We are so different, yet so different..
Episode 65. Introduction, Development, Turn, and Conclusion
별이
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11:30 PM
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11:35 PM
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00:05 AM
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별이
...ha..
In the quiet living room, where only the ticking of the clock could be heard, Byeol sat on the sofa waiting for her younger siblings. However, as time passed, the children did not come in, and as it went past midnight, she began to get worried.
별이
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Tururu.. Tururururu...
Turururu... Turururu...
After the beep sound because the connection failed....
별이
... Where on earth did you go..
"Do I really have to go out and look for it...?" Worried, Byeol kept glancing back and forth between her watch and her phone. Just then,
Beep beep beep beep. Tiroric.
Click.
Someone opened the front door and came in.
but..
별이
Hey. Where did you guys go now...!
용선
....?
별이
Ah... so you're my older sister...
It was Yong-seon, not the younger brothers.
용선
What? Why are you out here still awake, Byul?
별이
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별이
The kids haven't come home yet... Unnie.
용선
...what..?
별이
... I'll take care of things when the kids come in, so don't worry and go inside to sleep.
별이
I have to go to work tomorrow, you know. I'm tired.
용선
.... Okay, please.
별이
Yeah, haha
Yong-seon was puzzled by Byul, who was out awake, and asked why. Although she was angry at Hwi-in and Hye-jin for not coming back yet, she was too tired and had no choice but to leave her younger siblings with Byul and head to her room.
And at that moment...
휘인
Ah, bullshit again lol
소정
Hahaha hey, where are you going now??
친구1
Hmm... karaoke??
친구2
Okay, hey, let's go to karaoke!
혜진
ok.
The children were running around in a crowd, playing excitedly without realizing how much time was passing, and it was only now, before moving to the next location, that Wheein asked Hyejin what time it was.
휘인
Hey Ahn Ye-jin—by the way, what time is it now?
혜진
Yeah, just a moment
Only then did Hyejin check her phone and couldn't help but be surprised.
혜진
Yeah fuck... This is insane...
휘인
Ah, whyyyy-
소정
What is it?
혜진
It's past midnight, you crazy bitches..
휘인
Hey. What's the big deal about that...
휘인
... what..???
혜진
I got 8 calls from Byul-unnie, f*ck...
휘인
......
소정
Hey... what are you guys going to do...
친구2
Why? What time is their curfew?
소정
They're at 8 o'clock...
친구1
omg...
혜진
Let's hurry.
휘인
Hey, we're going first.
소정
Uh... goodbye..!
And so, Wheein and Hyejin said goodbye to their friends and hurried home, hoping their older sisters would already be asleep.
휘인
Please... go to sleep...
혜진
Open it quickly, you bitch.
Click..
bang.
Wheein and Hyejin entered as quietly as possible, and just as they were about to let out a sigh of relief in the dark and quiet living room, they were swallowed up by a voice they heard.
별이
You're finally here?
The quiet, low voice was enough to scare the children.
휘인
'.. Ha.. damn... I'm screwed..'
별이
What are you doing? Come in.
Byul told the children, who had frozen on the spot after making eye contact with her, to come in. In response, Wheein and Hyejin took off their shoes as quickly as possible, went inside, and stood in front of their older sister.
별이
... ha..
혜진
J... um, unnie... well...
휘인
I was wrong...
별이
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As she let out a deep sigh, Byeol closed her eyes tightly as the children hung their heads in dejection. About five minutes later, Byeol opened her eyes, looked at the clock, and spoke while looking at her younger siblings.
01:35 AM
1:35.
별이
... It's too late.
별이
Just go inside and sleep.
휜,혲
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Even while angry, Byul was considerate of her younger siblings first, and at those words, Wheein and Hyejin quietly headed to their rooms without saying a word, but perhaps Byul telling them to go to sleep quietly was scarier than getting angry and scolding them.
별이
... ha..
And the stars might have been my own way of cooling down my anger, too.
And so the morning dawned...
용선
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bang.
별이
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bang.
휜,혲
.......
The older sisters left the house early without saying a word, and Wheein and Hyejin headed to school filled with worry.
And the break time after the 5th period...
슬기
Hey, you guys touched the star, didn't you?
휘인
Ah... I don't know... Really...
I sensed something strange about the star emitting cold air since morning, so I approached the children who were gathered there and talked to them.
혜진
... ha..
희연
.. Hey, the ground is going to collapse.
휘인
Seriously... I'm screwed. Senior... Ugh...
슬기
How is it that this bastard has no beginning, middle, or end, and is always just end, end, end, end?
슬기
Don't drive me crazy, just tell me quickly. What's wrong?
Seulgi asked the children, who kept sighing as if the ground were about to collapse, in frustration, and Wheein recounted what had happened.
휘인
... Yesterday, I went downtown to play with the kids.
슬기
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It was at this point that Seulgi realized the reason for the cold atmosphere. Ah... Moonbyul's younger siblings had gone out to hang out during the exam period.
휘인
Seung. It was really fun playing with the kids for the first time in a while... I lost track of time... and got home past midnight.
휘인
Me. But... my sister was waiting for me, so I got caught.
휘인
So, what should I do now, Senior...?
희연
......
슬기
... Conclusion. I'm screwed.
휜,혲
Ahhh... Haa... I'm screwed...
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