episode_0015

Mid-July, after final exams were over.

Midsummer has arrived in earnest.

The humid and hot weather has continued for several days.

And there is something that naturally comes with summer.

It was the rainy season.

‘After all, it’s today.’

I looked outside the school, where it was raining like crazy.

Has the sky been opened?

Why is there so much coming?

‘I didn’t bring an umbrella.’

I usually carry a small foldable umbrella, but today I temporarily moved it to another bag because of work yesterday.

So it went on for a few days and just wasn’t there today.

Unfortunately, the rainy season started today and it started to rain.

The weather forecast said it would start tomorrow.

As expected, the forecast could not be trusted.

“Riya probably doesn’t have an umbrella either…”

Moreover, Riya was also likely to not have an umbrella.

Her folding umbrella is also in her bag at home.

We shouldn’t have gone together yesterday.

That means there was no one to borrow the umbrella from. Hoyeon went first.

What should I do?

“Hey.”

At that time, someone spoke from behind.

I hear it relatively often recently. A voice I can now call a friend.

“Don’t you have an umbrella?”

“Nothing.”

Yuwon walked this way, holding an umbrella in his hand.

Perhaps because he had cleaned off his previously messy hair, he was a guy who could be called quite handsome.

‘There’s about half a year left before I meet the heroine.’

Hasegawa Asuka is the heroine of this novel.

She and Kang Yu-won met after entering school next year.

At that time… I was still an ordinary Asa with few friends.

It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I started trying to fix my hair a little bit, but I didn’t expect to change it now.

I was a little surprised when I first saw it organized.

I don’t think there’s any particular reason.

‘Just a slightly brighter change of heart?’

That seemed to be about it.

“What about Riya?”

“The teacher called me and I went.”

“Let’s share and shop together?”

“No, Riya doesn’t have an umbrella either.”

“The event cannot be established.”

And then, after thinking for a moment, he suddenly took out a notebook and immediately held out the long umbrella to me.

It was a fairly large umbrella that could easily fit two people.

“Go to the convenience store and buy an umbrella.”

“And you?”

“I have to wait while setting up and organizing things.”

After saying those words, Yuwon immediately sat down on a nearby bench and began concentrating on his notebook.

Even though he’s not good at interpersonal relationships, he’s a good guy.

“Then I’ll be back soon.”

After saying that, I headed straight to the convenience store.

It would be better to go quickly before Riya comes out.

The rain was heavier than expected.

But the good news is that there is a convenience store not far away.

On the way, the socks inside my sneakers got a little wet… but it wasn’t like my whole body got wet.

‘I just need one, right?’

It was a waste to buy two at a convenience store.

There are many umbrellas at home, but it is inefficient to buy two for single use.

So, I grabbed a plastic umbrella, paid the bill, and left the convenience store.

“Good luck.”

When I leave the convenience store, I am across the street.

Ho-yeon and Haryeong could be seen crossing together using an umbrella.

‘Didn’t you go first?’

Considering all the time I’ve been gone, I don’t think I’ll just stay here.

Did you go there on purpose to meet him first?

It’s more serious than I thought.

Since when did you stick around like that?

‘…It’s not my concern.’

Although I was curious, it was a friend’s love story.

The atmosphere has been quite nice lately, and I didn’t think there was any need to interfere.

I can’t hear what he’s saying right now, but looking at Hoyeon’s expression, he seems to be in a good mood.

After thinking that, I went back to school without even looking at them.

It’s still raining like crazy.

I thought that if a lot of people came this evening, they would probably come by early morning tomorrow.

When I almost arrived at school, listening to the sound of rain.

“….!!”

I was able to discover

Riya standing in the school, drenched in rain.

My whole body was wet and hanging down.

‘why?’

I ran straight to her with doubts in my mind.

My socks got completely wet from the rain, but I didn’t really care anymore.

Because there was something much more important than that before my eyes right now.

“Li, what’s going on?”

“Sihyeon.”

Riya, who was dusting her hair with the outerwear she had at school, soon saw that I had come and came towards me.

Even the school uniform was wet, just a little, but it was see-through.

“Ha…”

In my bag was the gym clothes I was going to take to wash.

After thinking of him, I quickly took out the gym top from my bag and put it on her.

“I was going to go, but it rained too much.”

“It was hard for me to stop him from going right away.”

Yuwon, who was looking at his notebook from behind, frowned at me and said.

You tried to go without an umbrella?

Why on earth?

“I don’t want to spend it alone.”

“…”

Riya was like this sometimes.

When I leave alone, he tries to stay with me even if it means going out of his way to do so.

It didn’t happen that much.

But… it was really difficult sometimes when things like this happened.

“Huh… Riya.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t do that next time.”

“…Okay.”

After saying that, Riya swept up her wet hair.

You wouldn’t know it if my hair was short, but because it was quite long, the moisture wasn’t going to disappear in a short period of time.

Hair that needs a proper shower.

But, unfortunately, Riya’s parents probably won’t be at home today.

You both have plans.

‘I think it would be hard to leave you alone now…’

He said he didn’t do that, but if something like this happened, he would try to be with me as much as possible that day.

If so, there is one thing you can do here.

After returning Yuwon’s umbrella to him, I opened the new one I bought and said to her.

“Riya, let’s go to my house.”

“Sihyeon’s house?”

“Because it’s hard to go home in this condition.”

There was only one umbrella, so if I was going to go, it was better to go to my house nearby.

Since my parents are at home, I can get help.

As I approached her with the umbrella open, she also came next to me and got under the umbrella.

It wasn’t a very large umbrella because it was disposable, but considering my shoulders would get a little wet, it wasn’t something I couldn’t use.

“Let’s go.”

My house was located a little over 10 minutes away on foot.

It wasn’t that far, but with the rainy season coming on like this, the distance felt long.

Meanwhile, my left shoulder and body got wet with rainwater.

As I continue to walk like that, I come to my house.

Fortunately, our house is a house, not an apartment, so there was no need to climb up.

“Come in.”

“…Uh, yeah.”

Lee must have already been to our house several times, but he came in with some hesitation.

Every time she walked, water dripped down and created a path on the floor.

“Wash it first, then put it in the clothes washing machine.”

“Okay.”

“Do you know where it is?”

“Yes.”

After saying that, Riya headed to the bathroom.

The bathroom door clicks shut.

Before I saw her go into the bathroom, I went into my room and looked for clothes for her to wear.

Because mom’s clothes don’t fit Riya.

It was better to give me my own clothes than to give my dad’s clothes.

‘Is this enough?’

Among the t-shirts I wear, the largest size white shirt and the smallest shorts.

These were things that were not worn much and were left neglected. Clothes that are good to lend to Riya now.

I took these two things out and put them down in front of the bathroom.

“I put it in front of my clothes.”

“Ah, yes… thank you.”

After preparing the clothes for her to wear, I went back to the room and changed.

Because my clothes were wet too. Quite a bit on the left too.

I took off my wet shirt, put it in the washing machine, and put on my home shirt.

‘I guess I’ll have to take a shower later too.’

The rain water was more unpleasant than I thought it would be to not wash it.

To be honest, the left side of my body was completely wet, and the right side was also a little wet.

Compared to Riya, she was similar except for her head.

Anyway, after changing into my clothes, I went to the living room and sat on the sofa.

The only thing you can hear inside the house is the sound of water coming from the bathroom.

No other sounds were heard.

“….?”

And I felt uncomfortable in that situation.

Now that I think about it, where are my parents?

‘I’m supposed to be here at this time?’

My parents, who are supposed to be home at this time, are not there.

My parents, both of them.

The reason I brought Riya here was because my parents were there.

But I don’t have any parents.

in other words.

The only people in this house right now are me and Riya, who is currently washing in the bathroom.

“Where did you go…?”

I opened my phone wondering if I had missed the call, and as expected, I saw it.

Text messages were posted in the family chat room.

[Mom: I’m going out to meet Harin. I’ll give you a credit card so you can buy some food]

Today is the day Riya’s mother goes to the gym.

…I didn’t know it would go all the way to my mother.

[Dad: I’m going to meet a friend, put on some alcohol and come back]

Why are both my parents so sociable?

Of course, when I was young, you were always by my side, so I know that you will leave when I grow up.

Why today?

Does this happen when Riya comes?

‘This is my first time seeing something like this…’

This is not the first time Riya has taken a shower at our house.

But at least my parents were there at that time.

But… now it’s just Riya and I.

‘No, it’s no different than usual.’

It’s no different from usual.

Just like usual, if Riya washes, I can wash too.

After that, all you have to do is play around a bit.

“Huh….”

I took a deep breath, shook my head, and closed my eyes.

Shoot ah-

The sound of water in the bathroom feels different today.