tricolor cat

05. Strange feeling

민시율

How are you feeling?

박지민

Well, it seems to be getting a little better?

I put my complicated thoughts aside and chuckled.

민시율

..Okay, come when you feel better. I'll be in the car.

박지민

Yeah, it's fine without anyone.

Siyul stroked my head while I was smiling and then left.

There were really only 2 or 3 people riding bicycles or walking slowly, so no one noticed and for the first time in a long time, the corners of my mouth went up in genuine joy.

As I closed my eyes, someone bumped into me and dropped my bag with a loud thud.

유대영

Uh, uh.. ah, s, sorry. Are you okay?

박지민

Ah..yes..here's the bag..

유대영

Oh, thank you.

At that moment, the name tag attached to the bag caught my eye.

박지민

Yoo Dae-young..?

유대영

yes?

Are they the same person?

Oh. That must be it.. No way..

I got up as if nothing had happened, handed him my bag, and stood there blankly.

Then, Yoo Dae-young smiled brightly and said thank you as he passed by me.

유대영

Hi. You look a lot like your mom.

박지민

...what?

Yoo Dae-young smiled at me and walked past.

I wanted to run over there, grab him by the collar, and cry out, "Why did you do that?"

My eyes were unfocused and I couldn't shed any tears.

박지민

..I'm going to kill you.

I decided once again that it wasn't time yet, so I clenched my fists until they bled and turned around and walked away.

민시율

Hey, is Park Jimin here?

민시율

...? jimin park..?

박지민

....

민시율

Hey, what's wrong with your hand!!

Siyul-hyung saw my hand with blood flowing out of it and ran towards me with his eyes wide open.

민시율

Hey, what's wrong with you? You look like you're about to die.

박지민

Brother... I met Yoo Dae-young...

민시율

uh..?

박지민

They said I look a lot like my mom.

민시율

...Are you okay?

He was completely out of focus, staring blankly ahead, and spoke with a voice like a dry, dried-up branch through lips that were dry and bloody.

박지민

....

민시율

...Why did we end up like this?

민시율

I guess we weren't meant to meet.

박지민

...

민시율

under...

민시율

Damn it.

As it was, Siyul-hyung passed me and went into the room.

박지민

I didn't want to end up like this either...

I want to be happy too...

박지민

If I had never met my brother... I would have been the only one unhappy.

박지민

I'm...sorry...

Hot liquid flowed down his dry face and cheeks.

- Smart

박지민

Hyung-, what?

박지민

brother..?

Jimin carefully entered Siyul's room while she was sleeping and sat down on the bed.

박지민

brother..?

민시율

...flaw...

박지민

Tongue..brother!!!

When I put my hand on Siyul's forehead, it was so hot that I wondered if this was really the right temperature.

박지민

brother!!!

민시율

..eww

박지민

Why...why are you like this...

박지민

Let's go to the hospital quickly..

민시율

Get some sleep and you'll feel better.

박지민

What's better!!! Better... what the heck..

민시율

I said it's okay.

박지민

Wake up quickly.

민시율

...Oh, okay.

박지민

Cold, stress headache, body aches...

민시율

....

박지민

Why does it hurt so much...

민시율

...sorry.

박지민

Seriously... I'm worried about everything...

민시율

lol

박지민

Is it funny? Is it funny?? Mr. Lee..

민시율

You'll get better soon.

박지민

of course.

민시율

Oh, I'm hungry.

박지민

Oh, it's already lunchtime.

박지민

I'm going to the convenience store. To buy my brother's favorite cider.

민시율

Oh gggggg

박지민

Yeah lol I'll be back. Go to sleep.

민시율

okay

박지민

Um, one cider

박지민

...Key, please give me one kiss jelly

Wouldn't it be funny if I gave it to my brother?

lol

박지민

Hey! It's out!

박지민

brother..?

I looked around the bed and all the places I could think of, but my brother was nowhere to be found.