The Best of Tomorrow

Chapter 3 – Part 1

“Whoa!”

I breathed in sharply, so surprised that I slapped Baek In-hyuk’s hand away.

Confusion overtook me, when I came to wonder why Baek In-hyuk had appeared in my dream.

“What are you getting all startled for?”

Baek In-hyuk looked dumbfounded and made eye contact with Seon-jae.

Most Potato battles and Potato wars were fought by Baek In-hyuk’s fans.

They said that Ryu Seon-jae would take away Baek In-hyuk’s position.

When they heard the news, they tied bands on their heads and opposed Seon-jae’s joining.

It was the same even after he joined.

As a Seon-jae lover, I hated Baek In-hyuk’s fans, so I hated Baek In-hyuk as well. It was only natural.

Both of them caught sight of tears rolling down my face.

Seon-Jae was the one who frowned first.

“What is it?”

“Huh?”

I glanced at Seon-jae, wiping the tears flowing down to my chin with the back of my hand.

A very unpleasant look was directed at me… the same cold glance I’d seen on TV.

“Do I know you?”

“Ah, I’m just your fan. Your nickname’s Seon-jae, so I called that out. Of course you don’t know me.”

I sniffed periodically. My eyes were probably red like my nose. I could feel tears clinging to my eyelashes.

“Fan?” The gap between his eyebrows became narrower.

“Wow, hey, you got fans now?” Baek In-hyuk tapped Seon-jae’s shoulder.

I sent a look to Baek Inhyuk

“I’m his fan. Don’t you dare hit his shoulder again.”

“Did you just say that you’re my…fan?”

“After Potato… no, leave it. It’s not something I would… There’s just something like that. Anyway, Seon-jae… It’s so nice to see you.”

Although he had a very put-off look on his face, it was overwhelming to see Seon-jae right in front of me.

The fan signing event was cancelled every time and the concert was also based on a first-come, first-served basis. So, I eventually gave up meeting him. It was similar to getting the honor to meet the king.

My cheeks stretched, I was smiling so widely, joy must be apparent on my face. The happiness filling in me was so much that tears flooded into my eyes for a moment.

I couldn’t bear to see his beautiful face anymore.

It felt like Seon-jae had visited me, who loved him so much, before he went to heaven.

When I started crying again, Baek In-hyuk probably covered his face with his hands and acted as if he was holding back his laughter.

I wanted to see it, but I didn’t look away. A dream, in which I wouldn’t know when I’d wake up. Just seeing Seon-jae’s face wasn’t enough. I went over and fixed my gaze on Seon-jae’s face.

“Seon-jae, you are the best singer for me. Your songs have always been my strength. And everyone likes you. I hope you don’t just remember the bad memories.”

My nostrils flared as emotions drowned me. My throat felt sore and my tummy was on fire. I couldn’t stop the tears that were gushing out of my bloodshot eyes. Slightly shaking, I reached forward, clasping Seon-jae’s face with both hands.

I held his cheeks firmly, letting out an incomprehensible sound. When I pinched and stretched Seon-jae’s cheek, I could feel his soft skin.

Seon-jae immediately frowned. He took a step back and pulled his face away.

“It feels so real. Ugh. I still can’t believe it. Hnnn, fricking cold medicine, I wish I could crush it.”

I put my head back, with my arms covering my eyes. The tears flowed down till my ears. I wailed loudly, unable to control my feelings.

‘This is just a dream. What’s the point of having Seon-Jae here? This…is not in real life.’

“Seon-Jae! Ryu Seon-Jaeeee, I love you so damn much!”

I was crying out Seon-jae’s name, when suddenly something covered my mouth. As I lowered my arm and got back my vision, I saw Seon-jae in front of me. His big, warm palm covered my wet mouth and kept me from crying more. His eyebrows furrowed.

I could see that Baek In-hyuk was standing far away from where we were, so they both probably wanted to leave the place when they saw me crying on my own, head bowed down. They’d want to ignore me, and walk away. Then, when my voice called out to Seon-jae, ringing out loud in the playground, he stopped.

“Call his name one more time!”

I blinked my eyes. Seon-jae’s hands felt warm, touching my lips.

I want to smell it.

Did I really just say I wanted to sniff his hand at this moment!? What am I? A pervert?

“I’m going to kill you.” Seon-jae gritted out, walking to where Baek In-hyuk was standing.

Only

I wiped my face, turning around to see Seon-jae walking away from me.

Baek In-hyuk laughed, pointing to Seon-jae’s vest, which was covered with my tears. Seon-jae pulled Baek In-hyuk’s vest and rubbed his wet vest onto Baek In-hyuk´s vest.

Baek In-hyuk shouted, “Hey, stop that.”

When I raised my head, some students were looking down at me as they approached the window.

It was interesting to a person from another school, wearing a different uniform, standing in the playground and crying.

What should I do now? Do I have to still stand here? I’d said everything I wanted. Shouldn’t I wake up at this point?

I looked up at the sky. The white, fluffy clouds were floating slowly in the light blue sky…