Exists, but does not exist
Episode 15
-Drrrrr
When I entered the classroom, Jeonghan, who had been sitting in my seat, was nowhere to be seen, perhaps because he had gone back to his own classroom.
강여주
phew..
고하율
Lady, why are your ears so red?
강여주
uh..?
강여주
My ears are red..?
Could it be that the heartbeat I heard earlier was my own?
고하율
What happened..?
Ha-Yul looked at me worriedly and asked.
강여주
Uh.. no, nothing happened..!
-Drrrrr
고하율
uh..
정다은
...
Jeong Da-eun came in quietly through the back door.
All the students in the class turned their attention to Jeong Da-eun.
전원우
I guess you know what you did.
Wonwoo said a word as he watched Jung Da-eun walk to her seat with her head bowed.
고하율
Hey hey.. I can hear you..!
Even as he said that, Ha-Yul was smiling faintly.
전원우
Has anything different happened since yesterday?
강여주
Yeah, there wasn't any.
When I saw Wonwoo, I felt sorry for no reason.
전원우
.. thank god
-End of school-
고하율
Ahhh- I'm tired..
강여주
I need to go home and get some sleep.
고하율
Yeah haha
고하율
See you tomorrow!
I said goodbye to Ha-ryul and entered the alley leading home.
???
-..hey!
???
-.. Hand it over..!
???
Do you really want to fall for it? ..~
It seemed like a fight had broken out at the end of the alley.
-puck
I tried to avoid that alley, but
Someone was startled by the sound of someone being punched and ran into the alley.
강여주
Oh my... Huh...
When I entered the alley, the people who had been fighting were already gone.
강여주
....?
But it seemed like someone was lying on the road.
강여주
hey...!!!!
I ran to that person in a hurry.
강여주
I'm okay-..
And what was quite shocking was,
The person who was lying down was-
강여주
Yoon Jeonghan...?!!
It was Jeonghan.
강여주
Jeonghan!!!
강여주
are you okay?!!!
I was so shocked that I didn't even think about calling 119, so I just patted Jeonghan's shoulder as he collapsed.
강여주
Jeonghan!!!
강여주
.. Oh right 119...!!!
I was rummaging through my pockets late, trying to call 119.
Then, Jeonghan suddenly grabbed my hand.
윤정한
...
강여주
Jeonghan...!!
강여주
Let go of this..!
강여주
You need to report this quickly to 119!
윤정한
declaration...
윤정한
You don't have to do it..
강여주
.. what..?
강여주
You were lying down..!
강여주
Don't you remember?!
윤정한
I just fell for a moment.
윤정한
are you okay
Jeonghan shook off his clothes and got up.
강여주
No.. is it really okay..?
My startled heart couldn't calm down.
윤정한
I said it's okay!
Jeonghan smiled brightly as if everything was fine.
강여주
...
강여주
For that to be the case, you're sweating too much...
Cold sweat was running down Jeonghan's forehead.
윤정한
Ah.. this
윤정한
I was surprised when I fell down..!
강여주
....
강여주
however..
강여주
Didn't you see the people fighting here earlier?
윤정한
... yes..?
Jeonghan's eyes shook violently.
강여주
You saw it too..?
윤정한
What... what kind of person...
강여주
It was really noisy here...
강여주
A bit like bullying...
윤정한
....!!
Jeonghan took a deep breath.
강여주
Are you okay..?
강여주
You're in a strange state...!!!
윤정한
Ah.. I'm okay..
Even breathing seemed too difficult to say it was okay.
강여주
Of course, 119..!
The moment I was about to take out my phone again,
Jeonghan grabbed my arm.
윤정한
I told you not to report it..!
강여주
But..!
윤정한
...Okay..
Jeonghan calmed down again.
윤정한
..by the way, why is my sister..
강여주
huh?
윤정한
Why did you run here knowing that I was being bullied..?
강여주
...
강여주
Because I wanted to protect you...
윤정한
What if my sister gets hurt too..!
강여주
It reminded me of when I was young.
윤정한
...!
강여주
I told you before,
강여주
I was bullied when I was young.
강여주
So... I wanted to help you more.
I smiled awkwardly.
윤정한
.....
강여주
...Jeonghan,
윤정한
yes..?
강여주
Be honest with me.
Jeonghan could tell that he hadn't simply fallen.
강여주
You didn't just fall over, did you?
윤정한
.. yes..?
I looked at Jeonghan quietly.
Jeonghan looked at me in surprise, then immediately averted his eyes.
윤정한
...
윤정한
after...
Jeonghan took a deep breath.
윤정한
that is..
윤정한
therefore..
강여주
You can speak slowly.
I calmed Jeonghan down.
I could feel Jeonghan's heart beating fast.
윤정한
...
윤정한
me too...
강여주
huh?
윤정한
I was bullied when I was young too.
강여주
.... uh..?