＜Episode 95＞ Winter Vacation
University exams are freedom itself.
There is no such thing as a single OMR card as in high school. It is different from the time when you marked a fixed answer in a fixed space.
A test in which you have to write down as much knowledge as you know on countless piles of paper. At times, this felt harsh.
right now and now
Friday afternoon, time for liberal arts exams.
As I was writing down words that may or may not be right or wrong, I had all sorts of thoughts.
It is a sin to not study, and a person who makes a mistake is talking a lot.
When I was in high school, I only had to paint a certain number without knowing it. My hands are busy now that I don’t know.
‘I will study hard’ in the exam hall. It was too late to regret. All that was possible was to list the words that came to mind.
Of course, I also studied with Si-eun for this final exam. It must have been the same as the midterm exam so far, but how did it happen?
Take a moment to look back at your memories.
The night of the proposal was passed, and the next evening.
Si-eun was dressed in a pure white one-piece.
A gift that resembled a wedding dress, but not a wedding dress, so Si-eun was satisfied.
Although not as attractive as the dress that stole Si-eun’s heart, it is attractive enough.
It raises the innocence of Si-eun like an angel, and it makes you smile just by looking at it.
Si-eun said with a smile as she was about to look at her with a satisfied face.
“babe.”
“why?”
“Now, let’s study for the exam.”
It was quite cruel for an angel’s words.
“… … Do I have to start today?”
Si-eun snorted.
“Of course. There is only one week left.”
“Well.”
Yesterday after the proposal, we stayed together until a long night, so I wanted to immerse myself in a romantic atmosphere for a day or so. Si-eun didn’t even want to allow it.
It’s a Si-eun who won’t let it go no matter what. I decided to follow along.
I would have.
At the table where we sat next to each other as if we were going to study, we were just playing around and joking around.
Poke the ball of the opponent you are studying. Cross your legs with your opponent under the table. I left my seat out of nowhere and kissed the cheek of my opponent at once.
Because of this interruption in my studies, I failed all the final exams this semester.
It might have been better to study by cramming like before.
Si-eun, meanwhile, didn’t seem to be bothered at all.
Si-eun, who sat one space to my left, took the answer sheet and headed to the front of the classroom during the exam.
Students who have completed the answer sheet can submit it in advance and leave. This is also due to the fact that the university exam is free itself.
Si-eun was leaving the room early and seemed to be on vacation a few dozen minutes earlier.
I thought you’d wait
Well, it may be that you are waiting in front of the classroom. We are a famous couple in school. Since the news of the marriage was announced, the professor must have heard it without knowing it. It would look questionable to see them leave the rooms overlapping each other.
well thought I also wanted to leave early and welcome the vacation. I put speed on the hand that was teased and continued writing that I did not know whether it was a remorse or an apology.
After the exam, I headed out of the classroom.
I came early for Si-eun to wait, but Si-eun was nowhere to be seen.
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Maybe waiting in front of the lecture hall?Guessing that, I went to the front of the building, but there was no Si-eun.
It was the same even if I walked up to the road that splits to the back door. There are only many footprints on the snowy road. Si-eun’s shadow didn’t even show her nose.
Did you go home early because it was cold?
Si-eun said that her constitution is bad for colds. It would be better to go early and warm up than to wait for me on a winter day like this.
After convincing myself, I was about to step out of the back door when my phone rang.
The name written on the screen is ‘self’. Si-eun’s number is written below.
Look at the timing… … It looks like Si-eun was doing some trickery.
[hello.]
[hello?]
It’s a lively voice. Hearing this alone, it seemed that he knew he was decorating something.
Let’s not pretend we don’t know.
[therefore? Where are you hiding?]
[Behind him.]
[What?]
“woah!”
“Wow.”
I was surprised for a long time.
When I turned my back, Si-eun was standing there. It is a smiling face It felt good to be able to surprise me.
It’s unfair to see everything, but that’s not how life is supposed to be. If you don’t know how to deal with it, it’s over.
“What are you doing here?”
“He was hiding.”
“Why were you hiding?”
“To surprise you.”
If so, that’s success. I was surprised to find out that he had left. He suddenly appeared there and was surprised again, which was an overachievement for Si-eun.
“It’s cold.”
“it’s okay. warm Because he came wearing his coat today.”
“There was so much snow. Isn’t that enough?”
“So I came in with a sweater inside.”
Then it’s not warm thanks to my coat.
well done I mean, it’s been a long wait for me anyway. I didn’t want to leave Si-eun outside to eat silly jokes.
He stood to Si-eun’s left and stretched out his hand.
There was a lot of snow on campus. If you get hurt before the wedding, it’s a big deal, so it’s safer to hold hands. There is as much snow to see as the piled up snow, but what is that?
Si-eun smiled softly and grabbed my outstretched hand.
His hand was cold, as expected.
He moved his feet slowly and spoke.
“Look at how cold your hands are.”
“Isn’t your hand warm? I think it’s going to be 80 degrees?”
“Then I would have gone to the hospital. You can go in first, but why did you wait outside?”
Si-eun smiled softly at my question.
“Because this is the last time you surprise yourself at school.”
“… … Well.”
thought was short.
Isn’t this semester the last college life we spend together?
We had accumulated memories by doing various things throughout the semester, but Si-eun seemed to have a lot of scenes he still wanted to fill.
holding hands and saying
“You can come over on the weekend. I must have been on a leave of absence. Is there anything you can’t do?”
“I want to surprise you, so come to school for a while. If I tell you this, will you come out?”
“… … It’s kind of weird, but a date would be possible. Like I said before, even if we can’t attend class together, we can walk on campus.”
“Um, not really.”
Si-eun nodded her head slightly. I’m glad you seemed to understand what I was saying.
After that, for a while, we just moved without a word.
pok pok pok. The sound of footsteps on the pile of snow tickles my ears.
After a while, Si-eun’s voice overlaid on it.
“Seeing that, I mean. My friend asked me what the ring was.”
“What did you say?”
“It’s obvious. They called it a wedding ring.”
“okay?”
Strictly speaking, the wedding ring is separate, but, well, there is nothing wrong with it.
The ring on the left ring finger has a special meaning. There are people who wear it as fashion without knowing the meaning, but Si-eun doesn’t enjoy accessories in the first place.
Si-eun’s friends must have asked all of them knowingly.
After the second proposal, we always wore rings.
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My friend praised me for choosing the design well. Sohye returned a pin cup, asking if it was a chicken meat couple, and this was close to a compliment she gave by spinning it around.It hasn’t been long since we’ve worn it, but to me it already felt like a tool that symbolized our relationship.
Just like right now, when we hold hands.
When I walk on the left, I feel Si-eun’s ring.
When I walk on the right, Si-eun feels my ring.
Sometimes, when holding hands, the ring collides with the ring.
It was a pretty good feeling.
He muttered as he touched the ring that Si-eun was wearing with his right hand.
“It’s a wedding ring.”
Her lips twitched at those sweet words.
As the wedding ceremony approached and my heart fluttered, the embarrassing feeling was revived. Whenever I read the word wedding, I was engulfed in emotions that are difficult to describe.
Open your mouth with emotion.
“The wedding is really coming soon.”
“I know.”
Si-eun quietly agreed.
“Now we have to make final preparations. You have to go through the checklist again. There are things that I have put off because I am studying for the exam, so I will have to move quickly from now on.”
I didn’t mean to say something like that.
But when the words came out, it went well. Now was the time to take a closer look. I just thought of something and talked about it.
“If you want to go on a honeymoon right after the wedding, you’ll have to pack your bags.”
“right. I’ll drop by the next day, but… … . That day, I couldn’t pack my bags because I was so tired and out of my mind.”
“I have to decide what to bring.”
“me too.”
Si-eun responded with a serious face.
This is my first overseas trip to Sieun-do. I needed to be thoroughly prepared.
I learned basic conversation through books, but it is impossible to pre-talk in Japanese. If you leave something out, you will start to suffer.
Guess she was trying to write down something to do, Si-eun manipulated her phone for a while.
“There are eight things I haven’t done yet on the checklist. Oh, I’ll have to throw out all the trash in advance. Then nine?”
I think there are 9 things left to do. I was definitely less prepared. As Si-eun said, I have to move quickly until the day of the wedding.
I’m kidding you
“I’ll have to prove that I can prepare by cramming this time.”
Of course, Si-eun couldn’t just give up. Si-eun asked, raising the corners of her lips as if she was going to accept the challenge.
“Isn’t there someone who put it off because it was bothersome even if they told me to prepare in advance?”
“Uh, uh… … .”
Accurately pointed out, I was KO’d in one shot.
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Make fun of your mouth as an excuse“no. Well, you don’t know how things will change until the end. It’s good to prepare step by step with a clean mind after the exam… … .”
I realized it again as I muttered.
After all, a person who does something wrong speaks a lot.
Instead of continuing the conversation, he spit out a different sound.
“sorry.”
“Are you sorry?”
Si-eun with a triumphant smile. It looked happy to have won the short and short argument.
Soon, Si-eun let go of her hand and stood in front of me with slow steps.
“So, let’s prepare together when we get home. I work so hard that I put it off because it was annoying.”
“Yep… … .”
I didn’t even bother to listen to the sermon. I didn’t even have anything to say because it was all my fault.
It’s scary because Si-eun seems to be starting to handle me more and more proficiently… … .
Si-eun held out her hand this time as she stood still, enveloped in a small sense of defeat.
“Let’s go.”
It was accompanied by a loud laugh.
okay. Better go in soon. Si-eun will be cold too. Snow is just dangerous. It is said that there are 9 things left to prepare for the wedding. There is no time to delay.
Taking Si-eun’s outstretched hand, we started walking back home.
This time, while Si-eun felt my ring.
It was the week before the wedding.
As the happy day approaches, the clock turns faster.
We prepared for the wedding together by holding hands, hugging each other, tickling each other, playing pranks on each other, and flirting.
6 days, 5 days, 4 days, 3 days, 2 days, 1 day… … .
Finally.
The morning of the wedding day dawned.