＜Episode 4＞ Maid’s Room
As I went through each day, Friday came.
I don’t listen to classes anyway, I eat rice at a restaurant or ramen noodles, and when I get home, I stare at the monitor all day. If you repeat this life over and over again, time will pass quickly.
When I got home after holding on to the last lecture, I saw a box occupying a corner of the living room.
Three post office courier boxes. The sender was, of course, Si-eun.
One on Wednesday, one on Thursday, and one arrived today. They probably send the items in the house in the sorted order.
And today is Friday.
In other words, it meant that Si-eun would start staying in this house from the evening.
About an hour later, the doorbell rang.
Few people come to this house. And no one will come at this hour on this day. I know who you are without asking.
When I opened the door, Si-eun was still there.
A young face with light makeup. Wearing a mini skirt with a thin outer. She was the same as Yoo Si-eun, whom she usually met at school.
Si-eun raised one hand and opened her mouth.
“hi.”
“Uh, yes, what… … . hi?”
“Why are you being so awkward?”
“Since I was born, I have never greeted a housekeeper when I first went to work.”
“It’s the first time in my life that I also go to work as a housekeeper.”
Si-eun snorts back. I heard it and it is I guess it was just awkward because I was shy.
Si-eun took off her shoes and arranged them neatly before entering the house.
At the same time, there is a strange scent. Did you spray perfume? I don’t think it smelled like this when I came last week.
In retrospect, he was dressed modestly in the past. There seemed to be some difference between Yoo Si-eun as a college student and Yoo Si-eun as a member of society.
After a while, Si-eun looked at the box in the corner and said.
“Have you gathered your luggage?”
“At first, I was thinking about opening it up and organizing it, but I just piled it up.”
“Well done. If I had opened it, I would have sued.”
that’s very fortunate He sighed in relief and asked.
“Is this all you have?”
“yes.”
“Is it less than you think?”
“I threw away cooking utensils because I thought I would no longer need them.”
“Ugh.”
I will stay in this house for a while and live as a housekeeper. There would be no reason to bring something here as well.
Still, I would have sent it with my clothes and my own blanket, but there are only three boxes. This is only possible when the load is small from the beginning.
As I was immersed in these thoughts, Si-eun turned her head toward me.
“Which room can I use?”
“ah.”
That being said, I haven’t decided. There are many rooms, so if you want to use it, you can use it. That’s what I was thinking about up to this point.
how will we do it. After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth.
“Anyway, I only use my room, so it’s okay if it’s not there. Choose the room you want out of the other three.”
“Can I really make up my mind?”
“okay.”
“Ummm”
When she was suddenly given a choice, Si-eun seemed to be very worried. You can choose anything. For me, it doesn’t matter if I use all three rooms.
After a while, Si-eun opened the three rooms and seemed to compare the sizes.
“Then, I’ll write it here.”
and pointed to a room.
The place Si-eun chose was the smallest room. It’s farthest from my room, so it’s probably safe in case of an emergency. You shouldn’t have to worry about that though.
“okay. Use that room from now on.”
“yes. I’ll move my luggage.”
Then, Si-eun took a box and went into the room of her choice. I followed with the other two boxes.
Si-eun said as she put her luggage down in the empty room.
“Clean and fine.”
I also put down the box and threw it away.
“Um, that’s right.”
As Si-eun said, the room was clean. It was clean before I moved in, and after I moved, I even cleaned it at the moving center.
But, isn’t something overly neat?
“I see.”
“yes?”
“There is no furniture here.”
“ah.”
Si-eun seemed to have noticed it now.
I have already bought the necessary furniture for my room, but there is no way I could have bought the furniture for Si-eun. Because the room was decided today from now on.
I don’t know women’s rooms very well, but shouldn’t there be a dressing table or a bed? You will also need to study, so you will need to prepare a desk and chair.
asks Si-eun
“Should I just pick and live?”
“done.”
But Si-eun waved her hand.
“why? It’s uncomfortable.”
“I’m in a position to work because I’m hired, but if I even buy such a thing, it becomes more inconvenient.”
“Anyway, we will put the furniture in our house. Is it okay because I can have something to write about later?”
“still… … .”
Si-eun had a very displeased face. He seemed to think it was disrespectful to even ask for this.
“At least there should be a bed. Sleeping on a hard floor hurts all over the body. You’re young now, so I don’t know.”
“You and I are the same age. And I don’t plan on doing this until I’m old, so it’s okay.”
I replied that way, but Si-eun also thought that she could not strongly refuse, so she quickly added, “Okay.”
“It’s ridiculous that the landlord wants to buy it but I refuse.”
“okay. Well, write down the furniture you want in a rough list and let me know. I will order online.”
“… … Okay.”
Si-eun had an expression on her face that she wanted to say something, but she only licked her lips and didn’t say it out. I didn’t even have the heart to dig.
After a while, Si-eun turned her head and opened her mouth.
“Dinner?”
“yet.”
“Then I’ll set it up. Can I just go shopping today and cook for you?”
“Ah, yes.”
The cooking tools Si-eun bought, and all the food ingredients remain untouched. The last time I bought it, I was good at choosing only those with a long expiry date.
“I bought the tools, and I have enough money to buy the materials. I’ll go out and buy it myself.”
“okay.”
Si-eun heard my answer and walked out of the room.
From now on, this is Si-eun’s room. You shouldn’t be entering someone else’s private space. I also immediately left the room.
Then his eyes met Si-eun, who was standing in the doorway.
“I will go.”
“uh? Ah, yes, yes.”
It was like an unintentional see-off.
When he stuttered in reply, Si-eun seemed to say something in that state, but this time, she turned her back and went outside without opening her mouth.
Ummm, I wonder if Si-eun is coding while she goes shopping. I’m thinking of going into the room.
“there.”
Si-eun, who had not yet closed the door, spoke out of nowhere.
“why?”
After asking with curiosity, Si-eun paused for a while.
“What… … Thank you for your consideration.”
I closed the door with this word.
The sound of the door lock resonates in the house, and the scent that Si-eun spread tickles her nose.
Standing there alone, I recalled the words Si-eun had left behind.
Thank you for caring. Maybe it’s the furniture? I told you that you don’t have to worry.
no, more than that. Could it be that I have been hesitant to talk about this since a while ago?
When I thought of that, a bitter laugh came out of my mouth.