Heaven's Cloud
Ice cream and name
승관
"...hey."
Seung-kwan spoke to her cautiously, looking at her back.
A white one-piece dress, neatly arranged brown hair. It looked no different from when I saw it in the mountains.
But this time too, she didn't respond at all.
I just blankly stared at the fish cake container and warm triangle kimbap with white steam rising through the convenience store window.
Seungkwan once again, a little louder.
승관
"hey..!"
But there was no answer. I wonder if they were ignoring me or if they didn't hear me.
He couldn't know.
승관
‘No, this time you’re blatantly ignoring me… What the heck…?’
Seungkwan sighed softly and lightly tapped her shoulder twice.
승관
"...hey."
Then she flinched and turned around with a startled “Ah!”
At that moment, her eyes grew wide.
There was definite surprise in those eyes.
김지연
“...S, Seung-kwan...”
승관
“Oh, seriously, stop freaking out. Do you know what I’m going to do?”
Seung-kwan added, scratching his forehead with a somewhat embarrassed look.
But she still couldn't close her mouth with a surprised expression.
김지연
“Uh, no... that’s not it…”
Her voice trembled slightly.
She hesitated, her fingers intertwined, then carefully raised her eyes and looked at Seungkwan again.
김지연
“…I can’t believe it…”
승관
"What is it..?"
김지연
“…We’re having a conversation like this…”
At those words, Seung-kwan paused for a moment and then clicked his tongue softly.
승관
‘Oh, I guess so. Of course that’s what happens when you stand face to face with a celebrity and talk like this.’
Seung-kwan looked at her with a slightly softened expression and said.
승관
“What, are you hungry? I was staring at the convenience store like that.”
김지연
“…It, it just…looked delicious…”
승관
“If it looks delicious, you can buy it. Maybe… you don’t have money?”
At those words, she lowered her head and opened her mouth slightly.
김지연
“Ah… that’s…”
Seung-kwan looked at her with a slight tilt. Are you really broke…?
But it was too neat for that. There wasn't a speck of dust on the white sneakers,
Her hair was just blowing in the wind, and there was no sign of messiness.
승관
‘No, just looking at his behavior… he looks like someone who came out for a walk in front of his house.’
Seungkwan finally said with a short sigh.
승관
“Come in first. I’ll buy it for you this time.”
At those words, she opened her eyes wide and was taken aback,
승관
“What do you want to eat?”
She walked quietly to the refrigerator and pointed to a white soft-cone vanilla ice cream sitting on the other side of the clear glass.
승관
“…Is this okay?”
김지연
"…yes."
At that firm yet cautious answer, Seungkwan smiled slightly incredulously and opened the refrigerator door, taking out the ice cream.
After paying the bill, I walked out of the convenience store and handed her the ice cream.
She took it and slowly examined the packaging with her fingertips as if she was seeing it for the first time.
승관
‘No… You don’t even know how to open this?’
Seungkwan sighed slightly and approached her, opened the lid, and handed it to her.
승관
"...sleep."
She looked at him with surprised eyes and bowed her head slightly.
김지연
"thank you."
And then I carefully took a bite of the ice cream.
The eyes became brighter, the cheeks puffed out slightly, and the corners of the mouth naturally went up.
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“...!! Wow, it’s really so delicious…!!!”
A smile spread across her face, and she was laughing as she ate her ice cream, like someone experiencing for the first time a sensation she had been waiting for for a long time.
승관
“…Oh, that… That’s right. I’m glad you said it was delicious.”
Even though he said that, Seung-kwan was a little embarrassed inside.
She was so genuinely impressed that I thought she could be a model for an ice cream commercial.
Seungkwan, who had been looking at her expression for a moment, tilted his head slightly as if he thought, ‘Oh no.’
승관
“But…what is your friend’s name?”
She lowered her head slightly, holding the ice cream tightly, and spoke quietly.
"...Ah, I..."
Jiyeon looked at Seungkwan, who seemed to be hesitating, and opened her mouth cautiously.
김지연
“Name… Jiyeon. This is Kim Jiyeon.”