I first met Minseok in my first year of high school. The only person who took my side when I didn't have many friends. That's how I defined Minseok back then.

Relationships are so difficult. I get along with people, but I can't get deep. Even if I manage to make a friend to commute with, as time passes, I'm pushed to the back of the line like a broken old relic.

That day was no different. I was sitting in the classroom during PE, pretending to be sick. I had just closed my eyes with my head on the desk, but suddenly, I had become a 'cowardly thief.' Apparently, a friend who lost their earphones suspected me. Why blame me for their own failure to keep track of their things? It was unfair, but the atmosphere made it clear no one would believe my explanation.

That's when you appeared.

You spoke while changing out of your sweat-soaked PE uniform.

"You're talking as if a guess is an absolute fact. It's unpleasant to listen to."

"Lee Minhyung, let's go eat."