“ .. Hah ”
Seeing Taehee asleep, leaning against the sofa
I let out an involuntary dry laugh
I found that kid who slept as soon as he ate endlessly fascinating
Wasn’t he even bloated or anything?
I poked the shoulder of the one sleeping face-down in that strange position
with my finger
“ Hey ”
His body only swayed a little, but there was no other reaction
I stared hard at his softly breathing sleeping face
and soon made up my mind and picked Taehee up in my arms
Even after carrying him to the bedroom bed with a grunt,
even after poking those soft cheeks several times
the two closed eyes didn’t budge at all
That sleeping face, even under my rough hands, was
like an infant
I gently stroked his face
The skin under my fingertips was perfectly soft and smooth
“ Was this guy always this soft? ”
I murmured to myself quietly and caressed his cheek
Thick eyelashes, a small, straight nose
red little lips
I slowly moved my gaze
Every time the sleeping Taehee shifted in his sleep, I flinched in surprise, but
the faint scent of shampoo drifting out made my mind go hazy right away
I tapped his little hand
To think an adult hand could be this small
Amused, I lightly wrapped my hand around the small one
It wriggled inside my grasp
The faint laugh that escaped me
I hurriedly clapped a hand over my mouth, afraid of waking Taehee
I pulled over the blanket that had slipped down to his legs
and covered his body again
Maybe because I’d washed my face with cold water, I couldn’t fall asleep easily
Staring at the ceiling with bright, alert eyes
I suddenly had this thought
Was I cherishing Taehee as a friend,
or did I like him?
It was driving me crazy
Once I started asking myself that, the thought kept spreading
The day Taehee was completely drunk
the scene of us sleeping together flashed before my eyes
Why had he offered his body to me?
Why had he hugged me just as he was falling asleep?
There were so many things I wanted to know, but
I couldn’t bring myself to ask this kid, who would probably not remember that night because he was drunk
What if he felt the same way as I did?
What if you were also confusing love and friendship like I was?
I really felt like I was thinking of every possibility
The face of yours I looked at after turning my head
looked very peaceful, unlike mine
For some inexplicable reason, I wanted to give you a little flick on the forehead, but
The yellow light filled the dark room
If I told you how I feel after you woke up
I already knew what kind of reaction you’d show
These tangled thoughts
I could only bury deep inside my heart
Because I still didn’t have the courage to face you
as you push me away with contempt in your eyes
