"Why do you keep following me?"

"Uhh... I-I... I'm..."

"God, you're cute. Don't be nervous. We're classmates, no?" She giggles softly.

Did THE Jung Soojung just call me cute?

Someone please hit me.

And that giggle again!

She's driving me crazy.

I could just stare at her forever and-

"Hello? Are you still there?"

She shakes me out of my thoughts.

"Uh... I live in the same direction."

"Oh, so you weren't following me?"

I shake my head.

"I'm sorry for accusing you hehe...

Let's walk together, then!"

Is she seriously offering me to walk together with her right now?

But I'm no more than her shadow.

She isn't supposed to notice me.

I can feel my face stretch weirdly.

What is this?

The corners of my lips are curving upwards.

...Am I smiling?

I gladly go to the front to walk next to her.

She smiles at me.

"Why have I never seen you walk in this direction before?"

My eyes widen.

Thoughts run through my mind.

Because I always walk behind you.

Because I don't actually live there.

Because...

"I don't know."

Well, this should be good enough.

"I see... You don't really talk a lot, do you?

I'm sorry if I'm annoying you.

It's just... It's been so long since the last time I talked to someone."

Exactly like me.

"I understand you and you don't annoy me at all."

I decide to be bold.

After all it's not every day that you get the chance to talk to your ultimate crush.

"To be honest... I...

I like you, Jung Soojung."