chapter 40
<Episode 40> A walk
It was a sky overcast with clouds.
The sunny weather up until yesterday has changed as if it was just like that. The sun was obscured by clouds, and the air was a little cooler.
It seems that the late blooming cold has arrived. It was nice to come in a cardigan.
“Shall we go?”
As I was looking up at the sky like that, Si-eun next to me spoke softly.
A thin T-shirt and skinny jeans. With a bag attached to it, she was dressed like a female college student. The plain style also goes well with it. I also thought it was Si-eun.
Yesterday, a bit unexpectedly, I handed in a date request. From 2:30 to 4, it was a promise to take advantage of an hour and a half to walk around the campus when it was raining.
It’s been quite some time since I came to pick up Si-eun. When the date was over, I would have to drive him to the building where the next lecture was held.
Surprisingly, the schedule is tight. You must move quickly.
“okay. let’s go.”
He quietly nodded and stepped forward. As Si-eun was by my side, I shortened my stride than usual.
Then, Si-eun also began to move along with me.
As the poem says, there were many walking trails at school. When I looked at the articles arranged on the bulletin board on campus, there were various kinds. There were places where there were trees, and there seemed to be a road at the level of the mountain behind the village.
It was the only road I had ever seen for the first time for me, who only went to the places I used to go to school. Maybe I am not a student at this school.
Unlike me, Si-eun was taking her steps as if she was familiar with it.
“Do you like to walk in school?”
“I like you. Because walking around school is free.”
“It would have been our tuition, though.”
Is walking a hobby? Surprisingly, it may be because of this hobby that Si-eun, a glutton, maintains a good body.
Breathe in the air and say
“Isn’t it fun to just walk?”
“It’s okay to walk while looking at the surrounding scenery. As you can see when you go around the school, it was decorated quite nicely.”
That’s it. Most of the trails in the recommended article were well decorated. In spring and fall, the school was almost full with outsiders coming to see cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
Si-eun clasped her hands behind her back and moved her feet.
“And I mean. You can see various people while walking. It’s kind of fun too.”
“For example?”
“A graduate student with sagging shoulders.”
“I can’t use it if I make fun of graduate students.”
Besides, you can see it without even taking a walk. Can’t you just go to class and look at the assistants?
Si-eun said, “It’s a joke.” I chuckled and chuckled.
“Well, it’s still fun to observe various people. That boy likes that girl, that senior is popular with the juniors, and I know things like that.”
“You can see that too.”
“Of course. Doesn’t it feel like we’re dating each other right now in the eyes of others?”
“I knew it all without seeing it.”
When I walk through school with Si-eun, I feel countless eyes on me. There’s no way I’m that famous, it’s all thanks to Si-eun’s popularity.
That means Si-eun is a popular person in our school.
I became Si-eun’s boyfriend like that.
It was surprising no matter how many times I looked back.
As I was doing this, I suddenly felt a drop of water falling on the back of my hand.
As soon as I felt an ominous sensation, I heard a clicking sound. Then the sound again. one more time. Finally, the sound became more and more frequent.
It started raining from the sky.
“It’s raining.”
“I know. Can I go under that building for a second?”
“okay.”
After that conversation, we ran towards the entrance of a nearby building.
“Somehow, the weather wasn’t too bad.”
After having managed to escape from the rain, Si-eun said with a sullen face as she shared her thoughts leisurely.
“The forecast said it would only be cloudy.”
“I know. You can’t trust the Meteorological Agency.”
I also trusted the forecast. I thought it might rain. it’s gonna pour like this
It was said that the day we went was a market day, and it started to rain just in time for the date. It was just too much of a coincidence.
Looking to the side, Si-eun was holding her arms with both hands. Even though the weather was cool, it was raining and it seemed a bit cold.
I took off the cardigan I was wearing.
“Wear it.”
When I handed the cardigan, Si-eun looked at it blankly for a moment.
“… … thank you.”
With that answer, I put on a cardigan.
“It’s warm.”
“Because I was just wearing it.”
“Then it’s like being hugged by you.”
“Not different.”
As soon as I smiled, Si-eun returned a small smile.
“It’s nice to have a building nearby though.”
Si-eun sighed and said.
Thanks to evacuating before it started pouring, neither I nor Si-eun got too wet. As Si-eun said, it was fortunate.
But I don’t know what to do from now on. At this rate, I can’t even move until the rain stops.
I don’t have class, so I’ll kill some time and go home. However, Si-eun has to go to class after a while. If you don’t have an umbrella, you’ll have to move around in the rain all the way to Ganggang-dong.
No, wait.
I put down the bag I was carrying in a sudden memory. Then he squatted down and started looking for something. Si-eun tilted and looked at me with a side-eye view.
So at the end of rummaging through the bag.
“Ah, I found it.”
I pulled out a folding umbrella.
“what. Did you bring it with you knowing it was going to rain?”
“No, somehow… … .”
If I had known it was going to rain, I would have told Si-eun to bring an umbrella. It wasn’t like that, it was really an umbrella that I had ‘just by chance’.
I hate rain, so I bought an umbrella to keep in my bag all the time. But after that, whenever it rained, I took an umbrella with me. Thanks, I completely forgot about it.
The memory suddenly came to mind, and when I looked for it, it was only there.
He held out an umbrella to Si-eun and said.
“Because there is only one of these. You write this and go to the classroom. I’ll wait here and go home when the rain stops.”
This is the cleanest solution. I thought so, but for some reason, Si-eun tilted her head. The look on his face as if he was asking what the hell were you talking about, on the contrary, I was embarrassed.
“what’s the matter?”
“No, that’s it.”
Si-eun, who had a face that did not understand English, continued speaking as if it was natural.
“Can we use it together?”
“ah.”
I heard it and it was
They’re dating, and they’ve already revealed everything. It’s not uncommon for lovers to walk together with an umbrella. There’s no reason we can’t write together.
I didn’t even think about it.
Apparently, I wasn’t used to the fact that I was still dating Si-eun.
Si-eun, who was watching my reaction, immediately picked up an umbrella.
“I’ll take the umbrella with me.”
“why?”
“I am a maid. I can’t make my master do anything for nothing.”
“You’re only a maid in times like this.”
Normally, he behaves arbitrarily.
Anyway, after going through this process… … Si-eun and I started walking again.
The rainy promenade also had its own charm. It also gives a feeling of nature when it gets wet and gives off the smell of earth. It felt like my body was getting healthier with every step I took.
“there.”
As I was walking while looking at the raindrops on the leaves, Si-eun opened her mouth.
“yes.”
“Why did you fall in love with me?”
“What?”
All of a sudden, he asks a great question. It’s like you’re asking what you want to eat for dinner tonight.
“Why all of a sudden?”
“just. Walking together in this kind of weather makes me feel a little emotional.”
It sounds like you don’t know.
I scratched the back of my neck and said, “Ummm.” made a sound
Isn’t it shameful to say why you fell in love with your partner? There’s nothing I can’t say, but I feel like my face is burning. I also have a tickling sensation in my teeth.
Looking at me, who was hesitant to answer, Si-eun asked as if tossing.
“Is it because of the face or the body?”
“… … What.”
Avert your eyes and answer.
“To be honest, I can’t say no.”
“You’re so honest.”
Si-eun snorted at my answer.
But isn’t that the way it was originally? If you have a crush on a woman who looks as good as Si-eun. The influence of appearance also exists so much that it cannot be denied.
“Still, not the first reason.”
Si-eun raised her head and looked into me.
“Then what is the first one?”
“You told me back then.”
At that time, as I talked about the day I confessed.
“Even though it must have been difficult, I liked how he was strong and upright. Then I was happy to sometimes rely on me.”
Seeing Si-eun listening to me without a single word, I continue.
“Did I say there was a time when I was a little bit difficult growing up too? Thanks to you, it’s been so crooked. You are completely different from me, and I think it’s amazing that you grew up really well.”
“… … I see.”
I turned my head to see the voice trembling in response.
Si-eun was walking, looking only in front with a red face.
It seems that the burning sensation on the face was not only felt by the speaker.
Beyond that face, I could see the rain falling on Si-eun’s shoulder.
Somehow he said he would listen. Thinking of me, I don’t have to be in the rain like this.
When Si-eun grabbed the umbrella handle she was holding, she tilted her head.
“why?”
“Because I am taller. i’ll listen That’s more convenient.”
It seemed like he had something to say, but in the end, Si-eun handed over the umbrella. As soon as I took over, I adjusted the position of the umbrella so that Si-eun wouldn’t get in the rain.
Then, open your mouth.
“you?”
“what?”
“Why did you fall in love with me?”
If you ask me the same thing, I thought you would know how I feel. Si-eun’s answer was simple.
“You told me last time. There will be no reruns.”
“What?”
If that’s the case, isn’t that what I’ve already said? He makes others do shameful things, and then he avoids them. It was just too much.
But I don’t want to say it, so what can I do? He shrugged and opened his mouth.
“Okay. It’s okay if you don’t want to talk.”
“Oh, no. It’s not that I hate to say… … .”
Si-eun, who had spoken up to that point, sighed and answered with a crawling voice.
“What… … . You said you were happy to take care of me.”
“It did.”
It was a tone of embarrassment.
Your face will definitely turn red. I decided not to check it out. Because I think I’d be angry if our eyes met.
“Have I ever cared much for you?”
“It’s often like that and pretending you don’t know.”
well Rather than paying attention, otherwise I would have done it because I felt uncomfortable.
Si-eun is looking at me.
“Even now, you’re walking with all the rain on your shoulder.”
“Well, it’s better for me to go home rather than you who are going to listen to the lecture soon.”
“Including taking care of me and pretending to be indifferent.”
Having said that, Si-eun took a deep breath.
“I like you.”
… … .
“Is that so?”
I answered as indifferently as possible.
don’t ask I should have realized the fact that this is a very shameful thing for anyone who hears it.
My reaction was funny, but Si-eun smiled brightly.
“If it rains too much, you catch a cold.”
“it’s okay. You won’t die if you catch a cold.”
“It hurts even if you don’t die.”
After saying that, Si-eun let out a shuddering sound.
“So stick with it.”
With those words, he placed himself on my arm.
“Is that so?”
And I also leaned a little closer to Si-eun.
After a while, we reached the building where Si-eun’s next lesson was. I was worried that I might be late because I avoided the rain for a while in the middle. Fortunately, it arrived on time.
When the building started to appear, he spoke up.
“Come on, I’ll give you an umbrella, so go inside.”
Si-eun must return home after this lecture. At that time, it was impossible to come after all the rain, so it would have been right to borrow an umbrella.
It was said with that in mind.
“… … no.”
Si-eun grabbed the cardigan I gave her and shook her head in response.
“no?”
Ummm, maybe I’m worried about getting rained on? We can wait here for a while and then go when the rain stops. Even if it doesn’t stop, you just have to run to the store with a reasonable hit.
“I’m okay.”
However, Si-eun shook her head once more.
“Not that.”
“Isn’t that?”
When I asked Si-eun, who was stubbornly out of nowhere, Si-eun murmured in a crawling voice.
“little bit more… … I want to walk together.”
uh, uh
“Aren’t there classes?”
“Do you know what is good about being a college student?”
“What?”
“The point is that even if you miss just once, your score doesn’t decrease.”
“You are a bad student.”
“It’s not what you say.”
That’s it. What am I going to say, staring at my laptop all the way through the lecture? I am a person who has no words to say even if I have a hundred mouths.
So, I had no choice but to do what Si-eun wanted.
“Then shall we walk a little longer?”
Si-eun raised an eyebrow at my words.
so we
It’s not like Si-eun, and even lectures are boring.
I walked one more time on the trail I had just walked.
Your eyes are moister than leaves wet in the rain.
The sound of a heart beating louder than the sound of rain.
Feeling them, we just moved our feet without saying a word.