Exists, but does not exist
Episode 25
최승철
Sister,
강여주
huh?
최승철
.. that..
최승철
I absolutely do not think my sister is pathetic.
강여주
.. what..?
For a moment, I thought Seungcheol had read my mind.
최승철
I think you might be thinking something like that...
Seungcheol's ears turned red.
최승철
If you were just being rude-..
강여주
thank you
최승철
.. yes?
강여주
...Thank you..
최승철
I guess that's what I was thinking.
강여주
... huh
I nodded subtly.
최승철
..please give me a picnic
강여주
Why a picnic?
최승철
Just give it to me!
Seungcheol laughed playfully to lighten the mood.
강여주
.. here.
I gave Seungcheol a picnic.
최승철
Here, I'll calculate it!
직원
It's 2500 won.
강여주
uh..?
Seungcheol smiled at me and handed the card to the part-timer.
직원
Yes, your payment has been completed.
최승철
Thank you~
Seungcheol handed me the picnic again.
강여주
...
I wonder if I'm just receiving too much.
Tears welled up in my eyes again.
I was so grateful that there was someone who truly cared about me like this.
강여주
.. thank you...
My throat was so tight that I couldn't speak properly.
최승철
Then let's go back to studying!
Seungcheol grabbed my wrist and walked out of the convenience store.
It was a moment when even the words "let's study" sounded pleasant.
~ 2 hours later ~
강여주
Sigh - Phew...
My back started to hurt after sitting in one place and studying for hours.
최승철
Sister,
최승철
Should we go now?
강여주
Yeah, okay
I stretched and whispered.
최승철
Good job, sister!
강여주
Yeah, you worked hard too.
I smiled.
I think that was probably the brightest smile I've ever had today.
최승철
I'll take you home!
강여주
.. No, you must be tired..
최승철
Hey, I'm not tired!
강여주
... Then.. Thank you..!
Seungcheol laughed, "Hehe."
강여주
You can go now.
강여주
Because my house is right in front of me!
최승철
Oh, that was the apartment, right?
Seungcheol pointed to the apartment at the end of the alley.
강여주
Yeah, that's right
최승철
hmm..
최승철
Then I'll go..!
최승철
Now I have to eat dinner too...
강여주
Yeah, have a nice dinner-
강여주
bye!
최승철
.. yes!
최승철
Get home safely, I'll contact you later.
강여주
Yeah yeah
The two of us waved our hands and said hello.
After confirming that Seungcheol had left the alley, I walked slowly towards the house.
강여주
Phew... I'm tired...
강여주
... uh..?
At the end of that alley, I could faintly see my mother's silhouette.
강여주
mother..?
강여주
Have you been discharged from the hospital?
I walked a little faster to where my mother was, feeling happy.
But as I got closer to my mother, the silhouette of someone next to her became clearer.
강여주
..who is it..?
I hid behind a telephone pole and looked at my mother.
강여주
........!!!!!!!