The next morning, the school wasn't quiet.
Every hallway buzzed.
Whispers. Phones out. Eyes shifting toward Han Nari.
Because someone had seen them.
Joon. Nari. The kiss.
And worse?
Someone recorded it.
In the Classroom
Nari sat down, heart pounding.
Joon hadn't come in yet.
Hyun stared at her from across the room.
No anger. Just… disappointment. And that stung more.
Her phone buzzed.
"Didn't peg you for a two-timer, Nari."
"You broke Hyun."
"Don't pretend you're innocent."
She shoved the phone away.
Lunch Break – School Courtyard
Hyun walked up to Joon.
Crowd forming.
"You couldn't wait, huh?" Hyun said, sharp.
"She was confused and you took advantage."
Joon stayed calm. But his voice? Cold.
"I waited. You confessed. I backed off.
But don't pretend she chose you.
She didn't."
Gasps. Students recording.
Nari appeared.
She saw the crowd.
Saw Hyun's heartbreak.
And Joon, silently waiting for her to walk away from him…
Or toward him.
She stepped forward.
Grabbed Joon's hand.
"I didn't choose sides."
"I chose him."
Gasps again.