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Episode 24] The very first step

Tick, tick, tick, tick,

_The house with the lights off,

Coincidentally, there was a woman sitting there calmly.

A sound rang in my ears irregularly, out of place in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

Exactly

Exactly-

백시혜

Ugh...!

Maybe it was because I kept biting my fingernails, but my thumbnail, which I had worked so hard to grow, was now cracked in an ugly way.

Before I could even realize the sharp pain I felt, the thoughts that came rushing in like a tide had scattered me like a sand castle...

...I thought it was a thought I shouldn't have, so I tried to avoid it as much as possible, but eventually, something came back to haunt me and stuck in my chest.

'Anxiety'

Anxiety about situations I have never experienced before,

The anxiety that I will experience that situation someday,

..and the anxiety that that situation is getting closer

I feel like tens of thousands of whispers are squeezing my chest.

I'm constantly worried, constantly... suspicious...

I hoped it was just a joke that common heroines make.

Even though I carry an umbrella around in fear of rain in a clear, cloudless sky, when it rains one day, there is someone who will actually hold the umbrella for me.

...who willingly gives me one shoulder and looks at me affectionately......

But above me there are only dark clouds...

..it wouldn't be awkward even if raindrops fell at any time...

백시혜

....under...

Jeon Jungkook

- 9 unread messages

N Where are you, Jeongguk?

N You're not answering the phone... Are you working overtime?

N...Is something wrong?

N Jungkook... Call your mom...

N Look quickly...

She just sits still on the empty sofa.

If other people saw me, they would say that I was just obsessed with my husband...

...this is not obsession,

just....

It's just a normal concern that a wife would do.... ..

Jieeeeing

Jii,

백시혜

- hello..?

Shihye, who puts her phone to her ear as soon as it rings.

The voice he was speaking in was trembling faintly.

필요한역/??

- Hey, Sihye!!

백시혜

- ......

백시혜

- ..who....

필요한역/??

- Hey, how can you not even recognize your friend's voice?

필요한역/??

- Serin, it's Kim Serin_

백시혜

- .....

The steam has completely disappeared.

I wasn't expecting this kind of contact...

백시혜

- What's going on? All of a sudden

필요한역/??

- Hey, do we have to call you for something?

백시혜

- .....

백시혜

- ...There must be some business, right?

필요한역/??

- ......

필요한역/??

- Oh my... You're so quick-witted, Jijibae.

필요한역/??

- You know Christmas is this week, right?

백시혜

- ..christmas?

필요한역/??

- Didn't you know..?

필요한역/??

- Anyway, so I was planning to have a drink with the kids on Christmas Eve, and they asked me to come.

백시혜

- .....It's Christmas Eve.. But I still have to spend it with my family..ㅎ

필요한역/??

- Hey!! We only want to be together on Christmas! Why are you here on Christmas Eve?

필요한역/??

- We're turning 30 in a few days_ It's the last Christmas of my twenties, so how can I just stay at home?

백시혜

- .......

백시혜

- ..Okay, send me the address.

필요한역/??

- Okay! Hye-min and Da-kyung said they were coming too, so don't be late.

백시혜

- Yeah, yeah, ...huh

백시혜

- .......

Thump,

Si-hye slowly puts down the phone that has been hung up without saying a word.

I still felt uneasy... but since it was a promise I hadn't made in a long time, it wasn't that bad.

After a few minutes, the sound of the door locking could be heard.

Si-hye reflexively looked at the front door and met eyes with Jeong-guk who opened the door and came in.

백시혜

.....

백시혜

...are you here...?

전정국

Yeah, uh... yeah,

전정국

..but why is the house so dark.....

백시혜

Ah... I'll turn on the light. Just a moment...

widely

widely-

Soon, Jeongguk's eyes brightened and he frowned slightly.

As I was walking to my room, I glanced at Si-hye and noticed her cell phone resting awkwardly on her chest.

전정국

...were you on the phone?

Jeongguk asks in a very blunt voice,

Si-hye, as if she hadn't expected such a question from him, shook her head weakly and hurriedly, hiding her hand holding her cell phone behind her back.

백시혜

But... didn't you see the message..? I sent quite a few.....

전정국

....?

전정국

ah,

전정국

I guess my phone was off. Sorry.

백시혜

..uh, no....hehe

백시혜

Oh right... I have plans for Christmas Eve.

전정국

Oh really...?

백시혜

Did you know this week is Christmas?

전정국

...Well, I guess I'll do it anyway.. hehe

Jungkook, who smiled lightly and unbuttoned his sleeves,

Since when did Si-hye's eyes naturally go to the tattered tie?

백시혜

....so..I think I'll be coming in a little late

전정국

Okay, then what...

백시혜

.....

백시혜

period,

전정국

..Sihye,

백시혜

....Yeah, yeah...?

She was momentarily stunned by the unexpected sound of her name coming from someone she had never even thought of.

Jeongguk just looks at her with a blank expression as she keeps repeating the same answer as if buffering.

As my gaze fell to the floor, indescribable thoughts were jumbled in my head.

전정국

.....

전정국

Something we used to do a lot in high school, the language of flowers...

백시혜

....uh..uh,

전정국

..Do you know what the flower language of acacia is?

Squeak,

The hand that was turning the doorknob stopped.

...Her eyes, which had been chasing his shadow, also stopped.

전정국

........

전정국

....hidden love.....ㅎ

Jungkook entered the room with a low, breathy laugh.

Although the end of the sentence was clearly vague, Si-hye's fingertips were trembling slightly as she had already heard everything.

....Perhaps this was the first step towards their downfall...

백시혜

((He quickly enters the room.

백시혜

- .......

백시혜

- ...Please... ...I know I shouldn't do this... but... I'm so anxious...

???

- Miss..., ..even if it's us...,

백시혜

- Please... Just this once...

???

- .........

_

_The next day,

Inside the cafe, where Christmas is fast approaching,

Hye-jeong says as she sees the female protagonist smiling brightly while looking at the roadside covered in snow.

차혜정

Miss, do you like snow?

윤여주

Ah, yes yes... haha... this Christmas, could it be a white Christmas?

The woman who spoke as if she was expecting something smiled at the female lead.

He gives an umbrella to the female protagonist who is leaving carrying her luggage, telling her to use it.

차혜정

By the way, I hate it,

차혜정

...On snowy days, it takes a long time to clear the snow that has piled up on the car.

윤여주

.....

윤여주

....((smile

윤여주

Merry Christmas-h

Back alley of the cafe,

The heroine, who suddenly did not use the umbrella that was told to be used, but instead put it on a small grass that was getting hit by the snow.

I strode towards her, who was crouching down to brush the snow off the leaves.

A long shadow was cast.

전정국

...Yoon Yeo-ju... You're really good at worrying about useless things,

윤여주

Yeah.....? ((Looks back

윤여주

....What is it,.. Jeon Jungkook?

윤여주

How did you get here?

The female protagonist turns around at the sound of a familiar voice coming from behind her.

Looking at him, who was smiling down at me,

Stand up with your knees bent.

전정국

What were you doing,

윤여주

...Since the grass was getting wet, I gave it an umbrella.

전정국

her-

Jungkook answers with a disbelieving laugh to the female lead who answers while glancing at the floor.

She spoke rudely to him, perhaps because she didn't like his attitude.

윤여주

Don't you feel bad when you see something like this? This guy is cold too.

전정국

.....hmm...

전정국

I don't do that..?

윤여주

.......

전정국

and-

Swish

Swish_

전정국

Take care of yourself first, you're getting hit in the eye too. What is this?

윤여주

...Ugh...what is this,

전정국

.....

Jungkook puts his scarf on the female protagonist who is standing still.

When the female protagonist, who was looking at him blankly and asking, "What is this?", shamelessly asked, "Why are you tying it?", he was hit in the face instead.

..you're talking nonsense,

윤여주

What kind of scarf are you wearing all of a sudden that doesn't suit you?

전정국

Oh, I didn't have the turtleneck I had washed today, so I brought this.

윤여주

......

윤여주

((Put your hand into the loosely tied scarf

윤여주

Let's go in, that's it

Dingling

Ding-

윤여주

Here's a glass of iced Americano_

The female protagonist opens the door briskly and comes in.

As Jeong-guk follows in, he naturally takes off his scarf and places it near the counter.

전정국

Why, I'll give it to you as you continue

윤여주

How are you doing here, this thick thing?

윤여주

...It might not be for you, but it's a bit burdensome for me,

전정국

he,

She was talking with one hand on the table,

I reflexively run to the faint sound of an order.

전정국

......

전정국

...Yoon Yeo-ju..

차혜정

Here, a glass of iced Americano_

전정국

....ah,

전정국

((Trying to get up from your seat.

전정국

......?

widely

widely-

이지오

....

이지오

...the iced Americano you ordered...is here.

전정국

......

이지오

....

...

..

.

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Additional explanation of the last scene+)

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The coffee that had to be received from the counter, and Jeongguk trying to get up from his seat to receive it.

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And Geo, who brought it to the table and put it down loudly.

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Wow, I'm a writer!

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You came pretty early? Haha

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As always, thank you for reading this episode!

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If you have any questions or do not understand anything about the work, please feel free to leave a comment at any time.

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Bad breath, bad breath, especially bad breath, has been a bit of a problem lately. It's easy to get sick from bad breath in an instant^^~

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