male friend
09. Small daily life
male friend,
Episode 9. Small Things in Life
Subtitle: The moments I spend with you are the moments when the small days become special.
윤여주
Hi!
"Hi~ My Daughter~"
윤여주
What, are you feeling good today?
"Yeah, good. What did Mom do today~"
윤여주
Well, what did you do?
The female protagonist, who had drank a glass of water from the table, looked closely at her mother's expression and said.
"Right away, right away~ I bought clothes for my daughter!"
윤여주
My clothes?
As the puzzled female protagonist entered the living room, what caught her eye was none other than a pile of shopping bags.
윤여주
… Oh my, all of a sudden?
"Isn't that what you wanted to buy? Ta-da, Mom bought it for you."
윤여주
…it’s good, but,
윤여주
What? Mom, do you want something from me?
"Oh, what are you talking about? Hahaha. Today is payday. Payday."
The heroine nodded, instantly convinced. As she unfolded each item of clothing she'd pulled from her shopping bag, exclamations escaped her lips...
Then, suddenly, the loud ringing of a cell phone filled the living room.
"You've got a call, lady."
윤여주
Hey~ Is that my phone?
The heroine, who was checking her phone screen... almost fainted when she saw the caller ID, focused on controlling her facial expression.
윤여주
……?
"What, who are you?"
윤여주
…ok?
Oh, that's... a classmate? Um... we're not that close, but I got a call. Hmm, should I pick up? Don't you think so, Mom? Ah- Then I'll go into my room for a bit and be back. Be right now, right now.
No one said anything, but the heroine, feeling a pang of guilt all alone... She hurried into her room, clutching her poor cell phone with both hands. She even locked the door tightly.
As the female protagonist carefully closed the door and quietly walked over to the bed, the bell finally stopped ringing.
The heroine, not caring, returned the call to the caller.
- hello.
Suddenly, the female lead, who had started to playfully respond to Jimin's blunt tone that seemed to be devoid of any emotion, opened her mouth with a subtle smile.
윤여주
No, honey!
The silence continued. But soon, the familiar sound of laughter brought relief to the heroine. It was a refreshing laugh that lifted people's spirits.
That was only for a moment, and soon the call was disconnected. As the heroine was genuinely flustered and flustered, the caller's name appeared on the screen again.
I was planning to grumble and ask why he was hanging up, but it turned out that the other person was the one who struck first.
- Oh, honey.
The frozen heroine blinked at the sound of his voice, which was so clear. What?
윤여주
………yes?
After hearing the heroine's reaction, laughter was heard again. The heroine, who had been flustered, began to breathe again after hearing the sound.
윤여주
…Why did you call?
- I didn't say anything earlier about going to school together tomorrow.
윤여주
……ah.
윤여주
Where do you want to meet tomorrow?
The heroine is still stuck in the swamp of "honey." The words echoing through her head, making her dizzy.
- I'll go to the front of the house.
윤여주
…my house?
The heroine, who had been rolling her eyes, listened intently to Jimin's voice again before answering. "And I have one request."
윤여주
What is it?
- How are you free this weekend?
윤여주
… … I, I have time left
윤여주
Why is that…?
- secret.
윤여주
Hey, I'm out of steam...
- Anyway, I'll go tomorrow. Don't oversleep.
윤여주
Don't sleep on me. I'm such a good student!
……
And the next day :)
07:55 AM
Rrrrrrrrrr.
An unusually peaceful morning. The ringing of the phone startled the female protagonist, who barely managed to open her eyes, rubbing them.
윤여주
Ah… … I see.
- Honey, you slept late.
윤여주
Honey, who is your honey… … …
Oh crazy
Our late-night fairy, Yeoju Yoon, checked her watch only then.
윤여주
… Crazy, what time is it now?
- Well, what time is it?
……
윤여주
Heh… heh… .
윤여주
Ah, slow down a little…!
As the female lead, who hasn't even worn her name tag yet, starts panting to keep up with Jimin's quick pace, Jimin turns around and quietly looks at her.
박지민
So who wants to sleep in?
윤여주
No, that's…!
What a coincidence. I'm not usually like this! The female protagonist, mumbling and hesitating, finally reached Jimin's side.
Jimin reached out his hand without saying a word, and Yeoju grabbed it without hesitation. It was quite difficult.
And then Jimin, slowing down, started running. He glanced back and forth between the road ahead and the woman who was lagging behind despite holding his hand, and eventually narrowly passed the school gate.
"Why is this person so fast!"
"You're slow."
"Okay, I understand."
I have a feeling this morning is going to be a rough day.
During class, the female lead, who couldn't possibly pay attention to the class with her crush next to her, began to secretly attract Jimin's attention.
Out of nowhere, he put a custom-made name tag on the front of the textbook cover, a name sticker that he had put his best effort into designing, and then he put it on his pencil case too.
Jimin's eyes naturally turned to the female protagonist who was chattering away beside him, and from that point on, he never turned his head back to the blackboard.
Yeo-ju, who noticed Jimin's attitude, boldly took off a name tag and pressed it firmly onto the back of his hand.
They exchanged glances that held a meaning only they knew, and then, at the same time, a melting smile spread across their lips.
And lunch time,
When they heard that there was going to be a soccer match between the two teams, friends flocked to the playground and started sitting down one by one.
Yeo-ju and Jimin were also there, holding tightly to their arms a few snacks they had bought from the store.
윤여주
Who are you fighting with today?
박지민
My class and class 1.
The female protagonist, who was chewing the pieces of snacks in the bag, opened her eyes wide at the news that she was in Class 1 and looked at Jimin.
윤여주
…they are the best at soccer.
박지민
I don't know.
윤여주
Oh. Really?
The embarrassed heroine quietly ate her snacks. Her gaze naturally turned to her classmates preparing for the game...
Jeongguk met the female protagonist's eyes. Without saying a word, he strode towards her and placed my cardigan on her lap.
전정국
I'll just ask you during the game.
윤여주
Huh? Oh- yeah!
The heroine, who thought it was all for the best, waved her hand, telling her to hurry up and go since she would have it. Come get it later.
And so the snack mukbang began again. After eating a few, the female protagonist suddenly thought of Jimin and asked, "But why don't you play soccer? You seem like you'd be good at it, but I've never seen you play."
박지민
I'm not good at soccer.
윤여주
…you?
You can't exercise with that physique? That's ridiculous!
윤여주
lie.
윤여주
You were good at basketball last time too…!
Basketball. The moment the topic was mentioned, Yeoju's mind suddenly flashed back to her gym class, and she clenched her jaw.
It wasn't a big deal, Yoon Yeo-ju.
Then, by chance, Jimin's gaze fell on the back of his hand. He saw my name sticker still stuck there for hours, and immediately opened his mouth.
윤여주
You still haven't taken this off…?
윤여주
What did you do without taking it off? lol
Then, Jimin, who was watching the female lead's reaction, would move his gaze to the back of my hand. And then, he would silently remove the sticker with 'Yoon Yeo-ju' written in cute handwriting.
As the female protagonist watched carefully to see what Jimin would do, the sticker soon found its way to Jimin's phone case.
윤여주
What the... lol what are you doing?
Jimin, who had carefully aligned the phone horizontally to the point where he couldn't even answer the female protagonist's question, put his phone back in his back pocket.
윤여주
Who would have thought my name would be stolen right in front of me… .
When Yeo-ju was mumbling to herself, it was only then that Jimin turned his head and looked at her.
When their gazes finally meet, neither of them will avoid each other and just stare at each other quietly.
The female lead was shy, but Jimin tried his best not to show it, and just wanted to look at her. The two of them stared into each other's eyes for a while.
++Park Jimin, a powerful, straightforward man who doesn't have any secret relationships