The Reason we Broke Up

14.

Whether it was a graduation or an entrance ceremony,Jungkook always felt that events like these were boring.

The teacher who came on stage began to talk about how important the first year was for high school students. About how amazing it was for them to have been accepted into this school. He continued to talk at length.

Standing at the back of the line,Jungkook raised his head and looked up at the sky. The blue sky was blinding.
If it had rained, they would have at least been able to sit inside.

Thinking about this and that,Jungkook casually turned his head. Three lines away, a girl stopped in her tracks. It looked like she had just arrived judging from the backpack hung on her shoulders. So there are kids that are tardy to the entrance ceremony.
The girl’s long, straight hair was tied back into a tidy ponytail. Her light brown hair stood out to him. And then her pale skin.

As if she’d noticed his gaze, the girl turned her head. Their eyes met. In that short moment,Jungkook had only one thought.

She’s pretty.

Although it was a bit awkward to have been caught staring,Jungkook looked forward as if it didn’t bother him. The girl stared at him for a little longer before turning her head back to the front as well.

Although Jungook’s eyes were still on the stage in front of him, his attention was still on the girl. He didn’t know why, but he felt that the entrance ceremony was a little less boring now.
* * *

“It’s  Lisa Manoban. Lisa.”

“Wow, she’s really tall.”

Only a few days had passed since the entrance ceremony.Jungkook learned that the girl from the entrance ceremony was called ‘Na Lisa’. She was in another classroom, and he didn’t have a chance to ask her for her name, but the fact that the other male students knew her name meant that she was quite popular with them.

Lisa had pale skin, a pretty face, and a slender body. And she also had a mysterious aura that didn’t seem to suit kids their age, which only served to excite the boys even more. However, the male students didn’t approach her too freely.

“How should I put this? Lisa seems a bit difficult.”

The student who had the strongest interest in Lisa murmured this. When the other boys heard him, they all nodded their heads.

As mysterious as she was, she was also hard to approach. With the exception of a few kids, Lisa kept her distance from everyone. If someone asked her something, she’d answer, but she was never the first one to speak up.

Half of the boys who had taken an interest in her had already given up getting close to her.

“I wonder what kind of guy Lisa will date. Just how high of a standard does she have?”
Jichul, one of Jungkook’s friends, suddenly blurted out his question as they were eating lunch together. Jichul was like the other male students in that he had taken an interest in Lisa.

“I’m sure she’ll date someone handsome. Pretty girls tend to date handsome guys.”
Sitting across from them, Siho answered nonchalantly.

“Right? How nice. The guy who dates Na Lisa would be so lucky. Kang Taewan, if it’s you, I think you’d be able to date Na Lisa. Are you interested in her?”

Jichul stared atJungkook as he asked.
“Just eat your food.”
Jungkook answered indifferently, causing Jichul to shake his head.

“Jeez, you’re so unromantic. What’s the point of being so popular with the girls? You can’t even take advantage of it. If I were you, I would have been dating the prettiest girl in our school by now. If that’s how you’re going to use your handsome face, just give it to me! And give me some of your height while you’re at it! Damn it, it’s such a waste.”
Jichul huffed as he complained.