"Miss Yeoju, is there anything you want? What can I do for you?"
“Can I draw in the tunnel?”
“···. I see. But it’s a little late today, so I can’t.”
“Okay.. I understand! Then what about tomorrow?”
“Well, of course. You can draw all day tomorrow.”
The next day
Today is my favorite Saturday! A day I can paint my favorite pictures all day long. I packed my bag with my favorite paints and brushes and headed into the tunnel. It was a little dark inside, but it was perfect for painting my own pictures. Just then, someone bumped into my shoulder. It was Sejun.
"Huh...? Why are you here, Sejun? It's the weekend. You worked hard, so you should have rested."
"I just wanted to watch you draw, Miss Yeoju. That's right, I brought a mat too! Just let me know when you want to rest."
“Yes! Thank you-.”
An hour... two hours, three hours... Time passed, and Sejun, who had been watching, seemed to be getting tired. After spreading out the mat, he sat down on it and dozed off. I told Sejun that he could go home and sleep, but he said it was okay without even opening his eyes. So I said, "Then just lie down and sleep." Sejun rubbed his eyes and lay down. He looked a little cold, so I took off my coat and covered him.
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The sun was slowly setting. I shook Sejun, who had been sleeping for a while, awake. He stretched and raised his upper body. He opened one eye, then the other. After a while, as if he had regained consciousness, he asked me to go eat. Now that I think about it, I only drew today, and I didn't eat a single meal.
“Hmm, good! What should I eat?”
“There’s a food stall nearby that serves delicious anchovy noodles. Should we go there?”
“Wow-, I like it!”
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As we chatted for a bit, it seemed like we were opening up more and more. Oh, right. I feel like I'm running out of ideas to draw these days. So I'm planning to take pictures of even the smallest things and draw them. It may be a bit sudden, but I asked Sejun if I could take a picture of him.
“Of course. Take a pretty picture, so that the heroine will fall in love with it.”