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NINE MISSED MESSAGES
FROM NA JAEMIN

OPEN [ NOT RIGHT NOW ]

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QIAN KUN HAS MESSAGED YOU

DO YOU ACCEPT

[ YES ] NO

QIAN KUN
Hello~

JIN SUNGHEE
*yodels* heLOOoo

QIAN KUN
Oh, uhmm

QIAN KUN
I'm Chaeri's friend

JIN SINGHEE
oH

JIN SUNGHEE
are you that "very timid
friend that's worth it all"

QIAN KUN
She say that?

JIN SUNGHEE
well, she texted it

QIAN KUN
Same thing, isn't it?

JIN SUNGHEE
nOT really

JIN SUNGHEE
anyone how'd you
find my profile?
chaeri give you my contact info?

QIAN KUN
Yeah

QIAN KUN
You seemed like
a nice person to talk to

QIAN KUN
But you also seem happier today
Are you in a good mood?

JIN SUNGHEE
looks like someone snooped
over his best friend's phone
lmao

JIN SUNGHEE
...and i guess you could
say i'm in a good mood

QIAN KUN
How come?

JIN SUNGHEE
i just got suspended from school

QIAN KUN
Correct me if i'm wrong...

QIAN KUN
But isn't that a bad thing..?

JIN SUNGHEE
would be

JIN SUNGHEE
if i liked my school

JIN SUNGHEE
or cared about it

QIAN KUN
Ha

QIAN KUN
What'd you do?

JIN SUNGHEE
i might've beaten up some asshole

JIN SUNGHEE
on school grounds...

QIAN KUN
Ahhh... uhmm...

QIAN KUN
Are you always this intense

JIN SUNGHEE
nah brah

JIN SUNGHEE
i'm usually worse

JIN SUNGHEE
i'm just tryin not to scare you

QIAN KUN
Don't worry
So far you're nowhere
near as intense as Chaeri gets

QIAN KUN
Well, class is starting
I gotta go

JIN SUNGHEE
buh bye

YOU HAVE DISCONNECTED
FROM THE CHAT

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DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO
SOMEONE ELSE ?

YES              [ NOT RIGHT NOW ]

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【 sunghee pulled her cap
over her face and got off
the bus. she looked behind
her back, like she had
always done, to make sure
no one was following her. 】

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"sunghee!"

【 someone shouted at
her from afar. but she
knew who it was, and
she didn't turn around. 】

NA JAEMIN
"sunghee! stop! i'm not
going to run after you."

JIN SUNGHEE
"no one is making you."

NA JAEMIN
"just stop!"

【 jaemin ran after and
soon enough caught up
with her. he caught her by
her arm and stopped her. 】

JIN SUNGHEE
"you just said you weren't
going to run after me."

NA JAEMIN
"i always end up
running after you."

【 jaemin mumbled,
unheard by sunghee. 】

JIN SUNGHEE
"what?"

NA JAEMIN
"can't you just
stay in one place?"

JIN SUNGHEE
"now, where's
the fun in that?"

【 she lifted her cap, finally
revealing her face and
smiled. her face was
covered in what looked
like nail scratches and
dried up blood. 】

NA JAEMIN
"what the fuck
happened to you?"

JIN SUNGHEE
"i was just in a fight.
this is just collateral."

NA JAEMIN
"i thought you won? did that
guy fucking touch you?"

JIN SUNGHEE
"ah."

JIN SUNGHEE
"i guess you weren't there the
whole time. the scratches are
from his girlfriend. and don't
worry, i'll survive."

JIN SUNGHEE
"you're overacting."

NA JAEMIN
"his girlfriend..?"

NA JAEMIN
"i though that was—"

JIN SUNGHEE
"don't."

JIN SUNGHEE
"just don't."