episode_0039
by fnovelpia“Yoochan!! Let’s go to the sea too.”
A story about the sea suddenly came up and I just stared at Yujin for a while.
Are you saying that because Yerim just went to see the sea?
“Why the sea all of a sudden.”
“I want to go to the sea!! Yerim also said she went on a sea trip.”
“Even if I try to go now, I can’t. Because it is peak season, accommodation reservations will be fully booked.”
“There is no way we can stay among all those accommodations.”
“At least before the vacation starts, you can find good accommodation.”
Now that the vacation has started, there will still be an opportunity to reserve accommodation.
However, it is virtually impossible to make a reservation for accommodation two weeks after the vacation begins.
“And why me? You have many friends other than Yerim.”
“None. Where do I have friends at this age?”
“Uh… That’s right. When you started your second semester, you started making other friends.”
“So the only person I can go with is you.”
My plan during vacation was to stay home every day unless I went out to help my professor with his work.
How could such a golden plan be ruined by a sudden trip?
“What if I say I won’t go?”
“I will drag you.”
“Why are you bothering me so much? I just want to stay at home.”
“It’s vacation, why are you staying at home? I should go out and have fun like this.”
“Do you want to go that far?”
“Yes!!”
Judging from what she’s saying, it seems like Yujin has no intention of leaving me alone.
It was obvious that if I said I wouldn’t go, they would never listen, so I decided to set a condition.
“I’ll go when I reserve the accommodation. Instead, don’t go to strange places or places that are too shabby. Proper accommodation.”
“Uh, really?!”
“Really. If you make a reservation, I will follow you without saying anything else.”
“Nice!! I’m going to use the computer.”
After saying that, I immediately sat down on a chair and started looking for accommodations on my computer.
If you find the right accommodation and make a reservation during this peak season, I am willing to go with you just because of their sincerity.
After telling me to give it a try, I sat down on the living room sofa again and scrolled through my phone.
I really hope I can book a decent accommodation. It’s impossible.
***
“Yoo-chan!!”
“Surprise!! What. What’s going on?”
“I made a reservation!!”
“… What?”
“Accommodation!! I made a reservation at a really nice place!!”
I jumped up and ran to my room at the unbelievable sight.
As Eugene said, the reservation completion page was displayed on the monitor.
It was also a hotel with a pretty good reputation.
How on earth did I reserve this place?
“I kept looking, and I saw it. I think I discovered that you canceled your reservation.”
“Ebande. It’s a scam.”
“Anyway, are you going on a sea trip with this?”
“I have to go because I promised. I’ll send you half of the accommodation cost right now.”
“Yes!! Hehehe. It’s a sea trip.”
I sighed as my perfect summer vacation plan fell apart.
When I was in my 20s and was playing like an extrovert, I tried to live like an introvert, but suddenly a thunderbolt fell from the dry sky.
“When are you going?”
“Next Friday.”
“You said you were going home.”
“To go and return on a weekday. I’ll go on Tuesday and come back on Thursday or at night.”
“From Friday until when?”
“Friday to Sunday!!”
A trip of 3 days and 2 nights was scheduled.
I was just about to sit down on the sofa to rest for a while due to a pounding headache.
“Yuchan, don’t you have anything to do this afternoon?”
“… No, there is.”
“There is none. Let’s go shopping together. I need to buy what I need when I go on a trip.”
“If you’re going to say that, why did you ask me?”
“Um, out of courtesy? Anyway, let’s go after lunch.”
This time, I even went on an unplanned shopping trip.
Why on earth won’t you leave me alone? I want to do nothing and rest like an unemployed person.
“If I go shopping, I have to carry all the luggage.”
“No. I will carry my luggage.”
Although Yujin says so, it is virtually certain that she will carry Yujin’s luggage throughout the shopping process.
It’s obvious that people will just buy a lot and say it’s heavy.
“Hmm, what should I buy? First, buy a suitcase and a swimsuit… ”
Judging by the fact that he’s already thinking about his shopping list, it looks like he has no intention of buying it.
There is a saying that if you can’t avoid it, you should enjoy it, but I just don’t want to enjoy it.
***
The food Yujin made for lunch today was cold noodles and seasoned grilled noodles.
He made it for me because it was summer so I thought I should eat it cold.
In fact, there was nothing to skip except the mushrooms when it came to the food Yujin made, so it was a very satisfying meal.
Of course, I feel frustrated thinking about being dragged around after this meal.
“Yuchan, are you ready?”
“What are you ready for?”
“I have to leave now.”
“It’s been less than 10 minutes since I ate?”
“Go quickly and come back. Because it’s vacation, there will be a lot of people at the department store.”
That’s how I was brought to the department store by Eugene.
The plan to prepare as late as possible and postpone it until later was ruined by Eugene’s pushy attitude.
Why won’t you leave me alone?
When I arrived at the department store, the first place I came to was the suitcase store.
“Don’t you have a suitcase?”
“I wrote that when I was young, so it’s time to change it.”
“Then, can I change it too? I used it for 14 years.”
“What are you talking about? It’s been half a year now.”
“Sseu-eup… This is calculated after regression.”
“Where are you going to run away? You have a lot to buy anyway.”
There are very few things I can buy.
The only thing you need to buy is a swimsuit. Everyone else is at home.
Even though Eugene probably knows that, seeing him say things like that makes me think he went shopping to satisfy his own selfish desires.
I never thought in the first place that there wouldn’t be selfishness involved.
“Wow, this is cute.”
“Don’t buy something just because it looks cute. Think about practicality.”
“But this is cute so I want to buy it.”
“Carriers are meant to be used for a long time. You have to think more about other things than appearance.”
This is one of the reasons why I hate shopping with Eugene.
This is because when Eugene tries to buy something, my opinion has to be included.
They like things that are cute or have pretty looks, so if you let them go shopping alone, they give up on things like practicality.
“Buy this. It’s sturdy and large so it will fit a lot. The locking mechanism is also good.”
“Clumsy… And it’s black.”
“Would you like to buy that carrier and use it for one year and then change it? Or do you want to buy this and use it for a long time?”
“If you think that way, it’s right to buy what you chose.”
“Now, Eugene. Have you lost money on anything you bought that I told you to buy over the past 14 years?”
“Um, none.”
“Right? You will never lose anything this time either.”
Only then did Eugene accept my suggestion and set down the carrier he had chosen.
I feel like I am persuading a child every time I see him understand something if I say it step by step.
As I got older, I gradually lost sight of this side of Yujin, but I began to see it again.
Even though she is 20 years old, Yujin is actually 34 years old on the inside.
Unlike me, he seems to be adjusting to being in his twenties.
After finishing all the shopping, I decided to go pick up my suitcase and Yujin dragged me around, saying there was still something to buy.
“What else should I buy?”
“Wasn’t it all in your head?”
“It’s all there. I’ll just buy that one.”
Why is it that a person who only buys things that are thoroughly planned out has such a loss of self-control when shopping?
This is the moment when you realize that human duality exists in everyone.
The place where Eugene stopped was at a cosmetics store.
“Yuchan, do you have sunscreen at home?”
“There must be? Ah, but I probably used almost all of it.”
“Then I’ll buy you one.”
“Oh, really?!”
“Since you followed me like this, you should also gain something.”
While I was happily receiving Eugene’s gift, I noticed that the atmosphere was quite strange.
Provide clear compensation for your work. After that, if you make them work more than the reward.
Isn’t this a complete method of animal training? The carrots and sticks are so clear.
Perhaps because we’ve been together for 14 years, Yujin’s skills in handling me are quite unusual.
“There are many better things I know, but it’s not time for them to come out yet.”
“It’s 2009. It’s possible.”
“Even if the clerk says it’s good, it often doesn’t seem that good to me.”
“Hmm, I think I know what it feels like.”
“So, should I say that I don’t enjoy shopping.”
“Aren’t you too excited to say that?”
“This is it. Because I’m preparing for a sea trip.”
“It’s not your first time going to the sea, so what are you looking forward to?”
“This is your first time?”
Yujin’s words reached my ears and my body froze for a moment.
And I looked back on 14 years of memories at the speed of light, faster than ever before.
Have we never gone to see the sea? I remember it happened at least once during our 14 years of dating and marriage.
“Isn’t it?”
“None.”
“… Oh, no. there is. I remember.”
“Tell me when you went.”
No matter how hard I tried to remember, I couldn’t recall the memories of going on a sea trip with Eugene in detail.
I just thought that of course he would have gone.
You really didn’t go on a sea trip even once during that long period of time?!
“You said I was your first girlfriend.”
“That’s right… ?”
Yujin approached me with great fierceness.
And then.
-Wow!!
He grabbed my collar tightly.
“What year is it?”
Well, I’m bored.
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