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Episode 11
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Hey... wait a minute..!
We turned around at the sound of someone calling us from behind.
윤정한
By any chance... could I take you to the Yeoju health center?
It was Jeonghan.
전원우
uh..?
Wonwoo hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
전원우
..Okay. Please take care of it.
윤정한
thank you
Jeonghan walked next to me with a smile.
윤정한
let's go
강여주
Huh..? Huh..
전원우
That... heroine..!
강여주
huh..?
전원우
..I'll tell the teacher that you went to the infirmary.
강여주
.. yeah, thanks
Wonwoo stumbled into the classroom.
윤정한
... are you okay?
강여주
Uh uh.. it's okay..
강여주
By any chance... did you see everything?
윤정한
...
윤정한
Yes.. I heard the sound of fighting in class..
강여주
ah...
My ears felt like they were on fire.
I couldn't raise my head because I was so embarrassed thinking about an adult and a high school student arguing.
윤정한
It was great.
강여주
... what?
It was a completely unexpected statement.
That's cool...
What on earth is cool about it..?
윤정한
I'm trying to protect my younger brother.
강여주
Protecting your younger brother...
강여주
I couldn't do anything..
윤정한
Don't beat yourself up too much about it.
윤정한
Because Yeo-eun didn't say anything...
윤정한
But even now, you fought for Yeo-eun like this, right?
윤정한
I think that alone is cool.
강여주
...
I thought that Jeonghan was mature in his thinking even though he was a high school student.
It was funny how I was comforted by a high school student.
윤정한
Your head hurts a lot, right..?
강여주
... No, it's okay..
윤정한
It doesn't look okay...
Jeonghan grabbed my wrist and strode briskly to the infirmary.
강여주
Huh..?
-Drrrrr
윤정한
uh..?
윤정한
The teacher isn't here..
There was no school nurse in the infirmary, so I don't know where they went.
윤정한
Um...would you like to lie down for a bit?
강여주
.. what..?
강여주
Is that okay..?
윤정한
I'll explain it to you when you come, teacher.
강여주
.. Wait for the teacher to come..?
윤정한
of course!
강여주
What about your class..!
윤정한
You can just say you went to the infirmary.
윤정한
You can just tell your friend.
강여주
Why are you doing that?
윤정한
Just wait a moment.
Jeonghan laid me down on the bed in the infirmary and went to call his friend.
-Turrur, turrur
-Click
윤정한
Hello?
윤정한
I'm going to the infirmary, so tell the teacher.
윤정한
Oh, I guess I'll have to stay for the whole period.
윤정한
Oh, I'm not faking it... I'm sick
윤정한
Oh, okay, thank you.
-Ttuk
Jeonghan finished talking on the phone and walked back to the bed where I was lying.
윤정한
It's done now!
Jeonghan looked at me and smiled softly.
강여주
.. why..
강여주
Are you being this good to me..?
윤정한
...
The smile that had been on Jeonghan's lips slowly disappeared.
윤정한
My older sister's thoughts about Yeo-eun...
윤정한
That sincerity really touched me.
강여주
...
윤정한
and...
윤정한
I feel a sense of kinship...
강여주
A sense of kinship?
윤정한
... It's a bit difficult to talk about right now.
윤정한
If I get a chance later, then I'll tell you.
Why are you doing that..?
A sense of kinship...
Do we have something in common?
I wonder if Jeonghan has ever lost a younger sibling?
강여주
.. okay.
강여주
i'll wait
I smiled faintly.
Then, Jeonghan's cheeks turned red.
윤정한
...!
윤정한
Um... I'll bring some headache medicine...!
강여주
uh..?
강여주
Can you just bring it like that?
윤정한
I... don't know...
강여주
Don't bring something else for no reason, just come here.
윤정한
Yeah, ah.. yes..
Jeonghan hurried to the school nurse's desk, then stopped and went back to the bed.
강여주
..do you want to lie down too?
윤정한
yes yes..???!!?
윤정한
That... next to you...?? Yes??
Jeonghan was extremely embarrassed.
And I was quite taken aback when I saw Jeonghan's reaction like that.
강여주
huh..?
강여주
No, that... the bed next to it...
윤정한
iced coffee....
Jeonghan's face turned red like a tomato.
윤정한
sorry...
Jeonghan muttered, covering his face with his hands.
윤정한
You must be crazy, Yoon Jung-han...
강여주
... Phew,
I thought Jeonghan looked cute like that.
윤정한
...don't laugh..
Jeonghan lay down on the bed next to me, groaning.
강여주
Ah.. hahaha sorry sorry..
There was quite a long silence after that.
강여주
.. however,
강여주
Why did you like Yeo-eun?