Chapter 2 – Episode 002 High School Graduation.

Episode 002 High school graduation.

Lee Min-woo woke up at 6 in the morning. I didn’t have to get up early, but I got up as a habit that I had acquired during the three years of high school. But lately, I’ve been going to bed early, so my body feels refreshed.

Minwoo simply washed his face and brushed his teeth and went back to his room to change his clothes when he heard the front door open. Yuna Kim, a childhood friend and high school classmate of Lee Min-woo who lives next door, came to visit.

Lee Min-woo and Kim Yuna lived in a detached house next to each other. Lee Min-woo’s family and Kim Yuna’s family have lived in the neighborhood since they were young and have been close to each other almost like family. After Lee Min-woo’s mother died on the day he entered middle school, Yuna Kim came to Lee Min-woo’s house to help prepare breakfast.

Minwoo changed his clothes and headed to the kitchen. In the middle of the day, Yuna was preparing to boil the soybean paste stew with water in the pot.

“I’m here?”

“Huh. Uncle?”

“You must still be sleeping. It looks like you came in late yesterday too.”

“Okay. Can you get some side dishes out of the fridge?”

“Okay.”

Minwoo opened the refrigerator and took out the side dishes and moved them to the table. Most of these side dishes were made by Yuna or brought from Yuna’s house. Yu-Na’s mother, Joo-Hee Nam, was also worried about the food life in our family of two men, so she brought things to us from time to time.

By the time the soybean paste stew was all cooked and breakfast was ready, Lee Tae-seong, Lee Min-woo’s father, awoke and rubbed his sleepy eyes and entered the restaurant.

“Yuna. It was there today too. There is still a lot of hardship.”

“No. Mister. Come quickly and eat.”

“Okay.”

As if Minwoo was invisible in Taeseong’s eyes, he smiled brightly at Yuna and thanked her. Minwoo didn’t care too much because it was always there.

Tae-seong wanted to have a girl even after Min-wu was born, but Min-wu’s mother, who was in poor health, couldn’t give birth to any more children after Min-wu was born.

In the meantime, he came to cherish Yuna, who moved into the neighborhood, almost as if she were her own daughter. Moreover, it was only natural that she would look prettier as she cared and took care of her every time.

“Is today the graduation ceremony? Sorry. I’m sure it will be difficult for me to attend.”

“No. Father. Are you okay.”

“Mister. We’ll take good care of it. Do not worry.”

“Okay. Yuna, I only believe in you.”

Taeseong scratched his head and said something apologetically, but he soon smiled at Yuna’s words. Min-wu was dissatisfied because he felt like he was treating Yeon-a, who was a year younger, as an older sister. But that feeling was only for a moment.

Now, in a few hours, Min-woo gets out of high school life. Min-woo and Yeon-ah are different but successfully passed the same university. In the next month, the long-awaited college life would begin.

After finishing the meal, Taeseong stood up first. Minwoo tended to eat fast during school life, but today he ate slowly. Yuna, who usually ate slowly, was still eating.

“Then I will go first. Congratulations on your graduation today, both of you.”

“Thank you. Mister.”

“Yes. Go first.”

After Taeseong left the restaurant, Minwoo and Yuna finished their meal. And we washed the dishes together in the sink. While washing the dishes, Yuna opened her mouth.

“What are you going to do after graduation today?”

“Well. Mister, are you coming to the graduation ceremony?”

“Huh. They say you have to go right after seeing the modern graduation ceremony.”

“You are still busy.”

“Yes. What..”

Yuna said in a slightly regretful tone, but since Minu was always by her side, she was not so lonely. Minwoo and Yuna have been together since childhood. Yuna Kim, who was pretty and cute even as a child, became more and more beautiful as she grew up. She is 20 years old, and now her height is also slim at 168 cm, and she is not much different from Lee Min-woo, who is 177 cm. Also, her breasts were quite large and her figure was good, so she was popular with her male students.

Minwoo also had a decent face, but he was always compared to Yuna. Still, both families were predicting the future son-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the relationship between the two was good.

Minwoo has been liking Yuna as a woman ever since he was a high school student. Yuna also took care of Min-woo when she was young, so she considered Min-woo like her little brother, but at some point she saw him as a man and came to like her.

“Then come to my house in a little while.”

“Huh.”

After washing her dishes, Yuna went back to her house next door. At today’s graduation ceremony, Yuna’s parents, Kim Young-seok and Nam Ju-hee, who are always busy, make time to attend after a long time. So Minwoo decided to go by car with them.

After going back to her room, Minwu changed into the last uniform he would wear and headed to Yuna’s house. Upon entering the house, Yeong-seok and Joo-hee were also dressed in formal suits and were ready.

“Minwoo. Come on. Congrats on your graduation.”

“Congratulations on your graduation.”

“Thank you. Uncle, aunt.”

The four of them got into the car driven by Young-seok and moved to the high school. Thinking of it as Min-woo’s last high school trip, the feelings were new. Yuna, who was sitting next to her, was looking through her car window at the way she always walked to school, probably feeling the same way as I did.

The graduation ceremony is over. Events like this were always boring, but for some reason, Min-woo’s emotions were heightened. He thought he would just feel relieved after graduating, but he also felt a sense of emptiness. Is it a cool feeling?

And he also felt a bit lonely. The reason was that his father was busy and couldn’t attend, but it was more that he remembered his mother who had passed away. I could still vividly recall the face of her mother, who smiled kindly and stroked her hair. Minwoo struggled to hold back the tears.

Yuna’s fathers, Yeongseok and Joohee, approached Minwoo and congratulated him on his graduation. Joo-hee must have noticed what Min-wu was thinking, and gently stroked her hair, just like her mother did.

I also received congratulations from my juniors whom I was close with. After receiving his diploma, he realized that he had finally graduated from high school. Yuna was also receiving congratulations from her juniors whom she was close with. Among them, there was also a male junior who had a crush on Yuna. I hesitated and tried to gather courage, but in the end I failed to confess and turned around.

Busy Yeong-seok and Ju-hee went back, leaving only Min-woo and Yeon-ah. While Min-woo was thinking about what to do from now on, Yeon-a brought her up.

“Minwoo. What to do from now on Do you want to just go home?”

It was also regrettable that Minwoo had to end his high school graduation ceremony, which was only once in his life. Someone spoke to Min-wu, who was worried. It was Jeong Woo-hyuk, the same class that graduated today.

“Minwoo. What are you guys going to do from now on?”

Standing next to Jung Woo-hyeok was Seo Mi-kyung, who was also in the same class.

“Well. I haven’t decided yet.”

“Then let’s go to karaoke together.”

“There’s no way you opened a karaoke room at this time.”

“No. The places I know open early.”

Minwoo tried various excuses to refuse, but Woohyuk persisted. I even felt the will to do it together.

It was natural for Jung Woo-hyuk to come out like this. Min-woo, who had been in the same class as Woo-hyuk for three years, knew that Woo-hyuk liked Yuna. He was even asked to introduce himself directly. Of course, Minwu said it was nonsense and he refused.

And Mi-kyung, who was standing next to Woo-hyeok, was also a style she didn’t want to be close to. Mi-kyung belonged to the so-called playful group, so the rumors about her were not good.

“No way. Come with me. The two of you got into college, but I have to apply right away and enlist in the army. There will be very few things we will meet in the future, but let’s make memories one last time.”

“Minwoo, let’s go together. I’m also nagging at home to get a job as soon as I graduate from high school, so I don’t have much time to play like this.”

Mi-kyung liked Min-woo, who is kind and sincere, unlike the other men she knew. That’s why I decided to spread a common front with Woohyuk today. Min-woo couldn’t come up with anything to refuse, and Yeon-a, who was weak-minded and couldn’t refuse requests from others, couldn’t refuse either.

In the end, the four of them headed to a karaoke room that Woohyuk knew. It was early, so the karaoke room was quiet. It seemed that there was only one guest other than Minwu’s party.

I made a reservation for two hours and entered the room. There was a slightly wider space in front and two sofas in a row with a table in between. It was the first time Min-woo and Yeon-a spent a sincere high school life going back and forth between school and home, so they went to karaoke for the first time, except for the time with their families.

When Lee Min-woo sat down, Mi-kyung sat down next to him. Inevitably, Yuna sat across from Minu. And, naturally, Woohyuk sat next to Yuna.

It started with Woohyuk’s exciting dance song. Mi-kyung waved her tambourine and responded excitedly to Woo-hyuk’s song, but Min-woo and Yeon-ah felt a little awkward because they weren’t used to playing like this. Mi-kyung then sang her song, and Woo-hyeok naturally started talking to Yuna.

After an hour, the atmosphere gradually matured. Most of them were followed by Jung Woo-hyuk and Seo Mi-kyung’s latest song, but in the meantime, Min-woo Lee also sang one song.

“Minwoo’s singing skills are no joke.

“Huh. Minwoo sings really well.”

As if Mi-kyung was really surprised, she praised Min-wu’s singing skills, and Yuna was delighted with her praise for Min-wu, as if she had received her praise herself. Seeing that, Woohyuk put on a bitter expression again.

When the song Yuna had reserved came out, Yuna took her microphone and she started singing. She had a small voice and did not show off her high notes, but her sweet and beautiful tone was pleasing to the ear.

“Even Yuna sings well, right?”

“No. I have a small voice and I can’t sing very well.”

“No. She had a beautiful voice and it was really nice to hear. Yuna has a pretty face, so I think she could be an idol.”

“Even if I say no… It’s not that much.”

Woohyuk gave a lot of strange compliments that Minu could never do. Yu-na was slightly embarrassed by Woo-hyeok’s praise, but she didn’t feel too bad.

Woohyuk sat close to Yuna and chose a song together while looking at the karaoke booklet. At the same time, Woohyuk subtly took Yuna’s hand and brushed her shoulder or waist.

Minwoo pretended to be looking elsewhere, but Yuna and Woohyuk weren’t bothered at all. But Mi-kyung wasn’t alone. Mi-kyung, who was sitting in the seat next to Min-wu, was reading a karaoke booklet and putting her hand on Min-wu’s thigh. She and she were quietly stroking it inconspicuously.

With Mi-kyung’s hand slowly moving toward the center, Min-woo’s lower body, which had no tolerance for women, swelled up.

As the two hours passed, Jung Woo-hyeok put his hand on Yuna Kim’s shoulder and sang while gently hugging her. Yuna, who wasn’t the type to slap Woohyuk’s hand coldly, eventually kept her head down. And Mi-kyung’s hand kept stroking Min-wu’s thighs, so Min-wu’s lower legs were completely erect.

The last timer for karaoke ended and the four of them left the karaoke room. However, Woohyuk and Mikyung were full of regret to end it like this. From the beginning, I had no desire to send Minwoo and Yuna away like this.

“My house is nearby, let’s go together. Eat rice too I received a lot of pocket money for today’s graduation ceremony, so I’ll shoot it.”

“Oh. Woohyuk is shooting? I call.”

Woohyuk hit the ball, and Mikyung responded. Minwoo didn’t like it. It also reminded me of the karaoke room, so I wanted to break up quickly.

“Just me and Yuna will go home.”

“Hey. Can’t you even listen to the last request of a friend who was in the same class for 3 years of high school? Where will you and I meet in the future? I’m going to go to the army soon. Then stop by for a while and go eat.”

“Minwoo, let’s go together. It’s graduation, so I’m feeling a bit confused, but I want to have fun together.”

In the end, Minwoo couldn’t refuse Woohyuk’s request. The weak-minded Yuna didn’t have to say anything. Woohyuk led the way and Mikyung walked holding Minwoo’s arm. And Yuna started following him beside him.