"Phew-"
"Why are you talking to me only.."
"I heard you're only wearing it once because of the school festival..!"
What are you doing now?
I'm on my way home after school, grumbling.
He's internally agonizing over whether he should go home or not...
"What's wrong with wearing a crop top and skirt?"
"Me too...I just wanted to dress up like other kids..."
Tears came out without me knowing.
I'm just sad, I want to dress up like normal kids and go around, but I can't do that the way I want.
My brothers always do that.
"Curfew until 6pm-"
"No short skirts"
This is how you suppress me.
I often drifted away from my friends over trivial things, and even my friend who had promised to spend the rest of my life with me left me.
This is why I hate my brothers.
I can completely understand why my brothers are worried about me, but even knowing that, I hate them more and more.
I sat on a park bench to collect my emotions, watching my peers chatting and laughing with their friends.
Perhaps it was because of that sight that I burst into tears of sorrow and cried on the bench.
I could feel people's gazes, but I ignored them all and cried.
Because I was sadder than anyone else, because I was lonely
As I was crying like that, I heard someone calling my name from far away.
The moment I got up to leave, thinking it was my brothers, a hand was placed on my shoulder.
I flinched and tried to go my way, but the hand that was holding my shoulder tightened its grip.
"N, let go..."
"Kim Hee-bin..."
"Uh, ah..."
I turned my head and looked towards the hand that was holding my shoulder, and saw Seokjin glaring at me.
"Hey, Kim Hee-bin, what are you doing here?"
"Yeah, oppa.."
"I asked you what you were doing here!!"
"I was just on the bench..."
"Ha... but I see tear stains."
"I know we're a bit strict, but... if you cry like this, your brother will be upset..."
My brother answered, squatting down and holding my shoulders.
"I'm going to extend your curfew, so don't cry alone like this..."
"...."
"It's because your brothers love you so much.."
"I don't want to lose someone precious to me again..."
"Bin, can you please understand?"
I could see tears welling up in my brother's eyes.
When I saw that, tears welled up in my eyes, and I sat down and said.
"I'm sorry...turn off..."
"I shouldn't do things I'm told not to do... sigh."
"I'm sorry, oppa. I was a bit strict, wasn't I..?"
I nodded slightly, and my brother answered with a smirk.
"I'll extend the curfew and do it, so stop-"
"...huh!"
My brother took my hand, helped me up, and I headed home with him.