Dreaming of you-Chapter 31: Who will win this battle? [2]
I enter the class upsetly when Yeong-ae came from behind and hugged me.
"Good morning...."
Though, I doesn’t answer seeing Yeong-ae. Yeong-ae tries to talk to me but I doesn’t say anything. I try to ignore her. Yeong-ae is a little worried to see me so moody. She gets hurt by my behavior.
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I was sitting quietly on the school ground’s when Jung-hee came and sat next to me. She gave me a strawberry milkshake and started to drink another one, which she bought for herself. I doesn’t react to seeing Jung-hee. I start drinking the milkshake.
"What happened? Why are you sitting here alone like this?" Jung-hee asks.
"Nothing, just feeling confused." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"If you are worried about something, you can share it with me. It will be light."
I sighs and says, "Jung-hee....what do you do when you suspect a friend for something?"
"Huhhhh..... In that case, I will talk to her, ask her all my questions. Rather than avoiding each other due to misunderstandings. It is better to talk, fight and get back together."
I look her. She smiles.
Yeong-ae was watching su-jin and Jung-hee sitting and talking together from the field. Yeong-ae feels bad seeing them together like this. She feels left out. Suddenly, Su-jin looks at Yeong-ae. Seeing Su-jin looking, Yeong-ae looks away and walks away.
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Me and Yeong-ae stand face to face in the school store room. We both are silent. Yeong-ae breaks the silence and says in a haughty tone.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"I have some questions..."
"What question?" Yeong-ae asks with a frown.
"You work as a spy for the government?"
Yeong-ae is surprised to hear such a question from my mouth. Yeong-ae doesn’t answer. In her silence, I found the answer to my question. Still I wants to hear it from Yeong-ae’s mouth.
"I’m asking you because I now everything. So I hope you’ll tell the truth." I said again.
" If you know, then why are you asking me?"
I say in a hoarse voice, " Because I want to hear it from your mouth Yeong-ae...."
" Yes, I do."
"This means you came to this school as a spy, am I right?"
"Yes..." Yeong-ae lowered her head and replied in a low voice.
Yeong-ae’s words break me inside. But I doesn’t show it outside. I want to know everything today. So I ask again.
"So that means you came here to investigate me as the cause of Ha-na’s death?"
"Yes"
"Does that mean your friendship with me is fake too?"
"Nothing like that, Su-jin...." Yeong-ae says in a pained voice.
" I thought you were really my true friend. You could have told me if you needed any help with your investigation. I would have helped you. You know Yeong-ae that I want to punished everyone who is behind Ha-na’s death! Then why this false drama? Why do you play with my mind Yeong-ae? Why you do this to me?"
Yeong-ae doesn’t answer. She doesn’t know what to say or what to do.
I stare at her. Hoping that she would say something that will prove me a lie and tell that, Su-jin this was a prank. I was messing with you.
But Yeong-ae doesn’t say anything. I leave the store room, seeing Yeong-ae say anything.
As Su-jin leaves, Yeong-ae sits down on a chair. She never thought that Su-jin would go all out.
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I was crying in my room. I miss Ha-na a lot today. While Ha-na I never had to suffer, no one could hurt me. she’s been keeping me up all the time. I was always childish in front of Ha-na. I’m looking at Ha-na’s picture.
"Why did you leave me, Ha-na? No one here loves me anymore. Now I have no one to call mine. Why not you take me with you? I feel so helpless Ha-na, So helpless.... "
I was crying while saying these things when suddenly there was a noise at the window. I open the window and surprised to see brother Yohan. Brother Yohan motion to me to get down. I rushes out of the house with awareness.
"What are you doing here so late at night?"
"I was sent by Yeong-ae. She said you have something important of her. Why? didn’t she tell you about my coming?"
"No."
"But she told me that she called you and said I will come."
"Understood."
"What?" Brother Yohan asks in surprise.
"Nothing. I have nothing important of her."
"Ooooo...then I go."
"yeah"
Brother Yohan took off and stood up again. Seeing him stand up, I ask.
" Do you want to say something?"
"Will you go ahead with me?"
I look on suspiciously at brother Yohan’s request. Brother Yohan nervously says.
"Not for anything else. To talk with you about se-ra, what will you do in the future...!"
"Okay let’s go."
We continued to walk down the street. I asks, noticing his silence.
"Say what you to says."
Brother Yohan gets nervous. He slowly said, "I don’t know what to tell you."
I asks, seeing him frowning.
"Want to say something?"
"No, No"
Brother Yohan says nothing more. I say annoyed.
" So why did you call me here? "
"Just want to spent a little time with you." Says shyly.
"You want to spent time with me....? huh..." I look at him in disbelief.
"what have you two brother and sister started? please tell me. One is using me for her own benefit and the other is calling me around. Do you guys think of me as a toy? Who can use me as their own whenever they want? Don’t you think of me as a human being? Don’t you think I have feelings? Why are you doing this to me? "
I startled to crying. Brother Yohan looks stunned after hearing my words. He try to calm down me.
" Hey, hey, I am sorry. I didn’t realize you would be so upset about coming with me. I am very sorry for that. Hey, Su-jin, please don’t cry. I’ll never bother you like this again. Sorry Su-jin..... Please don’t cry...."
He trie to stop me from crying. I stand there, crying like a child loudly. He doesn’t know what to do. So brother yohan hugs me and comforting me by patting on the back.
A long time has passed. I calm down. Me and brother Yohan are sitting on a swing in a park. When I stops crying, I realizes my mistake. I begin to feel remorse. I bow my head and apologize to him .
"Sorry oppa. I am actually very stressed. That’s why I told you this things. Please don’t mind. I didn’t say these things from my heart. I don’t mean these words..."
"No, why are you say sorry? it’s not your fault. Actually, it’s my fault. I’m the one who’s bothering you."
"Oppa, please don’t say that. You didn’t bother me."
He sat down in silence. I doesn’t know what to do. Then outside the park, I see an ice cream vendor selling ice cream to some kids. I have an idea after seeing the ice cream vendor. And I runs to the ice cream vendor.
Yohan was surprised to see her running so suddenly. Yohan watches Su-jin leave.
I buy two ice creams from the ice cream vendor. And then I stand in front of him holding an ice cream. I gasp as I run to get the ice cream. Brother Yohan is surprised to see me bringing ice cream.
" Here, it’s yours. "
I gasp and addresse him. I can’t even speak properly due to panting.
Brother Yohan is happy to see my efforts. All his bad feelings go away. Brother Yohan smiles and takes the ice cream from my hand. Then the two of us started eating ice cream. I ask him about Yeong-ae.
"Yohan oppa, Does Yeong-ae do any other jobs besides studying?"
"No. She is given pocket money every month so she doesn’t need a job. And In our family, it is forbidden to do any job before going to university. "
"Ahhhhh"
Hearing brother Yohan’s words, I think to myself, "That means no one in Yeong-ae’s family knows anything about the spy job."
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Two of us, arrive in front of my house. In that moment, grandpa arrives just as we are about to say goodbye to each other and go home. I’m scared to see grandpa. He is also surprised to see a unknown boy so late with me.
Grandpa look at my face. My eyes are filled with fear, swollen from crying a moment ago. Seeing me in this state, grandpa thinks brother Yohan is teasing me. So he angrily goes to beat brother Yohan with his stick. Brother Yohan hides behind me, scared to see grandpa coming like this.
"Who is this boy? What are you doing with my darling? Are you teasing my granddaughter? Today I kill you...." Grandpa said angrily.
Seeing grandpa beating like this, I yell at my grandpa to stop.
"Grandpa.... Grandpa... stop.... Grandpa...."
