episode_0021

“Good night.”

I spent some time like that, and when it was time to sleep, I entered the room while being greeted by my older sister.

When I lay down in bed and closed my eyes, I remembered the situation from before and felt like I was going crazy.

My face felt hot, and my heart didn’t stop pounding.

Immediately, I felt my skin fluttering like my heart.

“I didn’t know my sister would do that.”

I raised my upper body and sat down on the bed, mumbling to myself.

I could see the outside scenery through the window, and I kept my eyes on the scenery and waited for sleep to come.

As I counted one and two, I thought of my older sister.

Because of what my sister did, I couldn’t sleep at all. The effect was stronger than coffee or caffeinated drinks.

With my hand, I touched my lips, which still had the soft touch from before, and laid down again, as if throwing my upper body on the bed.

I lay down and covered my face with the blanket, but soon it got too hot so I covered it again and again.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Uh huh. I slept well.”

After finally falling asleep, the next day, my older sister came out of the room, smiled, and said good morning.

Although I didn’t sleep well, I nodded while touching the back of my head.

“Wow. I don’t think I slept well?”

“… Actually, yes.”

But as if I couldn’t fool my sister, she quickly came up to me and was looking at the dark circles around my eyes.

I answered with a resigned and shy expression.

Then my sister smiled and showed a beautiful face.

“Look. If I were the same height as you, I would have won?”

“I’m glad my sister is short.”

My older sister put her hands on her waist and stuck out her chest, as if bragging that she was this strong.

When I saw my sister like that, I gave a hollow smile and a bitter smile.

I really thought that if my older sister had been the same height as me, I might have really been swayed by her.

How great it would be if every day was just an exciting day.

With that in mind, I spoke to my sister.

“Ahh! Did you say it was small?! They said it was okay yesterday!”

Oops. The moment I covered my mouth, my older sister, who had heard that I was short, raised her arm and pointed at me with her finger.

Then he screamed like he was gritting his teeth and started pounding my chest.

Yesterday I tried to ignore it, but today my true feelings came out, so my sister’s punch seemed to hurt a little more.

“Essay. Now, wait a minute. It hurts, sister.”

“I hit you because it hurt.”

My older sister, who had hit me so hard that my chest felt numb, turned her head and turned away from me.

As I caressed my chest and cried out that I was dying, my sister snorted in frustration and strode to the bathroom.

I smiled bitterly as I looked at my sister like that.

“Oh, that’s right. Hansol. How are you going today?”

“En. What and how do I get there?”

Meanwhile, my older sister, who was washing her face in the bathroom, spoke first.

How are you going? Aren’t we going together? I asked back.

“ Well, it’s over by lunch today, but since I don’t know when my parents will come, I thought I shouldn’t stop by the house.”

“Oh, that’s right. My parents are coming today too.”

“Did you forget that?”

Then my sister tilted her head and spoke again.

Only after hearing my sister’s words did I remember that today was the day my parents stopped by my house.

I called and told my sister, but it seemed like I was focusing too much on her that I had forgotten about it.

I am ah As I opened my mouth and scratched my head, my sister was looking at me with a shocked expression.

“I’m a little busy these days.”

“Why are you so busy?”

I couldn’t say that I was just thinking about my sister, so I just blurted out random things.

Then my sister came out of the bathroom laughing.

I was at a loss for words and looked away to hide my embarrassment.

I haven’t already developed dementia, so why am I doing this?

“Let’s sleep. You too, hurry up and wash up.”

“Okay.”

My older sister came around behind me and pushed me towards the bathroom.

I was pushed around like I couldn’t win, so I let out a laugh and went inside.

*

I washed up, listened to the lecture, and came out in a daze.

After the two-hour lecture, the time showed a little after 11 o’clock.

You shouldn’t normally do that, but these days, looking at the clock has become a daily routine.

The time I wish for is far away, and time seems to pass too slowly, so I often find myself urging myself to look like this.

I couldn’t understand any of the lecture content, and all I could think about was my sister.

I’m not sure if this is okay, but I couldn’t help but feel excited about having drinks alone with my sister on Friday and going to a hotel.

“My sister finishes work at 12 o’clock. It would be better to go to a cafe.”

No matter how quickly I finish, my sister finishes an hour later.

After leaving the building, I thought of a space to spend some time.

I started walking, remembering the location of the cafe in the school that I had recently learned about.

Since it was a cafe close to the architecture department building, I thought I would frequent it often.

“Please give me a caramel macchiato.”

I chose a drink because I like sweets, but I didn’t choose cookies or muffins because I was going to have lunch with my sister.

After ordering, I waited a bit and the drink I ordered came out.

I took a seat by the window of a quiet cafe and looked out the window.

The cafe and the surrounding area seemed a little quiet because it was either class time or many people, like me, finished early and went home.

“Hmm. Sweet.”

I put my mouth to the straw and savored the sweet scent and taste.

I put down my cup and took out a book from my bag to look again at what I had been listening to in one ear and out of the other throughout today’s lecture.

When I looked inside the bag, I thought, Oops. I looked at the bag again.

You didn’t bring any extra clothes.

“My sister asked me not to stop by the house, but I didn’t pack any clothes… .”

I mumbled something like I was lamenting, closed my eyes tightly, and sighed.

I was a little reluctant to go home to get clothes without knowing when my parents would return.

Should I buy a new one? Or should I go home? Lost in such worries, I picked up the cup with a burning heart.

sniffling. I took a sip and the sweetness filled my mouth.

Meanwhile, I sighed again, looked at my bag, and threw it on the floor.

I was trying to study, but I felt like something kept stopping me. I looked out the window feeling distraught.

“Ah. It’s my sister.”

How much time did you spend like that? The smartphone I had placed on the table vibrated loudly.

The word “Nuna” appeared in large letters on the screen.

I picked up the smartphone, pressed the button and put it to my ear.

[uh. Hansol! where are you?]

“A cafe near the Department of Architecture.”

My sister must have called after the lecture had just finished, and I could hear the voices of people around me chatting noisily after the lecture.

I saw people rushing out of the building across from me, and I answered what my sister said.

[iced coffee. There you are. Ah, good luck to you, senior~]

“What is it? Do you have any seniors?”

[I heard that MT is leaving right here.]

My sister spoke in a voice that seemed like she knew.

I picked up an empty cup and slung the bag I had put down to leave the cafe on my shoulder.

I quickly joined my sister and went back home to get my clothes, or hurried to buy new ones on the way.

And since the two of us had to decide what to do until dinner, it felt like time was running out.

“What is it? Have you already drank it all?”

“Uh huh. Now I have to go eat.”

So I hurriedly headed towards the building where my sister had class.

How long did you walk at a fast pace? My older sister, who was heading to the cafe I said I was at, tilted her head and asked me.

I fanned my face with my hands to cool my hot face.

“Do you have anything of mine?”

“… I’ll buy it for you after eating.”

My older sister put her finger on her cheek and smiled and scratched her cheek saying “hehe.”.

As I was looking at my sister like that, I felt guilty for waiting and drinking alone.

I smiled bitterly and placed my hand on my sister’s shoulder as if to comfort her.

Then my sister smiled as if she was happy and took her steps back.

“The bus is coming to school.”

“That’s the kids’ bus going to MT.”

“Eh, there are 3 of them. Why are there so many?”

As I was walking towards the front gate of the school, my older sister opened her mouth and pointed with her finger.

At the end of my sister’s finger, there was a bus coming into the school with a loud engine sound.

When the bus spoke in a curious voice, wondering what was going on at school, my older sister smiled and moved her eyes along the bus as if she had seen it before.

“Well, it has nothing to do with us, right?”

“Yes, but.”

My older sister smiled and took light steps.

I nodded in agreement with my sister’s words.

“But sister. I forgot and didn’t bring any clothes today.”

“Oh.”

As I was walking side by side with my older sister, I brought up a story that had occurred to me earlier.

He waved the bag over one shoulder to indicate that he had not brought any clothes.

Then my sister, who heard what I said, made a dumb noise and glanced at me.

“What’s wrong?”

“… Me too.”

I cautiously spoke to my sister, wondering if something serious had happened.

Then, my sister searched her bag with a puzzled expression and said quietly.

It seems I wasn’t the only one who forgot.

“Then what should I do? Should I go home?”

“But it’s dangerous to go because you don’t know when your parents will return.”

In the end, I got into trouble with my older sister.

For a moment, I felt relieved that I wasn’t the only one left behind, but before I could, I became deeply worried about what I should do.

After contemplating in silence for a while, my sister shook her head when I opened my mouth and pointed in the direction of the house.

Well, even if it was just lunch, it was risky to go there because I didn’t know when my parents would return.

There should not be any room for doubt.

“I can’t help it. Then let’s go buy clothes.”

I pointed to Daehakro and nodded.

Well, if there is no way to get back home, there is no other way than to buy it here.

“I guess so.”

After hearing my suggestion, my sister put her hand on her chin and lowered her head as if thinking for a moment.

After a few seconds, my sister, who took her hand off her chin, nodded and agreed to my suggestion.

My sister also knows that there is no other way.

“Then, shall we go buy clothes after eating?”

“Good.”

My sister, who agreed with my opinion, took out her smartphone and looked at the time.

Since there was a lot of time until dinner anyway, it seemed like they wanted to enjoy it leisurely.

I nodded at my sister’s words and walked away with a smile.

There will be plenty of time to eat and buy clothes, so what should we do?

“Sister. After you buy the clothes, do you want to watch a movie nearby?”

“What movie?”

“I heard that a romantic movie came out recently. Would you like to see it?”

I felt like if I started thinking about it after everything was done, too much time would be delayed.

So, while I was walking, I opened my mouth to decide what to do next.

Even if I were to eat and buy clothes, it would only take an hour or two at most, so I came up with something to pass the time.

Then my sister tilted her head and asked what movie there was, and I searched my memory and remembered what there was.

“Is that so?”

My sister, who heard me, nodded because she knew that she would have a lot of time anyway.

“Then what do you want for lunch? My sister decided.”

“Pasta.”

“You really like pasta.”

Now that I’ve decided what to do next, I let my sister decide on the lunch menu.

Then my sister answered without any hesitation.

At my sister’s sharp answer, I let my shoulders slump and laughed.

“It’s easy to eat, it’s delicious, and most of all, you feel comfortable after eating it.”

“From what I heard, it’s a really efficient food.”

My sister glanced up at me, raised her hand a little, and listed the merits of pasta.

Seeing my older sister appealing to me about her various strengths made me smile.

After hearing what my sister said, I nodded and listened to her opinion.

“Anyway, if I eat pasta, you’re going to order steak.”

“What is it? Are you going to take it where it is?”

“Didn’t you?”

“I didn’t. You went to a place that only sells pasta. At most, there is pizza.”

My sister puffed out her cheeks because my reaction wasn’t clear.

While listening to my sister, I moved my ears and responded to what she said.

Then my sister’s eyes widened as if she was surprised by my reaction.

Let me just say that I have never done anything like that, “Ah… That’s right.”He scratched his head sheepishly.

“Let’s go get some food first.”

“Good. Then I have steak.”

“You really like meat, right?”

“My sister likes pasta so much.”

My older sister stretched out her hands upward and walked forward with refreshing steps.

I followed in my sister’s footsteps and decided on the menu.

As I was walking, wondering whether I should eat sirloin steak or tenderloin steak, my sister laughed and tackled me.

To that, I answered that it wasn’t something my sister would say.

My sister and I walked down the street, chatting as if we were joking.