Hwang Hyunjin

The bell that signaled the end of the last lesson barely managed to wake Yuna.

“Huh?” she muttered, raising her head from the desk.

While collecting her things, the girl automatically reached to the back of her head and suddenly froze.

• My elastic band?..

The low ponytail was gone. She searched for the elastic band under her desk, in her backpack, and in her pockets, but to no avail.

It was a simple cream-colored elastic band, hand-sewn by her best friend Jenny a few months ago. Yuna treasured it dearly, but figured she'd find it again.

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The next day.

The gym was filled with noise. Yuna stood next to Jenny, Moka, and Eunchae as the teacher assigned teams.

Suddenly Jenny noticed something at the other end of the room.

• Girls... Just look.

There stood Hwang Hyunjin—the most popular guy in school, the heir to a wealthy family, an excellent student, and a true ladies' man. Cold, arrogant, and completely unapproachable.

But that wasn't what caught Jenny's attention right now.

A cream-colored elastic band adorned his wrist.

"This is Yuna's elastic! I made it myself!" she whispered.

Moka narrowed her eyes.

• Why does he need her?

"Maybe he likes our Yuna?" Eunchae chuckled.

The three exchanged glances. At their school, a girl's rubber band on a guy's wrist was considered a form of confession.

"Should we tell her?" Jenny asked.

"You want to scare her? She doesn't even understand hints," Moka snorted.

Meanwhile, Yuna was calmly doing the exercises, completely oblivious to anything.

And Hyunjin knew perfectly well what he was doing.

The day before, he'd found a rubber band near her desk. He could have simply returned it, but instead, he'd taken it with him. And that morning, as he was getting ready for school, he'd put it on his wrist.

He knew it would be noticed. He knew the rumors that would start spreading.

But he didn't care.

For the first time in his life, Hwang Hyunjin was truly in love.

And it seemed like the whole school already knew about it.

Except for Yuna herself.