That winter, a day when white snow was piling up.
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홍지수
Hey, Choi Seungcheol! John X, it's been a while?
승철
..what, Hong Ji-soo?!
승철
When did you get here?
홍지수
It's been a while. But why are you so sad? Is something wrong?
Jisoo asked Seungcheol, putting her arm around his shoulder in a friendly manner.
승철
.. just,
홍지수
Ah... It must be really hard... No, tell me why.
홍지수
It feels weird to see this timid kid who used to beat me up in high school. Should I give him some advice?
승철
If you say that, it'll sound like I was bullying you.
홍지수
I, the person involved, forgave you, so what?
승철
Um... okay. This might sound crazy, but would you mind listening to my concerns?
홍지수
Yes, you are always welcome.
승철
.. I think I like Yeoju.
홍지수
... Oh, my. shit.
승철
..was it so surprising that your native language came out..?
홍지수
No.. I thought you already knew.. You, you like someone.. Ha, no.
There was a lot of confusion revealed in Jisoo's expression.
승철
What...what are you trying to say?
홍지수
I'll sit on that bench and tell you the story from beginning to end.
The two sat on the bench.
- Hyangsan High School -
정한
Hey, Choi Seung-cheol!!! We're in big trouble!!
승철
What is it, calm down and speak.
정한
Calm down when you hear that.
승철
Oh, so what is it?
정한
Kang Yeo-ju got hit again.
승철
This crazy-
As soon as Seungcheol heard Jeonghan's words, he got up from his seat and ran out of the classroom.
정한
Hey, ah. You crazy! I told you to calm down!!
In the middle of the hallway that Jeonghan followed Seungcheol to, Yeoju was sitting down, and in front of her, an unknown male student was looking at Yeoju.
승철
It's obvious.
Seungcheol started to push his way into the crowd.
여주
.....
지수
What's wrong, are you okay?
승철
Hey, did you hit Kang Yeo-ju?
여주
Hey, Seungcheol-?
Seungcheol grabbed Jisoo by the collar without thinking,
지수
Oh, no. I never did that-
The fist also went out without a second thought.
Afterwards, a fight almost turned into a brawl was prevented thanks to the efforts of Kang Yeo-ju and Yoon Jeong-han. When Choi Seung-cheol realized that it was a mistake, he was more embarrassed than anyone else in front of the two, but he was unable to apologize.
홍지수
- Do you remember what happened?
승철
Of course... I remember. But why?
홍지수
I knew from then on that you liked Kang Yeo-ju.
홍지수
How much must he have liked me to swing his fist like that even though I said it wasn't him?
승철
.. I was a bit confused at the time. At that time, Kang Yeo-ju was often bullied because she was wrongly picked on by her senior.. I didn't know if I liked it or not because I was protecting her.
홍지수
You like it, right? You like Kang Yeo-ju.
승철
.. Actually, this in itself is not that big of a problem,