Chapter 15 – Episode 15
“Ehehe.”
“Hey, that’s it.”
“Yes~?”
“Let’s relax our arms a little?”
“Why? “It’s good~”
Of course, I like it too.
The smug feeling of walking arm in arm with a beautiful woman and the feel of her breasts in my arms are really nice.
It’s all good.
As expected, I worry about what people around me think.
As good as it is, it also bothers me.
Moreover, if all the people around you are young college students.
“Is it uncomfortable?”
“Uh, that’s…”
“I guess my brother was uncomfortable with me…”
“No, no, it’s not that, it’s the people around you.”
“What do you think?”
At the same time, Gahye crossed her arms even more tightly, and judging by her expression, it was clear that she was enjoying it.
“Hey.”
“Ehehehe.”
Only then did Ga-hye open her arms.
This guy was enjoying my embarrassment.
“If you’re going to be so embarrassed, you don’t have to come out in the first place, right?”
“That’s because I’m worried.”
Morning air.
A city that is slowly waking up and starting to move actively.
Students heading to school to take classes or for other reasons.
Meanwhile, Gahye and I were walking.
“That senior won’t be able to go to school anyway?”
“Really?”
“Yes, it was rumored that you did something like that, so there were a lot of comforting messages sent to me last night, right?”
Gahye seems to be showing off her cell phone.
“It’s really hard to answer each question. The keypad is so small that it’s hard to type.”
How did you get so many numbers during that one night of opening party?
The ability of children to interact these days is truly amazing.
Or…
The thoughts of my mind are moving quickly as I am already starting to worry.
Or, there were that many kids who approached Gahye with evil intentions from the beginning.
This is persuasive.
So I became even more convinced that what I was doing now was right.
The day after something unpleasant happened to Gahye, the choice I made was to pick her up because she had to go to school anyway.
I go to school with Gahye.
No, I’m not an elementary school student. I thought about it, but I was more worried than I was.
You never know what else might happen.
It might be a good idea to walk with Gahye and check to see if there’s anyone worth watching out for.
More than anything, I want to protect Ga-hye to the extent possible because I don’t know what that bastard who tried to do bad things to Ga-hye will do again.
With that in mind, I left the house with Ga-hye early in the morning, but it seems like another problem arises.
It hurts to look at the people around me.
Especially, the gaze of men.
I don’t know if it was because I was young and didn’t know etiquette, or if it was just a combination that stood out, but there were a lot of guys who looked at me and Gahye walking together.
No, why are there so many people who go to school in the first period in the first place?
‘I guess it’s the beginning of the semester… How can they pretend to be sincere if they’re going to quit morning classes after just two weeks anyway?’
No, don’t talk alone.
Receiving young looks of envy and envy in the morning is truly a burden.
“Okay then, I’ll go now.”
Before we knew it, we had arrived in front of the school.
Ga-hye waved her hand and disappeared amidst the crowds of students coming up from the subway and those walking in.
This is not a child waving her hand in greeting.
It’s like a puppy wagging her tail.
I gave a light wave and looked around for a moment.
The school stands still, as if nothing has changed and as if it has changed a lot.
In front of the cafeteria where we always bought coffee, many students gathered, just like in the past.
The fact that there are so many students in the morning will probably decrease in 2–3 weeks.
As I looked around for a moment, reminiscing about the past, I felt like drinking coffee.
I ate it so many times in the past that I got sick of it, but it would be nice to taste that taste again.
As I slowly walked through the line, someone called me from behind.
“Brother? Junseok hyung?”
It’s a voice I know.
When I look back, someone looks at me and looks surprised.
“Oh, it’s Junseok hyung as expected?”
“Uh…”
Ah, I’m not good at remembering people.
It was clearly someone I knew, but who was it?
After being dumbfounded for about 3 seconds, I barely remembered the other person’s name.
“Uh, Jiwon?”
“Yes, bro, it’s been a while! “What’s going on here?”
Jiwon Kim. My junior was standing there.
***
We sat in a corner of the lounge that we hadn’t seen since we were in school.
“Was there a place like this?”
“This is newly built. Newly built.”
Jiwon sits in front of me and explains.
“Hyung, how have you been?”
“I have a company…”
Umm.
“I went.”
“Do you keep going or send me away?”
“Uh, well.”
“Wow, I’m jealous. I’m jealous.”
Looking at Jiwon’s body going limp while saying that, you can only see fatigue.
“You went to graduate school, right?”
“Yes, I am currently in my second year of graduate school. Second year.”
“I see… Is it worth doing?”
“Oh, don’t even talk about it, graduate students are slaves.”
Jiwon speaks in self-deprecation.
Well, it’s hard to be a graduate student.
“Why did you come to graduate school? You should have just gotten a job!”
“I’m going to graduate school because it’s difficult to get a job.”
“Oh, that’s right!”
The way she immediately reflects is very typical of Kim Ji-won.
“Anyway, what’s going on at school? “It’s a weekday?”
“Uh, I’m just taking a break today, but while I’m taking a break, I’m nearby, so I’ll take a moment…”
“Wow, bro, do you live around here?”
“Uh, about thirty minutes away?”
“Wow, you live really close.”
I’m still staying in the same room I stayed in when I was in school.
“Better than a dormitory.”
“I’ll go out sometime.”
“Yes, yes.”
It’s nice to see a familiar face after a long time.
Of course, even if that face is the face we broke up with 30 minutes ago…
“Oppa!”
When I turned to the side at the lively sound, I saw Gahye coming this way.
“Uh, weren’t you in class?”
“Today, I just called attendance, and it was over.”
“I see.”
As soon as Gahye finished saying that, she plopped down on top of me.
Hey, wait a minute?
“Brother… Is he…?”
In front, Jiwon was looking at me with an expression I hadn’t seen in 4 years.
As I was wondering what to answer, Gahye asked me the same question.
“Oppa, who is this person?”
“Uh, he’s my former junior, his name is Jiwon Kim.”
When I gestured for them to at least say hello, the two greeted awkwardly.
“And here, come down, come down, hoo… I’m Gahye Lim.”
Listen to yes, and yes at the same time.
It’s good when it’s just the two of us, but when there are three, the atmosphere becomes awkward.
“That…”
Jiwon, who was about to ask more, stops him.
It seems like the misunderstanding has been completed arbitrarily.
When I say girlfriend, it’s a bit weird.
As I was thinking that, Gahye answered.
“It’s my brother’s girlfriend, ehehe.”
At that moment, time stopped.
If it comes out of your mouth so clearly, I guess I have nothing to say.
No, before that, is our relationship like that?
Really?
“Hoo… Huh…”
Jiwon couldn’t really answer and could only express his admiration.
“Oh, that’s right, I forgot something. I’ll go first because I have something to do… See you later, bro. Have a good time, you two.”
Kim Ji-won leaves as if he was being considerate.
When Jiwon went, Gahye naturally sat across from him.
“Oppa, can I drink this?”
“Hey Gahye.”
“Yes?”
Gahye answers while taking my coffee and drinking it.
Yes, just taking my coffee and drinking it.
No, that’s not important.
“What I just said…”
She felt embarrassed and somehow awkward, but felt she had to ask.
So I somehow managed to get the question out of my mouth, but the phone ringing interrupted me.
There is no one who will call me in the morning.
“I got a call, brother.”
“Uh, yes.”
I tried to ignore it, but then I received it.
Why did my former boss call me?
“Ah, yes, boss.”
〈Uh, can I call you now? 〉
At this time, it’s like he’s calling me as soon as he gets to work.
“Why are you doing that?”
〈 That guy I mentioned last time, looking into the company. 〉
“Oh, yes.”
〈I will find at least one thing within three days, so please wait a little longer.〉
“Yes.”
Why are you saying such useless things?
〈And that…〉
“Yes.”
〈 Well… I was really sorry about yesterday. If you need anything more, please contact me anytime. 〉
The warrior commander speaks with emphasis on the last word: to me.
Oh, that’s why I’m calling you in the morning.
I’m trying to cover up for my son so that nothing more happens.
〈 Then, I’ll contact you again later. 〉
The phone call ends like that one-sidedly.
I put my cell phone on the table, and now I have to bring up the uncomfortable topic with Gahye again.
Girlfriend, what on earth is it that suddenly becomes established like that?
No, it’s funny to ask this, but it’s also funny since when did I end up in that position towards Gahye, and if it was a joke before, it’s funny that I’m shaken by a single word like a high school student, but I have to ask anyway.
It was that time.
“Oppa, call me again.”
The table vibrates and the cell phone rings again.
Oh, what on earth.
I don’t usually get phone calls, but it’s suddenly so popular.
It’s a call from my father.
“Father?”
〈 Hey, how are you? 〉
“Yes, of course, but what are you doing in the morning?”
It’s a little scary when my dad calls me because there’s always something going on.
〈I heard from your uncle that you were fired from the company? 〉
“Ah, well, that’s how it went.”
I became very embarrassed.
I couldn’t help but laugh, haha.
〈What are you going to do?〉
“I am currently looking for another company, and I think I will be able to move quickly.”
〈Really? Well then, I’m glad…〉
There was silence for a moment.
My father always has a habit of pausing when he has something to say.
“Why are you doing that?”
〈No, it’s nothing else.〉
My father starts speaking while clearing his throat.
〈How is Ga-hye doing? 〉
“Ah, yes…”
〈 That’s right, it’s not that I doubt you or anything. 〉
My father paused again, then continued.
〈 To Gahye, are you… Being ‘good’? 〉
A moment of silence.
No, I reflexively respond for fear that even silence might be misunderstood.
“Of course.”
〈Okay…〉
No, shouldn’t you have been worried about that in the first place when you were showing favor to me, a man?
〈 That’s right, I originally didn’t say anything because I trusted you. 〉
Is your faith strong or weak?
〈 Should I be ‘nice’ to Gahye? Got it? 〉
Uh, is that still safe?
While I was hesitating to answer for a moment, my father continued.
〈Well, you will do well. Believe. Then hang up.〉
My father also unilaterally hangs up the phone.
If my father says that, he’s really giving me advice.
As I was just looking at the phone, Gahye called me.
“Oppa~”
Gahye offers me coffee again with a grin.
He turns the coffee cup around and hands it to me, as if joking, “Please drink from the same part I just drank from.”
“What were you trying to ask?”
To Ga-hye, who looks at me with a bright smile, I…
“Uh, no, no.”
I had no choice but to change my mind.
Oh, is it already too late? What should I do about this?
What should I do?
