I'm Not Her

Chapter 7

The two kids wink at each other as if signaling something to set in motion. They hide behind Sungjae and Sooyoung, and when the two are close enough, the kids pushes them towards each other. Because Sungjae is heavier, he accidentally pushes Sooyoung to the ground with him on top of her; making him blush redder than a tomato. The boy checks if the girl is offended in any way but only sees her laughing hysterically, hearing her laugh makes him laugh too.
“Oppa, eonnie, sitting on a tree… K-I-S-S-I-N-G!” The two kids sing, teasing them.
Sungjae gets up first and assists the girl on her feet. “Gwaenchanha? You’re not hurt, are you?”
“I’m fine.” Sooyoung smiles at the boy and then looks at the kids. “You pushed eonnie, huh? You’re gonna get Sooyoung, the tickle monster!”

Sooyoung catches the kids and Sungjae joins them, tickling them with no mercy when they got their hands on them.
“I think Sooyoung and Sorim, being different from each other, might be a good thing.” Changsub suddenly says and everyone nods in agreement.

When it’s time to go home, Changsub has to go somewhere and asks Sungjae to send Sooyoung home alone. That’s why they’re walking in a dark alley, in a quiet environment with just the two of them.
“Come with me.” Sooyoung suddenly pulls the boy to a children’s playground and sits on one of the swing while the boy is left dumbfounded.
Figuring out that he should sit too, Sungjae takes the swing next to the girl. “What are we doing here?”
Sooyoung shrugs. “I thought that after a very noisy day, you’d like to a quiet moment to just relax.”
“You do know that ever since I became friends with you, I never had a quiet moment.” Sungjae teases.
“You say it like it’s a bad thing.” Sooyoung chuckles.
Sooyoung chuckles. “Can you believe that a few weeks ago you would kill me with your glares? You look more handsome now that you’re smiling a lot.”
“I had no choice, you’re one pushy person.” Sungjae continues to tease, hiding the fact that he got shy at what the girl said.
Sooyoung crosses her arms. “That’s because you act like the world hates you and that you have to hate the world too.” She pauses. “Wendy-eonnie told me that I you feel angry at the world, it’s okay to express those feelings rather than keeping them bottled up inside.”
“Why would she say that?” Sungjae goes curious.
Sooyoung taps her head. “That’s because I’m more messed up than you think.”
“You’re weird.” Sungjae laughs in a carefree manner.
“Sungjae, you have no idea how weird this girl is.”

Sooyoung and Sungjae have become inseparable in the weeks that follow. Slowly but surely, the girl’s bright attitude brings a positive on Sungjae as well. One Saturday morning, the boy wakes up hearing something hitting the glass of his window. To his surprise, Sooyoung is outside of his house, looking like some hiker in her outfit.
“What are you doing here?” Sungjae greets her with a bright smile on his face.
Sooyoung grins at him, her hands on the straps of her backpack. “Do you want to go hiking with me today?”
“Hiking?” the girl nods. “Err… sure… Changsub-hyung just finished cooking breakfast. Do you want to eat first?” she’s just about to decline when her stomach growls loudly causing Sungjae to laugh just as loud. “C’mon…” he manages to say in between his laughs.
Changsub is setting up places when the two arrive at the dining room. “Oh, Sooyoung-ah, what a nice surprise.”
“Annyeong Changsub-oppa.” Sooyoung bows. “I’m here to borrow Sungjae for the day to go hiking.”
“That’s a great idea. Eat breakfast first so you have a lot of energy.” Changsub agrees.
The two kids take a seat and Sungjae decides to tease. “Nice timing. Sooyoung’s stomach growled like a hungry monster earlier.”
“Ya!” Sooyoung protests and hits him on his arm.

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