Chapter 50: Stalking is bad (4)

It’s boring.

It was so boring.

I shook my legs back and forth. If I didn’t do this, I might die of boredom.

Of course, I don’t mean I’ll actually die, but that’s how boring it was.

It was 10 a.m., the time when classes were in full swing.

I turned my head and looked at the teacher teaching the class. Perhaps because it was a yuri academy, she was quite young and pretty.

Does this school choose teachers based on their looks?

The face of the physical education teacher came to mind. Her indifferent yet chic appearance was strongly remembered.

She was definitely a woman, it has to be emphasized.

I’m still getting through the tough physical education classes by looking at the teacher’s face.

I can feel sharp gazes from both sides, but I’m trying my best to ignore them.

Why? What? I can look at the teacher’s face, can’t I?

I only get to see her for less than 4 hours a week at most, so let me look at her during that time.

I feel like the frequency of them wrapping around me has increased recently.

I checked what Jihyun and Yejin were doing.

Jihyun was… well, as expected, she was slumped over the desk, sleeping.

Should I say it’s better than not coming to school at all? Actually, I’m not in a position to say anything.

That’s because I was lying down and sleeping until a little while ago, and I just woke up.

She’s not concentrating on the class at all even after waking up, she’s a complete delinquent student.

Ah, I need to study.

I’m confident that I’m not bad at studying. That’s because I don’t have friends or a phone, so I have no choice but to concentrate on the class.

But I’m not particularly good at it either.

After thinking for a moment, I turned my head towards where Yejin was sitting.

Even though it’s boring, she doesn’t care and is completely focused on taking notes.

The way she’s immersed in her studies looked cool.

I made up my mind. I’ll study hard from now on, too.

I straightened my mind and rummaged through the drawer to take out my notebook.

The most important point is to listen to the class and take notes.

I think that’s the secret to studying well.

Of course, this is the claim of a high school graduate community addict, so it hasn’t been verified at all.

By the way, I keep looking, but I can’t see whether I have a notebook or not.

Did I really come to school without a single notebook?

Feeling a sense of crisis, I hurriedly opened my bag. There was nothing inside except for the books I brought yesterday to study together.

…This is a bit serious.

I’ve been letting school life flow by, but I didn’t think I wouldn’t even have a notebook.

I spun the mechanical pencil I was holding and fell into thought.

It can’t be helped.

I thought about many cases, but there’s only one way to make a comeback.

Learning how to study from Yejin.

I feel like Yejin will refuse because of yesterday’s incident, but if I kneel down and beg, she might help me.

I believe so.

As if she felt my gaze, Yejin turned her head and looked at me.

The way she tilted her head seemed to be asking what was wrong. Instead of answering, I smiled.

Before Yejin could say anything to me, I heard the teacher’s voice.

“Student Jia.”

“Yes…yes?”

I turned my head in surprise. The teacher was staring at me intently.

Uh… I’m sure the teacher doesn’t really care if you sleep or use your phone during class.

Why did she suddenly call me?

I answered the teacher’s call in a trembling voice. Did I do something wrong? My mind was tangled and jumbled.

I listened carefully to what the teacher was saying. The teacher spoke to me with a serious expression.

“I understand that the class is boring, but you shouldn’t be flirting like that during class.”

…What?

An unexpected answer came out, and I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

It’s good that she wasn’t trying to scold me for doing something wrong, but it was hard to keep up with the situation.

I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding she has, but I need to explain quickly…

Feeling wronged, I looked at Yejin. I believed that Yejin, who knew the circumstances of the incident, would explain.

“….”

“…”

But Yejin covered her mouth with her hand without saying anything and turned her head away.

No… We’re not in any kind of relationship. Why are you being shy?

I was overwhelmed by the sudden attention on me. Most of the gazes were envious, but I was so wronged that I was going crazy.

“No… that’s not it….”

“It’s not? It’s harder to pretend I don’t know when you’re giving off such a pink atmosphere.”

The teacher cut off my words as I tried to make an excuse.

There was no such atmosphere at all.

I try to protest, feeling wronged, but the teacher doesn’t seem to be listening.

When I rolled my eyes, I saw Jihyun, who had woken up due to the commotion, glaring at me.

Her appearance was already scary, but the added glare made it hard to breathe. I trembled.

Teacher. People die. Please save me.

Yejin. You should say something too.

“Okay, okay. Let’s do that during break time or lunch time. End! Now, let’s get back to the lesson.”

But the teacher ignored my pathetic self and made her own conclusion.

Then, I heard students making “woo” sounds from all over the place. Once they got into the mood, it seems like they completely lost their will to study.

“Teacher. Class is almost over, let’s play a little more.”

“Tell us about your first love!”

“Ohh.”

The surroundings quickly became noisy, but I couldn’t hear anything. I don’t even have enough time to worry about my future.

“Shall we?”

“Yes!”

I frantically racked my brain. What should I do to survive? No, is there even a way out?

It was a noisy classroom, but a quiet air flowed between Jihyun and me. I tried to avoid eye contact and thought.

Since it’s come to this, I’ll have to run away all day today.

Someone approached me as I was hurriedly packing my bag after school.

-Thump.

“Eek….”

The hand that came up on my shoulder reminded me of the Grim Reaper. I got goosebumps all over my body.

I creaked and turned around.

It was Jihyun… not a devil. My plan to run away had failed.

“Hey.” “Yes…yes!”

I answered reflexively to the low voice. Jihyun sighed at my spirited appearance and said.

“Where were you during lunch time?”

“Ah, that….”

I rolled my eyes. What should I say to increase my chances of survival even a little?

“Don’t even think about lying.”

…It went back to nothing before I even tried. It felt like the sky was falling.

I confessed with a feeling of crying and eating mustard.

” “

“What.”

“I was scared, so I ran away….”

I ended up saying it. In fact, as soon as the bell rang to announce lunch time, I quickly ran away.

It’s a secret that I hid in a toilet stall on the first floor and used my phone because I might run into them in the cafeteria.

Because even I thought it was embarrassing.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t eat lunch, so my stomach was growling.

Originally, I was used to not eating lunch, but recently, Jihyun forced me to eat, so I broke down.

The school lunch is delicious, too.

Is there a lot of money here? Judging by the antique atmosphere of the building.

Ah. This wasn’t the time to think about this.

I had a tiger in front of me. I was sweating profusely.

At that moment, Jihyun sighed and opened her mouth.

“I wasn’t going to say anything to you.”

“Oh…really?”

I blinked my eyes.

Just looking at her expression, it was murderous. Does that mean she’ll show me with actions instead of words?

It was hard to understand what she was saying.

“Just, if you’re going somewhere, tell me and go.”

“Ah.”

“I was looking for you during lunch time….”

Ah.

Only then did I realize my mistake.

No matter what happened, it could have been resolved nicely if we talked, but I just tried to escape.

I lowered my head. I felt really sorry for Jihyun.

With a heavy heart, I opened my mouth.

“I’m sorry….”

“No, just, if you’re going somewhere, I wish you’d tell me and go.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry.”

Jihyun scratched her head, saying that the current situation was awkward. But the guilt in my heart didn’t go away.

“I’m sorry….”

“Kim Jia.”

At that moment, Jihyun grabbed my arm and lifted it. My head, which had been lowered reflexively, came up.

Jihyun was looking straight at me.

“I told you, you don’t have to apologize like that. If you make a mistake, you just have to not do it again. Why are you suffering from guilt alone?”

“Mmm….”

“You’re trying to dig a hole and go in alone again.”

Flick-!

“Ouch!”

“Get a grip after being hit by this. I didn’t say that to make you apologize.”

After being flicked by Jihyun, I came to my senses. I nodded, holding my sore forehead.

I don’t think she hit me with all her might, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Jihyun probably adjusted her strength in her own way.

Tears welling up was a physiological phenomenon.

At that moment, the door of the classroom, where only the two of us were, opened and Yejin appeared. I thought she went home first. Why is she here?

Yejin entered the classroom cheerfully. Seeing Yejin like that, Jihyun said with a smile.

“You came at the perfect time.”

“I’m a little late because I was talking to the kids. But, is something wrong?”

“No, Kim Jia, you should get ready to leave too.”

It was a casual voice, but it contained a sense of consideration.

I nodded.

“…Yeah.”