Exists, but does not exist
Episode 13



고하율
Ahh ...


고하율
My lady!


강여주
huh?


고하율
You must be tired, so go home and rest quickly.


강여주
Yeah... that's right...


전원우
.. Then I can't go with you today


강여주
.. Oh right, Scar..!


전원우
Don't overdo it


전원우
I think it would be better to rest at home today


강여주
...


강여주
thank you..

I smiled awkwardly.


전원우
Then I'll go first

Wonwoo waved and gradually moved away from us.


강여주
... under

As soon as I got home, I threw my bag somewhere and jumped on the bed.

slap-

The cozy bed gave me some comfort.

-Jiying


강여주
...?


강여주
what..?

오후 4:39

sound_of_coups
Hello, senior!

-Jiying

오후 4:39

sound_of_coups
I'm the person I ran into in the hallway earlier.


강여주
.. Ah.. that Seungcheol..

오후 4:41

yeoj2o_r
Oh, hello

오후 4:42

sound_of_coups
What are you doing?

오후 4:42

yeoj2o_r
I'm just lying down

오후 4:42

sound_of_coups
Ah.. haha I see

오후 4:43

yeoj2o_r
But what do you mean you saw me at a bar in Itaewon?

I pretended not to know anything so that I could say I hadn't gone to the bar.

오후 4:43

sound_of_coups
Oh, that's it..!

오후 4:43

sound_of_coups
just..

오후 4:44

sound_of_coups
I was passing by in the hallway and my senior was so pretty that I just said something to her.

오후 4:44

sound_of_coups
Sorry if I surprised you..

You said we first met in the hallway...?

But the reaction I had when I saw him in the hallway wasn't the same as when I first saw him...

Even if you say it was your first time seeing me, you wouldn't be able to accurately guess that you saw me at a bar in Itaewon...

오후 4:46

yeoj2o_r
iced coffee...

오후 4:46

sound_of_coups
Can I keep in touch with you?

오후 4:46

yeoj2o_r
Oh.. okay

To just ignore this and pass by,

Since I was ‘someone who saw it at a bar’, I couldn’t just ignore it.

I thought we should become close first.

-Jiying


강여주
Is it Seungcheol again..?

오후 4:52

jeonghaniyoo_n
Are you okay, sister?

오후 4:53

jeonghaniyoo_n
I'm sorry I went first earlier

오후 4:53

jeonghaniyoo_n
My friend called me so I had no choice but to go out first ㅠㅠ

I couldn't help but chuckle.

오후 4:53

yeoj2o_r
Haha no it's okay

오후 4:54

jeonghaniyoo_n
See you at school tomorrow!

오후 4:55

yeoj2o_r
okay

A faint smile appeared on my lips.

And the moment I realized I was laughing, I slapped myself across the face.


강여주
...!


강여주
Wake up, Kang Yeo-ju.

I put my phone aside and closed my eyes for a moment.

And without even having time to think, I fell asleep without even realizing it.

Sister,

Sister..,

Sister...!!


강여주
...!


강여주
Hey.. Eun-i..?

Sister!

How are you doing?


강여주
...

Is it very difficult?

If it weren't for my dad, this wouldn't have happened...


강여주
....

I'm sorry


강여주
No, Yeo-eun...


강여주
You don't have to be sorry...

I'm so sorry....

If only I had thought about it one more time...

If only I had thought of you...


강여주
...


강여주
Yeo-eun,

huh?


강여주
Hug me just once.

.. Sister, you must be having a really hard time

And sister,

Don't feel guilty.

Sister, your heart is your freedom.


강여주
.. what..?

Don't feel guilty thinking of me.

..it was all my misunderstanding.

He's a good kid, for sure


강여주
who...

blanket-,


강여주
...!!

I woke up and jumped up.


강여주
What was it..?


강여주
Yeo-eun was definitely in my dream...

The more I tried to think about the content of my dream, the more the dream I had just now began to fade away.


강여주
I can't think straight...


강여주
What on earth was Yeo-eun trying to tell me?

-The next day-

Today, as always, another tiring day began.

I entered the school gate with half-closed eyes.

???
.. uh?

???
Senior Yeoju!

Someone called me from behind.

If you're talking about 'senior'... is it Seungcheol?


최승철
senior!


강여주
... uh..?


최승철
I guess you're going to school now!


강여주
.. yeah right

Seungcheol looked at me and smiled brightly.

Her smiling face was pretty.


최승철
...


최승철
I have to go to the teachers' office for a bit...


최승철
I'll go first!

For a moment, Seungcheol's face turned gloomy.


강여주
Huh..? Huh.. Bye..!

What was that expression just now..?

-Drrrrr


강여주
.. what..?