A COLD DAY IN JULY SERIES

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  The next day, Ruwon was so nervous to come back to school because Hanmin would come back after his suspension ended. The guy was crazy and always do everything he want just to satisfy his feeling. The fact Haruto will not be there for her if something happens made her sadder.

She came to the school, as usual, and smiled when she met Haruto in his classroom. He just looked at her and raised her eyebrows before continue doing his work at his desk. Ruwon couldn't talk to him in school at all. Whenever she wanted to meet him and have a talk with him, people will always come to him and gather around him.

She has no chance at all.

Even after school, Haruto changed a little bit. He didn't miss talking to her on the phone. He would call her every night and talk to her as if nothing happened in school. His tone changed whenever Ruwon mentioned Juna and it seems like he always avoid talking about the girl with her. He would always find ways to change the topic.

Usually, they will always spend their time together until three in the morning, but these days, Haruto would be the one who wanted to end the call after a few minutes of having a conversation with her. He was avoiding her for no reason.

Ruwon kept thinking what did she do to him. If she ever hurt him with her words? if she ever hurt him with her action? She keeps thinking of the reason Haruto acts this way. He looks so different.

"Ruwon." She quickly back to her sense when Jeongwoo greeted her by messing with her hair. He stood next to her and wondered why did she look so sad. He then took a glance at Haruto who acted as if he didn't see her, and held Ruwon's hand causing her to look at him surprisingly.

"Do you have something to tell me?"

Ruwon looked at his hand on hers.

She took a glance at Haruto again, but he didn't give any reaction to them at all.

"Let's talk in the classroom."

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"Did anyone else know about this?" Jeongwoo crossed his arm as he leaned his back against the chair and stared at Ruwon with an apologetic look. He then took out strawberry milk from his bag and handed it to her.

Ruwon slowly shook her head.
"I don't want them to know about this. They found out about my relationship with him a few days ago, and it must be so shocking if I told them the truth."

"Woojae and Banwok would never stay calm. I'm afraid if they suddenly tell Haruto about this and Haruto will be mad at me for having a negative thought about him."

Jeongwoo nodded in understanding.

"Are you sure that he frequently talked to Juna and lied to you?"

Ruwon nodded, "I heard it a few times. Whenever I asked him, he would tell me that he was talking with his parents."

"Why did he suddenly get closer to Juna as nothing happened between them? I thought he have changed."

"Am I getting fooled, Jeongwoo?"

"I'm not the one who he loved sincerely but Juna is. I heard that he won't let her go easily. He said that on the phone when he talked to her. I heard him saying that he wanted to pick Juna from her house and have a talk with her."

"He wanted to avoid me at school and pretend like we are strangers. He didn't give me a logical answer at all."

"Why is he so sudden, Jeongwoo?"