episode_0034

“Then see you tomorrow at the wedding!”

“Good job today.”

It’s been two days since I came down.

My family traveled to various places with my maternal relatives.

The purpose of coming here was a wedding, but there was also the purpose of tourism.

The second day is the day for such sightseeing.

My family and relatives walked around and ate until about 7 o’clock and then dispersed for the last time.

Since the wedding was the next day, there was no reason to hang out for too long.

“Can’t you set the alarm and wake up late tomorrow?”

“Okay.”

After saying those last words to my parents, I went to my own room.

When I entered the room, there was finally silence. And then came the personal time.

Today, I was with someone from morning until now, so I didn’t have any personal time.

As soon as I had that kind of personal time, it was a natural thing for me to do.

“Liya.”

[Are you done today?]

“I just finished and came to the accommodation.”

Giving Riya phone.

After entering the room, I immediately called Riya before I could lie down on the bed. She also answered the phone shortly after the ringtone sounded as if she had been waiting.

[great job.]

However, Riya’s voice was a little strange compared to when she usually calls.

It was a trembling voice, as if it was ringing.

“Riya, where are you now?”

The reason that sound comes out is most likely due to the location you are currently in.

So, without thinking much about it, I asked her that question, but I got an unexpected answer from Riya.

[It’s a bathroom.]

“Bathroom?”

bathroom.

If it was a bathroom, it was definitely the reason her voice was shaking right now.

However, from the moment I heard the word bathroom, crazy delusions began to accelerate in my head.

“…Riya, what are you doing now?’

No way. That was what I was thinking, but the answer I received did not exceed my expectations.

In a way, it was an obvious answer.

[I’m taking a bath. [With a half-body bath.]

I am taking a half-body bath.

It is said that people are enjoying a half-body bath by submerging themselves in a bathtub full of water.

That is, if I were to explain my delusion in very simple terms:

She is currently wearing nothing.

[…revelation.]

At that time, Riya called me. The voice was a bit playful.

It’s a voice that seems to be holding back something that Riya wouldn’t normally use.

“Why?”

Unstable.

I’m anxious because I can’t wait to know what Riya will say.

Riya rarely plays pranks, but when she does, I always end up in quite a bit of trouble.

And my thoughts did not go astray.

[Am I naked?]

“….!”

[I’m not wearing any clothes.]

“….Riya.”

[Shall I take a picture and send it to you?]

This is a known fact.

Riya wasn’t stupid enough to wear clothes while taking a half-bath.

However, guessing in my head and receiving verbal confirmation from the person concerned felt completely different.

Unlike just now, when I was able to suppress my delusions, I can’t stop them now.

‘please…’

Imagine Riya taking a half-bath without any clothes on.

Naked.

shit.

‘picture? Of course I want to see you.’

If you are sincere in saying that you don’t want to see that, then you are not a man.

gauge.

But I had no choice but to refuse.

The time I was with Riya was not so short that I was swept away by a moment’s desire.

“No! It’s okay…ah.”

it’s tough.

If things continued like this, there would only be catastrophe.

“…Li, did anything special happen today?”

For a moment, my face turned bright red just from that delusion, and what I did was to run away. Escape to another topic.

I don’t think I can bear to continue talking about this topic here.

[Puhuh…]

Riya, who laughed out loud for the first time in a long time as if my words were funny, followed my intention.

This is a very grateful gesture. The cause was also Riya herself.

[Not really. Nothing much happened.]

After that, the conversation was as usual.

What happened today, how did you feel?

I can’t wait to see you, I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

It was a very ordinary story and had already been told many times, but it was so interesting in itself that the call ended only at dawn.

Fortunately, I didn’t oversleep.

#

‘It’s finally over.’

On the wedding day, the wedding ended faster than expected.

The start time was a little early to begin with, so it was 3 o’clock when we finished eating lunch.

It ends a little earlier than expected, so if we leave now, we’ll probably arrive around 9 o’clock.

When I thought about it this way, the travel time felt very gloomy.

‘More than that, the wedding… it was quite big.’

In my past life or now, I have never attended a wedding.

You have to have a relationship to attend. In my last life, I didn’t get along well with my cousins, and this is my first time in this life as well.

So this was the first wedding.

The impression was quite good. I liked the part where the bride and groom looked at each other and smiled.

In other words, it could be called longing.

‘If me and Riya are together in the future.’

Throughout the wedding, I put my and Riya’s faces in that situation.

I imagined Riya and I having a happy wedding.

Me in a suit and Riya in a pure white bridal gown stand together and vow to get married.

Riya, dressed in a bridal gown, looked beautiful just by looking at her boss.

And every time that happened, my heart would tremble and my face would turn red.

It was a future I couldn’t help but hope for, and a future that seemed happy just by imagining it.

‘Someday…’

I wonder if that kind of future will come someday.

Of course, we’re not lovers or anything yet.

I hope that day comes. I wanted it so much.

…It’s still a delusion, though.

“Sihyeon, let’s leave now.”

“Okay.”

After the wedding, our family changed into comfortable clothes and left without delay.

If you leave later, your arrival time will continue to increase due to traffic congestion.

It’s long enough now, but to get even longer here would have been terrible.

“Arrive at 9 o’clock, right?”

“It is like that now. It may increase further.”

The current estimated arrival time was 9 o’clock. I’ll probably arrive home around 10 o’clock at the latest. It may arrive sooner.

That was enough time to meet Riya.

When I return, the first face I see is definitely Riya.

‘It’s only three days, so why is it so difficult?’

three days. To be exact, I hadn’t seen Riya’s face for four days, but as time went by, I wanted to see her more.

We talked on the phone every single day.

So today, I plan to go see Riya as soon as I get back.

‘The problem is that I have to endure for 6 hours from now.’

How can I survive this?

With that thought in mind, the car started.

#

I feel like dying.

This was a thought I had when it was 4 hours before departure.

‘It’s much harder than when it came.’

It was incomparably difficult.

At first I slept. It was natural that this was the most efficient way to kill time.

But I woke up after two hours of sleep.

The reason is simple, it was lunch in the first place and I slept a lot last night.

There is no way I can sleep now.

“Still two hours…?”

The good news among the misfortunes is that the estimated arrival time was slightly reduced to 8:30.

Of course, considering how much time was still left, it was difficult to console myself with that.

“If you do that, what will your father think?”

“If you say that, I don’t have anything to say.”

“Just keep driving.”

Of course, it must be several times harder for Dad than for me, but still!

This doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult.

‘I don’t know anymore.’

Close your eyes and don’t think about anything. I wonder if I can get some sleep.

The moment I closed my eyes thinking that, the phone I was holding in my hand trembled and I received a text message.

The owner of the text is Li.

[Liya: Is there still a long time left?]

[Me: About an hour and a half? It might take two hours.]

[Riya: …There’s a long time left.]

[Me: But I’ll see you later. You see it in the alley, right?]

[Liya: Yes. Send a text message when you arrive.]

As I was texting with Riya, time passed faster than I thought.

Motion Sickness? No worries about motion sickness.

There must be quite a bit of traffic. It’s almost stationary, so you don’t get motion sickness.

‘I hope we arrive quickly.’

After texting with Riya for 30 minutes, I fell asleep once again.

When I arrived home, I had slept for about an hour.

#

“I’ll come see you, Riya.”

As soon as I got home and quickly packed up my things, I said that and left the house.

As soon as I got home, I had sent a text message to Riya.

Considering the distance, this should be about the same as arriving at the agreed upon location.

With that in mind, I headed to the meeting place and saw a girl.

An all-too-familiar, silver-haired girl more beautiful than anyone else.

It was Riya.

“Liya!”

It was four days, which was a very long time by our standards, so I ran to her, calling a little louder than usual.

When she heard my shout, she also seemed to recognize me and walked towards me.

“Sihyeon, welcome.”

With those words, Riya very naturally spread her arms to both sides.

A gesture that can no longer be misunderstood.

It was a signal for a hug.

We’ve been hugging a lot lately. The cause was mostly Riya.

When we met, she made it a point to hug and say hello without feeling embarrassed.

It’s still the same now.

“Yes, I went.”

That’s how I responded to her words.

Now, feeling a little embarrassed, I hugged her.

I was so happy.