episode_0018

July, when midsummer arrives and the incredibly hot summer continues.

School is on summer vacation.

‘It’s hot.’

And unfortunately, our summer savior, the air conditioner, broke down last week.

No, it was already broken and I only noticed it when I played it last week.

Because of that, my house is now nothing short of hell.

A hell where you have to rely only on an electric fan.

“Is it hot even if you stay still…”

Even though I was lying still on the bed, I was sweating profusely.

I didn’t go to the kendo gym until today because it’s vacation, but when I started going… I thought about it every year, but I didn’t want to go.

Still, the good news among the misfortunes is that a technician came today to repair the air conditioner.

Of course, that was quite an afternoon, so it hasn’t changed now that it’s morning.

‘Let’s go out first.’

In this situation, I just had to go somewhere else with air conditioning instead of home.

For example, places like a movie theater or library.

An interesting movie came out recently, so I thought it would be a good idea to go to the movies if possible.

Ho-yeon must have gone out to play with Ha-ryeong, and Yuwon is closing.

In my short relationship, there was always one person left at the end.

‘I have to go with Riya.’

I wanted to meet you since we haven’t seen each other since the first day of summer vacation, but it turned out well.

After thinking that, I immediately took out my cell phone and called Riya.

[why?]

The call stopped, and a voice with a drowsy yet precise pronunciation was heard. A voice I never get tired of hearing.

His voice was a little quiet, as if he had just woken up.

“Are you free today?”

[hour…? huh.]

“Then let’s go see a movie with me.”

[what?]

“Well, I haven’t decided yet.”

I hadn’t decided what movie I was watching yet, and the time it took for her to respond to my words was very short.

[okay. what time?]

“2 o’clock after lunch? Let’s meet at the movie theater. Let’s watch it and eat until dinner.”

[huh.]

With those words, the phone was hung up. The reason we decided to meet after lunch was because it was now 1 o’clock, which was a very odd time.

The meeting place, the movie theater, was quite far from my house, so if I was going to prepare, I had to start now.

‘It’s really hotter than that.’

To be honest, I didn’t want to move at all, but what can I do?

I need to meet Riya.

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I arrived at the meeting place a little earlier than the appointed time. It was because the bus came sooner than expected.

I also came out quickly.

“Hehe… Why are there so many people?”

The temperature is clearly over 30 degrees and the weather is extremely uncomfortable, so why are people going outside?

Of course, it wasn’t my place to say it, but didn’t I have a being called Riya?

‘I wore my outer clothes for no reason.’

I came wearing a thin, cool coat, but I think this was quite a bad move.

I just wore short sleeves because all the short sleeves I have are too uncomfortable to wear.

It’s really hot so I’m going to search.

really.

Even if I collapsed from dehydration in just a little while, I still had something to say.

As I wiped the sweat from my forehead and waited for Riya, she arrived here not long after.

It certainly attracts the attention of those around it.

“Sihyeon. I’m here.”

It was something I always saw, but I couldn’t take my eyes off her appearance ever since I was young.

Silver hair down to the waist, white skin soaked in sweat, and blue eyes set like jewels.

What she was wearing was a black oversized short-sleeved T-shirt and a mini skirt that reached mid-thigh.

Below, Riya’s white legs are stretched out, showing off her figure.

“….”

“Vision?”

“Ah, are you here? What about rice?”

“I ate it at home.”

It was quite a long time since I was seeing Riya for the first time in three days. Because she and I were busy with art and kendo.

As soon as we met, we started talking, forgetting about the heat around us.

Meanwhile, I heard the voices of people around me.

“Hey, isn’t that silver-haired girl over there really pretty?”

“I don’t think that’s dyed, isn’t he mixed race?”

“More than that, the legs…”

Most of them were said when looking at Riya. Those are also words of praise.

But… for some reason, I didn’t feel good every time I heard those words.

I didn’t like the things they said when they saw Riya and the way they kept looking at her.

‘…What did I say?’

Why should I feel bad?

While thinking that, after hesitating for a moment, I took off the coat I was wearing and tied it around her waist.

A coat tied around her thin waist and covering her exposed thighs.

“…What is it?”

“Just because I feel bad..?”

It wasn’t a mistake, it was my clumsy sincerity.

Because she didn’t like other people seeing her legs and it made her feel bad.

But she seemed to take it a little differently.

“I don’t like it…?”

Riya’s face changed to one of shock as she looked at her legs.

The fact that her facial expression was clearly evident like this meant that a significant change had occurred in her emotions.

The moment he looked at his thighs and made a shocked face, I could tell something was wrong.

“No! It’s not that I don’t like clothes…”

“…No?”

“I just… don’t want other people to see.”

What am I saying?

For a moment, I was worried that she might be upset, but her expression didn’t seem that bad.

no.

Rather, it looked a bit pleasant.

‘That’s right… right?’

The change is so subtle that you probably won’t notice it. At least that’s how it felt.

After looking at her face for a moment, I soon came to my senses and started walking.

“Ri, then let’s go see a movie.”

There weren’t that many people in the movie theater. Is it because the weather is hot?

Or maybe it’s because it’s been a while since the movie I’m thinking about and will most likely see comes out.

“How about this?”

“Good.”

What we saw was a romance movie based on a Japanese novel.

Neither I nor Riya particularly liked or disliked any particular genre, so choosing a movie was quick.

There was also a reason why the movie was shown immediately afterward.

After choosing the movie without any problems, when the payment window appeared, I held Riya’s hand as she was about to take out her card.

“I’ll buy it for you.”

“…I got it. Last time..”

“I called you today.”

I recently received an allowance, so I had a little more money.

I paid with my credit card before she said anything again. The price has risen quite a bit recently, but I have no regrets. Because it’s Riya.

“…I’ll buy it next time.”

After reserving the movie and buying popcorn, we headed to the theater.

As expected, there weren’t many people in the theater. This is a natural situation since everyone who is going to see it has already seen it.

The seats we took were located in the middle. I couldn’t see the back, and my neck and eyes hurt so much in the front.

It might have been different if there were a lot of people, but since there weren’t many people, there was no reason to take a seat in the corner.

As soon as I sat down, I put my hand on the armrest between Riya and me. Since there were two bars, it was an armrest that no one had to give up.

“….?”

But even though my hands felt cold at that time, they seemed warm somehow.

It was not difficult to guess the owner of the small, slender hand.

‘Liya?’

Riya quietly placed her hand on top of mine. White and beautiful fingers overlapping.

Even though it wasn’t held particularly tightly or adhered to it and was just placed on top of it, the sensation felt there was special.

I was embarrassed and looked at Riya’s face, but I couldn’t see her face clearly.

As the movie theater became dark, it became difficult to read her already unrecognizable expression.

That’s why I

I didn’t see Riya’s face turn red.

“Hands.. are cold.”

“You don’t like it?”

“No, okay.”

After a short question and answer, there was no word between us. Originally, I didn’t say anything, but now there was a strange atmosphere, so it was harder to get words out.

We remained silent during the commercial break, and soon the movie started.

‘Let’s focus on the movie.’

I watched the movie, trying to ignore the feeling of Riya in my hands.

The movie wasn’t bad.

Perhaps because it was a movie I was quite interested in to begin with, I was able to watch it with full concentration.

The content of the movie was not that difficult.

A love story between a foreign mixed-race woman and a Japanese man.

However, like a Japanese novel, the woman had a limited time limit.

A decent comedy, a romance that seems quite sweet. Even the new wave, whose importance increases as it continues.

There was a reason why the reviews weren’t bad.

“…”

And when the story of the movie reaches its end, when the emotions of the male lead and female lead reach their peak.

A kissing scene between the two appeared.

At that scene, I twitched my hand without even realizing it.

Likewise, Riya’s fingers scratch the back of my hand, twitching and tickling.

Soon, their kiss became more intense in the movie.

Riya’s fingers suddenly slipped between mine. Those thin fingers spread my calloused fingers aside.

Her fingers come in between my fingers. Tickling sensation.

The fingers that reached all the way quickly clenched their fists with strength.

We clasped our hands together.

“…?”

I turned my head and looked at Riya next to me, but as expected, her expression didn’t make sense to me.

But why?

It was just a vague feeling that was telling me.

Riya’s face would also be stained red like mine.