The last day of the school trip had already arrived. I wandered around the room to unpack, checking for any belongings I hadn't yet unpacked. Next to me, Sunyoung offered me a neck pillow.
"You'll need it when you sleep on the bus. You can't leave it behind."
He said this, patted my head, and went off to pack his things.
Why is it like that..?
***
"Seasoning, did you pack all your luggage?? "
"Jun-Hwi, why are you like that too..."
"The seasoning sticks better to your mouth!"
***
The last day's schedule was canceled due to sudden downpours. In the end, I couldn't do my last schedule and just sat on the bus. I guess I'll just go to school.
The return to school was also with Sunyoung. Unlike the first day, I was able to relax. I put my neck pillow under my arm, relaxed my neck, and closed my eyes.
"It's really pretty."
Kwon Soon-young's voice.
"She's pretty out of the blue." What's so pretty about that? I was afraid that if I opened my eyes now, the timing would be wrong, so I didn't open them or ask.
***
"Mirya!!!"
"Senior Jeonghan? Isn't this class time?"
"I fell in love with Jisoo!"
"Wow, a high school senior is teaching a class?"Myeongho
"Oh, Myungho. You shouldn't say things like that to a high school senior."
"And you'll be a senior in high school next year, right?" jisoo
"Ah, if you start studying now..."Myungho
"It's late."Jeonghan
"Seniors, you are so cruel to trample on hope like this."Wonwoo
***
"Mirya, why are you so tired?"
A week has passed quickly since the school trip ended. It's already the first week of October. In a month, I won't be at this school. The thought of this weighs heavily on my mind, making my expression sour and my energy drain. During recess, Sunyoung asked if I was feeling down.
"No. I'm just a little tired."
"Seasoning, cover yourself with a blanket and go to sleep. I'll wake you up later."
***
"It was a sudden thought."
"I think my face appeals to girls more than boys."
"Jun-Hwi, can you please stop making such an obvious statement so difficult?"
"It was a sudden thought."
"Do you think so too?"
"Isn't that obvious? Let's go eat, Jun-hwi."
***
Today, I went down to the cafeteria with Jun-hwi. After receiving my meal, I looked around at the empty seats and saw Ji-hoon and Mingyu sitting at the end. I went over and sat down next to Ji-hoon.
"Jihoon and Mingyu were here?"
"Mir Annung."Min-gyu
"Hello Min-gyu."
"But why does Jihoon eat so much?"
"Take what's Kim Min-gyu's, you absolutely can't take what's mine."
"I won't take it away, eat slowly."
"Mir, are you? Just take it away."Jun-hwi
***
"Have you eaten?"Sunyoung
"Ugh. Is Wonwoo still sleeping?"
"No,.. I won't sleep.. "Wonwoo
"It's a surprise..."Sunyoung
"Wonwoo, are you very sleepy?"
"Yeah... I overdid it during PE. I'm tired and I'm falling asleep."Wonwoo
"Then sleep more."Sunyoung
" hi. "
After Wonwoo said hello, he closed his eyes. After a while, we could hear Wonwoo breathing. Saegeun, saegeun. Soonyoung and I laughed as we watched Wonwoo like that.
"Right. Do you want to go see a movie after school?"
"Huh? A movie?"
"Yeah. Just the two of us. How about that?"
"What's going on?"
"It's no fun if I tell you in advance. Are you going to watch it?"
" okay. "
***
As soon as school ended, Soonyoung and I packed our bags and headed out the school gate. (Of course, we woke up Wonwoo, who was sleeping.)
***
I walked into a movie theater near school with Soonyoung. Soonyoung sat me down in an empty seat and then went off to pay for the movie. What kind of movie was it that she was paying alone? Something about it felt off.
After a while, Soonyoung came in with a popcorn and two colas. I could have bought the popcorn and cola.
"You even bought popcorn and cola? I can buy those."
"How much is it? I'll give you money."
"No. This is what men do."
"Let's sit down and wait."
Yes, I was a woman.
***
While watching the commercial, Soonyoung and I ate some popcorn and cola.
"What kind of movie is this? Just tell me the genre."
"Fear?"
"What?? Hey,.. I saw you training your courage at Hansol's place..."
"I hate scary things..!"
"So you chose it on purpose?"
" what,..? "
Sunyoung's expression was filled with mischief. She'd already paid and entered the theater, so there was no way to cancel. All she could do was sit there and wait for the movie to start. Should she just sleep?
Is the portion size appropriate?