male friend
05. Cherry Blossom
male friend,
Episode 5. Cherry Blossom
Tch, you're funny. If you thought I'd fall for that kind of work comment, you were seriously mistaken...
…what is it? It's completely over. Player, Park Jimin, this is it.
윤여주
…don't make me laugh-.
Park Jimin, who is still looking at me while smiling brightly as if he is so happy. Why is he like this, really?
윤여주
You have nothing to do?
박지민
Yeah, no.
I don't even know what I'm saying right now. I'm feeling hot and bothered, and I'm at a loss as to how to continue the conversation.
It felt different. I've never felt this vague when talking to someone before.
The morning passed by so quickly… Since the first period was PE, I changed into my gym uniform and ran over.
We were waiting in line in numerical order for our teacher, and as expected, our class's gym president came carrying a cart full of basketballs.
윤여주
… No way, do you play basketball?
From where the girls were standing, boos erupted. Of course, that included me. "Ah, basketball is boring."
Among them, a courageous girl asked the gym president, "Hey, are we playing basketball?"
전정국
Uh. In the second semester, we only play basketball and volleyball.
When the kid came in sweaty, I thought he had been working out, but I think I saw him playing basketball on the playground on the way to school this morning…
But that aside, it's truly despairing. The only real joy is the boring basketball and volleyball games during PE...
Then, when the gym teacher came in, the noisy atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
"Jungkook, let's do some warm-up exercises."
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Today was the first basketball class, so they gave me free time to practice. I picked up a basketball, bounced it on the floor, and walked toward the goal... and the girls started to gather around me.
"Seriously, why do we have to do this?"
"This PE class was fun too~"
윤여주
…therefore.
The gym teacher is gone, but I don't know where he is... The girls are all sitting on the floor, expressing their disapproval.
We were sitting in a circle and I was watching the boys over there...
Am I crazy? Strangely, at some point, I started looking at nothing but Park Jimin, like it was a fancam...
That makes sense, he's truly exceptionally good. He uses his body really well. How can someone be like that...
윤여주
…Yoon Yeo-ju, you’re really crazy.
Am I a bit of a pervert? It's scary to think about...
Our eyes met.
Even when he looks at me, he smiles brightly like he did earlier… Oh my, my heart is being torn apart…
Oh my? It seems like you're getting closer to me now.
Huh...? Really? Why are you coming to me... Why are you coming?
Park Jimin finally stopped in front of me. He looked down at me for a moment, then spoke to me.
박지민
Practice with me.
윤여주
Me… with you?
Pretend not to be flustered as much as possible. Um, just pretend to be a cool girl... Yeah, okay.
박지민
Hurry up.
…what. From the moment he reached out his hand, I was completely entranced. I quickly grabbed his hand and stood up.
Hahaha. Come to your senses, Yoon Yeo-ju. No, don't run. No, you have to run, but calm down. I'm saying run moderately.
That he was the one holding my hand and heading towards another goal.
박지민
Here, can I put the ball in?
윤여주
…no.
I've never held a basketball since I was born.
박지민
The ball bounced well earlier.
윤여주
That's it...! You could say it's basic.
Whenever I say something, he laughs… I start to think carefully again about whether I said something wrong.
He stared at me intently, then told me to stay far away so he could demonstrate first. He said it would hurt if I got hit by the ball.
So, while I was holding my breath and fixating my eyes on Park Jimin... he would look at the goal, bounce the ball on the floor, then get into position and throw it towards the goal.
Of course… the ball went cleanly through the goal.
윤여주
Oh… good job!
윤여주
…but I can’t do it?
박지민
What can't you do? Come here.
When he told me to leave the ball I was holding, I made sure it didn't roll away and went over to him, and he gave me his ball.
박지민
Just throw it however you want.
윤여주
How do you catch the ball?
박지민
Do I even have to tell you that?
He chuckled as if my words were ridiculous, then did everything he could to help me. He even came close to me and helped me position myself.
Thanks to that, Yoon Yeo-ju… the basketball is no longer in sight.
윤여주
Me… throwing?
I just threw it carelessly, just like he said. Of course… there was no way the ball would go in.
Right after that, Park Jimin stood behind me with the ball without saying a word… It was a moment when my heart rate reached its peak.
윤여주
…what are you trying to do?
Before I could even say anything, he was holding a basketball from behind and hugging me with both arms, making me shrug my shoulders.
Of course I know it's not about hugging, but for me, Yoon Yeo-ju, even these little things make my heart flutter...
Park Jimin, who seemed to know my feelings, leaned over my shoulder and began to explain earnestly.
This… I thought it was so awkward, so I turned my head, but she was looking at me too, so really… if I moved just a little, we would have touched each other.
윤여주
…….
I tilt my upper body back slightly... and as I do so, some guys start yelling from behind me. I turn around, wondering what's going on, when I hear a dull thud from behind.
"Oh, sorry!"
A basketball seemed to have come flying behind me. Park Jimin, who had casually blocked it with one arm, was the one who did it.
It was still so close… but at this distance, no one tried to fall first… this is crazy, really๑>ᴗ<๑
I thought my heart would burst at the sight of that indifferent expression on his face as he looked down at me, Yoon Yeo-ju…
++The full-fledged Yoon Yeo-ju's obsession with Park Ji-min.
++They're in a total cherry blossom-like pink romance. They don't know it, but they like each other.