Impure Among Friends

Kang Sa-joon, we have a child. Under an unspoken rule of never falling in love, my 13-year-long male friend, whom I never saw as a man, began to appear differently. “If we are to date, it should be you. Whatever it is, I’d rather it be with you.” Unaware of Tae-hee’s efforts to conceal her love, Sa-joon proposed a tempting ‘show-window’ relationship. A desperate situation led to a hundred-day contract dating. It was supposed to be just a contract, but my male friend’s cunning advances were extraordinary. “I love you, Min Tae-hee,” he confessed out of the blue. “May I kiss you?” he would ask, initiating kisses and touches frequently. The strange changes between them, caused by Sa-joon...