“Don’t let the word family fool you into understanding us.”

04. Waves of Heart

The playground is incredibly quiet now that everyone has left. The only sound, like now, is the occasional rustle of tea.

When I looked up at the sky with a blank mind, I felt as if I had become one with the sky.

박지민

Jeong-ah, your back hurts. Get up.

전정아

Oh, right. When will Jeon Jungkook come out?

박지민

It's coming out soon, but hasn't Taehyung seen it?

전정아

My dad. He must have gone to Yang Hye-won.

Park Jimin came to my side and reached out his hand to me, who was lying on the stairs.

It was a look that told me to grab it and get up.

Kim Taehyung, who usually walked home from school with me, disappeared without saying a word.

I didn't really think about it. I just felt a strange, inexplicable sense of frustration and irritation clogging my throat.

박지민

Jeong-ah, are you worried?

전정아

what?

박지민

I'm talking about Kim Taehyung.

전정아

…. what.

Park Jimin, who was sitting next to me, asked me a question in a casual manner.

Words bordering on negativity spilled out of my mouth without a trace. I'm just frustrated with Kim Taehyung. I don't feel that way at all. Yeah, but...

박지민

Lies. It all shows, right?

As soon as I heard those words, all kinds of annoyance and frustration came over me as if they were mocking me.

A wave crashed into my calm sea.

박지민

Taehyung is also trying to distance himself from Yang Hye-won.

박지민

Don't say anything too much, okay?

전정아

… . Oh, I get it, I get it.

전정아

If someone saw this, they would know what I said.

박지민

That's not wrong, is it?

I didn't bother to correct Park Jimin, who just shrugged and looked at me.

It was a bit harsh earlier, yeah, earlier…

a moment ago?

전정아

Did you overhear?

박지민

How did it come to this?

전정아

That foxy guy...

박지민

lol

I never thought I'd be so embarrassed if someone overheard that conversation...

Park Jimin was busy laughing obliviously as he buried his face in his hands. He's always like that...

박지민

Are you cursing me inside?

전정아

Yeah, you bastard. Either cover your ears or just go away.

박지민

It's not my fault, right?

전정아

… It makes me even angrier because it’s true.

Park Jimin was a fox-like guy.

He was kind and gentle, but the damn luck and intuition that followed him seemed to actively support his becoming a fox.

전정아

You are the scariest…

박지민

thank you.

전정아

That's not a compliment...

Park Jimin chuckled at my words.

Yeah, so what if it's scary, so what if it's a fox.

I'm grateful just for you being there for me.

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