One step to you
Got screwed
이서연
"....Brother..."
There was a woman next to him. She was walking alongside him, smiling friendly.
I thought my heart stopped.
Seoyeon stood there, unable to move even a single step.
A smiling face. A woman looking at that face from the side.
It was so natural, so warm… I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
At that moment, Seungcheol's eyes discovered Seoyeon.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Huh? Is this Seoyeon? Hi~"
이서연
“Ah... Oppa. Hello.”
Seoyeon's voice, which had been forcing herself to raise her lips and greet him, suddenly stopped.
Seungcheol greeted the woman, who was presumed to be a staff member, and then parted ways.
He came closer to Seoyeon.
Seoyeon, who saw Seungcheol like that, felt the forced smile that came out at the end of every word better than anyone else.
Seungcheol smiled lightly and led Seoyeon up to the rooftop. The two of them grabbed drinks from the vending machine, held them in their hands, and stood on the high, secluded rooftop railing.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Seoyeon, you're really doing well these days. You're even on the news, and the response is pretty good for a debut. Isn't it cool?"
이서연
"...You're flattering me. In fact, I still have a lot to learn..."
Seoyeon tried to keep a calm expression, but the waves in her heart had already lost their calm.
And then Seungcheol's words continued.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Oh, there I am!
에스쿱스(승철)
There's that older sister, you know. The one I was talking about back then. We keep in touch, but it's a bit difficult to go beyond that.
에스쿱스(승철)
I'm not even sure. What does Seoyeon think about this situation from a woman's perspective?"
At that moment, the canned drink in Seoyeon's hand grew cold.
이서연
"...Brother."
에스쿱스(승철)
"huh?"
이서연
"...Don't tell me that."
에스쿱스(승철)
"...Huh? Sorry, did I hear that?"
이서연
"...I... don't want to hear that kind of talk.
이서연
I... I'm here..."
Seoyeon's voice cracked.
My hands trembled quietly. My emotions were teetering on the edge.
At that moment, Seungcheol's expression hardened into a serious expression.
에스쿱스(승철)
"Seoyeon."
이서연
"... ..."
에스쿱스(승철)
"Please don't do it."
That one word.
Seoyeon swallowed, her eyes wide open, feeling how decisive those few words were.
에스쿱스(승철)
"...I feel like you're my real younger brother.
에스쿱스(승철)
I've been watching you since you were a trainee, and ever since then I just... wanted to help you. That's all."
이서연
"..."
에스쿱스(승철)
"I actually kind of knew you had these feelings for me, but I wasn't sure...
에스쿱스(승철)
But... I can't accept that feeling. I'm sorry."
이서연
"...You knew..?"
에스쿱스(승철)
"That's why I'm saying this. I think it's better to talk about it before it gets any deeper."
With that, Seungcheol stopped talking.
I just let out a short sigh and walked towards the rooftop door.
Seoyeon stood there for a while, then her legs gave out and she collapsed to the floor.
It's really over.
이서연
"...ha...hauk..."
My shoulders shook, and tears flowed. I cried endlessly.
On the empty rooftop, looking out into the windless sky.
The sobs clogged my throat, and my face was already a mess from the tears that flowed down incessantly.
Seoyeon had to let go like that, without even being able to say a word about love.
The world's quietest goodbye was ending like that.