ing, I would sneak off to the library
h was snatched from my hands, and I heard a c
"Bale! Are you
d, "Is that
mething I s
mmer camp ended, people rushe
t to buy some brea
dorm, I munched on my bread whi
n the restroom when
brary wasn't too crowded,
, few people w
up, I saw th
ool senior, was a
naged to find out which university he was attending and
prestigious, and I
te was moved by m
in his book, occasi
chbook and quiet
rk of art himself, just waiting
s, a white shirt half-soaked, and a lea
rawing, I couldn'
lar arms appeared i
eact, my sketchb
protest, only to mee
as B
shirt hem like a student caught doz
iedly, and when he saw the content,
ntrating on his studies, someone else regarded hi
assed I wished
it loo
thinking beneath his expressionl
, then at the sk
t, and I was so shocked
in the quiet library, drawing a
and pulled hi
at; my precious drawin
s, Bale turned back. "Y
d and quickly
and asked, holding the sketchbook,
rawing
a moment, then too
stepped back
from his usual aloofness
ering if he had been po
round. Or you will d
n were like those of a
after he finished speaking, Bale r
y said, "You don't want to
, realizing that his alo
lt a pang of disappointm
came to ter
he image he presen
my "dream lover"
e to occasionally sneak int
oming to an end, Th
ew during the training tha
hoping to secure a good s
nd by the time I arrived at half pa
to s
see the teasing l
elf to me, he liked to subtly sho
ange sense
, holding my sketchbook.
ing it on
you a great v
d me he was tryi
ee him, I wouldn't
d and aske
ng to the opposite teachin
houldn't t
y way. "There's no one there, and you can see
est expression. He se
Bale for rehear
ding, and indeed, from the top,
s this time and wasn'
ching building, but the door
e lock, feelin
nly I could get to the rooftop
tugged at the lock,
locked padlock, mo
back to the dorm to
ool; Bale was a year ahead of me, and w
, I reluctantly spent m
of the sketches in my drawing b
mance star
oud, and the cr
eaning against the wall, finishing
desk, sunlight casting a golden
that captivated me; I didn't ca
g; as long as he wasn't break
dly imagining that in my next life, I w
self in the mirror ever
ally ceased, turning
rang out, calli
d up, grabbing the
tage under the hos
ing a frosty demeanor like
s strikingly attractive, I cou
, gracefully picked up a violin, and a
filled only with the
as glued
, a slight, unintentio
gaze, my hand trembling, nea
, I saw Bale looking ahead, giving a
had imagined th
ketchbook, wondering if I
ine, even though I'd watc
t tonight, and even without
g on the ground, a
in my mind, I quick
he iron door to th
a noticeable mark on the pap
ned by the presence of
ke on stage, his collar was slightly
ck, overwhelmed
drawing?"
sketchbook
I s
t time, he accidentally saw
't like showing it to other
emed determined
stepped forward, tryi
"This is my personal property
You know about privacy rights? Do you kn
ce waning. "I haven't s
at me, as if aski
eding, "Fine. But you ca
aw a few of my
k at the earlier ones, e
it for a while, then said, "You can
ded s
the side of his neck, not vis
hool; it was impossible
, then started flippi
ne by one but flipped
protested, "No
grab my poo
ed the attack, and asked curiousl
promised you'd onl
n his face. "That was your condition.
most went ballistic beca
ord, I tried to snatch t
o directly. He staggered back a couple
ned, and the s
I watched it drop in
me from beside me, "Is it w
looking at his nonchalant express
ou going to cr
etorted, leaving him behin
ck, and everyone was hea
the dorms passed by here, so m
embarrassed, searchin
t still not finding it, I squatted
ut, and it wouldn't be long bef
it might be mistaken for tr
fists, using my phone's flashlight
from behind, but I
ted; what was so funny about
my ears, carrying an
had laughed just now was
saw the face I bot
Am I not as good as the