Before the Storm.
by fnovelpia
As the seemingly short summer vacation came to an end, I headed to class, receiving envious looks.
I pretend not to know, but perhaps because of my short hair, every kid who comes in checks the direction I am in.
Just like a scene you often see in dramas.
It was lunch time, and we headed straight to the club room.
Seniors eating black bean noodles.
“You eat ravenously…”
“Job Lab Map Up”
“Do you really want to get spanked? It’s dirty, so swallow it before speaking.”
The two obese seniors lost a lot of weight during that time.
It certainly looks a lot better.
We sat down and ate the prepared black bean noodles.
Just by looking at it, Park Ji-hoon must have known that it wasn’t enough, so there were two large bowls of Jjajangmyeon and a pile of sweet and sour pork.
The club definitely has a friendlier and better atmosphere than the first time.
Perhaps thanks to Dayeon and I, the members of the comics club started decorating themselves.
I guess I’m finally starting to look like a human being…
As long as you don’t look at Dayeon like that under the pretext of showing her the picture…
When I throw the slipper, it makes a squealing sound.
Dayeon next to me looked at me in surprise.
“Don’t look at Dayeon like that… before I rip her eyes out.”
“Hi!”
“answer?”
“Ah… I understand…! I won’t…”
Because of my short hair, if you raise your eyes, I look like a complete bully.
When I glared at them with contempt, the two who kept saying dirty things about me as a reward could no longer meet my eyes.
While I was spending some time with the club members, Tae-oh called.
I tilted my head and followed Kim Tae-oh outside.
Kim Tae-oh checks his surroundings to see if anyone is there.
I’m slowly becoming anxious.
Kim Tae-oh usually pretended to be cool when I was around him, thinking he was a model.
Kim Tae-oh, who was looking intently into my eyes, blushed and opened his mouth.
“I only have to look after Dayeon to protect her, but I’m so worried about you right now.”
Ah… I’ve been trying to ignore it until now…
For the first time in a long time, I felt X.
Fortunately, there is no one around.
“Now I know how I feel.”
“I guess I don’t have to know?”
Kim Tae-oh ignores what I say.
“I like you.”
“Ah… fuck.”
Kim Tae-oh stiffened at my words.
“Please go away.”
“…People say they like them with all their sincerity… What kind of reaction is that?”
I was thinking about continuing like this, but I thought it would cause more trouble, so I looked back and said,
“Didn’t I tell you before? I don’t like you because you look like a bug.”
“I can’t even say it myself, but… I think he’s more handsome than Park Ji-hoon.”
“Ha… What kind of confidence do you have? You look so fucking disgusting, you look even more like X.”
Kim Tae-oh, who had never imagined such words would come out of my mouth, became even paler.
“…Why… When someone else confesses… You laugh it off… Isn’t that what you have in mind too…”
It was dumbfounded to hear such crazy talk.
Of course, Kim Tae-oh is handsome as a statue, and even though he is a bodyguard, there is not a single blemish on his skin, as if he takes care of it.
If you see that girls follow Kim Tae-oh and that he even has a fan club in just half a year, he can be proud of his looks.
But… at first, the feeling of regret and rejection completely disappeared.
Isn’t this little boy living completely in self-importance?
“hey.”
“…..”
“Are you confident you won’t regret it?”
“…Are you accepting it?”
I wanted to slap my forehead at the crazy bastard’s reaction as he asked me if I was confident that I wouldn’t regret it if I went out with him.
“What are you talking about? I thought you were fine, but there’s someone even worse than Park Ji-hoon here… Are you confident that you won’t regret saying something creepy and hearing the reason why you don’t like it?”
“…..”
“Starting from the way you talk, what kind of things you fantasize about, and the way you pose is so disgusting that I honestly feel like I’m going to reflux gastric juice sometimes.”
I saw Kim Tae-oh’s expression become even paler.
But since I was more disgusted than that, I continued speaking without hesitation.
“Do you know how disgusting it is to think you’re good-looking and then show off to yourself? Even though it’s disgusting that you show off that you like me, I endured it again because Dayeon was by my side.”
I started giving facts to Kim Tae-o without stopping.
“From the head level worse than that of my house cat, to the fact that I am always full of confidence despite not being able to do anything better than the people around me, it is disgusting.”
As I approached him and said harsh words, Kim Tae-oh got further and further away.
“Even if I show that I don’t like it and endure it over and over again, the fucking bastard calls me out without noticing and confesses? Is it possible for you to say ‘Ahaha… I see, sorry, I’m not interested~’ in a situation like this?”
Kim Tae-oh said nothing and looked at me with trembling pupils.
“Did you ask me if I was confident I wouldn’t regret it? Even now, it’s absurd to see a bastard who was full of confidence react like this just because I said a few words… If you were Park Ji-hoon, you would have stuck something in your eye.”
I passed by, pushing Kim Tae-oh’s shoulder.
Kim Tae-oh must have been shocked and sat down on the spot.
“I have so much to say, but let’s stop here. And don’t act like you know when Da-yeon isn’t around, because it’s like shit.”
“…..”
I followed Siyuni as soon as she left after being called by Kim Tae-o.
‘Why… again… Siyuni…’
His expression started to get worse, but I followed back, thinking that he had called Siyuni because of work.
He took Siyuni to a place where there were no people…
Teo’s words are heard clearly…
Although Tae-o hadn’t confessed yet… I was so upset for some reason that tears were welling up in my eyes.
I tried so hard… to please Tae-oh… but in the end, it’s Si-yoon again.
And then you hear the sound of liking it…
I couldn’t bear to listen to Siyuni’s answer, so I left without listening.
Thinking that Siyuni would come back soon, I took a tissue and sat down, wiping away the tears that had not yet flowed.
I was cooling my face by fanning my hands, but Siyuni did not come back even though a long time had passed… and tears were starting to well up again.
Why… won’t you come back…
I wonder if Siyuni accepted it…
Even if you’re dating, if it’s your sister-in-law. Are you planning to date me without my knowledge?
At that time, the door suddenly opened, and in a panic, I lifted the comic book in front of me up to face level.
When I entered the club room, Dayeon was startled and held her book upside down.
Dayeon’s hands are shaking so much that it seems like she isn’t even reading her own book.
Looking at Dayeon’s reaction, it was clear that she had discovered the situation.
Still, Dayeon would have seen the situation the whole time, so I thought it was fortunate that I had clearly shown my refusal, so I took out a drink from the refrigerator and drank it.
I was worried that you might be surprised by my excessive and harsh swearing…
Dayeon confirmed that her book was held upside down.
‘you stupid!! What is this… did you see it…? Siyuni would have seen it… I feel stupid…’
If it were a normal Siyuni, she would have come right up to me and said, ‘What’s going on?’, but Siyuni is sitting silently.
And Tae-oh also did not come into the club room.
As if he’s trying to distance himself from me…
It seemed like Siyuni and Taeoh had decided to keep their relationship a secret from me…
I… I only have Siyuni…
I couldn’t control the tears that were welling up, so I wiped them with my clothes because I was afraid that if I lifted a tissue, it would show up.
Seeing makeup smeared on my white collar made me more miserable.
Siyuni’s only makeup was applying sunscreen…
I couldn’t cry because my sister-in-law was there, and tears flowed silently past my mouth and down my chin.
‘Completely… ruined…’
And from behind, Siyuni chuckled.
If it were my usual sister-in-law, she would have known right away that I was crying…
Why are you smiling…? Could it be… Could it be… Are they laughing at me…?
The more I fantasized, the more miserable I felt, so I kept my mouth shut to suppress the cries, but I couldn’t hold back the tears that poured out.
I looked at my phone to get my emotions out of the bad situation I had just experienced.
In ‘The Runner’, the father appears and is caught hiding behind a bookshelf as if playing hide and seek.
Dad looks at Yoo Yeon-seok with trembling pupils.
-“Help me.”
-“found!!!!”
Dad pushed Mr. Yoo Yeon-seok away and started to run away, but was caught by Mr. Kim Jeong-guk and screamed.
-“I have a rabbit-like daughter at home!”
-“know!”
Yikes!
-“No, no! Si-yoon is waiting at home!”
-“Stop saying strange things! If anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m committing a crime!”
I chuckled at the pitiful sight of my father.
Then, I suddenly heard a short ‘black’ sound from behind me, and I turned around in surprise.
Dayeon’s back is trembling.
It was 100% crying.
Before I could think, ‘Why?!’ I quickly ran to Dayeon.
“Da-yeon! Why…?”
Dayeon pushed me and slammed the door! I closed it and went out.
“……ah…?”
My thoughts stopped at the sight of Dayeon, and I looked at the iron gate with blank eyes.
I belatedly came to my senses, opened the door, and went out, but Dayeon was not there.
I searched all the third-grade girls’ restrooms nearby.
Dayeon is invisible.
Ignoring the stares of those around me, I went into another bathroom, where cigarette smoke came out and the kids looked at me disapprovingly.
And, a little boy coming towards me.
“It was nice to meet you.”
“I don’t have time to deal with it, get out of the way.”
“Wow… look at the talking cat, it’s as cheap as the rumors say.”
He said, pushing me away as he approached me.
“Da-yeon!!!”
“Did you hit it? You fucking bitch?”
Suddenly the little boy tried to grab my head.
I dodged it lightly and pushed hard on my stomach with my foot, causing it to fall over and be pushed to the end of the bathroom.
“I said I was busy… so I’m bothering you…”
I looked at the female student who was shocked to see me and said with a straight face.
“Hey, have you seen the girl I’m walking with?”
The two responded by shaking their heads quickly.
“”no.””
I immediately went outside and quickly found Dayeon.
I had no choice but to say this while trying to pass Kim Tae-oh, who I met in the middle.
Shouldn’t we protect public and private life?
“Did you see Dayeon?”
Kim Tae-oh cannot meet my eyes.
“I do not know.”
“Are you bragging? You speak so confidently.”
I tried to pass by Tae-oh Kim.
Kim Tae-oh must have been offended by my words and grabbed my arm tightly.
“Let go. There’s no time to argue now.”
“I don’t like it. How far are you going to ignore me?”
“Didn’t I tell you that it was disgusting that you were doing this? Da-yeon, who you were supposed to protect, is gone. Let go, quickly.”
I quickly pulled my arm away from Kim Tae-oh and called Park Ji-hoon.
“Where are you?”
-“store.”
“How much longer are you going to bully this bastard? Stop screwing me and look for Dayeon…”
I looked at the sky and found Dayeon.
Dayeon, who was crying, turned around when she saw me.
I hung up the phone and ran to Dayeon.
I’m sorry Siyuni, but…
I couldn’t bear to see his face in his current state.
I pushed Siyun out of the club room and went up to the rooftop to cool off.
As I was trying to compose myself for a moment, thinking it was just my own delusion, Siyuni ran around the garden, as if she was urgently looking for me.
Siyuni is not a friend who would laugh at me and do something like that.
I calmed my mind and said that it was just my own misunderstanding.
Just when I thought I should go down quickly because it seemed like they were looking for me in a hurry, Siyuni ran into Taeoh.
Tae-o holding on to Si-yuni…
Even though he is in a hurry to find me, he talks to Tae-o.
I couldn’t tell the expression on Siyuni’s face as she turned around, but Taeoh’s expression looks complicated.
An expression he never made when he saw me…
“Ha… it was a lie…”
I couldn’t bear to look any further and turned around.
A strong memory came to mind when I first met Siyuni.
A little girl who was so pretty and beautiful.
The sight of him catching a toy thrown at him and smashing it into the locker, breaking it, captured my heart.
Anyway… Tears welled up as I remembered the past, when everything was lacking compared to Siyuni from the beginning.
As I felt like I wouldn’t be able to see Siyuni smiling anymore, my tears flowed even more, soaking my clothes.
“I… I really… the only one I had was ‘Si-yoon’… but… it’s too much… too much…”
When I thought that ‘Si-yoon’ had laughed at me once again, the shock was so strong that I couldn’t stop crying.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Da-yeon!!!”
“…..”
“Da-yeon!!! Why are you doing this!!”
Are you saying this because you really don’t know… or is it just to make fun of me…
“Dayeonaaaa!!!”
Kkow!!! Kkow!!!
I was startled by the strange sound I suddenly heard.
Wow!!!! Wow!!!!
There was a sound that could have been loud, and the doorknob, which had been shaking violently, bounced and shouted, ‘Kwaang!’ The door opened loudly and Si-yoon came out.
Si-yoon is panting and drenched in sweat, holding a fire extinguisher in both hands…
He roughly threw the fire extinguisher to the side and ran towards me.
Seeing Si-yoon’s tired appearance… my heart was shaken.
“Siyuna…”
“Da-yeon!”
Siyoon’s arms embracing me…
I want to shake it off, but Siyuni’s embrace is so familiar…
It was so cozy that the sadness disappeared even for a moment.
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