Caramel Popcorn

53

Caramel popcorn [Caramel popcorn]

53.

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After leaving the club room, we decided to look around the nearest playground first.

Jiu and Yewon took the lead, and Dongmin followed behind them.

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"But are we really going to walk all the way around the playground?"

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"Yeah."

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"I even had PE today."

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"So?"

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"I'm tired."

Jiu looked back.

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"Then go back to the club room."

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"I don't want to..."

At Jiu's firm tone, Dongmin complained.

Jiu was endlessly cold to Dongmin like that.

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"What am I supposed to do about it."

Dongmin pouted.

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"That's harsh."

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"Who told you to follow us."

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"I'm a club member too, you know?"

Hearing the two of them talk, Yewon raised her clenched fist high and moved toward Dongmin.

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"Want me to hit you, or want to be quiet."

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"I'll be quiet."

The answer was immediate.

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"You keep messing with Jiu?"

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"I'm not messing with him.."

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"Then what?"

"Being cute?"

Watching Dongmin's bright smile blankly, Jiu shook his head and faced forward again.

I let out a small laugh at the sight.

Whenever I watched Dongmin, Jiu, and Yewon, I always found myself smiling comfortably.

...

When we arrived at the playground, I raised the camera and filmed the school building.

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"Starting here should be fine."

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"Wouldn't the other side be better?"

I turned toward the voice from beside me.

Jaehyun, standing and looking in the same direction as me, came into view right next to me.

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"Why?"

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"Because it's backlit right now."

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"...Ah."

When I checked the screen, it was indeed so dark that you couldn't even see faces.

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"It changes depending on the time, but if the festival is going to be at around the same time, I think over there would be better."

As Jaehyun explained, he reached his hand toward mine, which was holding the camera, then suddenly stopped.

It was only for a split second, but I saw all of Jaehyun's movement.

I held the camera out first to Jaehyun, who looked unsure what to do.

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"Then where should we film?"

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"Can I take a look?"

Jaehyun asked back with a surprised expression.

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"Yeah, take a look."

Jaehyun didn't take the camera right away at my words, and instead stared straight at me.

When I awkwardly looked away, Jaehyun finally took the camera and pointed to the opposite side of the playground...

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"That side."

I naturally followed after him.

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"If we film around here, it looks like the building will all fit in, and it should still be fine even if people pass by."

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"Wouldn't people passing by be distracting?"

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"Wouldn't that actually make it feel more like a festival?"

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"Oh..."

Jaehyun showed me the camera screen and bent down a little.

I moved closer too so I could see the screen.

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"It's really different."

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"Right?"

While only looking at the screen as I listened to the explanation, I suddenly lifted my head.

And then I saw Jaehyun's face, much closer than I expected.

Jaehyun must have noticed late too, because he stopped moving.

Then he took one step back first and...

"Sorry."

Sorry again.

An apology he'd been habitually blurting out since yesterday.

I looked at Jaehyun for a moment.

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"Jaehyun."

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"Yeah?"

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"You don't have to go that far."

Jaehyun's expression stiffened slightly.

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"What I meant by being uncomfortable was..."

Even after starting to say it, I wasn't sure how to explain it.

Saying I didn't mean that I disliked him felt strange too.

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"Just... as long as you don't get all up in my face like before, or... things like that."

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"All up?"

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"You usually just grab my hair and hold my hand and stuff, without thinking."

Saying it made me a little embarrassed.

Jaehyun looked at me with an unreadable expression and muttered softly.

"I don't usually do that..."

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"Huh? What did you say?"

It sounded like he muttered something long in a small voice, but I couldn't hear it well.

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"I get what you're saying, Yeoju."

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"So you don't need to be as careful as you are now."

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"...Yeah."

It was a short answer, but Jaehyun's expression seemed a little more restrained than before.

Seeing that, I wondered if I'd said something unnecessary and bit my lower lip tightly.

Then

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"Yeoju."

At Yejun's voice from behind, I seized the moment and turned my head.

When I turned, Yejun was standing there, pointing at my bag.

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"It's open."

At Yejun's words, I turned my head a little more and looked down at my bag; the zipper on the side pocket was half open.

I reached out right away after noticing, but before my hand could even get there, Yejun stepped close and zipped it up for me.

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"Be careful."

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"Uh... thanks"

Yejun said it so casually and walked off first.

I needlessly touched the zipper Yejun had closed for me once.

'Why are you so good at noticing things like this too...'

Finally tearing my eyes away from the zipper and looking up...

I ended up meeting the eyes of Jaehyun, who was looking at me with a somewhat stiff expression.

I could clearly see his expression wasn't good, but maybe he was trying to hide it; as soon as our eyes met, Jaehyun lifted the camera and changed the subject.

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"Yeoju, do you want to look over here too?"

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"Yeah"

I immediately walked toward Jaehyun.

...

After looking around the playground, we headed to the back of the school.

As we turned the corner of the building, the staircase Jaehyun had mentioned came into view.

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"Wow."

Tall trees lined both sides of the old stone stairs, and sunlight was falling in patches through the leaves.

It was much prettier than I'd imagined.

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"This is really good."

I raised the camera right away.

Then Jiu's voice came from the front.

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"Han Dongmin, move aside a bit."

Dongmin, who was standing in the middle of the stairs, looked back.

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"Why?"

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"So I can take a photo."

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"Take one with me too."

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"No."

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"Tch."

Dongmin moved aside with a wronged look on his face.

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"Okay now?"

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"More."

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"Up to here?"

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"More."

In the end, Dongmin, pushed all the way to the end of the stairs, stared at Jiu.

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"You're doing that on purpose."

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"Just realized now?"

As Jiu smiled and raised the camera, Dongmin smiled back in disbelief.

Then, just as Jiu took a step back.

His heel caught on the end of the stairs.

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"Whoa."

Before my eyes could even follow, Dongmin, who had rushed up two steps in an instant, grabbed Jiu's arm.

"Be careful."

Dongmin said it in a voice with no joking in it.

Jiu looked at Dongmin too, surprised.

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"...Got it."

Only after confirming that Jiu had regained his balance did Dongmin let go of his hand.

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"Don't just look at the camera, watch where you're going too."

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"As long as I didn't fall, it's fine~."

At Jiu's deadpan tone, Dongmin shook his head and gave a hearty laugh.

Watching Dongmin and Jiu like that, there was only one thought in my head.

'They suit each other'

I looked back down at the camera screen.

Trying to fit the whole staircase in, I took a step back.

A little more.

One step.

Thud-

For a moment, it felt like my arm was grabbed,

and as my body tilted backward, someone suddenly pulled me forward hard.

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"Ah...!"

Startled too, I reached out and ended up grabbing the arm of someone in front of my eyes.

A shadow fell across my vision in an instant...

"Are you okay?"

A familiar voice came from above my head.

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"Uh... yeah."

I answered toward Yejun, but my shocked heart still hadn't calmed down, and I stood there blankly, missing the chance to get out of Yejun's arms.

Yejun was the same.

His hand that had been holding my arm was still tightly tense, and when I slowly lifted my head, our eyes met.

'So close...'

At that moment

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"Hey, Choi Jaejun."

Jaehyun's voice came from far away.

Jaehyun was looking at us with the camera in his hands.

"I think you can let go now..."

Let's go, a love triangle again... haha

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