bully boy
STORY 1
I looked at the clock and it was still 8:35. There was plenty of time to go to the snack bar. I rubbed the sore spot and called out to Suyeon to suggest going to the snack bar.
최수연
“Hey, wait. Let me put my schoolbag down…!
There were so many students at the school store. It’s usually crowded at this time, though. I debated what to choose, then decided to tease Suyeon.
I brought two snacks from this side, went over there to pick two jellies, and then went over there again to bring two chocolate milks.
As expected, Suyeon's expression looked like she wanted to kill me. My plan succeeded.
최수연
“H-hey…. Where did you sell your conscience? Do you want to die…?”
정여주
“Huh? What is conscience? I don’t really know about that.”
최수연
“Ugh, seriously… let’s stop this and go, okay?”
정여주
“Hahaha, got it, just kidding.”
I immediately put the one jelly and two cookies back in their places. Of course, I kept the chocolate milk. Because I like chocolate milk more than anything in the world.
최수연
“…Two chocolate milks, one jelly?”
정여주
“Yeah. Please, I’m begging you. You know I like chocolate milk the most! T_T”
최수연
“Ugh… Alright. I’ll just buy this.”
정여주
“Yeah, yeah. You made the right decision, my friend.”
I stood in line to pay. Perhaps because there are so many students today, it is already nearly 45 minutes.
정여주
“Hey, what are we going to do if we’re late?”
최수연
“What can you do? You just have to explain it properly. You have to say, ‘I used Suyeon’s money to go to the school store. I dragged her here against her will, knowing she hated it, and robbed the store.’”
정여주
“What.. hahahaha.”
I'm telling you, he's such a funny kid.
Class started at 9 o'clock, and it was 8:50. We finished our calculations and hurriedly went up to the classroom. Of all places, the second-year students were on the fourth floor, so it was so hard that it felt like the end of my life.
Ah, the total came out to 4,500 won. I feel bad for Suyeon, but since I waited for about 5 minutes, that works out to 900 won per minute, so it's not bad. Of course, Suyeon cries. I'm sorry...
*Click*. When I entered the classroom, fortunately, it was 8:56. I avoided being late, but then I realized I hadn't done my Korean homework.
정여주
“…Hey, Suyeon.”
최수연
“Yeah. Why?”
정여주
Did you do your Korean homework?
최수연
No, I didn't do it.
정여주
“Hahahahaha, you act like nothing’s wrong?”
When I smiled, Suyeon sat down, giving me a look that said she had given up on studying. Yeah, it’s fine for her since she gave up, but I haven’t...
Since Korean is the first period, there won't be time to do homework right now, so I decided to just give up on today as well.
In the end, I got scolded by the teacher.
When the break bell rang, I immediately went to the seat next to Suyeon and picked up a jelly to tease her.
최수연
“Hey. Be honest and give me one.”
정여주
“I said what conscience is? I don’t really know about that kind of thing.”
최수연
"…then."
With the words "Then," Suyeon suddenly stood up from her seat. For some reason, her gaze made me uneasy and gave me a sense of foreboding.
There's a saying that ominous premonitions are always right.
최수연
“Then I’ll have to take it~ hahahaha”
정여주
“Huh? Hey!!!”
I didn't know how much of my jelly she would eat while running away like that, so I blindly chased after Choi Su-yeon. Even when I screamed for her to hand it over, the only response I got was laughter; she showed no intention of stopping and kept running.
The reason you shouldn't run in the hallway is because things like what happened to me can happen. I was running while only looking at Choi Su-yeon, and I ended up bumping into someone at the corner.
"ah…!!"
정여주
“Ah! Oh my…! I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”
“…What grade are you in?”
정여주
“I’m a sophomore. I’m sorry…”
김석진
Is it okay to run in the hallway?
Oops. Judging by the way he spoke informally to me on our first meeting and the aura he exuded, he seemed to be a third-year senior from our school and an executive member of the student disciplinary committee. All I could think was that I was in big trouble. Am I on his bad side now?
정여주
“No… I’m sorry. I won’t run in the hallway next time...”
But… why is he so handsome? Is there anyone this good-looking at our school?
The senior I bumped into said he would let it slide this time, just telling me never to run in the hallway again, and then left. But he seemed so handsome. Before I knew it, I had forgotten about Suyeon and headed back to the classroom.
When I returned to the classroom, Suyeon was already there.
정여주
“Hey, Choi Su-yeom.”
최수연
“Oh, I told you not to call me a beard.”
정여주
“I… I think I’ve seen my ideal type.”
That's right. That senior earlier was my perfect ideal type.
He was tall enough to look up at, his school uniform fit him perfectly, he looked innocent, and his personality seemed kind. Ah, his voice was really nice too. I decided to call this senior my chosen ideal type.
정여주
“You’re my ideal type. Thanks to you, I met my ideal type. Thank you so much, my friend.”
최수연
Then treat us to the snack bar.
Ah, seriously, he always has to ruin the mood like this.
After five long classes, it was finally lunchtime. Since we are in Class 2, we always eat early, and I really like that.
정여주
“Hey hey hey hey, let’s hurry. Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.”
최수연
“Ah, wait a minute… Fine! Let’s go.”
After chatting away for a while, we came down to the cafeteria and stood in line to eat. But the person directing the lunch service right in front of me looked strangely familiar. That person was none other than my chosen ideal type…
정여주
“Hey, hey, over there, my ideal type is supervising lunch.”
최수연
“What? Where, where.”
I pointed with my finger at my ideal type so Suyeon could see him. As soon as she saw him, she made a huge fuss, asking how such a handsome person could be at our school. Enough to make me wonder if I shouldn't have told her.
최수연
"You really do have good taste, Yeoju."
정여주
Oh yeah.
Finally, it was my turn. I didn't show it on my face, but my heart was racing as my mind was in turmoil.
김석진
“Oh? It’s the student I saw earlier.”
정여주
“Uh… yes! Thank you.”
김석진
Okay. Enjoy your meal.
To think that you remembered me. I was so touched, wondering if anything like this could really happen, and I was able to happily accept the meal.
Ah, did I mention earlier why you shouldn't run in the hallway? I think I was wrong. You have to run in the hallway to meet such a cool ideal type.
“Hey, wasn’t the school lunch super delicious today?”
I admit it. It's been a while since I ate everything today.
Whenever it's just the two of us, our chatter never ends, so it seemed perfect for a walk in the hallway. I spent the rest of my lunch break walking in the hallway with Suyeon.
But then I saw a familiar silhouette up ahead. It seems like it's looking at me, and uh, I get the feeling it's getting closer. Is it just my imagination? Uh oh... it keeps coming towards me.
Here.
Huh. What this person handed me was none other than chocolate milk. When I wonder why they are suddenly giving it to me, I think, "Ah, maybe it's because of what happened this morning?"
전정국
Sorry about the morning work.
I knew it. I was flustered at first, but I accepted the chocolate milk for now. I didn't want to humiliate him by refusing it to his face.
정여주
"Oh, thank you. I'll enjoy it..."
He just gave me a single chocolate milk and walked away. If he was going to do this, why did he even give it to me?
최수연
Oh, wow. That's awesome.
정여주
"why."
As he passed by, Suyeon suddenly spoke to me with a surprised expression.
최수연
"How did they know you like chocolate milk the most?"
정여주
“I don’t know. Maybe they just saw the chocolate milk.”
Well, anyway, thank you for giving me my favorite chocolate milk. Still, I wanted this to be the end for us; I didn't want to run into you again.
최수연
But, he's kind of handsome.
정여주
Huh.
최수연
You didn't see his face properly, did you? He was handsome.
정여주
“No way! I saw it properly! The only handsome person to me is you, my ideal type.”
"You have a lot of chocolate milk?"
“Yeah. There are as many as three.”
Give me just one.
“Get lost, spinach.”
"what??!"
I really hoped this would be the end.