Chapter 129 – #129. Misunderstanding
I really liked my brother’s coat, which I received in real life, more than I expected.
Of course, I paid 1.5 million won each, and it would be strange if it wasn’t pretty, but I couldn’t help but exclaim when I opened the packaging right in front of the front door.
After all, money is good.
It was rewarding to work while sleeping less for the past few days.
Now, as long as the final revised version of the last page is delivered, the exhausting outsourcing is over.
Actually, it was supposed to be finished yesterday, but it was postponed one more day due to a belated request to change the position of the underwear a little.
“Diri~ Diriri~”
I was so tired that my dark circles would sag, but I hummed at the thought of quickly putting this on my brother.
I think it will suit you really well~
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
When I unlocked the password and opened the door, the first thing that caught my eye was my brother’s sneakers, which were a little crooked.
Why are my brother’s shoes, which he said he would definitely go to exercise, already…
Normally, it would take two hours, but today it took a little over an hour, and it seemed that he had already returned.
But that wasn’t the point.
Computer…
It looks like you didn’t turn off the computer.
Throwing off my slippers, I tried to hide my anxiety and called my brother’s name.
“…Brother?”
All the lights are off like when I went out.
But only one thing had changed.
“Brother…”
I couldn’t help but be surprised by the sight of my brother sitting in front of my computer and scrolling down.
A soft light illuminates her brother’s face.
Took.
The courier box he was holding in his arms fell.
“What are you doing now…?”
Profit.
As the chair rotates, my brother’s body also faces me.
And there…
My brother, whose face was colder than ice, was biting his lip.
“Hannah.”
Thump thump thump
The sound of your heart beating fast.
How far did my brother check?
One photoshop file I have right now?
The Illustrator world page you opened for payment?
Even messages exchanged with other clients…?
Ah… That’s absolutely not possible, but that’s for real…
If my brother sees it…
“You. What.”
“…Yes?”
“You. What?”
“What question is that?”
With just three letters, my mentality began to shatter.
My body starts to tremble.
“Answer me well. From now on.”
I swallowed a gulp and nodded slowly.
“Sit here.”
My brother got up from my chair and sat me down on the computer chair.
“Hold the mouse.”
Caught the mouse
“You said you were taking an illustration lecture, right? Then go to the lecture page and log in.”
I have to follow my brother’s instructions…
I have to follow…
My hand didn’t budge, as if under a petrification spell. No I couldn’t
“Under. You didn’t even register at all?”
My brother, who noticed everything, clicked his tongue in amazement and ran his hand through his bangs.
“Good. Okay. Then next.”
This was just a prelude.
The page my brother clicked on after snatching the mouse from my hand was the request I had exchanged with other men.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“That’s it…”
“Do you think I’ll get mad at you for drawing someone else’s illustration?”
…At least I was angry, so I thought my brother might be too.
“…No?”
When I questioned him back, my brother looked at me and slammed his desk down with his fist.
“Uh. Not angry I’m not a kid, and you’re going to work to earn a living, so why would you say anything about that?”
I thought it was more generous than I thought, but the follow-up hits were enough to knock me down.
“You know what the fuck I am?”
“You lied to me for two weeks.”
“He told me that he would take illustration lectures every day and go to study cafes, and draw other people’s drawings.”
“You didn’t sleep at dawn and were rustling, so I worried about what was going on, and you said nothing happened.”
“Couldn’t it be that you sent me to draw this as well? Want to draw comfortably at home while outside or rolling? It’s not really funny.”
“No…! It really isn’t…”
Tears are welling up at her brother’s words.
What hurts me more than my brother’s words is his expression of disappointment.
“No, what is it? If I collapsed from exhaustion after working out and slept, I wouldn’t have painted it because I wanted it at this time. Am I wrong?”
“But this is all for my brother…”
“Don’t say anything funny. You liar bitch.”
My brother, who didn’t even give me a chance to answer, took his cell phone and wallet that were on his desk and spurred on the front door.
I didn’t even know what to say to hold on to my brother, so I collapsed on the spot.
“…Brother.”
* * *
Clap clap clap clap.
As the cold alcohol traveled down my throat, I felt a surge of intoxication rise.
“Fuck…”
The back of my head, which no one had hit, was so painful that it was tingling.
I feel like an idiot for thinking of delivering a coupling.
Of course, I had no intention of tackling Naeun for her work itself.
Rather, it was a global loss for Naeun to only paint my works.
I was a person who really liked Naeun’s other paintings before my work.
Even if I only drew my own illustration, I would be able to apply for one picture per month, but considering Naeun’s work speed, I could draw two or three more pictures even if I did other work.
However, when I found out through the message window that I lied and hid it from me, my mood hit the bottom for a while.
To be honest, the content of the request was a bit of a mess.
Of course, when they made the request like me, they probably didn’t know that Naeun was a woman at all, but the conversation between Naeun and her clients was dirtier and darker than me and her request mail.
I couldn’t understand why Naeun made that choice.
Weiying. Weiying.
Ringing cell phone.
I don’t know how many times Naeun has been calling me already, but I was just ignoring her because I wasn’t angry yet.
I thought it would be better not to answer the phone because I thought I would only scream.
Putting the soju bottle to my mouth, I looked at the ducks floating on the river.
Contrary to my troubled heart, these guys seem infinitely comfortable.
Ha… Why don’t we just go home today…
It was me who had a hard time keeping my mind together.
* * *
[Call]
[Brother]
I don’t take it… I don’t take it…
The fact that the periodic cut-off time changes each time the beep sounds is evidence that my brother is deliberately ignoring my calls.
Sitting on a bed that was too big to be alone, I just kept trying to call my brother.
I need to clear up the misunderstanding…
That it wasn’t like that…
He said he wanted to buy a present for his brother…
My brother’s face, who kept pushing me with a scarred face, flickers in my eyes.
I thought I had cried until just a moment ago, but when I remembered my brother’s face, my tear ducts started to fail again.
“Huh. Whoops.”
I hugged the coat I was going to give to my brother.
Even though the smooth texture was touching my skin, my heart felt like someone was constantly putting sharp thumbtacks into it.
Where did it go wrong?
Was it something that shouldn’t have been hidden?
It seemed to me that if an apology softened my brother’s heart, I would be able to get on his knees at least.
But that is also something that my brother has to come home to answer my phone call.
Helpless to do anything, I just pressed the call button again.
It was the moment when I wondered if I would not receive it again.
[Hello.]
…I wondered if I was hearing hallucinations, so I quickly removed the phone from my ear and checked the screen.
[Brother 00:06]
As soon as I confirmed that my brother had received it properly, I thought I should clear up the misunderstanding, but my heart didn’t allow it.
[Oppa aaa… Uh uh… Where are you…]
[Outside.]
Who knows what’s outside who doesn’t know
[When come…]
[I don’t know.]
[I… I… Did it wrong… I’m lost…]
Ahh… I wanted to say it a little more properly, but it didn’t work because tears and runny nose kept coming out.
Brother with no answer.
He wondered if he hung up just in case, so he checked again, but I guess it wasn’t.
[…The innermost part of the dresser drawer.]
…Dressing table?
[I’m trying to open it.]
Pop.
After saying that, my brother hung up the phone.
I haven’t been able to explain my story yet, and I haven’t been able to say that I’ll come back soon…
However, I was very concerned about my brother’s last words, so I put my brother’s coat in a corner and got up from the bed.
I opened the chest of drawers with a weak gait and found a navy blue jewelry box.
…Could it be our 100th day gift?
Reaching out my hand and taking out the box, I opened the lid.
“Heeheein…”
Sobs erupted again from my mouth, unable to overcome the sadness.
Because what my brother had prepared was a very beautiful pair of rings.
