“Almost there”
Time passed, and the long-awaited weekend arrived, so Beomgyu and I decided to watch a movie. Naturally, I couldn't sleep all night because I was so excited.
The world is so pink and the sky that I used to hate looks so cute and pretty.
So I went to the front of the movie theater.
Swish,
“Are you here?”
“You were out early, weren’t you?”
“I had some business nearby, so I went there and came back right away.”
“Oh, I should have come out earlier.”
“No. I already have the ticket.”
“..? Mine too..?”
“Today is the day you play with me, Yeoju.”
“No, but still..! Then I’ll buy the popcorn and cola.”
“Haha, okay, okay”
No, who's playing with whom.. You're going on a date with me..! What a kind-hearted kid.. I'll take care of the popcorn and cola.
So we bought popcorn and cola and went into the theater.
After watching the movie,
“Are you hungry to eat tteokbokki?”
" uh..? "
Actually, I'm full because I ate too much popcorn while watching the movie. I can eat tteokbokki though.
“Shall we go play at the arcade for a bit and then go eat?”
"Wow, I like it!"
Beomgyu pointed to the arcade next door, where there were three of my holy grail claw machines. Choi Soobin always gave me one whenever I came here. Does Beomgyu get one too?
After a while,
Swish,
“You... are a master?”
“Ah.. that kid I know really likes dolls.”
“Really? I really like it too.”
" okay? "
“I like it so much that it seems a bit extreme to me...”
“You have such cute tastes, Yeoju.”
How could she be so pretty when she smiles? Her eyes, folded into a crescent shape, slightly lowered, and the corners of her lips rising slightly between them, were a face that truly showed the beauty of both the upper and lower parts coexisting.
If Choi Beom-gyu saves money every time he looks good, wouldn't he become a billionaire?
I suddenly felt embarrassed and turned my head with all my might, and the pump next to me caught my eye.
"Hey, I want to try that!"
"Pump? Do you know how to do it?"
“You may not know this, but I’m a regular here.”
"Oh~"
I walked towards the pump with a confident gait. Whenever Choi Soo-bin came, I would press his nose with the pump.
After a while,
“Wow… my lady”
" huh? "
“You’re really good..”
“Ah.. why are you doing that again?”
In fact, I was very proud. I felt like I had demonstrated my skills, and my shoulders rose without me realizing it.
at that time,
“Huh? Aren’t you the female protagonist?”
"Boss..?! How much is this!?"
I'm best friends with the owner here. He hasn't been coming to the store for a while due to health issues. Is he feeling better now?
“Are you feeling better?”
“Well then~ I’m completely fine now.”
“I really didn’t feel like picking dolls because the boss wasn’t there.”
"You punk... Abu, huh? But..."
” ..? “
"Where did the guy from before go? Did you break up?"
"Oh, Choi Soo-bin? I told you he's not my boyfriend."
“What… You were more attached to me than my boyfriend”
“Oh really..! No!”
“Then is that guy your boyfriend?”
" that..! "
No, last time the health teacher and everyone else suddenly asked me if I had a boyfriend.. What should I say?
at that time,
Hug,
” ..!! “
"Yes. I am Yeoju's boyfriend."
Huh..? Huh huh..?! My brain stopped for a moment. No, my brain and body both stopped, and my heart was beating like crazy.
Can I take that as what I know it to mean..? Is that so..?!
“Where did you get such a handsome kid?”
"Oh.. that's right.. that's"
“Do you know that the female protagonist has a bit of an odd personality?”
"That's the charm of the female protagonist."
"Hey, you know something!"
No, really, is this real? Someone pinch my cheek. Ouch, it hurts so much. That means this is real. That means...
This won't work. Beomgyu, be my mother's son-in-law.
I don't even know how I got out of the arcade. Beomgyu's bombshell earlier shattered my entire mentality. Did he really mean it? Or was he just joking?
One thing I'm curious about is that I inherited something from my mother, which is that I have an impatient personality, but I think I inherited a really good personality.
Eventually, I stopped walking and called out to Beomgyu.
“Hey… Beomgyu”
" huh? "
“You know what I said to the boss earlier?”
“..? Oh, you said boyfriend?”
"Huh..? Oh, uh, was that a joke?"
" .. hmm "
Then, suddenly, Beomgyu came closer to me.
“I do like to joke around a lot.”
“ ..? ”
“I don’t like you enough to joke around with my heart.”
” ..!! “
"If you feel uncomfortable because I suddenly said that, then I apologize.. "
"No..! You don't have to apologize!"
" uh..? "
“Well.. it wasn’t that uncomfortable, I was just a little surprised...”
" .. really? "
"Yeah..! I'm serious."
“Haha.. that’s a relief though”
" uh..? "
Swish,
Beomgyu bent down so that his eyes were level with mine and spoke to me.
“Honestly, I thought it was just an impossible unrequited love.”
“ … ”
“I think there is a slight possibility of that.”
” ..!! “
Heart pounding,
Heart pounding,
I could feel my heart beating faster in real time. It was definitely a feeling I'd never felt before. It seemed like the variable of a weekend date had brought about a huge change in this relationship.
“You don’t have to answer now.”
“ … ”
“Because it wasn’t that good to know this much.”
“ … ”
“It’s not too late to tell me later when you’ve made up your mind.”
" .. thank you "
After eating tteokbokki, I walked to the intersection with Beomgyu. I strongly advised against it because I knew that if my mom caught me going all the way to my house, Beomgyu would definitely be interrogated.
And more than anything, I can't guarantee whether Choi Soo-bin will be at home or not, so if we accidentally bump into each other and they start arguing, I can't handle it.
“Goodbye. See you at school.”
"Yeah! Beomgyu, you too, be careful."
After Beomgyu and I broke up, I walked home alone. The thought of teasing Choi Soobin when I got home made my lips curl up. I'm finally dating, my friend.
at that time,
“Hey! Kim Yeo-ju!”
“..? Choi Yeonjun?”
"Ha.. you idiot! Where the hell have you been wandering around all day?"
“Me? Watching a movie and eating tteokbokki… but why are you here?”
“Choi Soo-bin has been making a fuss about not being able to contact you and has been looking for you ever since!!”
" to..?! "
“Is the phone just for decoration?”
When I actually took out my phone, there were a lot of missed calls. No, my phone was on silent because I was watching a movie, and I didn't have time to look at my phone all day.
Choi Yeonjun seemed to be contacting Choi Soobin, and suddenly he was in the position of getting scolded for coming home late. Hey, are they our mom and dad..?! My mom didn't say anything either..!
After a while,
“Where have you been? Come back now.”
“Let’s go eat the tteokbokki that I had been putting off...”
"Then, you can just eat tteokbokki and come back, right? But why are you coming in on time?"
“Since I’m already out, I’ll watch a movie and go to the arcade.”
“Oh, what~ You came back from a date?”
" huh.. "
"Contact? If it was your mother, not me, who contacted you, you'd be grounded."
“I already told my mom this morning that I’d be home late.”
“I was going to come in late.”
” … “
I was getting angry just listening. My mom didn't say anything, so why do I have to listen to this guy? He's acting like he's my boyfriend or something.
In the end, I ended up getting angry at Choi Soo-bin.
“But aren’t you really going too far?”
" what..? "
“You’re not my mom, you’re not my dad, you’re not my boyfriend. We’re just friends, so I don’t know why you’re mad.”
" you.. "
"You're really weird these days. You think negatively about everything Beomgyu-related and you're rude to him..."
“ … ”
“I hate you even more today.”
I was so angry I walked past Choi Soo-bin and went into my house. Seriously, what's going on with him these days...
“ ? Kim Yeo-ju, what’s wrong with your expression? Didn’t you come out to play?”
“.. I don’t know. She acts more like a mother than my mother does.”
" ? What is he saying "
“Oh my... I don’t know!!”
After the female protagonist entered the house,
" under.. "
“I think he’s really pissed.”
“..Kim Yeo-ju really”
".. You're right that you've been a bit excessive lately."
" what? "
"Just like the heroine said, you're just friends now."
” … “
"In fact, it's Choi Beom-gyu who's closer to being your boyfriend. Not you."
” … “
"So, if you want to do something confidently, whether it's interference or something you like, don't just stay still."
” … “
“It’s definitely excessive for your position right now.”
“ … ”
Weekend dates have become a definite variable and have brought about huge changes in other relationships.
It was definitely a big change. A very big change.