I was late for school, and I didn't expect for things to not turn my way.

And now, it was this - Taek Woon has a girlfriend.

...What would become of me? No, I wasn't jealous of some sort. I wanted to befriend him, and by that time comes, he would be busy with his girlfriend, dating and all. I guess he wouldn't have the time to be around with other girls... And besides, she would be jealous if he was anyway. It would be bad if one girl like me would ruin their relationship... But, what does having a relationship feel like? What does it feel like to have a boyfriend? 

I once read in books that when you have a boyfriend, you would end up doing anything for him...

That you would bestow undying love for him.

That you would totally ignore the world and would only focus on him.

In short, that's what they call love.

But isn't it too much if you sacrifice everything for that person? What if, in the end, you couldn't? Then how would it all end up then? I sighed and took my seat, the next class was History - The long and dreaded one. I drew circles on my table with my finger. I spaced out as the teacher kept on talking about dates and stuff that happened at that point of time. So he likes those kinds of girls, I thought. It was kind of unusual to be honest - I guess I just judged him with his silence. Even though I said that we were completely "alike", I take it back.

Jung Taek Woon - Just what kind of person are you?

I then got my pen to write on some notes. Although I wasn't listening to the teacher, all the things he just said were clearly on my head and all I needed to do was write them down. I took a long pause and spaced out again. Today, I lied at Ji Eun for being late. I reasoned out that I overslept - Well, I did, and that was because I studied for so long for the Math test that we didn't even take today. It was a let down. I lied to her again...

"Are you okay?"

"...Nothing. Just tired?"

"Well, I couldn't believe Taek Woon-ssi would like those kinds of girls."

"...Yeah."

"I mean, you wanted to be friends with him, right? I wonder if it would go smoothly now that he has a girlfriend."

I stared at the other building as Taek Woon and I caught each other's eyes. We made slight eye contact, my eyes squinted... I felt soothed. It broke after he went back to writing. He then lifted up what he wrote. They were in clear, big and bold letters. 

A while ago, it was a misunderstanding.

He put down the notebook and wrote on another clean piece of paper.

I rejected her, just so you know.

"Ah..." I whispered under my breath and gave a soft smile. He hung his head low and got back to listening to the teacher. "What wonderful writing..." I giggled. I wonder why he would tell me this? Maybe these words were the ones he tried to rebel a while ago. Did he feel relieved when he finally cleared up the misunderstanding? Because I did...

I felt a sense of relief in me. He rejected her, I thought.

But thoughts aside - I felt happy when I shouldn't be.

Today I lied at Ji Eun again, and to myself, too! I was worried about Taek Woon. And maybe, just slightly, I was kind of jealous.