21 – Graduation Ceremony (3)

Song Soo-yeon’s graduation ceremony came a day earlier.

Neither I was graduating nor my children were graduating, but I couldn’t calm down.

Is it because they know that it is an important day for Song Soo-yeon as well?

Maybe it’s the general tension of the upcoming changes.

There was also pride.

I was happy that I caught on to Song Soo-yeon, who tried to stray once, and brought her to the graduation ceremony.

Even if Song Soo-yeon leaves the store, she should stay close to her and take care of her, but it seemed that the fire was turned off.

I can’t deny the fact that she has changed to some extent even if she sharpens her blade.

Otherwise, he would have already become a villain or awakened his abilities.

Anyway, I was going back home to prepare for tomorrow.

[Sooyeon, I’ll go home for a while. Don’t be surprised when you come home from school.]

After texting her, I stood in front of the studio door.

I try knocking to see if she is inside.

I don’t think she would, but she might be skipping.

– Smart smart.

“Are you inside?”

No answer came back.

“Are you going in?”

After checking, I opened the door.

Again, no one was inside.

My clean room greeted me.

I lent the room to Song Soo-yeon, but I often come back to this room as well.

I couldn’t help it because my clothes were here, and I had to wash my clothes here.

And what I felt every time was that Song Soo-yeon, in her own way, was making an effort to use this room cleanly.

I’ve never seen anything strewn on the floor.

Even the necessities she had purchased were gathered in a corner, and didn’t take up much room.

It was as if they were preparing to leave at any moment.

I think good things are good things, so I never bothered to talk about them.

I had a lot to do today.

I have to think about what to wear tomorrow, prepare to buy flowers, and find a place to eat.

I don’t know what Song Soo-yeon was thinking when she invited me to the graduation ceremony, but I tried to do things that her parents couldn’t take care of.

There will be a blow to the already tight household account book, but at this time, money is not to be saved.

The opportunity to buy certain happiness with money doesn’t come often.

In the distant past, I thought that money could always be exchanged for happiness, but after trying to save money, I changed my mind.

If it is too lacking, of course it will be a problem, but for me now, it was fine as long as I could solve the problem of food, clothing and shelter.

I thought I would be able to survive until next month if I did a daily part-time job at the same time.

If Song Soo-yeon starts working part-time elsewhere right away, she might be able to endure it longer.

It was also the last thing to do for the day.

I had to tell Song Soo-yeon to look elsewhere now.

Of course, she already knows. Even if I don’t tell you, they may go somewhere else.

I am old enough to write an employment contract.

“….a.”

cool and sad I mean, she’s leaving.

No matter how much she curses and teases me, she is my only friend after all.

Even though she doesn’t care about me, I put a lot of affection on her.

Separation was not something I was used to.

I shrug.

Well, this is not the end of our relationship.

If you would like to come to my store and eat in the future, I thought I would provide it for free.

So don’t be afraid.

Rather, it is right to bless.

I make up my mind

*****

[Sooyeon, I’ll go home for a while. Don’t be surprised when you come home from school.]

Song Soo-yeon got a text message from Jeong-gyeom and shook her head for a while.

‘There must have been nothing unusual at home today, right?’

I clean and come out every day, but I feel anxious every time he comes home.

Maybe it’s because he does things he can’t say in that room.

I look at his photos every night and practice expressing my honest feelings.

If they were found out, they would die of shame.

Song Soo-yeon created a checklist in her head to organize her thoughts.

…..It didn’t seem to be a problem.

She sighed and turned her eyes to the homeroom teacher at the lecture table.

“okay. You worked hard for a year, and come back on time tomorrow. If possible, tell your parents to use public transportation. The road might be blocked.”

Song Soo-yeon was dumbfounded upon hearing that. I wanted to go home soon. I wanted to be with Jung-gyeom, even if we went back and quarreled.

As much as he gave us warmth, the rest of the place began to look more and more like a gutter.

Even now, Iljin people were giggling at him, and not one or two male students were looking at his legs.

“Okay, today’s funeral is over. Don’t go around thinking it’s over early. You’re still a student, so be careful.”

With her words, Ban is born.

Song Soo-yeon simply carries the luggage she had already prepared and leaves the classroom.

“there…!”

At that moment, someone grabbed her arm.

Looking back, it was a male student.

Song Soo-yeon felt disgust and removed her arm.

He couldn’t hide the distorted expression on his face.

“Oh sorry..”

Seeing Song Soo-yeon startled, the boy handed her an apology.

“Please don’t touch me carelessly.”

Song Soo-yeon suppressed her anger and answered. I wanted to curse at the heart, but there was nothing good to make a useless fuss.

Song Soo-yeon already knew why he had grabbed her.

The voice of the heart came through clearly.

‘I touched Soo-yeon… I want to touch her more…’

she gritted her teeth. After all, I can’t stop the stray flies.

he says.

“Suyeon-ah.”

Song Soo-yeon was annoyed with that title.

he continued.

“I actually like you-”

“Sorry, I don’t know who you are. Don’t call me by name so friendly. And I have no intention of falling in love. I’ll go.”

She said nothing and left neatly.

They had to leave quickly before the spectators formed a large circle around them. It was learned through many experiences.

She just thought of leaving school as soon as possible.

However, Song Soo-yeon had to go through a lot of difficulties getting out of school.

He was not the end of the male student who had confessed.

“You don’t know me, but actually-“

“I like you. I’ll make you happy. Forward-“

“Bur, could you give me your number?”

Maybe because it was the day before the graduation ceremony, there were so many men who expressed their feelings.

Some came with innocent faces, some with determined faces, and some with bad manners and conveyed their feelings to her, but all of them were equally dirty inside.

It was the moment when I missed Jung-gyeom’s clear mind endlessly.

No matter how much I rejected all confessions like a knife, the school was gradually becoming a mess.

Every time she rejected men’s confessions, women’s jealousy increased.

Not only the gaze, but also the inner feelings of open hostility gradually began to be heard.

When the male student they loved confessed to Song Soo-yeon, he seemed unable to hold back his anger.

Song Soo-yeon snorted.

‘Is it your fault for liking such a man, or is it my fault?’

If it was like before, I would have passed by with my eyes closed.

Today was also the last day, and Jung-gyeom made her heart hardened recently, so Song Soo-yeon raised her head.

They give their eyes to the women who exude hostility towards them.

“……”

I couldn’t understand.

If there was someone I liked, I would confess and seize the opportunity. Why would I be so jealous after being late?

she takes her eyes off Song Soo-yeon passed by girls who were jealous of her.

…No, it was covered.

More and more people are blocking her way.

The situation in which people are mixed and confused accelerates.

And at the center, there was Song Soo-yeon.

“oh!”

At that moment, someone steps on her foot. Looking up, a female student disappears into the crowd, smiling at her.

“……..”

At first, I was so confused that I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t even react.

“….ah.”

Song Soo-yeon looked down at her shoes. In an instant, I feel anger as if my reason is about to break.

The shoes she is wearing now are her own treasures given to her by Jeong-gyeom.

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Dirty shoeprints were embedded in the treasure.

But that was just the beginning.

Someone else hits her on the back. Another person pulled the bag all the way.

As she began to be harassed by unknown people in the crowd, the fear inside Song Soo-yeon rose again.

Like the male students’ confession offensive, the female students felt as if they were carrying out their final bullying.

However, that fear did not last long.

“Suyeon student!”

With the bright light, the heat that had been seething gradually subsided.

Everyone fell silent and looked in the direction the light was coming from.

In the sky, there was Solas.

She slowly floated down to Song Soo-yeon’s side. The whole school went silent.

“……..”

A small space was created around Song Soo-yeon. No one could resist Solas’ charisma.

Frightened, some girls ran away.

Although Solas is bright and lively, no one forgot that she is a hero who hunts down the villains.

Solas exclaimed.

“Student Suyeon! I have something to tell you, but please give me some time!”

It was as if he was telling others to watch and listen, not Solas.

While Song Soo-yeon stopped bewildered, Solas led her through the crowd.

As if seeing the miracle of Moses, the road opens.

Solas walked the path, spreading bright energy everywhere.

All that was evil seemed to disappear in her presence.

The bullying is over.

Song Soo-yeon thought.

What would have happened without Solas?

No, if Jeong-gyeom hadn’t made a fuss at the Hero Association, would Solas be able to save him now?

……Really, wherever he goes, traces of Jeong-gyeom help him.

Once again, she felt grateful to Jeong-gyeom.

****

“Suyeon-ah, are you okay?”

Solas led Song Soo-yeon to a small classroom where only the two of them could be together.

In a private space, Solas treated Song Soo-yeon in a friendly manner, as promised before.

“…It’s okay, thank you.”

Solas waved his hand.

“You don’t have to thank me. is it my job? Besides, I just really wanted to talk to you.”

Song Soo-yeon could feel the consideration of Solas.

Rather than talking about bullying for nothing, it seemed like he was just trying to pretend he didn’t know.

It would be a lie to say that he had something to talk about with himself in the first place.

I thought it would be the method I chose to naturally take myself out of the crowd.

Solas looked out the window.

There were many students who hadn’t left school yet. Seeing that, Solas suggested it.

“Can you give me some time? Do you want to talk to your sister for a moment?”

Song Soo-yeon had the same idea. Even if I left now, it seemed that I would face a similar situation as before.

She responded by sitting down.

Solas smiled brightly and took a seat next to Song Soo-yeon.

“Suyeon-ah, today was a bit like that… but did you know that your expression has improved a lot lately?”

“…..yes?”

Song Soo-yeon did not think that Solas would bring up such a comfortable story. To pass the time, I figured I’d bring up hard adult topics about family, college, or careers.

“Really. How happy I was to see her expression look more comfortable.”

Song Soo-yeon soon adapted to the atmosphere and gave credit to Solas to save face.

“…Thanks. It was because bullying at school decreased.”

“okay? If that’s the case, I’m not too proud. hehehehe.”

“……”

“But isn’t there anything else besides that? After school, I run somewhere. Did you feel like something good happened?”

Solas smiled and spoke naturally.

Song Soo-yeon is also infected by her cheerful atmosphere, and her heart softens as well.

I was also ashamed of myself. If he’s been wearing a good expression lately… it’s probably all because of Jung-gyeom.

I didn’t know that happiness would show on my face. It was also embarrassing.

“I’ll try to guess.”

“yes?”

Solas, whose eyes were only exposed, made a mischievous expression.

“Sooyeon has a boyfriend.”

At that absurd statement, Song Soo-yeon stopped for a long time.

“Looks like you hit the mark?”

Solas giggled and laughed. I was even more embarrassed because I didn’t expect her to play such a prank.

boyfriend?

Song Soo-yeon repeated that word in her head.

When the embarrassing emotions subsided, Song Soo-yeon spoke.

“……Ha, isn’t it?”

A very cold voice came out. The atmosphere cools down.

This time, he couldn’t capture Solas’ warmth or the chilling atmosphere of the space.

She continued with a rapid-fire cannon.

“…Didn’t you see why I was being bullied earlier? Because of that love, all the men confessed to me, and because of that love, they were bullied by the girls.”

“…uh…huh?”

“How many times have I suffered because of that all my life, do you think I will fall in love?”

“Ah, no, Soo-yeon..that’s not-”

“- I hate love. I’m not going to do that. I haven’t been okay recently because I got a boyfriend.”

Song Soo-yeon declared to Solas.

Solas was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and gently grabbed Song Soo-yeon’s arm.

“Sorry sorry. My sister stabbed the sore spot. I had no idea.”

Seeing Solas at a loss of what to do, Song Soo-yeon feels a sense of guilt. Still, it was Solas who saved her from crowds and prevented months of bullying.

Song Soo-yeon added a word for her.

“…It’s just, it’s just… it’s because I made friends.”

“Yes, yes, it was. Has your sister gone too far? must have been unpleasant Sorry.”

“….no. I’m sorry for getting angry all of a sudden.”

“no no. it can be In fact, it’s okay even if you don’t like love. I’ve never been in love before.”

And Solas laughed and scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

Song Soo-yeon looked out the window again.

The number of people has obviously decreased since before.

The atmosphere must have been ruined, so Song Su-yeon got up from her seat.

“…..I’ll go. Thank you for today.”

“Ah, that… will you? yes.”

Song Soo-yeon put her chair in and turned around.

I check my cell phone to see if there are any texts from Jeonggyeom.

And just as he was about to leave the classroom, Solas asked.

“Suyeon-ah!”

Song Soo-yeon slowly turned around and looked at Solas.

“Uh…is the graduation ceremony coming tomorrow?”

“…I don’t come out because of this.”

“I see…yes. Then see you tomorrow.”

“……yes.”

“Ah, maybe your acquaintances are together..?”

Solas’s question catches Song Soo-yeon, who is about to turn around.

Parents didn’t come, but Jeong-gyeom decided to come.

I didn’t know what the question was about, but I just wanted to answer it quickly and go back.

“…..yes.”

“Then…then…”

However, Solas’ questions were not over.

The atmosphere was getting weird.

Solas’ composure was nowhere to be found, and he couldn’t keep his arms still, like someone who was ashamed of something.

Her eyes also wandered for a while.

Solas turned her head. He ran his fingers through his hair and asked nonchalantly.

“…Well…then, by any chance, is an older brother you know coming…?”

“……..yes?”

Strange question no matter how you hear it.

However, at that question, Song Soo-yeon felt a strange and powerful sense of incongruity, as if her heart was spinning.