22 – EP.2 Lee Mi-na-3

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It was past 9:00 when I left the company.

The night air, still a bit chilly, came out and greeted Mina.

She ignored my words that she would go home because it was late, as if cutting it with a knife, and grabbed my wrist and dragged me to buy me food.

Soup restaurant arrived like that.

Heavy food like sundae gukbap was a little burdensome, so we ordered bean sprout gukbap.

Spicy broth, homemade rice, and a soft-boiled egg on top.

It seems to be a good food to eat regardless of the season.

While I was crunching the cabbage kimchi, she broke a soft-boiled egg with a spoon and rubbed it into the soup.

Oh, is it someone who knows how to eat?

Pushing warm soup into our bodies, we continued the conversation we had at the cafe in the afternoon.

Throughout the conversation, her eyes curved like crescent moons, and I didn’t think of useless things like dimension shifting.

***

After eating, they slowly returned home.

Since they lived in a similar direction, the man tried to take her, but she rather saw him off and returned home.

The long sun had now passed completely, and it became a dark night.

Like a spring flower that has forgotten its time to fall, the orange light of the street lamp bloomed in her ears.

With an indescribable heartbeat, she headed home with light steps.

-Ji-ing

The sound of vibration from her handbag stopped her running feet.

After confirming the caller, her excited face went cold.

“yes.”

short answer.

[Uh, yes it is me.]

A voice mixed with rustling. She closed her eyes tightly.

“What are you doing?”

[Well, there must be something, but do you contact me? family members.]

what family is family

She bit her lip to stop the words from spurring her throat.

“Are you doing well? I’m doing well too. Enough then.”

I hear a phone call calling me from the farther away.

[Send some living expenses.]

“Did you leave it? I gave it to you three weeks ago.”

There was annoyance in her voice.

Either that or not, the voice over the phone didn’t care.

[It’s been almost a month, isn’t it? send some Your brother said that the price of the civil service academy has gone up, so take a little more.]

“A kid with all four limbs should do a part-time job. How long will he keep his hands open?”

[What kind of part-time job do you do while studying civil servants? Since you are my older sister, you should take good care of me. family members.]

“Then, who helped me when I was in school after running 3 part-time jobs?”

[……Send anyway.]

– Knock.

The call ended unilaterally, and she stood in the middle of the road.

I’m sure I was in a good mood until just now, but suddenly it feels like I’m stuck in the mud.

“Haa… really.”

I don’t cry over this

To cry over something like this, her emotions were worn out.

It’s always happened. A family who asks for money for granted, and himself who has no choice but to send it.

Imina was already accustomed to this bondage.

After putting her head down for a while and suppressing her emotions, as she took another step, the phone rang again.

-Ji-ing

Seeing the caller, she quickly answered the phone.

“Mr. Inho?”

[Ah, Miss Mina. I was wondering if you went in well.]

“I haven’t gone in yet. I’m on a night walk.”

[Oh, I see. Go in early though. It’s late at night.]

Even at a distance where warmth was not transmitted, she felt warmth in her voice.

“Okay. Thank you for your concern.”

[yes. which…]

“???”

[Have a good night.]

“…Thank you. Inho-ssi, have a good night too.”

She hung up the phone feeling her face heat up.

She stared endlessly at her phone with the screen turned off, and moved on.

“I don’t feel bad.”

Normally, when I get a call from home, I’d be in a bad mood for a week, but not now.

Thinking of In-ho, she headed home.

The steps along the road seemed a little light.