episode_0229

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The next day, I had to politely reject the text message from Shin Jeong-ah.

As I look at her message alarm that keeps popping up, I am belatedly regretting that I made the wrong decision to send it yesterday.

Shin Jeong-ah: Don’t forget to read it, read it quickly!

He must have realized that I didn’t respond after seeing the message notification, so he got angry at me.

Don’t read it… I’ve been through it a few times too. Ah, bittersweet memories of love…

They say you learn bad things quickly, and I feel guilty for doing the same thing that happened to me.

Just as I was thinking about replying, Shin Jeong-ah, who had run out of patience, called me.

“Hello.”

[Why aren’t you reading it?]

Contrary to what I thought were angry waves, Shin Jeong-ah’s voice was actually calm.

“Ah….”

I felt like I needed to come up with an excuse, so I turned off the clock, and then I heard a small sigh from over there.

[They don’t even say no.]

“It’s a hassle to go out.”

Let’s go to a bar run by a friend you know and hang out?

I was about to write in the group chat room asking if I was crazy, but I held back.

[Tell me honestly. It’s not that it’s a hassle to go, it’s that we… no, I’m a bother, right?]

Shin Jeong-ah’s voice was powerful.

A faint feeling of disappointment flowed through the cracks of that hard voice.

Shin Jeong-ah and her group were not bothersome.

However, it was clear that if they continued to get involved, something bad would happen, so they tried to slowly increase the distance between them.

“That’s not it… Well, I’m trying to reflect on myself a bit.”

[Self-restraint? What is self-reflection?]

“Huh? So, as a way of reflecting, I’m saying I’m going to be a little more careful. Be careful during your suspension.”

[……]

There is silence.

Even Shin Jeong-ah knows how absurd the excuse I made is.

[really? It seems to me like you are trying to keep your distance….]

But she puts her hopes on me just in case.

Once that ‘self-reflection’ thing is over, we’ll be able to hang out again…

Of course, even after self-reflection is over, I will never return to my original group.

“Okay, let’s eat then.”

[What, you sound like an old man.]

He must have felt a little relieved, his voice becoming lively.

[What is it… I’ll be self-reflecting or something, but if I change my mind, I’ll contact you. Still, please reply to KakaoTalk.]

Unlike before, when he was quietly angry, he returns as a cute student with a lot of charm.

“Yeah, yeah.”

I ended the call, offering my deepest consolation to the emotions of children at that age, whose moods change like a boil.

I just lay down on the bed.

The feeling of the soft mattress makes me feel tired for a while.

Ah… is it already evening?

I need to eat something before tutoring.

***

Since I ate all the food I bought at the convenience store yesterday, I headed to the convenience store.

Maybe I was hungry for ramen, but even though I ate it, my body constantly wanted it.

I roughly picked up my clothes, put them on, and walked down the hill.

“Wow, it’s cold.”

The season that transitioned from summer to fall.

If you let your guard down and wear thin clothing due to the hot daytime temperature, you will be hit by the cold that comes at night like an assassin.

Shivering from the cold that was gradually creeping into my skin, I quickened my pace.

– T-ring

I opened the door of the convenience store. As if what part-timer had told me yesterday wasn’t a lie, the rice bowl placed at the entrance was full of food.

I glanced at it indifferently.

There was a passenger at the convenience store.

Two police officers in patrol uniform were paying for drinks, and I overheard the conversation while putting ramen noodles into a basket.

Keywords such as be careful, report, etc. appeared in the conversation.

“What did the police say?”

After the police left, I put ramen on the stand and asked Alba.

“They say there are gangsters out there these days.”

Although the tired woman seemed annoyed, she kindly answered my questions.

“Wow, I see.”

I held out my card, and the part-time worker pointed to the card reader.

Oh, I put it in myself.

When I finished paying and came out, there was exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes left until tutoring.

– T-ring

The door rang and opened.

– Meow

Perhaps they had come to eat, but before I knew it, several cats had settled down next to the entrance and were burying their faces in their food bowls.

At the sight of a stranger, they stared at me for a moment, but when I didn’t do anything, they went back to normal.

Danto kids these days have no fear.

I looked at the cats eating their food and then started walking again.

***

“Did you eat ramen?”

What Yoon Sia said as soon as she came in was a bit unexpected.

The sight of her continuously sniffing was a bit different from the serious face I saw on the first day.

“Yes.”

Since I had nothing to hide, I answered obediently.

“…….”

Yoon Sia’s pupils were seen shaking slightly.

“Okay, now… let’s go to class.”

She shook her head and led the way to the second floor, and I silently followed behind her.

It was when Yoon Sia sat down and took out the textbook.

– Gurgling

A rumbling sound came from her stomach.

“……”

How can a person’s face turn so red…

“Didn’t you eat dinner?”

Looking at Yoon Sia’s face getting hotter, I asked cautiously.

“I’m a little busy…”

She looked away from me and muttered in a mosquito-like voice.

“I have some food at home, would you like to eat it?”

I bought different types of ramen at a convenience store. There is no problem if you give one to her.

“Umm….”

Is it the respect of the tutor or the hunger of the human Yun Shia…

You may be wondering which of these two paths to choose.

– Gurgling

John Stuart Mill was wrong.

“Then, just one… a little…”

People choose a well-fed pig rather than a hungry Socrates.