A COLD DAY IN JULY SERIES

lacuna (3)

"Hello, Yang Jungwon."

Bareum greets Jungwon nicely as he walks passed her with his friends. Minjin and Juhan crack up when he just acts as if he doesn't see her. Even though Jungwon is a low-class student, the whole of the Dominators will never underestimate him and treat him just like how they treated other students.

Because Jungwon is one of the teachers' favorite students and also the reason the school received more recognition from verified people in this country. He makes the school recognizable. He makes the director of the school like him a lot.

Bareum likes him a lot. She has tried so many ways to attract his attention but he would never give any looks to her because he knows what she did to his sister, Ruhan.

Jungwon looks at Jihoon,
"Follow me. The class will be starting soon and you will be my classmate."

Jihoon nods with a little smile forming on his face. He follows Jungwon from behind, sand miles whenever their eyes meet.

Jungwon nicely talks to him.

"It's your first day in school but I already heard a lot about you from other students."

Jihoon chuckles, "It's because I'm the new student."

"Are you a friend of theirs? Minjin? Bareum?"

"We just met this morning."

Jungwon is just a humming in response. Jihoon walks through the hallway with his eyes fixed on the front and slows his step when he meets the girl that he bumped into this morning, the same girl he met at the store yesterday.

A smile forms on her face when Jungwon greets her which makes Jihoon becomes so confused tee their interaction. He wonders if both of them are in a relationship with each other or best friends since they were kids.

Jihoon stares at Ruhan again, speechless when he sees the smile she gives Jungwon. She smiles so sweetly when she talks to him. It makes her look so beautiful.

"Did you wash your hair?" Jungwon pats her head gently.

Ruhan nods. Her smile slowly fades when she looks at Jihoon. The guy probably knows the reason her hair gets so soaked. He watches the scene in front of his eyes. He knows the one who did this to her.

Jungwon wraps his arm around Jihoon to introduce him to Ruhan.

"He is Park Jihoon. My new classmate."

Ruhan smiles at him while gripping her books in her embrace.

"He is my sister, Ha Ruhan. Our parents got married to each other. So, we are the same age."

Jihoon finally understands the reason they are so close to each other.

"Jungwon."

"Yes?"

"Are we going to have lunch together today?" It's been a long time since we haven't eaten together."

Jungwon brushes his name and gives her an apologetic look before answering her question, "I want to spend my time at the library with my friends."

"Oh." Ruhan parts her lips and chuckles.

"But if you still want to have lunch with me, I can go with you."

"No, Jungwon. It's okay. I'm just asking."

"I can ask my friends to accompany you if you want to--"

Ruhan pats Jungwon on the shoulder,
"It's okay. It's not that I will die for being alone."

she waves her hand to him in a bid of goodbye, then walks past Jihoon as if she doesn't recognize him.