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As I was staring at the KakaoTalk message in disbelief for a while, I received a call from Yoon Do-woon. I accepted the call and put the phone to my ear.
" hello? "
" why. "
"Sister, what's on your KakaoTalk?"
"I'm telling you, literally? It really feels like I died and came back to life."
"So what does that mean? Why do you feel that way? Did you fight with Ham? Did you get a head injury or something?"
"What the hell is that?"
"Oh, please tell me. Wow, what happened? Why are you suddenly saying something like that?"
Listening to Dowoon's voice, I could tell he was incredibly confused and frustrated by the situation. As I was struggling to explain this to my reckless junior, someone knocked on my door with perfect timing. "Hey, Dowoon, just a moment." I hung up with Dowoon, then got out of bed and opened the door.
"Why is it so noisy this early in the morning, Park Haru? Did you come down to eat breakfast in a hurry?"
After seeing his face, I turned around in panic and grabbed his collar tightly. Seongjin, who was about to go back down to the first floor, turned and asked, "What's that?"
"Oh, that's right."
"Uh... Seongjin oppa?"
"Oh, wow?"
When I hesitated again, Seongjin tilted his head, bent down to my eye level, and looked into my eyes.
"Why, did you have a dream?"
" ···. "
"I guess not. Then what's the problem? Where does it hurt?"
Then he placed his large hand on my forehead and began taking my temperature, but soon Sungjin, realizing there was nothing wrong, looked at me with a puzzled look once more. I hesitated for a moment, then cautiously stared into his eyes before hugging him tightly. Since I was never one for physical contact, Sungjin tried not to show it, but his eyes widened slightly without him realizing it. I nuzzled my cheek against Sungjin's chest and muttered.
"Brother."
"Are you really like that?"
"I missed you. I missed you so, so much."
The day I lost consciousness, just minutes after I jumped, I was trapped in a dark space where I couldn't see, hear, or feel anything. And it was lonelier than I'd expected.
As I've lived my life, the things I've hated the most are people, but at the same time, they've also been the things I've grown most attached to. There have been so many people who've depressed me, but there have also been so many who've embraced me warmly. I've simply been too familiar to look back, so I haven't noticed, but in situations like this, I feel them more keenly than ever. The void they left, their warmth.
This was especially true for Sungjin. My only brother. My only family. My mother, who passed away from cancer, and my father, who died in an accident while on a business trip to fill her void. Sungjin filled their shoes without a single flaw. Of course, Dowoon was especially like that. He was the junior who trusted and followed me the most. He had his flaws, but ultimately, he cared deeply for me.
After spending countless hours together, reuniting with them again, the overwhelming joy was truly indescribable. How could I possibly describe this overwhelming feeling? I felt lost. It was so profound that I wished, if you knew, you'd tell me. If you didn't, you'd create it.
"You missed me. I saw you just yesterday."
"Still. Still, I really missed you, Oppa."
As I continued to playfully cuddle in his arms and act childish, Seongjin oppa, who was initially flustered, eventually smiled and hugged me, patting my back with the hand that wasn't holding the ladle.
"What could have happened to make our youngest act like this? I don't know what it is, but it's okay because he feels good."
"Brother"
" and? "
"You know that Haru always loves you, right?"
"Okay, I know. But Haru, you have to eat breakfast."
...Hehehe, the atmosphere was warm and nice for a while. But my brother is really good at ruining the mood. I knew full well that if I didn't eat here and left, there would be no soup later, so I quietly followed him down.
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"Sister"
" huh···. "
"Why are you talking when you can't look me in the eye?"
Here's what's happening. I called Dowoon again after breakfast, and he called me to a cafe near the university. But he's much more persistent than I expected, and he keeps asking questions. Of course, things are going to get awkward!
I rolled my eyes, trying to come up with as many excuses as I could. Honestly, it seemed too early. And who knows what danger might ensue. How could I possibly escape this?
"Ugh... That's right. Ah! I must have been dreaming."
"What are you talking about? Even if it was a dream, you're not the type of person to contact me about something like that."
"Hey, I guess you wanted to do it today."
"That's some stupid, unconvincing talk."
"Ugh, you don't need to know, Dowoon."
"You don't have to know anything. You don't have to know anything. Then why don't you just not say anything in the first place?"
I'm the kind of bitch who deserves to die. I don't know why I even bothered talking to this guy. I was beating my past self up, and then a thought suddenly came to me.
" - God-like power to creatures who have lived unfortunate lives. "
"You can freely achieve whatever you want."
...Does that mean I have some kind of power right now? I glanced at Dowoon, who was absentmindedly playing on his phone in front of me, and then fell into a state of half-belief and half-confusion.
What I wish for. Honestly, I don't know how to exert my strength, and I'm not even sure if I have it in the first place. But still, people have to try and be fooled, right?
After I confirmed that Dowoon was completely absorbed in his phone, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.
' - I hope Dowoon doesn't ask about this anymore. That's what I hope. '
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...
"What are you doing, sister?"
I feel completely drained. Well, then, Mr. Erai, I guess so.
I opened my eyes when I heard Dowoon's voice. Dowoon was looking at me as if he was looking at me strangely.
"What are you looking at?"
"No, I was wondering what was going on when he suddenly closed his eyes and stopped talking."
"So, you want me to tell you?"
" ? what. "
"?? Do-woon told you to tell him, what happened?"
"So what are you talking about? What did I say?"
???? I looked closely into Do-woon's eyes to see if he was lying or telling the truth, wondering what he was talking about. In the end, I didn't get anything out of it.
"Sis, you've been acting really weird since this morning. You've been sending KakaoTalk messages without saying a word. Were you that bored?"
" ??? "
At those words, I quickly looked through the KakaoTalk messages I had with Dowoon.
hey
hey
hey
hey
ㅕㅕ
ㅕㅕㅕㅕㅕ
ㅕㅑ
Yay
Yay
2:42 PM
Yay
Yay
Yay
Yay
hey
Yay
hey
2:43 PM
Yoon Do-woon, who helped the worldDoratna
It's 2:43 PM, a long time ago
Yoon Do-woon, who helped the world??? 2:47 PM
Yoon Do-woon, who helped the worldWhat? 2:59 PM
···And what Dowoon said was true.
It appears that I have not sent a KakaoTalk message to Dowoon since then.