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A small crack between you and me
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Five years have passed since that story from a hot summer day in my first year of high school. I said goodbye on that rainy summer night...
Even now, five years later, I still can't forget him...
(Yeju) "Are you here?"
Donghyun) "....Yeah. What"
You showed up with a tired face again.
It's not just once or twice, but every time we meet, he does this, so honestly, I'm tired of asking if he's okay and even answering that he's okay.
(Yeoju) "What should I order?"
Donghyun) "Just....what I always eat..."
Yeoju) ".....Then. I'll order it and come."
Donghyun) "Yeah... Thank you."
While I went to order, Dong-hyun blankly stared at the falling rain. When I finished ordering and came back, Dong-hyun asked me a question.
Donghyun) "Have you been waiting long?"
Yeoju) "No, I just got here."
I said I just got here, but I was already more than halfway through my assignment.
Donghyun sighed and said as he looked at the empty coffee cup in front of my laptop.
Donghyun) ".........sorry"
Apparently, this excuse doesn't work anymore. Of course, it didn't work when he lied to me like this either...
Yeoju) "Well... You're busy too, that's why..."
Donghyun) "How are you these days?"
Yeoju) "It's always the same... I'm just busy. But I'm relieved that my homework is almost finished."
Donghyun) "........."
Yeoju) "..........."
Silence again... silence.
(Yeoju) "Shall we go on a date?"
Donghyun) "Date?"
Yeoju) "Yeah! Date!!"
We went to the same university and were still lovers.
Five years is not a short period of time, but people had no idea that we were CC.
Maybe that's only natural...
Dong-Hyeon only attended for one semester before enlisting in the military. In reality, we spent less than a year together...
Donghyun) "Ah...... a date........."
Dong-Hyeon made an embarrassed expression.
(Yeoju) ".........Are you busy?"
Donghyun) "Sorry... I still have a project left to do...."
Yeoju) ".......huh, right?"
Donghyun) "Let's go later... later"
Yeoju) "Later...? When? After we're done?"
Donghyun) "Hey!! Hey, you...!"
At that moment, a vibration rang out and I jumped up from my seat and said.
Yeoju) "I'll bring it."
I went to the counter with the bell and he grabbed my hand to stop me, but then he answered his own phone that was ringing.
Dong-hyun) "Yes, senior. What's going on?"
?) "It's nothing else!"
Woman...... voice........ I frowned at the sight of him answering the phone and went to the counter.
Yeoju) "..........."
I took it slowly and walked slowly.
He went really slowly and came back really slowly, but his phone still didn't hang up.
Donghyun) "I'm sorry..."
After a while, Dong-Hyeon hung up the phone and looked at me and said.
If that's the case, you shouldn't have accepted it in the first place.
Yeoju) "Okay."
I looked out the window as the rain poured down. I didn't want to see his face right now...
Yeoju) "Are you sleeping?"
I continued the conversation while still looking out the window.
Donghyun) "....I slept for a bit."
Yeoju) "When we talked on the phone this morning, you seemed awake?"
Donghyun) "......I stayed up all night and closed my eyes for a bit in the afternoon."
(Yeoju) "Aren't you tired?"
Donghyun) "I'm used to it. I have to do both school and work, so what can I do?"
(Yeju) "......I don't like getting used to it"
Donghyun) ".........Yeah"
Yeoju) "......."
Donghyun) ".........."
Yeoju) "What were you doing? Was there nothing special?"
Donghyun) "........Yeah"
Yeoju) "......"
Donghyun) "..........."
(Yeoju) "You're done eating? Should we get up now?"
I looked at his empty glass and said
Yeoju) "I think you're tired. You should go to bed quickly."
Donghyun) "........."
Yeoju) "............."
Donghyun asked nervously, as if he knew I was a little upset.
Donghyun) "Where should we go?"
But I wasn't in a position to do that now. I was tired. It was all just
Yeoju) "......It's always the same........I think our relationship is always like that these days"
Donghyun) "............"
Yeoju) "Always the same pattern... I'm sick of it... Can't you just give me just one day?"
Donghyun) "Why are you only like this to me? We couldn't even meet when you were busy. Did you even get in touch with me?"
(Yeju) "In the morning!"
Donghyun) "In the morning? That? That short, short call that lasted less than 10 minutes? Why? Sometimes it's less than a minute."
Yeoju) "That's because I'm busy......."
Donghyun) "How would I know if it's because you're busy or because someone else came along?"
Yeoju) "Kim Dong-hyun, are you crazy?"
Donghyun) "Why!!!"
(Yeju) "Ha........ Let's stop this emotional fight....... I'm tired."
Donghyun) ".......We're both just the same.......... Lee Yeo-ju......The problem is that both of us put our own lives first and not each other's......"
Yeoju) ".....sorry"
Donghyun) ".....I'm sorry too, I've been very busy lately"
Yeoju) "I... It's not true that I met someone else."
Donghyun) "........I know"
Yeoju) ".........Let's go home"
Donghyun) "Okay... Okay... I'll definitely make time for it later."
Yeoju) "........Thank you"
At that moment, this thought suddenly occurred to me.
When will that be and when will I be able to go with you...?