Between the blooming and falling of flowers

Episode 5: Sub-Male Lead 2

The moment I raised my head, gasping for breath

It was Yoongi standing in front of my eyes.

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"shine..?"

My vision was blurry and blood was trickling from the spot where the ringer was pulled out.

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"brother..?"

At that moment, I felt a little pain and it felt like I would collapse at any moment.

The clear sky seemed to shake and then fell down. Yoon-gi panicked, but luckily he caught me.

When I opened my eyes...

It was on a bed in a fairly large studio apartment.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem like he's back in the hospital.

I think Yoongi brought it...

It's a studio apartment... and there's only one single bed... and judging by the lack of furniture in the house, it feels like I live alone...

At that moment, I was startled by the sound of something and raised my head, and what met my eyes was

There were a lot of sharp objects like dartboards.

They were all centered, and there was a picture of someone hanging in the center.

This person.... No way.,

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"Are you feeling better? You don't look well, but you came to my house first because I don't think you want to stay there."

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"sorry, "

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"What is it

Anyway... I live alone"

Was my gaze focused on the shocking photo I saw earlier?

Yoongi noticed and checked my gaze.

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"Isn't this a familiar face?"

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"Haa... It's dad."

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"I hate this person so much I could die, but..."

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"The chairman..."

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"I didn't tell anyone, but...

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That human killed my mother... To be honest, that human drove his family crazy and sick."

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"Because I was an illegitimate child, my mother died and I didn't want to see her like that."

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"It's actually better. I don't have to see those kinds of people, and they keep my mouth shut and give me living expenses..."

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"I see..."

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"This is the first time I've heard this..."

Yoongi's face suddenly turned red.

Somehow we became the only ones who could confide in each other about our unspeakable family secrets.

아버지

"Where did that guy go when he's not feeling well?"

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"...."

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"..I was worried"

His father slowly approached Seokjin and lightly placed a hand on his shoulder.

widely

...

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"Do you hate me that much?"

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"...Father"

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"I will do as you wish, Father.

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Instead, if you get accepted to the school you want...

Please don't interfere any further."

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"Ha... okay, huh... I'll do that, but just don't do anything to embarrass your father again."

"..sorry"

"... Hey, go inside and rest. You're not feeling well."

After that, my goal is to beat Jeonghan and become the top student in the whole school.

I endured the pain of missing the female protagonist and studied until the end of the semester.

Because my headache and dizziness got worse, I got one math problem wrong.

Fortunately, it was a problem that was so twisted by many variations that almost all students got it wrong, but it was a problem that could have been solved if it had been solved.

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'Jeonghanin must have solved it...'

So the school rankings were hung in the hallway.

There was nothing I could do but go and confirm a reality I didn't want to confirm.

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"Obviously, first place is Jeonghan... Huh? Huh..?!"

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"First place... is me?... What happened then? Second place, huh? Jeonghan's name... isn't there."

".. 95. Yoon Jeonghan... What happened? Why is Jeonghan's name in 95th place.."

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"You won first place, congratulations."

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"Why.."

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"Wasn't your goal to be number one?"

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"What? Did you ruin the test because of me? What the hell?"

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"Haha, that's not it. Anyway, congratulations."

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"What is it then?"

"Why did you drop from first place like that?"

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"Haa... Let's just move on and think positively. Thanks to that, you got first place easily, right? I think you'll be first in the future too."

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"Why... why is that,

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Why are you making a fool of someone who studied to death!!!"

I couldn't sleep well and was sensitive due to headaches.

I was happy to be first place, but somehow I felt like an idiot, so I ended up getting angry at Jeonghan.

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"..lol I'm going to hit someone"

I and Jeonghan both had our own sorrows, and we ended up taking it out on the wrong person.

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"I can't go to college"

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"I can't go even if I want to... There's no need to study so hard."

"Thanks to you, you're in luck, since there's no one else to keep an eye on besides me, right?"

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"Why are you talking as if you gave up because of me when you couldn't go?"

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"Hyung! You're here... The music teacher asked me to bring you here for a moment, so let's go quickly."

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"Uh, uh.."

Yoongi pulled my uniform sleeve tightly and took me to the empty club classroom.

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"Are you okay? I thought it would be better to stop you because it seemed like a bad situation."

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"....."

Strangely, tears flowed. The area around my eyes felt hot and stinging, and small but large droplets of water fell from my eyes, one by one, soaking the floor.

Pook

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"?..////"

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"I lived with my mom until I was 10."

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"When I say I remember my mom, the only thing I remember is her always crying...

He said that whenever I hugged him, he felt calmer.

"It's lunchtime and the classroom is empty, so feel free to cry. I'll keep my eyes closed until you're better. I'll even cover my ears if you tell me to."

All the stress and unspeakable sadness that had built up over time flowed out.

A year and a half passed after that

I got into college

(Ah, additional explanation for those who don't understand → "Those who don't need it, tap twice" ← Yeoju and Jeonghan are twins, and their father is a successful businessman. After their mother falls ill, their father divorces her and leaves the house behind.

The female protagonist followed her father, and Jeong-han stayed behind with his sick mother. Since they don't have a good relationship with their father, even if they receive hospital and living expenses, it's difficult to pay for tuition. Even if they receive a scholarship, it's a problem because they worry about their mother.

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"You both said you got into the universities you wanted, right? Congratulations, haha."

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"thank you"

윤여주

"Thank you"

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"Okay, so now it's already 12 o'clock.

"Cheers to congratulations on getting into college and becoming an adult?"

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"Yoongi, I'll pour you some orange juice."

After I entered school, I couldn't meet Yeoju properly.

I didn't have anyone close to me except for Yeoju, but thanks to Yoongi, I realized that Yeoju wasn't the only person who was important to me.

The first one I met was Jeongguk

17-year-old Jeong-guk, who met as Yoon-gi's junior

When I first met Jungkook, he looked just like Yoongi when I first met him.

After that, Yoon-gi graduated and entered our university.

I got to know Jeongguk through Yoongi, and in that way, I got to know other younger friends, and as we got closer, we started hanging out together.

There was no contact from the female lead, and I was wondering if this unrequited love that I had been looking at for my whole life would end.

The heroine appeared before my eyes again

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"Seokjin..? You were the hyung who was close with Jungkook..?"

So I met the female protagonist again

After we met again, things weren't going well between Yeo-ju and Yoon-gi.

The day that started this novel and a few months ago from when the first chapter began

I happened to drink with the kids, and Jungkook and Chani were there too, but I just had milk to deal with it.

Yeoju was always right next to Chani.

I looked at that sight and felt frustrated, so I kept drinking without even realizing I was getting drunk.

Then, Yoon-ki, who was watching the scene from the other side,

His face was red, as if he was drunk.

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"Chan-i... a playboy..."

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"Hyung, wait a minute!..."

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" .. under... "

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"..... (moist eyes)"

So the two of them left and the female lead followed them.

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".. Ha.. (lips tight..)"

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"He said we were just friends... He said we were just friends..."

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"Chanin... It's mine... I don't want to do that... (mumbles)

"I want to be your lover... Be mine! Because Yoon Yeo-ju keeps doing that..."

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"No.. No..?"

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"no,

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Okay. I like it too."

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"....."

The moment I sobered up and left because I was worried about the female lead

The two people who don't seem to know that the female protagonist has followed them, and the female protagonist's expression, which looks more pitiful than anyone else's and looks like she's about to burst into tears

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"...."

At that moment, I held the hand of the woman who seemed about to cry and went into a nearby alley to see who was coming and check her expression.

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"Ah... ah, that... sorry,"

윤여주

"... are you okay"

How long do I have to just watch like this?

When someone makes you cry, is that all I can do but comfort you?

Honestly, I'm so angry

But I couldn't help it... I had to endure it

No matter how many people love you or how many people you fall in love with, I don't think I'll be included in your relationship.

I can't hate you, but I really hate whoever made you cry...

In the end, the moment when that hatred came out in the form of a confession

You smiled at me with eyes that had cried all night the night before

And that laughter

It also means that there won't be any excitement for us...

How many years have passed since I only looked at you?

So my unrequited love finally came to an end

I found out who really matters to me

Yoon-gi, who overlapped with the heroine of that day

Every single one of Yoongi's actions made me feel uneasy.

Right now I love Yoongi and Lua too much

A single wildflower blooming next to a single precious flower

A small flower that seemed to fly away in the wind without anyone noticing

It fills the empty space left by the flower that seemed to be left behind and would be a disaster.

Between the blooming and falling of flowers

The sprout grows and covers the empty sorrow with its preciousness.

A few years later

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"dad"

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"Yeah, Lua, why?"

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"I, actually..."

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"I'm not your daughter... you know..."

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'?!'

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'??!!??!!...... ' "uh,?"

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"I... only put mom in it and didn't put dad in it at all..."

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"The son who will be born will be my father's son... I..."

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".. That's not true.. Dad.. How much.. Lua.. So....."

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"It's okay, I'm not your real dad, but it's okay that you're my dad! So... I hope you don't get so flustered..."

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"I just don't know... I told you I knew and I'm sorry..."

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"....."

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"(Crying) I'm so happy that Dad is Lua's dad. I'm so happy that I met Lua and that I can be Lua's dad."

"You are my best gift.."

I wish you would just ignore it

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"~~~ "

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"Hey, who are you, sir?"

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"Huh? Me... Me?"

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"Huh...? Sir"

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"Sir... there must be something..."

꼬마

"Lua~!! What are you doing there?"

꼬마

"I told you not to talk to strangers like that, Mom."

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"Yeah... but... that..."

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"...?"

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"Sir, are you by any chance my father?"

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"I've seen it here in front of my house often for a few days now... Sometimes it sees my mom, and sometimes it sees me like this..."

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"... go"

꼬마

"Lua!!! Come quickly!! What are you doing?"

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"Okay. Bye."

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"... Lua.."

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"are you okay?"

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"Yoon Yeo-ju, look at me."

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".. I... n.. sniffle"

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"... don't cry..

Just stay here until you feel better.

Here's a handkerchief.."

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"..you always appear at moments like this"

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".. You always find out about these things..

It feels like you're always there for me at times like this.."

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'That's it.. '

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'That's because I was always by your side in those moments... you idiot.'

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"You always have a smile on your face... I feel like I always see this side of you... hehe"

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"Idiot. I don't laugh all the time.

I laughed because it was you."

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"...? uh?"

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"Okay, let's go in now."

Up to here

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The next episode will probably be about the main characters and will conclude with an epilogue.

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"Do you want to live together..?"

"I think we need some time to think."

".. I was cold, back then.. I was too young"

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