The breakfast table was quiet as usual.
A conversation not much different from yesterday.
A light laugh.
And the phone vibrates.
✉️ This afternoon, you will be given time to meet alone with the person of your choice.
Please do not tell the other performers.
My heart raced for a moment.
As if nothing happened
I picked up the glass of water.
When I raised my head,
Jaehyun's eyes met for a moment.
He also looked like he had received a text message.
But I don't know who I'm going out with.
afternoon.
“I’ll be back in a bit.”
I said it as casually as possible.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to take a walk nearby.”
Jaehyun didn't say anything.
I went out the front door.
At the end of the alley,
The car was already parked.
The driver's window went down.
“Get on.”
Han Tae-san.
Today was a more relaxed day.
The moment the car door closes
I felt strangely relieved.
“Isn’t it fun to come out secretly?”
Taesan laughed.
“I feel a bit like an accomplice.”
“What if I get caught?”
“As long as you don’t get caught, it’s fine.”
He said it nonchalantly.
Instead of a small cafe nearby, we
I headed towards the riverside where there were fewer people.
Even if you don't say much
It wasn't awkward.
“Miss Yeoju.”
"yes?"
“You seem more honest today than yesterday.”
“What is it?”
"eye."
I laughed for no reason.
“What kind of eyes are those?”
“The eyes of someone whose mind has not yet been made up.”
My heart stopped for a moment.
Taesan did not avoid his gaze.
“It’s okay. I knew that and came out.”
That means,
It was heavier than I thought.
▶ Interview Room – Yeoju
Q. How was your secret date?
Honestly… it was good.
It's not that I'm hiding it and leaving
It just felt like it was just the two of us, quietly.
But I keep comparing them.
This person is comfortable,
Why would someone else care more?
lodging.
I came back first.
I sat on the sofa as if nothing had happened.
A few minutes later,
Jaehyun got up from his seat.
“I’ll go out for a bit too.”
My heart sank strangely.
‘With who?’
I couldn't ask.
The moment you ask,
Because I feel like it's going to be obvious.
He goes out
I fiddled with my phone for no reason.
Time passed strangely slowly.
dinner.
Jaehyun is back.
His expression was no different from usual.
“Did you have a good trip?”
I asked first.
He paused for a moment.
"…yes."
“Was it good?”
Pretend nothing happened.
He looked at me for a moment and then said.
“It was okay.”
Short answer.
But that saying
Today is the longest remaining.
It was okay.
With anyone.
night.
The lights go out
After returning to each room.
vibration.
✉️ Who made your heart flutter today?
I thought about it longer today than yesterday.
Taesan was honest,
It was comfortable,
He was a person who didn't shake me.
So I
I pressed Han Tae-san's name.
forwarding.
After a while, there was a vibration.
✉️ Your X didn't choose you.
My breath slowly escaped me.
This time too,
He didn't choose me.
And then there was another vibration.
It was an anonymous message.
✉️ It was nice being with you today.
paragraph.
I stared at the screen for a while
I carefully put my phone down.
There were people who said it was nice to be together,
There were also people who didn't choose me until the end.
The difference is,
Today was strangely clearer.
And in that clarity
One person's face kept coming to mind.
Pretend nothing happened,
The person who keeps pushing me away.
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