breath
5. Investigation
early morning
Rustle...
Rustle... rustle...
최연준
Ugh...
최연준
I feel bad..
Yeonjun woke up tossing and turning under the covers.
강태리
Are you awake?
최연준
...
최연준
...?
Yeonjun's eyes widen in surprise when he sees Taeri lying next to him.
강태리
Do you remember yesterday?
최연준
..yesterday?
강태리
Do you know how hard it was to bring you here? Haha
최연준
...ah
최연준
sorry
최연준
It's been so long...
최연준
What did I do wrong?
강태리
Rather than a mistake...
강태리
I was annoyed-
최연준
?
강태리
Why did you lie about not having a girlfriend?
최연준
yes?
강태리
Do you know how much it rang all night long?
Taeri shoved Yeonjun's phone, which was full of missed messages, in front of him.
최연준
...
..Choi Soo-bin,,
Why does this guy have so much...
The Fed was speechless at the sight of the snowdrift of absences.
강태리
...
강태리
...Well, I don't care
widely.-
강태리
Who cares if I have a girlfriend or not?
Taeri came close to Yeonjun's face and met his eyes.
Taeri's lips came closer, so close that her breath almost reached the tip of her nose.
최연준
...
widely.-
최연준
Sorry, I'll go first.
Yeonjun brushed Taeri's hand lightly and stood up.
강태리
...what?
Taeri looks a little embarrassed.
최연준
There's a guy waiting at home...
최연준
I'm sorry, sister
With that said, the Fed left the hotel room.
Clank.-
widely.
강태리
...
강태리
...her,,
강태리
What, is that your real girlfriend?
Taeri couldn't take her eyes off the door Yeonjun had left through, as if she was dumbfounded.
02:40 AM
Yeonjun can't reach his brother.
I've been waiting for him in front of his house for five hours already.
최수빈
...
최수빈
...(suddenly)
Subin bit her anxious fingernails.
On one hand, the sound of the power being turned off was repeated repeatedly.
최수빈
...
최수빈
...Fuck..(mumble)
Does it make sense that someone who said they were going to come back hasn't contacted me for hours?
Who are you with now?
Why did you turn off the power?
Why did you read and chew on the text?
I was overcome with the urge to question him.
Chump chump...
At that moment, the sound of footsteps in front of Subin stopped.
Swish.-
최수빈
...
When I raised my head, what I saw before my eyes was
He was the person I had been waiting for so long.
최연준
...What, you're still waiting?
최연준
I was hoping so...
최수빈
...
최연준
What if I wait until you come in? I won't go in.
최수빈
...
최수빈
...Why are you coming now?
Soobin suppressed the urge to ask right away and asked.
최연준
...Oh, now that I think about it
최연준
I didn't realize time had passed like this..
Yeonjun avoided Soobin's eyes at Soobin's stern expression.
최수빈
...
Swish.-
Soobin approached Yeonjun closely.
최연준
!(shock)
최수빈
...
The smell of alcohol and a faint smell of cigarettes...
And the smell of women's perfume, which had been so strong, vibrated from him.
최수빈
...
최수빈
...did you drink a lot?
최연준
...I drank some...
최수빈
...Are you feeling okay?
That's not what I wanted to ask.
It was the answer to the strange woman who was vibrating from him now.
최연준
It's okay, you go in too
최연준
I'm worried about you at home
Yeonjun gently pushed Soobin away as she approached him.
I was so suffocated by the pressure that I couldn't even stand facing him.
최수빈
...
Even as she was being pushed away, Soobin kept her gaze fixed on Yeonjun.
No, rather, it would be more accurate to say that he persistently tore it out.
Pupils and hair more disheveled than usual
A mess, like someone hastily organized their clothes.
and...
Red lipstick marks on the back of my neck, inside my shirt...
최수빈
...
Ah, I expected this, but it's even more fucked up...
Thump.-
Soobin pulled the back of Yeonjun's shirt toward him.
최연준
..?
Yeonjun looked at Soobin with a look that said, "What are you doing?"
최수빈
...
최수빈
Because the collar was wrinkled
Soobin rubbed the lipstick stain on Yeonjun's neck with her fingertips.
Judging by the ease with which it spreads, it must have been buried not long ago.
iced coffee..
It made me imagine that he must have been busy with something else while my absence was being recorded in real time.
최수빈
...
Soobin didn't even laugh. Her expression only hardened.
And then he straightened the collar of the Fed.
최수빈
You must be tired, go in and rest.
최연준
...Uh, yeah,,
Yeonjun went into the house, waving his hand at Soobin with an awkward expression.
최수빈
see you tomorrow
최연준
...Yeah
Is it just my imagination that feels creepy at Subin's greeting of seeing her tomorrow?
...
..
.
The next morning
Why haven't I seen Choi Soo-bin all day today?
Normally, he's always the one who sticks around
Today, I didn't see him at all, neither on the way to school this morning nor during break time.
등장인물
Hey, Choi Yeonjun
등장인물
Where did your child go? lol
등장인물
The two of them were always together
등장인물
Can't you see it today?
최연준
Yeah... haha
최연준
Are you busy?
Or maybe...
Are you really mad at me because of yesterday?
What did I do wrong..
You're not answering the phone...?
Made you wait?
Anything... If it's something like that... I have to ask for it all.
It's not easy to appease a child's heart...
"Hey, Choi Soo-bin"
최연준
Are you still upset?
Yeonjun came to Soobin's class and patted him.
최수빈
...
Soobin is lying flat on the desk as if asleep, not moving at all.
최연준
...Oh really,,
최연준
I'm sorry... huh?
최수빈
...
최연준
Did you wait a long time yesterday?
최수빈
...
Soobin doesn't seem to have any intention of opening his mouth.
최연준
...Oh really;
최연준
Say something, huh?
최연준
What can I do to make you feel better...;;
최수빈
...
최수빈
...Will you listen?
Subin, who had been unresponsive, lifted his face slightly.
최연준
What is it, just say it
최연준
I'll do everything I can to help you, Inma-
최수빈
...
최수빈
Well then... let's go somewhere together
최연준
..?
...
..
.
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Continued in the next episode>>>>