Can We Start Again 2 - Subtitle: The Person You Can't Hate
Wonwoo woke up at 10 the next day. It was later than he'd expected, and his stomach wasn't that nauseous, so he felt like he'd finally been able to eat something properly for the first time in days. Mingyu seemed to have left, so Wonwoo went to the kitchen to eat breakfast. Then he noticed a note stuck to the table.
-Wonwoo, it's Eunseo. I'm leaving a note because my brother said you were sleeping. I bought some fruit, so please eat some! I tried some earlier and they were sweet. Enjoy!-
Wonwoo stood there blankly for a moment after reading Eunseo's note, then looked at the fruits placed next to him. Strawberries, peaches, cantaloupe, and even watermelon.
Except for strawberries, all the fruits were in season—it was July. Wonwoo, still feeling a little uneasy, decided to eat some.
'Still, it's better than not eating anything,'
When he tried to eat something else, his stomach would reject it, but when he ate fruit, it felt comfortable. Wonwoo was peeling a peach and trying to peel another one, but he cut his hand.
"ah..."
Wonwoo, who was looking at the red blood forming on his finger, roughly wrapped the wound with a tissue to prevent it from reopening and began to clean up the table.
When things were somewhat settled, Wonwoo began searching through the cupboards, closet, and drawers for the first aid kit. After searching for a while, a tissue became soaked in blood, and he was about to wrap it with a new one when he heard the sound of someone pressing a password on the door.
Oh, I guess Min-gyu is here.
"Min-gyu, you're here... Oh, Eun-seo... you're here."
"Yeah, I'm back."
Mingyu wasn't alone. He confidently entered, arm in arm with Eunseo. He glanced at Wonwoo, then deliberately glanced toward Eunseo and smiled brightly.
"Eunseo, would you like to eat the fruit I bought earlier?"
"good!"
Eunseo, who was sitting at the table, looked at Minkyu who was brightly taking out fruits, a fruit knife, and a cutting board, and then spoke to Wonwoo who was about to go into the room.
"Wonwoo...? Can I call you Wonwoo oppa?"
"Ah, yes... whatever you want..."
"Let's eat some of this together! It was delicious earlier."
"Ah... I don't have much on my mind right now..."
"Still...then I'll sit down for a bit and then go in - I have some questions for you too..."
"Eunseo, you're really shy. You're probably just feeling a little awkward right now."
Wonwoo apologized and tried to go into his room, seemingly concerned about him but also trying to push him away. At that moment,
"Huh..? Wonwoo oppa, there's blood on your hands..."
"Ah...this..."
After Eunseo and Minkyu came in, the wound on my hand that I had forgotten about started to hurt again.
"..How did you get hurt?"
Mingyu's voice was concerned, but somehow, there was an irritated note in it. Eunseo didn't seem to notice, and only Wonwoo could tell. Wonwoo swallowed his sorrow as he continued.
"Oh, I was trying to eat some fruit earlier and I cut myself... I was looking for the first aid kit before you and Eunseo came, but I couldn't find it, so I was just like this..."
"Brother, where is the first aid kit?"
"There's one in the drawer of my nightstand, and one near the shoe cabinet. I guess I didn't tell you when I moved them."
At Mingyu's words, Wonwoo started to search through the closet near the shoe rack, and Eunseo started to scold Mingyu.
"Hey- how could you not tell me that... Wonwoo oppa, should I look for it with you?"
"No, I found it. It's okay."
Nevertheless, Eunseo came over and said she would treat Wonwoo's hand and made him sit on the sofa.
"Your hand is injured, so it's difficult to treat it with one hand. I'll do it for you."
"Ah... thank you..."
Wonwoo was at a loss at Eunseo's inexplicable kindness, and Mingyu continued to glare at Wonwoo as if he was displeased.
"Ah, I... I think it's done now..."
"Oh, I told you I was shy... I'm sorry."
"No, no... I'll go in... I'm not feeling well..."
"Oh, then let's rest! We'll play quietly haha"
Wonwoo, who entered the room with only a slight nod to Eunseo's words, got under the covers and tried to ignore the laughter coming from outside.
"Even if I want to hate you, I can't hate you when you're this kind... Eunseo seems to know nothing, so why don't you just treat me rudely? Then I think I can hate you with peace of mind."
Wonwoo, who had been holding his stomach without realizing it while holding his breath and shedding tears, realized it and curled up.
'Mom, I'm sorry, baby... I'm sorry for being a bad mom and not letting you receive daddy's love...'
Wonwoo hugged his stomach and cried quietly for a while before falling asleep.
Meanwhile, outside...
"Oppa, Wonwoo oppa, you don't seem to be feeling well... Shouldn't you go to the hospital..?"
"I heard you went there yesterday. You must have taken some medicine."
"Still... I'm worried..."
"Eunseo,"
"huh?"
"Are you going to keep worrying about other people? I feel a little bad for you."
"Hey~ You know I only have you, oppa~"
'Um...I hope you're okay...'
Eunseo was worried about Wonwoo, but decided not to bother him because of her easily irritable boyfriend. She wanted to hate Wonwoo, but he was a kind person, and she knew nothing, so she couldn't hate him.
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It seems like I wrote a little more than episode 1..?
This episode shows Wonwoo's psychology to some extent, as he doesn't know how to deal with Eunseo, who is an uninvited guest from Wonwoo's perspective but has pure intentions!
Wonwoo didn't really like hospitals because he had to go to them a lot when he was young!! I forgot to write that in episode 1...