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Chapter 1. Marilyn, the best friend of the heroine.
My name is Marilyn Roner. I was born a girl in a humble country village. I don’t know if it’s correct to say that I was born in the wrong situation.
The name Marilyn is the same as that of a famous Hollywood actress, but I was not as beautiful as her.
Also, Hollywood itself did not exist here.
And to add one more thing, like that Hollywood star, I can’t live my life like that of a main actor.
If you ask me why…
“Marie!”
You can find the answer right now. From Lariensa, who is running towards me with her brilliant blonde hair.
“I’m sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?”
“I came here slowly. I didn’t wait very long.”
Because this pretty girl is the main character of this world.
And I’m the supporting actor.
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It is said that you can’t see the future of your life, but no one would ever think to be born again in a novel……
But I did.
My real name is Songiseul. With this childish name, I was just 20 years old in Korea. I studied really hard and took the CSAT! I went to college! I was dating a guy. I’ve been to MT.
I thought I could make my life big!
All I did while living as Songiseul, in South Korea, was read a novel I always enjoyed called “You In The Dark” in my bed before going to sleep.
Lariensa had always been this way in the novel. She always took away what Marilyn had most wanted, with her innocent face, as if she did nothing wrong.
Marilyn wasn’t going to put up with it anymore.
‘You feel it once too, how miserable it feels to be deprived of everything that you want.’
Marilyn was no longer a naive country girl. The red-haired woman, whose lower lips were clenched to the point of bleeding, turned her back from Lariensa. Their friendship was in vain, and that was the end of it.
They turned their backs on each other. But Marilyn became a villainess when her crush was taken away by Lariensa.
I made Marilyn, the most pitiful character in the novel, my favorite.
Honestly, Lariensa didn’t do anything wrong. But I was moved by Marilyn, who had never lived a life loved by everyone like Lariensa.
She was compared to a friend who was so bright and smiling every day, and lost all her interest and affection to Lariensa.
“Oh, Marilyn. What a pity.”
I was tearful after reading about Marilyn, who was shunned by her family after finding out that she had committed a great crime against Lariensa. I connected my smartphone to a charger and lay in bed.
‘Marilyn, La….’
I wished for her to be happy in her next life. Even if there wasn’t a next life. I fell asleep wishing for Marilyn’s happiness.
I never thought I’d wake up in Marilyn’s body.
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I was surprised when I woke up again.
“Marie, are you awake now? Hold on! I’ll get…!”
When I got out of bed, I thought I was still dreaming when I saw the golden-haired Lariensa.
“Who are you?”
“What? What’s wrong, Marie?”
“Why is there a yellow-haired woman in my house?”
After a moment of silence, Lariensa ran out of the room scream-crying.
‘Madam! Ma’am! Marilyn hurt her head!’
It was only later that I found out that Marilyn had fallen the day before playing with Lariensa and struck her head on a stone.
I couldn’t believe I possessed a villainess in a novel, so I spent a lot of time wandering around, and people around me supported me with special love and interest.
“What kind of ice cream do you want to eat?”
“Get me chocolate flavor, Lara.”
Not longer after I possessed Marilyn, I started to call Lariensa by a nickname.
Because one day, Lariensa asked me in tears.
“Why aren’t you calling me by my nickname like before?”
Then I forced myself to call Lariensa her nickname, ‘Lara’.
In the novel, “You In The Dark,” my favorite character was Marilyn, so even good-natured, Lariensa, who made Marilyn unhappy, didn’t seem good to me.
But!
That idea soon changed.
“Marie! I’ve got the ice cream!”
I had to admit. All men have no choice but to love Lariensa.
On the day I went on an errand for ice cream, I sat on the bench under the excuse of being sick, and Lara rushed to hand me an ice cream cone.
“You have to eat it quickly before it melts.”
“Ah, I don’t have strength in my arm, what should I do?”
“Oh, then I’ll feed you.”
Lara was so gentle and innocent. Moreover, she was so pretty! Looking at it now. For me who couldn’t move my hands, she fed me the ice cream.
“Lara, give me some strength on my shoulders. My head keeps going down.”
“Sorry, I was busy feeding you ice cream…”
Lara gave some more strength on the shoulder I was leaning on.
I didn’t mean to be so mean, but…This child had a wide range of factors that would excite a person’s school-bullying spirit.
Do I have to say that I want to keep bothering you and teasing you?
Well, now I know some crazy people are going to stick onto her.
“Shall we go home now?”
“I can’t walk because my legs are tired.”
“I’ll carry you!”
It was a complete lie, of course, to say that my legs were tired. People around me have been taking care of me because I’ve been down with a headache. Far from being sick, I was very energetic.
“It’s okay.”
“I’m stronger than I look! You know?”
“I don’t believe it.”
“I really am!”
“What if I trust you and end up falling down?”
I really didn’t want to go home on Lariensa’s back but…
“I’ll never let you fall!”
“Huh… is that true?”
“I can promise to heaven!”
“Then you can’t.”
Lariensa was super tease-able. Eventually, I was carried by her, and this good kid was all sweaty by the time we got home.
At home, Lariensa and I were right next door. The two houses were so close that no ant could pass through them because of the narrow distance between them.
“Oh, my God! Lariensa, did you carry Marilyn?”
“Yes, she said she didn’t have any strength in her legs.”
“Why didn’t you call us?”
“I wanted to carry Marie.”
“What can I do to repay you?”
Marilyn’s mother, Mrs. Roner, thanked Lariensa for her hard work. She had some suspicion of my bluff, but she still had a long face.
“It’s late, so go home and have dinner, you can play with Marilyn tomorrow.”
“Yes, I’ll see you tomorrow. Bye.”
“Good-bye, Lara.”
I winked at Lara, who was about to turn around. Lara, who knew what my wink meant, smiled shyly and headed home.
“I’m going to bed now!”
After dinner, I ran to the floor of the bedroom. There was only one reason to rush.
My pretty girl is waiting for me!
Lara opened it the window and I did too.
Taking advantage of the narrow gap between the two houses, where the windows were almost aligned, I jumped across the window and jumped into Lariensa’s room.
“Are you going to sleep in my room again today?”
“You’ll get upset if I don’t sleep.”
“I’ve never been upset, well.”
Lariensa, who talked with her cheeks puffed out, smiled at me. Ugh, so cute.
It wasn’t long after I possessed Marilyn’s body, that I started crossing into her room without my parents knowing.
Until then, the original Marilyn and Lariensa must have been chatting late at night with the windows open, but it became different once I possessed Marilyn. She was worried for me, so Lariensa went through the window into my room, first.
But Lariensa had a feeble fear of heights. So now that my condition has improved, I’ve started crossing over to Lariensa’s room.
Since then, it has become a habit to go to each other’s room secretly and sleep over. Even if I pretend not to, I know that Lariensa will be in a tight spot for a few days, if I ask to sleep with her in my room.
Because of that, it is natural to go to Lariensa’s room at night.
“Lara, did you get new pink pajamas?”
“Yes. I got a report from my brother and it’s a gift for passing the entrance exam.”
“You’ve got a ribbon on it. The design’s pretty earful.”
“Do you want us to match pajamas or something similar later?”
“You and I aren’t even a couple, so why would I do that?”
“Then how about friendship pajamas?”
I didn’t know it in the novel.
Lariensa liked to match a lot of things with me. When Lara, who grew up loved by everyone, expressed affection to me in this way, it was difficult for me to refuse.
“Then, I’m going to have to prepare for your entrance ceremony.”
So I turned the subject around a bit.
A year ago, Lariensa had a chance of entering the Cloud Academy with the real Marilyn. The Cloud Academy is a prestigious academy where students who take the entrance exam every year will not be able to know the results until a year later. Anyway, that’s why the test results from a year ago were recently released.
There, Lariensa was the only one out of the two of us, to pass.
“Don’t give me a present.”
“What’s wrong with you again?”
“Are you celebrating my entry into the academy?”
“You wanted to go in that way. ”
“That’s what I said, but…”
Lariensa murmured in a small, crawling voice.
“I have to break up with you if I go…”
Lariensa’s admission into the Academy in the first pace was one of the reasons why Marilyn in the original book ignited a sense of inferiority towards her.
“Are you sorry about that?”
“Marie…….I don’t want you to have any other friends than me.”
“Yeah, yeah, okay. ”
In fact, I wasn’t worried at all.
Because…I know all the things Lara’s gonna get into, in the academy.
The original story begins with Lariensa entering the Academy.
It already hurt my head to think that this innocent, kind, and weak girl would be associated with crazy men. As a good-natured heroine, Lariensa was a character who couldn’t refuse anything.
I frowned as I recalled the events.
All the other male leads.
It’s the first time I’ve had this feeling. Wow, that’s funny!
Is this a sign of love? Ah, it’s awful.
“Don’t worry, Lariensa.”
I gritted my teeth thinking of the male lead and other love interests I hadn’t met yet.
“It’s going to be all right.”
Obviously, in the original, Lariensa entered the academy, and the misfortune began, but I decided not to worry too much.
There was something I believed in.
“So you don’t have to stop worrying about me making other friends, and you don’t have to worry about going into the academy by yourself.”
Because you’re not going to enter the academy alone.
I hugged Lariensa, who was still anxious.
Don’t worry, Lara. You’re in my care from now on!