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However, Yeo Dan oppa seemed like he was thinking for a moment then soon spoke with a slight grimace.

"Not sure, but they say the seniors will gonna have some extra self-studying session after school."

"Ah, really?" I uttered. Maybe I wasn't yet used to the fact that Yeo Dan oppa had turned into a senior now. I just sighed in my thoughts, 'It's ain't that easy to go on a date with a senior.'

Since this was also my first time being in a relationship, I couldn't figure out how long we should stay together to avoid getting enough to each other and have less lingering feelings.

Then when our eyes met, I quickly nodded. Anyway, I didn't want to pressure a senior who couldn't go out with me because of the after school self-studying session after school.

"All right. Just text me how things will go after school then," I replied. After a moment of hesitation, I added, "Don't mind. I have other friends you know."

Speaking that way, I still wondered how he was feeling my words, so I walked on eggshells. Yeo Dan oppa, however, didn't show that much of a change in his facial expression.

Just looking a little blue, he responded with downcast eyes, "Okay."

I dithered for a second then uttered, "Yeah, I'm really fine, so don't care about it."

The moment when Yeo Dan oppa nodded again, Yeo Ryung, who had been unusually dragging her feet, dashed out of the door, which made us stop our conversation right at the point.

If Yeo Dan oppa and I both wanted, we could, of course, further our conversation regarding that topic. However, I felt sorry to keep talking about some dating issue only with him in front of her, which oppa would also think the same way.

But something kept troubling my mind...

Though I was talking to Yeo Ryung as we always did, I couldn't stop observing his countenance while looking sideways. As usual, he mostly stayed quiet while walking beside us, but once in a while, he nodded to imply that he was paying attention.

Turning my head away from him again, I pressed the pit of my stomach for no reason then murmured in a low voice, "What's wrong with me...?"

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During the morning on the mock exam day, it was right to memorize more math formulas and vocabularies; however, I didn't feel like doing those things. Probably the dreadful result of the latest mock exam I had taken in cram school strengthened my mental immunity.

In other words, I kind of took my mind off my concerns. Thinking to that extent, I hit my head with the tip of my pencil.

"Ay ay ay, what the heck I'm talking about? I can't just take my mind off..."

Besides, this mock exam would divide us into upper and lower levels in which we would be assigned to either honor or general classes in Math and English. That was why our homeroom teacher had emphasized to us to take more care of it than usual.

Having those thoughts in mind, I forced myself to open the vocabulary book, but still, I wasn't able to concentrate. Within a few minutes, I just closed my book again and turned my head to look around the classroom.

Half of the kids were studying; the rest was just hanging around. Yoon Jung In and Kim Hye Hill came into view. I nodded at them, who were absorbed in their last-minute study. However, I just slightly grinned at Yi Ruda and Ban Hwee Hyul, burying their faces in their arms and taking a nap.

'In my point of view, those two boys look indeed the same in their true colors...' I thought. The only difference between them was that Yi Ruda tried to ask for others' help as much as possible if the situation could be resolved by that act, whereas Ban Hwee Hyul seemed to have almost an obsession to refuse other's helping hands.

The last time I turned my head, Kim Hye Woo, who was repeatedly pounding the portable video game while sticking out and biting his tongue, and Lee Mina, kibitzing beside him, came into my sight.

Getting up from my seat, I walked closer to them. When I stretched out my hand and tapped Mina's elbow, she turned to look at me.

"Huh? Why?" she asked.

"Mina, can you give me some advice?"

She replied cheerfully, "Of course. About what? What is it?"

I pulled Mina all the way to the back seat where there were the least kids in the classroom. Since the space was close to the cleaning facilities, the odor from the mop was slightly disturbing; however, except Ban Hwee Hyul, who was deeply in a nap, no one was here.

While I was carefully choosing the right words to articulate my concerns, Mina dropped her question first.

"Is it related to your boyfriend?"

I screamed in a low voice, "Eek, how did you know that?"

"Well, you only brought me here without taking Kim Hye Woo, so what else can it be?" she replied. Giggling shortly, she pointed at the back of Yoon Jung In's head with her chin.

"But not sure if I may be helpful. You know a guy like him is who I'm dating with, so these days, I'm also confused if my standard makes sense or not."

"Uh, yeah..." I replied hesitantly.

She added, "But if you're still fine, let me know what you're worried about, so what is it?"

Taking a deep breath, I confessed the things in the morning and the conversation I had with Yeo Dan oppa. Probably I explained almost everything to her in detail.

'Hold on, is this the reason why nothing has been entering my mind? Because I've been spending all my memory and concentration remembering these kinds of stuff...?' Rambling such things in my head, I just sneered at my ridiculous behavior.

Lee Mina became lost in thought while furrowing her brows.

"Hmm..." she sighed.

I uttered, "Something's just lingering in mind, but I have no idea what it is. You know he can't come out of school since he's a senior having an extra self-studying session after taking the mock exam. No one can help that..."

Putting down her hand from rubbing her chin, Mina raised her forefinger and dropped a question.

"Maybe it was the problem after that, huh?"

"After that?"

"The part that he just replied, 'Okay,' after you said that you have other friends to hang out with..."

I asked, "What's wrong with it?"

"Dude, how can a guy respond, 'Okay,' when his girlfriend still has a lot of other people to hang out with, instead of him? Doesn't he have to, at least, ask who you're gonna meet on behalf of him?"

'Really?' I wondered. Rolling my eyes, I carefully replied, "Well, but I also spoke that way since I didn't want him to get distracted with those things... In fact, he could have been talking considerately while he wasn't sure that I really had other people to hang out with, or... wouldn't Yeo Dan oppa made the response since he knew that I dropped those words in order to avoid making him feel sorry about me?"

"Hey, no, that's not how it goes," said Mina while moving her finger from side to side.

Following that move with my eyes, I tossed a question. "Then?"

"Look, you're even making an excuse on behalf of him while thinking in HIS perspective, aren't you?"

I nodded at her words. Mina then gently pounded the locker right beside her.

"Just like you did, that oppa should have also considered how you might accept his response in your point of view. Hey, look. Even though he spoke that way for you, what do you have in mind as soon as you heard that?"

Nothing actually came across my mind, but I just wanted Mina's advice since I felt a little blue for some reason. The moment when my brows met in the middle again in agony, Mina continued speaking.

"If the conversation just ends in that point, you'd be like, 'What the heck? Is he then feeling OKAY even though he can't hang out with me since I have other people to get around? Is he usually going out with me because he feels sorry to leave me alone? Or maybe, is it actually just me who's eager to date with him, but not Yeo Dan oppa?' Come on, won't you come up with those thoughts?"

"Oh..." I exclaimed to myself.

My eyes opened wide. I thought those things had never flashed through my head, but once I heard them from Mina, I realized that I was wrong.

No, according to the loud applause coming from my mind, a negative personality inside me was definitely letting those questions jumping into my brain.

Feeling excited about my reaction, Mina kept on speaking, "You are, right? I mean, you should have, at least, showed a slight sign of how upset you were. You said, 'Don't mind,' so that he doesn't have to feel sorry about you, but that doesn't mean you must not show your true feelings toward him."

I stammered, "R... really...?"

"Come on, can't he just ask something like, 'Is there any guys in those people who you're gonna hang out with?' You aren't forcing him to check all the people in your league and limit your personal relationships. It's just letting you know that he's still interested in you and cares about you. At least, show you some love that way."

"Ha..." I heaved a sigh.

Behaving so awkward and unusual today for such trivial things, I thought my mind was a little stirred up from taking the mock exam. However, listening to Mina's advice, the reason why I reacted so strange made sense somehow. Still, on the other hand, man and woman had different perspective, especially, Yeo Dan oppa was more...