[The Past]

Back in high school, there was a name that filled my daily life with nightmares. Seoyun Kang.

She was the center of the class and, to me, the harshest warden. Every morning when I entered the classroom, she would sit boldly on my desk as if she owned it, looking down at me. Rummaging through my textbooks at will or mockingly laughing while shaking my pencil case was a daily occurrence.

Upon graduation, I lived with the relief of finally being free from her. During my freshman year of college, I commuted from my parents' house and lived a normal life. However, as I became a sophomore with a heavy load of major classes, I had to urgently find a studio apartment near the school. After searching high and low, I found a cheap room that fit my conditions perfectly and signed the contract. I began unpacking, swelling with the excitement of finally having my own space. But that excitement didn't last even an hour.

"Why is the passcode changed? Ah, seriously, this is so annoying..."

A familiar yet spine-chilling voice echoed as the front door swung open violently. The moment my eyes met the woman entering with her hands full of luggage, my heart dropped. There stood Seoyun Kang, the one who had stifled me so much four years ago.

The result of comparing our contracts was disastrous. We were both victims of a 'double-contract' scam by a crooked broker. We reported it to the police, but the culprit's whereabouts were unknown. With nowhere else to go immediately, the two of us

had to begin an uncomfortable cohabitation in this cramped room until we could get our deposit back.