Spring Day, the Beginning of First Love

🌸03 Feeling

He had just washed his hair and was roughly drying it with a towel when he heard a familiar alarm sound. Thinking, "Who uploaded something again?", he glanced at his phone's notifications.

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…Park Woojin? Are you two together now?

[The sunset was so beautiful on my way to school! Photographer Bagujin🌸]

For a moment, my mind became confused, but as expected from Park Ji-hoon, I quickly sorted out the situation. "Yes, that's the path Park Woo-jin is taking. And somehow, the paths ended up being the same."

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The two of us could go... but it was my fault for leaving out Park Woojin today.

Park Woojin, who had been pondering this for a while, coolly dismissed it and tossed his phone onto the bed. He was getting ready as usual, thinking he should probably go to the convenience store.

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But it looks like the two of them have become closer.

Of course, I felt a little disappointed. I kept looking at the phone I had thrown away while pretending to be cool, but Park Ji-hoon was amazing for overcoming that.

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We should go together tomorrow. Oh, why am I like that in the morning...

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...Wait a minute, why is my name here?

Park Woojin looked at the comments section first. Surely he wasn't talking about me? True to his social media star form, he meticulously scanned every single one of the hundreds of comments. Fortunately, aside from the question, "Who are you?", none of the comments were particularly concerning.

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Hey, Park Ji Hoon, why did you suddenly follow me? Hey, I've become a bad guy...!

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What if you get mad at me, tell me not to hang out with you anymore, and I get rumored to be a weird kid at school?

The thought that everything was his fault made my nose sting and tears well up in my eyes. People whisper that he looks scary on the outside, but if you look closely, you'll see that he's actually the most tenderhearted person.

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I need to apologize right now. You're at home, right?

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If you call, there's a 70% chance they'll call you shameless and curse you out, and a 30% chance they won't pick up. Just go!

Yes, Park Woojin's predictions are of no help at all.

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Ah... Jihoon, I'm sorry. You have a hard time being friends with someone like me.

He was so frantic to leave that he left his phone behind. Park Woojin was so focused on that moment that he didn't even notice the ringing sound of the text message.

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Yes, thank you. Goodbye.

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Oh my...hey Park Ji Hoon!!

Park Ji-hoon couldn't help but be surprised when she came running to him, sweating profusely. What did she do to me? Why is her face so terrified?

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I'm really sorry... It's not that I hate you, I just happened to do it anyway...

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Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden? What happened...?

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Haven't you seen it? I know you like Kim Yeo-ju, but I keep hanging out with you-

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What, you ran out like that? Hey, how can something like that happen between friends like us?

Jihoon's unexpectedly calm expression caught me off guard. His eyes, once red, seemed to relax, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

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What... I guess those two got along?

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No, no! We happened to be on the bus together, and then...

I smiled at Woojin, who was talking nonsense in surprise, and said I was just joking while putting a candy in his mouth. How is he going to live with such a disgusting heart?

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I'll push you to do well, I really mean it.

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Hey, that's okay. You're more important than me.

After such a long conversation, I finally managed to stop Park Woojin and head home. I told him not to worry and to act normally, but I felt a little regretful.

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Honestly, I'm jealous of you...

김여주

...Why aren't you answering your phone? Are you busy?

[Sorry if I bothered you!! See you tomorrow]

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Could it be that I did something wrong? That shouldn't be happening...

[ Oh, I missed you because I was meeting someone. Did you get home safely? ]

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...!! Wow, it wasn't a mistake after all! You asked if it went in okay... Isn't this possible?

Before I knew it, my face was flushed red, and I'd been staring at that single text for several minutes. "Kim Yeo-ju, are you saying it's been a while since we last met?" And you haven't even replied yet?

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This is just a read and ignore!! What, what do you say?

[Thanks to you, it went in well.]

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...Look at how poor my vocabulary is. I'm sure I'll be disliked at this point.

[ That's good. Sleep well and have sweet dreams. ]

Thanks to those two sentences, I couldn't say anything, but my face became familiar. Kim Yeo-ju, if we just keep doing this, it'll work out! Don't you really see the potential?

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Why isn't Park Ji-hoon coming out? Is it because of yesterday?

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Park Woojin!! Let's go together!

He must have spotted me from afar and run over, his exhausted appearance palpable. Then, with a bright smile, he offered to come with him. Unable to ignore the beads of sweat forming on his forehead, I nodded slightly.

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Oh, I'm waiting for Park Ji-hoon. Can you stay with me for a moment?

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Of course, we usually go together too?

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If nothing else comes up, we go together every day. It's too far to go alone.

As we were chatting away, Park Ji-hoon suddenly appeared in front of us, pushing his bike. "He's here now, too. Should I try making way?" I thought, glancing at him.

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Ah...! I have somewhere to stop by, so I think I'll have to go somewhere else today. We should go together today!

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Ah... I wanted to go with you. Then I'll see you later in class.

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What else did you leave behind...?

"Whew, I guess I did a good job, huh?" Feeling proud, I sent Park Ji-hoon and Yeo-ju off together, forgetting about the feelings of the person who wanted to go with me.

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.....

I had originally planned to say something when we met, but for some reason, I couldn't get the words out. Perhaps it was because I was still feeling awkward, I thought, and tried to lighten the mood.

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Uh... how is school?

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It's definitely better than my last school. Thanks to Woojin, I think I've adapted well.

Again, the flow is interrupted. After saying one word, I don't know what to say next. I'm sure I'm the mood maker in front of others, so why am I doing this?

I've been mulling it over for minutes, only to have meaningless conversations. What a chance I got, and I'm wasting it like this. Park Ji-hoon must have been out of his mind.

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By the way, since when have you two been close? I want to become closer to you, but it's hard...

Normally, I would have just gushed about Park Woojin, but I felt a little strange and just blurted out whatever came to mind. I really shouldn't be doing this, but I was only getting more and more jealous.

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'This is the first time I've felt such complicated emotions... No, I have to work harder in times like this!'

I tried my best to keep the conversation positive. But did Park Ji-hoon know that this conversation wasn't going to win him over?

휘슬 / 로휘

Oh dear... I couldn't write because of my current life, so I'm only uploading it now😥

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I have an uneasy feeling that I won't be able to use it in a year like this ㅠㅜ I'll really work hard before the year ends🔥

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Thank you for reading this poor writing, and that's all for now🍒