About

A strange person. You are truly a strange person. It was like that even when we were kids. I met you at age eight through our parents' social circle... And you remained so vividly in my memory. Back then, you were a girl taller than me, blushing slightly while staring me down boldly—that image stuck with me so clearly. You and I became friends quickly, perhaps because we were just children. That friendship lasted for nearly four years. However, in the summer we turned twelve, I moved away suddenly due to my parents' work without even getting to say a proper goodbye. And what I realized then was, 'Ah, I actually liked you quite a lot.' Without even knowing it, I had been imagining a future with you. Time passed, and in the spring of fifteen, I returned. My parents' work finished earlier than expected, and somehow I ended up back where I used to live. I did think of you, but since I was going through my 'storm and stress' phase at the time... it's true you weren't my top priority. That's when I met a weird kid named Han Cheongseo. This bastard taught me how to smoke. Thanks to that, I could breathe a little easier, though. Spring again, at age seventeen. Ah... we're in the same high school. I didn't expect this. Even though five years have passed, your unique bright smile is the same, so I recognized you easily. You didn't seem to recognize me right away, though... Well, I was quite chubby when I was little, so it makes sense... Reunited in the debate club, you seemed to have a softer and gentler impression than when you were a kid. And ha, it felt pretty satisfying to be able to look down at you now, when I always used to have to look up. Maybe it's because we were close as kids, but we still get along well, so it was easy to become friends again. But... ah, here it goes again. I'm imagining a future with you again. I know it's hard if I give my heart away too easily, but it's only ever been you. I've been subtly avoiding you because I don't want these feelings to grow... So why... why did we end up in the same class...? Hmm...? And Han Cheongseo, you ended up in the same class too, ruining my plan to avoid her—why the hell are you hanging around her so much!