Don't wait for me

Episode 18 - A Midnight Secret Meeting

Yujeong shook Seolhwa’s hand off.

“So what you just said…was that to me?”

Seolhwa lowered her head.

Yujeong clenched her fists in anger and said each word clearly.

“Hey. Kang Taehyun isn’t your property. He isn’t yours or mine, either. And right now the one Taehyun likes is me, so why are you telling me to break up with him?”

The cold look from a moment ago was gone, and Seolhwa fidgeted with her sleeve, unable to lift her face.

Yujeong saw the tears streaming from Seolhwa’s eyes.

For some reason, it left her feeling uneasy.

‘Damn it, that girl… am I the bad one? The way she’s acting makes her look pitiful!!’

Seolhwa muttered, not even wiping away the tears as she looked down at the ground.

“I had my reasons too…It’s not like I left him because I wanted to…”

Yujeong felt like she couldn’t breathe.

If she hadn’t come to this world, would the two of them have gotten back together?

As expected, I’m the obstacle, huh, and…

Choi Beomgyu grabbed Yujeong’s now-pale arm and started running.

“W-wha? What is this-”

“Just ignore girls like that. They’re not even worth listening to.”

“...Thanks, really.”

“Whenever you start hating something like Kang Taehyun, come to me. I’ll wait a hundred years, two hundred years.”

 

Watching Beomgyu’s expression—slightly bitter, yet full of resolve—Yujeong laughed playfully.

“Think about it.”

***

That night, Yujeong simply couldn’t fall asleep.

“...In three years, the wish will end. Then I’ll just have to live my whole life with this one fleeting memory. It’d be the same even if I wished for something else. Am I in a place where I shouldn’t exist right now... seriously... so annoying.”

“Ring ring.”

While lost in complicated thoughts, Yujeong got a phone call.

Seeing the caller’s name, Yujeong hesitated for a moment over whether to answer, then finally picked up.

“...Hello. Kang Taehyun...?”