episode_0099

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Stand in the lane holding the ball.

A bowling ball similar to the weight of my heart was wrapped in my hand.

“Fighting, boss!!”

As she screamed so loudly that the bowling alley rang, I felt eyes focused on me from the other side.

I wish you would please be quiet.

Since I couldn’t express my pure feelings of support, I silently stared straight ahead and walked forward.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Lower your left hand, which was supporting you, and point your right hand back.

Then, put your right leg behind your left leg and swing your arms forward.

– Boom

With the sound of a heavy bowling ball hitting the floor, the ball begins to roll.

Oh, but it goes in a straight line?

As soon as you think that, it falls to the side.

– Tang

Still, don’t lose face, the two pins on the left fall down.

“Haha…”

“There’s still one more left.”

When I returned to my seat, feeling embarrassed at being compared to Mr. Garam, Mr. Garam sat down next to me and said,

A mechanism comes down, lifts the pin, and removes the fallen pin.

Meanwhile, the ball I threw comes back.

“Phew…”

Stand in the lane again.

Take the same steps as before and throw the ball.

This time it’s different from before. This is because the ball fell to the side.

Tsk…

I quenched my appetite.

“You’ll be able to strike next time.”

Seeing her focusing on my score more than me, I made a strange expression.

Contrary to what she said, the results become clearer as the game progresses.

While she throws the ball like a shot put and makes strikes, I get about 2 to 4.

The score gradually increases.

Actually, I didn’t bet anything, but I still feel bad because I lost.

“……”

After giving a mechanical high-five to the woman who struck, Mr. Garam, who saw me confused, came next to me.

“Boss. Well… can I help you?”

“Can you help me? How?”

“Wake up.”

When I went up with the ball, she followed.

“Mr. Garam?”

I tried to turn my head to see what he was doing, but Mr. Garam’s hand on the top of my head made me turn my head forward again.

“You should see it in front.”

I felt her close behind me.

And her hand overlaps my arm.

Her firm hands caress my body and help me maintain my posture.

“Boss, there is no problem with the staff. When you lower the ball, the ball is going behind your waist.”

She hugged me from behind and slowly whispered in my ear.

Mr. Garam taps my waist with his right hand.

“If this happens, the ball will not come down straight. Don’t worry about missing it, just pull it out.”

Her hand grabs my right hand and guides the path.

It definitely feels a little different than anything I’ve ever done.

She put me in the ready position again and placed her hands on both shoulders.

“Good job. Please try what I just told you.”

– Tuk Tuk

She tapped me on the shoulder and returned to her seat.

What is this that makes me so nervous?

I laughed to myself because it seemed like it took so much energy to just roll the ball once.

Following the path she showed me, I pulled my hand back, swung straight up, and released the ball.

– Boom

There is a rolling sound, and unlike before, the ball goes straight.

bang!

With a clear sound, the strong barrier of the pins collapsed.

And then an X appears on the screen.

“Aaaa! The boss is so cool!”

I was about to give a high five excitedly, but Mr. Garam screamed at a high frequency and hugged me.

Her sudden tackle made me clear my throat.

“Ah, Mr. Garam. This is a bit.”

I grabbed her shoulder and pushed her away, but the strength to hold on was so strong that I had to really use my strength.

I practice in the air to remember the feeling I had just for the next time, when a big guy approaches me from across the room.

“Can’t you play that quietly? It’s noisy. Did you rent here? Is that what a man who is old enough should do like that?”

A voice mixed with the sound of metal rang out.

The man must have been very excited, and his face was bright red.

It looks like he is one of the club members.

“There are other people too. I have no manners and I have no manners.”

The man snorted and pointed a point.

Well, we were a bit noisy.

I immediately bowed down.

“Sorry. I will be careful.”

“Big, yes. Let’s be a little considerate.”

When I came out in a low posture, the other person seemed embarrassed and returned to his seat without shouting any more.

“Garam, we need to be quiet.”

I took my gaze away from the man who was walking away and turned to Mr. Garam.

“…Yes.”

Mr. Garam, who must have been looking somewhere else just a moment ago, turned his gaze to me and answered.

It’s a bit sad to see him scolded and downcast when he’s so excited, but what can you do? Etiquette in public places is more important.

We quietly threw the ball for the rest of our turn, and hurried out of the bowling alley as soon as the game ended.

As I was leaving, the sound of club members clucking their tongues followed behind me.

***

Inho and Garam went down to the underground parking lot.

Inho’s ears were red, as if being publicly humiliated was still in his mind.

He got into the car and waited for Garam to get in, but Garam was unmoved.

“Mr. Garam, aren’t you riding?”

Inho rolled down the window and spoke to Garam.

“Oh, I have something to see around here. Go first.”

Garam, who raised the corners of his mouth as much as possible, answered Inho.

“Suddenly?”

“Ah! Something suddenly occurred to me. I have some remodeling issues to take care of.”

Because I was shaking. Garam added.

“Uh… But you still have to stay from here to home. If it doesn’t take long, I’ll wait…”

“Oh, no! It takes a long time. It took so long. Boss, please go first.”

“Yes… Well, then… Please contact me when the remodeling is all ready.”

Inho rolled up the window and left the parking lot.

“……”

After confirming that In-ho’s car was completely out of sight, Garam entered the building again.

***

Ko Seung-deok, the head of the club, relaxed his shoulders as he left the soup restaurant.

It was because my body was sore after bowling all day.

After going bowling, gathering with members, and having soup and a glass of soju, he was walking home without any hesitation.

When his lighted house came into view in the distance, he glanced at the bags of electric grilled chicken he was giving to the children and walked down the alley with a smile.

– Jeopuk

Suddenly, he tried to look back.

– Boom

Seungdeok fell forward due to the sudden pain in his abdomen.

“Ugh!”

I tried to open my mouth and take in air, but I couldn’t breathe properly.

He tried to raise his head to see the other person, but he could only see the silhouette of the attacker with his back to the streetlight.

I felt a tingling sensation in the back of my head, and my body was half-lifted and dragged into a dark alley.

Just as I was starting to feel the pain reaching my knees, I felt something blunt kicking my chin, and I blacked out for a moment.

In the blackness of my vision, I open my eyes to the feeling of someone tapping my cheek.

“Who, who….”

“Be quiet.”

The low voice of a woman ran down my spine.

His body stiffened like a herbivore hearing the growl of a predator.

“Sal, please save me.”

What on earth are you trying to do? He trembled from the fear that gripped his heart.

“Boss. You were in trouble.”

The attacker’s hand approaches his face. He instinctively closed his eyes.

Fingers prying into your closed mouth.

His thumb rests on his lower teeth.

A strong pressure is applied to the chin.

“Ugh… so much…”

Mr. Seung-deok struggled under the pressure coming from the diagonal line, but his body, which had been suppressed by his opponent, did not move.

Pop, pop, pop.

An ominous sound came from inside his mouth, and he felt the tightness he felt when he had his wisdom teeth removed spread through his body.

Pop, pop, pop.

Something breaks and the tearing sound gets louder…

Pugak

“Uuuu!!!”

As soon as the pressure disappeared, a tremendous amount of pain came over me.