My Classmate Is Pretending to Be My Online Best Friend
Don't stay late
Yoon Haemin stared at ceiling, counting cracks he'd remembered years ago.
No matter how hard he tried to sleep, he just couldn't.
Tonight his thoughts just wouldn't slow down
jae.hey
Are you still awake?
A familiar name had shown on the notification
jae.hey
You only sleep well when you're pretending everything is fine
Yoon Haemin
Thats weirdly accurate
Yoon Haemin
Are you spying on me or something? lol
Three dots appeared, disappeared then reappeared again
Jae.hey was an online friend Yoon Haemin had met months ago, by accident.
Since then, jae.hey had become the one person Haemin talked to about everything.
Still, the typing was strange and jae.hey never was the type to pry in like that
Yoon Haemin
So, what's up?
Yoon Haemin
Why aren't you asleep then
This time, the reply took longer
jae.hey
Promise me something
Yoon Haemin
Depends on what it is
jae.hey
If someone asks you to stay late tomorrow
Yoon Haemin
Stay late where?
This made Haemin's chest tighten
Haemin waited, chewing on his lip
Yoon Haemin
You're freaking me out
The typing bubble appeared again, slower this time
jae.hey
I can't explain it yet
Yoon Haemin
"Yet" is not comforting..
Haemin stared at the screen
Yoon Haemin
Is this about me?
Yoon Haemin
Then tell me what's going on
Yoon Haemin
How do you know what's going on??
Yoon Haemin
You owe me an explanation though
Yoon Haemin
Goodnight.. Weirdo
Forgetting
Yoon Haemin wakes up with a terrible headache
Remembering what jae.hey said yesterday made him start his day off bad
Yoon Haemin
Ugh that bastard
Yoon Haemin
If it wasn't for him I'd be in a good mood by now
Yoon Haemin
jae.hey are you awake
Yoon Haemin
He might still be asleep
Yoon Haemin
I'll just go to school then
Yoon Haemin
This is so boring...
Yoon Haemin
Is jae.hey still asleep?
Yoon Haemin
Hey are you there
Yoon Haemin
Guess he's still asleep
Yoon Haemin
Did he forget he promised he'd tell me what was up yesterday?
Yoon Haemin
(What's wrong?)
Yoon Haemin
(So-Hee usually never talks to me)
So-Hee
Could I borrow your pen?
Yoon Haemin
*hands over pen
Yoon Haemin
(Doesn't she have other friends? Why would she ask me)
Yoon Haemin
Finally.. School is over
So-Hee
If you could help me with cleaning duty?
So-Hee
My friend ditched me and I don't think I can clean up the class all by myself...
The class is fully covered with trash everywhere
Yoon Haemin
Yeah sure I can help
Yoon Haemin
I have free time anyway
Yoon Haemin
(I feel like im forgetting something..)
So-Hee
I'll go sweep the floors and you can clean the desks if that's fine?
So-Hee
Okay!! Thanks again :)
Yoon Haemin
(What's this uneasy feeling..)
Better Life?
Yoon Haemin
I'm done for today
Yoon Haemin
I'm going home now, see you
So-Hee
Thank you so much for helping me
So-Hee
See you tomorrow at school!
Haemin leaves the classroom
His heart leaping around thinking he had finally made a friend in his classroom
Yoon Haemin
But.. That was sure tiring..
Yoon Haemin
I should get home quickly
Yoon Haemin
(It's already 8pm...)
Haemin walks around the school corridor and thinks to himself
This school would've been the most happiest moments of his life if he had friends
Talking to himself has almost become a habit
Nobody else wanted to talk to a cast aside like him
Yoon Haemin
(Who is this now?)
Yoon Haemin
(Why are so many people talking to me today...)
Yoon Haemin
(That's a good thing.. But does it have to be Kang Minjae..?)
One of the popular kids that pick on people
He has never directly made fun of Haemin himself
But he just laughs from the sidelines
Yoon Haemin
(As if that's any better..)
Yoon Haemin
What do you want?
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