۵↤↤ 𝓔𝓢𝓒𝓐𝓟𝓔 ↦↦۵ (complete)

Chapter 20

-You should stall her, so she doesn't notice. – said a boy and his classmates nodded in agreement.

-You could've just texted me. – said Solar and Hwasa only smile

-You told me that you have something to show me. – said Hwasa and Solar showed her a picture. -They look almost identical. –

-But it could be an imitation, or I could've just Wheein's work for one of Jung Hyeon's paintings. I'll show you her other paintings are well. –

-They're the same. Honestly, two people can't paint exactly like each other. Even if they have similar styles there are always some differences depending on the artists. Looking at this painting, I'd say it's plagiarism. Maybe I should ask Byul about it. She knows who Jung Hyeon is. – said Hwasa.

-Really? –

-Yea. That's what she told me back in the states. But then she started getting angry whenever I brought up the topic, so I couldn't get much information about her. –

-So, by "friend," did she mean... - said Solar, and both girls headed to the library.

-There isn't much out there about Jung Hyeon's personal life. It's either that or it all got deleted. There's no way to tell. –

-Deleted? –

-Yeah. Starting at some point, I just couldn't find any information on her. Are you sure it's okay for me to be here, by the way? – ask Hwasa.

-As long as we don't get caught. Wheein came into the spotlight, when she was 14, so that's four years ago. –

-So, a year after Jung Hyeon disappeared, Wheein started getting attention. But that makes no sense. There's no way the committee wouldn't know that. The artist was famous and Wheein is a rising star in the art world so how is it that no one is talking about this? Their styles are so similar. Normally there's be plagiarism disputes. –

-That's weird. I can send you some of her artwork too if you want. – said Solar.

-I'm going to do some more research on Wheein. Solar unnie, you must like Wheein's art. You do like Wheein, right? – ask Hwasa.

-Yes, I do. –

-Then, are you still jealous of her? –

-I'm okay now. We should leave now. I'm kinda busy today, and I have a feeling we'll get caught soon. –

-<<" I'm okay now." I don't think so. But that's not important right now.>> - said Hwasa to herself and dial Byul. -Can we meet? –

-Lunchtime is almost over. Let's walk around for a bit before we go inside. – said Solar and Wheein agree.

-<<The mood seems right. I wonder if I'll be able to do it today?>> -

-<<Maybe I should ask Wheein about it.>> -

-<<It's my birthday today, but we went to the theme park last weekend, so that counts. AUGH. Stop being greedy, Wheein. It's not like anyone ever wished you a happy birthday before.>> - said Wheein shaking her head. -They're having a masterpieces exhibition over at the City Museum. Do you want to go together? – and no response.