EVER SINCE PUBERTY HIT, I'VE WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO BEOMSEOK.
HEY, DAHYE!
EVEN WHEN HE'D HAND ME HIS WATCH AND PHONE BEFORE A GAME...
HOLD MY WATCH FOR ME.
WHAT?
DO I LOOK LIKE YOUR LOCKER?
YEAH. KEEP IT LOCKED UP.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR BUTT KICKED, HUH?
HEY, WHAT'S WITH YOU TWO, SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU REALLY NOT DATING?
BEOMSEOK IS FREAKING HILARIOUS.
WHY DO YOU KEEP DUMPING YOUR STUFF ON DAHYE WHEN YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
EVEN WHEN HE BICKERS WITH OTHER KIDS.
I'D THINK ABOUT LEANING ON THAT BROAD BACK...
...OR PRESSING MY PALM TO HIS...
...OR KISSING HIM.
EMBARRASSING STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'VE SUPPRESSED THOSE URGES LIKE A HEAPING BOWL OF RICE AND FORCED THEM DOWN...
HAS IT BEEN TEN THOUSAND NIGHTS BY NOW?
I THOUGHT I WAS DIFFERENT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER GIRL YOU DATED.
SO EVERY NIGHT, I CAME UP WITH A THOUSAND REASONS TO DISLIKE YOU.
I ALMOST WISHED I COULD HATE YOU INSTEAD.
FEELINGS THAT WON'T BE RECIPROCATED JUST KEPT PILING UP WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
SHOULD I JUST JUMP? WOULD IT HURT?
I WANT TO GO PAINLESSLY, BUT WOULD A PIECE OF TRASH LIKE ME EVER GET THAT LUXURY?
HEY. DAHYE, YOU'RE NUTS, MUTTERING THAT DAMN NONSENSE THIS EARLY. COME EAT.
WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST...?
KIMCHI FRIED RICE. FRIED EGG. STIR-FRIED SEAWEED.
THAT SOUNDS AMAZING!
I REALLY CAN'T FIGURE YOU OUT.
YOU KNOW...
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE COMMON THESE DAYS. GO SEE A DOCTOR.
LA-LA-LA, CAN'T HEAR YOU.
I'M TAKING YOUR HOODIE.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
THANKS FOR THE FOOD!
HOT!
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO BE PRIM. JUST DON'T LIVE LIKE A BARBARIAN.
MOM, IT'S SERIOUSLY GOOD.
LOVE YOU.
DAHYE. CHEW BEFORE YOU SWALLOW.
HEHE.
NO, REALLY.
I'M OFF TO SCHOOL!
WATCH FOR CARS.
WATCH OUT FOR BOYS.
ANYWAY... HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FACE BEOMSEOK TODAY?
HE ALREADY TEASES ME FOR BLUSHING SO EASILY.
MY HEART HURTS ALREADY.
HEY, DAHYE!
?!
I THINK YOU CRACKED MY SHOULDER BLADE. THAT HURTS LIKE HELL.
CAN YOU BLOW ON IT TO MAKE IT BETTER?
STUFF LIKE THIS. LITTLE TOUCHES LIKE THAT.
GET OFF ME!
AH.
WHY ARE YOU STILL MAD? I'M THE ONE WHO GOT HIT.
I'M NOT TALKING TO A PERVY JERK.
AW, WHY?
THE WAY HE PLAYS IT SO CASUAL, CATCHING ME TOTALLY OFF GUARD AND LEAVING ME SPELLBOUND.
YEAH, I'M A PERV. MEANS I'M HEALTHY.
AND YOU JUST GRIN LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
MMM, YOU'VE GOT THAT CORN CHIP PAW SMELL.
AM I A DOG?!
I HATE IT. BET HE REELED OTHER GIRLS IN THE SAME WAY.
EVERY SINGLE DAY, MY PRIDE GETS CRUMPLED AND THROWN TO THE GROUND.
BEOMSEOK LEE.
HEY, HEY, CAVEMAN.
WANT SOME GUMMIES?
YOU'RE SO GUILTY.
GOOD, RIGHT? PIGGY.
I'M NOT A PIG.
I'VE SEEN YOUR BELLY FAT. NICE TRY.
I SAID YOU'RE GUILTY!!!
AAAGH
HAA...
I FEEL SO DRAINED. HE'S BEEN EVEN MORE CLINGY LATELY. HOW DENSE CAN HE BE?
HOW LONG AM I GOING TO LIVE LIKE THIS?
SHOULD I JUST CONFESS AFTER THE CSATS?
BUT WHAT IF HE REJECTS ME? WHAT IF WE CAN'T EVEN BE FRIENDS?
...WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HAVING SUCH OLD-FASHIONED THOUGHTS. NO WAY.
DAHYE.
YOU STAYING LATE FOR STUDY HALL TODAY?
THAT HANDSOME FACE.
WHAT...
NO. I'M GOING TO THE STUDY CAFE.
HE'S POPULAR, SMART, AND HAS HAD SO MANY GIRLFRIENDS IT'S DEPRESSING.
LET'S GO TOGETHER.
WHY DO YOU KEEP FOLLOWING ME?
THEY WERE ALL PRETTY. WAY OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
DAHYE, IT'S DANGEROUS OUT AT NIGHT. THE WORLD'S ROUGH THESE DAYS.
WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL?
YEAH, RIGHT.
NO ONE MESSES WITH A PIG CAVEMAN.
HEY, I'M JUST TEASING. DON'T TAKE IT TO HEART.
HEY, STOP THAT!
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR DINNER?
ANYTHING.
LET'S GET TTEOKBOKKI WITH RAMYEON. AND TUNA GIMBAP.
OOH, OKAY.
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MUST BE NICE, BEING THAT SIMPLE.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS REASONS WHY I LIKE BEOMSEOK...
MEET ME AT THE BACK GATE AFTER SEVENTH PERIOD.
BUT WHAT I LOVE MOST ARE THOSE HANDS.
ANYWAY,
YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER KEEPS YOU FOREVER AFTER CLASS.
I'M ALWAYS THE ONE WAITING.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO SPRINT TO THE BUS STOP, HE JUST GRABS MY HAND AND STARTS RUNNING...
...OR WHEN HE PINCHES MY CHEEKS...
EVERY TIME, MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT.
EVEN JUST WATCHING HIM MOVE HIS CHOPSTICKS MAKES ME SO FLUSTERED I WANT TO DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT.
IF THE DAY EVER COMES WHEN HE NOTICES, I'LL DIE OF SHAME.
GOOD?
I'D BITE MY TONGUE BEFORE I LET IT SLIP.
YEAH.
EAT UP, OINK-OINK PIGGY.
OXY,X,XX RY WAS HERE
OH, OKAY.
HEY.
MM.
IN YOUR NEXT LIFE, YOU SHOULD BE MY DAUGHTER.
IF YOU GET A BOYFRIEND, SHOW HIM TO ME FIRST. GOT IT?
I'LL VET HIM FOR YOU, YOU HOPELESS SINGLE.
EVERY DAY, I GET REJECTED ALL OVER AGAIN.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS NOW... GUESS I'M USED TO IT.
IF YOU COULD PULL MY HEART OUT AND LOOK AT IT, IT WOULD BE RAGGED AND PITCH BLACK.
Hate Girl Chapter 2 follows Da-Hye as she wrestles with her five-year unrequited crush on Beomseok Lee. She treasures holding his watch, blushes at his teasing touches and bickering, yet feels crushed by his popularity and string of pretty girlfriends. After breakfast with her mother and a flustered school day, she debates confessing after the CSATs but fears rejection and losing their friendship.
