Exists, but does not exist

Episode 33

강여주

.. uh,

윤정한

I think I got a call.

윤정한

Come and receive it comfortably

강여주

Ah.. yeah

I stepped out of the store for a moment with my vibrating phone.

강여주

hello?

???

-Sister.....!!!!

강여주

What the heck, why does your voice sound so urgent..!

최승철

-no,

최승철

-You said you collapsed...

최승철

-Why didn't you tell me..!

최승철

-I just found out today.

최승철

-If I had known sooner, I would have gone to visit you in the hospital.

강여주

ah..

최승철

-...

최승철

-I'm sorry, did I get too excited?

강여주

Oh, no

강여주

Thank you for your concern..

최승철

-.. But why did you fall?

강여주

Just... stress..?

최승철

-Because of your younger sister..?

Seungcheol asked cautiously.

강여주

.. Yeah, I guess so.

Maybe it's because the opponent is Seungcheol,

I didn't feel bad about touching such a sensitive area.

최승철

-I guess your father's pressure is severe..?

강여주

That's right.. it was.

최승철

-'It was like that', right?

최승철

-Past tense.. right..?

강여주

huh,

강여주

It's past tense now.

최승철

-Did things go well with your father?

Seungcheol asked happily.

강여주

.. huh

I also smiled faintly.

최승철

-......That was so good..

Seungcheol seemed to be feeling a bit sad for some reason.

Seungcheol's voice trembled slightly.

최승철

-I was worried a lot..

강여주

.. thank you

강여주

that..

최승철

-yes?

강여주

Um, I'm sorry...

강여주

I came to eat now...

최승철

-Oh, I'm sorry..!

최승철

-Let's go eat quickly, I'll hang up!

강여주

Ah.. Ah.. You don't have to be sorry ㄷ-,

Thump-,

Seungcheol hung up the phone in a hurry.

I stared blankly at my phone and then went back into the restaurant.

윤정한

Come quickly!

윤정한

The food is already here.

강여주

Wow, what is this? It came out really quickly.

As I entered the restaurant,

Jeonghan greeted me with a smile.

The fragrant aroma of pasta wafted through the restaurant.

It was a smell that made my mouth water.

윤정한

thank you for this food

강여주

thank you for this food!

I took a bite of pasta.

강여주

hmm..!

It was delicious.

Was it more special because it was pasta eaten in a different region?

or not..

Was it special because it was lunch with Jeonghan?

It was on a whole different level from the pasta I used to order and eat alone at home.

윤정한

It's delicious, right?

강여주

Yeah, it's so delicious.

I smiled brightly.

Then, Jeonghan quickly turned his gaze away.

윤정한

.. I'm glad I came here.

Jeonghan muttered.

.

..

...

강여주

I'm full.

I was eating so absentmindedly that before I knew it, the plate was completely empty.

윤정한

I ate well~!

Jeonghan looked at my clean dishes and smiled with satisfaction.

강여주

Thanks to you, I had a delicious meal.

윤정한

That's fortunate!

윤정한

Then shall we go out now?

강여주

Okay then.

We got up from our seats and walked to the counter.

직원

Yes, would you like to pay?

윤정한

yes-

직원

It's 18,500 won.

윤정한

Here it is!

Before I could even hand over my card, Jeonghan quickly handed me his.

직원

Yes, I received the card.

직원

Are you calculating it all at once?

강여주

Ah,

윤정한

Yes, please do it all at once.

This time, Jeonghan intercepted my comment.

직원

yes-

강여주

hey..!

윤정한

I brought my sister, so I'll live!

강여주

What is that...

직원

Yes, your payment has been processed. Thank you.

윤정한

thank you.

Jeonghan bowed his head slightly, greeted the staff, and left the restaurant.

강여주

...

I liked Jeonghan who took such good care of me.

..no, wait a minute,

Did I just say 'good'?

No no,

Just now, the ‘it was good’ doesn’t mean it was good as a person of the opposite sex.

..... That's it.

강여주

..where to now?

I asked, trying to look calm.

윤정한

What do you usually do when you come over to play?

강여주

.. me...?

I've rarely played like this before...

윤정한

.. Oh, I said I've never been to a place like this..

윤정한

sorry...

강여주

Oh, no..!

강여주

What do you usually do when you come to a place like this?

I asked Jeonghan in reverse.

윤정한

hmm..

윤정한

we,

윤정한

Do you want to go take a picture?

강여주

picture?

Now that I think about it, I think I've seen a lot of kids uploading four-cut photos on Instagram.

윤정한

yes

윤정한

Follow me!

Jeonghan grabbed my wrist and started walking.

강여주

..!

I was dragged to Jeonghan without resistance.

윤정한

Here it is!

강여주

.. wow

There were a lot of cute props placed there.

These are probably props used when taking pictures.

Out of curiosity, I tried on a cute headband.

When I looked in the mirror, I saw myself smiling brightly.

I felt awkward about myself like this.

How long has it been since I've been this truly happy?

윤정한

Oh, it suits you well, right?

강여주

.. okay..?

I felt good inside.

???

uh..?

???

Kang Yeo-ju.....?