Chapter 154 – High School Girl Im Im Hye

“Hey, it’s Seonhu.”

Someone taps me on the shoulder
While I was concentrating on solving the problem, I looked back in surprise.

Pregnancy hye.
The prettiest girl in my class, no, anyone I know, was standing behind me.

“What are you doing? Are you studying again?”
“Ah, yes.”

I answered in a trembling voice to the natural question.

Shinhye has a bright personality and is kind to everyone, so she casually talked to me, even to me, whom I wasn’t very close to.

On the other hand, I rarely talked to men, let alone women.
On top of that, the opponent is the prettiest kid in school.
It can’t be helped that my voice trembles with tension.

“Hmm?”

Perhaps it was strange that the student was studying, Shinhye stuck her head in and looked at the workbook I was solving.
Naturally, Shinhye’s chest came right next to my face.
It was in a position where it seemed that if you just turned your head, your face would touch it.

I felt my hands sweat and my face turn red.

Shinhye’s breasts are big. Really.
Unbelievable as a student.

I know you can’t see
But since I’m a man too, I can’t help but look towards that direction.
In class, even during breaks, glances.

It’s not just me.
Any male student in the same class as Shin-hye would.
Shin-hye’s breasts were demonic breasts that drew attention.

Not only does she have a pretty face, but she also has a good personality and big breasts.
There is a girl like this in the same class, wouldn’t it be an unreasonable demand not to like her?

Shin-hye, who had only peeked from afar, was now so close.
I felt like I was going to stare at the chest in front of my eyes without thinking.

No way. If you are caught looking openly, you may be scorned.
I tried to hide my true feelings as much as possible.

“What are you studying?”
“That, just…”
“Just what?”
“… Studying for the SAT.”

I wanted to have a fun conversation, but I was so nervous that I couldn’t say anything properly.
Ah. Such a boring man, Shin-hye would soon get tired of it and leave.
Even with the child I admire in front of me, I felt my energy draining away.

“Already? There is still more than a year left for the exam.”
“Huh… Still, I’m not very good at it. We should start early.”

The more I studied, the more I felt desperately that my brain was not good.

I don’t have any special talent, and I don’t have a good family.
His personality is timid and he has no friends that he can confidently say is close.
In order for me to survive, I had to study hard.

“Okay? Wouldn’t it be good if it was before and after?”
“At all. If Shinhye sets her mind to study, then she will be able to do better than me, right?”

With just one word, you can quickly tell whether this kid is a good kid or a bad kid.
Shinhye was definitely a smart kid.

But a pretty child like this wouldn’t have to study hard.
Just being there makes people around you happy.
Any proud man would give his all to be loved by this child.

“Uh? Afterwards, do you know my name?”

However, Shinhye showed an unexpected reaction.

Shinhye called my name so naturally, I tried to call her by the same name.
Shin-hye must have been amazed that I knew her name.
Is there anyone in our school who doesn’t know the name Im Im-hye?

“Uh, yes. You know then.”

At my hesitant words, Shinhye laughed at what was interesting.

Her smiling face captured my heart.
I came to like Shin-hye even though I knew that someone like me could not be surpassed.

Just a few words and a smiling face at once.
I fell in love.

* * *

After falling in love with Shinhye, I studied hard.
Try hard. Like crazy.
The girl he fell in love with was so amazing that he wouldn’t even dare to talk to him unless he studied insanely well.

Until then, I didn’t know how to do anything, so I vaguely thought that I had to study hard.
However, with the specific goal of Shin Hye, the efficiency of studying increased.
I focused more and tried to get a better score.
Thanks to that, I, who stayed in the top 5, was able to take first place in my class in the last mock exam.

“And! Did you rank first? Really? Congratulations!”

Shinhye’s words of congratulations made her feel as if all her efforts were rewarded.
Needless to say, I liked Shinhye even more.

It is said that Mosol Adah even remembers the name of her grandson when a woman speaks to her.
My situation is exactly like that now.

I hate it, but there’s no way I can laugh like this.
Shin-hye wondered if she might like me.

We barely talk to each other a day, but in my head I was even thinking that it would be nice to have a daughter who resembles Shin-hye as my first child.
If it’s a daughter who looks like Shinhye, it wouldn’t hurt to put it in her eyes.

What if that cute daughter is her boyfriend and she brings a weirdo along?
You might pour boiling green tea in the man’s face.

I was spreading the wings of such a delusion alone.

“It would be nice to have good grades. I’m worried that I keep falling off. Especially math. I can’t keep up.”

Shinhye sighs as she speaks.
My heart aches at the sullen expression.

“Math? Can I help you?”

Even after I said it, I felt sorry.
I wanted to help somehow, so I reflexively spit out those words.

No matter how ignorant I am, I distinguish between reality and delusion.
Shin-hye and I are at odds with each other, even talking to each other every day.
And because Shin-hye is so kind, she even talks to me, a loner.
Shin-hye probably doesn’t even consider me a friend.

Never confuse fantasy with reality.
Like a close friend, I said it without hesitation.

The hand holding the pen was sweaty.

Could it be that Shin-hye thinks it strange because she said something useless?
What if he thinks I have a crush on him?
In the future, won’t even talking to me from time to time like now disappear?

In that short moment, even before Shinhye’s answer came back, that thought came to mind.
Her chest tightened to the point of pain.

“Really? You want me to help you study?”

Shinhye opened her eyes wide and asked again.
It wasn’t the cold reaction I was worried about.
I could barely reassure myself.

“Uh, yes, of course, as long as Shin-hye is okay.”

I gave a negative answer back.
Even if Shin-hye refuses, don’t be hurt.
And in Shin-hye’s eyes, I don’t want to look like I’m aggressively attacking.

“Of course I’m fine! 1st place is taking care of your studies.”

Shinhye smiled broadly and nodded her head.

Pounding.
Did you say you’re okay now?
Didn’t I hear that wrong?
Really? Are you really okay?

I swallowed dry saliva and opened my mouth.

“Then… Would you like to stay and study together after class?”

Does Shin-hye know how much I thought about it in the short time I had to say this?

“Good! But can’t you get angry at me for not studying?”
“Everything, of course.”

Shinhye consented so lightly that it made my concerns go unnoticed.
I had to struggle to hold back the feeling of laughter.

How should I express this feeling?
It felt like my heart would explode.
To be able to stay and study with the girl I have a crush on after school.
Is this really real?

“Seonhu. How do you solve this?”

After school.
Shinhye, sitting next to me, asks.
I suppressed my pounding heart and naturally attached myself to Shinhye.

“Uh, this? Therefore…”

As I approached, the scent of shampoo wafted from Shin-hye.

My heart was beating like it would explode.
I was worried that Shin-hye could hear the pounding sound.

“This is done this way.”
“Oh~.”

I did well by studying hard.
Just being able to study next to Shinhye like this now made me feel like I was being rewarded for my lifelong study.

Who is this? The person who said that studying at school was useless.

“Seonhu teaches really well. Come into my mind. Teacher, can you do it?”

Seeing Shin-hye smiling brightly, I inadvertently punched myself in the chest.
Because I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

“… Actually, my future dream is to be a teacher.”
“Really?”

It’s a lie.
The truth has just been decided.

Teaching someone was such a happy thing.
If this was the case, I thought it would be good to make it a job for the rest of my life.

I don’t care if you curse at me because I’m a light man.
Anyway, from now on, my future hope is to become a teacher.

“Then what? Can I be taught by a future teacher for free like this?”
“Boo, you don’t have to be burdened. You can think of it as a teaching practice.”
“Still…”
“I can study while teaching. It comes to my head much better doing it while teaching than reviewing it alone.”

I worked hard to make excuses that weren’t excuses.
If Shinhye feels pressured and says she won’t do it anymore…
I don’t even want to imagine such a future.

“Um~ then what? I’m sorry I only got it for free.”

Shin-hye rests on her chin and ponders.

I didn’t need anything else.
It was enough for Shinhye to smile like that.

“Ah! Shall I bring you a packed dinner?”
“Lunch box?”

School ends at 5:00 PM.
Lunch is served at school, but dinner is not served.
There were also quite a few kids who brought packed dinners to study after school ended.

“Huh. Isn’t it a waste of money if you buy it outside every day? I’ll pack up even the first and second half.”

Everyday?
Then you stay like this every day and study together?
Besides, you can eat the lunch box Shinhye makes every day?

“Yeah, but then I’m sorry…”
“Are you okay. While I’m making my own, I’m making it together, so what? You can also practice cooking.”

At first, I declined the offer that seemed like a dream.
Shinhye said it as if she was giving back the excuse I had for studying together.

“And if you want to get married later, you have to learn to cook, right? Think of it as a bridal class.”

Those words were the decisive blow.

Against me, bridal class.
Shin-hye in a wedding dress seemed to be visible in front of her.
Of course, the groom standing next to Shin-hye was me.

“Well, then… May I ask?”
“Huh. Leave it to me Instead, why not leave it as tasteless?”
“Ah, yes… Of course.”

Shin-hye packs a lunch for you.
Not even a single grain of rice was left behind.
Even if the lunch box was filled with sand, I was confident that I would eat it all.

From that day on, my dream-like school life began.
Every day, I stayed with Shin-hye after school, studied together, ate the lunch box Shin-hye had brought with me, and left school together when it was closing time.

School was such a fun place.
It was the first time I knew about it even after attending school for over 10 years.

“How is it? Does it suit your taste?”
“Huh. Delicious. Really.”

I hurriedly ate my lunch and said.

The lunchbox Shinhye brought was clumsy at first, but it got better and better as time went by.
Above all, it gradually changed to suit my taste.
It feels like Shinhye is dyed in my color.
It was a happy feeling that could not be replaced with anything.

My affinity for Shinhye was already breaking through the ceiling.
Even though I thought I couldn’t love it more than this, I loved tomorrow more than today.

Ah. I feel like going crazy because I like it.
I look forward to going to school every day, wake up every night, see Shinhye in my dreams, and think about Shinhye all day long.

Still, it wasn’t enough.
I wanted to get closer to Shinhye.
I wanted to meet, talk, and hold hands without an excuse to study.

I couldn’t postpone it even a day.

Okay. Let’s confess
I decided to be brave.