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Chapter 5. Ambiguous Relationship


It's lunch time.

I didn't go out to eat today because I felt like I would get sick if I ate.

I am sitting alone in an empty classroom.

Tick, tick.

All I could hear was the sound of the clock repeating over and over again.


Suddenly the back door opened with a bang.


김민규
Ahyeon,


유아현
Ah, Kim Min-gyu.


김민규
Aren't you going to eat?


유아현
Yeah, I don't feel like eating.


김민규
Then let's go out to the playground and play.

I said okay because you seemed very bored.



Ah, I shouldn't have come out.

On the other side, Jeon Won-woo was walking arm in arm with senior Won Da-hee.


김민규
Yoo Ah-hyun's expression suddenly became serious.


유아현
No, it's not.



원다희
Wonwoo, I love walking like this with you.


전원우
huh,


원다희
Wonwoo, how about you?


전원우
Yeah, me too.


원다희
Hehehe.



김민규
It's gotten more serious?


김민규
what's the matter?


유아현
Hey, let's go in.


김민규
Why all of a sudden?


유아현
My legs hurt.


김민규
what??


김민규
Where are you??


김민규
why??


김민규
How come?


김민규
Should I carry you?!


유아현
Oh, man! Are you crazy?


유아현
Put it down!!

Kim Min-gyu suddenly put me on his back.

I was carried by Kim Min-gyu.

I'm glad I'm wearing gym clothes.

He hit Kim Min-gyu on the head and landed lightly.


김민규
Oh, it hurts...


유아현
You shouldn't carry a woman carelessly.


김민규
But you're sick...


유아현
If you understand, then don't chase me!

I tried to pass Kim Min-gyu and enter the school.


전원우
Ahyeon,


유아현
Hello Wonwoo.


원다희
Are you a friend?


원다희
I am Wonwoo's girlfriend Won Dahee.


유아현
I know senior Dahee.


유아현
I'm Yoo Ah-hyun.


유아현
If you have nothing to say, I'll go.


전원우
leg,


유아현
It's a faking illness.


유아현
Look, it's fine.

He jumped up and down in front of Jeon Won-woo.


김민규
Hey, Yoo Ah Hyun!!!


김민규
Are you really going to leave me behind?!!!


유아현
I'll go first!

I just passed Wonwoo.




김연우
What, is Ahyeon dating?


유아현
What are you talking about?


김연우
I saw it all.


김연우
You and Kim Min-gyu at the playground.


유아현
Oh, that.


유아현
No, he carried me by force.


김연우
Oh, is that so?


김연우
What else should I say?

Yeonwoo clicked her tongue, saying it was bland, and fell face down on the desk.


After a few seconds, Yeonwoo suddenly raises her head and speaks to me.


김연우
Change while you're at it.


김연우
In my opinion, Kim Min-kyu seems more likely than Jeon Won-woo.



And then three months passed.

Now I'm at the final stage of giving up on liking Jeon Won-woo.


김연우
Right, I have something to tell you.


유아현
What is it?


김연우
Jeon Won-woo broke up.


유아현
what?


유아현
Where did you hear that?


김연우
I overheard Lee Ji-hoon talking to Kwon Soon-young and Jeon Won-woo.


유아현
ah...

I almost gave up on liking Jeon Won-woo completely.


김연우
Hey, there comes your dog.

After hearing Yeonwoo's words, I turned around.

Kim Min-gyu was running towards me.


김민규
Ahhyun!!!


유아현
madam,


유아현
Yeonwoo, I'm going to the bathroom. You go first.


김연우
Hey, Ahyeon, fighting!



I avoided Kim Min-gyu and went into the bathroom.

Doyeon was washing her hands.


유아현
Oh, Doyeon.


안도연
Ahyeon, hi.


안도연
Why are you looking like that? What do you have to say?

I guess I'll ask while I'm at it.

I thought it would be better to ask now than to ask too late.


유아현
You liked Jeon Won-woo last year, right?


안도연
Ah~ That?


안도연
Why is that?


유아현
I was wondering if you still like me...


안도연
no?


안도연
It was already last year.


안도연
Do you like him by any chance??


유아현
...


안도연
Wow, that must be a bit of a headache.

Doyeon didn't ask any more questions.


안도연
Fighting!


안도연
I'll go out first.


유아현
huh.

Doyeon ran out, splashing water on my face.


유아현
It's all wet.



He came into our classroom.

When I entered the classroom, Jeon Won-woo was there.

I tried to pretend not to see him and go sit down.



전원우
...

Our eyes met again.

Jeon Won-woo didn't avoid eye contact, and I didn't avoid that eye contact either.

Even after 3 seconds had passed, I still looked at Jeon Won-woo without dodging first.

When Jeon Won-woo saw that I wasn't avoiding him, he was embarrassed and avoided eye contact first.


유아현
...

I felt my ears getting hot.

