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09. Buchimgae on a rainy day


"Ugh... I'm hungry..."



My stomach is rumbling, begging for food. It's making me feel even emptier. Should I just hold it in and lose weight? But I'm hungry. If only someone could give me some water. But everyone else is busy, so that won't be possible...





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"It still hurts... Will it get better tomorrow..?"
"Umm... I guess I'll have to rest and get organized for at least three days."
"What is it..?"
"It's body aches... It's pretty bad. I don't know what you do for a living, but it looks like you use your shoulder for a long time and don't get much sleep. Even on the weekend, you should stretch out and get some rest."
"Ah...ha...thank you..."






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Yeah, it's body aches. I don't like being sick because it's boring, but isn't this a blessing? I had a bit of a mental breakdown yesterday because of Lee Seok-min. Of course he's fine, but what would a teacher think if his face turned red at the sight of a student? He'd think it was strange, if not suspicious.








"Ah...ah...I'm hungry...Can I take medicine without eating?"



Dragging my heavy body to the kitchen, I hesitate, holding the bag of cereal in sight. Should I eat porridge or this? Thinking about it. I won't throw up after eating this, will I? Surely, what? I don't have enteritis, just a cold. How could that happen?




"I'm not sure, but... my stomach is churning right now. If I hold it in any longer, the boat I'm steering inside will capsize and I'll never be able to get out of the sea. I'm just going to collapse, you know. I'm hungry, so I'll just eat."






Boom, boom!




"Oh my, surprise! Ah... this thunder strikes without warning... what... what thunder?"




Even I was surprised when I said it. Thunder? The sun was shining brightly just now, smiling brightly, and now dark clouds are pushing it away and sending down rain? If it's thundering, how much rain will fall?






Charak-,





"No, you're crazy!!"



Oh, I didn't know it would rain this much! I went out onto the veranda, opened the window slightly, and tried to look into the puddle, when large, heavy raindrops struck my face. And of course, my legs. Oh, it's damp. I wonder if the kids got home safely...




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Kururuk-,..





"Hey belly... stop yelling... I know you're hungry... I didn't even eat anything, how could you poop... I know, I know."






After coming out of the veranda earlier, I was feeling a bit lazy and felt even worse than before, so I just lay down on the sofa. Naturally, I still don't feel like getting up.




"Ah... since it's raining, I want to eat buchimgae with dongdongju... I'll tear off a piece and eat it in one bite... sip on the dongdongju..."




Thinking about it makes me hungrier. What should I do...









Ding dong-,