Convenience store part-timer
ep. 36 If there is such a thing as a good ending
*This episode contains a lot of raw, unfiltered swearing, so if you find it uncomfortable, please press the back button :)
한지우
Ugh... I'm full...
When we were almost done eating lunch, Jiwoo opened his mouth again.
한지우
Taehyung oppa, do you happen to have any friends you can introduce me to?
한지우
Solo life... so lonely
김태형
I have one, but I recently got a girlfriend.
한지우
Wow.. I'm jealous.. Since you're a friend of our handsome Taehyung oppa, I think your friend is handsome too.
김태형
..But you know, I never allowed you to call me oppa, but you keep secretly calling me oppa, right?
한지우
Oh..! Were you uncomfortable..? Then what should I say-
김태형
Okay, you won't be calling me anyway.
After the guest finished speaking, he reached out and took my hand.
When a short, large, warm hand wrapped around mine, my trembling heart seemed to calm down a little.
김태형
I'll just make a quick call and be back.
As the guest got up, Jiwoo opened his mouth.
한지우
Aren't you worried if it happens suddenly like that? You never know... maybe he's cheating on you.
김여주
Huh.. Jiwoo, aren't you worried about that?
한지우
Huh? What? I don't have a boyfriend?
김여주
Don't pretend you don't know until the end
김여주
You started that rumor, right?
It was a brief moment, but Jiwoo's two black pupils shook.
한지우
What, what kind of rumors are you talking about? Heroine, I don't really understand what you're talking about.
I answered with a trembling voice
Like a pure and innocent lamb that knows nothing
김여주
Sigh... wait
I took out my phone and showed Jiwoo the evidence I had taken and told him about it.
한지우
What, what is this..!
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"Hey, heroine, that's not true. You trust me, right? Why would I do something like this? Yeah? The person in that crappy picture can't be me!!"
Jiwoo screamed in agony
I should have been the one screaming, but I was strangely calm.
김여주
Jiwoo, I thought you were a good person. You spoke to me first.
한지우
Kim Yeo-ju, you're really funny
Jiwoo's expression and tone of voice changed in an instant.
한지우
Are you going to keep acting nice? Say something like that, heroine. Did I think you were a good person? Because you spoke to me first?
한지우
Hey Kim Yeo-ju, you little bitch, think about it.
한지우
Say I started that trivial rumor. Yeah, I did.
김여주
J, Jiwoo
한지우
But haven't you ever thought about it? The thought that a college student would so readily believe such a baseless rumor?
한지우
That's because other people see you that way, Yeoju
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Middle school students? High school students? Of course I'd believe them. They were desperate to tear each other apart and kill each other. But now? We're all adults, Yeoju. But would you believe such a ridiculous rumor?
한지우
People, the people around you, see you this way. If the original is suspicious, how easy is it to believe a rumor on top of that?
김여주
What does that mean?
김여주
People see me as that kind of person
김여주
Isn't that what you think?
한지우
Ah, it's so annoying, I can't stand itㅋㅋㅋHow many times do I have to tell you who would believe such rumorsㅋㅋㅋ
한지우
Kim Yeo-ju, are you saying this is acting or what?
한지우
How do you defend yourself? Say something that'll provoke me. It's not because you're so soft.
김여주
...
한지우
Wow... Seriously... Heroine, can you not speak? Huh? Say the Korean alphabet after me. Can you write your name?
김여주
Jiwoo, listen to me just once until the end.
김여주
Don't stop in the middle
김여주
Didn't you receive much love growing up? Why do you always gossip about others? You wouldn't do that. You weren't like that, were you? Yeah? Even if we have to break up, I want to do it on good terms. Even if it was only for a brief moment—
한지우
Hey Kim Yeo-ju, stop it. What the hell are you doing? Stop acting so nice, you little bitch. Where in this world can you find a good ending?
한지우
Okay... that's enough
한지우
What should I say? Whether we should have a conversation or not. It's not fun. Should I go?
김여주
Where is Han Ji-woo?
한지우
I'm going home. Why, is there a law that says I can't go home whenever I want?
김여주
Are you really going to end it like this?
김여주
Are you sure you won't regret it?
한지우
You're the one who regrets it. I never thought of you as a friend in the first place.
김여주
Still, don't avoid it like this. What's so selfish about it?
한지우
You're the selfish one, you bitch. Oh, shit. You're the one who's making me feel bad.
김여주
Are you a language expert? Why do you always swear every time you say something?
김여주
You don't look scary when I swear at you. You look weaker than me, don't you?
한지우
That's because you don't want to hear it
김여주
Isn't that obvious? If it sounded good, it wouldn't be cursing. Cursing exists because you don't want to hear it.
김여주
Jiwoo, really, let's end it on a good note.
한지우
That's your problem, you piece of shit. Do you think the whole world is that beautiful? Do you think everything will end up so innocent?
김여주
You were the one who approached me first
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Tell me why? I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd get hurt. You seemed easy. Like I said, I didn't think of you as a friend.
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Tell me my ultimate goal: to make your man mine.
한지우
That's my goal
김여주
Yes, Han Ji-woo. Do your best. But there's no way, no matter what you do, to make a customer your man.
한지우
What makes you so confident?
김여주
Because I trust my customers. Trust.
한지우
Let's see how strong that belief is.
김여주
So, I trust you too, Jiwoo. That this isn't your true self.
For a moment, I saw Jiwoo's expression soften a little.
한지우
..without even knowing what I am like.
김여주
Yes. I know this could all be an act. But I still believe.
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...I'll go
After Jiwoo disappeared from sight, it felt like all the strength in my body had been released.
At some point, the fist I had been clenching tightly started to hurt.
I felt like my soul had been sucked out for a while, and I held myself with trembling hands.
김여주
You did your best. It's okay. Well done, Kim Yeo-ju. You did great.