＜Episode 43＞ Clean-up
The happiest time for students is when they are not studying, that is, vacation.
It may seem ironic at first glance, but when you think about it, it was reasonable. How many times in your life have you felt that the time when you are not working is the happiest?
So, on the first day of vacation, I was also trying to oversleep.
“Sorry for sleeping.”
Not long after Si-eun’s voice was heard, a ‘weeeing’ noise rang out.
“… … Well.”
No matter how much sleep I have, I can’t sleep while listening to these sounds. Eventually, my eyes opened.
When I rub my eyes, my blurred vision returns to normal.
Si-eun was standing in the room. with a vacuum cleaner in one hand. Apparently, he came to clean the room.
From this early hour?
I looked at my phone and it was 10 am. It may be different from the point of view of ordinary people, but for me, it was like dawn. Moreover, since it was the first day of vacation, I wanted to get plenty of sleep.
Feeling the presence, Si-eun turned her head. When our eyes met, Si-eun made an apologetic expression on her face.
“ah… … . Sorry for waking you up. I’ll do it quickly.”
“no. You can do it slowly.”
Well, isn’t today the first day of vacation? Conversely, it means that there are still many days left for oversleeping. There are still many opportunities to supplement sleep.
I just had a question. asked Si-eun.
“Are you cleaning early today?”
Si-eun answered the vacuum cleaner without a break.
“yes. I’m going to clean up today.”
“cleanup?”
I looked around at those words. It is a clean room with no dust. Of course, it must have been thanks to the vacuum cleaner, but it was always kept clean by Si-eun’s touch.
“Isn’t our house clean?”
He asked a question, but Si-eun slowly shook his head.
“It may be dirty where you can’t see it. Besides, I’ll have to prepare my summer clothes soon. I haven’t even cleaned the bathroom these days. So, I wanted to enjoy the vacation with a clean mind.”
After speaking, Si-eun pushed the vacuum cleaner in every nook and cranny.
is it.
Si-eun is the housekeeper at our house, and the housekeeper has to do housework. No matter how diligent you are, time is limited. It wasn’t strange to have housework that I had been putting off for so long during the semester.
It’s vacation time, so you’re probably trying to get things done quickly.
“I like to do things quickly when I have time.”
As if reading my mind, Si-eun added those words.
Looking back, didn’t you submit the group assignments too early? Get things done quickly when you have time. Perhaps such a principle exists within Si-eun.
Still, from the first day of vacation, you wake up early and do the cleaning. It must have been hard and exhausting, but I think it would be better to take a little rest.
Trying to be immersed in these thoughts, Si-eun stopped the vacuum cleaner and looked at me and said,
“Anyway, sorry for waking you up. It’s over now, so go back to sleep. I’ll wake you up later when lunch is ready.”
“no.”
As she shook her head in response, Si-eun tilted her head for a moment.
Looking straight into the eyes with the face that didn’t understand English, I added a word.
“I’ll help you. cleanup.”
“What?”
I could see Si-eun’s eyes widening.
Anyway, doing this
I got to help clean up our house.
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After taking a shower, Si-eun approached me as I stood in the living room.
“Are you really going to be together?”
It was still a questionable tone.
“yes. We’ll do it together. why?”
“No, you hired me because you didn’t want to do housework.”
“It is, though. It will be over sooner if we do it together.”
“Hmm.”
Floating eyes are flying. It’s scary, so I hope you don’t try to read your heart.
However, the words themselves were not lies. If we do it together, it will be over sooner, and Si-eun will be able to rest early. There was no doubt that he was sincere as much as he wanted to help.
“Well, yes.”
Soon after, Si-eun snorted.
“Then first, bring your laundry and summer clothes. I will return the washing machine.”
“Ah, yes.”
I answered quickly and headed to my room.
After picking up a laundry basket with laundry, I go through the closet and pick out light clothes for summer. I decided to put all the summer clothes I took out in the basket and take them all at once.
When I went to the living room with the basket, Si-eun was already waiting for me with two baskets.
Soon, Si-eun tucked in and moved to somewhere. Following it, we arrived at a utility room with a washing machine.
“I’m just asking, just in case. You know you don’t put all your laundry in the washing machine, right?”
To Si-eun’s question, I opened my chest and answered.
“know.”
“really?”
“of course.”
but.
“But I don’t know what clothes can be machine washed.”
“Then it makes no sense.”
He shakes his head as if it’s not funny.
You may be aware that there are some clothes that are exclusively hand-washed. However, when I was living alone, I ignored it and put it all together. It’s annoying to know, and it’s annoying to know even if you don’t care.
Si-eun immediately raised her face and squatted in front of the washing machine and said.
“okay. Then, if you hand them over one by one, I will put only those that can be washed in the washing machine.”
Soon, Si-eun held out her hand. It means you want to hand over the clothes.
Likewise, squatting down, he handed over the summer clothes and the laundry in the basket one by one.
Short-sleeved T-shirts, thin cotton pants, and even the top you wore yesterday.
Each time she handed over the clothes, Si-eun skillfully sorted out the clothes to be washed by hand. The clothes to be washed in the washing machine were put in the washing machine, and the clothes to be washed by hand seemed to be stacked next to each other.
As we proceeded to sort the laundry smoothly.
I was about to hand over the last one, but my hand stopped chin.
uh, uh After a moment of bewilderment, Si-eun turned her head and looked at me. He seemed to have sensed something strange because he had not handed over his clothes for a while.
And that gaze was held in my hand… … went to panties.
It was a pair of men’s boxer shorts, nothing special or strange.
Si-eun rolled her eyes as if trying to analyze the situation.
Then, immediately, he raised the corners of his mouth.
“Are you ashamed of yourself?”
“… … Well, yes.”
“It’s only a piece of cloth, what are you ashamed of?”
It sounds like you don’t really care.
I did. Didn’t you leave the laundry to Si-eun in the first few months? If you’re going to be shy, you should have done it sooner.
“but. That’s right.”
I just made a fuss. After being shy and coughing a few times, he handed the panties to Si-eun. Si-eun snorted and immediately put it in the washing machine.
“Is this all?”
“yes.”
After hearing my answer, Si-eun took out the clothes she had brought. Some of them are placed in the washing machine, and some are scattered on the pile of clothes next to them.
After finishing organizing the clothes she brought, Si-eun stood up holding the pile of clothes in her arms.
“I’ll hand wash these later.”
“okay.”
After answering that, I looked at the clothes Si-eun was holding.
Where you can see the best… … A black bra was tucked up.
with a bang. He immediately turned his head, but it seemed unnatural again. Si-eun tilted her head and lowered her gaze.
After that, Si-eun checked the clothes in her arms.
“you… … Did you see my underwear?”
He stuttered in a bewildered voice.
He asked me why I was shy. Also, it seems difficult to show off your underwear to others. After all, you have to become your own business to fully understand your heart.
I was thinking about what to answer.
I decided to compliment Si-eun so that she wouldn’t get hurt.
“Okay, why? It’s very pretty, and, well, I think it’s very big.”
“It’s not like that… … !”
Somehow it had the opposite effect. On the contrary, Si-eun was turning her face red and staring at me.
But unfortunately. Seeing this kind of reaction, playfulness is triggered.
“How are you?”
So, he smiled softly and said.
“It’s only a thousand pieces.”
“Ugh… … !”
Si-eun shuts her mouth and shoots sharp eyes.
He turned away without a smile. In the back, “Hey!” Then I heard footsteps following me.
After a simple lunch with French toast, we started cleaning in earnest.
As a result, it was a series of uninteresting events.
Put vacuum cleaners around the house to suck up all sorts of debris. Wipe off dust accumulated on furniture and appliances with a rag.
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Meanwhile, Si-eun went to clean the bathroom, and in the end, we couldn’t even talk the whole time.However, this is not what household chores are all about.
It was such a fun and annoying job, so I decided to hire Si-eun. I had forgotten
By the time we finished cleaning, it was already 4 PM.
I went around the house with a vacuum cleaner and a mop, and Si-eun finished cleaning the bathroom and hand washing.
With this, the sweeping seemed to be over.
“great job.”
“you also.”
After a short conversation, she was about to enter the room, but for some reason, Si-eun headed to the balcony instead of her own room.
I stopped walking and watched the scene.
Si-eun returned to the living room with both hands full of a large plastic bag filled with something.
I’m holding two in each hand, so my hands look sore. Besides, I’m worried that I might trip and fall.
approached and spoke.
“Is it garbage?”
“yes. I’ll leave for a while and come back.”
“no.”
He stretched out his arms and carried the bags in Si-eun’s hands to me one by one.
“Let’s leave it together.”
Si-eun lowered her eyes.
“You can rest. I don’t need help.”
“You said it would end sooner if we were together.”
“Is it the same time whether you bring two or four?”
“Well.”
That was an accurate point.
There was nothing to return, so I waved the bag and took the lead.
“Come on, let’s go.”
“… … okay.”
Si-eun seemed to have something to say, but silently followed me.
As I walked side by side with Si-eun to the place where the garbage is dumped, Si-eun opened her mouth.
“Yes, you. I think I drink too much canned coffee.”
“Canned coffee?”
I want to hear it like that. What he is holding in his left hand is probably a bag of cans. At a glance, most of the cans of coffee that I enjoy drinking were cans.
replied softly.
“If you don’t drink, you’ll get sleepy.”
“Cut down a little. It’s not good for you.”
“I have no choice but to drink coffee to sleep less and work more.”
“Then you grew up early.”
“Yep.”
Si-eun, who only spoke the right words, had no way to win.
After disposing of the collected garbage according to the type, he washed his hands.
In this way, our cleanup was successfully completed. It feels like a waste to see the first day of school go by like this. Isn’t it all for Si-eun? I also felt a sense of joy in my heart.
Si-eun leaned back and looked up at me.
“Thanks to you, it ended earlier than expected. thank you.”
He answered, stroking the nape of his neck in embarrassment.
“no. Rather, I felt that you usually work hard to clean. thank you.”
“I do it for money.”
Si-eun laughed softly.
It had been a long time since I heard it. I feel like I miss you somehow.
Si-eun stretched out and opened her mouth.
“Um~ Anyway, the cleaning up that I had been putting off was over.”
Then with a soft smile.
“From now on, I can stay in my room with you all day.”
“… … All day?”
“why? To kick you out?”
“no. Anytime welcome.”
“What a welcome.”
Following Si-eun smiling brightly, I also smiled.
Well, on vacation, I’ll have to go home too. I plan to go to Si-eun’s house and the sea to play.
For a few days starting tomorrow, shall we spend time with Si-eun?
I made up my mind like that.