“Ah.. I didn’t do it—g...!!”
At that moment, Sanghyuk gently kissed me.
“Let’s say it wasn’t a mistake.”
“You said I was still too early..!”
“Heh... you already did it, so what now..h”
“So... why did you do it...h”
“I didn’t want to call it a mistake...“
”You’re not... first time...?”
“...It is my first time.”
“But I said I didn’t want to make my first time a mistake...”
“Let’s just say I was the one who did it.”
“...h, okay.”
“...Shall we get off..?”
“Yesss!”
Getting off the cable car,
for some reason, we felt awkward with each other
and walked along the night sea.
Is this how it’s supposed to be..
Even when I tried not to think about itI kept thinking about it...
By now, the clock on my phone had passed 8 o’clock, and
it was time to go back.
“Doa..! Let’s go!”
“Mhm!”
We became chatterboxes again, as if nothing had happened.
“Ugh~ Today was fun!!“
”Yeah...h“
”Sanghyuk...! Thank you so much..h
Birthday... is really nice!!“
”I’m glad you liked it..!!
I’ll next year...“
Sanghyuk’s words trailed off.
I understood without him saying it.
For a birthday this meaningful to come around
at the very leastI’d have to wait 3 years.
Maybe for this moment,
I had waited 16 years.
Then 3 years or so...
Would that really be enough..?
The past 16 years, Sanghyuk was
not an important person in my life.
But now that I was close with Sanghyuk, and
the past when I didn’t really know him... would it be the same...
I suddenly got scared.
For the 3 years when Sanghyuk wouldn’t exist,
whether I couldget through that time
...I have to believe it.
That in 3 years, Sanghyuk will come back to me.
On the bus,the distance between us
was getting closer and closer, but
the time I hadto spend with Sanghyuk was getting shorter and shorter.
As soon as we got on the bus, we leaned against each other and fell asleep, and
having slept soundly, we arrived earlier than expected.
Getting off the bus
“Doa..! Let’s go!”
“Mmm... I’m sleepy..h”
“Aww..!! So cute!!“
Sanghyuk said as he hugged me.
“Uuuh...I’m sleee...!”
“Heh... okay, let’s go quickly, we’re late..!“
”Mmm...“
The way home
“Ugh... I’m still half-asleep...”
“Don’t wake up yet... we need to go and sleep soon..!”
”Heh... okay...
“Oh..!! Oppa..!!“
I saw Oppa in the distance.
“Oh...?”
Sanghyuk looked flustered and tense at the same time.
”Oh...!! Han Doa!!“
“Are you done with work now..?”
“Heh... yeah.. but who’s the guy next to you..?”
“Ack..!! Yes!! Hello!
I’m Doa’s boyfriend, Lee Sanghyuk.”
“Heh.. last time, I said I’d call you hyung...”
“Ah... yes! Hyung...”
“Heh.. thanks for looking after Doa on her birthdayfor me!”
“Ah.. no.. it’s nothing..h I did it because I wanted to..h”
“Heh... are you going home now?”
“Yes..!!“
“Get home safely... are your parents at home..?”
“Ah.. no..h
I don’t think they’re home right now..!”
“...? Why..?”
“Well... both my parents get off work pretty late...”
”Th.. Doa...!“
Honestly, I don’t remember any of it.
According to Oppa,
I was sleeping leaning against Sanghyuk...
“Phew... sorry, this guy fell asleep... I was going to tell you to
eat something before you go...”
“N-no...! Please go inside..!!”
“Mm... okay..!! Get home safely!”
“Yes..h.. you too, hyung!”
And just like that, my birthday and summer with you came to an end.
( Chapter 19 End )
