10 minutes before leaving work.
It was pouring rain outside.
Kim Yeo-ju looked at the drizzle through the window and calculated in her mind.
“No umbrella… 3 minutes of running to the bus stop, squeaky shoes, giving up on my head…”
When I turned my head, Taesan was silently washing the dishes.
“Boss, I didn’t bring an umbrella today…”
"okay."
“…In these situations, I usually say ‘What should I do?’ or ‘Shall I take you there?’
“Shouldn’t this be the kind of dialogue that should come out?”
“Then buy one.”
“He’s really human, isn’t he?”
“It’s always like that.”
The rain became increasingly heavier.
The heroine stood in front of the door and blankly looked outside.
Taesan is still organizing something behind the bar.
“Hmm… There’s no place to avoid the rain…
“The distance to the bus is really ambiguous…”
At that moment—
“Bitter.”
A small, weary breathing sound was heard from behind.
“Come out.”
"yes?"
“I have an umbrella.”
When the heroine turned around,
Taesan was standing holding a transparent umbrella.
A face that literally popped out.
No change in facial expression. Almost no emotion. But—
“…You had an umbrella?”
“It’s always there.”
“…Why are you giving it to me now?”
“Because it’s raining more now.”
The two left the cafe quietly.
One umbrella, two people.
Our shoulders touched very slightly.
Kim Yeo-ju felt awkward, so she made a joke on purpose.
“Boss, it feels really awkward holding an umbrella. It’s worse than holding coffee.”
“You drink coffee alone.”
“That’s right. It’s more nerve-wracking because I have to listen to it with you.”
“…That’s right.”
The speech was still flat,
Taesan's hand gained a little more strength.
The umbrella tilted more towards Yeoju.
“…But sir.”
"yes."
“Why do you work so hard at the cafe?”
Taesan quietly turned his head.
“I just… wanted to try it.”
“What?”
“It’s the right thing for me.”
Kim Yeo-ju's words stayed in her head for quite some time.
Why does the word “right thing” sound so desolate?
Arrived at the bus stop.
When the heroine reached out to take the umbrella,
Taesan slightly pulled back his umbrella.
“I’ll stay with you until the bus comes.”
"why?"
"…just."
“…You’re not worried about catching a cold, are you?”
“That’s for health reasons.
“Actually, I just… wanted to be with you today.”
“...Is this a bit of a confession?”
“No, it was just a slip of the tongue.”
The bus lights came closer.
The female protagonist asked quietly.
“Then… Boss, don’t you hate working with me?”
"i like you."
"yes??????"
"Oh, about work. Working together. It's not bad."
“…This is really too much.”
"why."
“Really… it’s not that bad, but what should I say.
“That feeling where your heart beats a beat slower every time?”
The bus stopped and Yeoju got on.
Outside the window, I could see Taesan still standing there holding an umbrella.
Quietly, without saying anything.
That appearance
wonderfully…
It was much warmer than coffee today.
Continued in the next episode >>>>