[Contest] The heroine is mine
02. Break time
강다니엘
That happy math class ended, and the bell rang for recess. I tried to speak to Yeoju. "Yej...?" But my words were cut off by the other kids' questions. As soon as recess began, the students had swarmed Yeoju's desk to see the pretty transfer student.
아이린
"Yeoju, where do you live??" "Give me your phone number!" "What cosmetics do you use? Your face is really pretty!" "Do you want to be friends?" All sorts of questions poured out at Yeoju.
강다니엘
The girls' questions were at least bearable. But I hated it when the other boys talked to Yeoju. Especially Lee Daehwi, Park Woojin, and Park Jihoon.
박우진
"You, aren't you just too pretty... Start dating me today." At these words, all the girls screamed "Kyaa!!" and the boys patted Park Woojin on the back.
박지훈
And my math rival, Park Ji-hoon, is........."Hi, Yeoju?? I'm Park Ji-hoon!! I saw you were having trouble with math earlier, so I'll help you~! I'm ranked first in math in our class, you know. Haha. But you're so pretty that I think you have to date me. What should I do?? Haha."
The female lead didn't show any signs of liking it, but she didn't seem to dislike it either. Surely... she doesn't like those kids, does she...?
강다니엘
Seeing that made me feel even worse.
강다니엘
No!! Park Woojin and Park Jihoon, seriously!! There was a time when Park Jihoon was first in math in our class, but the number of times is similar to mine!! We're neck and neck!! Why is everyone eyeing the female lead!!! Ah... I'm so annoyed.
강다니엘
What I did next was surprising even to myself......................................................"Everyone move aside. Kim Yeo-ju is mine. She's my woman." After saying those words, I......... linked arms with Yeo-ju.
In an instant, Yeoju's cheeks—no, her whole face—turned peachy, and the children cheered.
"Kyaa~~~~!!!!" "Huh... Daniel...?" "Is this CC or what?" Some kid captured the two of us linking arms on camera.
Park Ji-hoon was about to say something with an angry and bewildered expression when the class bell rang and the teacher came in.
I looked at Yeoju's face and saw she was staring straight ahead. She seemed upset. Was it because I suddenly linked arms with her? Or because the kids were whispering about whether we were dating? Is she having a hard time at the new school, regardless of what happened earlier? Or is it because she's bad at this subject (science)...? Ugh... I wonder why...
강다니엘
Open your heart to me... Yeoju...
[Female protagonist's perspective]
As soon as break time arrived, the girls swarmed over and asked various questions. The five girls who seemed the most famous also surrounded me and launched a barrage of questions.
김여주
Before I could even answer, three boys came up and asked me to be their boyfriend. One of them flirted, and another who looked quite forceful spoke in the Busan dialect. The last one, a guy named Park Ji-hoon, had a cute face but was good at saying cheesy things. He even offered to help me with math.
김여주
Daniel was teaching math so well earlier... Why bother... And why does everyone want to date me...? My face is all thanks to makeup... Is this some kind of embarrassing game...? Just as all sorts of random thoughts were swirling around in my head...........
"Everyone move aside. Kim Yeo-ju is mine. She's my woman." My partner, Kang Daniel, suddenly spoke forcefully. As I stared at him with wide, startled eyes, Daniel linked arms with me. I could feel my entire face turn a peachy color in an instant. The children all cheered.
Even! Some kid captured the two of us linking arms on camera!!
김여주
Ah... I want to cry... I didn't do anything... On my first day of school, all the kids swarmed over, bombarding me with questions and asking me to be their boyfriend...????
김여주
On top of that, my partner, Daniel—I mean, he ended up linking arms with that guy he just met!! The other kids even took pictures of them like that.... They think we're a couple!! They're going to misunderstand!! Seriously, what is he thinking doing this?? He's totally insane......... *Sob*...
김여주
I really wanted to cry, but since it was the first day of school and I was afraid the other children would look down on me if I cried, I barely managed to hold back my tears. Just then, the class bell rang and the teacher came in.
김여주
When the teacher told them to open their textbooks, the children returned to their seats with a look of regret. Of course, that was a relief for me. I steeled myself once again, opened my textbook, and stared straight ahead. Because if I looked at the kid sitting next to me, I felt like the tears I had been holding back would burst out.