Just an ordinary private tutor

Confession on a Moonlit Night

It had already been 10 minutes since I had patted the teacher on the back without even knowing what was going on. Finally, he stopped crying and began to speak, one note at a time.

"I'm sorry. It was a bit awkward."

"No, it's not."

I wonder if it's okay now that I've calmed down. I wiped my tears with tissues.
I asked him a question as he wiped it off.

“Can you tell me what’s going on now?”

“Um... where should I start explaining this?”

Then he quickly sat up straight and made eye contact with me.
There was a serious look in his eyes, as if he was trying to say something serious.
I can see it. It seemed like he was about to spill some huge secret.

“It’s been about a month since I met you.”

"Yes, that's right."

“Have you ever thought I was weird?”

Hearing that, I realized something strange about the teacher I had seen so far.
Actions and words came to mind. It was a fact that I had tried my best to avoid.

“I thought there was something to hide...”

“I’ve been trying to hide it, but now I have to say it.”

He keeps making a fist-pumping motion.
His nervous expression was evident. I didn't react much to it.
I just watched.

"I have the ability to foresee the future."

"......" 

“I know you won’t believe me, but I’m just telling you.”

No, it's not that I don't believe it and am frozen in place. I already
In a corner of my heart, I think there must be a special corner for him.
Because it was there. I just wanted to tell the truth with my own mouth.
I just didn't expect it.

"Is that innate?"

"No, it's not that. Ever since I had a fever when I was young.
At first, I thought I was crazy."

He was briefly overcome with emotion, but then continued his story calmly.

"Still, I'm glad there was someone who believed in me.
Well, not right now."

“Did something happen?”

"......" 

A look of emptiness flashes across his face and then disappears.

"Two days after the middle school entrance ceremony, my mother was in a car accident.
I knew it would happen.
I thought I could stop it because I could see the future.
No."

"Ah... that must have been hard."

At that moment, I almost felt like I was empathizing with that feeling.
It was clear how much of a difficult time he had been through.

“I was afraid that I would end up like that too.”

I rubbed the area around my eyes that still had a red glow.
He smiled brightly.

"What? Why are you laughing?"

"I suddenly remember the first time I saw you. Actually, back then, I thought you were a bit
“It was annoying. There were so many questions about this and that.”

“Are you still annoyed?”

“Oh, really. Are you oblivious or something?”

"?" 

"Yeah, I didn't like you being annoying and always getting involved.
But why do you keep worrying about people's hearts?
"A mess."

“I’m tired of keeping it inside now.”

Soon he tapped my hand.

"i like you."

I was dumbfounded, as if my thought process had stopped.
Clearly, until just now, the teacher's superpower, his dark
We were talking about the past and then he suddenly confessed
The atmosphere has changed.
I was so flustered that I just opened my mouth and couldn't say anything.

“I won’t hurt you. I promise.”

"I......"

“What is this reaction? Are you feeling burdened when I tell you that I like you?”

No, it's really good, but I can't say it quickly.
I have to react to everything.

“You can refuse if you don’t like it.”

Seeing his slightly droopy expression, my head seems to stiffen even more.
Songdo, you too, tell me quickly that you like it!
No one said anything to come out, only the heat rose to my face.

“Just answer me, Doya. It doesn’t matter what.”

He muttered, leaning his head on my shoulder.
My heart feels like it's going to burst, I'm dying. When you're this close
Can't you hear it?

“I like it too. So I’ll buy it.”

I barely managed to squeeze out the words.

"That's fortunate."

He remained still, his head leaning back.
As if trying to feel warmth.

"Do you want to go home now?"

"no."

“Then let’s just stay like this for a while.”

For a while on the empty road, only the sound of my heartbeat was heard softly
It rang.