170 – Return to daily life (2)
A high school classroom that has just finished its final ceremony.
Sohee quickly put on her school bag.
“Sohee, after today…”
“I have an important appointment today. I’ll send you a KakaoTalk message!”
And then I left the classroom without even looking at the boyfriend I had recently met.
When Sohee arrived home, she took off her school uniform and without hesitation took out the pretty clothes she had stored in the closet.
“hehehe, isn’t this pretty? Aren’t I getting cast too?”
I felt like I had to wear this outfit today.
I think it would suit me that way.
The place Sohee goes today is a cafe near her neighborhood.
It wasn’t a very famous place where you didn’t have to worry about what to wear, and it wasn’t a good restaurant either.
What was important was who I met.
Because Sohee, who was still timid in middle school, was her favorite friend who helped her become more social and gave her an opportunity.
Finally, I leave the house and go to the cafe.
Sohee was able to see her friend here and there from time to time as she walked around the nearby downtown area.
“There are really a lot…”
When I first saw it, I thought it looked shiny.
I never thought it would go this far…
Actually, I expected it a bit.
I’ve often thought that Dohee sitting next to me was much prettier than the celebrities on TV.
There was a lot of talent there.
So, many of these companies are using Dohee as their model.
Just in the beauty store in front of us, there are two posters of different companies, one for the basic line and one for the color line.
Over there, at the optical store and lens shop, there are neat and innocent photos that emphasize clear eyes.
In outdoor stores, large sheets of stylish full-body model pictorials are available.
And there is a group poster taken with Saven members at a popular chicken restaurant.
“That will go down soon, because Saben’s activities are over, right?”
Anyway, except for luxury brand advertisements, Dohee was the model for most of the advertisements that top idols would film.
‘But you don’t want to advertise luxury goods…? Still, luxury goods and cell phones are the highlight of celebrity advertisements…’
Anyway, as Dohee has become so famous and busy, every appointment to meet her has become a big event that happens once a year.
So Sohee hurried her steps and ran to the cafe.
I was able to recognize my friend right away.
In the corner of the cafe, with Sujin, whom I still see often at school.
There was a girl wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap that looked suspicious to anyone.
The clothes were school gym uniforms.
‘I took care to wear pretty clothes…’
Sohee was a little disappointed, but was happy to see her anyway, so she ran towards her seat.
And then I tried to call Dohee’s name.
“Too…”
‘Oh, no!’
I thought people would recognize me if I said Dohee.
Sohee, who was so considerate, decided to call Dohee by her nickname instead.
“Rahee! I’m coming!”
And as soon as Sohee sat down, she received death threats.
“Do you want to go back?”
* * *
“Wow…”
“It’s been a while since we last saw our Sohee. Has she become more arrogant?”
“No! No!”
For the first time in a long time, I punished Sohee, who started an argument by calling her Rahee, by putting her in a headlock.
“So how are you both doing these days?”
Sohee, who was tying her head, stuck out her mouth and grumbled.
In a small voice.
“I’m afraid that someone might recognize me if I say Dohee… Mr.”
I took off my sunglasses and put them on.
“There aren’t many people here, so why?”
Sohee extends her hand and points to a diagonal table.
A man sitting at a table.
“It’s over there…!”
“You are our manager?”
“Wow…”
Then I guess I came alone?
I came right after school.
The manager took me here.
But Sohee still grumbled.
“I was so excited to meet Dohee that I changed into pretty clothes… I put on my gym clothes…”
I guess it was unfair.
“And my boyfriend gave up on asking me to go on a date… So…”
ㅡPuhup
I took a sip of my drink and then spit it out and looked at Sohee with a surprised expression.
“What, boyfriend?”
Sohee, who looked like a small animal?
That innocent and timid kid?
Sohee, who appeared in a dream recently with her hair dyed blonde, was it a precognitive dream?
Will Sohee eventually become a beach girl?
‘Oh, it’s not a beach. ‘I just got a boyfriend.’
What I saw in my dream was so shocking that I started talking nonsense.
Anyway, Sujin, who was next to me, seemed to know, and as she looked at me while drinking her drink calmly, she shook her head.
“Look at this, Dohee is not interested in us. What does she do if we talk in the KakaoTalk room all the time? She doesn’t even care.”
“No, I only looked at the bottom because there were over 300 KakaoTalk messages accumulated.”
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“That means I’m not interested.”
“No, I say that to our Saben members too?”
“Then I guess you don’t even care about the Saven members. You’re heartless, Lee Do-hee.”
“Why not? In the first place, I did that to my mom too?”
Of course, I don’t have that many conversations with my mom.
“…Really?”
Sujin’s eyes became pale.
“Oh, that’s right.”
“Then you are an unfilial woman.”
“Eh…?”
It seems like Sohee and Sujin meeting each other after a long time isn’t the same as it used to be…
Getting older during adolescence is really scary.
Anyway, the two finally realized it and resolved their anger.
Sohee started bragging, saying that it had been about two weeks since she met her boyfriend.
“Oh, really? It’s awesome?”
I did the best I could to sympathize with Sohee, who looked quite happy as she was showing off.
“It would be nice~”
You can’t tell me to break up.
No matter how cute I think he is as a younger sibling, he is not my biological younger sibling.
Doah would have told us to break up immediately.
I won’t even let you date in the first place.
Now that I think about it, it reminds me of my piano teacher.
I will contact you later and visit you.
“So what about Dohee? Don’t you have a boyfriend?”
Meanwhile, Soo-jin, who was arguing with So-hee, asked me this time with her sparkling eyes.
“Right, Dohee is there!?”
“Are you sure?”
“What… I heard idols have a lot of romantic relationships…”
“It may not be a huge amount, but everyone does it. Instead, they do it secretly.”
“Huh, then who’s doing it? Can you tell me who you know? I’m curious.”
There were a few people who heard it through rumors.
Navia’s Minju unnie, who I became close with while performing a special stage together during our first year-end performance, is said to be dating someone from JS’s male idol group, Paramax.
Or, among the 4th generation girl groups, 3M’s Ina, who had the second best grades after us and Saben, was dating a male actor.
But there is no reason to go around talking about it.
It’s a private life, and I’m not a fan who would feel betrayed.
“I don’t know either. If you’re hiding, how can I know?”
“Ah… Then what about the Saben members?”
“No. There was a dating ban for rookies in the first place. Well, there were still people who asked for my phone number…”
Sujin interrupted me and brought her face closer.
“Number!? Then Dohee, who was the man who asked you out!? How did you ask that!?”
“…No, there are people who ask if they can ask for your number while filming a challenge, and there are also people who just give you a note or something.”
Well, it could be that we just want to be friends.
It’s not like we’re filming a program together, so that’s impossible.
“How many people? How many people asked?”
Hmm… With her, with the girl I met at the awards ceremony…
With the guy who was taking pictures of the challenge.
I think there are about five people.
Now that I think about it, I was a middle school student until last year. What are these people who asked for my number?
“I don’t know, one or two? I don’t remember.”
“Oh what~ Please tell me quickly~”
“That’s right, let me know~”
They grabbed the sleeves of my gym clothes and started whining.
It feels bittersweet to see my daughters awakening to the opposite s*x.
When I was young, I was the only one who knew about them…
Ah, Sujin was very interested in the opposite s*x even when she was in elementary school.
Sujin is cancelled.
“Oh, and there’s him. Baek Hwi! He’s also very popular among the Inners!”
“What should I do?”
Today, since it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, I tried to accommodate everything.
I feel like I wish they would shut up already.
* * *
After a short vacation, it was now time to leave home and return to the company dormitory.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I packed and unpacked my belongings from the Seven dormitory, and whether I have to pack my luggage and go back to the dormitory again.
“Did you get everything?”
“Yes, to a certain extent. Whatever you lack, just go and take Kim Seo-yoon’s.”
Mom looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“What are you saying to your sister, Kim Seo-yoon?”
Oh, is that it?
“He spoke informally first.”
“……?”
“What?”
Mom sighed heavily.
“Anyway, go ahead and listen to your sisters and work hard.”
“Have I ever not worked hard?”
“Listen to your sisters carefully.”
As my mother spoke, she quietly opened my suitcase and put in a dress of her mother’s style.
“Have I ever not worked hard?”
I took out the dress that was in my suitcase.
I wouldn’t wear it as civilian clothes anyway, as it’s not my style.
When I have a schedule, I get to wear clothes chosen by the coordination staff.
“Ugh, I won’t even listen to you sisters.”
As my mother pretended to put her clothes back, I secretly tried to bring up a different topic.
“But mom, aren’t you going to move? Last time you said you were going to buy a house with my own money.”
But her mother shook her head as she continued to fold her dress.
“It’s okay~ I don’t want to move because it seems like a hassle~”
It doesn’t work.
I should just give it to Kim Seo-yoon as a gift.
I don’t know if the height or size will fit.
Or, should I give it to you?
The height is probably right…
Wooah, I feel like I’m abandoning my sister.
“Are you okay? I really don’t care.”
Mom laughed and pulled my nose.
“I have memories with your dad and my daughters, so how can you move them? They’re saying they’re moving them because they’re worried that it might cause privacy or safety issues.”
“Wow, it’s touching to hear you talk about your mom, isn’t it?”
“Then~ Mom always thinks only about our daughters~”
“Okay, then I’m living in a dorm anyway, so let’s just pretend it wasn’t there.”
When I leave the dorm later, I’ll have to move or something.
This time, I should buy a good piano with the money I saved, hehehe.
“I saved my daughter money, so should I buy her a bag?”
“……”
“……”
“……”
“I’m not buying this Jijibae.”
I picked up my suitcase and quickly left the room.
“Sister, are you going?”
“…If I go now, when will I come back?”
And then I saw Doa pouting.
Doah seemed to think that I wouldn’t be back for a long time, just like I did with my Seven activities.
Because there wasn’t much vacation.
Even though it was an exceptional case.
Of course, this time, I planned to take about one day off every two weeks and visit home regularly.
“Well, I’m not sure~?”
Still, I don’t want to say it because I think Doa, who shows sadness and sadness on her face, is so cute.
Wouldn’t you like it more if it came as a surprise in the middle?
“Dohee, I will wait under your father~”
“Uh, I’m going out~”
I left the house, pretending like nothing was wrong, and later I heard from her mother that Doa had buried her face in her pillow and cried quietly.
Even though she pretends to be chic every time, on the inside, I can’t help but find Doa like that cute, really.
In two weeks, I’ll have to buy Doa a bunch of presents that she’ll like.
But you don’t just welcome gifts, right?