Itjin's Delivery Man
Episode 5. Have you forgotten anything?
My friend Taehyung had already disappeared, leaving me alone with the blond haired man standing by the door. An extremely uncomfortable and awkward atmosphere hung between him and me.
It's like being dragged to the house of an uncle I haven't visited in about twenty years since I was a baby to pay my respects, and being left in the same room with the uncle's son, whose name I don't even know.
지민
"Teacher, I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry. As you probably heard from Taehyung, we were desperate for this. It was the first time in almost a month that we were eating salty food, so I think we all went crazy."
Hearing that made me feel a bit sad. I, too, had been exercising until high school, and I remember eating chicken breast to the point of shivering when I said I was building muscle.
나
“I understand. I also played sports, so I climbed over the school fence to get some chicken without telling the coach.”
The blond-haired man's expression brightened at my answer. I felt like an invisible bond had developed between us, perhaps three grams.
지민
"I thought you looked in good shape. You must have been working out. I saw you wearing a black leather jacket when you came to make the delivery, so I knew you weren't just any ordinary person."
나
“Ah.. I’m just going to make deliveries here and then go home from work… I commute to work by motorcycle.”
지민
"Oh? Oh my! I'm sorry. I'm holding you back and not letting you leave work! Please follow me. You've worked hard. Would you like a drink? I guess that would be a bother, right? I'm really, really sorry."
The yellow-haired man looked genuinely apologetic and at a loss. As I followed him down the hallway, I noticed his earlobes had turned bright red, and I smiled inwardly. He was so cute.
Finally, I arrived at the front door. The eldest man was standing there, fidgeting. He, too, was deeply apologetic, and since I now understood the reason for the whole incident, I laughed it off and said it was okay.
I've experienced so much in such a short time. Will I ever have another chance to meet such handsome idols in my lifetime? Three of them, at that. Come to think of it, it could be considered luck.
진
“Brother, I really don’t know how to repay this favor...”
지민
“Brother, if you’re so grateful, repay me with your body! Phew.”
진
“Park Jimin. You. Did I order it just for myself? Huh? No, I didn’t. You guys kept saying you wanted to eat it. You kept nagging me, so I took the initiative, didn’t you? Right, right?”
No, don't do that, guys. I want to go home. I don't want to leave people behind and chat.
태형
"Oh, my. I understand. I understand. The more we do this, the later it will be for you, my brother, to get off work."
진
“Hey, but Jeon Jungkook, you didn’t come out even once during that incident?”
지민
"Hyung, Kkook is playing Jim. I put up a sign saying not to disturb him. He's wearing headphones, so he probably won't notice if a war breaks out."
태형
"These guys, for real! Stop it! I want to eat too."
Olchi is good at it, he's good at it, he's good at it.
Is this what it means to have your soul completely stripped away? They're having a blast standing in front of people and arguing amongst themselves.
진
"Okay. Then you can really go now. Be careful. We won't go far. Okay, then, shall we eat?"
Why do I feel so sad as I watch the three people outside the front door, their faces fresh and their faces as they say their final goodbyes and turn away? I wish I never had to see them again. Unaware of my own feelings, they kept going until the very end...
I blocked the front door with one hand, grabbing my eldest brother's broad shoulder as he tried to enter, and turned him around. I really didn't want to say that myself...
진
“Huh? Why... why are you like that? Do you have something to say?”
My eldest brother's broad shoulders hunched, as if startled by my sudden action. I sighed deeply and said.
나
“Sir, I need your payment.”