The sky was heavy with clouds, as if the heavens shared Nora’s feelings.
Since she put her hand in Yeonho’s, things were no longer simple like before.
She walked beside Yeonho down the long hallway.
They didn’t talk much…
The silence between them was heavier than any words.
Suddenly, Yeonho stopped.
He looked around carefully, then said in a low voice:
“Nora… there’s something unnatural.”
Her heart raced.
“What do you mean?”
Before he could answer, the hallway lights went out for a moment.
A faint scream rose from the other side.
Yeonho grabbed her hand tightly and pulled her behind him.
“Stay close to me.”
The light came back, but the feeling of danger didn’t disappear.
In the schoolyard, Nora noticed some students gathering and whispering.
His eyes were watching her without blinking.
And when their gazes met, he smiled a smile she didn’t like at all.
Yeonho said coldly:
“Don’t look at him.”
But Nora felt that Taeho knew more than he showed.
After school was over, the rain was pouring down heavily.
Students had to take shelter under umbrellas.
Nora stood waiting for the bus, with Yeonho beside her.
Suddenly… Taeho approached them.
He said in a low voice:
“The time is near, Yeonho.”
Yeonho clenched his jaw.
“Stay away from her.”
Taeho chuckled lightly:
“I didn’t come for her… I came for you.”
Then he looked at Nora and added:
“Ask him about what he did in the past.”
“Yeonho…?”
But Taeho walked away before she could hear an answer.
Nora got on the bus with her heart weighed down by questions.
From the bus window, she saw Yeonho standing in the rain without an umbrella, looking at her…
A look of farewell… or a promise?
That night, Nora’s phone rang with an unknown message:
“If you want the whole truth… come alone tomorrow.”
She gasped.
The number was unknown.
And at the same moment, she received another message…
From Yeonho:
“Don’t trust anyone.
No matter what happens.”
Nora gripped her phone tightly.
Between the truth…
And danger…
Her heart stands in the middle.