10 – Are they friends? : Episode 10
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We were carefully angling at the claw machine.
That doll probably costs about 12,000 won, so if it fails again this time, it will be really hopeless.
Because I had already spent 10,000 won. Still, I came close to the hole and it seemed that I would definitely succeed this time.
“Will Eunha do the last thing? I don’t think I have any talent.”
“Me?! Me? I’ve never tried drawing dolls before?”
“There might be a beginner buff or something.”
“Um…Okay! I’ll try! Should I watch it instead?”
“Trust me!”
I switched places with Hangyul and I moved the tongs around.
“Hangyeol-ah…How is it?”
“Joe, I think it’s more to the left?”
“This way?! Can I press the button now?”
“Oh…That’s just a tiny bit right!”
“This, like this?! How about now?!”
“It sounds good!”
“Then shall I press…?”
I carefully pressed the button and the tongs came down.
The claws held the doll tightly and the doll floated up in the air.
And finally, the blue turtle doll went into the hole.
“Wow Wow Ah Ah-! I was successful!”
“Uwaaah! Because Eunha does it, it can be done at once?! You’re talented!”
“Right?!”
Hangyeol bent down and took out the doll.
“Now – Galactic Gift.”
“hahahaha! Thank you! But I’m sorry to receive it, so I’ll give you 5,000 won?”
“Huh?! Um…No. I picked this one because I wanted to give it as a gift.”
I did not decline Han Kyul’s kind heart with a bright smile.
But it was the first time I received a doll from a boy, so I was a bit embarrassed.
“Ah…Then I’ll be grateful.”
I hugged the doll a little tight.
“Okay. Let’s go soon.”
I was on my way back home with the blue turtle that Han Kyul had picked out for me, holding her doll in my arms.
I thought we would break up with her after watching a movie, but she hangs out with Hankyul in the arcade.
A smile spreads across my face whenever I think of Jin Han-gyeol’s expression in a fighting game.
I think Han Kyul is a very interesting person. She also seems to be a friendly person.
She even felt a little sorry for being wary of her at first.
“Ah, but why are you so good at fighting games?”
“Ah, that’s because I played a lot of games with my brother. Not recently.”
“That means oppa is better than Eunha?”
“Not at all! My brother is worse than me why? Do you want to try it with my brother?”
“I want to win no matter who it is… “
“hahahaha! Then woo-“
Huh?
“Huh?”
“Nothing! We can do it online!”
Would you like to come over to my house and hang out with my brother? I was about to say
Too bold and too aggressive questions came out of nowhere in front of Han Kyul.
At this level, it’s beyond friendly…
Han Kyul seems to have a talent for making others feel very comfortable.
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So I have to be a little careful.
A bold statement may come out of nowhere.
“I don’t do that well. I just do it sometimes when I meet friends.”
“That, right? Because it’s our high school senior. Ah- I don’t want to go to school tomorrow.”
“Sure. I feel like I want to quit, but I have to go.”
“Did Hangyul try skipping?”
“I’ve said it dozens of times, but I’ve never been able to do it myself. What about the galaxy?”
“Me too.”
I’m halfway on the way back home.
The other day, I ate chicken with Hanyul and parted ways.
“Then Gyeol-ah. I’ll see you tomorrow!”
“Ah- I came while talking, so you came right away. Enter Eunha carefully.”
“Yes! I’ll go! See you tomorrow~”
“Yes. See you tomorrow.”
After I broke up with Han Kyul, I went home alone.
I never imagined it would be so much fun.
The expression of Hangyul watching the movie with a nonchalant expression flashed through my mind.
If you smile brightly… He’s a puppy-like kid, but if he’s expressionless, he might be like an eagle.
Comparing friends to animals bothered me a little, but that’s how I felt.
He looks like a child, but at times he looks very mature.
If I had to explain Han Kyul to someone, I would probably explain it that way.
The expressions on the faces when playing games with arcade machines in between were also very interesting.
Han Kyul’s expression full of embarrassment seemed to come to mind often in the future.
Next time we go to the movies together, we must visit the arcade.
“I’m back.”
“Did you come to the galaxy?”
“Mom? Didn’t she say she was busy?”
“I still have to rest one day a week.”
“What about Dad?”
“Dad will be busy until next week. He just packed his clothes during the day and went back.”
“Ah… If you had contacted me, I would have left the time empty… “
After all, it seemed that the father was not there.
You said you were busy last weekend, but you seem to be busy on the weekend as well.
I hope you take care of your body a little bit, but there must be things about adults that I, not an adult, can’t understand.
“What is the doll in your hand?”
“Ah, I watched a movie with a friend and drew dolls for a while.”
“Aha- yes. Since you’ve been outside, wash your hands.”
“Yes.”
First, I went back to my room and changed my clothes.
After washing my hands in the bathroom, I headed to the living room.
My brother was sitting under the sofa eating a piece of apple.
“How is Eunha’s school life? Isn’t it hard being a high school senior?”
“Huh? What? I’ve made friends, and there’s nothing particularly difficult about it. Although being a senior in high school is a bit burdensome.”
“Mom. He doesn’t study what he’s been told to do these days, and he’s in a relationship- keke!”
I kicked my brother’s shoulder for talking nonsense.
“Love? Are there any good ones?”
“That, it’s not like that. There is a boy I became close with quickly, but my brother is doing that alone.”
“Mom. He was going to go out wearing short padding instead of long padding today.”
“You stay still. So? What kind of friend are you?”
In response to her mother’s question, I gave a brief explanation about Hangyul.
“Something like a grown-up kid? I think being nice is very nice. He’s caring and he’s good at sports. I don’t know why, but he was a very friendly kid. Oh, I didn’t tell you my name. My name is Lee Hangyul.”
My mother looked at me with a warm expression.
“I went to the movies with him today, what is it? To be honest, I went to see the movie alone because it could be a bit boring, but Han Kyul watched it with great concentration. I was worried that it might not be a boring movie, so I glanced at it, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. A little like that? Should I say that I feel a sense of maturity? A mature mood? I feel something calm.”
“Oh yeah? It’s pretty hard to see someone like that.”
My mom smiled and told me.
“Oh, but sometimes I feel very childish. Didn’t you pick the doll in your hand earlier with Hanil? At first, he seemed confident, but it didn’t go well. Kuk- So you paid 10,000 won for a 12,000 won doll? After picking out the dolls, they run around with me and tell me to go out. What should I say? He gave it to the world with a happy expression, so even I was happy. If you look at it like that, you’re a boy without a doubt.”
I told you not only what happened today, but also what happened yesterday.
“Oh, and yesterday I met Hyunjoo unnie by chance at a bookstore? Hyeon-joo unnie bought me a pizza, so after we ate together, I bought several copies of the reference book and it was a bit heavy, but Han-gyeol accepted it. Fearing that I would feel burdened, she got a pizza and ate it. And I didn’t ask if I was good at studying, but I know a lot. I was looking at something like a computer part when I saw what Han-gyeol was doing on his cell phone because he was my mate. By the way, are you looking at computer parts? I happened to talk about my brother, and he told me all of his computer parts.”
As soon as I finished talking, my brother jumped to his feet.
“What?! You mean that person is him?!”
He was an older brother who took the title of utmost respect for him.
It seems that the computer parts that Hangyul told me about were quite helpful.
“Oh, I am surprised. But why?”
“Great… Mom. That person is sick I wrote down the parts he gave me, so I asked him to let me know if there were any parts to be corrected on the Internet site. However, it is said that you can buy it as it is with a well-organized configuration. Hey, that person is great. He’s a man who’s going to be great. It would be nice to have a son-in-law-! Noah!”
I kicked my brother in the thigh.
“Ugh… Ahh… ! Oh, why are you hitting me!”
“It’s not like that with Hangyul!”
“No, what is wrong! How long has it been since the new semester started! On the subject of talking about him all the time!”
“What-?! That’s why!”
“You don’t even know how you feel? Mom, this year is a complete foolish bear! Ahh! Why are you beating my mother!”
My older brother swollen the top of his head and said.
“You bastard… What is ‘nyeon’ to my younger brother? ‘Nyeon’.”
“Ah, why do you only have me!”
“Write-! Aren’t you hit yet?”
“Ah, even Shin Eunha tells me to die!”
“Noisy. My daughter doesn’t know that.”
“Ah, I’m going to die of regret, really! Am I not even a child?!”
“Noisy. You will definitely go back to school next semester.”
While my mom and brother were talking, I was still in a daze.
After carefully going back to my room, I lay down on the bed.
It’s not yet time to go to sleep, but suddenly my face started to turn red.
Now that I’m thinking about it, what did Han Kyul mean?
What the hell do you mean when you tell everyone you don’t smile like that?
That means they’re close, right? Anything other than that would be my guess.
But I don’t know why those words don’t get out of my head.
Giying-!
At the same time, the mobile phone on the desk rang briefly.
There was a message from Hangyul.
[Did you arrive well?]
[Yes. Anyhow?]
[Yes. See you at school tomorrow.]
[Yes. See you tomorrow! It was fun.]
[Yes. Next time, let’s go see the movie I chose.]
[Yes.]
After exchanging short messages, I slightly pinched the cheek of the doll Han Kyul gave me.
A week old meeting.
Two brief thrills.
One chance encounter.
One planned meeting.
Our relationship must be friends…?
I love her brother’s personality 😂😍