That convenience store part-timer

14 : Is that jealousy...?

The next day, I deliberately loitered in front of Class 5 on my way home from school

And then I said hi to Jaehyun, as if we’d run into each other by chance

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Oh, hi, Jaehyun!

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Huh? Ah, hi...

Jaehyun greeted me, a little flustered

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Who are you saying hi to?

Someone peeked out from behind him

It was the guy who was always with Jaehyun

The boy gave me a quick wave

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Hi

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Hello...

I awkwardly bowed my head a little and greeted him

The boy whispered something into Jaehyun’s ear

Jaehyun looked a little startled, and his ears turned red

Then he gave a small nod

I wanted to go closer and hear what they were saying, but I didn’t have the nerve to get that close

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Oh, right~

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There was something my teacher told me to do, wasn’t there?

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Jaehyun, you go on ahead

The boy slipped out from Jaehyun’s side with clumsy, terrible acting

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... Want to go together?

Jaehyun scratched the back of his head and said

I smiled and nodded

Without even knowing what emotion was in that smile, I went home with Jaehyun

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But who’s that guy? I’ve seen him a lot

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You mean the tall one, right?

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That’s Kim Woonhak. And...

Jaehyun paused for a moment

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Who’s the one you keep hanging around with...?

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Riwon? Lee Riwon?

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No... the boy...

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Oh, Kim Ihan?

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We got close because our seats were near each other, so we do stick together a bit.

Jaehyun seemed like he was about to say something, his lips twitching

But he couldn’t bring himself to say it easily

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... Can’t you not hang out with him?

That...

Is that... jealousy...?

To be continued in the next episode...

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