Chapter 173 – 173. Vacation
Surprisingly, the number of relationships itself has decreased slightly as I have a new hobby of dressing up and taking pictures.
Actually, it’s probably because of my part-time job rather than my hobby.
At least, Winter worked at a donut shop from 9:00, so it was plenty, but I worked 7 hours from 6:30 to 1:30 in the morning.
No matter how close I was to my house, I had to wake up at 5:30 to be on time, and of course, if I woke up at that time, I couldn’t even dream of morning sex.
“Brother, let’s go.”
“Let’s go.”
Instead, it was a pretty good break to finish working at the convenience store first, change clothes, and grab a couple of donuts at Winter’s part-time job.
When I glance at my work, Winter also glances at me.
I was sipping coffee and watching winter, and when the part-time job was over around 3 o’clock, it was so cute to see him running to my side.
I have no intention of hiding it anyway, and there is no one to hide it from, so I openly cross my arms and show off my affection.
“What did I explain to people who work part-time like you?”
“I called you my brother.”
“Really?”
“My dear brother.”
“It’s not wrong.”
We go back to the house with our arms crossed and chatter like that, and when Winter comes back dressed in fluff, we hold hands again and go outside.
I don’t go around with a specific place to go, I simply wander around my house for about an hour and a half and take pictures.
A few chapters make them look like siblings on good terms.
A few shots to make you look like an affectionate lover.
A few chapters to look like friends full of friendship.
“Let’s send this. This.”
“Doesn’t this look too much like a lover?”
“It’s better than anything else, though.”
“But.”
Unlike when I take pictures at home, I take several pictures of everyday life, choose the one that looks like a brother and sister and send it to my mom, and she always sends me a thumbs up emoticon.
When I went to get some side dishes the other day, he told me to come back often.
Since I can’t visit during the week because I have a part-time job, I thought it would be better to send a picture, so I tried it and he liked it quite a bit.
Winter calls me sometimes and says something to send me more pictures.
After all, there seems to be no need for a picture of the furry son.
I don’t have one more waxing.
“Oh, there’s a call.”
“Are you Mom?”
“Uh… Isn’t it?”
“⋯What is it? Is it a girl?”
“Uh.”
“What?”
“Your friend’s sister. Hey.”
“Ah.”
Then, from time to time, uninvited guests appear who interrupt the date like this.
The other day, my friend who went to the army didn’t call me to have a meal together when he was on vacation.
Once, a junior called me after drinking in the early afternoon and asked for dating advice.
No, there are more than half a year left in the enlistment, but why are you frowning at me because you are so anxious?
“Hello?”
– Hey, Ga-eul Kim.
“Why. Mr. Shin Nara.”
-When you took the exam the other day, you didn’t pretend to know me at school and chewed on me?
“I’m busy looking for my girlfriend, but where do I have time to care about my girlfriend?”
-Oh yeah? A sister is more important than a friend, right?
Even though their parents found out that they were dating her younger sister right away, there are cubs who live well,
“Uh.”
– Huh?
“Would you like to have a boyfriend too?”
-I know. Now that I have a boyfriend, I don’t even think of friends.
It’s quite off the road, but there are people who eat and live similarly.
“What is it, brother? Nara unnie has a boyfriend?”
-Ah, is winter by your side?
“Certainly wouldn’t it?”
-What of course?
“Brother. Change me for a moment.”
How come I tossed my cell phone to Winter, who seemed more interested than me, and the two of them were very busy chatting about congratulations and what he looked like.
Because it’s a lover.
Well, it wasn’t an order that he couldn’t make if he was interested.
Even though the spectrum is a little special, it’s not like there’s only one person like us.
I’m not particularly selfless, but seeing someone step forward warms my heart.
I never intended to say it with my mouth, but secretly wished for congratulations in my heart.
I hope everyone lives well.
Because people like me and winter are living well.
***
“Ah… Are my babies here?”
“Yes. What about Dad?”
“Take a nap. ⋯ Whew.”
As soon as the weekend came, I went to her home to reflect her face, and unexpectedly, her mother was making a troubled expression.
⋯What is it?
Did Dad do something wrong again?
“What happened?”
“Oh, mom is fine. Something bad happened.”
At the moment, I looked back at my memory to see if I had sent the wrong picture when I sent it, but I was able to quickly realize that it wasn’t because of that reason.
“What makes marriage such a big deal, really…”
“Who are you talking about, Mom?”
“No, no. You don’t have to know
“⋯What happened to John hyung?”
“⋯Did you hear?”
“No, just. When it comes to marriage, there is only hyung.”
Oh, it doesn’t seem like it’s been a while since I wished everyone a good life.
Of course, it wasn’t easy for me either.
I didn’t realize that living well was such a difficult thing until I bumped into it.
“My eldest uncle and your cousin fought. That’s why my eldest aunt was having a hard time.”
“Isn’t that always the case?”
“…I heard they fought a lot while swearing.”
The reason our siblings were able to survive even after bumping into each other was probably because her mother confronted us as she couldn’t stop and ran.
But being her parents doesn’t mean they’re the only ones who can warmly embrace her child.
I’ve been thinking about it for a long time too, but I was worried that if I became a father, I would become a hard and inflexible father like my great uncle.
Even though I’ve become a little flexible because Kyeol-gyeol kept rubbing my essence, I’m never like my mother.
“It’s enough for the children to be upset, since even the husband is causing trouble…”
“⋯Are you talking about me?”
For a moment, I was startled as if he was talking to us, but I was able to meet my dad who greeted us with a sleepy face.
“Ah, you. Woke up?”
“Uh… Have autumn and winter come?”
“I’m home.”
“Uh, yes…”
Still far from natural.
To be honest, it’s very awkward.
“I guess you know that too? Rotten inside me.”
“Sorry. I always say that, I am.”
“I’m sorry, go to the bathroom and wash your face. The kids are dirty because they have eyes glued to their father’s eyes.”
“I went to bed after washing in the morning, so what?”
“Go quickly, go quickly.”
And if you have to judge it, isn’t it better than your great uncle? It is true that I think that.
Stories I hear from my cousins, older sisters, and mothers since I was little.
A story that we sometimes meet during holidays or ancestral rites.
Putting the two together, even when I was young, I knew that my uncle was a cramped person.
Maybe that’s why I didn’t want to be a father.
One ran away, and one is a so-called kkondae.
Even I didn’t have the confidence to do better than those two.
“Anyway, you two didn’t eat lunch, did you? Mom will prepare it for you, so wait a little longer. Ugh, I’m losing weight.”
“⋯ Am I more into it?”
“Your face has gotten thinner. Very just.”
“Have I lost weight too, Mom?”
“If you look closely, how did your daughter gain more weight? Don’t you steal all of your brother’s rice?”
“No!”
Wouldn’t it be a blessing for us to have a mom who could joke like this comfortably like her friend?
Humans are animals that love comparisons, so there’s nothing we can do about it.
If I thought about whether I could do it like my mother, it was obvious that she would never be able to do it.
If I thought about whether Winter would be able to do it like my mother, it was obvious that I would never be able to do it.
“Look! I only gained 1 kg!”
“Okay? In her mother’s eyes, it’s a bit overcooked ⋯, uh. Watching my daughter exercise diligently. The belly fat is gone.”
“I don’t even have belly fat, but why do you say you gained weight, mom?”
“Mother must have misunderstood. ⋯But you look fat. I gained a lot of weight elsewhere.”
“Oh, my real mother!”
Ho ho ho, seeing my mother’s smile made me feel so grateful.
Thank you for raising me.
Thank you for giving birth
⋯In many ways.
It’s a bit of a crap idea, but it can’t be helped, right?
Because I can’t even imagine myself when Winter wasn’t in the world.
From what I can see, he committed suicide while serving in the military, really.
It was a bitch, but I barely survived thanks to my younger brother.
“Fall is here too, so take some weight. You are really missing.”
“Oh no way… What is it?”
“Oh my, my son has grown thin again. Don’t you eat meat?”
“I don’t know about breakfast, but I eat dinner every day…”
“Do some exercise. If you do too much, you will lose weight.”
The only thing I got during those fucking days was this one.
I looked at the weight scale, where the numbers went down again, and I fell into grief.
Are the muscles falling out like soft flesh?
“Honey, since I washed my face, I’ll have some rice.”
“You know me as a rice machine, don’t you?”
“Then noodles…”
“Okay, okay. I am lying on the sofa and resting.”
“Noodles, not ramen! Understand?”
“Okay! Just tell me!”
“Okay, okay.”
With her hair lightly wet, she trudged along in her stride, then noticed her dad slumped on the sofa.
Still, the body is fine, so it doesn’t look ugly.
Looking at my mother, who was furious with her father, but her eyes were smiling, I hardened her heart.
Quit the gym
I didn’t want to draw a future where I become a man with a belly and get bullied by Winter.
It seems that there is a limit to exercise in the corner of the room, so I should take Winter with me and do a gym.
Now it’s mine without anyone saying anything.
You can show others how much you exercise.
“⋯Hey, brother.”
“Why.”
“Shouldn’t it be reduced?”
“No.”
I decided to ignore the words of the whispering winter.
Not because of that, really.
If you do it three or four times a day, you won’t lose weight.
⋯ Probably.
