The reason I stay by your side

Kim Taehyung, whom we met again

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...

I stared at Taehyung's face in confusion.

There were several scratches on Taehyung's face, and drops of blood were pooling there.

Not only that, but her lips were also slightly cracked.

Anyone can see that he really looks like a gangster.

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hey

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...Huh??

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Are you okay?

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uh?

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ok...

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I thought you were going to jump...

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I guess that wasn't it?

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iced coffee...

I was leaning against the railing and looking down at a senior passing by.

Taehyung must have thought I was going to jump.

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Yeah...

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under...

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Be careful

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I was surprised

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Aaaah, it hurts

Taehyung, who had fallen backwards with me, or rather, was trapped under me, stood up after dusting off his clothes.

But he must have hurt his ankle, so he sat down again and grabbed his left ankle.

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Oh my god, it's so annoying

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Uh... legs

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Is it because of me...?

I asked cautiously.

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...

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of course

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iced coffee...

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Sorry...

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There's no need to be sorry

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Just give me the hospital bill

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..?

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Wait, I wasn't going to jump..!

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But you helped me

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...that means now

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You didn't ask for help, but I came forward uselessly.

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Is this how it turned out?

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mom...

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Hmm...

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That's... true...

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...

Taehyung's expression hardened as soon as he heard what I said.

I was very anxious and just rolled my eyes here and there.

The atmosphere became tense..........

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...

Clank-

Kkieeeeeeeeingeeeeeek (the sound of a door opening)

Suddenly, there was a sound of the rooftop door opening,

We both looked at it at the same time.

The first thing I saw was a long wooden stick.

Taehyung knew that the person holding the stick was the grade head teacher and told me not to tell him anything.

He limped quickly to the back, saying he was in pain.

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...Oing

선생님

Ugh

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The weather is so nice~

선생님

Hey? What are you doing here?

The teacher, holding a stick in one hand and steaming hot coffee in the other,

He asked me as he saw me sitting alone on the rooftop.

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...That's it

I could see the teacher right in front of me, but if I turned my head even a little, I could see Taehyung glaring at me from far away.

In fact, the rooftop is a place where students are not allowed to go.

Besides, just like the rumors I heard this morning, Taehyung must have been scolded a lot by his teacher as soon as he transferred schools.

So you probably don't want to stand out to the teacher anymore.

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...suddenly cool air

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a little...

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I want to feel it...

선생님

...?

Yeah, if it's like this, what is it?

You'll probably know I came up here to get some fresh air.

You'd think Kim Taehyung wouldn't be here...

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..hahahahaha........

I just smiled awkwardly and looked at the two people.

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...

Taehyung also watched me quietly from afar, holding his breath.

선생님

...???? Where are you looking?

When the teacher saw that I was looking somewhere else, he turned his head in that direction.

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...!

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..teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was afraid that the teacher might see Taehyung

He grabbed the teacher's face, turned him around again, and shouted.

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Teacher! I don't know something!!! Please tell me!!!!!

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... phew

선생님

Yeah, yeah

The teacher was flustered, but he opened the door and went down as I had planned.

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... hey..!

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... (suddenly)

Taehyung clearly called me from far away

I was embarrassed so I quickly left the place.

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...

선생님

Okay. What are you curious about?

ah

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...the part we discussed earlier...

School is already over.

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...Oh my

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When did I come this way...?

Taehyung hasn't been seen since lunchtime.

Yesterday, I walked down the street where there were boys who were presumed to be Taehyung's friends.

I was walking without even knowing it.

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...Why is this happening?

I looked around.

Luckily, those kids weren't there today.

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...

Today, unlike other days, somehow seemed to pass by quickly.

The kid I knew and liked as a child reappeared, completely changed.

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'taehyoung kim....'

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'Huh..?'

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'If you transfer schools...

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Can I see you again?'

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'Yeah, of course.'

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...

He clearly said that on the last day

He never came to see me.

Taehyung transferred to a boys' middle school in a different neighborhood.

In the end, he never contacted me again.

After a few years, I also wanted to gather my courage and contact Taehyung, but

Taehyung, whom I happened to see while walking down the street after two years, was no longer the person I knew.

After Taehyung transferred to another school, my personality changed a lot and I became more introverted.

As various things happened, I thought that Taehyung and I were on completely different levels.

There were many popular and pretty kids around Taehyung.

I decided to throw away the courage I had for a moment because I was compared to those kids and not care.

And for some reason, I felt betrayed in my heart.

Because it seemed like Taehyung had forgotten everything about our friendship and the innocent Kim Taehyung of the past.

I haven't thought about Taehyung since that day.

just

My childhood friend in my memories, Kim Taehyung

Because of the rumors I heard and the things I witnessed

I thought I had completely gone crazy.

But the Taehyung that woke up during lunch time...

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'Are you okay?'

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I thought you were going to jump

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'I guess that wasn't it?'

The feeling was very different, but somehow

It felt familiar, like when I was a child.

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...

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Hwaaaa...ㅠㅠ

It's really weird

Why am I doing this...?

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...a real idiot

As I kept walking

In the morning, I saw the PC room that was the starting point of the incident that Kim Cheol-su had mentioned.

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Is that it...?

[[Doremi PC Room]]

The sign was so unique that I stopped and looked at it for a moment.

The building door opened

박지민

..uh??

박지민

Are you the one who lent me 500 won yesterday?

전정국

?

Yesterday, those high school boys came out in droves.

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...uh

I answered in a small voice with a trembling expression.

Wow, there really are those kids on this road.

I must never come this way again~

I thought so

The boys came out one after another, and a little while later someone came out limping.

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...

I was skeptical, but I was right.

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..uh?

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Yoon Yeo-j!!!

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..!!!!!!

I turned around as soon as my eyes met Taehyung's.

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Huh? Hey!!!!!

I heard Taehyung calling me

I just kept walking forward.

박지민

Are you fucking him?

Behind me, I felt the same murmurings as yesterday.

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I pretended not to hear and walked away.

however

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Yay!!!!!!

Taehyung screamed loudly

After a while, he grabbed my arm.

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Why are you avoiding me?

I couldn't even raise my head and answered quietly.

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Just... kind of like that

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her?

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Hey, Yoon Yeo-ju

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...?

I looked at Taehyung's face in surprise.

Do you know my name?

Do you remember me?

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...omg

Taehyung was saying something or other

I couldn't hear it.

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…so give it to me

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Hey!!! Are you listening to me?

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...It's over there

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Remember my name...me?

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? of course

I got goosebumps at those words for no reason.

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...he

however

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Ask for ten thousand won faster than that

Taehyung said...

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Ten thousand won?

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Why..?

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I hurt my leg because of you.

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Did you forget about what happened earlier?

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iced coffee...

Looking at Taehyung's ankle, I could feel that it was much more swollen than before.

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Oh, I'm sorry...

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Don't you need to go to the hospital..?

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What is the hospital?

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Who goes to the hospital for something like this?

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...

I glanced over Taehyung from head to toe.

Blue hair, blemishes on the face,

A shirt with red stains all over it

School uniform pants that look like they've been shortened and reformed

And if you look at my ankle, which is swollen and has a little bruise...

Even if people around me tell me to go, I don't think I'll go.

omg

Now that I look at it, the uniform wasn't our school's uniform.

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......

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Just give me ten thousand won

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Let's just wrap it up. Okay?

Oh, wait a minute, I think I've heard something similar.

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Oh, this kid is trying to buy cigarettes again.

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Kim Taehyung is really too much.

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Are you robbing a stranger to buy cigarettes?

You also stole my 500 won yesterday...｡゜(｀Д´)゜｡