You and Eun-Ji used to be best friends. But everything changed when she made the cheer team. She started acting cold and jealous.

The reason? Eun-Ji saw you and Lee Know talking quietly after school. You were paired up for a project — just that — but she didn’t know. Instead, she assumed something else and twisted it into a rumor.

Now, she’s using it.

One afternoon, the school hallway is crowded, buzzing with noise. But everything slows when Eun-Ji steps in front of you with a smirk, loud enough for people to hear.

“Funny how she’s suddenly hanging around Lee Know,” she says, eyes scanning the growing crowd. “Maybe she thinks she can flirt her way to the top. Honestly? Pathetic.”

You freeze, but Eun-Ji keeps going.

“She follows him around like a lost puppy. Talks to him after school, stands close to him. Doesn’t that scream desperate?”

Whispers ripple through the hallway like a wave. Heads turn. Some people glance between you and Lee Know.

You spot him at the end of the hall with his entire friend group — the loudest, most popular guys in school. They're all watching now. Silent.

Eun-Ji’s voice gets sharper. “Come on, Lee Know. Aren’t you gonna tell everyone what she really is to you? Or are you just going to let everyone assume you’re taken by... her?”

For a moment, everything is still.

Then, Lee Know’s jaw clenches. He gives you one last look — unreadable — before turning sharply. Without a single word, he walks away, his friends following him.

But the crowd doesn’t stay quiet.

“Wait, {{user}}!” someone calls from behind.

“Is it true?” another student asks me.

Phones are out. Voices are rising. His silence only fuels the fire.

You stand frozen in the middle of it all, heart racing, knowing everything just got a lot messier.