episode_0287

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Friday, night.

Seongah Kim went to school without any absences, and was offered a drink as a reward for her performance.

Even though he is an adult, In-ho was worried about whether a student could drink alcohol, but In-ho thought it was right to give him an appropriate reward and picked up some alcohol at the supermarket.

This is a bacon rice cake that I often made when I was alone and drinking.

Wrap the tteokbokki rice cake with bacon and secure it with a toothpick.

Then place it in a frying pan and fry until golden brown.

Depending on your taste, it is delicious dipped in mustard sauce.

Of course, the salty flavor of the bacon seeps into the rice cake, making it delicious even when eaten as is.

As the delicious smell spread through the kitchen, Kim Seong-ah, who was sitting on a chair, came behind him.

“Is this a snack? This is my first time seeing you.”

She raised her tiptoes and rested her chin on his shoulder.

“If you knew so much about snacks, I think you would have been disappointed.”

He glanced to the side. His eyes met her mysterious eyes, and he turned his face forward again.

“Hee… Is that so?”

She lifted her chin and this time started massaging his shoulders with both hands.

Although his hands were small and the massage was ineffective, the sincerity was still conveyed to him.

Massaging his shoulders, she subtly traced the back of his neck with her fingers.

Seeing him give up his neck, which could be said to be a vital part of a person, so easily, I thought that my relationship with him must have become a lot closer.

After fiddling with it for a while, he said while flipping the bacon.

“Please set the table.”

“Neng~”

Humming to herself, she began skillfully setting the table.

Glancing over, she sees him. I can see the back concentrating.

“Mr. Quickly, quickly.”

Looking at that dependable figure with satisfaction, she opened her mouth.

“Wait.”

Now, I’m not lonely.

Seongah Kim muttered softly.

***

“Huh….”

Seongah Kim picked up the fourth can of beer.

“Aren’t you drinking too much?”

he asked, putting the third beer can to his lips.

“What do you think? Anyway, tomorrow is my day off.”

“In my day, I used to go to school and study on my own on Saturdays, but these days I don’t go at all…”

“Wow, it must have been a long time ago. Have you ever done anything like palm trees?”

“What would you do if you did?”

“Frame.”

She covered her mouth with her hand and laughed,

“Jul.”

He received it by representing a mountain with his finger.

“You’re drinking well today.”

After emptying half of it in one go, she picked up a bacon rice cake roll.

When I used my front teeth to pull it off the toothpick, I could feel the fragrant smell and juiciness of the bacon at the same time.

“What should we do tomorrow?”

“You should study.”

“Eck.”

Her expression distorted as if she had eaten mint chocolate.

“What is… Now, let’s find out the school and department you are applying to. Now that I think about it, I didn’t even check my grades.”

Anyway, he put the last bacon roll into his mouth.

“Where is Gosam’s break time? I have to study.”

It was a perfectly natural thing for him to say, but she didn’t think of it that way.

“Frame.”

Turning her head diagonally, she sipped her beer,

“Jul.”

He said while chewing bacon.

***

The two sat at the table and enjoyed the afterglow in silence.

The spirits of intoxication and the feeling of fullness from the snacks made them sit down on the chairs.

As the topic of conversation was similar, the two didn’t say anything.

“…….”

“…….”

Seongah Kim looked at his face.

He looked blankly at the beer can. Are you thinking about something through that? She was curious.

“What are you thinking?”

“Huh?”

“What are you thinking?”

“Just thinking about old times.”

“The expression on your face is very vague. Aren’t you thinking about your ex-girlfriend?”

Clearly, she was joking. I thought about how he jumped up and said no to the mischievous question.

“…No.”

However, the emotion that flashed across his face was not what she had hoped for.

“What.”

My voice subsides without me having time to control it.

My heart is tightening.

“Is it true?”

“No.”

Avoiding her narrowed eyes, he sighed.

After questioning him with her gaze for a while, she soon leaned against the backrest and shrugged her shoulders.

“Ha, well… it has nothing to do with me. Real or not. Haha…”

She brightened the mood with a languid voice and went up to the second floor, saying she had a stomach ache and did not come down.

I’m sure it’s going to be like going into a room and watching YouTube.

“…….”

A drinking party that ended awkwardly.

As he was trying to clean up after himself, he took out a can of beer from the refrigerator and drank it down.

Carbonic acid sticking out like small needles tormented his throat.

His body, heavy with alcohol, called him back to the chair.

“…….”

He looked meaninglessly into the unlit living room.

“My ex-girlfriend….”

He mumbled and closed his eyes.

[My brother is so selfish.]

[Yes, your brother is right. Are you satisfied now?]

[Why do you always make me into a bad person?]

The memory I wanted to throw away was eventually brought out again.

Hearing that vivid voice, he bit his lower lip.

People left, hearts left, and even the emotions at that time became blurred,

The memories of my first girlfriend and ex-girlfriend always followed me like shackles.

His first relationship, where he was clumsy, inadequate, lonely, and always seeking affection.

“Oh, I’m craving a drink.”

He truly wanted to forget that memory.