poison
24 A person named Hong Ji-su (2)
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“Ha… s*ck…”
“Ugh… Don’t you know that adults shouldn’t hit minors???”
윤정한
Unfortunately,
윤정한
I don't know?
윤정한
You might be the ones who need protection.
“That crazy guy……”
윤정한
Do you want to get hit more here or do you just want to go?
They felt an eerie feeling as Jeonghan's eyes turned red in the darkness.
They felt that if things continued this way, something really bad would happen, so they supported each other and turned back the way they came.
윤정한
It's none of my business what you guys do.
윤정한
You'd better not touch the two next to me right now, kids.
They quickened their steps at the sound of a voice full of life.
Even after they had all left, Jisoo was still gripped by fear and tried to calm herself down.
이여주
Take a slow, deep breath.
When she couldn't even breathe properly, the female protagonist patted her on the back.
홍지수
…Thank you both.
홍지수
It looked pathetic.
Jisoo, who had calmed down to a certain extent, sighed and blamed herself.
Even though it's not pathetic at all.
윤정한
Those little kids are the ones who are pathetic.
이여주
that's right.
이여주
The only ones at fault here are them.
Yeo-ju had something she wanted to ask Ji-soo, but she held it back.
Because I thought he probably wouldn't want to talk much.
홍지수
… I don’t know, Ms. Yeoju.
홍지수
What is the situation now?
이여주
Well... I don't know the details.
이여주
But I don't really want to ask.
이여주
If Jisoo wants to draw a line, I'll follow it.
홍지수
Wow… You seem so affectionate, Miss Yeoju.
홍지수
So that's why he fell in love with you.
윤정한
Why are you suddenly talking about me here, Jisoo?
Jisoo laughed with a playful smile.
홍지수
But I don't want to draw that line with Yeoju.
홍지수
I want to become a little closer to you.
이여주
That's good.
홍지수
Actually, I was bullied at school by that group of guys.
홍지수
I was just… reading a book on a bench in the school playground.
홍지수
He just didn't like it.
홍지수
So, he stole money and committed violence.
홍지수
They were my juniors, but I was so scared that I couldn't respond at all.
홍지수
Of course, I was scared because there was a senior among them.
홍지수
Anyway, I ended up getting beaten to death by those guys near his house.
홍지수
There was no particular reason back then.
홍지수
I guess… that’s just what I wanted to do.
After Jisoo finished speaking, there was a long silence.
The heroine hesitated about what to say here.
But the silence that blossomed thanks to that hesitation was actually a comfort to Jisoo.
Sometimes, just listening without saying anything can be comforting.
Isn't that the situation Jisoo is in right now?
홍지수
Oh, by the way, I've been on my knees for a year, so I'm not a minor.
홍지수
It's not that I got fired for being a thug, it's just that I worked a lot of part-time jobs, so don't worry.
Jisoo continued speaking without realizing it.
He was the type of person who never talked about himself like this.
I think he's opening up his heart more and more.