Yeonjun Fanfic | Caramel Popcorn - 37

Caramel popcorn [Caramel popcorn]

37

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"You're coming to see me, right?"

At Jae-hyun's question, I slowly nodded, gave an awkward haha, and opened my mouth with a laugh.

오여주

"Of course! I have to go and cheer you on hard!"

Trying to avoid the strange mood with awkward words and gestures, I was about to move toward the dark away from the glaring light.

That one light was so dramatic that I was trying to avoid falling into yet another misunderstanding.

At that moment

grab-

Jae-hyun, grabbing my wrist.

He held it lightly, but it was such a gentle touch that I couldn't shake it off, and once again I ended up giving Jae-hyun room to worm his way in.

"Are you using your wish now"

"Come cheer me on"

In the end, I nodded.

Because it felt like that was the only way this situation would end...

As I nodded, Jae-hyun soon seemed to let go of the wrist he was holding, but with his other hand he untied the string bracelet Yeonjun had given me and took it away.

Only then, with my left wrist finally freed, I still felt a warm sensation as if it were being held.

명재현

"Since the bracelet mission is over, I'm taking this"

With those words, Jae-hyun slipped the bracelet into his pocket and continued the rest of the walk, and I stayed beside him.

In the meantime, we talked about a lot of things.

I heard Jae-hyun talk about everything from his very early days of meeting Yeongseo to the fun and sad days up to now, and I told him a lot of things too.

After wandering around talking for ages, when we went back to the tent, the others were already asleep, and I quietly lay down in a corner, closed my eyes, and thought.

'So Yeongseo and Yeonjun weren't dating...'

...

rustle- rustle-

The noisy sounds around me made my eyes open on their own.

The area had brightened up as if it had never been night, and I slowly sat up and looked around.

최예원

"Sorry, I was trying to sneak out quietly, but I woke you up..."

When I turned toward Yewon, whose voice came from somewhere, our eyes met as she locked the tent flap from outside.

오여주

"Ah... cleaning?"

At my words, she nodded and gestured for me to go back to sleep before finishing up and closing the door.

I briefly debated lying back down, then slowly got up and began to quietly open the tent flap.

'I should help...'

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Choi Yeonjun's POV

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최연준

"Hey, get up already. If you don't clean, we can't go home any faster"

명재현

"Hm...nya"

I shook Jae-hyun, pushed him with my foot, even pinched him, but he didn't budge at all.

How did he stay out so late last night...?

He'd come into the tent only at dawn and gone to sleep, and in the end Jae-hyun was enjoying a late lie-in in peace.

최연준

"Guess I have to go get them"

With a solemn look, I left my spot and walked out of the tent.

Then I saw the back of Yewon, who had gotten up first and was clearing the table, and the moment I felt a playful spark, I sneaked up behind her.

Whether she hadn't noticed me or not, Choi Yewon was busily cleaning up only the trash.

I bent my knees and aimed straight for the back of her knee...

Thump!

Thud!!

The moment my knee hit the back of her knee, Choi Yewon collapsed in an instant.

Heh-heh- I barely held back the snickers that kept slipping out at the ridiculous sight of her crumpling helplessly and spoke to her.

최연준

"Hey, go wake up Myeong Jae-hyun. There's no way that guy's getting up"

But Yewon, who on any normal day would have already gotten up, shouted, and sent a quick kick with her short legs, didn't move at all.

Just as I was starting to worry and moved closer to help her up...

She got up on her own, calmly brushed off her hands, and turned around.

최연준

"Were you hurt..."

not Choi Yewon, but Oh Yeoju.

The moment our eyes met, I was so shocked I took a step back without thinking.

Looking at Yeoju standing there with an expression I couldn't tell was tired or angry, I started to stammer.

최연준

"No... I, I thought you were Choi Yewon"

Before I could finish, I was fumbling over my words, and Yeoju brushed the sand off her knee and opened her mouth.

오여주

"It's okay"

Seeing Yeoju smile as if she truly meant it...

'Makes me feel even more sorry?'

I regretted it.

Because I used to go to a taekwondo academy with Yewon when we were little, I kept playing too rough with her, and in that moment I hated myself for suddenly wanting to pull the same kind of childish prank I used to pull back then.