Private tutoring
21: Tutoring the cheapskates
박지훈
"Sister!"
김여주
"Why Jihoon?"
박지훈
"Sister, you said you'd go on a date with me today."
김여주
"Oh right, but where are we going?"
박지훈
"Oh, that's disappointing... I was really looking forward to it."
김여주
"Oh my, I'm really sorry... Actually, it was a dream so I don't remember anything."
Yeah, wait, a dream..?
11:44 AM
'Tiring ringing ringing'
김여주
"Oh shit, a dream"
The day after hearing from Joohyun that Park Ji-hoon seemed to like me, I ended up having this bizarre dream. Well, there's no way Park Ji-hoon's hellish mouth could turn out to be such a sweet younger boyfriend.
김여주
"I must have been really nervous. It came out as a dream."
Fortunately, it was a free day, but I slept so soundly that I wondered what would have happened if I had class. My circadian rhythm seemed to have been disrupted a long time ago.
박지훈
'..because I like it.'
김여주
"..That kid is making me grow old. He makes me think about a lot of things."
박지훈
'That's because you like me too much. You talk on the phone after drinking.'
No, wait. Now that I think about it, there's no guarantee that Park Ji-hoon likes me. Even if I'm concerned, it could actually be my imagination. Wouldn't I just be drinking kimchi stew alone and being a weirdo?
김여주
“I just glossed over it then too… Maybe I just said something wrong?”
Yeah, that makes sense. He has no reason to like me. It's heartbreaking, but when did I ever show myself as pretty?
No, but your actions up until now are telling me you like me too much?
김여주
"Ah... I don't know. I'll just go to the tutoring today and find out. If you like someone, you can't help but show it. Well, I'm not that oblivious."
* * *
김여주
"I think I need to review my grammar first. There's not much time left until the exam, so let's do it in advance."
박지훈
"..."
김여주
"And once I know the scope of the test, I'll send it to you right away. I think the scope will be wide this time too."
박지훈
"..."
What the heck? Is this some new kind of argument? Park Ji-hoon has been staring at the wall without responding to anything I've said since earlier. What is he doing?
김여주
"Hey...? Jihoon...?"
박지훈
"hey"
Park Ji-hoon, who had been staring at the wall until 3 seconds ago, looked at me. What the heck, so scary.
박지훈
'...because I like it'
Oh, right. Today was the day of the final battle. I had barely forgotten, but then I remembered it again. I was worried about what I should do if Park Ji-hoon confessed. Should I reject him? Even if he accepted, it would be ridiculous... He doesn't even know my own heart yet.
박지훈
"Will you grant my wish? With my test scores."
After a few seconds of mind-boggling worries, Park Ji-hoon brought up a completely different topic. Haha, that's really embarrassing.
김여주
"Grant me a wish? Okay, if I make another bet, it'll be Kim Yeo-ju."
박지훈
"Okay. I'll grant any realistic wish."
김여주
"Instead, let's just get 100 points in Korean. Starting from 99 points, I'll make a wish."
박지훈
"..Isn't that a bit too much?"
김여주
"Why, you got 100 points last time. Even though you marked it wrong."
Even if it's childish, there's nothing I can do. My goal is to improve Park Ji-hoon's grades. And I know that if I set my goals even a little lower, Park Ji-hoon will easily achieve them.