Mandu is our cat
The Lost Half-Human, Half-Beast (1)
김여주
Hmm...
민석
Kim Yeo-ju, wake up...
김여주
Ugh... I don't like it...
민석
You have to wake up quickly. Aren't you going to school?
I started dating Minseok oppa, and somehow we ended up sleeping in the same bed. He woke me up, holding me in his arms, ruffling my hair with a voice that made me feel like I was going to melt.
김여주
I'm not going to school... I'm going to be with my brother..
민석
No, you still have to go to school. If you don't go to school, I won't hug you.
김여주
I already have it...
민석
then...
민석
If you don't wake up, I'll kiss you.
김여주
What is that... Ugh
민석
I told you, get up before I do any more
My brother's sudden kiss made me blush in embarrassment. Then I ran straight to the bathroom.
김여주
What is this... My face is all red. I have to go to school quickly.
담임쌤
Okay, kids, pay attention. Suyeong said she can't come to school today due to personal reasons, so please understand that and don't worry too much.
During class, I was worried about Sooyoung, who wasn't there, but after hearing the teacher's words, my worries eased a little. But I wondered if there was something she couldn't tell me. We'd been close for quite some time. Of course, that's probably why.
I didn't have any close friends in class except for Sooyoung, so today I felt especially alone. Well, since Sooyoung wasn't there, I was just alone.
It was lunchtime, and all the kids had left the classroom. Not hungry, I sat down to work on my math problem. Then, I heard a voice from the classroom door.
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Hey, isn't that the kid who used to hang out with Park Soo-young?
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Oh, I see
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Oh, Kim Yeo-ju?
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Do you know him?
???
Yeah, I think so
One of the people I was chatting with outside came into our class and said he knew me. I couldn't help but be shocked when I saw who he was.
변백현
My lady,
변백현
hi?
The person standing before me was Byun Baekhyun. Byun Baekhyun. Byun Baekhyun was the person I had a crush on in middle school. Of course, we remained close friends back then, but I really liked Byun Baekhyun. In a word, yes, he was my first love.
But before I entered high school, we lost contact for some reason, and I didn't know him well after that, so I couldn't really understand why he was standing in front of me at our school, and in my class at that.
김여주
Uh, you... Byun Baekhyun...
변백현
Hey, do you remember?
김여주
But why here...
변백현
Ah, I came here to hang out for a bit with a friend from school, and I saw you. I'm staying over there.
변백현
We first met after graduating from middle school, and I'll be 20 next year. Oh, I changed my phone so I don't have your number. Can I have your number?
김여주
Oh, yeah, but where did you go all of a sudden without saying anything?
변백현
Ah, back then... I'm sorry about that. I couldn't contact you back then because something came up with my parents. I'm really sorry.
김여주
Yeah, I said there was nothing I could do...
I obediently gave Baekhyun my number and when we parted ways without saying a word, I asked him why. He said it was because of his parents. I was a little disappointed by that answer, but I was also a little glad that it wasn't his intentional behavior.
변백현
Thanks, I have to go before your teacher catches me. I'll contact you later.
김여주
Yeah, bye
Before I knew it, I was seeing him off with a smile. Why am I doing this? For a moment, I forgot that he was my first love.
김여주
I'm back...
After school, I returned home. Normally, I'd be so tired I'd go straight to bed, but not today. I was looking for Minseok.
김여주
Oppa, I'm here
김여주
Oppa...?
No matter how many times I called, Minseok didn't answer. At first, I thought he was asleep or hadn't heard. But then a moment of fear struck me. I quickly searched the entire house. But Minseok wasn't anywhere in the house.
김여주
No, no, oppa, you went out for a bit of fresh air, right? You went out once before, right? That's right, so don't worry. That's right. If you rest for a bit, oppa will come back.
But until the morning sun rose, I didn't hear the door of our house open, and it wasn't Minseok oppa who woke me up, but three strange men.