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Sunghoon let out cigarette smoke from his mouth in frustration. He was tired of being everyone's hope. He was tired of being pressed here and there. For today, he just wanted to vent it by smoking.

“Wow, I didn't know Park Sunghoon, the student council president and the teacher's favorite model student can smoke too,”

Sunghoon turned his head to find Soeun, one of his classmates standing in front of him. Blocking the sunlight that had stung him.

“If you want to report me to the teacher, report it,” said the young man slowly.

“Who said that, I wanna ask for your cigarette,” said Soeun, then sat down beside the boy, took his cigarette, then began to inhale deeply. Then she leaned against the wall and exhaled the smoke.

“Are you smoking?” Sunghoon asked, quite surprised because this girl even though she didn't look like an innocent girl she didn't seem that bar-baric either.

Soun nodded slowly. He smoked the cigarette in his hand again.

“But you're a girl,” Sunghoon said again.

“No one said I'm a boy,” Soeun said slowly.

“Since when?” asked the boy again, unable to hide his curiosity.

“Tenth grade I guess,” said Soeun again. The boy nodded in understanding, stopped asking questions. Then took the cigarette back. Start sucking it in again.

For five minutes, all they did was smoke a cigarette together, hand-rolled. Trying to understand each other through a cigarette.

Just as Sunghoon exhaled the last of his cigarette smoke, he threw away the remaining cigarette and stepped on it.

Soeun just looked away for a moment, then faced forward again. They were silent for a few minutes, just enjoying the breeze behind the school.

“Btw Eun, we were exchanging cigarettes, we did indirectly kiss aren't we?” Sunghoon said idly.

Soeun turned to the young man beside her, “yes I guess, so what?” she chilly asked.

“Instead of us having an indirect kiss, why don't we kiss for real?” Said the boy. Soeun was silent.

“Wow, Sunghoon we've only been talking now even though we've been in the same class for a year, and you asked me to kiss you at our first conversation? That easy?” Soeun asked chuckling.

Sunghoon shrugged his shoulders, “why not?”

“No, I'm just curious about the reactions of the teachers if they know their favorite student is like this,” said Soeun while running her hand over Sunghoon's head, then stopped on his cheek.

“How are you like?” Sunghoon said again, looking straight into Soeun's eyes.

“Well, I'm the least visible girl in school,” Soeun replied.

“So why? What's wrong if I want us to kiss Park Soeun?” Sunghoon asked in a low voice, holding Soeun's hand which had been perched on his cheek.

After looking at Sunghoon for a long time, Soeun said, “But you're handsome, anyway. Let's kiss Hoon,” said Soeun with a small smile.

“Wait,” Soeun said again, breaking their eye contact. He then reached into his uniform pocket, looking for something.

“What are you doing?” Sunghoon said surprised.

Soeun reached into her skirt pocket and took out a red kiss candy.

“To make it taste better,”

Sunghoon let his smirk out.

Then, just like that, they share kisses for the first time. The sound of clicking tongues filled the quiet back of the school. They enjoyed the moment. Because, for the second time in the same day, they feel calm, also safe.

It was as if, when they shared cigarettes and kisses, the problems they faced were momentarily forgotten.

Sunghoon broke the kiss, with almost forehead stick. After that, He wiped Soeun's lips with his thumb.

“Thank you,” he said.

Soeun smiled, “you're welcome” After that Soeun moved her face slightly, continuing their kissing session.

—fin