Playlist: AKMU - 지하철에서 (On The Subway)

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Chapter 1: Why Me?

"Hyemi, Let's go!" Minhee, my best friend, told me while pulling me. The class just finished and now she's telling me to hurry up because we have to attend someone's birthday party.

"You can stop pulling me, you know? I'll just follow you" I told her but she won't let me go.

"But you'll be walking slow" she said, and I felt like she's insulting me because she got long legs. Well she's always like this. She may call me short, but every tall people has a short friend and every short people has a tall friend.

I sighed and just let her pull my left arm. I slid my hand in my pocket to take my phone, but when I did, it wasn't there. My eyes widen and said, "Minhee, my phone is not in my pocket"

"What do you me--"

"I gotta find it" I told her and pulled away from her grip, running back to our classroom. I remember I left it there under my table. I was using it during class, but the teacher told me to stop using it or else she'll get it and so I placed it under my table. Why would I even forget my phone? Simple. Minhee pulled me when I wasn't even done packing my things. She's really in a hurry, huh?

"Yah! Where are you going?!" I heard her say from afar.

"I'll just get my phone in our classroom. Just get going! I'll be there, don't worry" I told her.

I enter our classroom and headed to my seat. I knelt down to see if my phone is still there. When I saw it, I quickly took it, placed it in my pocket, and left the classroom.

Minhee was right. Well, she's always right. I really do walk slow. But me being slow won't stop me from running fast to reach my dreams. I may be short but I'll continue to jump up high till I reach my ambitions.

I was half way there to the exit, but a teacher suddenly went in front of me. "Excuse me, but may I have some of your time?" it was Ms. Jeon, my history teacher.

"Sure, Ms. Jeon"

"May I ask you a favor then?" she said as I nodded. "Will you find this student named Hong Jisoo? If you did find him, please ask him to join the school competition. He is our only hope. No student from this school doesn't want to compete. They don't want to be embarrassed in front of the crowd. You know our school is one of the best schools here in Seoul. If we don't have anyone to compete in that competition, it'll be a shame. So please, convince him to join" she held both of my hands with a pleading expression. What I did made me regret so much. I nodded without me even knowing.

"Oh my. Thank goodness! If you did convince him, tell me. I have to go now. Thank you again" then she walked passed by me.

Now I have to find that guy named 'Hong Jisoo'. If I didn't nod, I should have been in that birthday party by now. Well nope. I gotta tell Minhee because she might rage if I didn't come. I took my phone out and went to my text messages, tapping her name. I sent it to her after. I told her that I'll be late for the party because a teacher suddenly asked me a favor. I hope she believes me. But.. why me though? Why am I the one told by her to look for him?

I went to the hallway where Minhee and I always walk in. I saw a guy walking with his hands in his pocket. He might be Hong Jisoo, I thought. I ran in front of him, making him stop and look at me. "May I help you?" he asked.

"Are you Hong Jisoo?" I asked back. He looked at me from head to toe. What I notice is, he doesn't look friendly.

"You're talking to him right now. Why are you looking for me?"

My eyes widen and pointed at him. "You're Hong Jisoo?" he nodded.

"So why are you looking for me?" he asked once again.

"Oh right! Will you join--" I was cut off by him.

"Will I join the school competition? Sorry, but I won't. Who asked you to tell me that?" he doesn't look interested at all. Should I still convince him? But if he doesn't like then I should just stop here.

"Ms. Jeon told me--" I was cut off again.

"Well stop it. You won't convince me to join that competition. Just ask other students or why not you? Why won't you just join instead? I'm not interested in those, got that?" he then walked passed by me. Aish... I don't wanna compete. I must convince him to join. Wait, when did I care for him to join? Well it's for our school anyway.

I turned and looked at his walking figure. "I won't stop! I'll make you change your mind. You'll see" I told him.

"Good luck with that" he said, bringing out a thumbs up, still walking.

You'll see, Hong Jisoo. I'll make you change your mind. I'll make you join that competition.

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