“Back in senior year of high school, time didn’t seem to pass this quickly. Why is it flying by so quickly in college?”

Sa Rang, her face flushed from the alcohol, looked up at the pitchdark sky.

It felt like she had just entered college, but before she knew it, it was already May.

No, there had actually been a lot happening over the past three months.

Of all the events, the most significant was naturally starting to date a boyfriend.

It was an unbelievable event, where she confessed her feelings at first sight, got rejected, but somehow ended up dating.

She had casually said that she would start by dating a boyfriend in college, and it had actually happened.

It still felt like a dream to Sa Rang.

“People might think you’re about to graduate.”

Yoon Jae, who had been walking next to her in sync to see her home, chuckled.

Not long ago, they had been attracted to each other as members of the opposite sex, but now they had become comfortable friends.

They had a relationship where they could open up to each other more than any samesex friends.

Feeling like he had found a friend for life, Yoon Jae was satisfied.

“Graduation? Wow, that feels far away.”

“Indeed. I also have to serve in the military.”

At the mention of the military, Sa Rang, who had nearly reached her home, stopped in her tracks.

“When are you enlisting?”

“I plan to go after finishing my first year. It’s better to go and come back quickly since I have to go anyway.”

Although he wasn’t saying he would go right now, Sa Rang quickly became gloomy.

She felt like she had already lost a friend.

But she couldn’t say anything because she would be more upset.

“Are you upset because I’m going to the military?”

Yoon Jae had thought Sa Rang was cute the first time he saw her in class.

As they started meeting every Tuesday, he began looking forward to that day and felt butterflies in his stomach.

His feelings for her naturally grew.

But now, she felt more like a younger sister to him.

Yoon Jae, who had always been envious of his friends who had younger sisters, felt like he had become her older brother when he was with Sa Rang.

“Yes. I’m upset.”

“Oh. So you’ve been thinking about me like that?”

“I can’t go to the physical education cafeteria without you.”

“What?”

Yoon Jae, who was touched for a moment, furrowed his eyebrows.

“Introduce me to some female classmates before you go. So that I can go eat at the physical education cafeteria with them.”

When Sa Rang made a fuss, Yoon Jae placed his hand on her head and ruffled her hair, as if he was annoyed.

“Are you really my friend? You’re not even saying you’ll write me letters when I’m in the military. What’s this and that?”

Yoon Jae, who was still not satisfied, playfully wrapped his arm around Sa Rang’s neck. Sa Rang, who found it ticklish, burst into laughter.

“I get it, I get it. I’ll write you letters, so let me go.”

“What letters? How can I expect anything from someone who thinks the physical education cafeteria food is more important than me.”

“I’ll really write. I promise, I promise.”

Sa Rang, who had finally escaped, quickly made a pinky promise with Yoon Jae.

“Is it okay now? I’ll definitely write you letters. Two times, three times.”

“I’ll be there for over a year. Why only two or three times? Write twenty times, thirty times.”

“Hey, am I your girlfriend or what? If you get a girlfriend when you enlist, you won’t even reply to my letters.”

“Why would I get a girlfriend before enlisting? I have a conscience.”

“You never know. How can you tell if you suddenly fall in love with a woman at first sight?”

“Like you?”

“Yeah.”

“Even so, I won’t date.”

“Why?”

“If I date and then go to the military, the person left behind will be lonely.”

“Oh, Yoon Jae, that’s kind of cool.”

Sa Rang, who had been bickering with Yoon Jae like siblings, resumed her walk but stopped not far off.

It was dark so she hadn’t noticed, but Do Han was standing in front of her house.

A bit startled, Yoon Jae bowed to Do Han and conveyed his greetings to Sa Rang.

“Go in.”

“Okay. See you in class.”

Do Han silently watched as Yoon Jae turned around and walked away.

The two of them seemed much closer than he had thought.

They could not only eat and drink together, but also comfortably tease each other.

Did they hold hands too? And Sa Rang had been the first one to hold Yoon Jae’s hand.

Feeling frustrated, Do Han had come out for a while, but he ended up seeing a scene he didn’t want to see.

Even though he knew they were just friends, something in his chest felt like it was burning up.

“Why are you out here?”

Sa Rang felt a bit guilty about joking around with Yoon Jae just a while ago.

She wasn’t cheating, but she felt like she was watching Do Han’s reaction.

However, his expression didn’t change at all.

He really didn’t care whether his girlfriend ate or drank with another guy. It was true.

I knew he was cool, but after confirming it directly, I felt strangely empty.