2. clumsiness

I went to karaoke, but I deliberately did not go to my regular karaoke.

It was because it was difficult to explain Kyung-hee.

So, I chose the karaoke room I went to with my classmates the other day.

It had been a long time since I came, so it seemed that the owner of the karaoke bar didn’t know me.

I wondered if I had a good memory, but the owner didn’t seem to know me.

Thanks to that, I paid the money with peace of mind and easily reserved 10 songs.

Kyung-hee was looking around, wondering if the first karaoke room was strange.

Then, he said it was amazing and gave a short comment.

When he was in middle school and high school, he said, of course, he couldn’t afford to go to karaoke.

And after graduating from high school, he said that he only went back and forth to the academy and home with a sickly body.

Of course, he had never been to a place like this before, but Kyung-hee smiled awkwardly.

Then, saying thank you very much, he smiled with tears in his eyes.

It was pitiful and cute, so I stroked her hair and went into the room.

“Wow…”

Kyunghee looked around as if she was curious.

He said that he had seen a karaoke machine before, but he soon found a tambourine and listened to it with his eyes shining.

Then, Kyung-hee, who had been jingling a few times, burst out stretching exclamations, saying that it was amazing.

Then, looking at the ceiling, Kyunghee said.

“Looks like there’s no CCTV here.”

“why.”

“No. It’s because of the ears.”

“aha.”

Kyung-hee said that it would be uncomfortable if her ears were closed for a long time.

Certainly, since it was a part of the body, it would be uncomfortable to keep pressing it like that.

Fortunately, there was CCTV only in the hallway here, and there was no CCTV in the room.

That’s why it seemed like I heard from a senior that it became a place for lovers to act of affection.

Of course, the owner didn’t allow that, so they said they could only hug or kiss.

As soon as I thought about it, it felt like heat was rising in my face, so I hurriedly turned on the karaoke machine and chose a song.

“What song is it?”

“It’s called Airplane. It’s a song from 2006, but I like all of this group’s songs.”

“really?”

Kyunghee nodded slowly.

Then I closed my eyes and started to focus on the song, as if I was going to remember everything I sang.

It was a bit of a burden then, but later I was able to just have fun.

Kyunghee also said that there were many places she wanted to sing, so she started to find and sing various songs.

Even though we put in 10 songs, it was not enough because we sang each other, so we had to put in 10 more songs.

When I ordered a soda in case I was thirsty, Kyung-hee asked for a straw, saying that she was just thirsty.

“Sing 10 more songs, where would you like to go?”

“Ummm, do you have somewhere else to go?”

“A lot. There’s a game land here, and there’s a comic book store.”

“aha………”

“Shall we drink and call again?”

“Yes. Good.”

Originally, I was going to sing 5 songs each, but Kyunghee sang it very excitedly.

In the end, I had no choice but to let them sing 7 songs by themselves.

Still, I didn’t like it or feel anything like it.

It was because he was singing a song with a smile on his face as if he was really having fun.

Kyung-hee, who sang the final song for the airplane, said it was difficult and sat down in a chair.

“It was fun?”

“Yeah. Really. It was so much fun.”

“Isn’t it hard to sing more?”

“Yeah… I’m thirsty and a little tired. Siwoo, can’t you sing more?”

“I’m okay.”

“Then let’s drink this and go somewhere else.”

Kyunghee laughed, shaking the glass of soda that was still halfway there.

I waited while drinking all the remaining drinks.

After a while, Kyunghee said that she had finished drinking and put the empty glass down.

I went out of the room, said good-bye to the owner, and headed to the mall.

While thinking about where to go this time, Kyunghee gave her arm to make it easier to hold.

Kyung-hee grabbed her arm and smiled, then said she wanted to go to the game land she had heard about earlier.

“Game Land?”

“Yeah, I like entertainment too. Of course, I only played phone games at home. I got scolded for playing computer games.”

“ah.”

“I can’t even play phone games anymore, but it’s okay! Siwoo, as long as I can be with you, everything is fine.”

Kyunghee looked at me and smiled.

It was a really innocent laugh, but for some reason I was uneasy.

Ignoring the unknown ominous feeling running down his back, he took Kyung-hee to the game land.

There were a lot of people in Gameland.

As always, there were people playing rhythm games, and others gathering spectators while playing fighting games.

Kyung-hee’s eyes continued to shine as she gazed at the scenery.

To the extent that if he hadn’t been wearing a hat, his ears would have perked up.

“Are you good at fighting games, Kyunghee?”

“No, this is my first time here, so I don’t really know what to do.”

Kyeong-hee, who had a sullen expression, brightened her eyes again.

I think it was because I discovered a two-player basketball game.

I knew it was a game that allowed me to play basketball for a certain amount of time for a fee.

Kyung-hee burned with enthusiasm, saying that it must have been amazing, and soon even made a bet.

“Do you know how to play basketball?”

“You can just throw the ball in there. In the goal. Right?”

“That’s right, but…”

“Let’s decide that the one who loses will grant the wish of the one who wins.”

“Don’t cry even if you lose.”

“I don’t cry.”

After exchanging bills for coins, he immediately inserted the coins into the game machine.

Then, with an electronic sound, the basketballs stuck in the stopper came down to be caught.

Kyung-hee stared blankly at it, but as soon as I started to throw the ball, he caught it.

“You should have said you wanted to grant me a wish.”

“Oops, no!”

Kyunghee hurriedly threw the ball away.

However, there was no way it would easily go in just because the ball was thrown without any tips.

Eventually, Kyung-hee stopped throwing the ball for a while and started observing my throwing.

Then he began to imitate it by throwing a ball, albeit clumsily.

Surprisingly, he had a talent for sports, and his clumsy posture quickly changed to skillful.

Still, because of the time I wasted at the very beginning, I was able to win by a narrow margin.

Kyung-hee held the ball to throw it, then put it down with a sullen expression.

“Looks like you wanted to win.”

“yes………..”

“What do you want to wish for?”

“It’s a secret, that’s it.”

“Then, would you like to make another bet?”

“yes?”

There are still plenty of games for couples left.

When I said that, Kyunghee’s eyes twinkled and she took my hand.

It was cute to see him yelling at me to make a quick bet.

Yeah, why would I feel inexplicable anxiety from a kid like this?

It seemed like she was just tired or just in the mood.

I thought about it for a while, but Kyung-hee laughed and asked if it was operation time.

“No, I was just thinking about something else.”

“What were you thinking?”

Kyunghee laughed.

But only his mouth was smiling, his eyes were full of anxiety.

I lied because I think they misunderstood that I was thinking of something else.

“I was thinking about what to eat tomorrow. Um, aren’t we going to grill today?”

“Huh? That’s right. Chicken ribs or lamb skewers. Both are grilled dishes.”

“Shall we eat steamed rice tomorrow?”

“Steamed……?”

Kyunghee’s expression changed strangely.

He probably didn’t think of steamed dishes, but it was cute.

I opened my mouth thinking that it was fortunate that the anxiety had disappeared from my eyes.

“There is steamed egg, is it good to steam dumplings?”

“Egg custard….!”

“why?”

“It’s a dish I’ve wanted to try for a long time. Why, it feels like a meal a wife prepares for her husband.”

“yes?”

“Yeah. Could you teach me?”

“Of course.”

When I said it wasn’t a difficult dish, Kyunghee laughed.

Then he dragged me in front of the game console to play.

I wanted to do that all of a sudden, but I just decided not to care.

So, I put money into the game machine and started playing mini games.

“How are you doing this…?”

And as soon as it started, Kyunghee started crying.

I said let’s bet, but I didn’t even know how to do it, so it was understandable.

This mini-game must be played by pressing three colored buttons.

It’s a simple way to press the red, green, and blue buttons, but he seemed embarrassed because he had never done it before.

Still, Kyung-hee, who quickly learned the method, hardened her face and began to concentrate.

Of course, I had never played it before, so I gave up 2 losses in an instant.

“Did you know this is a best-of-five game?”

“……..I don’t know!”

Kyeong-hee hardened her face and quickly pressed the button.

He didn’t seem to notice how focused I was or how little I was doing.

Kyung-hee, who succeeded in setting off the firecrackers first by hitting the buttons, raised her arms.

I said to Kyung-hee, who was smiling all the time, as if I was so happy to win.

“By the way, the next game has started.”

“What?”

“Do it quickly. Quickly.”

“aaa…!”

Kyeong-hee tapped the button in a panic.

It was really cute, so I decided to lose until this game and just watch it.

Kyeong-hee fixed her eyes on the screen, as if she didn’t have time to care about that day.

Then, he hurrahed again and jumped in place.

I was so happy that I seemed to have jumped several tens of centimeters.

Still, as if she hadn’t forgotten that the next game was about to begin, Kyung-hee stiffened her face again and fixed her eyes on the screen.

“ah.”

All in all, the last game was a game that didn’t require a strategy.

A mini game where you simply have to hit repeatedly to eat cup noodles.

Thinking that this was ruined, I pounded hard on the button, but I lost by a narrow margin.

“Win! Yay!”

“Is that good?”

“Yeah. Very good.”

“Good.”

“It’s one-on-one now, Siwoo?”

“yes.”

“Let’s play a total game! A total game. If the score is low, we lose.”

“What, since it’s a one-on-one, do you pretend it didn’t exist?”

“yes.”

Kyunghee nodded as if she was confident this time.

To be honest, I’ve never played a game where I hit a target with a gun, but I didn’t think I would lose.

So I put a coin into the game machine and slowly raised the gun.