𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟛 (ON HIATUS)

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟜 ℙ𝕥. 𝟚

Meanwhile, the trio (Jung Ho, Yi Kyung and Ji Hoon) stopped at the shed.

"Wow, there is a lot." Yi Kyung commented as he looked at the garbage. "Let's start working, huh?"

"So embarrassing." Jung Ho cussed.

"What's so embarrassing?" Yi Kyung asked. "We can all work and earn money and pay it back."

Jung Ho frowned angrily and turned to Yi Kyung. "So why did you have to involve others? Why involve her?"

"What if I didn't involve them? Would you be here now?" Yi Kyung asked. "Stop being like this and..." before he trailed off and turned his voice quiet. "Let's make up with Ji Hoon today. I feel so awkward between you two. Even after he received all your abuse. He ran out in the middle of working on that difficult 9th-grade math. Only thinking about rescuing you."

Jung Ho's brows furrowed before turning to Ji Hoon, seeing him lowering his gaze and kicking some rocks. "Yo, Ji Hoon. Why do you want to make up with me?"

"We can be friends again like before..." Ji Hoon replied.

"How long do you think we can be friends?" Jung Ho questioned.

"Hey, Oh Jung Ho." Yi Kyung called but was cut off.

"If we decided to walk different paths...there is no friendship or anything." Jung Ho remarked.

"Then you should...change your mind and come back here." Ji Hoon retorted.

"To where?" Jung Ho asked. "Ah, to a vocational school?" He then let out a sigh. "Fine. Let's say you went to vocational school and got a job. Do you think that'll take care of your livelihood forever? Bullshit. Even if work your ass all day, you'll make nothing. What if you lost a finger or something? Your life is totally over. For someone who has nothing, do you think that's a safe place?"

"So what do you want to do?" Ji Hoon snapped. "Do you want to live like you making close calls like this? Getting chased by the neighbourhood gangs?"

Jung Ho scoffed. "I'm not getting chased by the gangs. I'm chasing after money. That if you live diligently, do you think you don't have to chase after money? Just because you are mature, do you think the world will feed you?"

Ji Hoon sighs exasperated. "Hey...at least, I won't be living a wicked life." He replied.

Jung Ho raised a brow. "Who's going to notice that?" And with that, he storms off. Leaving the two boys behind.

•••

Byeol sighed tiredly as she walked out of the classroom with Nam Soon and Heung Soo behind her, plus Yi Kyung and Ji Hoon.

"Moon Byeol." Then, the said whitette perked up when Ha Kyung walked by and grabbed her sleeve. "Let me see you for a second." Before going over to an empty spot near the stairwell.

Byeol blinked owlishly before turning to the boys, who shrugged before gesturing at the other girl before Nam Soon pulled them away.

Byeol sighed before walking over to Ha Kyung. "What's going on?" Ha Kyung asked bluntly, but the whitette stayed quiet. "I need to know so that I can either sort it out or prepare for the worst."

Byeol thought about it for a moment. "Oh, Jung Ho."

Ha Kyung's eyes widened. "What did he do now?" She asked before shaking her head as she let out a frustrated sigh. "That's fine. So what are you going to do?"

Byeol thinned out her lip. "The boys said they'll work part-time jobs..."

Ha Kyung huffed. "Do they even have part-time jobs?"

"I believe in them, I know they will be able to take care of it," Byeol replied.

"You sound so relaxed," Ha Kyung pointed it out. "Didn't you say it was Oh Jung Ho?"

Byeol hummed, nodding.

"You listen to me now," Ha Kyung continued with a serious tone. "The moment you come to school on Monday, if you guys don't have the money. You're all dead. Don't make me embarrassed. You better handle this right."

Byeol nodded. "I will. But why get yourself involved in my mess?"

Ha Kyung scoffed. "Don't you see? They agreed to wait, trusting me when they started doubting you." And with that, she walked off leaving behind the whitette at the spot.

Byeol stared after her before sighing as she leaned against the wall, her gaze lowered to the floor. 'I have to speak to my father somehow. Brothers won't be able to because they're busy and wouldn't be able to meet him, Mr Choi might be able to but...would father still help me when my money is sharing with her?'

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... I have no words...

Almost a month and now I finally updated this book and with a short chapter as well! I am so so sorry, things had been hard for me with my school turning to remote learning and other personal stuff. So really, I apologise for this long wait for a chapter and I hope things will return back to what I normally do so please be patient for the next one!