The Best of Tomorrow [ 내일의 으뜸]

Chapter 31

Somehow, I followed him to the old building where Seonjae's classroom was located. Seon-jae, who had left his coat and bag in the classroom, headed to the classroom and Baek In-hyuk followed him, dragging me with him. So he dragged me up the stairs and said, 'Oh, I left something behind. 'Wait with Seonjae.' He said and went to the auditorium.

"Uh, isn't Baek In-hyuk's girlfriend?"

Suddenly, the boy who appeared on the stairs looked at me and said. She was one of the kids I ran into in the auditorium earlier. She clearly said she wasn't there, so why are you saying that again?

"No. Something like that."

Seonjae, who was ahead, turned his head and looked at me. Our eyes met.

"Hey, Seonjae."

The boy pretended to know Seonjae.

"My friends who came to the festival today asked me to introduce you. Would you like to be introduced? Oh, no. Do you have time? Do you want to hang out with me after?"

"no. "I decided to go with Inhyuk."

"Oh yeah? "So what about the introduction?"

"it's okay."

"Why, don't you have a girlfriend? Just take it."

"I don't want to take it."

The boy slumped his shoulders as if he felt regretful. Even though it was a very normal conversation, it felt strange. Seonjae, you must be really popular, you just roll your eyes, thinking, but the boy doesn't seem to know how to give up, as he catches Seonjae going up the stairs and asks.

"Is there anyone you like? If there is, I will go and tell them to give up cleanly. "They're making a fuss right now, demanding to know your contact information."

Seonjae stopped walking and lowered his head to look down. I looked at the scene blankly and then made eye contact with Seonjae. I felt embarrassed for no reason, so I looked away from her first.

"I won't accept it even if I don't have it, so don't tell me because I have it."

"Hey, what is it? I get it."

Only then did the boy leave Seonjae and retreat. "I'm really curious who Ryu Seon-jae likes. I wonder who it is, she looks so fucking pretty." He walked away while talking loudly. Don't you think that Seon-jae lied to get rid of you?

Seonjae finished climbing the stairs and walked towards the classroom. The hallway was quiet. Unable to get to Seonjae's classroom, I stood on the side of the stairs.

While I was rubbing my dry lips, my phone vibrated. After rubbing my lips, I took out my cell phone from my pocket. Her heart pounded at the sight of the unknown number. She looked down the hallway. Seonjae hasn't come out of the classroom yet. I went up one more flight of stairs. The third floor is dark with the lights off. She took a deep breath, let it out, and connected the call.

"... ... hello?"

Like last time, there was no sound. Then, I heard something muttering, and then a voice mixed with noise came over.

- I can not hear that?

"I can hear you."

A long sigh was heard.

- Do you know how anxious I was when I thought I had lost that watch?

"Um, who are you?"

- The person who lost his watch.

"I didn't steal it. "I picked it up on the street."

- i know. Okay, you have a watch, right?

I put my hand in my pocket and rubbed the engraving on my pocket watch.