I got a kiss from a bully at a karaoke bar
02. Come get it later (2)
There were no name tags left, so he took the only one...
I got some negative glares from the teachers. In a bad way...
I was afraid that my name tag would be stolen and I would be late, so I jumped up once.
국어
A first-year student doesn't even have a name tag? What class are you in?
Oh my... I was going up the stairs, but how did you know I was a freshman? You don't even have good eyesight! Anyway, you can't see the name on the name tag, you can only see the name tag, right? Aah. But it was okay until this point.
I was just sitting in the classroom trying to avoid the teachers' eyes, but when I came out to eat lunch, I made eye contact with Teacher Ethics and she said something...
윤리
Hey, hey. You there!
Me. Me...? Why me ㅠㅠㅠ I listened to the speech for 20 minutes while crying inside. Today, the spicy stir-fried chicken came out... I felt like I wasted all that time I should have been diligently using my chopsticks.
Last Fang. I got caught once by the homeroom teacher who came to class.
한국사
Today is the 28th, right? I missed number 28, so it's number 29. Let me read that... Do you have a name tag for Yeoju?
Haha... I don't have it. No, I was there but I'm not there. I really was but I just disappeared... I really can't explain it in detail. Ugh, this is frustrating!
Why are you so anxious about not being able to catch the first-year students? Most of the third-year students don't do it, but you still don't catch them. And you don't catch the second-year students either. Ha. Maybe it's because it's Monday, but everyone's on edge...
Anyway, first year is easy, right? It's really annoying!
I only got a warning once, never got dragged to the student affairs office, but it still feels unfair. Why do I have to do this? I'm a little nervous about going to get my name tag from that senior.
Hey. I'm really unlucky. It's not that I can't find it, it's that I just don't find it! Seriously. I don't even know what year that senior is in, so it's true that I can't find it.
It's not that I'm scared, it's that I don't know, so I can't go. Really.
I was just going to buy one from the uniform store, taking the mental victory I gained from the meaningless self-consolation. I should've bought it in advance. Anyway, my lack of preparation is always a problem.
I lay down on my desk and sighed deeply. "Can you finish the closing ceremony a little quickly, teacher? I'm going to be very busy today, going to the academy and buying a name tag."
I was so bored that I turned my back on the teacher who was talking in front of me and whispered to Kim Chae-won.
홍여주
Is it 6 o'clock today, 6:30?
김채원
6 o'clock. Just don't bring your bag like last time. I don't have a pen to lend you.
홍여주
Dude. You're really talking nonsense... Are you saying I was trying to bully you?
I sat down immediately, feeling the burdensome gaze from the person in front of me as I whispered. I really don't like today. Maybe it's because it's Monday.
한국사
Why is the female protagonist making such a fuss today?
홍여주
I'm sorry...
The homeroom teacher is also really annoyed... I think it should end at this point.
Why am I so unlucky today? I was packing my bags to go home, but the kid on duty this week has been sick for the past few days and has been skipping school.
What does that mean? The number is overdue, so I have to do it instead... Why did you have to call me in too? You could have done it yourselves!
There's no other way than to grumble, but it's so sad that I have to do that timidly inside.
I just swept the floor, chatted with the class president, and left the classroom. Now I'm out of school...
uh?
The faint scent of fabric softener lingers in my nose. It feels familiar, but...
As I look around with that ominous thought, I make eye contact with someone. Ah. Ah. Those, those round eyes...!
The person who had been causing me bad luck all day was standing right in front of me. That... that senior was the source of my misfortune today!
For some reason, I feel like I should avoid her, so I pretend not to see her and turn my steps towards Chaewon.
Originally, you weren't supposed to get close to things or people that were unclean. Huhuhuhu.
홍여주
Hey teachers today, really...
A hand rested on my shoulder. I knew it without even turning my head. It was that name tag senior. Oh, oh, oh, what should I do...
I couldn't turn my face away and just stayed still, so Kim Chaewon turned around. Oh really, Chaewon... You're so clueless!
전정국
Hey, friend. Hey, Yeoju? Yeoju, I have something to talk to you about today, so I think you'll have to go alone.
전정국
What should I do? Do you want to wait?
홍여주
No, why me?
I was wondering what was going on and turned around, but the player had already been hit.
Who? Kim Chaewon.
김채원
Yes, I'll go first.
What? Hey, what's wrong with you? It doesn't suit this situation, but it feels like the wind is blowing right in front of you.
김채원
Hongshi, make sure to pack your bag today.
홍여주
Huh? No...
No, don't go... I couldn't bring myself to say that. I wanted to. But the hand still resting on my right shoulder kept me from doing so.
I quietly faced the senior with a heavy heart, though I had no strength left.
홍여주
Why, why... I decided to go with him.
I pointed at Kim Chae-won, who had already turned her back, and spoke in a voice as small as an ant, and the senior just laughed.
전정국
We just made a date. Do you want to go out the back door?
홍여주
Are you crazy, are you really crazy?
I kept nagging him to go alone, no, even if I wasn't alone, I definitely didn't want to go with this senior, but when we talked, I felt like he was trying to stop me.
I already told you not to. Why am I going with this senior? And through the back door at that.
홍여주
Don't you know what will happen if you get caught?
I'm a normal first-year student, so I'd look around and cautiously run out the back door, but this senior doesn't even have that. Seriously... I'm jealous. Why is he so relaxed?
And why do you keep laughing, you idiot? Do I look funny? Or did you eat your lunch too quickly and get some spicy stir-fried chicken sauce on your lips? Or is there chili powder stuck in your teeth?
홍여주
Why are you doing this to me?
I said it casually, as if I didn't want to see you smile, but your gently slanted eyes deepened. "Don't smile... I think I'll fall for you." Those words could only be said in my heart. I don't know why I thought that.
Ah. Look at this. I'm getting weird when we're together.
전정국
I told you to come get it later.
A hand suddenly reaches out in front of me. What is it? It's my name tag. I snatch it up quickly. You know, because of this one thing, I've been getting a lot of negative attention today that I normally wouldn't get.
홍여주
...Why did you take it?
전정국
I wanted to talk to you. I told you to come, but you didn't come. Why didn't you come?
...Ugh. Why is it like that? It leaves me speechless.
You don't like it? Even if you say it with that face. I don't like it... I don't like it.
홍여주
... Yes. I don't like it.
Honestly, I hate it.
So, keep laughing again, Mr. Lee. Why do you keep laughing?
전정국
You are really cute.
If a stranger suddenly snatches your name tag, gives it back to you, and starts talking to you in a flirtatious way... it's really weird. It's a little different from the obvious comments I heard a lot in middle school.
No, no. It's weird and different, so what's the point? We decided to live quietly.
홍여주
I really don't know who that senior is.
It's nice to not see the smiling eyes when you say that while looking at the ground. I can imagine it, though.
전정국
But do you know I'm your senior?
Ah. Seriously, who is this guy? Why does he charm people like this?
홍여주
No, that's not it,
Looking at this senior who just stood there, I seriously contemplate. Should I jump? I should jump. I should just jump...
전정국
Go out with me.
전정국
You kissed me. I'll take responsibility.