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Summary
In fifth grade, Ricky remembers very little about lessons or assignments, but he remembers Gyuvin.
He remembers the way Gyuvin chose the seat beside him without asking. The way he counted Ricky’s rare smiles like they were trophies. The way he always turned around in choir to make sure Ricky was still there.
Ricky insists he doesn’t care that much. He insists his jealousy when Gyuvin laughs with someone else is childish. He insists that the warmth in his chest when Gyuvin says “You’d smile less without me” doesn’t mean anything.
But fifth grade becomes defined by small, unguarded moments — shoulders brushing during harmonies, quiet almost-smiles, the subtle comfort of being chosen over and over again.
When Gyuvin casually mentions transferring schools, Ricky refuses to treat it like something that could matter. They’ll still share choir. Nothing is really changing.
The year ends not with a dramatic goodbye, but with a music-note magnet and a promise of “See you next year.”
Ricky doesn’t yet understand that some songs don’t end abruptly.
They just stop being sung together.
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