The cat next door
Ep.01
문별이
"Ahn Hye-jin-."
안혜진
"why."
문별이
"Go buy some beer and snacks from the convenience store."
Byul-i picked up a card from the table next to her and handed it to Hye-jin, who was lying on the sofa.
안혜진
"no."
문별이
"Ah, why-."
안혜진
"If you don't want to get hit with a card, keep quiet."
문별이
"I'm living?"
안혜진
"Stop snacking and go smoke a cigarette."
문별이
"Will you smoke with me?"
안혜진
"I don't have any cigarettes. I'm done smoking."
문별이
"So, I'll stop by the convenience store and buy it on the way."
안혜진
"Then I'll just buy cigarettes."
문별이
"Stop talking nonsense-."
문별이
"If you do that, you'll die."
안혜진
"Yeah~"
After having a lively conversation with Hyejin, she left, so I put on the training jacket next to me, picked up a cigarette, and went out to the veranda.
문별이
"Oh, it's cold-."
As I reached into my pocket on a chilly day, I found the lighter I'd just put in my pocket. Just as I was about to take it out and light the cigarette in my mouth, I reached into my pocket.
Meow~
문별이
"uh?"
Ah~
문별이
"A cat? I've never seen a stray cat like this in my life."
I kept staring at the cat, whose origins I couldn't identify, when a thought suddenly occurred to me. I'd heard somewhere that the neighbor who'd recently moved in had a cat.
Even if it was a stray cat, how could it possibly be on the veranda of Byul-i's house on the seventh floor? And since the verandas in this house were close together, I thought it might be able to get over.
"hey······!"
문별이
"yes?"
Naturally, I raised my head at the sound coming from beside me and looked in that direction. At that moment, I dropped the cigarette I had in my mouth.
정휘인
"Have you seen any cats?"
All time seemed to have stopped. A slightly frowning face couldn't possibly look so pretty. If you're talking about a cat, you mean the one sitting next to me.
문별이
"Ah······, are you talking about a brown and white cat?"
정휘인
"yes that's right!"
문별이
"If that cat is here, it's under me right now."
정휘인
"When did you go there again······! Komoya!"
I guess that cat's name is Komo. When Wheein called Komo, it meowed again as if responding, and Wheein let out a sigh of relief.
정휘인
"I'm going over there, so could you please open the door?"
문별이
"Ah, ah, yes."
I went out to the veranda with Wheein, who was just leaving, and opened the front door.
Clank-
정휘인
"Comoya······!"
As Wheein hurriedly ran back, I looked back and saw Wheein, who had just come out of the veranda and was sitting down in her arms. Startled, I approached Wheein and saw that Kkomo continued to fidget, perhaps because he was a little uncomfortable.
문별이
"Excuse me, are you okay?"
정휘인
"I'm sorry. It was like this at home before he moved in······."
문별이
"I'm fine. You seem quite surprised. Would you like a glass of water?"
정휘인
"No, it's okay!"
문별이
"ah······."
정휘인
"Then, I'll go."
widely!
Wheein got up and headed towards the front door, holding Komo who was still squirming in her arms. As she grabbed the cold doorknob, Byul placed her hand on top of his.
문별이
"Please tell me your name."
Wheein, who was momentarily startled by Byul's sudden actions, gasped as if she couldn't breathe. She seemed flustered by the close distance between Byul and her and tightened her grip on the doorknob.
문별이
"······ Oh, I'm sorry."
Even though she removed her hands that had been overlapping each other and lowered her gaze, Wheein's gaze continued to be directed towards Byul's eyes.
Crash!
안혜진
"What, why is the door open?"
안혜진
"uh?"
정휘인
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry······!"
Hwiin came to her senses as she saw the door suddenly open and Hyejin looking at her. She slipped between Hyejin and the door and entered her own house.
문별이
"ah······."
안혜진
"Who is that person?"
문별이
"It's nothing."
안혜진
"It's nothing. What did you do with the person next door?"
문별이
"I don't know."
I was grateful that it seemed to have helped ease the slightly awkward situation, but I ignored Hyejin's continued questions and snatched the card and bag of snacks from her hand and went to the living room.
안혜진
"I'm not going home until I figure that out. What did you do?"
문별이
"You don't have to know."
안혜진
"How vulgar."
No matter how much Hyejin cursed next to me, my only concern was the neighbor next door and the slightly relaxed scent of the neighbor next door and the cat at home.