※I adjusted the boldness and incline of the lines to avoid confusion, but it looked too chaotic, so I just removed them all.
If you are confused, please let me know and I will put it back in then : )
(that evening)
(Tiring
The person who appeared at the house with the sound of the door lock was Jaehwan.
He thought that Seol-ah would still be with Ji-hoon, but contrary to Jae-hwan's expectations, Seol-ah was busily preparing something in the kitchen.
“Excuse me… Miss Kang Seul?”
“Huh..? The teacher is here?”
“Miss Seul...you were at home?”
"Yes, I only had lunch with Jihoon and we parted ways. It's still a little awkward to spend more time together."
“Weren’t you two close?”
"Um, Jihoon, today was the first time I saw you since you graduated from high school. We weren't even that close in high school."
“Really? You seemed friendly earlier.”
“I don’t really know why I did that earlier. I guess I was just a little excited to see a classmate.”
“...But what are you doing now?”
“Oh, I was preparing dinner.”
“Huh? Ma’am, you’re not coming today?”
"No, that's not it. Haha, I told you to go home from work. I can prepare dinner myself, but I don't want to make you work too hard."
“The rice is almost ready. Would you like to eat with me?”
Jaehwan, who was still awkward with Seola's question, tried to refuse, but eventually sat down across from Seola, hungry for something different from what he wanted.
"Yeah, I guess so."
A few days ago, when Sla was making soybean paste stew, I felt that Sla's cooking skills were better than I thought.
"how is it?"
“Oh, oh, it’s delicious.”
“That’s fortunate haha”
“...”
“There’s more food, so eat well!”
Seol-ah, who was delighted by Jae-hwan's words that it was delicious, said with a childish smile.
Jaehwan flinched slightly at the sight of Seol-ah for the first time. He hadn't seen her smile since he'd entered his home, but a small, seemingly insignificant compliment could spark such a bright smile.
“There’s that… Miss Seol.”
"yes?"
“I met today... the person who is Miss Seol’s older brother.”
"yes...?"
"But that person said, 'You're a delicate person, Kang Seul-ah.' He said, 'It's only two months, but please take good care of her.'"
“Did Kang Daniel say something like that?”
It was surprising. We grew up fighting so much that there was never a moment we didn't fight, yet he secretly worried about me and cared for me.
After those words, there was a brief silence for a few seconds.
“Ugh...I’m sorry.”
It was Jaehwan who unexpectedly broke the silence with words.
“What did you say...?”
“..I’m sorry”
“...”
“I’m sorry that every single action I take, every single word I utter, is awkward, and above all, that I’m so selfish for causing you so much pain and then rationalizing it by saying it’s okay.”
“Why... why are you suddenly saying something like this? Did Kang Daniel tell you to do it?”
Sla's voice began to tremble slightly, and the area around her eyes had already been red for a long time.
“I may be awkward, but I’ll try to change little by little from now on.”
“No, did Kang Daniel tell you to do it?”
"no"
“Then why... why are you doing this... why don’t you just stay together and continue being selfish, and from two months on, pretend not to know each other except when you’re working? Why...”
“Why do people suddenly change so much that it’s hard to turn away later?”
“Because I’m already attached to you.”
“Huh? What is it..?”
“I didn’t want to get attached either… but I don’t know if it’s love or hate, but I got attached to you without your permission, so I don’t have the confidence to not see you for two months…! That’s why I’m saying this.”
“I used to have a lot of pride, but I’ve thrown it all away to say this.”
“Why are you throwing away your pride? Don’t throw it away.”
“I can’t abandon Miss Seol… so I have to abandon this too. What can I do?”
Please give me a handshake♡