The Law of Webnovels

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Beckoning the customers standing behind us with her hand, she asked, "Would you please decide what you want to watch and come back?"

'Um, yes...' Replying that way, I tried to step back, but that was when I heard some whispers around my ears. Once I understood their conversation, I blushed to the roots of my hair, wondering, 'WHAT?'

"Geez, that couple is causing a lot of trouble."

"If they feel happy no matter what they see, why don't they just go to a café and watch each other's faces? Why does it have to be the movies!? Gosh!"

Couple... A COUPLE??!!!

Besides, what did they mean we would be happy no matter what we would see? No, they were getting it all wrong! We were just two people with terrible decision-making skills...

Blushing in embarrassment, I quickly snatched Yeo Dan oppa's arm and got out of the queue. This reaction would make us look more like a couple; however, getting away from this place was my number one priority for now. As if he didn't hear the whispers about us, Yeo Dan oppa just followed me quietly.

The girls, standing behind us, with school uniforms on, scowled at us, but once they saw Yeo Dan oppa's face, they froze on the spot. They soon whispered again, "Isn't that person... from Nam Gye High School...?"

"Holy cow! Oh, my god! I saw his photos before but never in real life."

'It seems like Yeo Dan really is a local celebrity,' thinking that way, I pulled him to the corner of the movies and heaved a deep sigh. Hand fanning my nape to cool myself down, I uttered, "Yeo Dan oppa, let's just choose ASAP. I really don't mind watching anything." After a moment of hesitation, I continued, "We looked like a couple who caused a lot of trouble. That's why they were whispering behind our backs."

Although I was telling him what others had said, I couldn't stop blushing.

"Oh..."

I said those words to finalize our decision as soon as possible, but Yeo Dan oppa was unresponsive as he rubbed his lips.

'I mean, don't you really care even when others treat us as a couple right now.' Having that thought in mind, I blushed again. 'Gosh, this guy has been making my heart sink since we were in the alley!'

Thankfully, Yeo Dan oppa, who was lost in thought for a second, soon chose a movie. Since he picked a monster-adventure film, I was sure that he remembered and reflected my taste on his choice. Anyway, he finally made a decision, so I reserved our tickets immediately.

We still had some time left until the screening, so we tried to hit the arcade beside the movies, then...

"URGH, oppa!!! I don't want to play any games. Let's just go."

... I decided not to once I found someone familiar in that direction. Yelling that way, I pulled Yeo Dan oppa's arm. Thank god, he didn't look that interested in playing games in the arcade. 'Really? Okay, then," with that nonchalant response, he turned around to return to the movies.

'Whoa, I was so surprised!' Sweeping down my pounding chest, I glanced at the arcade and wondered, 'Why are they here!'

The boy took up the two DDR machines and showed his fancy moves. He attracted so much attention that I couldn't avert my eyes from him.

'Yoon Jung In, we never saw each other in the streets until now! Why on earth are you suddenly here? Why does it have to be here?!' Shouting those words to myself, I touched the ribbon on my blouse.

If he caught me wearing this outfit with a guy near a cinema, he would definitely call me tomorrow and ask a lot of questions. Besides, it seemed like he's here with Shin Suh Hyun and a few other boys from Class 1-8.

'Please... please don't let me run into anyone I know today!' Appealing to all the gods in the world, I uttered a desperate prayer. I wasn't even this desperate during my exams. Thankfully, none of them came to this side until the movie began as if my pleas were answered. When it was time to go inside, I pulled Yeo Dan oppa to enter the space and quickly walked down to our reserved seats.

There were some ads and trailers before the actual screening. During that short break, we chatted about the poster we brought just now. Pointing at the people running away from the beast, I asked, "Will all these people die?"

Looking down in that direction, Yeo Dan oppa replied nonchalantly, "Look at their faces. I think they will."

"Eh? How do you know that?"

"They all look scared. Usually, the one who loses their composure peace of mind dies first."

"Ah, that makes sense."

'Yeo Dan oppa, you're sharp,' thinking that way, I nodded but soon turned my head when I suddenly felt some piercing gaze on my cheek. Since it was the weekend, there were couples beside us.

The girl from the couple threw a glance at Yeo Dan oppa and me as if she was asking us why we were having that kind of conversation. When our eyes met, she quickly turned her head and spoke to the guy sitting beside her.

"Oppa, how many people would get killed? I really hate it when people die."

"Don't worry, it's just a movie. Don't take it too personally."

Listening to their heartwarming conversation, I realized why she had been staring at me that way. Perhaps the conversation I had with Yeo Dan oppa just now didn't sound like a dialogue between a couple.

Besides, both of us didn't enjoy eating something during a movie, so we didn't even have popcorn between us. That was why we looked utterly different from other couples who are sharing popcorn so chummily. That's why there would be no plot developments between us, like having our hands bump into each other's while eating popcorn.

However, I just laughed instead of feeling upset. There wasn't such a thing as romance in my desolate life. I was only here to watch a movie with my neighbor.

The whole place darkened just in time. It seemed like the movie was about to begin. Watching the projector light flashing on the screen, I suddenly turned my head to look aside. It was so tranquil now that I couldn't distinguish if the breathing sound was from Yeo Dan oppa or the person beside me.

Looking at his side that dimly loomed from the dark, I flaunted a grin since it seemed familiar and faded at the same time as if it was a face I suddenly found from a film roll.

Turning my head back in front of me, I murmured to myself, 'This is how it feels when I watched a movie alone with Yeo Dan oppa.'

Although this moment was nothing to us, it was wonderful to encounter a moment that I wanted to remember for a long time.

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The movie was fascinating, although, as Yeo Dan oppa predicted earlier, the Smiths, the leading roles of the film, all died without anyone surviving...

On our way out of the movies, he asked, "Did you like it?"

"Uh-huh, what about you?"

"Me too. It was nice."

"Everyone died, just as you said."

Speaking that way, I giggled. The couple earlier went past behind us. The girl gazed at me as if she was looking at the beast in the movie just now.

Feeling embarrassed for a moment, I soon grumbled, 'What do you want me to do when I didn't feel scared at all...' Then I realized something... I missed the chance to grab Yeo Dan oppa's hand, at least, once in my lifetime.

'Geez, you idiot! This was the first time I came to the movies alone with him, and I could have grabbed his hand and acted scared or something!' I regretted the things I had missed as I placed my head on my palms. Yeo Dan oppa came closer to me and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Uh, nothing."

He would immediately lend his hand to me if I asked for it, but that would just be meaningless.