Minho

Minho and I are both eighteen. I'm a beauty, he's a handsome man. By the logic of the universe, we were supposed to date and drive everyone crazy. But fate is a cruel joker: my little sister, Yoona, hates his brother, Shin, as if he stole her last doll. Therefore, I'm obligated to hate Minho. And he hates me. Harshly. Grinding teeth, icy glances, demonstrative turns in the school cafeteria.

Today is the culmination of absurdity. A morning performance at the kindergarten. We're sitting in plastic chairs, surrounded by mothers with bows and fathers with phones. Yuna is in a fairy dress, Sin is in a prince costume. The teacher announces a dance. And then my sister—the instrument of vengeance—imperceptibly stretches out her leg. Sin goes flying to the carpet, as if mown down.

The room erupts in laughter. Parents grunt, children squeal. I suppress a smile, but out of the corner of my eye I see Minho turn white. He's sitting three chairs away. Our gazes meet. There's a storm in his eyes.

Yuna and Shin jump up at the same time. Red and wet with tears, they run out into the corridor.

We take off at the same time. I knock over someone's bag, Minho pushes Grandma aside. We push everyone out of our way: "Excuse me! Urgent!" The crowd parts. Adrenaline roars in my ears. My heart pounds as if I'm running not after my sister, but into a duel with my main enemy.

I fly into the empty corridor first. And freeze.

They stand by the coat rack. Sin presses Yuna against the jackets. And they kiss. For real. With tears, with smacking lips. My little fairy kisses the gnome who is supposed to be her enemy.

Minho stands behind me, breathing heavily. We look at this idyll. I open my mouth to scream, but he whispers:

• And we are dumber.

I turn around. His eyes are laughing. And at that moment I realize: all our feud is just a sham. I don't care about Yuna. He doesn't care about Shin. We were just looking for an excuse. To stand like this. Nose to nose. In the kindergarten hallway. The next day at school, Tee is standing with her friends (Lisa, Chaeryeong, Yeji, Jennie, Yuri, Shizua, Miyeon) And Minho with his friends (Chan, Bin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, Jongin