Yunho’s words were still echoing in Nora’s mind…
_”If something happens to you… it will be my end.”_ She didn’t expect him to say something so direct.
That mysterious, cold boy, who seemed to have no emotions…
His walls were slowly starting to crumble in front of her.
In the morning, Nora arrived at school feeling nervous.
She was afraid that what he said yesterday was just a passing moment…
But the moment she entered the courtyard, she saw him standing there.
He was leaning against the wall, hands in his pockets, just looking at her…
A direct, steady gaze, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time.
She walked toward him slowly.
He said in a low but firm voice:
_”You’re late.”_
She raised an eyebrow:
_”Only five minutes.”_
He replied without smiling:
_”Five minutes is enough for something to happen.”_ She lowered her head, embarrassed.
But before she could say anything, he reached out his hand to her…
For the first time…
He held her hand in front of everyone.
Nora froze in place.
_”Yunho… What are you doing?!”_
He whispered near her ear:
_”I’m protecting you.”_
Then he added:
_”And if they don’t like this… let someone just try to come near you.”_ His tone held a hidden threat, but the warmth of his hand made her heart beat fast.
In class, he sat beside her as he promised.
He was watching every movement…
And every person who passed by her.
Like a guard who never sleeps.
But Nora noticed something strange…
Every time someone approached the classroom door, Yunho’s hand would tense.
And every time he heard a sound in the hallway, he would turn around quickly.
As if danger was wandering around the school itself.
After class ended, he took her hand and pulled her to the rooftop.
The place no one ever goes to.
She stood there trying to catch her breath:
_”Yunho… You scared me!
What’s going on?”_
He didn’t answer right away.
He was looking at the city from above, as if thinking deeply.
Then he turned to her and said:
_”The person who’s stalking you… isn’t an ordinary person.”_ She stepped back:
_”What do you mean…?”_
He stepped closer until she could feel the heat of his body.
His eyes were more serious than she had ever seen before.
He said clearly:
_”He knows you.
He knows your name.
He knows every move you make.”_
_”Impossible… How?”_
Yunho reached out and gently touched her cheek, as if trying to calm her down.
He said in a low voice:
_”That’s why I’m here.
I won’t let him get to you.”_
She looked at him with teary eyes:
_”But why…?
Why do you care about me like this?”_
His body stiffened for a second…
Then he got even closer, until there was no space left between them.
He whispered:
_”Because you… are more important than you think, Nora.”_ Her eyes widened…
And her heart started beating nonstop.
And he…
Was looking at her as if she was the only thing in this world worth protecting.
But suddenly—
The sound of the rooftop door being thrown open!
Yunho turned around fast, and pushed Nora behind him without thinking.
A person was standing at the door…
His features hidden, and his voice low:
_”I finally found you… Nora.”_
The ground froze beneath her feet.
And Yunho…
His eyes were on fire.
He said, very slowly:
_”Take one more step… and it will be your end.”_