My Younger Sister Was My First Love

26. Why Don’t You Contact Me?

I immediately grasped what Jihee was trying to say.

However, here, I had to hide the truth no matter what.

“What’s with that. Don’t talk nonsense.”

“No. I clearly felt it, didn’t I?”

“Miss Jihee, you’ve never dated before, right?”

At times like this, I became even more brazen.

I hypnotized myself, thinking I was Jihee, and erased my expression.

“But?”

“You’ve never properly touched a man’s body, have you? What do you know?”

“Oppa, I’m not a kid, what don’t I know?”

“Have you never dated, but you’re an expert on men’s bodies? Is that it?”

“No way!”

Jihee seemed to think the remark was insulting and suddenly shouted.

“I’ve never touched anyone, and I’ve never allowed anyone to touch my body…….”

“But when I see you doing it with me, it looks like you’re extremely familiar with skinship.”

“That’s because Oppa is my family, and it’s comfortable…….”

The mischief in her eyes suddenly dissipated.

At this point, it wasn’t just a matter of dissipating, but it was as if it had been completely ripped out……?

Jihee’s eyes were trembling like a frightened girl.

“Oppa, do I look that easy to you?”

Ah.

It seemed that my previous words had indeed been hurtful.

The sound was not baseless, but that was a different story.

“Sorry. I was drunk and said something stupid.”

“I’m really not like that. Believe me, okay?”

Jihee’s voice, now tearful, felt pathetic.

Did she not want to be seen as a light woman?

Of course, it was true that socially, it wasn’t a good perception, but I thought it was a personal choice.

After all, even if Jihee changed boyfriends every month, I would think, “That’s just her life,” and move on.

“Alright. I believe you.”

“Okay…….”

The air suddenly became chilly.

It seemed like it was time to go to bed.

My already exhausted mind and body felt even more fatigued due to the earlier incident.

“I’m a bit tired, so I’ll go to bed first. We can study together tomorrow.”

“……Okay.”

As I was about to enter my room, looking worn out.

“Oppa.”

“Huh?”

“Can I ask you one last thing?”

“What is it?”

It was rare for Jihee to be hesitant, but she asked me with a stutter.

“If Oppa really didn’t do that… then… originally… was it really that rigid?”

“That’s the basic rule.”

Let’s just leave it at that for now.

* * *

There was no sleeping in on weekends.

On Saturday, Jihee got up on time and studied, so I had to prepare breakfast, and on Sunday, I simply woke up at the usual time.

I wasn’t particularly greedy about sleep anyway.

I didn’t feel sorry or anything.

“Oppa, hi.”

It was a peaceful Sunday morning at 11 am.

Teacher had woken up an astonishing three hours later than usual.

“Do you want to eat breakfast?”

I turned my gaze towards Jihee, who was sitting on the couch.

Teacher, who was still half asleep, came and went with half-closed eyes.

Her destination was the spot next to me on the couch.

“Did Oppa eat already?”

“I’ve already woken up and eaten.”

“Then I’ll eat alone?”

“Let’s wait and eat lunch together.”

“Okay, I’ll do that.”

Jihee, who was sprawled out like a dried squid, slowly slid her upper body down.

“…What’s up.”

Jihee’s nape rested on my thigh.

“I’m sleepy.”

“If you’re sleepy, go back to bed and sleep.”

“This is more comfortable.”

The bold skinship at such an awkward timing somehow felt cute.

Besides, I was currently playing a game on my phone.

It wasn’t the time to worry about my younger sibling.

My level had risen by three.

I had to reach level 30 to unlock the quest.

I planned to raise my level to the target within the weekend.

Jihee, who had been dozing off, came to her senses when the sensation on her thigh began to fade.

“What are you doing so seriously?”

“Playing a game.”

“Kingdom?”

“Okay.”

“I’ll do it with you.”

Jihee slowly got up, grabbed her phone from the room, and lay down again, resting her legs.

“If you want to do it, sit down and do it together.”

“No way.”

“If my legs hurt, I won’t be able to go to the Han River later.”

As soon as Jihee heard the words “Han River,” her eyes widened, and she jumped up like a caught fish.

“That’s right! Today was the day we were going to the Han River!”

“You wanted to drink beer and maybe even made a promise?”

“No? I completely forgot while studying!”

Jihee muttered that it wasn’t the right time and quickly disappeared into her room.

I was going to tell her about the quest we had to complete together, but…

The teacher who entered the room didn’t seem to come out again.

After hastily eating lunch together, I met Jihee again around 5 pm.

“Oppa, are you really going out like that?”

Jihee, with her arms crossed, had a face full of dissatisfaction.

“We’re going to the Han River, aren’t we?”

The wide, gray training pants were from a famous sports brand.

The outfit was perfect for jogging at the Han River, but…

The problem was…

“What about me?”

“You look pretty.”

That’s right.

Today’s Jihee had clearly put too much effort into her outfit.

Anyone could see that this wasn’t a casual neighborhood run, but a date outfit.

The sky-blue blouse was made of a thick, gray material.

The black pleated skirt was slightly above the knee.

She even wore a checkered necktie as a point item around her neck.

No matter how you looked at it, going out like this would make us look like a college couple who had just come out of a PC room.

“Change your clothes.”

“But isn’t this just a casual walk? Do we have to dress up that much?”

“Yes. We’re going to take pictures.”

“I’ll take a nice picture of you. I’m fine.”

“We’ll take a picture together. So, change into the clothes we bought together that time. We’ll send it to Grandma and Grandpa too.”

I tried to persuade her again, but when she mentioned my mom’s name, I shut up and went back into the room.

Well…

I guess our daily life, aside from video calls in our pajamas, would be of interest to her.

It seemed like the more we did well, the happier my mom would be, so I gave in and tolerated the inconvenience.

“Let’s go.”

“Hmm, you look cool.”

As if asking when I made a face, Jihee flashed a bright smile as soon as I changed my clothes.

“Should we take a photo here?”

After a brief struggle with the walker at the entrance, Jihee wrapped her arm around mine as soon as we stood up.

“…We should take it over there for it to mean anything.”

“Aww, it’s the mood. It’s the mood.”

In the end, we took a full-body photo in front of the mirror with a rather affectionate pose.

As we rode the bus, the sun, ripe like an egg, was setting beyond the river.

“I haven’t been to the Han River in ages.”

“I think it’s my first time since middle school.”

“Who did you come with?”

“I came with my mom, just the two of us.”

“You’re a good kid.”

“And you?”

“I came with my friends a few times, to ride bicycles.”

After school, we would ride bicycles to the Han River with friends…….

Even though we went to the same high school, our lifestyles were vastly different.

I didn’t have any friends.

I only went to the academy every day.

As we got off the bus and walked, a vast park welcomed us.

“The weather is too good!”

“That’s right.”

Jihee’s sense of liberation was quite strong, and she skipped around like a kid, not matching her age.

“Hehe, where should we put our mat?”

“Most of the grassy areas are almost fully booked.”

Even though we came quite late, the shaded areas under the trees, which were likely to be popular spots, were all taken.

Most of them were couples like us, a man and a woman.

I wonder how many people came with their younger siblings.

“Oppa, over there!”

Jihee grabbed my wrist and started running.

“What’s wrong, why are you running all of a sudden?”

“Ah! If someone takes our spot, we’ll have to walk around again! I hate it! I hate it!”

On the grassy field near the river, yet far away.

Jihee and I laid down our mat and gazed at the people passing by.

“It’s nice.”

With her arms as a pillow, Jihee closed her eyes and tilted her head.

“That’s right.”

“Aww, I should’ve gone to college. Instead, I’m wasting my time like this.”

I was about to say that even if I went to college, I wouldn’t be doing this every day, but I stopped.

“We’ll prepare well and have fun again next year.”

“Will you come with me next year, oppa?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go to the military?”

“What? Is that true? Are you going to the military next year?”

“Well… usually people go after their first or second year of college.”

It hadn’t even been a month since the semester started.

Although we hadn’t decided on an exact date, I had a mindset of going when everyone else did.

“No way.”

“What’s no way?”

“If you’re going, go the year after next.”

“Why?”

“Next year, I’ll be free from studying and we can have fun together!”

“Have fun with your friends. You’ll make plenty of friends in college too.”

Just looking at me, I knew people would keep increasing their acquaintances.

If Jihee entered as a freshman, she would be waiting for a flood of promises and invitations.

“Those people are others. How can you compare them to oppa?”

Jihee, with her face tilted upwards, smiled brightly at me, her knee still in my arms.

Even without makeup, she was pretty, but with her hair styled and fully made up, she was a completely different being.

If she weren’t my younger sister, I might have fallen for her again.

“You’re saying that, but you won’t even come home next year, right?”

“Why? Are you worried? Do you think I’ll be out all the time?”

“Why worry about a grown kid like me?”

“That kind of talk sounds like our dad, and it’s a bit annoying.”

As I suddenly remembered the face of our annoying dad, I unconsciously scratched my nose with my index finger.

“I do worry, but if you want to have fun, go have fun, okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll go with oppa a lot. Let’s take a picture now!”

Since it’s a picture for mom, I thought I’d cooperate with Jihee’s words as much as possible.

“Let’s take a selfie first.”

Jihee quickly turned on the camera and tapped my shoulder, as if asking what I was doing.

“Oppa.”

“Yes?”

“Are you joking? You don’t look close enough!”

At my sister’s criticism, I slightly lifted my hips and sat closer to Jihee’s side.

“Hold my shoulder.”

“Like this?”

“Yes, like that, as if you’re pulling me in tightly.”

You’re quite detailed with your requests.

Although I’d never taken a couple photo before, our pose was almost identical to one, minus the kissing.

Our upper bodies were pressed together, and Jihee’s lilac shampoo scent was stimulating my nose even though we were outside.

“Good, good. This should be my profile picture.”

“……What?”

“Take a profile picture with me.”

“No way. Why would I do that?”

“It’s my decision, isn’t it? I want to take a picture with my oppa, and oppa is okay with it too.”

“I don’t want to.”

“What’s wrong with you? Are you the only one who’s not serious about this?”

If I said that, I’d sound like a trashy, two-timing guy.

“Then I’ll take a picture with oppa for my profile too.”

“I won’t use your picture.”

“What’s wrong? Oppa should do it quickly too.”

Jihee stretched out one arm, making a V shape with her index and middle fingers, and held it out in front of her.

“Do it quickly, oppa. Make a V shape.”

“Like this?”

I followed Jihee’s lead and made a V shape, and she picked up my phone from the table and turned on the camera.

“Ready. Smile!”

My small hand, and Jihee’s cute hand, were side by side.

Our V shape, with the Han River as the background, looked quite sentimental.

“Hmm. Is this usable?”

“Uh……)

Rather than a quick shot, this was more…

“Oppa, send this to me only.”

-Vroom-

The source of the vibration was my phone.

It seemed like I had received a message.

“Who is it?”

“…It’s Minju unnie.”

“What’s up?”

Jihee didn’t respond and stared at the screen, then turned her head towards me.

“Why aren’t you contacting her?”

That was something I had to say with a scary face.