Someone precious to you (short story)

You were the one who provided the cause (top)

김여주

"Jungkook!!!"

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"Yeah, why?"

김여주

"No, just haha"

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"Tch, what the heck lol"

Unable to resist the sweet looks of you and Kim Yeo-ju, I called Jeong-guk without thinking.

강여주

"Jungkook!!!"

I was prettier than Kim Yeo-ju in terms of voice tone and pitch.

Along with Jeongguk, the other children in the class also focused on me.

however...

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"what"

It was you who answered with a cold gaze.

The other children's faces were frowning.

He was a bit arrogant for a moment,

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"Speak quickly. What is it? I'm talking to the female protagonist right now."

My heart felt like it was going to burst as you gave me an even colder gaze.

And my vision was blurred by the tears that welled up in my eyes, but I blinked and focused.

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"I... I don't understand this problem..."

I pointed out one unsolved problem from the spread out workbook.

I'm also a female protagonist... I said this while swallowing the words.

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"..."

It seemed like he was just skimming through the content of the problem.

I looked through it too... and it was an easy problem.

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"...It's easier than the previous problems, so why can't you solve it? And why are you asking me when your grades are much better than mine?"

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"...ah..."

It hurt because his words were all true, and I trembled in fear of his cold gaze.

The female protagonist, who had been watching me hesitate, spoke to Jeong-guk.

김여주

"Sometimes, when I'm solving a difficult problem and an easy one suddenly comes up, I can't solve it as well as Yeoju... I thought Jungkook would be kind enough to explain it to me, but isn't that too much for a friend? And he's my only friend who even has the same name as me?"

The heroine's words actually hurt me even more.

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"Oh, sorry. I guess I was sensitive because you suddenly interrupted. What was it that you said was difficult?"

It was so sad to see his gaze and tone of speech change with just one word from the female protagonist.

But still, he was a friend I met earlier than our heroine...

Unable to overcome my sadness, I got up from my seat.

강여주

"No, that could be true. Keep talking to the heroine... I'm sorry for interrupting... I think I can solve this problem on my own after I cool my head."

Still, I swallowed the words, “It would be nice if you helped me,” in a lonely tone.

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"Okay, then. Cool your head and come back."

The slightly mocking expression on his face added to the sadness, but there was nothing I could do.

I passed the half-children and crouched down in the corner of the stairs.

My favorite place. The corner of the stairs.

강여주

"The place where I first met you..."

Corner of the stairs...

The place I was with you.

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"The corner of the stairs..."

That's how I finished school.

김여주

"Jungkook!"

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"Why would you do that?"

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"The lunch today was tasteless..."

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"It was delicious!!"

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"It was all vegetables..."

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"So it wasn't tasty?"

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"huh!!!"

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"So... let's go eat tteokbokki!"

It's clear that the three of us, Yeo-ju, Jeong-guk, and I, are walking together... but why does it feel like I'm not there?

As I walked slowly, keeping pace with their pace, I stumbled and fell.

강여주

"ah!!"

The heroine who saw that was fidgeting, and I was in so much pain that I fell down and just stayed there.

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"Stop joking and stand up."

I'm not kidding...

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"If you don't wake up, I'll leave you behind."

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"Oh my, my lady. What should I do..."

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"He's just joking around to get attention. If we go alone, he'll chase after us. Let's go."

It was Jeong-guk who said that and dragged the female lead away.

But I can't get up...

I kept falling down several times because my ankle kept hurting even when I tried to get up, and I fell harder than the first time and got hurt several times before I finally got up.

I ran, dragging my sore right ankle, afraid that he might really abandon me.

It's already been abandoned...

Did he keep running like that? The female protagonist grabbed his hand.

Perhaps I had grabbed the heroine's hand too hastily. Her body tilted.

Jeongguk, who felt that, grabbed Yeoju and pushed her away, pulling my hand away from her.

강여주

"evil!!!"

This time, I fell backwards and landed on my hand incorrectly, breaking my wrist.

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"Ah..."

Even though I bit my lip, I couldn't stop the tears from flowing out and let them flow out.

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"What did you do right that you're crying? Because of you, the female protagonist almost fell."

In the end, he sat down in sorrow and shouted.

강여주

"You fall too! Listen to the kid who calls you an attention seeker and says you're kidding even though you sprained your ankle! You fell even harder and ran to him, but he grabbed your hand wrong and fell too, and you saved him, but your hand got pushed away and you grabbed the wrong hand and fell!"

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"Kim Yeo-ju is Yeo-ju, and I, Kang Yeo-ju, am Yeo-ju?! Aren't we your friends? Actually, if you think about it! I knew you before Kim Yeo-ju, and I helped you a lot! I listened to almost everything you asked me to do, and I even took care of your friends so that they wouldn't get into trouble!!"

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"Who would take care of that?"

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"her..."

It hurt so much... I couldn't speak.

So I just got up and walked past.

Even though I had a scar on my leg from wearing a skirt, even though I limped, even though my face was streaked with tears... you didn't show me your old face. It was sad. All of this...

Then, eventually, my legs gave out and I fell again.

What a misfortune. Who would have thought I'd hit my head on a flowerbed brick...

강여주

"Fine..."

My head was bleeding.

I lost consciousness like that.

When I woke up, Jeongguk, Yeoju, and their parents were there.

To be more specific, there is Jeon Jungkook with an expression that looks like he is not happy about something, the female protagonist with clear tear stains, the mother who keeps crying, and the father who is comforting her.

As expected... Jeon Jungkook had a cold look in his eyes.

Unlike before, his eyes were trembling a little.

Did you just raise your body like that?

Aching legs, a throbbing head, worsening pain in my wrists and ankles... and small, large stinging aches and pains.

Should I try talking to my mom...?

No voice came out.

aphasia

As this word flashed through my mind, I couldn't help but flinch.

no way...

여주의 부모님

"Lady, please say something..."

How can I speak when I have no voice?

No matter how much I open my mouth, no sound comes out...

The female lead and Jeong-guk looked shocked at that.

Oh, of course, me too, Kang Yeo-ju...

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"Hey, Jungkook, Yeoju... How did our Yeoju end up like this?"

I hated those two so much for not saying anything to him.

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"This is quite a shock... I'm sorry, but could you... take care of the heroine? I have another business trip scheduled..."

Mom, Dad... Don't go... It's scary.

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"I'll take good care of you... Don't worry..."

Now it really gives me goosebumps.