"Who were you talking to?"
"Oh, I spoke to Wheein."
My sister had a smile on her face, but there was a certain sadness about it. As I was talking to Yongseon, I forgot how late I was. I immediately apologized to Yongseon.
"I'm sorry I'm late..."
"Huh? That came out late?"
"Then did I come out too late..?"
Sister Yongseon gave a 'snicker', and I misinterpreted what she said and spoke. She probably meant that I should come out quickly.
"Star"
"yes..?"
"cute"
My ears turned red at Yongseon's single word. I tried to hide my ears with my hands, but Yongseon had already noticed and was smiling. I never imagined that Yongseon would say something like that.
"...I'm not cute"
"Do you think I'm cute?"
"I, I don't know.."
I turned my head away from Yongseon, and she grabbed my face and turned it back towards her. Thanks to her, my face was red.
"You're not going, are you..?"
"I have to go, but I want to stay with you longer."
"Stop joking.."
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious."
Sister Yongseon spoke in a gentle voice, and my heart began to beat faster and faster. From then on, I had a hunch.
That I have a crush on Yongseon.
'Why are you coming in so straight?'
"Oh, there's an event tomorrow..."
Looking at my sister's expression, I could see she was wearing a regretful expression. She had to go home early the next day to prepare for the event. So, Yongseon finally left the hospital.
'Ha, is it time to escape now?'
"Star, do you like someone?"
"I don't know if I like him or not."
At my words, Unnie Yongseon fell silent for a moment, then spoke again. Perhaps she was pondering what I meant. I'm not sure if it was just a feeling of affection or sincerity.
"So, does that mean you like me anyway?"
"Well... right?"
"..I'm a little jealous of that person?"
Is this girl a pro? Why does she come in so straight ahead? Didn't you say she was cute before? Didn't you say she'd be with me longer?
Every word seemed sincere to me, but why was it that the student body president was saying it to me...
"..."
"I wish that person were me"
'I think that person is my older sister.'
I wanted to say that, but I didn't have the courage. But what if what Yongseon said wasn't true? I looked outside and saw that I had already arrived home. It seems like she didn't say that she was home on purpose.
"Star..."
"..yes.."
"Oh, no..."
Unnie Yongseon got out of the car, opened my car door, and, perhaps realizing I had hurt my leg, helped me into the house. I thanked her. Unnie Yongseon told me to go in. As soon as I got home, I lay down on the bed. And then, I kept thinking. I wondered what she was going to say next after "Byeol-ah."
"I wish this was a confession, what am I talking about!!"
From then on, I was certain I liked Yongseon. Even if she confessed to me, I wouldn't accept. I had to shoulder my own burdens.
"I don't know, let's think about it tomorrow."
As I closed my eyes to sleep, my phone rang. I opened my eyes again and turned on my phone to find a text from Yongseon. It said, "Did you get home safely?" This is usually the kind of thing someone who didn't pick you up would do, but she seemed worried about me. Then she sent me a text back.
- Yes, I went in. What about you, sister?
As soon as I sent the text, I got a text from my sister. Is this what it feels like to text someone you like so much? I hadn't felt feelings of love since a long time ago, so I'd long since forgotten.
- Yeah, I just got home too!
- Thank you so much for taking me to the hospital.
- So, you can't get hurt anymore.
My sister's every concern made me so excited, I texted her, "Okay, I understand." We had an event tomorrow, so our conversation ended there. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Sister Yongseon'Snickers-'And smiled.