1. The sadness reflected in your eyes
"Where is Yoon Jung-han?"
I opened the door to the next chapter without Yoon Jeong-han, and it was an orchard filled with large Hallabong trees. The smell... was good.
"Yeonju? Why are you here..."
"Oh.. That Hallabong is so pretty haha"
"Right? I told you it worked out this time."
Hallabong... I should take one and give it to Yoon Jeong-han... I think she'll really like it.
"Hey Seung-kwan! Can I have just one Hallabong?"
"Do whatever you want~ I can give it to you!"
"Thank you.. hehe"
I picked the ripest one and put it in my pocket. But where did the real Yoon Jeong-han go?
"Let's go home and get some rest!"
" okay "
I followed Seungkwan to Seungkwan's house, went into the room marked "my room", changed my clothes, and sat down in front of the TV.
"Mom is coming home late today."
" okay? "
"What's fun these days?"
"I personally like Running Man"
"Okay, then do you want to see that?"
" good! "
I was so absorbed in the TV that I didn't even realize how much time had passed. By the time I finished watching, the sun had already set and a large full moon was rising. At that time,
"Hey lady! Come out!"
"Oh, uh!"
Seungkwan called me outside, and I put on my slippers and went outside.
" why? "
"Let's just walk together"
"Yeah.. haha"
I kept thinking about Yoon Jeong-han, but I tried to focus on the game, pretending not to care and smiling as we walked together. Although it was a rural area, there wasn't much light, but the moonlight made for a truly beautiful scene.
"Lady, I have something to say..."
"What is it?"
"..I like you"
Seungkwan's face, as he confessed to me, was flushed and shy, like a child truly in love. It was a game, so I figured he didn't need to admit my true feelings, and I felt sorry for him for having the courage to do so.
" .. me too "
"Really?"
"Yeah. I like it."
I'm going to lose consciousness soon... I wonder if Yoon Jeong-han will be there when I go.
I kept walking until I lost consciousness, but it showed no sign of waning. Why am I so wide awake? By now... I should be feeling dizzy and my vision should be blurry.
"Hey lady"
"Uh...why?"
" love you. "
" ... "
I said I liked him, but I can't say I love him. What Seungkwan said just now seems like he really means it, and it feels like he's genuinely telling me he loves me.
"Why... aren't you telling me?"
" Sorry "
As expected, Seungkwan's expression changed, and the moon, which had been shining brightly until just a moment ago, disappeared into the clouds. It was just the beginning...
"Why aren't you saying anything?!"
"I'm really... sorry."
I could only say sorry. The moment the child's eyes, which had spoken so innocently, turned cloudy, I knew that the moment he heard those words, his heart would also become cloudy. I knew that my lies would cloud his heart, so I couldn't lie any longer.
Tak -
"Choi Yeo-ju.. Look at me, why aren't you telling me!!! You said you liked me!! "
"I can't lie anymore... I'm sorry Seungkwan..."
Gulp -
I ended up crying. I felt sorry for the kid, but the tears in his eyes were so tender, as if he was telling me that he was being sincere.
"I love you.. Choi Yeo-ju, please.. "
"I'm sorry... really"
With those words, my consciousness was cut off.
2. On a tiring day
"Choi Yeo-ju..! Come to your senses!"
" .. Jeonghan..?"
"Ha.. What if you do the next chapter as you please.. You don't know how worried I was because it's not there..ㅇ"
" Where were you...Why didn't you come when I wanted to see you this time?"
".. Someone call me for a moment"
"Who? More important than me? How much am I..."
"What's wrong? Did something happen in the chapter?"
"He said he liked me... I said I liked him too, but I couldn't say I loved him... But I think he was so hurt... I just feel so bad."
"What do you mean? Please explain so I can understand..ㅂ"
" I missed you!! You.. "
" uh..? "
"I was worried about you when you weren't around me..! Where are you.. My head was just full of you!! So.. I was so confused.. Can't you just sit down..? You're right here with me, so rest a bit."
Hug -
"I'm sorry.. I blamed you from the beginning.. I was late too.. "
"So... from now on... don't disappear. I'm anxious."
It was an tiring day, a sad day. As I kept lying, those lies eventually exhausted me, and I, who didn't know that the rules of the game were to truly love, was getting more and more exhausted. As someone who already loves someone, I can tell someone else that I like them, but I can't say that I truly feel for them.
On happy days, sad days, and exhausting days, that person was by my side, and I confided everything to them. On an exhausting day, you don't have to do anything in particular. You don't have to force yourself to do anything, and you don't have to try to get back up. Just lean on someone and tell them your story, and that exhausting day will end with a boost of energy.
At a certain point in time -
"I was so sorry"
"Why? I told Seungkwan that I liked him."
"I just told you..! I keep thinking about you..ㄱ"
"Do you... like me?"
"..! That's not it?! "
"I think that's right~"
"..If that's true, what are you going to do?"
"That's good, because I like you too."
" ..// What is that.. "
Touch -
"Wh...what are you doing?!"
I liked how your face turned red as if it was about to burst when you told me you liked me. You were pretty, and maybe that's why I liked just looking at you. Even when you got angry at me and hit me, I just liked everything. The fact that you were completely filled with me meant that I had become that important to you. All of this can only be explained in one way.
"I just like looking at it"
"..Anyway, who did you meet?"
"The person who gave me the purple rose."
"..? Are you talking about Seokmin? Why is that person.. "
"Well, since I have Purple Rose, I'll be careful too."
" is it so? ... "
"Why do you look like that?"
“I was worried that you might have put yourself in danger by helping me for no reason.”
"I'm fine~"
"I'm not okay. If you got hurt because of me, do you know how hard it would be and how guilty it would be? And on top of that..."
" ..? "
"I'd be even more concerned if it were you."
"Huh.. Choi Yeo-ju is the one who makes people's hearts flutter the most, right?"
" ..// Anyway, be careful. If you get hurt, I'll be in danger too."
"Okay. I'll be careful."
So we opened the door to the next chapter together.
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