The Reason we Broke Up

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The first time Lisa properly met Jungkook was when they were eighteen years old at the start of a new school year. She had arrived at school earlier than she usually did and found that a boy was already there.

The boy wearing the school uniform had brought a chair up to the window and was sitting on it with his legs stretched out in front of him. It was still chilly outside, but he seemed to be enjoying the cool breeze.

What should I do?

Unable to stay neither here nor there, she opened the door. Hearing the door slide open, the boy looked over.

Judging from his expression, he didn’t expect anyone to come in at this time. Then he gazed at Lisa ’s face with uncertainty. Almost as if he could hardly believe what he was seeing. A long time passed by like this. Lisa felt as if he was going to bore a hole through her face at this rate.

She considered going back, but now that their eyes had met, it would be too weird. Therefore, Lisa  walked over to the desk closest to the hallway towards the back of the classroom and sat down. It was the desk furthest from him.

She could still see him looking at her from the corner of her eye. He wasn’t even going to greet her, so why was he staring at her? She wondered whether she should greet him instead, but they had both missed the proper timing to do so.

It was uncomfortable staying home, so she came to school early. She never expected to feel uncomfortable here as well.

Lisa  faced the hallway and slumped over her desk. She was worried he’d call out to her, but thankfully he didn’t say a word.

The refreshing breeze grazed the nape of her neck, making her feel a little better.

She already knew of  Jeon Jungkook. Ever since he first started attending this school, Jeon Jungkook was famous. He was much taller than anyone in their grade at a whopping 186 cm and was altogether eye catching.

Additionally, with his broad shoulders and sharp eyes, he was a striking figure. His face still suited his age, but due to the dignified way he carried himself, even their upperclassmen flinched and stopped in their tracks whenever they saw him.

His early career as a model was also the topic of many conversations. His pictorials often showed up in famous magazines. Lisa  had even seen a few of his pictorials in her favorite magazines before.

One of his more memorable pictorials was one that was taken at the seaside. In the black and white pictorial, he was standing with the sea at his back. His face was as relaxed as his undone shirt, and it gave off a very dreamy feeling. It was definitely different from the aura he gave off in his school uniform, so Lisa  had been unable to take her eyes off him for a while.

Not only did all the girls in their grade have crushes on him, but even the senior and junior girls liked him as well. Wherever Jungkook went, a group of girls followed.

All the girls believed Jungkook would become a celebrity. Therefore, they all joked around and said that it would be good to be on friendly terms with him before it happened.

Lisa  wasn’t so certain, but she thought if it was Jungkook, he’d be pretty popular if he ever decided to go down that path. If he couldn’t make it, then who could?

However, her interest in him stopped there.

He was just a boy with an interesting background. A handsome, popular boy in her class.

They’d never interacted before, and they were in different classes. There had never been a reason for them to speak with one another. Sometimes, their eyes would meet as they passed each other in the hallway, but then they’d quickly avoid each others’ gazes. But now they were in the same class.