That winter, a day when white snow was piling up.
11
-Handol Bookstore-
여주
Jeonghan, are you reading a book again?
정한
Yeah, this is fun.
여주
Right? It's a book I read a long time ago, bought, and left at the bookstore.
승철
Yeah, that's really fun. The heroine is also very fond of it.
정한
Wow, I'm saving this, but can I read it?
여주
Of course. It's you.
정한
Wow... That's touching, Kang Yeo-ju?
홍지수
Hey, have some coffee.
Jisoo opened the bookstore door, came in, and handed over four cups of coffee.
Three iced Americanos and one cafe latte with lots of syrup.
Caffe Latte has always been Jeonghan's thing.
Come to think of it, it's already been a month since Jeonghan came.
During that time, the three, no, four of them became close friends at a remarkably fast pace, just like when they were in high school.
Jeonghan often read novels in the bookstore, and Yeoju would watch him or write next to him.
Jisoo would occasionally come by and give me snacks, and Seungcheol would always take care of the cleaning.
여주
But, Jeonghan, sometimes I wonder,
정한
Huh? What?
The female protagonist, who was writing, suddenly turned around and spoke to Jeonghan, and Jeonghan looked at the female protagonist and answered.
여주
Sometimes... when I come in, it seems like you're desperately hiding something.
정한
..Huh? I've never done that before?
Yeoju quickly realized that Jeonghan was lying once again. Still, she pretended not to notice and smiled faintly.
Whenever the heroine went out and came back, Jeonghan would put something on the bookshelf and then quickly run back to where he was.
The heroine seemed to have a rough idea of what it was. Handol Bookstore had a few books for children, and while they were incredibly childish, they were still quite entertaining.
Yeoju also secretly read it little by little. I assumed Jeonghan would do the same. It would be incredibly embarrassing if anyone found out she was reading a book at a child's level.
So the female protagonist smiled faintly, and Jeonghan smiled back.
- Handol Bookstore Yard -
승철
Oh, Kang Yeo-ju. Why did you come out of the bookstore?
여주
Oh, Jeonghan is sleeping right now. I'm afraid the sound of typing on my laptop will bother me if I write.
승철
You are also very considerate.
여주
Are you done cleaning?
승철
Yeah, I finished every nook and cranny.
여주
Oh my, that must have been hard. You work hard!
The heroine lifted her heel and stroked Seungcheol's head, her hand out of reach.
승철
Ahaha, why are you still the same height as you were in high school?
여주
What..? No, that can't be..! Aren't you more grown up?
Seungcheol smiled happily as he looked at the female lead who was quickly flustered and panicked.
승철
Hey, Kang Yeo-ju.
여주
Huh? Huh?
Seungcheol's mouth didn't open properly.
This time too, you're just swallowing it inside.
Era, I don't know. The words I spat out were-
승철
i like you.
I ended up just saying it out loud.