57 – Independence
-Sasak…Sasak
Dark brown body, about the size of my thumb. It had long antennae at the end of its head.
The space between me and Yoo Seon. I was just running around there… I was frozen and I couldn’t do anything… I was just watching the wheels go around my house.
“…Ah…Uh…”
People are so scared that they don’t even scream when surprised.
Wheel… The real wheel… If the mythical monster that climbed up from hell really appeared, it would look like this.
It’s only the size of a thumb, but it looks like it’s gathered all the hate in the world… It’s not even standing still. It’s still cramped…
-Sasak…
“…Why…Why are you coming to me…!!!”
I think I’m going crazy!! I think I’m going crazy!!!!!!
I don’t know why something the size of a mouse moves so fast.
It looks like he moved a little while crunching.
When it got close to my toes… Uh…? Uh uh
I clung to the wall and screamed helplessly like a hero in a horror movie.
Whether I scream or not, the wheel is moving slowly toward me, swinging its long antennae to and fro-
I’m going crazy… I’m going crazy!!! I think I’m going crazy!!! I… I’m sorry…
“…No… No…!!”
-Tak!
Heavy hitting sound. A rolled up crossroads newspaper caught my eye.
Yun Seon-i is making a slightly indifferent expression. The wheel… Was hit dead by the crossroads newspaper.
Ah… Ah… If a wheel gets hit properly, it picks up and dies…
“No no.. Yoo Seon-ah, you can’t lift that…”
Ahhhhh. It’s just so terrifying…
“It’s okay. Just turn your head a little”
The sound of tearing newspaper. And – sluggishly
The sound of something being put into a regular garbage bag.
“I’m fine now.”
The image of Yoo Seon-i wiping the floor with a wet tissue caught my eye.
A little while ago… The place where the insect died was wiped clean enough that the floor was completely shiny, so there was no body or anything else where the cockroach died earlier.
“I absolutely hate it… I really hate it…”
A heart once broken cannot be undone.
There are only two things I hate, one is cockroaches and the other is bugs.
Those many legs, incredibly long antennae. Crawling and crawling. It even flutters and flies around.
Really… Just imagining that already makes my stomach upset.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to buy some medicine. Come with me.”
Yoo Seon was preparing to go out with me without saying anything.
Come out of the studio again and go to a nearby convenience store for F-Killa and cockroach medicine. The one in the form of an insect trap and the one that is scribbled on the floor like chalk
And… I bought all these and other bug traps and came back.
It was snowing a lot outside, so the roads were covered in white, and when I breathed, my breath was like hoho.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Maybe… Because it’s cold, maybe the wheels came into a warm building..?
By the way, my house isn’t that warm… I don’t know why people come to my house out of all the many studio complexes…
Anyway, anyway. That… If this had happened at dawn alone, I would have been unable to hold onto the wheel and would have been trembling…
-Tak!
Yeon Seon, who catches insects with a nonchalant expression like a Cesco employee. Actually, it was really cool.
One of the movies I’ve seen before is a soldier fighting a space monster. What kind of movie was that? He was like the main character there.
“…Not many streetlights here”
“Yes”
Besides, there aren’t many streetlights near my house, so the road to the convenience store was extremely dark.
I feel very relieved because Seon Yoo is right by my side. First of all, because Yu Seon is so huge. I don’t think anything dangerous will happen because I’m with a big kid like this.
Honestly, if I go alone, the roads at night are dark… I think something strange will come out between the cars parked on the side of the road…
“Ahhhhh..”
“Cat. Cat”
-Meow
I saw something like a twinkling light in the dark, so I was really scared because I didn’t know what it was.
I was relieved because Seon Yoo told me that it was a cat. Seriously… Everyone sleeps without a wire – I almost screamed and made a fuss…
“Hey, I’d like you to let go”
“Uh..? Uh uh…”
Before I knew it, Yoo Seon was holding his arm tightly.
That… For now, it’s good to hold on to something. And he’s got nothing to hold on to right now…
I was holding on to one of Yoo Seon-i’s arms with both arms… Yu Seon-i was making a very complex and subtle expression.
…Of course, I can’t help but be disturbed if I can’t sleep at dawn… But what should I do… I hate insects the most in the world.
2)
As soon as you enter the house, first of all, there is a gap in the closet. Furniture gaps. Just a balcony or toilet. I just sprayed the medicine in an invisible place.
First, quarantine. Second, quarantine.
“If I do this, I will catch not only bugs, but also people.”
It was murky and Yu Seon opened the window to ventilate the room. After all, if it is a drug that kills cockroaches, it will also have an effect on the human body.
Yoo Seon’s actions are correct.
“It’s a bit cold…”
“But… This is not good for bug killers either… I’ll have to do this.”
“I think it’s almost done- Now let’s get some real sleep- I’m so tired”
“It’s already 3 in the morning…”
Cocks… Because of those cockroaches… I couldn’t sleep because of those raging blues all day long. That… Ha… Really…
“…Sleep well, Yoo Seonah”
“Yes..”
I turned off the light and lay down on the floor to sleep.
Ah… A lot happened today. It was the busiest day of my life. I should go to sleep from now on… Again- I can make a new start…
-Sssss…
…! Ah.. Come to think of it, I left the window open… The sound I hear now must be the wind…?
I lay down to go back to sleep, but I have a thought.
Where did you read it? There are cockroaches roaming around the house. I have heard that the wheels that were forced out of the competition because the wheels have already become oversaturated where we can’t see them are wandering around the house.
There is an old movie called Joe’s Apartment.
When I was young, I just borrowed the movie from a video store near the facility and watched it with the allowance the director gave me…
Ahhhhh.
-Sssss…
Ba…The sound of the wind..? That… There’s a cold wind coming in through the window.
Yeah… Common sense tells me how small the wheel is… That… Would it make a self-sounding sound every time it moves.
-Sssss
I can’t.
-Tak!
“Ah..! What else…?”
For some reason, Yoo Seon seemed to be asleep already. As soon as I turned on the light… I was squinting…
I’m the landlord here. Why is Yoo Seon sleeping more comfortably… I just wanted to make sure.
I searched every corner of the box. The fact that there are no letter ‘L’ on the wheels has given me peace of mind.
But… But… I heard that these guys are super smart, but I heard that they only have an IQ of 430 on the subject of bugs… As soon as they saw me turn on the light, they immediately hid.
If I turn off the lights again… What if I… Crawl on my cheeks…
“…Yoo Seon-ah, sleep here”
“Uh…?”
“Then where do you sleep?”
“…I’m going to sleep here too”
“Uh…? Uh uh…”
-Tak!
I can’t wait to see how warm the wheels are in our house.
So I opened the half-open window wide. A cold wind whistles… There was only one blanket, so Yoo Seon-i could do nothing but shiver.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden…”
“Yoo Seon-ah. Do you want to see me go crazy…? When you say nice things, quickly lie down next to me and sleep! Oh quickly…I’m tired too”
“Ha…Really…”
To be honest, I don’t want to frown like this with a bug… But what can I do with something so disgusting…?
My self-righteous choice made Yoo Seon a little angry and annoyed. If I said anything more just a little bit more, it seemed like it would explode… But what should I do… It’s scary, it’s disgusting.
At least, if Yoo Seon is by my side, he will bravely hold the wheels… I want to sleep comfortably, so how do I do that…?
Turn off the lights again. Yoo Seon is attached to the wall, and I sleep right next to it.
My bed is only the size of a single bed.
Assuming you don’t struggle. I thought we could both cover ourselves with blankets and sleep warmly.
“…Seonah Yoo”
“Why…”
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“If there are bugs, you have to catch them…? OK…?”
“…Yeah.. I get it”
“…Seonah Yoo…”
“Huh…?”
“I will wake up early tomorrow…”
“..Yes… Ok…”
….With or without people around. Now I know how big the difference is. That… The bug catcher.
I don’t know how reassuring it is to have a really reliable and brave Yu Seon-i next to me.
If I were alone… I’m sure I would have been whimpering and crying all morning… But… I’m glad that Yoo Seon-i was with me…
I looked at the clock on my phone and it was 4 o’clock.
I’m so tired. …Now I really need to sleep…..