[Contest] Friends are not enough

mismatched relationship

나

...Have you calmed down a bit?

배주현

Yeah... Thank you, heroine.

Joohyun, sniffling, looked especially cute today. He's a longtime friend, different from Jungkook. Joohyun was the only kind kid who reached out to me when I was being bullied in middle school.

I don't know why Kim Taehyung touched Joohyun, but... Joohyun was more precious to me, so I decided not to ask any more questions.

Ding dong deng-

The bell rang, signaling the end of a tedious night of sleepovers. Honestly, I couldn't concentrate for even a minute today. Just thinking about Jeon Jungkook made my heart beat faster than usual.

...And another reason is because of Kim Taehyung, who left the classroom earlier and didn't come back.

전정국

Wow, it's really late.

나

Don't joke about waiting for 3 minutes.

전정국

Our heroine doesn't seem to realize how cold the hallway is.

나

It seems like Jeon Jungkook doesn't know how difficult it is to study in the classroom.

I exchanged some silly jokes with Jeon Jungkook and headed to where I had left my bike that morning.

The sun had already disappeared, and I used the bright moonlight as a beacon to navigate the darkened playground. Of course, Jeon Jungkook was the one who guided us, and I simply followed diligently from behind.

As we neared the back of the school, a pungent smell began to linger in the air.

Jeon Jungkook must have sensed it too, because he quickly pulled the scarf I was wearing up to my nose and tied it.

김태형

I see you again, heroine.

When I turned around absentmindedly, I saw the source of the cigarette smell: Kim Taehyung, the one who had broken my concentration.

Kim Taehyung was surrounded by a group of rascals who looked like they were just playing around. Apparently, the rumors weren't false.

Jeon Jungkook hid me, who was so shocked I couldn't move, behind his back. Kim Taehyung, who saw the scene, snorted and laughed, as if he was dumbfounded.

Thanks to that, the kids around Kim Taehyung stopped talking and all turned to look at Jeon Jungkook and me. The noisy surroundings fell silent.

김태형

Hey, put out your cigarette.

I was holding my nose because the smell of cigarettes was so bad, and Kim Taehyung saw me and ordered the person smoking to put out his cigarette.

After hearing Kim Taehyung's words, the children all started to crush the cigarettes they were holding onto the floor and put them out.

전정국

Why did you call me when you have nothing to do?

김태형

You're not the only one who can call me the heroine.

김태형

I think our Jungkook is a little obsessed.

Kim Taehyung, who had even found out Jeon Jungkook's name, called Jeon Jungkook as "Jungkook" in a friendly manner and smiled at me as I looked anxious.

김태형

I want to tell this to the female protagonist.

나

...me?

김태형

I thought about myself a lot today.

It was creepy to see Kim Taehyung smiling at me, as if he was trying to see through my inner thoughts.

김태형

I'll be reminded of this more in the future. Thousands of times a day.

전정국

Is this really true...?

김태형

So, you just have to think of me as I am. Naturally.

I couldn't catch Jeon Jungkook who was running towards Kim Taehyung before he could even finish speaking.