You come back to me

Episode 5

"...."
"I answered back then too"
"...Stop it, Lee Dong-yeol."

At my single word, Dongyeol, without a word of response, began to gradually relax his grip on me. Even I, sensing his gradual waning of strength, felt my entire being drained, and I wanted to just collapse. The moment he completely let go of his arm, I walked back toward home without looking back until the very end. There was no movement behind me, only a quiet breeze caressing the street.

The wind blew past his tear-stained cheeks, causing tears to well up in the heroine's eyes.

When I got home, it was already past 10:27 PM. My tired body let me fall asleep, but my complicated mind that prevented me from falling asleep made my mind hazy, neither sleeping nor awake.

'If I disappear right now, even if it's not tomorrow, would everyone feel a little better...'

Even as I lay there, my phone continued to ring. There were no texts from Dongyeol, and only missed calls were piling up, but the chatroom was still ringing.

I met you today
'It was better than I thought'
See you then. Take care.

I couldn't sleep because the phone kept ringing loudly and I couldn't turn it off, so I left it behind and went outside again.
I decided to take a walk to clear my head, so I put on my mask and went downstairs. The moment I did, I saw Dongyeol leaning against the wall at the convenience store in front of my house. He was quietly looking at his phone, then picked it up and put it to his ear before quickly getting out. It was obvious he was calling me repeatedly, but I wasn't answering.

"Haa... Seriously, why are you doing this, Unnie..."

Dongyeol's quiet monologue left me unable to move even a single step. Soon, my legs gave out and I collapsed again.
I thought I couldn't bring back the love I had kicked out, so I decided to completely cut off the love that was already ruined, so I went back home and picked up my phone.

(I completely gave up)
(Please bring the date forward by 3 days so we can meet soon)

And then the phone notification rings

(You chose well, baby)
(I should have just finished it earlier)