“..."
“Jungkook, are you going to school?”
"huh"
"Aren't you going to eat? You'll be hungry when you get to school."
“I’m not eating”
“...”
What am I going to do with him not eating like that...? Yeo-ju sighed deeply and put the rolled eggs and kimchi stew on the table in the refrigerator. "No matter what, I have to eat breakfast..." Thinking this, Yeo-ju went into her room to get ready for work.
"hello!"
“Hey, Miss Yeoju, you’re here?”
“Yes, what should we do today?”
With a bright smile, she approached a man who looked to be in his mid-forties and asked him what he needed to do. Move this, move that... it was all physical work. But the heroine nodded, as if she was used to it, and began moving the heavy boxes.
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“Miss Yeoju! Eat and do it!”
“Ah... yes!”
This time, a woman approached, took the female protagonist's hand, and led her to a small desk in the corner.
“Is your little brother still the same?”
“Yeah, well, it suddenly changed like that...”
The female protagonist, who was slurping down the cup ramen, answered indifferently.
“You said that you and your younger sibling lived together after your parents suddenly passed away, didn’t you?” Yeoju nodded slightly and finished the soup from her cup ramen before getting up from her seat again.
“No... Are you finished already? Eat slowly...”
“You have to work hard to earn a lot!”
The female protagonist, who smiled brightly, ran back to the place full of boxes she had to move. The woman who saw her muttered to herself.
“...It’s really pitiful that Yeoju lost her parents when she was 17 and has been living like this for 7 years with her 12-year-old younger sibling.”
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“Jungkook!”
The heroine opened the front door late at night and came in. For some reason, the house was empty and cold. She hadn't come in again...
It was past midnight... The female protagonist sighed deeply like this morning and went into the bathroom without saying anything.
“...”
This isn't right, I'm an adult. Tears welled up in my eyes without me realizing it. Ah, I shouldn't cry, Jeongguk will be here soon. My head was telling me not to cry, but my body wouldn't listen.
“...sigh,”
In the end, I burst into tears.
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“...”
“...Jungkook is here?”
After crying so much and coming out with swollen eyes, I saw Jungkook sitting quietly in the living room. I thought I really had to say something today, so I called Jungkook.
“Jungkook”
“...”
“Do you keep being late like this?”
“...”
"My sister told me not to be late."
“...”
“...No, I guess my sister was being sensitive. Go inside and sleep. You have to go to school tomorrow.”
Jeongguk quietly got up and went into the room.
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“...Jungkook, are you asleep?”
“...”
“I see you sleeping”
Yeoju carefully entered the dark room and lay down next to Jeongguk. Then she spoke to Jeongguk, who was lying with his back turned to her.
“I’m sorry for being an incompetent older sister.”
“...”
“Living in such a cramped house, having to sleep in the only room together.”
“...”
“I’m so so sorry.”
“...”
"...good night"
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"...fool"
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“Oh, my head...”
Today, my body felt strange. It felt like my whole body was burning, and at one point, my head was spinning and I almost fell over. "Oh, really, why is this happening?" the female protagonist muttered softly and sat down.
“Oh, Miss Yeoju! What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Oh yeah... I suddenly feel dizzy.”
I'm really okay. The female protagonist tried to smile and sat down.
I got up and started working again.
“Thank you for your hard work! I’ll go home after work!”
Yeoju, who worked until 10 o'clock despite her aching body, said goodbye and headed home.
“...”
The crosswalk was unusually quiet today. Not many cars had passed. Yeoju, who had been waiting for the light to turn green, was just crossing the street when it did.
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‘Squeak-!’
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bang-!
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A car suddenly hit the female protagonist. Because of her heavy body, she was hit by the car without any time to escape. Her mind was filled with one thought.
‘Ah, Jungkook will be waiting for me’
I lost consciousness on the spot.
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“...”
“Hey, Junjeonggugi, aren’t you going home?”
“...You can come in later.”
“You must be worried, big sister~ huh?”
"doesn't care"
“Wow, you spicy X-cat”
“...”
At that moment, Jeongguk's phone rang, and it was Yeoju on the other end.
“...annoying”
I just hung up the phone.
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Thirty minutes later, the phone rang again. Jungkook checked his phone, seemingly annoyed, then sighed and answered.
“Hey, honey.”
“Are you Jeon Yeo-ju’s guardian?”
"...yes?"
"This is the emergency room. Ms. Jeon Yeo-ju was in a car accident. She's bleeding so badly that she needs surgery now."
“...”
Jungkook hung up the phone in an instant, threw his bag away, and left the PC room.
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“...sister”
The sight of the female protagonist lying on the bed was gruesome. Her head was wrapped in a bandage and there were wounds all over her arms and legs.
"ah..."
The female protagonist closed her eyes and didn't move at all. Jeongguk sat quietly next to her.
“...”
Holding the female protagonist's hand tightly.
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“...”
Beep-
Jungkook, who had dozed off for a moment, woke up, wiping away his tears. What the... He wiped his eyes and got up from his bed. Soon, the door opened and a nurse and doctor barged into the room.
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“Wh, what is it?”
“...”
"...no way"
"...sorry"
"That's not true, is it? My sister is such a strong person."
"At 11:47 PM on December 31st, patient Jeon Yeo-ju passed away."
“...”
In that situation, all Jeong-guk could do was sit down and shed tears.
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“...Sister”
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“Don’t be my sister in the next life.”