Chapter 5 – 005. Up
After I had my first meal with Seo Ha-eun, I kept my promise to her and did not speak to her for three days.
Say hello when you see each other.
Exercise at a distance so as not to be distracting.
However, when the screen disappears, it is natural to be hit by sunlight.
Seo Ha-eun, who watched from afar, was still being harassed by the trainer,
When she occasionally looked at me, she started looking at me more often.
“Hello.”
“⋯Hello.”
March 14th.
It’s a white daisy, but we didn’t prepare any candy.
But that didn’t mean there were no plans.
It’s okay to stay longer, but if I leave it like this, Seo Ha-eun is likely to quit the gym just like the female members I passed by.
Just like before, he goes near her, unpacks her luggage, and starts stretching with her shameless face.
“It’s annoying, right?”
“Yes?”
“It’s annoying. That guy.”
“Yes.”
Even without having to pinpoint who it was, I began to understand what they were talking about.
Having topics to share with each other means that it is easier to build intimacy.
“I see things like that a lot when I take my girlfriend to the gym, so I just make her work out. “I get annoyed when I see people like that.”
“It wasn’t like that at the gym I used to go to, but it’s a bit harsh.”
“Because the problem is the people, not the job. “I can’t help it.”
She openly gave her attention to the trainer who was hanging around today, and today he got on the treadmill next to her and talked to her.
Don’t touch it.
This is my prey.
The hostility that can be conveyed even without words is revealed through the eyes.
“More than that, didn’t you say that you would report me if I talked to you a few days ago?”
“⋯I have someone else to report to, so I will look after Kang Joo-hyuk.”
“You really tried to report it. Now that I think about it, last time too… “
“I tried it. “When I was in high school, I met a strange guy.”
“What are you doing?”
“⋯Baseball club.”
“Ah.”
However, because her eyes were so focused on the fly, she could not hide her embarrassment at the words that came out of her mouth.
⋯This woman has been openly disliking baseball players for a long time, but was there any real reason behind it?
Considering that face and body, it wouldn’t be strange to have at least one experience of stalking, but I was surprised to hear a friendly word.
“Well… Just as Kang Joo-hyuk said. Because people are the problem, not jobs.”
“That’s right.”
I felt like I was getting a glimpse of the inside of that blunt and indifferent attitude, and even though it was not a pleasant story, my hands and feet were thrilled.
The more you know about her, the more holes you can dig into her.
Even looking at the way he spoke, it didn’t seem like he had much dating experience.
“I’m going to exercise here today, but if it’s uncomfortable, can we go somewhere else?”
“That’s Okay. Do whatever you want. Because it’s not bothersome.”
“Ah yes. Thank you.”
“Why are you thanking me?”
“Because you didn’t report it.”
“What can I say, really.”
And when it comes to playing with inexperienced people,
I could swear that I was more familiar with it than anyone else.
***
15 days in one day.
I go to the same place as yesterday, sigh and put down my luggage.
Her clothes are the same as usual, but her hair is a mess.
My eyes are quite bloodshot because I rub them a lot.
Seo Ha-eun’s reaction of being so surprised when she found me wasn’t strange.
“⋯Hello.”
“Ah… Hello.”
Greet her with her her crawling her voice her her and hop on her treadmill her with her her gasping sound her her her.
She walks on it at a crawling speed similar to her her voice her her her, holding her cell phone in both hands and constantly hanging on to her KakaoTalk.
“⋯.”
Putting her cell phone in her pocket her
She looked at the ceiling,
She took it out again and kept tapping on something,
She looked at the ground and sighed deeply,
Finally, she gets off the treadmill after 10 minutes, sits on her bench, clutches her forehead and uses one hand to touch her phone.
I also included some photo albums.
Look at the pretty girl’s face.
Erase.
Recover again.
“⋯Fuck you⋯.”
“…Well, over there.”
“Why?”
“Oh, no.”
As she busily advertised, saying, ‘I’m depressed~’, Seo Ha-eun, who was almost scared of her, tried to talk to her, but she just ignored him.
Then, leaving her luggage behind her, she goes into the bathroom, splashes water on her face, and rubs her eyes again, trudging back to her original position with bloodshot eyes.
“⋯I’m sorry.”
“Yes, yes?”
“I lost my temper earlier for no reason… “
“No, no, no. It’s okay… “
Even Seo Ha-eun, who had never shown me any favors, seemed quite embarrassed when my cheeky braid became tangled overnight.
That’s probably true.
Even if it’s just me, I’m 190cm tall and weighing close to 100kg of muscle, so I feel like I’d be bothered if I was sniffling like a girl next to me.
“⋯What’s going on, Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk?”
“Well… Just… It’s not like Ha-eun would care… “
But there’s no answer as stupid as asking someone who cares to care.
‘Don’t worry about it.’
‘It has nothing to do with you.’
If you keep bouncing around like that and then reluctantly share your concerns, the person who cares about you will start to feel like they care.
“⋯Maybe with your girlfriend⋯. Ah. A bit presumptuous… “
“⋯It’s not presumptuous. ⋯It’s okay.”
In order to provide the satisfaction of ‘I know how to sympathize with other people’s concerns and comfort them,’ it is better to just throw out hints and encourage them to guess the correct answer on their own.
Anyway, half of the reasons people break down are money and half are love.
I’ve never seen anyone cry because they got into trouble with a friend.
I’ve seen friends of people I know take money and run away with it a few times.
“⋯Oh, I can’t do it. Sorry. “I’ll go first.”
“⋯.”
“⋯But, haha. That guy would be like that too… Phew. “Why are there only strange people around me?”
“⋯.”
“Mr. Ha-eun.”
“Yes.”
“Should I just sit on the bench?”
“Yes?”
“I’ll just sit. Until Ha-eun’s workout is over. ⋯Because I don’t want to move right now.”
“Yes… Yes. “Go ahead.”
And I’ve never seen anyone tell someone to get out of bed when they’re crying.
They say a woman’s tears are a lie, but a man’s sighs are also useful in their own way.
The moment it gives off an aura that seems as if it will appear on the rooftop if left alone, people nearby have no choice but to get caught up in it, whether they like it or not.
If you are completely indifferent, you don’t know.
Because this woman hated me.
***
I secretly watched Seo Ha-eun exercising while fiddling with her cell phone meaninglessly for about 30 minutes.
She had to erase her distracting thoughts as she had to control her emotions, but she couldn’t forget her hips shaking so deliciously.
Even if I broke up with my real girlfriend instead of acting, I think my sexual desire would have boiled over when I saw that scene.
Since I know I’m that kind of person, I don’t usually date.
“Excuse me. Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk.”
“Ah, Ha-eun.”
“Hey, there. After working out… “
“Ah… Yes.”
Seo Ha-eun’s face was also a delicacy in its own way as she was fluttered and didn’t know what to do, as if she had discovered a time bomb.
I felt noble because she seemed like she would listen to everything I asked for, but it was obvious that something would happen quickly if I actually said it, so I just held it down and passed it down her throat.
“Hey, uh… Hmm.”
“⋯Thank you.”
“No, no, I didn’t do anything…”
When I bowed to her to thank her for giving me some eye candy, she was startled and waved her hand, so I lowered my head even more.
Without receiving an answer she gathers her luggage and without ending her conversation she trots off to the shower.
Leaving her her cell phone her her her on her bench her her her.
“Oh, over there…”
Seo Ha-eun, who quickly noticed this, called me, but she pretended not to hear and went into the shower room, where she was doused with water for a long time.
Even after she finished washing, there was still time left.
She leisurely wets her body, sprays on her perfume for the first time in a long time, and then fixes her hair.
It has a raw feel, but it is still worth seeing.
“⋯Ah, Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk.”
“Mr. Ha-eun?”
“You left your phone behind…”
“Ah… “
When she came down to the first floor, Seo Ha-eun, who was waiting for me in that hoodie from back then, handed me her cell phone.
I take her dumbfounded look at her and stare at her blankly, unable to even express my gratitude.
“⋯Hey, are you really okay?”
“It’s okay… ⋯No.”
“⋯.”
Curiosity.
Embarrassed.
Worry.
⋯Enough.
I am satisfied if I can read this level of emotion in her eyes.
There was no need for further pushing and pulling here.
“⋯Mr. Ha-eun.”
“Yes.”
“I want to have a drink, but can you please watch from the side?”
“Yes?”
“I thought I would drink too much if I drank alone.”
“⋯.”
Directing the unlucky male protagonist,
Directing a female protagonist full of compassion is also important.
“⋯Oh, no. No. Sorry. “I’m asking for a useless favor… “
“It’s okay.”
“Yes?”
“⋯Kang Joo-hyuk, if you don’t go to the gym, I’ll be in trouble too. “I’ll give you a drink together.”
“⋯Thank you.”
“It’s not like you’re going to be grateful.”
That’s enough.
There are days when I lose my appetite while looking at that baby girl,
It’s done today.
