Gym class was one of your favorite subjects when you were still in elementary school, you don’t need to think to pass this subject. And that day you were having a physical test to decide whether you could pass this subject—or you needed to take the test next week if you failed. You might not be the best student but you at least could pass.

You took your position before doing 100m run, aiming to reach the finish line at least in second place. As the teacher blew the whistle, you started running, good thing you were good at running—better than any sports. But sometimes bad luck came around, just before you could pass the finish line, someone accidentally shoved you to the side and you tripped your own foot; ankle twisting and you moaned in pain.

Students gathered around you, asking how you felt—of course it stung—but there was a certain person kneeled in front of you asking if you could walk. Thanks to your ankle, you couldn’t walk and probably needed someone to carry you. Acting like a hero, that certain person carried you on his back and told your teacher he would take you to infirmary.

Yes he, the 9 year old Cho Kyuhyun, your best friend. For the first time you could feel your heart thumped, though you just ignored it.

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