The whole day felt heavy.
Jisoo couldn't focus.
Not on the class.
Not on anything.
Min Ho.
After so long…
Why now?
After school—
She walked out quietly.
But she already knew.
He would be there.
"Jisoo."
She stopped.
Closed her eyes for a second.
Then turned.
Min Ho stood there.
Same smile.
Same eyes.
But something felt different.
"You always wait like this?" she asked.
He shrugged.
"Only for you."
Jisoo looked away.
"Don't joke."
Min Ho stepped closer.
"I'm not joking."
Silence.
"Why did you leave?" he asked softly.
Jisoo's expression changed.
"…I told you. It doesn't matter anymore."
"It matters to me," Min Ho said.
Jisoo stayed quiet.
"Do you remember," he continued, "when you used to sit alone after school?"
Flashback—
A younger Jisoo, sitting quietly on a bench.
Head down.
Trying not to cry.
"I was the only one who sat next to you," Min Ho said.
Jisoo's fingers tightened.
"You didn't talk to anyone," he continued.
"But you talked to me."
Another flash—
Min Ho sharing his lunch.
Jisoo smiling for the first time.
"You said I was your only friend," he said.
Jisoo's eyes filled slightly.
"Things change."
Min Ho shook his head.
"Not everything."
Jisoo looked at him.
"…You don't understand."
"Then make me understand," he said.
Jisoo's voice broke slightly.
"I left because I had to."
Silence.
"My family…" she stopped.
Then laughed softly.
"You know how they are."
Min Ho's expression hardened.
"They never deserved you."
Jisoo looked down.
"They still chose others over me."
Min Ho stepped closer.
"I didn't."
Jisoo froze.
"I looked for you everywhere," he said quietly.
"You just… disappeared."
Jisoo felt her heart tighten.
"I didn't want to be found."
"Why?" he asked.
Jisoo whispered—
"Because I was tired of being the one left behind."
Silence.
Min Ho looked at her.
"Then don't leave this time."
Jisoo didn't answer.
From a distance—
Kevin stood there.
Watching.
His jaw tightened slightly.
He turned away.
Jisoo didn't see him.
But something had already changed.
👉 The past had returned.
And it wasn't simple anymore.