5 years ago, 5 years later

EP.20 I

이여주[19]

‘Okay, let’s pretend nothing happened yesterday.’

이여주[19]

"after....."

Yeoju stood alone at the back of the classroom, hypnotized herself, and then, with a deep sigh, came to Soobin's seat, in front of the classroom.

이여주[19]

“Hello? Subin, did you get home safely yesterday?”

The heroine raised her head as high as she could, like a flight attendant welcoming a passenger on an airplane.

최수빈[19]

“Did you get in okay?”

But the sinking tide is getting stronger

이여주[19]

“Ah... I see...”

Yeoju scratched her head, embarrassed. Subin sighed deeply, covered her head, and slumped down on the desk.

이여주[19]

“What the... someone came next to me and I just lay down.”

The heroine looked a little sullen and just looked at her feet.

이여주[19]

“Oh! Right. Did you actually contact the person you gave me your number for yesterday...?”

Subin just lay there without saying a word.

이여주[19]

“Huh? Did you contact me?”

The heroine asked persistently

But it was a series of silent responses, as if talking to a wall.

이여주[19]

“Hey Choi Soo-bin, have you decided not to talk to me?”

Until school, Soobin treated Yeoju like she was invisible.

Even though Yeo-ju tried to block Soo-bin's path, Soo-bin avoided making eye contact with Yeo-ju and walked to the side.

이여주[19]

“Ha, what are you doing?”

Yeoju blocked Soobin's path with her arms outstretched.

Only now did Soobin look at Yeoju with a frown.

이여주[19]

“Now we finally make eye contact.”

이여주[19]

“What do you want me to do? I know you don’t like me, but isn’t it a bit much to ignore me?”

Yeoju glared at Soobin with half-open eyes.

Oh, the eyes are just like Yeoju's father's. Subin's head was slowly starting to hurt.

Ah, memories of "that house" are flooding back to me again. Like a wave, they engulf me in an instant, and I can't control my emotions.

최수빈[19]

“What are you trying to do?”

Soobin covered his head with one hand and clenched his teeth as he spoke.

이여주[19]

“I want to talk to you, and I want to know if you’ve been in contact with that girl.”

최수빈[19]

“Why are you curious?”

이여주[19]

"what?"

최수빈[19]

“What does my contacting you have to do with you?”

이여주[19]

“Well....”

최수빈[19]

“It doesn’t matter”

Subin lowered the arm of the woman who was blocking him and tried to pass by her.

이여주[19]

“Because I like you”

Subin stopped, his eyes wide open at these words.

이여주[19]

“I’m like that because I like you, I’m jealous.”

최수빈[19]

“You like me...?”

이여주[19]

"huh"

The heroine was flustered by the sudden outburst of frustration, but she felt that if not now, there would never be another time to tell her.

Words that come out suddenly when you're upset are 100% sincere. They're words that you've been holding back for a long time and then they just come out.

최수빈[19]

“You...you...what is so easy about that?”

Subin turned and quickly walked to stand in front of Yeoju. He then looked down at Yeoju with a cold gaze, a gaze that didn't quite match Subin's.

이여주[19]

"uh..?"

최수빈[19]

“Are you saying I’m easy or do you not remember what happened five years ago?”

As Yeoju's pupils shook and she couldn't say anything, Soobin tightly closed her eyes and ran one hand through her hair.

And after a long sigh, he spoke, this time not with sharp eyes, but with sad and sorrowful eyes.

최수빈[19]

"What's so easy for you? It was hard for me, talking to you and expressing myself. But you easily rejected me. And now you tell me you like me so easily? If I were you, I wouldn't do that. No, I can't."

Subin also seemed to be in tears. Although usually easygoing, this time he spoke very quickly.

The words that came out of my mouth were 100% sincere

이여주[19]

“I just want to help you overcome your trauma.”

최수빈[19]

“No, I was traumatized by the very act of you approaching me.”

이여주[19]

“I don’t know what the hell is wrong. I don’t know why you’re pushing me away like this.”

이여주[19]

"At first... you weren't pushing me away like this either. Why are you suddenly acting like this? I'm confused."

Subin took a step back, crouched down, and washed his face dry.

I should have behaved correctly from the beginning. But the way you approached me was so radiant.

It felt good, a little different from 5 years ago.

And when I saw you sad, I couldn't control my emotions and it kept repeating like this.

The confusion grew and grew, and my head started to spin whenever I saw you.

My memory stubbornly tried to separate you and me.

Finally, I've come to my choice.

최수빈[19]

“Stop coming at me now.”

Five years is a long time, but it is also too short a time to overcome trauma.

It should have been this way from the beginning. So that you wouldn't get hurt anymore, so that you wouldn't hurt anyone anymore.

이여주[19]

“No, I don’t see why we have to break up.”

최수빈[19]

“No, lady, please.”

Soobin sighed, crossing her legs as she crouched down.

이여주[19]

“I don’t want to be apart from you again.”

이여주[19]

"I'm so sorry, okay? So please give me one more chance."

최수빈[19]

"under...."

이여주[19]

“Why are you doing that? Just stay still and I’ll come to you.”

Subin looked down at Yeoju, glaring at her, then sighed.

최수빈[19]

“Okay, what am I going to talk to you about?”

Soobin turned around and left.

The heroine lowered her head and made a face.

이여주[19]

“Why on earth are you doing this? I just wanted to free you from your trauma.”

The heroine muttered to herself, looking only at her feet.

Yeo-ju and Soo-bin were so different. Their hearts couldn't reach each other.

The heroine also knew that it would be difficult for Subin to like her.

이여주[19]

“But I already decided to open your heart.”

이여주[19]

“What if you leave again?”

EP.20 I

Doctors and nurses rush to the machine that is beeping loudly.

labored breathing and irregular heartbeat

Doctor: “Can you hear me?”

The doctor repeatedly shone a lighter into the patient's eyes and then performed CPR.

Doctor: “Patient Taekyung!!”

이태경[39]

“........”

Next Ep. 21 You

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Ha, next time I'll bring you a work with a more solid story.

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I'm trying to use both the characters' emotions and reason, so it's confusing for the viewers and for me.

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It's been so long, hasn't it?

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I was so out of it after writing this that I took a break

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As always, if anything seems strange, please let me know in the comments. I'll either revise the whole thing or something.