79 – Birthday Date(2)
In a daze, Song Soo-yeon leaves the cinema.
The afterglow of the movie has not yet gone.
She knows better than anyone else that now is not the time to be drunk with excitement, but the time to comfort Jeong-gyeom… but she can’t help it.
Throughout the movie, she sees her and Jeong-gyeom in the movie.
I could understand why people love romance so much.
It gave her such a fresh shock.
Actually, this was my first time going to the cinema.
I had no money, much less friends.
Thinking like this, she realized that everything she did with Jeong-gyeom was different.
It may have been a very common occurrence for some, but for her, it was something she was experiencing now.
Jeong-gyeom’s footprints are printed on the blank paper.
Even a date. Amusement park too. pods too. Hugs too. Even a cinema.
he is the first For the rest of my life, this fact would never change.
Unknowingly, the feelings of crying come crashing down.
I am still very sorry for the store and I am so grateful to receive such daily happiness as a gift.
But for now, I’ve suppressed my heart.
I just quietly put my arms around him again and walked down the street.
.
.
.
As the raging heart calms down, only affection for Jeong-gyeom rises.
How can I please him?
In the downtown area, Song Soo-yeon looked around.
He wasn’t conscious of the gaze sticking to him.
I’m looking for something that Jung-gyeom will like.
I saw clothing stores.
Song Soo-yeon recalls the face of Solas, who gave Jung-gyeom clothes as a gift a few months ago.
“Mister, do you need some clothes?”
“clothes?”
“If there are clothes you want to buy, I will buy them for you.”
“Soo Yeon-ah-”
When it seemed that he was going to reject it, Song Soo-yeon immediately intercepted her words.
“-No, I decided to bet everything today, but the man paid it all.”
“…”
“I will buy it. song.”
Jeong-gyeom looked at a nearby clothing store as well. I even spouted a few lies to convince him.
“…It’s because I became more interested in clothes while working as a model. It wouldn’t be nice if you had a lot of clothes, too.”
“…”
For some reason, Jeong-gyeom listened to those words, nodded, and smiled broadly.
“It must have been because I became more interested in modeling.”
It was a bright smile today. Even though she was puzzled by her appearance, Song Soo-yeon continued her speech.
“Yes, so-”
“-no. the clothes are done I’ll take your heart.”
“…still-“
“-Rather than that, how about modeling?”
he asked.
Song Soo-yeon swallowed for a moment. It was a question that struck me too much.
But the contrast was sufficient. I thought he would ask someday.
As we prepared a photobook, it was perfectly prepared.
But if it’s too bad, it can be weird. Just say what you need to say, but don’t try to say too much.
“It is difficult, but it is doable. And make a lot of money.”
“okay? also?”
“also…?”
“I don’t think that’s the only feeling.”
“…”
In response to his question, Song Soo-yeon unpacks the ingredients of the bundle of lies one by one.
“The posture is sometimes difficult, but I gradually get used to it.”
“Aren’t there times when being evaluated is painful?”
“…I can hold on. In the first place, there were no men in the studio, only women.”
“Can you provide something like rice?”
“…I like Uncle’s rice the most.”
Jung-gyeom looks at Song Soo-yeon in surprise.
“You never said that to me.”
“Because I’m not a talkative person.”
Jeong-gyeom’s atmosphere is getting brighter than ever. It seemed that the heavy anxiety that had settled down gradually dissipated.
Song Soo-yeon felt that he was still there for her.
As much as the store has disappeared, they are asking where they live.
Could it be that Jung-gyeom was so depressed because he thought that he would not be able to take care of himself more?
If that’s the case… there’s nothing more lovely and sinful than that.
“okay? You mean that?”
Jeong-gyeom asked with a smile along with a sigh. Song Soo-yeon only hugged his arm tighter.
Song Soo-yeon looked around again.
The desire to give Jeong-gyeom a gift has not disappeared yet.
The only gift I’d given him so far was a cheap wish bracelet I’d woven by hand when I didn’t have money.
I also remember his pure appearance when he was so moved by the wish bracelet.
I was so happy with just that. Wouldn’t it be more impressive if I bought something more expensive?
I want to see his smile again and again.
I also had a desire to relieve the guilt.
All I got from becoming a villain was money in the end.
I haven’t even been able to use it cool yet.
As much as I was poor, I was itching to spend a lot of money.
I still haven’t forgotten the time when school lunches and convenience store food were all I ate. I still remember the times when I worked hard to find a part-time job even when it was difficult or painful.
All the memories of being sad about money follow her around like ghosts.
He was even tormented by the realization of the difference between Solas and Boo.
So, as much as human nature leads, I want to show off my wealth.
If it was money he would have proudly boasted to Jeong-gyeom more than anyone else.
Money that would have been spent on making him happy more than anything else.
So I wanted to spend some of this money. Money that can’t be spent is meaningless.
“Mister, can I buy you some sneakers?”
Looking at Jeong-gyeom’s worn-out shoes, Song Soo-yeon asks.
“no. I like the shoes now.”
“Mister, do you need a bag?”
“What am I going to use the bag for?”
“Can I buy you some expensive wine? Like Bom unnie bought it for me in the past.”
“I drank a lot yesterday… I’m fine now.”
But no matter what he said, Jeong-gyeom just refused with a smile.
Anything offered to him seemed to be rejected. It seemed that he wasn’t used to receiving something in the first place.
“ah.”
Song Soo-yeon shook her head and said.
“birthday present. You haven’t talked about it before. What would you like to receive as a birthday present?”
Jeong-gyeom’s smile sinks. The smile still hangs on, but it becomes a little vague.
After he stopped walking, he slowly looked at Song Soo-yeon.
His eyes catch his breath. The afterglow of the movie still hasn’t gone away.
Heart palpitations continue.
He lightly pinched Song Soo-yeon’s nose with two fingers and then repeated the words.
“You said it was a secret.”
“oh!”
Song Soo-yeon shakes off Jeong-gyeom’s touch in mischievous pain.
I grab my nose and look up at Jeonggyeom.
he walked again. Song Soo-yeon naturally follows him.
“What is it? What if I say it’s a secret and I can’t give you what you want?”
“……”
Jeonggyeom stiffened again. This time, the smile subsides. But this time, there was bitterness behind it.
He murmured, not making eye contact.
“…that can’t be.”
“…yes?”
“The gift I want the most, you will definitely give it.”
“…”
Is it a story about being happy no matter what? If so, I’m glad…but I’m afraid I won’t be able to.
As such, I spoke to lower his expectations slightly.
“…Can I just not give it to you?”
Jeonggyeom laughed at those words.
Song Soo-yeon did not give up until the end.
I look around to see if there is a gift that suits him.
‘Wow…!’
In the meantime, I heard the cheers of a happy child.
When I looked there, there was a child holding a small teddy bear in the lottery shop and liking it.
‘Thanks, Dad!’
He smiles brightly and runs around in place.
Song Soo-yeon was taken away from the beautiful scene and frowned.
She never had a chance to have such a sympathy. Maybe that’s why… immature children don’t look pretty.
She just didn’t like children. I think I will project myself.
Song Soo-yeon looks after the child’s father.
shabby clothes. A grotesque moron.
It’s hard to buy a good present, so it seemed like he pulled a doll from a lottery room.
I don’t know the truth, but at least it looked like that in Song Soo-yeon’s eyes.
And it didn’t look pretty.
Will there be more than pathetic adults who take advantage of children’s innocence?
Maybe sparks flew at that man.
Maybe she’s taking her anger out on her father.
Song Soo-yeon averted her eyes.
“…?”
However, Jeong-gyeom was looking at the lottery room.
Song Soo-yeon looks up at Jeong-gyeom.
Like himself, he was still looking at the child and father in the lottery room.
“Um… that sounds like fun?”
He said.
“…yes?”
While Song Soo-yeon frowned, Jeong-gyeom walked toward the lottery room.
Then, he took a 1,000-won bill from his pocket and put it in the machine.
“Suyeon-ah, do you have anything you want?”
“…isn’t it?”
Perhaps because of the repulsion she felt towards the child’s father earlier, Song Soo-yeon answered bluntly without realizing it.
“Uh, yes?”
But Jeong-gyeom didn’t care much.
With a smile on his face, he operated the lever back and forth and pressed the button.
The forefinger comes down and picks up a stuffed puppy the size of a fist.
In no time, the product is taken out of the machine.
“This is a gift.”
Jeonggyeom smiled and handed it over.
Song Soo-yeon’s frowning expression gradually widens.
…that was strange.
Until just now, I had a huge resistance to the same gift… The moment Jeong-gyeom picks it out, something becomes special.
Why doesn’t it look like a cheap gift now?
All the characteristics of the puppy doll are strongly imprinted in the mind.
“You can throw it away if you don’t like it.”
Jeonggyeom said lightly.
Song Soo-yeon shook her head and took the doll with both hands.
…It was as if I had been given a doll gift that I hadn’t received in my childhood.
She doesn’t even know what emotions she’s feeling right now.
I feel like I’m going to get annoyed, but I feel like I’m going to cry again.
Every time I’m with him, I feel like I’m turning into a crybaby.
I don’t remember shedding many tears since I was born.
“Come on, let’s go.”
Jeong-gyeom coolly turned his feet again.
Song Soo-yeon holds the doll in her arms and crosses arms with Jeong-gyeom again with the other arm.
My heart continued to beat.
****
We played all afternoon, and ended up in Jung-gyeom’s studio.
It was a space where Jeong-gyeom rested and Song Soo-yeon rested, so neither of them had any objection.
After having a delicious dinner, the two Doran and Doran talk, and Jeong-gyeom checks his watch.
“Now, go back, Soo-yeon. Let’s rest now.”
“…already?”
Song Soo-yeon asks the same question while checking the time.
“What else can I do?”
“…”
Song Soo-yeon blinks and hesitates to answer.
The doll Jeong-gyeom had given her was still on her lap.
“…That, mister.”
Song Su-yeon rolls her head again and squeezes out an excuse.
“…Can I sleep here tonight?”
“what?”
“No, I also slept here a lot…so I can feel the memories.”
“…”
“I already drank and slept in the same room…”
“…”
Jeong-gyeom didn’t answer, so Song Soo-yeon started to get nervous.
I know it’s a sudden request, but I felt like it would hurt if he pushed me away.
As much as he had courage, he wanted to be rewarded for it.
Song Soo-yeon, in regret, finally pulled out the last card. I’m going to make sure I’m not lying.
“…the store is broken, so it’s still hard.”
“…ah.”
Jeong-gyeom reacted to those words.
Then he smiled slowly, bitterly.
“…right? Were you as sad as me?”
“…I didn’t tell you that I would pay for the repairs if you weren’t disappointed.”
Jeong-gyeom had not yet made a decision on the repair cost.
The building had to be repaired first, so there was a lot of time left.
Until then, Jeong-gyeom seemed to be thinking.
Jeonggyeom shrugs.
“But there are no blankets.”
“I will bring it from home. It’s five minutes away. I want to sleep here too.”
“…”
“Just once, okay?”
In the end, Jeong-gyeom breaks down.
It is completely different from the expression yesterday or morning.
The atmosphere became as soft as before.
He said.
“…Okay, then let’s do that just for today.”
