＜Ep 39＞ Glasses
That evening.
I was waiting for Si-eun at the campus cafe.
Si-eun, who is passionate about her studies, takes more subjects than me. He left earlier than me every day and came in late, so he was finished.
And today too, Si-eun had one more lecture than me.
Normally, I would have gone straight home without waiting for Si-eun. The reason I dared to spend time at the cafe was because of the promise I made in notebooks during the lecture.
A suggestion of [Shall we go get some glasses together?].
And the answer is [I will go on a date for the first time after we date].
We decided to stop by the optician near the school gate. I wonder if I can call it a date. It’s a dating man and woman walking around together. If it was a date, it would be a date.
Just in time for the lecture to end, I went to meet Si-eun in front of the building.
As we waited patiently in front of the building, we saw students pouring out at just the right time.
Among the dogs, I could feel the glances looking at me with a glance. Is that person Yoo Si-eun’s boyfriend or the gaze? Again, the title ‘Yoo Si-eun’s Boyfriend’ had a great sense of weight.
And not long after, my eyes met Si-eun.
Si-eun, who was trudging along with a bag on one side, quickly approached me as soon as she found me.
“Did you wait long?”
“no. I didn’t wait long.”
“Then I’m glad.”
Saying that, Si-eun stood next to me.
It is still awkward to talk comfortably with Si-eun at school. Since we declared a public relationship, there is nothing to be afraid of. Somehow, I felt a bit of resistance.
“Go, let’s go.”
So I said in a slightly tense tone.
Si-eun only smiled next to me laughing like that.
“Do you like glasses?”
The road to the front door.
Si-eun asked me as I was walking while looking straight ahead.
“I don’t like it very much.”
“why?”
“It’s said that if you wear glasses, you will get steamed when you eat ramen.”
Si-eun, who had a blank face for a moment at my words, soon smiled bitterly.
“No, the question is, do you like women with glasses?”
“Oh, is that what you are talking about?”
“okay.”
“Well.”
I ponder for a moment.
Not that I have any glasses fetish. However, it wasn’t that he hated glasses enough to raise his arms and oppose it.
And above all.
“I think it will be fine whether you use it or not.”
“Are you giving me a rough answer because it’s bothering you?”
“I’m serious.”
Seeing how she heard me, Si-eun laughed and snorted. Seriously though.
Then Si-eun started looking up at my side face. Si-eun, who looked at her sideways, had an expression that thought deeply about something.
“I see.”
“yes.”
“You don’t wear glasses, surprisingly. I just use my computer every day.”
“ah.”
It’s very strange to hear.
As Si-eun said, I spend all day looking at the monitor. Having breakfast before going to school. to school and throughout the class. Until the last day of school and go to bed.
He has been living a life that is not good for the eyes for several years already. However, in the annual checkups, both were around 1.0.
After thinking about why this is happening for a while.
“Is it because you do other things periodically?”
“Anything else?”
“Looking into the distance. or go out to drink water. or go to the bathroom.”
“No. I do that too, but my eyesight is getting worse.”
is it. Well then, my eyesight must be innate.
“Even so, if you’re busy with the work that the company asks you to do, you just look at the monitor for hours in a row. It doesn’t really matter.”
As if to summarize the story, Si-eun suddenly tilted her head.
“company?”
“ah.”
It was then that I realized that I had made a mistake.
I never told my friends about the company. Because the psychological distance between him and Si-eun had been narrowed, he broke through the sieve and came out of his mouth.
But, well, we’re dating anyway, aren’t we? There’s no need to keep it a secret.
She scratched her head and said to Si-eun, who was asking for a detailed explanation with her big eyes.
“Actually, a few months ago, I sold my stock analysis program to a startup company.”
Si-eun shrugged her shoulders as if shocked by the words.
“You sold the program to the company?”
“It’s not huge, but it is. Anyway, that’s why I’m kind of like an employee.”
“Isn’t that great?”
He waved his hand in denial, but Si-eun seemed to be genuinely admiring.
They did sell the program, but it wasn’t huge. It is just one of the stock prediction programs that use deep learning to predict stock prices.
However, I am an individual developer, and I am a college student with no experience whatsoever. It would have been easy to acquire cheaply. He was the perfect fit for a new company that lacked capital.
“After you said you were investing, you did something by coding every day, and you were doing something like that… … .”
“I’m not lying because I’m also investing.”
As she scratched the back of her neck in embarrassment and said, Si-eun raised her head.
“My boyfriend was a nicer person than I thought.”
uh, uh… … .
face is hot On the other hand, it felt good to hear that Si-eun was cool, so the corners of her lips kept going up.
I’m sure I have a very ugly expression on my face right now.
I don’t want to show Si-eun a face like this. So for a while, I had no choice but to turn my head and walk.
The optician near the main gate was quiet.
There was also a small optical shop inside the school, and our students often used it. Still, isn’t this the first time Si-eun is wearing glasses? I had a feeling that a bigger place would be better.
From there, it proceeded without my intervention.
Si-eun said she would buy both glasses and lenses. Perhaps it will be used interchangeably depending on the situation.
Afterwards, Si-eun went to the optometrist and went through various machines to check the condition of her eyes. In addition, I went through the process of confirming by exchanging questions with the uncle.
After standing still and watching the scene, Si-eun walked out after a while.
“it’s over?”
“yes. Now you just have to choose a te.”
Saying that, Si-eun headed somewhere.
A lot of eyeglass frames were displayed in the place where Si-eun followed. The colors and designs were slightly different, so it looked like a wide range of choices. It was also good to come to the big optician.
Si-eun placed her finger on the corner of her mouth and moved left and right to select the frames.
Soon after, Si-eun came to me and showed me the glasses frames that she had chosen.
“What do you think? Pretty?”
“It’s pretty.”
“Then what about this?”
“Pretty.”
“… … What is this?”
“I think it’s pretty.”
He answered faithfully, but for some reason, Si-eun’s cheeks were swollen. On the contrary, I was just embarrassed by the angry face.
“what’s the matter?”
“Don’t skimp on it, answer it straight away.”
“What?”
I’m answering right now.
I tilt my head and try to answer.
“no. You’re pretty no matter what you wear, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”
“… … ?”
After hearing my words, Si-eun just tilted her head for a while. After waiting for something, Si-eun covered her mouth and smiled.
“What are you talking about. I was just asking if the frames were pretty.”
“ah.”
Now I understand what the misunderstanding was. In the end, I was just chanting praise for being pretty without any context. I’m a little shy.
Seeing me so bewildered, Si-eun raised the corners of her lips and said.
“Still, if you look at the things you said you were pretty, everything seems to be fine.”
“Uh, uhm.”
Totally kidding me. Belatedly, I felt embarrassed. It was difficult to face Si-eun directly, so I avoided looking into the distance.
However, Si-eun makes fun of him as if he does not want to allow it.
“Where are you looking if you can’t see a pretty day?”
I answered, stroking the nape of my neck.
“… … I’m looking far away for fear that my eyesight will deteriorate.”
“okay?”
Another laugh was heard from the other side.
On the way home, you have to go through the school again.
As we made our way to the back gate, Si-eun and I walked through the campus without a word.
Even though it was evening, the sky was still bright as summer was coming soon. As the wind blew on the tree planted by the side of the road, I could see the branches swaying little by little.
He said that there are quite a few walking trails to the school. Is this one of them too?
It took me a while to get caught up in that feeling. It got a bit frustrating to just walk around, so I decided to try talking.
“I have a question.”
“What?”
I ask Si-eun what she was curious about in her heart, who answered quietly.
“Why haven’t you put on your glasses until now?”
“Um, well.”
After thinking for a while, Si-eun answered.
“I never felt I needed much.”
“okay?”
“okay. Because usually, there is hardly any feeling of discomfort. Sometimes the writing on the packaging is hard to see, but I just had to look through it and read it.”
“I see.”
If it were to the point where it was inconvenient in my daily life, I would have already adjusted it.
He is a thrifty person, but he tends to invest where necessary. Si-eun pays attention to her studies, so if it were severe, she would have worn glasses earlier.
I nod my head and ask another question.
“But you asked me to put on my glasses today, so did you accept it?”
“What?”
Si-eun smiled slightly.
“From now on, I will always sit next to you. If you can’t see it all the time, you’re in trouble.”
“Well, that’s right.”
Even so, there is a bit of a strange side. As she scratched her cheek, Si-eun continued.
“furthermore.”
But somehow the dissatisfaction has a young expression. what?
“furthermore?”
At my question, Si-eun leaned close enough to touch my shoulders and looked up at me.
“Because you hate going out… … . If there is a date opportunity, I should take it as soon as possible, I thought.”
“… … Well.”
Si-eun’s tone of voice was a bit sloppy. The lips are also protruding. He seemed already full of blame for me. He even shot eyes calling for reflection, and he couldn’t stand it any longer.
I bowed my head.
“sorry.”
“huh.”
As if to tell me to listen, Si-eun immediately relaxed her expression.
“it’s okay. After all, I have no intention of going out and playing every day. do what you want I like to play together at home.”
I turn my head a little and look at Si-eun.
It didn’t look like he was making a sound that wasn’t there. Wouldn’t it be fun to just share nonsensical stories with me at home? It was the same for me too. Being of the same mind, I was very happy.
But the Si-eun is also very little. He wanted to go out with me.
Didn’t you look so happy the last time you went out? Si-eun knows that I hate going out, so maybe she doesn’t ask for it.
Thinking up to this point, I thought that I needed to reflect on myself.
With that in mind, I opened my mouth.
“there.”
“why?”
“Do you have class tomorrow?”
“… … It rains from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. why?”
As I showed a smile to Si-eun who asked with a questionable face.
“Then let’s go on a date again.”
“What?”
“I don’t have much time, so I think walking around the school is all it takes. But, well, on my days off, I can go a little farther, so on the weekends… … .”
“Wait a minute.”
Si-eun cut off the long conversation and then smiled.
“no way… … Are you in a hurry to make a date because of what I just said?”
“Well, yes.”
“He’s a really good looking guy.”
Si-eun smiled even more at my answer.
“Still, I will appreciate it.”
and answered.
I don’t know why he’s suddenly using respectful words, but Si-eun seems to be in a good mood anyway.
Just like that, I also decided to accept it with gratitude.