiet school life was shattered. I could hear them from here.
Because I happened to get caught by some punks cosplaying as a normal person.
"You said you liked me, but then changed your mind?"
"You like me. Let's go out."
"I think I like it too, Yeoju."
"I like you. I've liked you for a very long time."
"Is this a situation where I can misunderstand?"