“ah.”
A soft exclamation erupted from Yu Ga-ryun’s mouth as she was slicing the apples. It was because the apple peel that had bounced off slapped her in the cheek.
“Well.”
Ga-ryun Yu’s face, holding a shaved apple and looking around, had an awkward smile on her face.
Instead of the round line that usually comes to mind when you say an apology, instead of the rock-like bumpy outline, it is embarrassing to even call it a line, and the side that was devoured by applying the wrong force.
She cut it herself, but I thought it was a mess. Thinking of the midsummer nagging coming to her ears, Yu Ga-ryun swallowed her saliva.
“Hey, eat this while you do it.”
Not surprisingly, Midsummer’s eyes widened when he saw the miserable appearance of the apples on the plate. However, it was only a fleeting moment, and Midsummer’s gaze turned to the monitor again.
“⋯⋯Why are you doing this?”
Recognizing Yu Ga-ryun’s gaze, Han Yeo-reum opened her mouth.
“Uh, no, just⋯⋯.”
“Anyway, that’s great. midsummer.”
At Yu-Jin’s sarcastic remarks, Midsummer’s eyes flashed open.
“No, what is it? Did I just stand still?”
“Stay still, what are you standing still? How did you catch a child while I was away?
“catch? I? Poor older sister?”
“Oh, I heard it all. He said a lot about what he hadn’t cleaned.”
“No, back then, what the heck, you didn’t do it too much. Oh, you’ll be coming here often too, but I don’t think this is a thing⋯⋯. And didn’t you do that? Because you, you just accept it that way, so that’s why you became like that.”
Han Yeo-reum, who was protesting with an unfair expression, looked at Yu Ga-ryun and opened her mouth.
“He, Sister, is that really the case?”
Yu Ga-ryun nodded her head without saying a word.
“Why, why? Why am I? What can I say here⋯⋯?”
Yu Ga-ryun muttered very softly towards the fluttering midsummer in embarrassment.
“Apple shape⋯⋯. A little⋯⋯.”
“Is it bumpy?”
“Yes⋯⋯.”
“You’ve been practicing and shaving. What do I say about that⋯⋯?”
“It’s because I usually catch things that aren’t anything special. Don’t you know gaslighting?”
At Yu-jin’s smirk, Midsummer’s eyes widened even more. Midsummer, who looked at the two’s faces alternately, spoke to Yu Ga-ryun without hesitation.
“I ⋯ ⋯ really ⋯ ⋯ not even ⋯ ⋯. But if you feel that way, if you tell me where you felt that way, be careful next time⋯⋯.”
Midsummer’s eyes, which continued to stutter, were filled with regret. Although he was a little bit worried about it, he never meant to hurt him.
“It is true⋯⋯.”
Contrary to expectations, the look of midsummer withdrawn was very cute for Yu Ga-ryun.
“No, no. There’s nothing wrong with our summer. It was because I was ashamed of it earlier, so I thought it wouldn’t be awkward if Yeoreum gave up her soul.”
Yu Ga-ryun, who held midsummer in her arms, said softly while stroking her hair.
“Really?”
“Then, the things I covered my nose because of rotten milk, the things that I put in the garbage bag saying that if I don’t clean it right away, all the clothes called clothes, and the things my brother threatened me with, all of them were because they were worried about me. My sister doesn’t care about any of that. Really, not one.”
“⋯⋯.”
Midsummer felt the force of the palms pressing on her back get stronger.
Yu Yu-jin, who was glancing at the face of midsummer, which was turning blue in real time, as if it was funny, coughed once and opened her mouth with a serious expression.
“midsummer.”
“⋯⋯Yes.”
“It’s good to be honest, but don’t be too direct. We know you, so even if you say it’s okay, if you do it to someone you don’t know, you may only be misunderstood.”
Midsummer nodded.
Yu Yu-jin, who takes the foolishness as he said, even so—even though he has recently been too overexcited to be pampered—it was rude to show the same attitude to Yu Ga-ryun, who had just gotten close.
She bowed her head, sincerely reflecting on her rudeness.
“Yeah, it’s okay to know this time. Let’s be a little more careful next time.”
Midsummer nodded his head with a determined expression that seemed to make a promise.
Yu-Jin Yu’s words were the reference point for Han Yeo-Reum, who did not properly learn interpersonal relationships with parents or learning institutions.
“But, I think Ga-ryun is more at fault this time. To be honest, I’ve been thinking about it all the time. Rolling this over.”
“yes!?”
This time, Yu Ga-ryun’s eyes lit up.
* * *
A commotion passed, and Yu Ga-ryun entered the bathroom and was stroking her face in front of the mirror.
Originally, she used to wear makeup in moderation, but recently, she has been paying close attention to her desire to look a little better to Yu-Jin.
‘This is enough⋯⋯.’
The reflection of his face in the mirror made him feel very beautiful even when he thought about it, but he felt something was lacking.
Ga-ryun Yu, who was looking in the mirror, started touching her face again. To make it a little sharper and more edgy.
“⋯⋯.”
After a while, her face reflected in the mirror resembled someone she knew.
chasing.
The face of the person who melted Yu Yu-jin’s frozen heart, and the woman who occupied it for a long time, was in front of her.
If I had worn makeup like this since my college days, no, if I had been born with a face like this from the beginning⋯⋯.
Could I have won his heart a little sooner?
“under.”
Ga-ryun Yu burst out laughing and began to remove her makeup. It was absurd to even think about it for a while.
The face is nothing more than an irrelevant element to him.
In fact, Yoo Yu-jin has been liking Chae Seol-ha since she walked around with an ugly appearance. Unlike himself, who believed only in his face and acted arrogantly, he captivated his heart with his inner beauty of mining.
If he had been the first woman he met, the relationship would never have developed.
Yu Ga-ryun’s hand, holding the faucet, trembled slightly.
At that moment, an elongated arm protruded from her back. Then, he began to gently caress Yu Ga-ryun’s cheek.
“What does it matter?”
A voice as cold as the palm of her hand entered her ear.
“You like it. I can only see you It’s stiff, and you’re excited enough to hit it right away.”
It was Chae Seol-ha’s voice.
“You liked it too. I was just gasping as excitedly as he was, or even more excited than him.”
Chae Seol-ha, who had been ridiculed, opened his mouth with a sharp voice.
“But why are you pretending to be worried now?”
Yu Ga-ryun’s breath stopped.
“You stole it. You stole it, so that’s what happened. On that subject, what? If you like it, say you like it? So what, will he accept me? Does he like you? You just want me to be a car. I’m worried that I’m next to Dojin, so I’m trying to sort things out.”
“⋯⋯.”
“no? Were you really worried about it? I’m sorry, my sister misunderstood. As you know, I have a very narrow stomach. Still, what⋯⋯ it’s good.”
Chae Seol-ha, who smiled, bit Yu Ga-ryun’s ear.
“Give me up, right now.”
Yuga-ryun couldn’t say anything.
“Why can’t you say anything? I’m worried. So do you want me to give it up? There’s nothing to worry about. I’m going to date Yoo Ji-jin, so you should stop thinking about it and start dating someone else.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Can’t you?”
Chae Seol-ha laughed and said in a subdued voice.
“So absurd. All he did was put a spoon on the finished table.”
Chae Seol-ha’s fingernails scraped Yu Ga-ryun’s cheek and went down.
“I found it first. I made friends first. i liked it first but you? you were just harassing me You didn’t make any effort and just took it and ate it.”
The hand eventually stopped at Yu Ga-ryun’s neck.
“Oh sorry. what did you do I just sniff and act like a pervert, spread my crotch and show my underwear, touch me here and there⋯⋯.”
And it started to tighten slowly.
“b*tch like a mop.”
A dagger-like word pierced Yu Ga-ryun’s heart.
“But isn’t it? Do mops rot over time? It smells, it dries up, then it rips and ends up in the trash. What is the sin of the person who touched it, his hands and feet and the smell of rags, and because of that, he would not be able to lift his head properly every time he met people⋯⋯.”
-sister.
“Ugh, wow⋯⋯.”
“Give it back.”
An excruciating pain ran down my neck.
“Give me back Dojin. Please don’t hurt me any more.”
“Ah, ugh⋯⋯!”
-sister.
“Give it back⋯⋯!”
“sister!”
Yu Ga-ryun’s eyes lit up. She took a deep breath and looked around carefully. Something faint lingered in the dark darkness.
“it’s okay?”
Midsummer gently caressed Yu Ga-ryun’s wrist. The slight fever that flowed through her little finger gently wrapped her heart, which had been trembling with tension and fear.
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“Why, here⋯⋯.”
Yu Ga-ryun stuttered through her turbid mind.
“You told me to go to sleep because it was late.”
“Ah⋯⋯.”
Yu Ga-ryun let out a soft moan and shook her head. Then, sweat dripped from between his fingers.
No, it’s not just the forehead. His neck, back, thighs, and whole body were covered in sweat. And that sweat, the terrifyingly cold sweat, reminded me of the hand that strangled my neck a while ago.