The tutor next door who is younger than me
#19_Love Fight
서애빈
I'll be back from the MT as soon as possible!
김동현
You don't have to. Go have fun.
서애빈
But you seemed to be sulking a while ago...
서애빈
No, if I can skip today, I'll text you right away! Let's spend time together.
김동현
Don't push yourself too hard to skip it, and have a good trip.
Donghyeon waved goodbye to her, and Aebin also waved as she walked away.
서애빈
"Excuse me, senior, may I go now?"
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"Hey, if you want to go, you can."
서애빈
Oh, thank you!
Aebin checked the nearby bus stop and arrival time on a map app and sent a text message to Donghyun.
Seo Ae-bin [8:26 PM] I'm off now! See you at the playground in front of the apartment in about 30 minutes.
With excitement, I grabbed the bag I had left in the corner of the room and tried to go out.
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"Why are the first-years leaving so early! Stop those trying to leave!"
A senior looked at the people standing by the door and said
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"It's our first MT, we can't go on like this. Everyone from every grade, let's collect your phones and start drinking games!"
서애빈
"yes?"
Before Aebin could even explain the situation, everyone's phones were collected and put into a basket.
서애빈
"I need to contact Donghyun..."
Filled with worry, he couldn't properly concentrate on the drinking game and his expression kept getting worse.
Squeak
As I sat on the swing and moved my legs slightly, I heard a creaking sound repeatedly.
Slightly lean your body back with your legs, then relax and move back and forth briefly, then pause. Repeat continuously.
김동현
"It's been an hour..."
Kim Dong-hyun [9:39 PM] Can't you come, Noona?
There were already tons of text messages sent just a moment ago.
However, 1 did not disappear.
김동현
30 minutes... Let's wait just 30 more minutes.
10:14 PM
Even after another 30 minutes had passed, Aebin did not appear.
Donghyun, unaware of her circumstances, was on the verge of getting extremely angry.
김동현
"Ha... How much fun must they have had to be completely out of touch... Did they just say that while drunk...?"
He got up from the swing and called someone.
After a few beeps, a commotion could be heard from beyond the screen.
김동현
Are you still at the alumni reunion?
"Uh, are you coming?"
김동현
"Yeah, I won't be late if I go now, right?"
"Hey! Of course! Guys, Kim Dong-hyun is coming!"
김동현
I'm on my way, so wait for me.
"Come quickly!"
Stop
After a brief phone call, he headed to the venue where the alumni reunion was taking place.
서애빈
"Ahhh... I'm so tired..."
Aebin, finally looking at her phone and checking her texts.
The number 26 in the chat room at the very top caught my eye.
서애빈
"Wow... did I wait a long time yesterday...?"
I finally checked the messages and replied.
Seo Ae-bin [12:35 PM] Sorry... I had some issues yesterday.
서애빈
"Ugh... I think he's angry. What should I do...?"
Aebin's sigh grew deeper as this was the first conflict to arise.
서애빈
You changed your profile picture.
While looking at what he said, I noticed that his profile picture had changed.
It was a group photo taken at an alumni reunion.
서애빈
"Huh? Where did you go?"
And without thinking, I looked for Donghyun and zoomed in.
서애빈
"... I wonder who this person is."
A woman standing right next to him, making a V sign with her fingers, caught Aebin's eye.
서애빈
"The street is... too narrow..."
Donghyun was just standing there smiling, while the person in question was leaning slightly with a V sign.
서애빈
"It's bothering me..."
Ding ding
I groggily opened my eyes to the constantly ringing notifications and checked my phone.
All I had were the messages from Aebin, and I was about to click them unconsciously when I snapped back to reality and just roughly checked the contents using the preview.
It was very childish, but it was the behavior he exhibited when he was angry.
Donghyun, who came out to work part-time at the convenience store.
He is secretly waiting for something.
It is Aebin who might come to the convenience store.
However, their thoughts did not match this time either.
서애빈
"Let's not show up and disturb them while they're working..."
김동현
"I wish you would come..."
Oh my...
Aebin stood in front of the apartment, tapping her feet while waiting for Donghyun to return from work.
서애빈
"..."
김동현
"Why are you here?"
Seeing that she was clearly waiting for him, he approached her and spoke to her.
서애빈
I've been waiting for you.
It felt like they had fought without saying a word, so an awkward atmosphere hung between the two.
김동현
Why did you wait? It's the next-door neighbor anyway.
Donghyun tried to enter the apartment while smiling.
서애빈
Don't we have anything to say?
김동현
Say what you have to say.
Donghyun's current state is something that only comes out when he is truly angry. He smiles brightly without showing any signs of displeasure, and his tone of voice is calm yet cheerful.
But there was something different about his gaze.
서애빈
"...You have nothing to say."
김동현
"You're the one who has nothing to say, noona?"
서애빈
"..."
I had prepared everything I wanted to say to him in advance, but when I actually stood face-to-face with him, I couldn't bring myself to speak.
He knew his fault well, but he couldn't easily speak.
However, Dong-hyun let out a chuckle, thinking that Ae-bin hadn't considered his own fault.
김동현
Okay, go inside.
He tried to go in holding Aebin's hand, but Aebin pushed his hand away.
서애빈
"Okay, go if you want to."
김동현
How can I leave you behind?
He turned around again to grab her hand, but Aebin dodged it.
서애빈
Are you just going to let this slide?
Aebin's eyes welled up with tears.
김동현
"no."
서애빈
Don't avoid it then.
김동현
I'm not avoiding it.
The two stared at each other, feeling incredibly frustrated.
Thud
Tears fell from Aebin's eyes, and she covered her face in surprise.
김동현
"It's okay..."
서애빈
I'll go in.
Donghyun, equally surprised, tried to ask, but Aebin hurriedly left the scene.
Dong-hyun has become a traitor in an instant.
김동현
"hmm..."
He came home late, pondered deeply all night, and then sent a text message.
Kim Dong-hyun [1:12 AM] Are you asleep?
Naturally, assuming Aebin would be asleep, I said what I had prepared in advance.
1 disappeared immediately.
Just as I was suffocating in the inexplicable silence, a phone call came.
김동현
"hello...?"
"Are you asleep? Are you your ex-boyfriend? Huh? Ha... See you at the playground."
He quickly said only what he wanted to say and the call was cut off.
Donghyun considered this his last chance, so he hurriedly pulled his hood up and went out.
On the other hand, Aebin left about 3 minutes later to avoid running into him.
As Aebin went down, she saw him sitting on the bench.
As I cleared my throat and gave the signal, Donghyun stood up.
They stared at each other in silence for a while, then Aebin spoke first.
서애빈
"I'm sorry. Now that I've gone there for the first time, it seems like I'm the culprit behind this."
서애빈
First off, not telling you first that I was going on the MT, and making a promise with no guarantee that would make you wait for no reason.
서애빈
"It might sound like an excuse, but I said I was leaving and tried to go... but one senior confiscated everyone's phones and wouldn't let me go. And about not being able to explain everything I did wrong earlier... when I actually saw you, you looked angry, so I couldn't bring myself to speak."
Donghyun stared only at the floor, lost in thought, while Aebin looked at the sky, waiting for an answer.
김동현
Aebin.
서애빈
"huh?"
김동현
"Why didn't you tell me first? I'm sorry for letting things get this way by not bringing it up. Going to the alumni reunion without saying a word, and not contacting you for a whole day..."
At that moment, tears suddenly gushed from Donghyun's eyes.
서애빈
"Huh? Why are you crying?"
Aebin ran to him in a panic, and Donghyun wiped away his tears by tapping the corners of his eyes with his finger, but he could not calm down.
Aebin wiped away my tears with her sleeve and held my hand tightly.
김동현
I'm sorry for making you cry.
A single word barely managed to utter while covering my eyes and sobbing.
서애빈
"Pfft, are you crying because of that, oppa?"
Donghyun openly smiled and cooed at Aebin, then hugged her and whined.
김동현
"I felt so sorry seeing you cry..."
서애빈
"Oh my, I'm fine. You're so soft-hearted..."
Because Donghyun was taller, even though Aebin was the one holding him, it felt like he was the one being held.
서애빈
"Donghyun, look at me."
As I cupped his face with my hands, I saw his tear-soaked face.
서애빈
Donghyun looks sexy when he cries.
김동현
"What's wrong with you..."
He burst into laughter at Aebin's sly remark.
서애빈
Sexy but cute.
김동현
"Oh, seriously, don't do this..."
He pulled Aebin's hand down, as if embarrassed to hear it.
서애빈
"Let's work on our compatibility more from now on, okay?"
김동현
"Yeah, speak up right away if you're upset."
Donghyun gave her a quick kiss on the forehead.