Chapter 2: New Faces
đđžPark Jisong reached the college campus within a short while.
The place was livelyâstudents walking around, laughter echoing through the corridors,
and a fresh energy in the air.Yet Jisong's mind was still somewhere else.His thoughts kept drifting back to that tall, handsome man at the bus stand.Song Yeonjun.Who was heâŠ? đ€Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly heard a voice calling out loudlyâ"Jisong! Jisong! Hey, Park Jisong!"Jisong blinked and turned around.Standing there was his friend Kang Ji-Hyoungâ22 years old, 171 cm tall, with an easygoing smile that never seemed to fade đ.Ji-Hyoung:"I've been calling you for so long!"Jisong (a little embarrassed):"Sorry⊠I didn't hear you."Ji-Hyoung (laughing):"It's okay. Come on, let's go to class."Jisong:"Yeah."The two of them walked toward their classroom together.As they settled into their seats, a girl walked up to them hesitantly."Hello," she said softly with a polite smile đŒ."My name is Han HeeJun.It's my first day at college.Can I sit here with you two?"Jisong:"Sure."He then looked at Ji-Hyoung."Kang Ji-Hyoung, is it okay with you?"Han HeeJun (quickly):"I don't have any problem."Ji-Hyoung (smiling):"Then it's perfectly fine."The three of them sat together as the classroom slowly filled up.A moment later, the classroom door opened đȘand the teacher walked in.The room fell silent.Books were opened, pens were ready, and the lecture began.In the middle of the class, Ji-Hyoung leaned closer and whisperedâ"Hey, JisongâŠwill you hang out with me after class?" đJisong (after a brief pause):"No⊠I have to go to work."Ji-Hyoung:"Oh, okay. Then let's go some other day."Jisong:"Alright."Soon, the class came to an end
đ.Students began leaving one by one.Jisong picked up his bag and walked out with Kang Ji-Hyoung,
their footsteps echoing softly in the corridor.But even then,
Jisong's thoughts hadn't
changed.That manâŠWill I ever see him again? đ€Somewhere
beyond his thoughts,fate had
already begun to move. âš