Chapter 100 – (Episode 100) 16. Interest

(Episode 100)

The story continued at “Venice Beach” In “Santa Monica” After driving west along Route 10 from downtown.

A fresh date with an 18-year-old Hispanic beauty while looking at the beach in the evening with a cool autumn breeze made Han Myeong-sik feel happier.

“Being a cheerleader doesn’t have to be in competitions to be rewarding, right?”

“It is not…”

The two of them walked the promenade affectionately and sat down in a suitable place. Han Myeong-sik opened the lid of the drink and held it out.

“Is there another reason besides taking a long break?”

“You saw my house when you came to pick me up.”

“Is it because of financial problems?”

“Sports with professional leagues, such as football, baseball, and basketball, can receive financial support if their talent is recognized, but cheerleaders have to do it entirely at their own expense.”

“Didn’t you know, do cheerleaders cost that much?”

“The uniforms that are changed every year cost hundreds of dollars. Of course, you have to change your height and body size, and it is impossible without the support of your parents, such as shoes, sportswear, facility usage fees, and participation fees for competitions.”

“I see… , I thought the school supported me. Then how were you active until middle school?”

“At that time, our house was big enough, ha ha… I hate talking like this.”

As she sipped her drink and sighed towards the beach, she seemed to know how she felt without having to check the status window.

“If you could, would you like to be a cheerleader?”

“Not just cheerleading, but if I can do anything, I want to do it all.”

“If… Didn’t you give up trying to become a movie star because of family circumstances?”

“…”

“Right?”

Instead of answering, Claire gave an awkward smile and tried to change the topic.

“Tell Myungsik your story rather than mine.”

“Me? Do you have any questions?”

“The reason you came to America or whatever.”

“I told you, I came to meet a pretty girl like you.”

“It all turned out to be a lie because of the kids in the homestay, but are you going to keep crying?”

“I like the active and honest Claire more than the Korean kids.”

“Really… I like it better… ?”

After all, there is no superpower that is as good as experience when it comes to dating. You can clearly see the other person’s feelings just by lowering your voice and shining and swaying your eyes.

“Claire, your eyes are so clear and beautiful…”

“This is the first time a man looks at me like you…”

Han Myeong-shik’s heart throbbed like a real 18-year-old high school student at the pretty face approaching with his eyes closed.

The shy kiss that followed made me forget for a moment about the 22 beauties waiting at home.

Is it sweet because of the drink? The moist and soft first kiss, which naturally makes you feel sweet, made your heart more desperate for the other person.

Before the thrill of feeling alone in the world disappeared, Claire quietly crept into her arms.

She smelled like a mature mixture of cosmetics and perfume, but the woman in her arms was unmistakably an American high school girl. She gently stroked Claire’s lovely face.

“Also… Is it as good as expected?”

“You are… Why are you so good at kissing?”

It was a whisper that they shared while their lips were almost touching, so they could feel the emotions of the other person as well.

“Did you ever want a man with no experience?”

“Huh, it’s not like I didn’t have that kind of expectation at all.”

“I’m sorry to disappoint you?”

Claire gave another deep kiss and whispered with her seductive eyes.

“Will you believe me if it’s better because it’s not?”

Instead of answering, Claire accepted the kiss with a warm smile.

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They were willing to spend the night together, but Claire was very impressed with Myeong-sik Han’s clean manner, who ended the date by taking her home without any special request.

Of course, it was possible because there were 18 beauties waiting at home to soothe the sexual desire, but thanks to that, the two became very close.

“I heard that Han and Lopez are dating?”
“Really?”
“I saw you two kissing right after school.”
“Does it look good to you?”
“I thought you were dating one of the Korean kids.”
“Aren’t they prettier?”
“I know…”
“I heard that Lopez flirted first?”
“Well then…”
“How many people does he date?”

When the two started dating in earnest, the gazes of the male and female students were not very friendly.

Han Myeong-sik didn’t care at all, but Claire looked embarrassed when she saw the message posted on social media during class.

“Why do you care so much?”

Han Myeong-sik, who was worse off, deliberately took him to the football field bench and pointed out while having lunch.

“I didn’t know you would hate me this much.”

“You’re pretty, so you’re jealous.”

“Even the names of the men I met are listed… , It’s because I’m embarrassed to see you.”

“What’s embarrassing, aren’t popularity and love experience proportional?”

It made me feel much more comfortable when he passed on it lightly, but I couldn’t ignore it because the exposure and slander were getting worse.

“Look at this, there is even a word that I approached you knowing that you are living well.”

“Did you really know and approached me?”

“How do I know that?”

“But why do you care?”

“There is even a curse called a whore who only picks and eats enemies…”

‘Jocks’ refers to a practical leader group that is handsome, athletic, and has a generous family among cliques in high schools in the United States.

“Really?”

“Can you? I only briefly dated the quarterback on the football team who graduated this year.”

“I guess my ex-boyfriend was famous?”

“I did…”

“Why did you break up?”

“Does it matter?”

“Curious.”

It’s not cool at all, but Claire didn’t mind and confided in it.

“He asked me to date first, so I met him, because he was a very popular football team captain, so there was no reason to refuse.”

“However?”

“I knew there were three other girls I was seeing, and she broke up right away.”

It was cold inside, but Han Myeong-sik let go of his pretense and laughed it off.

“Didn’t you know he was that kind of guy?”

“I roughly guessed…”

“Did you think I would organize things when I met you?”

“Eww… Huh…”

“Look at this.”

Myeong-sik Han showed Claire the captures of the chats exchanged between the male students.

“Count… Oh my god… How could you even say something like this?”

“Isn’t it a big deal that you’re swearing at me?”

“Isn’t all of this true?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not, because I don’t like them, losers get together and talk.”

Claire shook her head at the part where Han Myeong-sik, who had all Korean girls as sex slaves, now has a hand on the school queen.

“Aren’t we both being bullied because of this?”

“I think it’s already like that in terms of the atmosphere? Instead Claire, you’re still the queen among the boys, gigg.”

“It’s nothing to laugh at, even the kids I’m close with are avoiding me.”

“You hang out with me all the time outside of class, doesn’t it matter?”

It hasn’t been a few days yet, but as Han Myung-sik pointed out, it’s true that they stick together to the extent that their lips are rarely separated except for the classes they take separately.

“Myungsik, how are you okay?”

“Well… Is it because the most beautiful girl in our school is by your side?”

She was Korean, so she was relatively uninterested, but the thought that she was dating the most handsome and cool boy in school made Claire feel proud again.

“Is it really enough for me to be by your side?”

“It’s enough, you have to meet the boys to drink and play outside?”

“Isn’t that fun?”

Just as you cannot weigh a lover and a friend of the same sex on the same line, the feeling you feel when you are together is definitely different.

However, there are many cases where the level of understanding of the subject of interest determines the pleasure rather than who the target is with.

Taking soccer as an example, national competitions such as the World Cup can be enthusiastic and enjoyed together regardless of gender.

It is difficult to enjoy the UEFA Champions League even with same-sex friends without knowledge and interest in Europe’s major professional soccer leagues and teams.

The fun of playing a game also depends on the level of understanding and skill of a particular game, not the gender of the friend.

In this respect, Han Myeong-sik, who lives with 22 women, does not feel the need for same-sex friends.

“There are many family members at home, so there is no time to be bored.”

“How many people do you have in your family that you don’t need friends?”

“Hmm… Including me and excluding the babies, there are 23 people.”

“Hey! What… What is so much?”

Yesterday evening on the 2nd floor, I picked up the pad to play a console game, and I remembered how Cha A-rin and Cha Yurin sisters, Kim Ha-na, Yu Ji-min, and Anna-eun rushed to play together, and I laughed spontaneously.

“Haha, isn’t there a lot?”

“It’s not much… , Are they all relatives? Ah… You said you were doing a homestay.”

“Yes, there are 10 homestay families.”

“Then there are 13 people! It’s not that there’s no time to be bored, it’s that there’s no mind. Are grandparents, uncles, and cousins ​​all living together?”

I wondered how he would react if I told him the truth, but since we were still only kissing and lightly caressing, I laughed it off.

“I am not a relative… , More than that, we get along very well.”

“I envy you… , I envy houses with many families.”

“Are you an only child?”

“I’m not an only child… , My family life is a bit complicated.”

Knowing that it was difficult to confess, Myeong-sik Han did not bother to ask.

“If it’s complicated, I’m not easy either, so you’ll get to know it little by little. Rather, do you want to make the noisy things quiet on social media?”

“What? How? Is that possible?”

“You’ll know if it’s possible or not by looking at the results, can you do it?”

“Isn’t that illegal?”

“Of course not, it may be different from the desired result because it diverts attention elsewhere.”

After a moment of hesitation, Claire shook her head.

“I hate having to do difficult and embarrassing things because of me. As you said, it’s okay if you don’t care, so if you pretend you don’t know, you’ll be quiet.”

However, ridiculing and sarcastic remarks about other people’s weaknesses or personal lives in the name of jokes are common in Korea and the United States.

In particular, jealousy is an emotion that is so strong that it is included in the seven deadly sins of Christianity, so it is difficult for teenagers to be indifferent to it because emotions precede reason.

Moreover, Han Myeong-sik and Claire did not belong to a sports club or a specific faction, so they were good prey to bite and bite.

Since the two of them are so good looking, they didn’t openly bully or harass them, but on social media, slander and obscenity were gradually going beyond the limit.

“Wait, what did you just say?”

As Claire took out the next class book from her locker, she eventually couldn’t stand the whisper and argued.

“What did I say?”

“A prostitute, is that what you say to your friend?”

“Who is who’s friend?”

“You, you! Don’t you know we’re a theater club?”

“My… I didn’t say that, who said you sold yourself to live with your uncle’s house…”

“Did you see? Did you see me selling myself to my uncle!”

As the voice rose, male and female students flocked to the hallway, and the other female students became more energetic due to the attention around them.

“Do you have to see something like that to know?”

“Don’t be in a hurry to say it’s someone else’s business, I won’t tolerate it any longer.”

“What if I don’t put up with it, isn’t it already a known fact?”

“Why do you say things that are not true!”

“Hey, why did you say that when it’s not true?”

“Hey!!”

Concerned that her boyfriend would step out, she had been holding back for a while, but Claire had reached her limit.

“Waaaaa!!”

As the two female students started fighting, cheers erupted in the hallway.

There is no spectacle as fun as a fight anywhere, and Claire, who was praised as the queen on one side, was explosive.

(Continued on next episode 101)