ferment.
Before the sun sets
Min Yoongi rests his chin on my head.
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When I swear, is it fun?
000
...disappear.
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What are you talking about?
000
Get out of here.
000
You're not Min Yoongi. The real Min Yoongi has never come running to me when I cry.
000
The real Min Yoongi has never hugged me.
000
And, to the real Min Yoongi.
There are so many things I'm sorry about, so if you're really Min Yoongi, you can't be.
I have so many things to apologize for, so if you're really Min Yoongi, you can't do it.
I feel like I'm going to die from pain.
000
If you're really Min Yoongi, you can't do it.
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That's why I came running when you were crying.
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That's why I hug you like this.
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So what if it's a dream, so what if it's a hard day. 000.
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If I were Min Yoongi, what would be the problem?
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I will live with you in your dreams.
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I'll give you some sleeping pills so you can sleep happily.
000
You piece of trash.
I let go of Min Yoongi's arm, climbed down from the fence, and ran to the other side.
I gritted my teeth as I ran.
I should have said at least one more curse word.
I won't be able to see him anyway, so I should have at least given him a shout out.
I'm moving, I'm done with psychos like you. I should have at least cursed at you.
To the riverbank where I ran again with tears in my eyes.
Min Yoongi and Kim Taehyung, who was holding something, stood facing each other.
I rushed to Min Yoongi. He stood there, unaware that I had arrived.
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It's time to throw away the trash that's been bothering you. Min Yoongi.
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...You won't be able to be class president anymore.
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You're going to juvenile detention, kid.
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You'll be declared a suicide.
김태형
He will be found drowned in the river with a knife in his hand and a knife stuck in his stomach.
What Kim Taehyung was holding in his hand was a white dagger.
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Kill him.
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How shameless. Until I die.
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Because you haven't stolen people once or twice.
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You've been a bad guy since middle school.
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Yeah. I guess we were meant to kill each other from the start.
김태형
Before becoming an adult, let's deal with one thing.
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...clever little shit.
Min Yoongi laughed at him and picked up a lighter.
A small Zippo blue lighter, with four beautifully engraved Chinese characters.
I don't know what it says, but he opened the lid with a loud bang, as if he was planning to burn Kim Taehyung's collar with it.
Kim Taehyung tried to stab Min Yoongi with a knife, and in that brief moment, my words flashed back to me.
000
- Taehyung, I guess I need to help you.
Right now, stopping Taehyung is helping him.
I jumped in between them,
Taehyung's sword hit the slightly left side of the stomach.
The sky blue sweater I was wearing slowly began to show red paint, just like when I pulled out the ringer needle.
I smiled slightly.
000
Taehyung.
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Ah, ah... ah...
Taehyung looked at the knife and covered his ears with his bloody hands.
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...000!
Mom, Jiwon, I've been stabbed in the back of my head all my life.
And I'm saying this in front of a kid who's only been here a week, and a kid who's been following me since middle school.
Besides, the person who stabbed me was our class president. Isn't that weird?
mom.
Before I start the new semester at boarding school, I hope I'll be completely healed and without any scars.
Mom, did I do a good job?
I saved two people, Mom. Did I do a good job?
No one gets hurt anymore, Mom.
Did I do well?
I won't die, right, Mom?
Dad is standing across the bridge.
I walk slowly towards my dad.
But my father pushes me back. He tells me to disappear quickly.
I threaten you not to come back until your mother and I have been together for ten years.
And my father says to me, my dear daughter.
I'm sorry I left you too soon.
I'm sorry for making fun of you since you were little and for making you go down the wrong path in middle school.
I'm sorry for making you play like the bullies you are now in middle school.
But, starting from this semester of high school, I'm so grateful that you've been a good kid no matter how bad your grades are.
And my dad tells me.
Now go back. It's time to go back.
I tell my dad.
I love you.