today,
That kid was there first.
As soon as I opened the door next to the machine room
The back was visible.
Slightly wet hair and a school uniform shirt.
A hot rooftop without even a fan.
And yet, he was there, just like yesterday.
In my place.
"Here you go again."
The kid spoke first.
I just nodded.
The kid looked a little more comfortable than yesterday.
Sit with one leg stretched out,
Because I had my eyes closed.
At the sound of me taking out my lunch box
The child opened his eyes.
“Do you have any more eggs?”
I opened my lunch box.
Honest side dish composition.
Kimchi, eggs, ham.
Mother's 3 combo.
“Yeah. You?”
He was empty-handed.
“I didn’t bring it today.”
“Aren’t you going to wrap it?”
“Even if you give it to me, I won’t take it.
“I just found it annoying.”
At the end of those words, there was a glance like yesterday.
The gaze of the egg roll.
I also,
I pushed it for nothing.
“Just one piece.”
He really only picked up one piece.
After dinner
Both of them looked at the sky in silence.
The rooftop was quiet and the sky was clear.
Lee Han breathed slowly.
As if that were the most important moment of the day.
“Is eating fun?”
Suddenly he asked.
I paused.
"…what?"
“Just. You really… eat a lot.”
That means,
Neither ridicule nor curiosity,
It felt strange because it was just an observation.
I thought about it for a moment
He gave a sincere answer.
“Because you don’t have to think about anything else when you eat.”
He nodded.
Then he spoke softly.
“…I’m a little jealous of that.”