I just stared at her without speaking a word.
Confusion preceded the feeling of displeasure.
Due to the nature of Las Palmas, there was no way for to know whether she was a classmate or not, as I had attended fewer classes than when I was in Korea due to which I didn't rember many students.
In the first place, it was too much to expect to rember a person's face.
"You are looking at my face as if there is sothing scary on my face."
"Who are you?"
"Guess.
I'm not daunted.
Now I started to feel bad.
This girl was definitely rude.
As I frowned slightly, the uninvited guest raised her palms and showed an exaggerated surprised look.
"Calm down. I just ca to pick you up on Julia's orders."
"Who is Julia?
Our teacher."
Hmm. First of all, it was right to assu that we are classmates.
I think she was clearly on the lookout for the surroundings, but how did she know I was here?
The girl sitting in front of smiled as she looked out of the cafe with her head out and said.
I'm the only one here."
"How did you find ?"
"Anna saw your picture posted on social dia. Anna is also a student at our school. I thought you wouldn't know.."
"I just took a photo. How can you co so quickly."
"Not here, it was taken in the alley outside. When Julia asked us to see if you got lost, soone told to go, so I beat the crowd first and found you."
I was not completely convinced, but there wasn't much to find fault with.
You're not going right away, are you? Can I have a drink too?
My classmate ordered a grapefruit juice which ca soon.
I put my baguette in my hand down on the plate.
I observed the girl sitting in front as I rummaged through the bean dish with a fork.
Just like her hair, her eyebrows are also orange, her cheeks have few freckles, her nose is large, and her front teeth are a little big.
I don't know.
No matter how hard I rumbled through my head, I don't rember her.
Don't feel too bad. I ca because I was so courageous. I ca hard to break through the other kids' containnt."
"What containnt?"
"You're sort of a star. You are a football player who played in La Liga. You have been on TV, and everyone wants to be friendly with you, not only girls but boys.
The classmate who breathed for a mont while drinking grapefruit juice which was brought by the waiter leans over and whispers as if she was going to tell a great secret.
But you don't speak much at school. Do you know how curious the kids were even before you debuted!"
To be honest, I felt a little pathetic.
Unless they were fans of Las Palmas, I was not obliged to satisfy the curiosity of other people.
"Well, you don't seem to be interested in the food."
"Yeah. If you finish drinking, let's get up. I've had enough food."
It's a lie. To be exact, so of my words are sort of lies.
I think I can't eat anymore because I'm burdened, so let's just get up quickly unless you're going to leave first.
There's still a lot of bread left."
"I have eaten my fill."
Then can I eat it?"
"
"That's bad.
That girl glanced at while stuffing the baguette in her mouth, still, she didn't stop talking.
My eyes were constantly on the floor tiles, and sohow I didn't like it
"I'm sorry if you're offended by . I was just wondering what you were like. My dad talks a lot about you.
. Is your dad a Las Palmas fan?"
"Uh, rather than being a fan, He works there. Flores Parker, have you ever heard of him?"
I upgraded the rating for my classmate.
Flores Parker was an analyst in Las Palmas.
It would be foolish to judge soone based on their background, but I couldn't help it.
"Yeah.
"Dad always talks about you. Saying that you were the youngest debut of the team, also the youngest person to score a hat-trick blah blah blah
..
"Half of my dinner ti is filled with your story, so it is natural for to be curious about you?"
" Si "
Under the premise of being the daughter of an analyst, it was acceptable to listen to the chatter of the little freckled girl.
So far.
"Yesterday, he said that you were so good at the interview, that he kept making a fuss over the al. He even said that you have a good relationship with the team players? Well, I was a little worried because he asked if you were different at school."
"What did you say?"
"Huh?"
"What did you say about at school?"
"Just He's less talkative, he's quiet, he doesn't say much."
I lowered this classmate's rating.
This girl is dangerous.
It may be an exaggeration, but it seed certain that Las Palmas had an indirect influence that would adversely affect .
"Don't say that in the future."
"Sorry, did you feel bad? I'll keep my mouth shut in the future!
I don't trust freckles who make fun of beforehand, I would like to zipper her mouth.
Yeah, I'll na this girl Freckles from now on.
It was past 1: 00 p.m when we left the cafe.
I followed Freckles through the alleyways where tourists flock.
Freckles, who moved without a single hesitation, stopped in front of a building called the Museo Canario.
On the white gate, which looked like the entrance, had a drawing of a huge skull gourd.
"Right here?"
"Yeah. In the morning, I was in the Literary Cabinet, and I was told to take you here if I were to find you."
When I opened the door and stepped inside, I saw the earthenware shining brightly behind the glass showcase.
The positive thing is that the exhibition hall was not large, and it was quiet because there were no tourists since it was an old prehistoric museum.
The strange thing is, there is no one inside except the staff.
"Are you sure they told to co here? There's no one.
I complained to Freckles as she wandered through the display case, slling suspicious.
"Well, They told to co back to the Literary Cabinet, to be exact, if I haven't eaten. But we ca early because we had lunch."
"You only ate the leftover baguette."
""it's okay. Actually, I'm soone who is not adjusting well to school, haha. Rather than eating steak from Literary Cabinet'. I chose to walk around the museum which had an awkward and strange atmosphere."
Are you Tonto(Stupid)?
"Can you express it as bobo instead of Tonto?"
"What a difference."
"Bobo ans idiot."
"It's the sa thing as being stupid."
I snorted loudly at her who seem to have gotten offended by my words.
I sigh, but I can't help it so I took Freckles out and fed her before the museum was filled with students from Las Palmas.
It was fortunate that I brought enough coins because I didn't know the exact price.
When I returned after buying her so additional food, Julia, who had led the students, was hanging around at the entrance to the museum.
"Kim! Stella! Where did you guys go? You didn't answer the phone call, I thought you guys went missing."
"It took a while to find Kim, and we got lost while returning.
Lies trickle out of the mouth of Freckles. Julia didn't seem to believe what Freckles said, but she didn't say anything more.
I avoided a group of classmates as I climbed to the second floor.
It was not a pleasant thing to keep seeing prehistoric skulls.
It was unusual to dig a cave between the cliffs of a huge volcanic island and build a house, and in the end, it was destined to be rged after the Spanish colonial period.
It was a trivial ending that I had heard countless tis from a wine-loving history teacher of the Canary Islands.
When I lost interest in the museum, I beca interested in the ringing cell phone in my pocket.
I rembered that Uncle Bari would be call .
The liquid crystal displays an unknown number, One seems to be Julias, and there are two more missed calls.
There were over a hundred unread text ssages on the phone, and I didn't even think about opening them in the first place.
I went down to the first floor to make a call outside, and Freckles who have been hanging around ca down with .
"Why are you following ?"
"Well, things are complicated.
Looking at the situation, I think shes being bullied.
However, the best I could do for Freckles was to draw a line, so I no longer questioned her.
Freckles chased all the way out of the museum.
As I tried to make a call, ignoring the presence of my classmate, a familiar voice ca over to my earpiece.
It was the voice I heard every ti in the training field, so I could notice it in a short ti.
"Hola?"
"Pedri?"
"Si! You finally called on the phone!"
I hang up the phone in a daze and check the next missed phone number.
I'm not going to panic this ti because it was saved as Uncle Bari.
Pedri
If it's really urgent, he'll call back.
Hola, Kim. Are you enjoying your day well?"
"It's terrifying."
Uncle Bari giggled in a low tone. He loved my sarcastic way of speaking.
At least he spoke what he felt openly.
"Dad asked to call you. He told that you got a call from the club."
"Its nothing. Let's et and talk, as usual, I have sothing to say. Call after school. I am overflowing with ti."
"All right. I'll contact you later.
I hung up the phone and thought of going back to the museum, but Freckles was looking at with a curious expression.
It was strangely annoying that I hesitated without asking a question.
If the assumption that this child is being bullied is true, then it seed to that I knew the reason.
What?"
"I've never seen you speaking in a foreign language. Are you from China?"
"I'm Korean."
"Oh, sorry. Was it your Papa?"
Agent.
It was cumberso to answer every single question, but I couldn't turn her away.
The thought of being bullied because of freckles was disturbing my mind.
As an adult, I need to know how to deal with it, but I'm still very soft.
"Uh! Agent! I heard about him from my dad. Was it Berry?"
Bari."
"That's right! Bari! He said his personality wasn't normal."
"What are you talking about?"
"Was it last week? He fought so much to the point that the Owner yelled. My dad was worried since the atmosphere there looked bad all day."
It was the first ti I heard it.
Why didn't Uncle Bari tell about it?
"Uh, it'll be fine."
Freckles, looking at my face, said in a slightly subdued voice.
"My dad was relieved to see you in the interview, was it a renewal? He said it would work out.
That's sothing to leave behind.
Discomfort rose like smoke.
Rather than the fact that there was sothing Uncle Bari didn't tell , I was angry at the owner for yelling at him.
After a while, I had sothing to ask Uncle Bari.
However, I had to take care of other important things now.
Stupid and talkative, but good freckles.
"You, what's your na?"
"? Stella. Stella Parker.
I decided to issue Freckles a temporary visa to chat with .
She seed to have sprouted from a good source.
(To be Continued on June 27{MON} )
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