🍀🍀🗝️🗝️*THE ARCHITECT OF SILENCE*🍀🍀🗝️🗝️
*CHAPTER 15*
🪷🪷*Mi Jin Ah's POV*🪷🪷
I sat still.
Many thoughts filled my mind.
Between the two of them—
One might be Anonymous.
But in most cases—
The one who acts innocent—
Is the villain.
Suddenly—
Someone shook me.
Him again.
Woo Jin:
"Hey, snap out of it. Listen to the teacher. He said our exams are coming up."
Me:
"So?"
Woo Jin:
"You have to study. I don't really think you deserve Rank 99."
I looked at him.
Really looked at him.
Me:
"What do you even know about me?"
He chuckled.
Looked down.
Then back at me.
Woo Jin:
"You have a good heart. You're someone who cares. You don't bother explaining yourself. You just let people believe whatever they want."
Good heart.
Someone who cares.
He completely misjudged me.
Mr. Baek:
"Mi Jin and Woo Jin! Can you stop whatever you're doing? You're still in class."
Whose class?
Woo Jin:
"Sorry, sir."
The Chemistry lesson ended.
I left the classroom.
I walked toward the billboard.
*PARK JAE SU — RANK 1*
Park Jae Su.
I had never heard about him.
I only knew—
He was Rank 1.
Always.
But—
I had never seen him.
Voice:
"You're looking for someone."
There was no need to turn around.
Woo Jin.
Woo Jin:
"Who are you looking for?"
Me:
"Have you ever heard about Park Jae Su?"
Woo Jin:
"Wow. You can actually talk. I thought you only knew how to scream at people."
Huh.
I turned around.
It felt like I had been talking to myself.
Woo Jin:
"Yes."
I stopped.
Woo Jin:
"Of course I know him. He's Rank 1. Who wouldn't know him?"
Me:
"Have you even seen him?"
Woo Jin:
"How could I? I transferred today, remember?"
I was talking to myself again.
Woo Jin:
"But I heard something."
I stopped again.
Woo Jin:
"I don't know if it's true. But I heard he doesn't learn here. He learns somewhere else. But that doesn't make sense, right? How could he be Rank 1 if he doesn't even attend this school?"
I walked back to class.
With him—
Following me like my shadow.
***
I sat at my desk.
Woo Jin beside me.
Suddenly—
Every phone vibrated.
Except mine.
Murmurs rose.
Everyone started whispering.
I didn't bother asking.
Woo Jin leaned closer.
Woo Jin:
"Tae Min has finally died. I wonder what's wrong with this school. And as always, Seoul High will bury the case again."
He died.
Not a surprise.
How could they think he would survive after falling down the stairs?
There was no hope.
Woo Jin:
"Seems like you already knew. You're not even shaken."
I almost chuckled.
Suddenly—
A scream tore through the school.
BAE HYUN SU.
What now?
He trembled.
Shivering.
Like he was being haunted.
Hyun Su:
"I killed him… yes… I killed him… Tae Min… Tae Min… I killed him… I did it… It was my fault… it was mine!"
What was he rambling about?
He screamed again.
The Head Teacher rushed in with other teachers.
They lifted him up.
And took him away.
The whole class was shaken.
Except me.
I guess—
My plan worked again.
*END OF CHAPTER 15*
🍀🍀🗝️🗝️*THE ARCHITECT OF SILENCE*🍀🍀🗝️🗝️