＜Episode 106＞ Double Date 1
[The day after tomorrow, do you want a short double date?]
His fingers stopped at the sudden offer.
It was no surprise. Me and my friend are just like that. There I got married, and my friend even proposed to me. Their relationship with each other is also very good.
I heard that a culture such as double dating is prevalent among insiders. My friends also have a wide network, so it’s okay to call me Insa. It is worthy of throwing in such a proposal.
It wasn’t even there where I was confused.
[day after tomorrow?]
It’s been a few weeks since the school year ended and the vacation started. Si-eun and I stay in this newlywed house, but my friend probably went back to his house.
A reply came to the message that was sent out of curiosity.
[Because your girlfriend is interested in you. I had to stop by school for a while, so I thought we would go for a drive together. I thought it would be nice to have a double date with you guys at this time.]
Have you ever had a situation like this?
[Where are you going?]
[Well, I’m not going anywhere, but when I have time, I’m going to have dinner or dinner. We could give it more time, but you’re newlyweds, so it’s a bit of a hindrance.]
It seems that you do not want to disturb the newlyweds. I’m thankful for Mambo, but I hope you don’t forget that I’m still interrupting you.
A message from a friend followed.
[It’s okay if you don’t like it. It’s good to meet you later.]
[Okay. A little after class.]
[Ah, is it difficult for you to join the company?]
[I will.]
I don’t know what the work schedule is like at that company. Isn’t it the daily life of many programmers to work overtime like eating? It is premature to set a plan for that time.
I’ll be working from around March, so if you’re going on a double date, it’s better before then. Besides, I wonder if there will be another chance that a couple of friends will come to school by then.
After thinking for a while, he made fun of his fingers.
[Did you say the day after tomorrow? I’ll ask Si-eun.]
Then he turned his head. Si-eun, who was sitting next to me, was looking at me blankly.
“Who are you calling?”
“Oh, it’s from a friend.”
“A Happy New Year?”
“I talked about it too.”
Carefully pass on your friend’s suggestion.
“They said we were going on a double date.”
“yes? Good. lets do it.”
“uh?”
A sign of permission was issued. No, I wouldn’t be surprised. Isn’t Si-eun also cute? You might be interested in a double date.
“When?”
“It’s the day after tomorrow. Do you have any plans?”
“no. Are you meeting around here?”
“Perhaps it will. He said he had to come to school.”
“yes. okay.”
Si-eun replied with a bright smile. It seems that all the conditions are met, so you should accept it as it is. After showing a smile, I shifted my gaze to the phone again.
The message to be sent was simple.
[It’s okay. lets do it. Double date.]
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So we were waiting for a couple of friends in the on-campus parking lot.
He was also the one who helped us meet, so he said he would treat me to a meal, but my friend refused.
“It’s a double date and someone shoots me, and then I look weird. Give me a congratulatory money or a generous gift later.”
It was with this story. Anyway, he’s such a nice guy.
The final date was decided at a certain pasta restaurant. It’s a pretty classy place a few bus stops from school, and I heard they also sell gratin and pizza. Si-eun, who has good taste, seemed to be satisfied, so I accepted.
He glanced at Si-eun’s attire.
For some reason, I didn’t wear my coat today. Instead, he wore a warmer long coat. All the buttons were closed and the scarf was all worn out. I was relieved because I was dressed with a lot of care for my visit to the cold.
took one step and said.
“Is it cold?”
Si-eun crossed her arms and grabbed her.
“yes… … . It’s kind of creepy.”
“uh? Isn’t it cold?”
“no. That doesn’t seem to be the case. It’s just because it feels so cold today.”
“Well.”
It was January, so the winter weather was about to start. Didn’t Si-eun say that her body is easy to catch a cold? You have to pay attention to your body.
While the scarf was wrapped around the loose scarf again, a car entered the parking lot.
It was a car I remember seeing it once.
The car’s headlight went out after clumsy parking by repeating back and forth back and forth.
Then the door opened and the owner came out. A woman got out of the passenger seat.
The friend who got out of the driver’s seat smiled at us.
“sorry. A little late.”
“Better than speeding.”
“I passed the road while speeding.”
proud
The woman got out of the passenger seat and stood next to her friend. This was also someone I remember seeing once. friend’s girlfriend. name is… … Was it Yuna?
“hello~”
greet you warmly We followed up and greeted them back.
After the wedding, Si-eun also said hello at the dinner party, so it was all spherical in the end. In fact, except for me, the three people had natural expressions.
On the other hand, I was still a bit difficult. I’m just getting nervous
The friend smiled bitterly and waved his hand.
“Why are you so nervous? Come on, get on.”
At that sound, I said, “Ummm.” And Si-eun said, “Okay.” and answered. Then all four got into the car.
Soon we arrived at the restaurant.
The road was not far. Even if it was far, my friend would have stepped on it more, so the feeling would have been the same.
As soon as we sat down, the food we ordered came out. Pasta for each person, gratin to share, and pizza were served one after another.
A couple of friends looked like they could eat it all, but I wasn’t worried. Without a single slice of pizza left, we’ll all go into Si-eun’s stomach.
A story flower bloomed with a lot of food in front of them.
“See you again.”
The friend’s girlfriend, Ina, said with a bright smile.
Si-eun also showed a refreshing smile.
“yes. It’s been about two weeks since I saw you on the wedding day. Oh, Happy New Year.”
“Ah, Happy New Year!”
“Ugh. happy new year… … .”
“Happy New Year.”
Somehow, we were able to greet each other with New Year’s greetings. In the process, Si-eun covered her lips as if she had sensed something.
“Hey, it’s okay to talk nonsense. They are all the same age.”
“Um, is that so? Oh no. … … Is that so?”
Ina stuttered and changed her tone of voice. After all, they are all the same age. This girl’s appearance is at the level of a first-year high school student even if she is good at it.
In any case, I felt that the atmosphere had softened a bit when I decided to stop talking. They continued chatting as they moved food, including pasta, into their mouths.
“How have you been since you got married? both.”
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My friend asked, wiping his lips with a tissue. I answered instead of Si-eun, who was busy eating with her eyes shining.“I did this and that. I went on a honeymoon, spent 200 days and Christmas, cleaned up and welcomed the new year.”
“It’s been 200 days since we got married… … .”
The friend immediately swallowed the laughter that broke out.
It was as if they were looking at our eyes, but it didn’t really matter. Because it was a very quick marriage even we thought. It would be no different for a friend who is a speeding expert.
“You?”
“Ah, we are just the same. These days, Ina lives in our house altogether. It’s almost like a family. We went on a date and went to see the sunrise.”
Si-eun, who was eager to destroy even the bowl, raised her head.
“It would have been nice.”
“Good.”
This answer came from Ina.
“It was so much fun to welcome the beginning of the new year while watching the sunrise together. I am looking forward to seeing what will happen again this year.”
“Are you getting married this year?”
“After graduation, it will probably be next year. However, I will start preparing from the end of this year.”
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My friend’s eyes turn to me.“Tell me how you prepared for the wedding later.”
“Preparation is mostly done by Si-eun… … .”
“Of course I would.”
It’s natural that I don’t feel comfortable. He tried to argue, but there was nothing to refute. He put only pasta in his open mouth.
“All four of us are strange people in many ways. At least in the eyes of others.”
“It is.”
Si-eun agreed with what a friend had said as if to organize it.
Then Ina tilted her head.
“Is it strange?”
“I’m not surprised. A couple who proposed to get married when they were in high school and wanted to get married right after graduating from college. A couple who met when they were in college and ended up getting married within a year.”
“Ummm”
I put my hand on my chin to see if I can’t feel it.
But all our eyes were focused on one place. It was because of the pasta sauce on Ina’s troubled lips.
They look like middle school and high school students, but what are they buried in and even eating? For some reason, a child-like smile flows out. Not only me, but the other two as well.
“No one will steal it, so you can eat it slowly.”
The friend who pulled out the tissue grabbed Ina’s cheek and wiped the sauce near her mouth.
Ina closed her eyes and accepted her hand. The way his cheeks stretched back and forth, he looked like a child again.
It was then that Ina seemed to understand the situation.
“uh? What was buried?”
“yes.”
The friend who answered quietly folded a tissue and put it on his side. Ina smiled warmly at such a friend.
“Whoops.”
“why?”
“I like that my boyfriend is kind.”
“I’m glad you liked it.”
The friend started combing Ina’s hair. Again, Ina closed her eyes and gave a pleasant smile.
Does our relationship look like that from an outsider’s point of view?
Even if we play happily with each other, it can be an eye-opening scene for others. I realized this important fact for the first time today. I must engrave it deep in my heart.
Of course, that wasn’t the case. It was fun just to see the friendly appearance of the couple of friends. It was even fun to think that such a side existed in my friends as well.
I thought so, and there was a finger tapping and tapping the side of my pasta bowl.
When I turned my head, Si-eun was looking at me. … … With pasta sauce on your lips.
After a moment’s silence, he managed to open his mouth.
“… … why?”
“Is there anything you want to say, no, nothing you want to do?”
Eyes mixed with strange anticipation flew.
If you don’t know what you want, you can’t know. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence and physical evidence, so even an ignorant person like me can’t help but notice it right away.
Perhaps now Si-eun… … He seemed to want to wipe his mouth like a friend.
But you picked the wrong one. I don’t know my friends, but I have a lot of fun. If you believed that you would do it right away, you didn’t understand me well yet.
“No?”
Si-eun’s brow furrowed.
“no?”
“yes. no.”
He continued to stick out his flippers. Si-eun, who had been staring at me all the time, narrowed her eyes and protested silently.
Soon after, Si-eun pulled out a tissue by herself and wiped the corners of her mouth. It felt as if a small amount of anger was expressed in each movement. Ummm, that was a little too much.
Looking at Si-eun with a lot of anger, the friend muttered a little.
“… … When the two of us are together, they show such aegyo.”
Si-eun’s movements stopped at the correct point.
Si-eun and I forgot for a while. Now on a double date. A couple of friends are watching us. Having lived together and even went on a honeymoon, it seems that we both lost our minds for a while.
“Oh, no. I’m not asking you to wipe it, just… … .”
Si-eun clenched her lips and pursed her lips. But there was no sign of the backstory. Like me before, it must be because there is nothing to refute.
He joked around and made fun of me.
“How are you? I even got married From now on, I just have to openly show aegyo in front of other people.”
Si-eun rolled her eyes at my words.
“no. I will never do this again.”
never again, la.
“Then it must have been intentionally buried this time?”
“… … Whoa!”
In the end, Si-eun exploded. Si-eun, who raised the index finger of both hands, began stabbing me in the side with a face full of dissatisfaction.
It was tickling, painful, funny, and lovely, so I had no choice but to wriggle to and fro.
And like this, a couple of friends were watching us with a smile.
Hopefully we don’t look like we are right now… … .