Chapter 198 – Overpainting Memories (5)
Seo Joo-hwan drives his car into downtown Seoul.
“Should we go on a date after a long time?”
“Date?”
“You still have plenty of time left. It’s a pity to go in after driving for a bit.”
Jeong Ha-yeon nodded her head. She, too, did not want to go home quickly in a sinking mood.
“It reminds me of the old days.”
“I know. After all, it’s not long ago, but it seems very old.”
The two started dating in early March and had a short relationship of about a month. We broke up around mid-April. It was the end of June, so at most it had only been two months and fifteen days since we broke up.
Even so, it feels like it’s been a long time since the two of them walked together like this. The memories of the time we dated are very monotonous, but the memories after that were very colorful. Maybe it’s because I played all over Anyang with my friends. He was incomparably more active than before the return.
In Jeong Ha-yeon’s case, the reason was a little different. It was because there were so many changes in her emotions and thoughts of her after her breakup, so the density of her memories of her was high.
Right after she broke up, she wore a mask and was her friend.
The day I studied for the test together in her room, mixed up again, and told the story of her past her.
She made up her mind to hide her feelings by being a special friend.
She had only guessed, but she confirmed the relationship between him and Yoo Ji-kyung with her own two eyes, and she was a little jealous at heart.
And today, the feeling of him who came to her mother her… Gratitude, vulnerability, relief, complexity…….
‘Somehow I fell in love with him.’
Jeong Ha-yeon glanced back at him who was walking beside her and frowned at her. She turned around and saw a grin on her face, which made her angry.
‘Bad bastard.’
The words Seo Ju-hwan said in front of his mother’s tombstone came to mind. They tried to package bullshit in a plausible way, but in the end, it was just trashy remarks.
But maybe you’re the one who’s really funny.
‘Going crazy.’
Jeong Ha-yeon finally laughed. Obviously, a bastard is trash, but he doesn’t know why he likes Seo Joo-hwan anymore, so he smiles at himself for being happy that he likes the time they spend walking together like this.
Suddenly, he gently grabbed his hand her. It occurred to me that he seemed to really like holding hands. He doesn’t just hold on to it, he touches it whenever he has a chance.
“Are your wrists okay these days?”
“Yes. I used to get sick sometimes, but this year it has improved a lot. Even if you use it for a long time, it doesn’t hurt much.”
Jung Ha-yeon said that, but she wondered about herself. It wasn’t that severe, but when I used my wrist for a long time or exerted strength, the pain came up slightly. His fatigue his accumulated and he would shiver like a tremor.
However, after some time, the aftereffects almost disappeared. In his daily life, he could not feel any difference from the normal opposite hand. Originally, I used to worry about rainy days because I was not in a particularly good condition, but today I was not aware of it until he asked.
“I’m glad. Didn’t you say you got hurt while judo?”
“Right. During a match at a tournament, my wrist was bent at an odd angle and I tore a ligament.”
“I was very sorry. Are you thinking of starting judo again?”
Seo Joo-hwan glanced at her and asked. It would be a bad memory, so I was cautious about asking.
However, Jeong Ha-yeon answered very calmly.
“Well. It was then, but it’s fine now. They said I had talent in the first place, so I started to get a scholarship.”
“You mean no regrets?”
“Yeah, not at all. I started judo when I was in middle school. At the time, I didn’t know because I only worked out, but I thought I had more talent in studying. It’s more fun this way.”
“It really doesn’t suit you.”
“What?”
At the staring gaze, Seo Ju-hwan made a fuss and moved away for a moment. The hand he was holding naturally also fell off, but Jung Ha-yeon wiggled his fingers in a feeling of regret.
Seo Joo-hwan teased her for a few more words, then grabbed her hand again. Like this, when there is an opportunity, we had to make as much contact as possible so that Jung Ha-yeon’s wrist could be healed with the healing effect of ‘sacred touch’.
‘The trauma is relatively quick.’
In the case of internal damage, such as ligaments, the healing effect was very minimal. I’ve been using it for several months now, but I still can’t cure it.
‘It’s fortunate that it’s not a disease.’
In case of illness, the effect is lessened. It may relieve the pain for a while, but the healing effect is minimal.
Seo Joo-hwan touched Jung Ha-yeon’s hand his, which he was holding, and rubbed and kneaded the area around his wrist his.
“Hey, put your hands still.”
Jung Ha-yeon scolded her for touching her too much.
Seo Ju-hwan clicked his tongue and shook his head.
“Ugh. You don’t even know how to be grateful.”
“What is he saying now?”
“Thank you for holding my hand.”
“Crazy.”
“Except laughing and swearing. You cried before, but look at you laughing now. If you laugh after crying, you’ll be furry…….”
“No!?”
“Okay? I’ll have to check it out today.”
“I’m going back, really.”
Jung Ha-yeon laughed as if she had no strength to get angry anymore.
Seo Joo-hwan laughed and continued to play with her.
A warm and affectionate light sawed into Jeong Ha-yeon’s wrist his.
*
The impromptu date took place without a fixed location. Is dating a thing? When a man and a woman who like each other spend time alone, that’s a date.
The two chatted in a cozy cafe. We shared a lot of experiences together, and we had a common interest in novels, so we could talk for hours if we wanted to.
After chatting for a while, we moved to a suitable restaurant to have dinner.
“Do you want to go to karaoke?”
“What karaoke room? Do you want to sing?”
“Call me, you. Originally, if there is something piled up, it is straight bread to cool it down once.”
There is nothing like screaming to relieve stress. He thought that karaoke was a very good place to relieve stress, as there are few spaces where you can shout to your heart’s content in modern society.
Jung Ha-yeon nodded her head, saying that it was plausible, and then she suddenly tilted her head.
“Most of my stress is because of you… ?”
“…….”
“Do you think it will come off if I just hit you a few times?”
“…….”
Seo Joo-hwan moved quickly.
Jung Ha-yeon chased after him and shouted.
“Hey, just one!”
A laughing voice came clearly from behind.
Sounds like a scary year…….
*
Jeong Ha-yeon, who asked if it was okay to hit her once, sang with excitement, as if there were quite a lot of things accumulated.
Seo Joo-hwan thought she would really get hit if she stopped her, so he hung out with her until she was satisfied. In fact, not only does he have a talent for singing, but Jung Ha-yeon also sings well, so I was able to play without boredom because my ears were pleasant.
“Ah! I played really well.”
Jung Ha-yeon stretches as if she is feeling refreshed. As she stretches her arms out, her top lifts up, exposing her white belly her. Feeling the cold wind on her, she trembled slightly.
“It’s getting pretty cold.”
“Because it is night. It rained during the day.”
Seo Joo-hwan took off her suit jacket and put it on Jung Ha-yeon’s shoulder in response. Summer had started, but the night wind was cold because of the rain.
Jeong Ha-yeon clutches her Mai over her shoulder and glances back at him.
“It’s fine.”
“Wear it when you give it? Or do you take it off?”
“… Can’t you speak nicely?”
“Yeah. Are you saying that?”
It is Jeong Ha-yeon who avoids her gaze to see if there is something stabbed when she looks at her in surprise. She was disingenuous and was the best in the party by grunting, so she had nothing to say in rebuttal. However, because it was all revealed in the expression, even the grumbling words seemed cute.
Seo Joo-hwan giggled when he saw her earlobes her turned red. When he was shy, he showed off and had a taste of teasing. As I brushed away her hair her and held her ear her lobe her, I felt the warmth rising from her.
“When are you going to say something pretty?”
“Noisy. Let go of your ears.”
“Well. Let go.”
Instead, she put her hand on Jeong Ha-yeon’s head and walked. It was her staring at her as she stroked her hair her, but she walked away without saying a word.
In response, Seo Joo-hwan chuckled. It was because she suddenly remembered what she had said a long time ago.
“Doesn’t he say anything when I touch his head now?”
“… I’m trying not to say anything bad, so why don’t you be quiet?”
“Puhuhuhhh.”
Judging by the fact that he allowed it to be stroked, it seems that he has changed his mind with today’s opportunity.
He had a habit of stroking someone’s hair when he was around, thanks to his childhood friend Han Soo-ah, and because of this habit, even when he was dating Jung Ha-yeon, he used to play with her hair a lot.
So when they broke up, one of the things she said to her was to stop stroking her hair in front of her. It was in the sense that we would be friends, and that would make things complicated. Because of that, I consciously avoided that action ever since.
“It is soft.”
The feel of her hair running through her fingers was very pleasant.
*
Seo Joo-hwan moved his car around the Han River. The colorful night view he looked at while walking around Ttukseom was quite spectacular. In particular, the scene where the city lights reflected on the river spread like paint was very impressive.
“Do you like it?”
“I like it, but… It looks so ferocious.”
Jung Ha-yeon said while looking at the giant cat doll in her arms. The white cat doll had an upturned eye, giving it a pretty ferocious look.
Seo Joo-hwan laughed and said teasingly.
“I was chosen because I resemble you.”
“Hey, die… See.”
Jeong Ha-yeon pursed her lips as she tried to curse at her. She looks back at him as she holds the steering wheel as if she is unfair.
“How can you say it prettily when you keep joking around like that?”
“Yes? Am I serious?”
“You really…”
“No, the doll is pretty. That’s why I said they look alike.”
Joo-hwan Seo slyly said that making fun of him had to be done with a hole through which to escape. Jeong Ha-yeon’s expression her as she glared at him fiercely as if she was getting sick was exactly like a cat doll.
He quickly parked the car before Jeong Ha-yeon got angry. Then he quickly got down, opened the door on the side where Jeong Ha-yeon rode her, and held out her hand.
“Let’s go, madam. Don’t be angry.”
“Oh, cringe.”
“Where did the pretty horse go?”
“… I only watched it once.”
That wouldn’t be a pretty word. But it doesn’t matter because your expression and actions are pretty. She grunted, but naturally grabbed her hand and stood up.
The two walked hand in hand and stopped at a convenience store to buy a beer. It’s beer in the Han River. In fact, it was my first time to come to the Han River, but drinking beer while walking through the dark night streets relying on the lights was quite emotional.
Seo Joo-hwan looked at the Han River and asked Jung Ha-yeon.
“How was your day?”
“Yes?”
“Was it fun? It’s been a long time since you two played together.”
The last time we spent time together was during the midterm exam. When we talked about the past and got to know each other better. After that, he was always with his friends.
Jung Ha-yeon looked back on her day and nodded her head.
“Yes.”
The start of the day was obviously gloomy. I had trouble sleeping with nightmares, and as soon as I opened my eyes, I was annoyed by the raindrops outside the window and the sound of thunder hitting my ears. The thought of going to see her mother her, who had passed away in her heart her, made her feel even more depressed, and at this time of year, a deep loneliness was felt on her mother’s face her, whom she missed.
But strangely enough, I felt very happy now. The sudden visit of Seo Joo-hwan and a hectic day blew away his depressed mind her.
“The words you said were a bit shocking, but…….”
The words he said as if declaring in front of her mother’s tombstone her.
It was packaged in a plausible way, but if you list it one by one, it was absurd nonsense. Not dating, not getting married, and leaving you next to me. With what spirit did he do it in front of the person concerned, and in front of the tombstone of his deceased mother his?
So I cursed at him all day long. I grumbled with savagery and regret. To be honest, thinking about it now, it was just as absurd.
But still, on the one hand, I felt relieved and grateful. Most of what he said at the time was nonsense, but there was one that went deep into his heart.
– I promise you one thing. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side.
Hearing those words brought back memories. He is the childhood Seo Joo-hwan that I saw in my dream one day. He hugged himself crying at the funeral hall and said the same thing as today.
– I’ll be by your side. I won’t go home and I’ll stay by your side. I’ll be by your side until the end
Although it was only a dream, the memory was as clear as if it had actually happened. If the person who was originally by her side her was not him, but Mrs. Jang, she even felt as if he was really with her.
“It was fun, today.”
Jeong Ha-yeon smiled softly.
The day, which must have been spent lonely with a gloomy face, was filled with very pleasant memories. In the future, when it comes to mother’s death, won’t you think of today?
Originally, her late June her was filled with melancholic blue and muddy black, but as much as her today was full of fun things, her bright and warm colors her were painted over her muddy memories of her.
“It’s thanks to you Joo-hwan. Thank you.”
June 30th. Mother’s anniversary.
The child who always cried sadly because of missing you is finally able to smile widely.
… It would have been nice if it had ended so emotionally.
[Powerful luck on sex intervenes.]
– Oh no ♡
A strange moaning sounded from somewhere.
Surprised by that, the two heads turned to the source of the sound.
“Is it there?”
Among the tents pitched on the grass, there was a tent that rocked exceptionally violently. Even though it was quite a distance, you could tell how intense the sound was when you could hear it.
Jeong Ha-yeon nodded her head with a reddened face.
“Yes. I think the tent fits. How in the park…….”
Currently, it is still 2016.
Could it be that it was before the law banned closing the slopes of tents?
– Haha ♡
There were also a lot of closed room tents rocking all over the Han River.
Seo Joo-hwan glanced at Jung Ha-yeon. And in an instant, her eyes met with her blushing face.
It was just when he was about to speak with a smirk.
“Joo Hwan-ah.”
Jeong Ha-yeon looked up at him, adding strength to her hand that was holding her.
“Yeah, I want to do it today.”
“… Shall we rent a tent?”
“Mi, you crazy bastard! Let’s go home!”
“I can’t stand it until then. If I drive now, I will have an accident.”
“Hey…!”
Seo Joo-hwan tried to rent a tent, and Jung Ha-yeon stopped him with a tear-stained face and a red-hot face.
“Yah! Oh, some!”
“Joo-hwan can’t stand it.”
“Hold on, you madman!”
Jeong Ha-yeon, who hung on her arm to stop him, was dragged along.
