“Just for one , i want to be his first choice ”
The verse repeated in her head like a shuffle , continuous and non-stop .

She just can't describe what she's feeling right now.  Everything is just plain, numb and empty .

Very empty .

She already holds too much phases and empty promises thrown to her face until that sadness gets so deep in her heart, that she can’t even cry .

All she wanted was a love that didn't remind her of pains .
But the loves she wants come from the same person who had hurt her .

She had been so sad and want to be alone but at the same time she really wish there was someone who she can talk to that actually cares .

isn't it weird how she can actually feel it in her chest and stomach when something really hurts her feelings ?

And there's nothing worse than realizing how little she mean to those who mean the most to her .

First love is always chaotic . You lose control , you lose perspective , you lose the ability to protect yourself —

just for the sake of someone who always makes you a second option .

"You make me like a fool, Yang Jungwon"
Haneul muttered to herself .

She doesn't want to go to class, she doesn't want to meet Jungwon or Yunju.  So she just hangs out in the hallway and waits for Mr Kang to come and scolds her so she can skip class for detention .

She leant her back against the wall with her mouth busy sucking a lollipop in her mouth.  Her both ears are equipped with earbuds because she does not want anyone to talk to her, even the earbuds are not connected with songs.

Haneul wonders, what is the ending ?
Will the world give her what she asks for if she keeps on praying ?

The sky looks very cloudy nowadays.  The bluish sky that used to be her comfort spot is now dominated by gray, it rains regardless of the time.

Maybe, the sky also understands her feelings .

"Uh , can you please open the store door for me? "

Haneul gazed at a boy in front of her but she could not see his face because it was covered with three boxes that he was holding .

"The store door? Which one?"

She could hear the boy mumbled something but not very clearly.

"You're leaning against the store door ,"

Realizing that she was blocking the boy's path, Haneul immediately stepped back and bowed, apologizing repeatedly.

The boy softly chuckled and approached the doorknob after he gave her the key , trying to open it with his elbow.  He groaned frustratedly when the doorknob didn't want to open.

"Can you please open the door for me?”
He asked for her help politely as Haneul nodded , rushing towards the door and opening it for him .

The boy mouthed thank you to her and went into the store, he put the boxes on the ground and stretched his aching waist, lots of nagging slipped from his lips which made Haneul snorted .

"He nagged like an old man , "

The boy scoffed in disbelief ,
"I heard you !"

He stood up from his kneeling position and approached Haneul, making the girl step backwards.
  He was about to say something but stopped when he saw her face, it was familiar .

"You ... Youu ... Eh.. you... ?"
He tapped his chin , thinking .

"Yes , me ? Me ... Me ?"
Haneul pointed her finger to herself . She jolted up when the boy suddenly snapped his fingers and clapped his hands excitedly like an otter .

"You !"

"Me ?"

"Yes , you !"
The boy cheered .

"Yes , me ? ME !"
Haneul jumped excitedly .

"YOU , IT'S YOU . TREE '

"OH GOD , I AM A TREE !"
Haneul gasped dramatically .

"Wait, why with me? "

The foxy eyes boy laughed at her reactions .
"I always see you, on the tree "

"But lately, I haven't seen you on a tree ever again ,"

Haneul blushed and embarrassed when she actually noticed someone when she was living at the fullest on a tree.
She faked her cough .

"Oh, you're a senior right? What's the function of those big boxes ?"

The boy nodded ,
"I'm Kim Sunoo ,"

He approached those boxes and opened it , taking out one mortarboard hat and showed it to Haneul .
"Our year will graduate soon so we are preparing the event for graduation day ,"

"Good for you, you don't have to go to school anymore , "
Haneul pouted, squatting next to Sunoo and took out a graduation gown .

Seeing this gown suddenly brings enthusiasm and spirit for her to study , her dad will be certainly proud to see her in this gown .

Sunoo softly laughed and put the graduation preparation things back in the box .

Haneul helps him as well, lifting and arranging those boxed in the right place so that the store doesn't look messy.

"Cho Haneul, there you are ...
I've been looking for you ever since "
Jungwon panted, standing in front of the store room with his hands on his waist .

"There he goes, Mr Kang number 2 is nagging "
Haneul muttered to herself, she pretended not to hear or see Jungwon and continued to help Sunoo .

"She's helping me , Jungwon"
Sunoo answered and smile to him .

"Oh , you're here too ? I didn't notice it , sorry Sunoo"
Jungwon bowed politely to his senior . They are quite close because they are in the same association at school .

Jungwon grabbed Haneul's sleeve , pulling her with him .
"You need to go back to class now, Haneul "

"I don't want !"
Haneul huffed, harshly pushed Jungwon away from her .

"Do you want to skip classes again ?"
Jungwon asked her in a disappointed tone but Haneul didn't seem to care .

Jungwon scoffed when Haneul didn't reply, he was about to approach the girl and hold her sleeve but Sunoo suddenly appeared between them, pulling Haneul to stand behind him.

"I need her help to handle everything here. I hope you can inform your teacher that she is helping me "

Jungwon glanced at Haneul who was hiding behind Sunoo, not looking into his eyes .

"Fine , make sure you don't ask her to lift heavy stuffs "
Jungwon said and left the store although hesitant to leave Haneul with Sunoo .

After making sure Jungwon left, Haneul let out a long breath ,
"Thank you for helping me"

"But why are you helping me ?"

Sunoo is known as one of the outstanding example students. 
It's weird to see him help her even he knows her real intention is to skip class .

Sunoo shrugged his shoulders ,

"You seem to want to be alone for a while "

Sunoo then took out the store key and threw it to Haneul.  Haneul weirdly stared at the cluster of keys in her palm but Sunoo just smiled softly at her. 

"Sit quietly and don't get caught. Return this key to me when you feel better—"

Sunoo's eyes lowered to Haneul's name tag.  He once again flashing his famous smile .
"Cho Haneul ,"

Haneul hummed and bowed politely to him.  She can't deny that Sunoo is very handsome and ethereal if looked at closely .

Even from afar, his aura shines bright and attractive .

After Sunoo closed the door, Haneul sighed heavily and leaned against the wall, slowly sitting and contemplating the white wall in front of her .

♫

"Where's Haneul ? "
Jungwon mumbled, slurping the stew infront of him.
It was break time but Haneul still hadn't returned .

"Ignore Haneul. Why do you talk about Haneul every time with me? "
Yunju rolled her eyes, her ears were tired of hearing Jungwon talk about Haneul .

"I bet she was hiding because someone messed up last night "
Jeongwoo exclaimed and cleared his throat. His eyes were looking at Jungwon and Yunju alternately.

Jungwon was taken back with what Jeongwoo said.  He tried his best not to seem affected by his friend's words .

He looked around, then his eyes landed on Sunoo who was chatting with his friend, walking side by side while holding their trays, probably looking for an empty place to sit .

He tries to find Haneul around Sunoo but he doesn't see her at all.  He became worried and immediately put down his spoon , rushing towards Sunoo and left his friends clueless.

"Sunoo, where is Haneul ? Is she done helping you clean up ? "

Sunoo looked at Dongpyo for a moment before fixing his eyes on Jungwon .
"Haneul, still in the store "

"You can go check on her. I'm sure there's a lot you want to say "

Jungwon nodded, he was about to go but Sunoo stopped him . Sunoo took the strawberry milk in his tray and handed it to Jungwon. 
"Give this to Haneul, I'm sure she needs some sweetness "

Jungwon hesitates to take it, thousands of questions pierce his mind about Sunoo.  But he then took the milk and bowed to them.

Sunoo watched Jungwon who was rushing out from the cafeteria . His smile dropped in seconds , thoughts haunted his mind .

"Cho Haneul?  Who is her? ”
Dongpyo asked curiously .

Sunoo chuckled at his best friend . He patted Dongpyo's shoulder in a playful way .
"Remember the girl I was looking for? "

"It's her, Cho Haneul "

♫

"Jungwon , where are you going ?!"

Jungwon stopped on his track and turned his body to Yunju who was running to her .

The girl stopped and panted , she clung onto Jungwon's arm .
"You still haven't finished eating "

Jungwon pulled his arm away from Yunju, stepping a few steps back to distance himself from her .

"I'm going to check on Haneul ,"

Yunju's smile dropped as soon as she heard her name.  She got irritated, annoyed. 
"Haneul, Haneul, Haneul. Can you stop talking about Haneul in a day?"

"It annoys me a lot. What's so important about Haneul that you're always looking for her ?  "

Jungwon frowned , losing his temper towards the girl he used to love before .
"I'm sorry but if you don't lied to me and said thieves broke into your house last night , Haneul probably won't hide from me "

"I was supposed to be with her, enjoying the beautiful night walks with her but you ruined everything "

"And who gave you permission to delete her messages in my phone? 
She sent me lots of messages, asked my whereabouts but you did just— "

"Jungwon, did you forget your promise?" 
Yunju cut him off .

"Did you forget your promise with Byeongho? ”
She asked him sternly once again, making Jungwon halted upon hearing his elementary school’s best friend being mentioned .

"I'm sure Byeongho will be disappointed with you because you—"

"I'm just doing my job as class president"
Jungwon exclaimed .

"It's my responsibility to take care of my classmates, I hope you understand "

Before Yunju could utter anything, Jungwon immediately ran away even Yunju shouted his name a thousand times .

He ran with his eyes almost glassy , sadness tightening his chest .

He doesn't care about anything , He has hurt himself a lot .

He stormed into the store with his eyes darted around the store, looking for Haneul.

His heart dropped when he couldn't see Haneul.  Without hesitation, he went deeper into the store .

"Haneul , where are you ?"

"It's me , Jungwon "

"Haneul—"

He cupped his mouth when he spotted Haneul who was sleeping soundly , with her head resting on a box next to her .

He let out a sigh of relief when he found out that Haneul was fine.  He tiptoed to approach Haneul, trying his best not to make any noise so as not to startle Haneul out of her sleep .

He squatted in front of the girl, leaning closer to her face.  His chest tightened upon seeing the remnants of dry tears on Haneul's cheeks.

Her cheeks were filled with dry tears .

And she fell asleep with those .

Jungwon brushed his hair upwards frustratedly, guilt overpowering him.  He doesn't like to see Haneul sad, sadness doesn't suit her .

but he is the cause of her sadness. 
The audacity he has to see her smile after a lot of heartbreaks  ...

"Idiot, at least sleep in a comfortable position

He slowly lifted Haneul's head and placed it on his shoulder, letting Haneul use his shoulder as a pillow as he leaned against the wall, sitting next to her with mixed feelings .

He softly stroked Haneul's cheek , adoring her cuteness in close .

His lips landed on her forehead in seconds, kissing her forehead as sincerely as possible , pouring out all his love and longing to her.

"I'm so sorry, Haneul.  Please wait for me a bit more , hm? "

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A/N : I WAS SURPRISED WHEN SOME OF YOU MENTIONED SUNOO AS THE SECOND LEAD LIKE ... ARE YOU SHERLOCK HOLMES ?!  SUNOO IS REALLY IN MY DRAFT AND WAITING FOR HIS TURN TO SHINE !

BTW, DO YOU FEEL WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN JUNGWON AND YUNJU ?!  IT'S FUN TO SEE YOU ALL BECOME INVESTIGATORS.

THANK YOU FOR READING AND HAVE A GOOD DAY LOVELIES <33333

BTW THIS JUNGWON .