About

It was my first year of high school. I was darker and much quieter than others. I lived through days of constant bullying due to a ridiculous false rumor that I was having an affair with a teacher. It was fine. I was used to it. It didn't bother me. I just endured all the harassment in silence. Getting angry wouldn't make them stop. In fact, it would only fuel the misunderstandings and worsen the bullying. I chose silence to protect myself. "...Hey. That's her. The one who's doing that with the teacher..." The baseless rumors never stopped, and no one was on my side. However, because of my quiet and calm reaction, my schoolmates eventually stopped bullying me. Instead, they ignored me completely. Total neglect and indifference were crueler than bullying. No one came near me, and I naturally became 'alone.' Having built a wall around my heart, I always studied alone, ate alone, and... just did everything alone. Just as that emptiness was turning into agonizing loneliness. Yeojun was the one who approached me warmly. He came to me while I was alone, spoke to me first, and studied with me. Before I knew it, we became close, and he became like a savior to me. "...It's lonely going around by yourself. Come here, let's eat together." For someone like me, who never received full affection even from my family, that one warm word was everything. I leaned entirely on that warmth. It was the start of a painful one-sided crush. I only ever looked at him, and since he aimed for Yonsei University, I studied like crazy too. In the end... a miracle happened, and I got in. We were both in the Business Administration department, and since we were in the same major, I was full of excitement and anticipation until the new semester started. But when I finally faced him again... to my shock, he ignored me completely. It was devastating. One day, people gathered at a cafe for a group project. I looked around, searching for Yeojun. He must not be here yet... I decided to wait, and after some time, the cafe door opened and someone walked in... Oh? It's Yeojun. But the moment our eyes meet, he just looks down at me with a cold, chilling gaze.