＜Episode 109＞ Mild fever, fatigue, and drowsiness 2
the next morning.
I woke up and immediately headed to Si-eun’s room. It was to check if Si-eun’s condition was okay.
I went to bed early, so I should have woken up by now.
Thinking like this, she opened the door abruptly, but Si-eun was lying on her side and trying to oversleep.
You go to bed earlier than me and wake up later than me. How tired have you been?
Fortunately, the sound of the door opened his eyes. As she approached the bedside, Si-eun stood up.
He sat down in a chair that he had not put away.
It takes a few minutes for Si-eun to fully boot. He brushed his tangled hair with his hands and waited until he came to his senses.
After a while, Si-eun, who finished the engine, opened her mouth.
“Well? You woke up so early?”
all sound stupid
“It’s not that I woke up early, I woke up late. How tired have you been to sleep this long?”
“I know. Why are you so tired?”
It’s a lazy voice Hearing his voice made me feel as if I had not slept yet.
“What do you think? Are you all right?”
When I asked him quietly, Si-eun only fiddled with the cute little charms.
“… … so-so.”
It was a slow answer. There was also a clear sign of faltering.
Si-eun doesn’t like to cause other people’s worries. If my condition had returned, I would have told you with a smile earlier. I’m guessing it hasn’t gotten much better.
After a while, Si-eun took off the blanket.
“I can still move, so I’ll prepare a meal. Can I pass breakfast and make it for lunch?”
He seemed to be trying to pretend he was normal.
When you’re sick, you overdo it. I think I’ve gotten used to bad habits throughout my life. For me, it was a shameful thing.
As soon as I put my feet on the floor and tried to get up, I held Si-eun’s shoulder weakly. Si-eun tilted her head, but soon sat back down.
“why?”
“done. It’s okay, so take a break until today.”
“What? Then what about dinner?”
what to do what to do I get up from my chair and say.
“You have a recipe for fried rice that I learned from you.”
Si-eun replied, “What?” asked.
Unexpectedly, Si-eun did not stand firm. Even with the rant to leave it to me, I only smile a little. I didn’t mean to overdo it.
Did you become a little more dependent on me? Did it make you believe in me a little more?
Anyway, it was a good thing. When you are sick, it is important not to overdo it. I told Si-eun to rest in the room until the fried rice was finished.
I would have.
When I returned from shopping, Si-eun was sitting in the kitchen chair waiting for me.
“Even if you go in and rest.”
“It can’t be. It’s not yet enough to fully trust Honey and take over the household chores.”
I’m sorry it’s not hot. As she was quietly nodding, Si-eun’s voice continued.
“So, I’m going to keep an eye on you. so as not to make a mistake.”
“Even if you don’t watch, you won’t make a mistake.”
“What if I add sugar instead of salt?”
I hope so. … … I almost did it once, but thanks to it, I’m sure I won’t make the same mistake in the future. It is said that everything is learned by falling and falling.
So, you should do what you learn. Fortunately, I made a note of the recipe for that day. If you follow the instructions as it is, you will get the same taste as when Si-eun made it.
I started with such expectations.
“Honey, I don’t have rice right now, so I have to wash the rice first.”
“I didn’t cut this, but are you going to start frying it already?”
“Then my hand hurt. When catching onions… … like this.”
Si-eun’s advice went on without a break.
Instead of giving Si-eun a break, it’s only like this that she’s been filled with worries the whole time, isn’t it? There was really no shame.
When she lowered her head in front of the finished dish, Si-eun grinned. As if this situation is too funny.
“If I had waited in the room, it would have been a mess. I wouldn’t have even had lunch.”
“You could still have lunch.”
“really?”
“You can do it.”
“I am.”
Si-eun smiled and took the fried rice in front of her to her mouth. Next to the corner of his mouth, which had been quiet for a while, his palm rose gently.
“Um, it’s delicious.”
Seeing that he even recited his own unique lines, it seemed that he did not fail today.
“it’s okay?”
“Yeah, it’s delicious. Thanks to Honey for making it.”
“There were recipe owners and others who gave me constant advice.”
“The person who made it matters.”
Giving him a word of comfort, Si-eun put another spoon in. I also started moving the fried rice into my mouth afterward.
The lunch break that day was much longer than usual.
It was because the progress of the meal did not go out because the small story that we could not share last night was blossoming.
Si-eun repeated the same sound when doing laundry after lunch.
“Because I can’t trust Honey and let her do the housework. I’ll watch from your side.”
“… … yes.”
I stumbled upon the challenge of making fried rice, which I confidently challenged myself. It was all because of the reason that I lost strength in the way he answered.
“I’m going to sit still this time. Can we only intervene when Honey makes a mistake?”
“Um, what. okay.”
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My confidence plummeted and I stuttered.However, the washing machine does all the laundry. I don’t want to rush like cooking. If you do it right on this opportunity, you will be able to make up for the mistakes you made earlier.
It was good. Let’s work hard.
That’s what I made up my mind to… … I realized late that laundry was also a daunting task.
The washing machine does all the laundry. This idea was not wrong. The problem was sorting the laundry. What to put in the washing machine, because I had never thought about it all my life.
I took it out because I thought it was for hand washing, and Si-eun silently pointed to the washing machine.
I put it in the washing machine and glanced at it, and Si-eun raised the corners of her mouth and shook her head.
I read the laundry tag on the clothes and put it in the washing machine.
“It’s a draining garment, so you have to wash it separately.”
such opinions are flying.
There was no way to beat the know-how and sense accumulated through years of housework experience. In the end, this time too, I had to act as if I was Si-eun’s avatar.
The last housework was cleaning. While the laundry is running, run the vacuum cleaner around the house and you’re done. As much as I can finish this without mistakes. There was no need for Si-eun to watch.
Even so, Si-eun followed me, making fun of the vacuum cleaner here and there.
To the living room, to the kitchen, from my room to Si-eun’s room. anywhere without exception.
This is no different from cleaning yourself. I wonder if there is any reason to follow me because I am not feeling well.
I turned off the vacuum cleaner and turned my face.
“Go in and rest, honey.”
“no. You can’t trust Honey.”
“Trust me about running a vacuum cleaner… … .”
Didn’t you give me a vacuum cleaner on the day of the general cleaning? I can’t even imagine how much trust I’ve lost today.
Si-eun, who was behind her back, smiled and spoke.
“It’s a joke.”
“If it was a joke, then go in and rest. It’s hard.”
“it’s okay. It’s better to watch it like this.”
“why?”
When I asked in a questionable tone, Si-eun walked around me with gentle steps.
“Honey, who does the housework for me… … Because it looks so cool.”
handed me this
Peck smiles and asks.
“Is it cool that I do housework?”
“yes. More than anyone else in the world.”
“no wonder. In my eyes, Honey looked the prettiest. I guess it’s because I usually do housework.”
“It’s not.”
Si-eun bursts into laughter. Of course it was a joke. The reason why Si-eun looks the prettiest in the world… … Because Si-eun is the prettiest in the world.
He didn’t have the courage to speak out such a slurred talk. With only a smile on my face, I turned on the vacuum cleaner.
As I started pushing the vacuum cleaner here and there again, Si-eun watched me with a loving gaze.
That night too, we had to sleep separately. It was because Si-eun tried to drive me away, saying that the disease might spread to me.
“As long as the symptoms remain, you should sleep separately.”
“is it?”
“okay.”
Si-eun just cut off the answer.
I checked it with a thermometer and the fever was still there. Fatigue and drowsiness were also similar to yesterday. There seemed to be no cough or runny nose. To be honest, he said that all he had to do was go to the bathroom more often than usual.
The symptoms aren’t severe, but you don’t want to move Si-eun anyway.
But well.
“But that’s it.”
“yes.”
“Anyway, you’ve been together all day.”
“… … Yes, though.”
Si-eun only made a sullen expression, as if there was nothing to refute.
After cleaning and dinner, we started chatting in Si-eun’s room as if we had made a promise. When I was alone, I and Si-eun became lonely, and there was nothing I could do about it.
Well, you should do what Si-eun wants you to do. The request of a sick person must be heard. It was a promise I had repeated several times since yesterday.
After a while, I could see Si-eun’s eyes gradually closing. It looked like he was going to sleep slowly, so I thought I should keep my seat.
get up from the chair
“I will go now. I hope we can sleep together tomorrow.”
“yes… … . I’m sorry it hurts.”
“What are you sorry for? Anyway, I’ll sleep alone until today. good night.”
“yes. good night.”
After saying goodbye like this, I tapped Si-eun on the head.
Under Si-eun’s sorry face, an expression of contemplating something could be seen.
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The next morning I woke up lonely.
Realizing that no one was in my arms, I opened my eyes and saw the usual scenery of the room. The only difference was that there was no Si-eun.
I was startled for a moment, but then I came to my senses. Si-eun, who has been in a bad condition since then, didn’t ask to sleep by herself until she got better.
He sighed in relief and got up.
Overslept because of the beating heart. I went out of the room to drink a glass of cold water and come.
As I was pouring water into the cup, I saw Si-eun coming out of the bathroom.
Si-eun, who was dressed in puffy pajamas, had a somewhat bright expression on her face.
I stared at him, wondering what was going on, and then our eyes met.
“Honey, are you awake?”
“Yes.”
A cracked voice came out as if he hadn’t slept. She swallowed the water she poured and cleared her throat. Si-eun was watching me with a fresh smile.
He put the cup down on the table and said.
“Did you wake up early because you were tired? Are you feeling okay?”
“no. I think it’s similar.”
Si-eun answered with a smile still on her face. It was hard to imagine that he was a person who had a hard time until yesterday.
It’s not like my condition has improved. I don’t know why it has changed so much.
There was no place to stray, so there was nothing else to say.
“I’ll make breakfast. Sit down.”
If the physical condition is the same, the daily routine is the same as yesterday. Today, in front of Si-eun watching, I have to do the housework. It took me a day to learn, so I’m pretty sure I’m used to it now. … … The meal menu will be fried rice today.
I’m going to stand in front of the sink with all my heart like this.
Si-eun tilted her head slightly and opened her mouth.
“honey.”
“yes.”
When I answered right away, Si-eun made a playful expression on her face.
“Honey, which do you want to hear first, good news or bad news?”
I asked this question out of nowhere.
“… … Why all of a sudden?”
“I try to express myself by turning my mind around with strange questions.”
“Huh.”
I think Si-eun was the type to use what she learned very quickly. It was not very pleasant for me. How much more do you want to spin around here?
I thought it was a joke, but Si-eun was looking straight at me with a smile on her face. He didn’t seem to mind at all asking questions.
If that’s the case, I’ll have to give you an answer. Which do you prefer to hear, good news or bad news? The answer was obvious. If you hear the good news after hearing the bad news, you can overwrite the bad feelings, right?
He rubbed the back of his neck and licked his lips.
“Then tell me the bad news.”
“Bad news… … .”
Si-eun, who heard my choice, extended her words for a moment, then with a serious face.
“It’s over there.”
“yes.”
“together… … I want you to go to the hospital.”
“uh?”
The words that came out of Si-eun’s mouth were far worse than expected.
“Do you want to go to the hospital? hurt a lot? Shall we go right away?”
His mouth moved faster than usual.
Si-eun seldom gives a hard tee. If it’s enough to appeal to you to go to the hospital, it’s not at any level.
It was not a convenient time to make breakfast or prepare. I immediately kicked my legs and walked to my room. I was planning to change clothes and go to a big hospital nearby.
How many steps do you walk? Si-eun took a quick step towards me and grabbed one of my arms gently.
Then he put his arms in his arms and looked up at me. It was like a dog struggling for a walk. Or it was like a cat waving its whiskers.
“what’s the matter?”
“Where are you going?”
“Go to your room and try to change clothes. I’m going to the hospital right away.”
ask the obvious Bewildered again, he looked at Si-eun with a blank look.
At my reaction, Si-eun covered her mouth as if it was funny. Huh, huh, huh, the sound that was flowing softly seemed to be plotting some kind of conspiracy.
Then Si-eun held my arm tightly.
“wait. You haven’t asked the good news yet.”
“Uh-huh.”
After all, I decided to hear the good news after the bad news. My body was immediately swept away by the talk of going to the hospital. I would like to hear the story through to the end.
“What’s the good news?”
“Um, the good news is… … .”
Si-eun paused for a moment at this question.
As if to imagine the story that will follow, or to play a prank on me.
Did I hear some great news without my knowledge overnight? Is this good news enough to overwrite the fact that Si-eun is sick enough to have to go to the hospital?
I don’t expect it to be. Si-eun is sick. There can’t be anything more serious than this.
Soon, Si-eun clings to my side.
A warm mild fever spread through his body.
Then Si-eun looked up at me and slowly opened her mouth.
“I mean.”
Then, Si-eun played her luck with a whispering tone.
He placed his palms on my hands and gently placed them on his lower abdomen.
With a face that bloomed brighter and more beautiful than any other flower in the world.
“… … It looks like a child.”
and talked