27 – My hero (3)

Solas and Jeonggyeom.

Song Soo-yeon watched the two together from behind.

Solas says.

“Uh…huh? Ooh, don’t cry!”

“Ahaha…no…something like that…”

Jeong-gyeom wipes away the welling up tears.

Song Soo-yeon knew that he shed tears easily, but for some reason, the tears felt different this time.

It seemed thicker than any other tears.

Also, it was the first time she had ever shed tears for someone other than herself.

But soon, Jeong-gyeom looks straight at Solas. And smiled.

That smile made Song Soo-yeon’s heart throb again.

It was natural, but Jeong-gyeom was a person who could smile at people other than himself.

However, Song Soo-yeon could not understand why it was so unpleasant for him to show that smile to anyone other than himself.

In the first place, it was Song Soo-yeon who had never seen Jeong-gyeom with a woman other than herself.

jeonggyeom says

“…………It’s because it’s an honor.”

“I…I’m not that great of a person…”

“……You don’t know that.”

Jeong-gyeom seemed to have already forgotten Song Soo-yeon.

The two were in a world of their own.

Other than that, I didn’t care. Neither the people buzzing around nor the students who started filming with their smartphones did not pay attention.

The two looked at each other in a strangely natural and comfortable atmosphere.

The two, who must have just met, seemed like friends who had been together for a long time.

Song Soo-yeon’s stiff body moves at the tingling pain she feels in her chest as if she’s receiving an electric shock.

Something is wrong.

An alarm bell sounded saying that I shouldn’t just watch it like this.

The reason was unknown.

However, seeing the two of them together was very unpleasant to her.

“Ah… mister! You said the story wasn’t over…”

He runs to Jeong-gyeom with a desperate look that he has never shown to his classmates.

The miasma had completely escaped, and the voice sounded like a swarm.

The appearance of setting the blade before was nowhere to be found.

“…yes? mister…..? The age difference…”

Solas repeats Song Soo-yeon’s title.

Jeong-gyeom then blinked a couple of times as if waking up from a dream, then turned his gaze to Song Soo-yeon.

“……”

Song Soo-yeon could notice the change in Jeong-gyeom’s face.

Like a person who has returned to reality, sadness slowly erodes his face again. The despair he felt for Song Soo-yeon returns.

‘Oops…!’

Given the flow of the conversation, his expression was natural, but Song Soo-yeon’s heart ached once more.

When he sees Solas, he smiles, and when he sees himself, that smile disappears.

I hated that fact.

No matter how much we fought, it was the first time we had met Solas.

The closest person was himself. The closest person to Jeonggyeom was himself. It was also himself that Jeong-gyeom loved.

I couldn’t bear to show a more positive expression to others.

It wasn’t this. It didn’t make sense for him to put on a tougher expression when he saw himself.

You had to put on a happy expression when you saw yourself, and it was right to harden your expression when you saw others.

That’s right.

Song Soo-yeon wanted to push Solas first. When he’s around Jeong-gyeom, I keep feeling uncomfortable and it’s hard to breathe. Anxiety keeps creeping in. I keep comparing myself to her.

Song Soo-yeon intervened between Solas and Jeong-gyeom to put out the urgent fire.

Then, after pushing Solas weakly to widen the distance, he spoke.

“…Ah…Soo Yeon-ah..?”

“Uh…sister. Dude, you haven’t finished talking to me yet. Now… wait, we were talking about a little bit of a difference of opinion. We’re still talking, so go.”

I didn’t know why she had to say this when she was in the position of A. But it was clear that it seemed like it had to be done.

Song Soo-yeon’s eyes are on the flower that Solas is holding.

“That…and that’s my flower. These are the flowers my uncle bought for me. Damn, why is your sister giving it to you like a present? It’s not something your sister bought.”

Solas shrugged.

“…ah! Not that…! That… Actually, I was watching from afar… That…”

Solas blinks and says.

“That…the way you pluck the flowers- Ah! I can see him dropping it…”

Song Soo-yeon could not stand it any longer. I never pruned the flowers.

I tried to open my mouth to argue, but I hesitated because I remembered Jeong-gyeom’s expression for a moment.

……In fact, even if it was a mistake, it wasn’t wrong.

Taking advantage of that gap, Solas spoke.

“I saw your brother leaving flowers…so I was going to pick them up…! Of course, I’m not giving you presents…!”

Song Soo-yeon did not know what to say. I was just speechless.

In that silence, Solas awkwardly held out a flower, and Song Soo-yeon awkwardly received it.

Song Soo-yeon was only looking at Jeong-gyeom. She only slightly turned her head and glanced at Jeonggyeom.

However, Jeong-gyeom’s eyes were fixed on Solas again.

“…..”

It was the first time Song Soo-yeon had such an experience. It’s all about a man looking at another woman over himself, and Jeong-gyeom looking at a woman other than himself.

She forcibly waved his arm to bring Jeong-gyeom back.

It was the first time she had even touched another man’s body.

“…everyone…go somewhere else to talk.”

“……”

“Ah… Mister!!”

Soo-yeon Song gets his attention back by shouting.

“…Uh…huh?”

“…Ta, follow me…!”

Jeonggyeom frowned. He made a confused expression. There was no choice but to do so. Song Soo-yeon was also at a loss.

Just before, he told me to go away, but now he was telling me to follow him.

“……”

It was Jeonggyeom who did not answer this time.

It was clearer than ever that he didn’t want to talk. He, too, seemed to still have fresh scars.

Song Su-yeon did not know what to do. The previous position has completely changed.

At that moment, Solas put her hand on Jeonggyeom’s shoulder.

Seeing that skinship, Song Soo-yeon’s body stiffened.

I couldn’t understand why Jeong-gyeom wouldn’t shake off that hand.

Is it not disgusting?

Song Soo-yeon was always disgusted by the touch of reason, so she could not understand.

Solas says.

“…Shall we move as Soo-yeon said?”

“……..yes?”

“….there are many eyes to see.”

Solas leaned in and whispered. Song Soo-yeon, caught in the middle, pushed Solas away again.

Jung-gyeom, who was not attracted by Song Soo-yeon’s touch, began to move at Solas’s whisper.

As he moved, Song Soo-yeon grabbed his arm and dragged him. There were a lot of male students who looked at the scene in amazement.

However, Song Soo-yeon did not care. I couldn’t do that now.

Her chest was filled with tens of thousands of unpleasant question marks. I couldn’t understand why my heart was beating like this.

****

Where they could go was limited.

Song Soo-yeon did not let go of Jeong-gyeom’s arm until the end. It just seemed impossible to let go.

They arrived at the store. It was a place to avoid the gaze of others.

Solas was also following them. There were also a few fans who followed her, but Song Soo-yeon had no time to pay attention to them.

Song Soo-yeon held Jeong-gyeom’s flower in her arms and started to open the door lock.

“…..Wow…”

Then, Solas’ voice echoed from behind.

Song Soo-yeon turned around at the sound.

Suddenly, Jung-gyeom’s eyes were also on Solas. faster than anyone else.

Even this was an uncomfortable fact for Song Soo-yeon.

Then, Solas shuts up while watching Jeong-gyeom and Song Soo-yeon, who have sunk.

“Ah… I’m sorry.”

“……”

But Jeong-gyeom didn’t take his eyes off him. As if I wanted to hear why you were surprised.

“Ah… that… looking at this pamphlet…”

Solas pointed to a pamphlet in front of the store.

It was a pamphlet that said food was distributed free of charge.

“…Really…He looks more like a hero than me.”

Song Soo-yeon crumpled her expression at Solas’ flattery.

And after opening the door of the store, he led Jeong-gyeom inside.

“Ah… man, wait a minute.”

Song Soo-yeon pushed Jeong-gyeom into the store and came out the door again.

Solas, who tried to follow inside, stopped.

“……Why do you keep following me?”

Song Soo-yeon asked.

“….yes?”

“…Why are you following me with Mr. Sister…Didn’t I tell you that I hate heroes?”

“……”

“……Let’s go back. don’t come anymore Don’t get involved with me anymore.”

Solas paused for a moment, eyes narrowly bent.

She brought up a completely different subject.

“…Soo-yeon, did you fight with the person inside?”

“……”

“I’ll help you reconcile, so let me in too.”

It would be a lie if I said that Song Soo-yeon’s heart was not shaken.

It swayed like a reed so easily.

As much as she had no friends or side of me.

I don’t even know how to reconcile.

It was a success until he brought Jeong-gyeom, but once inside, he didn’t know what to say.

“…How could you do that…”

“trust me. You won’t regret it.”

Solas speaks confidently.

There was a certainty in her eyes.

“…….”

Song Soo-yeon could not ignore it at all.

I still vividly remember Jeong-gyeom turning his back on me, leaving the flowers alone.

I vividly recalled the moment when I felt only helplessness and loneliness as he was moving away.

I also remembered that he didn’t respond to being told to follow me.

What would happen if Jeong-gyeom disappeared?

……Having already felt his warmth, she did not want to imagine such a world. It was so scary.

She seemed to have to hold her hand even if the devil came.

In the end, it was only after a long time passed that Song Soo-yeon nodded slightly.

Solas smiled.

“The first time is hard, the second time is easy. are you okay. I can reconcile.”

Song Soo-yeon opened the store.

And Solas, for the first time, has infiltrated their own space.