Chapter 61 – 61. High School 1, Spring
The year has changed.
As the seasons change, so do the clothes we wear.
The point of being a student hasn’t changed, but the word in front of it has also changed.
It’s fortunate that I seem to have grown a bit in height.
I also lost a lot of breast meat.
⋯ On Lunar New Year’s Day, her cousin said that she had grown up a lot.
And,
Her brother has changed
Maybe I ate something wrong? Enough to want
‘Kim Winter, would you like some ice cream? I’m going to the convenience store.’
‘Kim Winter, would you like some coffee?’
‘Kim Winter, put on your clothes. Mom is late. Let’s eat outside.’
‘Kim Winter, take it. Gift.’
That bastard’s Kim Winter, Kim Winter, Kim Winter.
To the point of getting bored
These days, I’m on the lesser side since I’m in a dormitory, but
Still, when it was Friday, I came home and called me until the end of the weekend and took care of this and that.
It’s not easy to tell if you’re caring or harassing.
Why is that suddenly, that person?
Do you want to be my brother now?
I mean, it’s not like we talk a lot.
If you buy me food, I only buy you rice,
I don’t know where I bought it, I throw away things like presents, and then they disappear.
⋯It’s not that I don’t like it, but honestly, it’s a bit burdensome.
I’m glad I didn’t feel stressed though.
If my brother is depressed, the atmosphere in the house deteriorates.
It’s better to do that than that.
Thanks to you, I got a lot of things
⋯What. Depending on.
It wasn’t because it wasn’t fun.
If it hadn’t been for my brother, he probably wouldn’t have taken a step out of the house before entering school.
“⋯Winter.”
“⋯.”
“Hey, Kim Winter. Are you talking about your friend?”
“⋯ Huh? Ah yes. Why.”
“What are you thinking so deeply about? Boyfriend?”
“I don’t have a boyfriend. No one likes it.”
Mid-April.
Spring in full swing.
High school, where I was nervous, was a much more comfortable place to live than middle school.
Facilities and meals are secondary issues.
After all, school is about people, right?
Perhaps it was because it was a place where people of similar levels could gather, so there were more friends who could communicate with each other more than I thought.
Even if I don’t intend to become close friends.
⋯Well, to some extent.
“Then what are you smirking at imagining so much fun?”
“⋯Me?”
“Huh.”
“Do not lie. I can’t do that.”
“Wow, you’re trying to make a friend a weirdo. It’s country I should have taken a picture earlier. Right?”
“I know. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen Winter smile.”
“⋯Did I really laugh?”
“Oh, chin up. The corners of your mouth were twitching while staring at the sky indifferently?”
I?
You laughed?
At the very least, I was reasoning over how strange my brother had become.
“What. Did you think of someone you like so much that you smirk without even realizing it?”
“This is it, our winter is such a girl.”
“No, absolutely not.”
“Ah, confide in your friends. Who is this? Um⋯, tutor? Oh, you don’t do tutoring. Or…”
“⋯No, stop it.”
“⋯ Wow. It’s scary because it’s Kim Winter. Nara, lend me a handkerchief. My hands are sweaty.”
“Use yours. Why are you different from me?”
“Friend-go-let-me-borrow-let-give-“
I was pissed off and answered with a low voice, and my friends were surprised for a moment, then they started talking again as usual.
⋯ Ha.
I think there are too many times when I can’t accept a joke as a joke.
That weird oppa also chose the wrong direction, but it seems like he’s trying to change himself.
I think I need to change my personality too.
“Gyeoreum, the country doesn’t lend handkerchiefs. Can’t I borrow it instead?”
“⋯Now.”
“Thank you-. Did you see it’s country Friends are like this.”
“If you don’t lend it, you’ll be annoyed, so Wintery threw it for you to eat and leave.”
“Oh, isn’t it? Look. There’s no way a winterie who wears such a cute handkerchief can think such a bad thing.”
“⋯I didn’t buy it.”
A handkerchief studded with gray characters that look fluffy and fluffy.
Why would you buy something like this?
Can’t throw it away
⋯ It’s not that I don’t like it.
No matter how much you worry,
I have no idea what my brother is thinking.
How close do you want to be with me, that person?
Are you that lonely?
“Oh, did you get a present? To whom?”
“⋯Brother. Big brother.”
“Oh, did you have a brother? How old are you?”
“Three years old.”
“When you are three years old. I will be a college student this year study well? Handsome?”
“Hey, Nael. Why are you so interested in winter brother?”
“Just? Curious. Winter is pretty Then wouldn’t my brother be handsome too?”
“Ah, indeed. Because winter is so pretty.”
“That’s right.”
“Gorumgorum.”
⋯ Ha.
I think of myself as pretty,
It’s a very different feeling when others see me and say I’m pretty.
Is it because I’m not honest with compliments?
I didn’t think he would listen, so I decided to sell her brother to eat instead.
I’m sorry, brother.
But isn’t it wrong that you keep pretending to be friendly?
It’s my brother’s fault
“⋯Going to Sinchon. I don’t know if he’s good looking. He’s just… A neat person. Blunt.”
“Sin Chon? I see you are studying well. How tall are you?”
“Uh… It must be over 180?”
At least one head taller than me.
It’s hard to even look up.
Fortunately, I caught up with this a lot.
“Eh, what is that? You must have a girlfriend, then.”
“Doesn’t exist.”
“⋯Why are you suddenly angry?”
I wasn’t angry.
That makes no sense.
Brother?
Girlfriend?
Who was that blunt person?
Even I, who lived together for a while, are now barely getting close.
I can’t imagine how that person is dating…
⋯ Well.
Oh wow, creepy
When I suddenly thought of my older brother who expressed affection, the chicken meat sprouted.
This year, I hate to see them even more than pretending to be friendly and pretending to be close.
If that person is also in love…
Ugh, let’s stop.
Because I feel bad.
“He’s not the type to make a girlfriend.”
“Why? Do you have a bad personality?”
“It’s not like that. I like the house I don’t really go out to play.”
“Winter. I guess you don’t know the trends these days.”
“⋯What?”
“People like that are more popular these days. He’s usually blunt and cold, but he’s kind of a guy who’s only kind to his girlfriend. Are you good at studying and tall? Besides, as long as you are good-looking, it is unconditional.”
“I never said I was handsome.”
“Because you’re a younger sister, you can’t be evaluated objectively. If you say you look neat, you are of course handsome. The genes are not going anywhere.”
“I have never thought that my brother was handsome. I don’t know if it’s scary.”
“Why? Does it look grim?”
“Oh, it’s not like that. It’s just that his shoulders are broad and his eyes are sharp…”
“⋯Nara.”
“Huh.”
“Am I not weird?”
“Huh. This is a strange winter.”
“⋯Me, me?”
Why why?
Am I weird?
To put it bluntly, isn’t it more strange for you guys to discuss whether someone else’s brother has a girlfriend or not?
⋯Even if I sold it.
You started it
“The secret is finally out. Why was our winter girl such a blunt and impregnable high school girl?”
“I know. I also wondered why Winter was so cynical.”
“At a glance, this is because my brother is so handsome that most men can only be seen as squid. That’s why I only look at books every day.”
“⋯Are you doing it in moderation?”
“Ahahaha, now I’m not afraid at all.”
“⋯.”
“Oh, are you mad? You’re pissed. Aye, let go of your anger. It’s okay if your eyes are a little high. No, it’s not okay if your eyes are low. Who are you friends with? Is not it?”
“Well then. After all, it’s Kim Winter, a truck with only one person asking for her number even if she goes around without makeup. Even as soon as I heard it, I immediately kicked it out with a ‘no’.”
“Ah, really do it in moderation!”
“Oh, run away~ Kim Gyeol-gyeol is angry~”
Thanks to my friends who kept scratching my nerves, my patience finally ended.
Ha⋯.
Tired.
I haven’t done anything, but I’m tired from hearing too much bullshit.
What nonsense are you talking about?
You say my brother is handsome?
Of course, if you measure whether it is above or below half, it will be above, but
Celebrity or actor level is never, not even if I die.
Why do you keep talking about someone else’s brother when you’ve never seen one?
I don’t understand.
⋯Ah,
I didn’t even get my handkerchief back.
***
In the end, I returned home after receiving my handkerchief back and a formal apology.
It didn’t sound like a sincere apology.
Because I did some retaliation.
⋯I barely held back from wanting to hit harder.
You can’t leave behind a criminal record.
“⋯I’m back.”
I opened the front door, greeted the house, and stepped into the living room.
Perhaps because it was Friday, as always, my brother came back and sat on the sofa.
“Oh, yes. Hi.”
“⋯.”
“⋯Why are you looking at me? What, would you like some coffee?”
“It’s okay. I will drink it.”
Even though he is a college student, why does he stick around here every weekend?
Do you have any real friends?
You live in a dormitory
You shouldn’t be in a dorm.
Or, what⋯ go out to play.
“Can you make me coffee too?”
“⋯If you ride it, drink it.”
Without changing clothes, I went straight to the kitchen and made two cups of coffee.
Even though it’s burnt, it’s instant coffee.
⋯ Still, it’s the same with caffeine.
There is nothing lacking in taste.
It’s okay to put it on.
I don’t know why my brother likes writing.
“Ruler.”
“Thanks.”
“⋯Hey, brother.”
“Why.”
“Why do you come home every weekend?”
“⋯If you lived in a dormitory, you would know, right?”
“Isn’t it bad there?”
“I couldn’t live without many people. The house was comfortable.”
Oh, it’s not a dormitory for one person.
Well, if I live with kids like Nael and Nara, I won’t be able to last a week before running away.
But that’s it.
That’s not a reason not to leave the house every weekend.
⋯ He just doesn’t have friends. For sure.
Hey, since I don’t have any friends, he’s probably trying to play with me.
How lonely you are, this person.
“Because the people sharing the room are annoying?”
“No, that’s not it. You and your mother are at home. It’s nice to be with family.”
“⋯.”
“And, I’m going to go to the army next year anyway. Before that, I would like to stay here if possible.”
“⋯Brother going to the army?”
Oh, yes.
Because my brother is also a man.
You’re going to the army.
Is it because we’ve lived together for the rest of our lives?
I wonder if it’s because I come back home when I’m bored even after entering the dormitory.
I had no idea.
Something, I can’t imagine not having a brother at home.
“You can’t go.”
I carefully looked at my brother’s face, who said with a very calm expression that he would disappear in a year.
⋯I don’t know.
No matter how you look at it, he doesn’t look that handsome.
Whether handsome or ugly,
He only looks like an older brother to me.
If it disappears,
It seems a bit lonely, though.
