Chapter 66 – Episode 66
“Mister, what happened to that face?”
The man’s face was a mess.
There are bruises all over his face and even traces of a nosebleed.
It was like the common saying, ‘Your eyes have become like nightgowns.’
“This… Was right.”
“Right? To whom? A gangster?”
“Soo-ae and Se-hyeon hunt.”
Oh my…
I think I might know what happened, or I might not.
“The two called to one place and got hit.”
“It’s true just by gathering together…”
“I called you without telling you in advance.”
“Mister, no way…”
“I tried what you did, but it didn’t work out.”
Oh my.
I put my hand on my head.
What would you do if you suddenly gathered the two of you in one place in your current situation?
“Hey, it’s spicy. It’s spicy. I should have been prepared to get hit in the face, but I didn’t know you’d hit me with a cup.”
“Are your eyes okay?”
“The infield and body are strong, so this level is no problem.”
It doesn’t look dull at all.
It will take a month for my face to return to normal.
4 weeks for anterior teeth, 4 weeks for anterior teeth.
“Well, anyway… It seems like the two of you are talking a bit, so it’s okay. That alone is a success.”
After saying that, the man plopped down next to me.
I couldn’t look down, so I sat next to him.
“… Wouldn’t you two fight?”
“No. I saw them both break up.”
“You were right there and then came back?”
“No. After getting beaten up, I went out and watched it secretly through the window.”
“Where did you all meet?”
“There’s a café in town.”
“I got hit in the face with a cup at a café. How can I stay in there?”
“No, after my partner got kicked out, the two women went to another café. I secretly followed them.”
After understanding the context, I nodded.
“So what did you two talk about?”
“I don’t know. Since they were outside the infield… I was worried that the two of them would fight, but luckily they seemed to be talking quietly. They talked for a while and then parted ways.”
“That’s a good thing.”
“Well, I’m glad.”
The man who spoke those last words.
I followed him and kept silent.
After a long time had passed, the man opened his mouth again.
“It’s fascinating.”
“Which one?”
“It’s cooler than I thought. It’s been a long time since I felt this way.”
“…”
“It was a matter that had to be resolved in some way, but Geoje has only just begun to be built.”
I asked in a worried voice.
“Are you okay?”
“What if it’s not okay? I’ve finally done what I had to do for Gahye.”
“…”
“What is the reaction after you tell me to do it?”
I criticized it just a few days ago, but I’m still worried.
“Like you said, I don’t know what will happen. When I think about it, I feel anxious, and I’m not okay at all… I think it will work out somehow.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, Ma. As you said, it is up to the two women to decide what happens to me.”
The man took out a cigarette from his pocket and asked.
“Hehe… I guess I just have to wait now, right?”
“Yes. But I said you two had a good conversation…”
“Is it okay to have hope?”
“Maybe.”
“Ha, hope is crap! Do I deserve it?”
With those last words, the man takes a deep breath of his cigarette.
Then he blew out a lot of cigarette smoke and looked back at me.
“Rather, you.”
“Yes.”
“I know it’s not what I want to say, but if I make Ga-hye cry even a little, I’ll get ripped off.”
“Yes. That won’t happen.”
“You’re good at giving answers. I’m confident.”
At least you should have the confidence to do so.
“Sigh… I really didn’t know that other people would see this nonsense… Furthermore, I didn’t even know that Ga-hye would get caught up…”
“…”
“I’ve been thinking about it for a while over the past few days, but I can’t admit it right now. You’re taking Gahyeja and seducing another woman? And that’s with the three of you in a relationship? How can you accept that when you become the father? Isn’t that right?”
“… That’s right.”
“But even if I do, I have nothing to say, and more than anything, Gahye-ja is okay… Fuck, what can I say?”
“…”
I couldn’t answer this or that and just watched the man’s thoughts.
“Whoa… I’m sick.”
The man couldn’t say anything to me anymore, and just smoked a cigarette and often cursed.
Although I was frustrated and angry, it felt like they were acknowledging me anyway.
“Rather than that, tell me everything about what happened.”
“Something…”
“Ujjada Ga-hye and Na-yu? Are you both dating this guy? Did you get caught on a ranch or something like me?”
“Hmm… I think this story will be a bit long.”
“Try it. The night is long.”
So…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
No, this is not it.
“Well… I should talk about the day I first met Ga-hye. It was the first day Ga-hye came to Seoul…”
So I ended up telling him what happened all night long.
***
The next day, Ga-hye and I got into my uncle’s car and went to town.
We parked the car near the train station and got out, and the man followed suit.
“Dad, I’m going.”
“That’s right. He comes down often.”
“It goes up during winter vacation.”
“I understand.”
The man who answers bluntly is given mercy.
I said while hugging him tightly.
“Dad, cheer up.”
“…”
“I hope it goes well. And maybe… It will work out.”
“You don’t have the right to listen to me say that.”
“Don’t say that.”
“There is nothing that you are not qualified for.”
“I’m not saying Dad did a good job! Still, he’s worked hard so far.”
Ga-hye pats the man’s head while saying that.
“I hope everything goes well now.”
“Now… Patting Abby’s head, she’s all grown up.”
“You don’t like it?”
“You don’t like it.”
A man who ticks but doesn’t say he doesn’t like it.
“The car will be late. Go.”
“Yes.”
With those last words, we entered the station.
***
Until we got on the train, we didn’t say anything.
I just entered the station without saying a word, walked on the platform, and got into the car.
〈The train is leaving.〉
A train starting to move slowly with an announcement.
Gahye, sitting by the window, just quietly looked out the window.
I continued to look out the window from the side without saying anything.
“… Junseok.”
“Huh?”
About 5 minutes have passed.
Gahye opened her mouth.
“I somehow ended up coming out right away.”
“Yes.”
“…”
“…”
“… Phew.”
Gahye suddenly started laughing.
“Oh, what is that reaction? I’ve done something incredible!”
“No, well… I was prepared…”
“What, were you planning on coming down and coming out?”
“I didn’t plan on doing that this time… I already did it, so what can I do?”
Gahye giggles at my answer.
She didn’t say anything particularly funny, so what’s so funny?
“Ah, really, it’s a mess.”
“It was a lot of work.”
“… Yes.”
After answering that far, Ga-hye becomes quiet this time.
He was probably thinking of his mother.
“… Are you going to be okay, my dad?”
“It’ll be okay.”
“Do you think mom will be okay?”
“Of course. You’ll be fine.”
“… Us?”
“Of course it’s okay for us.”
Gahye blinks and glares at me.
“Everything is fine!”
“Yes. I think so.”
“What do you believe in!?”
“Well.”
It’s not because I believe in anything in particular.
“Without believing it… Was it a bluff?”
“Um… That’s not true.”
“Then what is it?”
“Just… Intuition?”
Now that I say it, it sounds like bluff.
“And make it okay.”
“Huh?”
“I don’t know if it will be okay or not, but I will make it okay.”
Gahye became speechless at my answer.
“No one knows what will happen in the future. I don’t know either. Maybe things will turn out strangely.”
I am neither a fortune-teller nor a good guesser of the future.
Of course, we don’t know what will happen in the future.
“A long time ago, a famous person said something. There is one way to predict the future with certainty. Do you know what it is?”
“What is it?”
“You just have to create it. Even if you don’t know what the future will be, you can know for sure if you create it yourself.”
“…”
Gahye becomes speechless after hearing my answer.
Then, he stabbed me in the side.
“Ouch.”
“It’s completely wrong! Is this something you would find in a moral book?”
“No…”
“I wonder who is not a teacher.”
As she said that, Hye looked at me with one of her eyes.
“Still, I liked it.”
“Me?”
“The answer is.”
After saying that, Gahye looked out her window again.
But this time, unlike before, he looked a little cooler.
It was an expression that made me feel refreshed and free of anxiety.
***
When I arrived home, Nayu was not there.
When I look at the clock, it’s still part-time work time. Of course, there is no time.
Still, I haven’t seen it in a week, but I still want to see it.
“I’m exhausted~!”
As soon as she got home, Gahye lay down on the blanket, making a dying noise.
While we were away, Nayu seemed to have roughly decorated the house.
In a house that was completely empty, there were quite a few blankets and things needed for daily life.
“I’m definitely tired.”
“Yes!”
Ga-hye answers well but doesn’t move when she falls down.
“Gahye, wash and lie down, wash.”
“It’s annoying~”
“Uh huh, write.”
“Wash~~”
Are you a kid?
I continued to berate Ga-hye and lifted her up by her arms.
She was letting go of her strength, leaving her body to me.
“Oh, it’s hard for me too.”
So I gave up.
Lifting and moving is work, work.
“Junseok, let’s just lie down~”
“Yeah, that’s good too…”
I answered roughly and fell down next to Gahye.
Did he lie down like that for 5 minutes?
I got up from my seat.
“What’s wrong?”
“No. I’ll go to the front for a moment and come back.”
“When you come, Merona.”
“Really?”
“No. Coffee.”
“Okay.”
After a brief Q&A, I went out alone.
The reason I went out alone with my exhausted body was simple.
‘I miss you.’
I have to go pick you up.
I headed towards the café where Nayu worked.
***
When I headed to the café where Nayu worked, it was just around the time Nayu finished work.
It’s just right.
When I arrived at the café with that thought in mind, the look on Nayu’s face when she saw me was…
“Nayu, I’m here!”
“…”
He had a very serious expression.
He was angry and had a lot to say, and in many ways, he had an incredible face.
“Why, what’s wrong?”
“…”
“Are you… Angry?
“… Wait a moment.”
After saying that, Nayu goes into the café.
What. What happened?
‘Even after I went down, I kept chatting… Why did I do that…’
Nayu soon came out of the café.
And then he held my hand tightly.
“Huh?”
I was surprised, but Nayu didn’t even reply.
He just grabbed my hand and dragged me strongly.
An atmosphere where no matter what you ask, there will be no answer.
I just followed Nayu.
