One day, I had a headache.
Because I often suffer from headaches, I always carry painkillers with me. Today, as always, I took one before bed and fell asleep.
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"Huh? Yeoju?"
"Are you here?"
"It's hot outside."
Someone greets me by calling my name.
They weren't, they seemed to be my other friends.
"Yeah, I guess it's really summer now."
"They said it's going to rain tomorrow, so it's humid."
"I hate summer~~~"
Dokyeom, when I first met Seokmin in my dream, it was winter, but now it's already summer. I'm starting to realize that time has really flown by.
"Huh? Here come the kids."
"It's here!"
A friend points behind me and waves to indicate his position, probably to a group of us.
"Wow, isn't it too hot outside?"
"I really wanted to jump into the water somewhere."
"They say it's going to rain tomorrow, so just stand outside~"
"It must be cool~"
"Hey, is that what you call a friend?"
"If I catch a cold, will you take responsibility?"
"Why should I take responsibility? You're the one who's hurting, not me."
The seemingly childish conversation between friends made me laugh for no reason. Judging by the playful way he teased his friend, I could tell it was Seokmin.
'I think I'll be able to make some distinctions little by little...'
Let's try to distinguish between the two by looking for their differences.
You can do it, Choi Yeo-ju
I was thinking about Dokyeom and Seokmin in my head, trying to find points that could differentiate them.
"Hey! What are you thinking?"
"I'm calling you but you're not answering, you idiot!"
"Huh? Oh, you called?"
"I need to think about something for a moment haha"
"Sorry, sorry~"
"Anyway, why do I think about Choi Yeo-ju so much!"
"Cut down those useless thoughts."
"Whether it's useless or not, it's my opinion~?"
"You should cut down on that useless attention."
I was waiting for something, chatting with a friend, when a man, presumably Seokmin, approached us, holding a soft-serve ice cream cone in each hand.
I was expecting one of the two to be mine, but unfortunately, he gave one to another female friend who was coming with him, and the other one he was about to eat came towards me when he saw me.
However, the person who was approaching me as I thought and as I wanted turned around and handed it over to my female friend who was sitting in front of me and having a pointless conversation with me.
'...'
Something feels off. He's patting his girlfriend's head with his hand a couple of times, as if to show me off.
'...?'
Today, he avoided my eyes, didn't call me, and treated me without any of the affectionate expressions he used to show me.
I felt a strange sense of resentment welling up in my throat, and I wanted to say something, but in reality, I had no reason to be angry. We were just 'friends' who only met in dreams.
I felt disappointed that he was so different from his previous dreams, but he was such a kind and caring person to everyone. I knew that, but still,
'too bad..'
Why do I have such strange dreams when I go to sleep with a headache?
It was a nightmare, not a nightmare.
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The person you like is patting someone else's head?
The sound of my stomach turning - beep- 😑