Seizing the opportunity, Sihmin asks Junkyu to hangout. She knew that he must be feeling dejected or in need of a shoulder right now. The lady luck smiled on Sihmin when Junkyu quickly agreed to meet at their favorite cafe.
After half an hour, Sihmin arrives at the cafe feeling exhilarated but the moment she enters, her excitement turns into distress.
"What the f?" Sihmin mutters, stunned after witnessing the unforeseen situation.
40 Minutes Earlier
"Do you and Sihmin also quarrel like this?" Nori asks, catching Haruto off guard.
"Umm, we don't- I mean yes, we do bicker from time to time but haven't gotten in a big fight yet." Haruto replies, unsure of his answer.
"If that's the case then I hope both of you never fight as long as it keeps you happy." Nori scrunches her nose. Although she didn't have a liking towards Sihmin but still her best friend's happiness was of great significance to her.
"Nori-ah, no arguments don't guarantee happiness or a strong connection. In contrast to it, I think quarreling does. It shows that you care for each other and you're affected by each other's words. For me, it's one of the tokens of true love." Haruto expresses his thoughts nonchalantly while Nori looks at him with sparking eyes.
"You're right!" She bursts out abruptly, startling Haruto.
"I shouldn't have made a big deal out of a silly thing. What an ungrateful brat I am! Junkyu cares for me so much. Let's find him right now, Ruto!" Haruto looks at her, bewildered. He didn't expect his words to affect Nori like this.
"Great Haruto! Lee will have your head now." Haruto shudders as Nori drags him to God knows where.
Present
"No wonder, she's is sitting on Junkyu's lap. Someone's words surely had effects." Sihmin hisses after glancing at Junkyu and Nori who were sitting two tables away from them. She shoots daggers at the rather unfazed boy who was sitting in front of her.
"You're such a loser, Watanabe. Can't even do a thing right." Sihmin snarls at Haruto and takes a sip of the vanilla latte to calm herself down.
"Shut up, Lee. You know well it wasn't intentional. You can't even imagine what I had to go through when they were literally snogging in front of me." Haruto makes a distasteful expression causing Sihmin to giggle. He looks at her with a scowl.
"Sorry. I just imagined you third wheeling them." Sihmin places a hand over her mouth, trying to recover her poise.
Haruto side eyes her but soon a chuckle escapes his mouth, finding the girl's thought amusing.
"Laugh all you want, bimbo." Haruto snarks and continues to scroll through his phone to appear disinterested. Sihmin's eyes widen when she fully grasps his words.
"Do you know that bimbo is used to refer to someone pretty? Does Watanabe find me pretty?" Sihmin bats her eyes at Haruto making the male groan.
"Don't try to leave the dumb part out. You're only pretty dumb. A pretty someone is like her." Haruto corrects her and nods in Nori's direction resulting in Sihmin's expression to fall.
"Excuse me! I'm better than her in all respects. Besides you and her are just ugly nitwits in front of Junkyu and I." Sihmin tries to defend her pride while Haruto looks at her with a done expression.
"Say ahhh." "Hehehhahahe." In unison, their gazes land onto the happy couple. Nori was feeding fries to Junkyu while both of them were laughing about something, lost in their own world.
"Guess the pretty ones get to be together." Sihmin's heart sinks once she realizes how painful unrequited love is.
3rd Person POV
"Welcome to TIAH's Annual Sports Day." A member of broadcasting club announces over the loudspeakers causing the audiences to cheer in anticipation.
"Nervous?" Doyoung asks while all the participants warm themselves up. Sihmin shakes her head in reply.
"I just wonder why business students are competing against us this year." Sihmin sharply eyes Haruto and Nori who were stretching on the other side.
"It's only right considering that they share a few courses with us." Doyoung shrugs.
"Besides isn't it good? You've got your boyfriend around while I've got my buddy." Before Sihmin could correct Junghwan, Jeongwoo joins the three law students with a grin.
"Called your buddy?" He questions the youngest one. Junghwan greets him with a bro handshake while Sihmin just rolls her eyes.
"We're not enemies anymore, sister-in-law. Stop rolling your eyes." Sihmin chokes on air upon hearing Jeongwoo's words.
"Haruto and I are only dating, button heads. I'm no one's girlfriend nor sister-in-law." "Yet." Doyoung and Junghwan snickers at Jeongwoo's wit. Feeling irritated, Sihmin leaves the trio to themselves only to bump into Junkyu, afterwards.
"Thank goodness I found you, Mina. Come with me, it's urgent." After glancing around cautiously, Junkyu drags Sihmin out of the sports' ground. Who was she to resist, it was Kim Junkyu after all. Junkyu stops once they enter the empty hallway.
"Now listen to me carefully." Sihmin nods, awestruck by the way he was holding her shoulders.
"I want you and Doyoung to lose the race for Nori." As if someone splashed her with cold water, the girl snaps out of her daydream and looks at Junkyu, dumbfounded.
"Wha-" "Look, Nori's really excited about this and she has practiced very hard. If not for you against her, she could've won this race. It's nearly impossible to beat you but I know you'll lose this for me. Thank you." Junkyu ruffles her hair and excuses himself after startling her with the odd request.
"I was looking for you, race's about to start." Doyoung takes a deep breath after seeing Sihmin approach him.
Sihmin was feeling bewildered. The fact that Junkyu could stoop this low for the sake of that wench was disturbing her. Doyoung begins to tie their legs for the three legged race but the sports club's president stops him snapping Sihmin out of her trance.
"Wait a minute Doyoung, something's not right." Yeonjun wonders after eyeing the pair from head to toe.
"Watanabe Haruto." He shouts at the top of his voice causing the pair of friends to share a frown.
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Literatura KobiecaSihmin, Junkyu, Haruto, Nori. As much as they sound like a group of buddies, they're not. They're the Suns and Moons of TIAH. And you can't see the Sun and Moon together, now can you? A story of love and hate, friendship and rivalry and of course h...
