“ ? Aren’t you going there today?”
"It's not that I'm not going, but I'm told to come later than usual."
The nurse called today to ask if I should come in later than usual. Is there some event going on?
"How about that job, is it worth doing?"
" .. better than I thought. fun"
“That’s fortunate.”
This is my friend Choi Soo-bin. We've been together since we were little, and we even went to the same middle and high school. She was like a refuge to me.
Now it's not just Subin,
“Then before we go there, let’s go eat tteokbokki together.”
“You can’t even handle spicy food well, but it seems like you eat tteokbokki every day.”
“What can I do if it’s spicy but it’s good?”
"Okay, okay"
So after school, I went to a tteokbokki restaurant with Subin, which was different from usual.
I don't even know what happened to that child while I was away.
Author's point of view,
“You’re coming late today.”
Beomgyu couldn't have known that Yeoju would arrive late..Since the nurse hadn't told him, and since Beomgyu didn't have a cell phone, there was no way to contact him directly.
Again, Beomgyu could intuitively tell that this was the day that woman would come to visit, that woman he hated to see even if he died.
At that moment,
Knock knock,
"Beomgyu, you're here"
” … “
"Once a month, right? Okay? Just hold on just this once."
” … “
The phrase "once a month" was enough to make Beomgyu nervous. Perhaps the moment he spent with that woman was the moment that weighed even more heavily on his wounds.
So Beomgyu headed to the visiting room.
Suddenly,
"Are you here?"
” … “
As he opened the door, Beomgyu's expression distorted at the sound of a sharp voice and the familiar scent of perfume that involuntarily tickled his nose.
“It’s been a while, isn’t it a bit much to make that face right after meeting?”
” … “
"How are you? Are you still having strange thoughts?"
” … “
"You're not going to say anything?"
" .. no "
"It's time to stop now, what the heck has this been going on for four years?"
” … “
"You're an adult now. So stop it.. ㅈ"
“Why am I an adult?”
It was the word Beomgyu hated the most. The fact that he was the object of that hatred was probably the thing Beomgyu hated hearing the most in the world.
Beomgyu pinched the back of his hand to suppress his boiling anger, and he pinched it so hard that his fingernails dug into the back of his hand.
"You really.. "
” … “
“Why do you hate adults so much? Huh?”
" .. stop "
"What on earth do you not like so much?"
" stop.. "
"You should stop it first.. hehe"
bang,
Clang,
“Mom!!”
“ … “
In a sudden burst of anger, Beomgyu punched the windshield, and the broken glass shards wounded Beomgyu's hand.
A nurse, startled by the sound of breaking glass, rushed in and repeatedly apologized to the woman before taking Beomgyu back to room 313.
Back to the heroine's point of view,
“I ate well”
"Isn't this place really delicious? I really wanted to bring you here."
“As expected, Choi Soo-bin is the only one who thinks of me.”
" of course "
“Thank you very much~”
"Oh, right. How about buying that friend some tteokbokki too? Oh, does he not like tteokbokki by any chance..?"
"I don't think so"
"Then buy it for me. If you eat this, you'll get better quickly."
"Tteokbokki is a panacea for you."
“It’s not just me, is it?”
"Okay, okay"
So I packed up some tteokbokki and fried food, holding them tightly in my arms to keep them warm, and headed there. Beomgyu's excitement at the sight of the tteokbokki brought a smile to my face.
Knock knock,
"Beomgyu! I'm here.. "
” … “
"Why are your hands..."
Contrary to my expectations, Beomgyu's expression was sad and he didn't say or react.
Beomgyu's hands were bandaged, and tears were on the verge of welling up in his eyes. As soon as he saw me, he got out of bed and slowly walked towards me.
“What the heck, what the hell happened? Huh?”
“ … ”
“What happened to my hands...”
" why.. "
" uh? "
“Why... why”
“ … “
Hug,
“Why are you here now? I’ve been waiting for so long.”
“Ugh.. I’m sorry.”
It was Beomgyu who came to me and hugged me tightly. I was surprised by his sudden action, but I just hugged him back naturally. Beomgyu's body trembled slightly as he held me, and I stroked his back.
What on earth happened to make you so scared?
Beomgyu continued to cry, burying his face in my shoulder while holding me. Of course, since I'm much shorter, I ended up being the one holding him.
After a while,
“Are you okay now?”
"Yeah, thanks to you, I'm fine"
" .. thank god "
Seeing you smile faintly again, I feel a strange thrill in my heart. It's funny how every single one of your expressions can sway my heart. It's only been two weeks since we met.
“But… why don’t you ask?”
" uh? "
"You must have been embarrassed earlier."
" ah.. "
I'm actually curious. What happened to you that made you have bandages on your hands and why you were shaking so scared?
But if I ask you these questions, you'll have to force yourself to recall those painful memories to answer me. Memories you never want to think about again, even if it means forcing yourself to do so.
So I'm just not going to ask.
"I'm curious, but I don't want my questions to make you remember those moments again. They were painful memories."
” … “
“The more vivid the painful memories become, the more they will torment you again.”
” … “
"I just want you to be happy every moment"
” … “
"That's why I don't ask"
At that moment,
Swish,
point,
Beomgyu's lips brushed against my lower lip, and at that moment, I froze in shock. I felt my face flush, and my heartbeat raced, making it impossible to calm down.
"I like you too"
” … “
"I'm happy when I'm with you, really"
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"Kim Yeo-ju, what do you like about that friend that makes you take care of him like that every time?"
"What, Choi Soo-bin, are you jealous?"
“Ugh.. what is it, it seems like you care a lot more than the kids I met at the place I went to before.”
“I see...”
“So why do you think you care more about him?”
" just.. "
“ ..? ”
"I'm happy when I'm with him. I'm just always happy whenever I see him, for no reason."
“You really...”
“I don’t know because this is my first time doing something like this, but it just happened.”