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➳ 3rd year highschool

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➳ 3rd year highschool

jang byeol, in her teen years, just started having a toxic relationship towards her parents, making her lead to run away every night whenever they have a fight.

sim jake, in his teen years, after his dad's death there are only loud voices audible in his house. his mom drinks all the time, not caring about him, making him lead to run away every night whenever his mom gets too wasted.

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today was another day like the ones where i run away. some tears were falling, while i was walking to the han river. we even came to the point where i don't care about people looking at me like i'm a weirdo.

as i sat down at the river i looked around. not many people at this hour, as expected. i cried in silence a bit before realising crying won't help me get through it.

"are you okay?" - "no." - "oh. you want a beer?" - "no." - "you want to talk?" - "no." - "do you want to make out?" - "n- what?" i finally faced the boy, "yes or no?" he sat next to me and just gave me his second can of beer. "after drinking this," i wiped off my tears and opened the can.

so now i'm sitting with another teenager at the river, drinking alcohol, and i am about to make out with him? wow. finally something new.

"i'm jake, and you?" - "jake the subway surfer boy?" - "idiot," he laughed. "I'm byeol." - "you're a beautiful star," jake smiled which made me laugh.

i started looking at his face, looking at all his features. he's not bad looking.
i exe down the beer, now laying on the grass.

"did you run away too?" i ask him, making him lay down too.

"you did too?" - "so that's why you want to make out. you're so dumb," i laughed, thinking how he could just play with me and then throw me away. i mean he does seem like he would fuck and dump. but i don't really mind, i'd actually enjoy some more action in my life...

"so are we gonna make out or not," jake came closer. "let me think," i got further away, "it's almost midnight, i'm outside, drinking with a complete stranger who is very similar to me, bonus he is very hot and suddenly wants to make out?" - "that's correct," he whispers, closing his eyes. "hmm,"

i was going to answer when suddenly we heard a voice, "BYEOL? JANG BYEOL?" i could see some lights from far away, realising that's ina, "oh fuck, that's my name." - "do you want to run away?" jake asks, looking at me.

"i won't say no," he smirks at my answer "let's go then," he got up and just took my hand as we started running.

i didn't know where he was taking me but we ran for a long time when he suddenly stopped in a small street. out of breath, i leaned against the wall trying to breathe again. jake was laughing as he tried the same now standing in front of me.

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