episode_0259

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“No, what kind of mother is like that?”

Glancing at Shin Jeong-ah, who was sitting in a corner of the police box, the police officer who had gone out to dispatch grumbled to his senior.

It was nice to know personal information and even call the student’s mother.

However, the student’s mother asked him to bring the student home as it was inconvenient to pick him up in person.

[Teacher, we did that…]

As I was trying to explain, as this does not always happen, a high-pitched, tearing sound rang through the police box.

[You pay taxes! What will be the difference if I do a little bit?]

When I thought back to that voice that seemed like it would never work through compromise, my face crumpled.

“Usually yes. Does the child get out of the way on his own? Everyone has problems at home, so let’s go astray.”

The senior muttered with an unimpressed expression while sipping mixed coffee.

The police officer, who was thinking for a moment about the lottery ticket he bought yesterday, glanced at his watch and slurped coffee from a paper cup into his mouth.

“Well, I’ll take you with me when I go on patrol. Let’s go with Yudori.”

“Ugh, yes.”

The senior spoke as if it always happened, and the junior sighed slightly and nodded.

A few tens of minutes later, Shin Jeong-ah got out of the patrol car.

“I’ll be watching you until you get home, so make sure to go in.”

The female police officer sitting in the passenger seat spoke, and Shin Jeong-ah had a meaningless eyeball fight with her.

Shin Jeong-ah saw her house located at the end of a secluded alley.

The lights were still on on the top floor of the shabby villa, on the fifth floor.

11 o’clock. It’s still too early for that person.

Shin Jeong-ah gritted her teeth. She glanced at the police car, then turned and went into the house.

Climb the stairs to the 2nd and 3rd floors. Every time I go up the stairs, the light turns on.

Beyond the small windows on each floor, the red and blue lights of the police car were still flashing.

“…….”

Shall we stay here until we go? A thought occurred to her, but she did not stop walking.

So the 4th and 5th floors. She stood in front of room 501.

She stood again in front of the door with peeling paint that was both familiar and unpleasant.

Shin Jeong-ah closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Then I pressed the password on the door lock and entered the house.

And before she could even take off her shoes, something flew past her cheek and hit the door.

When it hit the door, it became fragments and scattered to the floor, and Shin Jeong-ah slowly moved her gaze to look at the poor victim.

It was a small watch goods with her favorite character drawn on it.

“The police called me because I was wondering what this crazy bitch was doing! Call me!!”

Her mother, holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand, greeted her with an earthy face.

Her mother, who must have been happy to see her daughter after a long time, approached her with great strides.

And he hit Shin Jeong-ah on the cheek with his thick hand.

– mate!

With a cheerful sound, Shin Jeong-ah’s body was thrown into the shoe cabinet.

The shoe cabinet shook with a clatter.

“I gave birth to a bitch like you and ate seaweed soup, seaweed soup!”

Several more hand strikes followed, and each threshing ended when the bodies of both the hitter and the hit person swelled.

Is it because the anger hasn’t resolved yet, or is it because I’ve been drinking and moving my body?

The woman, whose face was redder than before, huffed and went back to her room.

Shin Jeong-ah sat down on the cold front door and silenced the pain for a while.

The numb cheek steadily began to swell, and the lip that had been torn from the hit began to slightly bleed.

It hurt, but it didn’t hurt.

Even as tears streamed down from the pain, Inho was the only thing on her mind.

‘In the end, it’s the same place, Inho.’

She quickly got up and entered her room.

A room with trash rolling around.

Shin Jeong-ah, sitting at the desk, took out the spring note pinned inside the drawer.

– Sararak

When I unfolded it with my index finger, a neat picture was revealed.

Shin Jeong-ah turned the page a few more times. There were pictures of attractive people on every page.

When she reached the middle of the note, Shin Jeong-ah’s hand stopped.

A picture of a sharp-looking man was drawn with great care.

Shin Jeong-ah swept it with her hand.

“Inho.”

Recalling the day when she fell in love with him at first sight, Shin Jeong-ah called him out loud.

Silence and stillness. No one answered the call.

Because my body and mind were already far away from answering her voice.

“Ah… I just hope it’s all over.”

Pulling her legs together, she muttered.

***

“Teacher?”

The late visitor was Yoon Sia.

I opened the door to see what was going on, and I was panting for a while even after entering the house, wondering where it came from.

“Nothing happened, right?”

“Police, did you call me?”

“Yes, I think I’ll be late. I thought he went to your house. You can’t contact me again.”

“Ah….”

The cell phone was in his room.

After the video call, I didn’t even want to look at my phone, so I threw it on the sofa.

Yoon Si-ah gave a detailed account of the situation after the call ended.

“You did something reckless.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Kang In-ho suddenly spoke.

It was a tone that felt like a complete scolding.

“I still do it for you…”

Yun Si-ah, angry at being rejected by Jeong Seong, raised her voice for a moment and then closed her mouth.

This was because Kang In-ho’s face was so sunken as he looked at her.

“The fact that he acted like that even after knowing that Jeong-ah was acting radically doesn’t mean he wasn’t reckless.”

“…….”

He said clearly, as if he wouldn’t accept any excuses, and Yoon Sia didn’t think about resisting any further.

“Okay, I’ll be careful next time. But Inho…”

Yun Shia responded positively to his words in an obedient manner and secretly began to pray.

“Can I sleep here today?”

“Here? Why?”

“Like you said… I don’t know how Jeong-ah will act, but I’m a little anxious.”

Yoon Sia looked at him as she put her index fingers together.

That shy yet bold action gave Kang In-ho a headache.

***

“…I should have done this a long time ago.”

Inside the house, which is a mess. Something red is scattered everywhere.

The girl sitting in the middle of the disaster was holding a lighter she had taken out of her bag.

“Inho.”

Shin Jeong-ah called him out loud.

Death and silence. No one responded.

The man she desperately seeks is too far away.

“Let’s just get it over with. I’m tired.”

She moved her thumb.

click,

click,

click,

click,

The light came on.