Chapter 116 – 116. Sleepover
Breathe in the chilly spring night breeze.
Refreshing
An indescribable sense of liberation.
Maybe it’s because I’m holding hands with you.
We are alone now,
It’s not like the two of you have to lick wounds forever.
“⋯I couldn’t have imagined it, winter.”
“I didn’t notice… At all.”
“Anyway, I’m glad it turned out pretty well. Right?”
“Uh huh, did it go well?”
“⋯It went better than expected.”
My classmate jokingly said that she would drown in the Han River and die.
Looking back now, it didn’t sound like a joke.
Honestly⋯ in that crazy situation.
When I told people to quit, if all six people quit.
‘⋯ Yes. Let’s disperse.’
At that time, I would have gone home and collapsed.
If I gave up everything there, maybe…
I really think it might have been.
“I’ll have to say I’m sorry while buying them food later. Even if he barely knows anything The rest of the kids… Just got swept away.”
“⋯Yes. I will also contact Nael… Tomorrow.”
“Okay. Because he will be closer to you than to me…”
So in this situation, it seemed like enough to do.
One person who understands no matter what.
There are two people who are worried about us even though this mess is out.
No matter how you think about it, you were lucky.
How can we get better luck if we do well.
So⋯,
I didn’t want to let go of the hand I was holding.
I wanted to share this heavenly luck that I happened to have from skin to skin.
At least until we get home together.
“Ah, brother. ⋯Are we not late?”
“⋯What time is it?”
I forgot the time, perhaps because I was sentimental or because I was just drunk.
I lifted my wrist and looked at the watch that Winter gave me, and it was past 9:00 before I knew it.
⋯Come to think of it.
I don’t know, but did you say where winter is going and come here?
I took out my phone just in case, but I still haven’t received a call or text from me.
“Winter. Didn’t you come to see your mother while she was away?”
“Maybe he didn’t come… Or he did.”
“Call me. Or should I?”
“Ah, that… I think it would be better for you to do it. It’s a bit scary because there are five of them.”
⋯ Ha.
I have to make excuses and lie again.
But, well, that’s what everyone does.
Isn’t it a lie to make an excuse that you forgot your mom’s phone while playing and then turned it off?
Of course, if you go back, you’ll get hit on the back.
“When you came out, you said you were going to find me, right? You ran out of batteries…”
“Oh, I said I was coming to meet a friend…”
“Friend?”
“It was called by Nael, so he said he was coming to see a friend.”
“Hey. Mama would you believe that I’ll call you.”
My daughter, who hadn’t even changed her clothes, ran out after dinner and said she was going to see her friend, but she didn’t even answer the phone until this late.
⋯I need to contact you soon. How worried are you
The moment I was about to call my mother,
Winter grabbed my wrist.
“Oh, wait. Brother.”
“Why?”
“Hey, I said I was going to meet a friend.”
“Uh. Your mom will be worried…”
“⋯I want to go to sleep⋯⋯.”
⋯ Ha.
Did you drink too much beer?
It’s strange. Apparently I drank more.
“Gyeol, I drank a lot today…”
“It’s not like that. ⋯Perversion. I want to fall asleep while talking with the two of us…”
“You can sleep together at home.”
“I thought it would be better to say that I was staying out all night…”
With one hand blocking his hand holding his phone,
Winter kneading the remaining hand with a pod.
⋯ To be honest.
There is no reason not to listen.
I have the confidence to convince my mother.
It’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of
“You want me to tell you that?”
“Ah, if it’s like Haneul’s sister, she’s also your brother’s friend, right? Are you my friend too? So at a friend’s house…”
“⋯Wait.”
“Yes.”
However, as she stuttered her words little by little, her younger sister reminded her of her cheek and asked for a favor.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
If that was possible, I would have declined earlier.
As long as I have the courage to try a drinking game in that atmosphere, I am not afraid of anything I do now.
⋯ Except for getting caught lying.
“⋯Hello, Mom.”
“Son! Where is your son?”
“Uh, here near the station. I’m with winter. Hey, Winter Kim. Raise your voice.”
“Mom…”
“Winter! Are you there?”
“Yeah, me and my brother…”
“Why aren’t you answering the phone!”
Winter hears her voice as soon as she calls, and the angry mother scolds her little brother.
Winter glared at me in embarrassment, but she wasn’t too scared.
That’s why I’m more afraid of my mother.
“Oh, mother, mother. Talk to me with me What’s winter, didn’t you tell me where she was going?”
“He said he was going to meet his friend, but he didn’t answer the phone? What happened?”
“Ah… That’s it. ⋯Your friend is my junior, right?”
“What are you saying you’re going to have an after party today?”
“Yes yes. But he must have told Winter to take him away because he was drunk. ⋯But I wanted to drink more, so he was drinking too.”
To be honest, I can’t do any more lies.
I realized that once I started doing it, it piled up endlessly.
It was confirmed that no matter how solidly the tower was built, it would collapse if touched casually, as long as it was built high.
“Ehh… Is your son drunk?”
“No? I drank quite a bit, but my mind is fine…”
“No matter how drunk you are, your brother’s friend calls Winter! Whew⋯. Let the winter change.”
“Oh, wait a minute. Mom.”
“Yes, son.”
“Can we stay out overnight?”
“⋯ Staying out?”
So just⋯,
I’ll be honest.
⋯ Of course, I’m not saying that I’m going to tell you what you don’t ask.
“Winter came and I drank and it got a little weird…”
“Hey, is he drunk too? If you’re both drunk, come home quickly by this time…”
“⋯Let me tell you a story. You seem to have a lot to say…”
“⋯What’s going on?”
“It’s not that nothing happened… It’s because of someone I know…”
Are you honest?
I didn’t lie.
What’s going on is right
It is also true to talk about people you know.
Unless you really ask directly…
“⋯Okay. Where are you going to sleep?”
“⋯I’ll talk to him at his friend’s house and then go to sleep.”
⋯ But it’s a bit hard to answer that truthfully.
My heart wasn’t ready yet.
I don’t think it will last a lifetime.
“Ugh… Yes. I have something to say, but what will my mother do? ⋯Change winter. I need to pay her soul.”
“Yes.”
After an ambiguous negotiation, whether it was persuasion or notification, I threw the phone at Winter.
She didn’t even switch to the speakerphone, but she was scolded so much that her mother’s voice could be heard, and even after apologizing to her mother dozens of times, Winter could barely be forgiven.
⋯What is it? Is it easier than you think?
If I had known it would be so easy to stay out together, I would have done it sooner.
It’s a bit unfortunate.
“⋯Brother.”
“Uh? Uh uh huh. Why. Winter.”
“That’s too… Isn’t that what you’re talking about?”
“I said I wouldn’t lie. ⋯I was lying before and everything got twisted and exploded. How do you add it?”
“⋯While lying about sleeping at a friend’s house. Why tell me everything else fool.”
“Isn’t that a lie too? I used to go there often, but the staff are friends. No one knows our faces better than the people there, right?”
“What is he saying now. Pervert.”
I couldn’t hide a smile as I shamelessly uttered her sophistry.
⋯To be honest, relationships and things like that are all secondary.
It’s so nice to rub against your skin until you fall asleep and share the sound of your breath.
When I sleep with my brother, I feel like I have the whole world when I wake up.
Even if I wake up first, it’s nice to be able to secretly peek at your sleeping face.
Even if you wake up first, it’s nice to be able to see your playful expression as soon as you open your eyes.
Look. You are already full of happiness.
You or me
“You did everything because you asked me to do it. Uh?”
“What, really? Today, I suddenly hugged as soon as we met, how I…”
“No, that… I was mentally and physically weak, so can’t you understand? Because of the alcohol then…”
“That’s why I told my brother to drink in moderation! Seriously… It’s banned from now on.”
“Don’t drink, don’t drink. Now, except when I’m with you, I won’t drink even if I beat you to death.”
“Don’t drink. ⋯No naughty things.”
“⋯What?”
“Why are you suddenly looking surprised? I just said this because I really wanted to fall asleep while talking. Write it down.”
This time you brazenly brought up a bold story pretending you had no intention of doing so, but seeing that you still often stuttered, it was very clear what was on your mind.
A day or two
I was told not to do it, but I am trying to cross the line.
To be honest, it doesn’t matter if I get banned a hundred times or a thousand times.
You will be seduced as much as you are forbidden.
Rather, it would have been better
“⋯Anyway, okay, let’s go to bed. I drank too much and am already sleepy.”
“Are you really sleepy?”
“I think I might not be sleepy if I go and wash up.”
“No. Wash alone I will also wash separately.”
“Why. How comfortable is it to wash together? I can wash your back too.”
“Pretending to wash your back, you dirty it all the time! Pervert. Perversion.”
Even though we clearly know what each other is thinking, we are doing a skit according to what we are saying on the outside.
I was looking forward to the next few hours.
Lying in bed, I look forward to the words exchanged.
Because you cling to me before sleeping.
It must be frustrating, but it’s because you’re always cute when you wake up in my arms.
So⋯,
I almost forgot
Is my exam next week?
What do you know
Winter is more important.
Grades can be redeemed somehow, but
Because the winter of these days can never be seen again.
One more day,
I wanted to leave a lot of memories with you.
