Chapter 289 – Episode 289

Ah, it’s not just me.

In some ways, when everyone in the group chat room reacted in awe, Park Bo-sung may have already felt it because he passed it over without even thinking about it. He has already accepted this situation.

It’s bitter and makes me want to taste it, but Park Bo-sung covers it up with a smile.

“Hey, I can’t help it. It was possible because we were together every day, 365 days a year, when we were in high school. If you think about it carefully, not all good things happened. Just like when you and Seonghoon fought over a trivial comic book after the mock exam.”

“Well, um.”

“They say that the human past is inherently glorified. That’s why many people say they can’t forget the past and only talk about their good times.”

“That’s right.”

I thought he was saying only the right things.

“Now, the only time we meet is once or twice a year. I have an even greater desire to want to live like before. Now I see people at work more often, and even when I see them, I see my girlfriend more often. Moreover, the things we do are all different, so the stories we can talk about are limited.”

I nodded my head at every word that was correct, but I still felt like I was disappointed. As Park Bo-sung was about to end his story, he patted me on the back.

“Hyeonwoo. I know that you especially liked us. You tried to hang out with us a lot when you were in college. To be honest, you were the one who said the most about traveling abroad or going on a domestic trip.”

“Okay.”

In the end, nine times out of ten things went wrong.

For reasons such as being busy or having no money. I was very disappointed and regretful about that. Because once we become adults like we are now, we won’t have much time to go on trips on our own.

I told my kids several times that we should go on a trip together because I thought it would be better if it wasn’t during my college years… I couldn’t handle it as calmly as Park Bo-sung. I also showed a lot of disappointment.

“On the contrary, seeing you do that made me come to my senses even more. Should I say that thanks to this, I started to focus more on the people around me?”

Park Bo-sung massages my shoulders once more.

“It’s not that the other kids are bad. They are also busy focusing on their own environment. As I said before, it can’t be helped. “This is natural.”

“Hmm.”

“So, don’t be too hung up on us. They don’t want that either, but even if you do, it’s just a burden. Right now, try to focus more on the people around you who like you. It’s enough that we only see each other occasionally. Where do you see it even sometimes? “This is also great.”

I nodded slightly.

Although I still felt deep regret in a corner of my heart, I accepted Park Bo-sung’s words to some extent in my head. Perhaps after enjoying today, I will be able to calm down for sure?

“Okay. That’s enough. “We’ve already gotten together, so let’s not make a fuss and just enjoy it to the fullest.”

“Okay!”

As I got up and answered, everyone was waiting for us. I jumped up and joined them.

The first thing I thought about was going to enjoy the most popular attractions.

In a way, the reason Shin Tae-hoon and Kim Cheon-hyuk joined today, even late, was not because they wanted to see me and Park Bo-sung, but because they wanted to see Oh Ha-na and Han Ae-bom.

‘Just looking at this, I can see that they are not hung up on me. I think I was the only one who hung myself too much.’

No.

Even recently, I was the one who felt awkward first, and furthermore, if Park Bo-sung hadn’t asked me to go to the water park first, I wouldn’t have had much contact with the kids.

When I think about it that way, I feel like this moment is natural, as Park Bo-sung said.

That was correct.

We now do different things, live in different places, and the people around us are all different. But it might be overkilled to just keep doing things like before.

“Brother! Go quickly, go quickly! Look at Hi-Pass standing in line too. Awesome!”

Unlike me, who thinks about various things.

Isn’t Ohana, who is truly enjoying this situation 120%, the real winner? I should play like that too. It’s been a while since I went to a water park with my friends.

“Let’s go, guys!”

I shouted loudly and tried to play in earnest with my friends.

“…”

Quiet. It’s too quiet.

Even though Park Bo-sung doesn’t usually respond well to things like this, I felt like Shin Tae-hoon and Kim Cheon-hyuk were avoiding me outright. Am I mistaken about this too?

‘Ugh, my head hurts.’

It felt more complicated because they were close friends.

In the first place, I was the one who posted a photo of Han Ae-bom and Oh Ha-na to show off to my friends, and they were the ones who came to see the photo. In terms of order, it seems like I may have been the one who caused this situation first?

‘If you look at it fundamentally, I didn’t have a pure purpose either.’

They say that people become more lenient towards themselves, and that was exactly right.

‘They came here because they saw women, but that’s because all the women are only interested in me. It’s a pity for them too.’

After taking all this into consideration, I ended up deciding to do so.

It can’t be helped. But that doesn’t mean you can’t ask the women to fawn over you just to make them feel better. Honestly, if it were me, I think I would have been quite satisfied just by being able to play with such pretty girls. Really.

Anyway, that’s how our time at the water park began in earnest.

[Hypertube]

We stood in line to ride the attraction, which was recently added and was said to provide almost a roller coaster-like thrill.

[It is (110) minutes from here.]

[Hi-pass admission/general admission]

All I could think was that I was crazy.

The line is so long that the entrance is crowded with people. After taking the high pass, we passed by those people and went straight up the stairs.

“Wow. I love it so much!”

Unlike Ohana, who was purely excited, my friends and I felt the stinging gaze and thought the same thing.

“Wow, I felt it a long time ago. “It would be really annoying if someone standing in the regular line was watching people passing by on the high pass.”

“I feel deprived.”

“If you get really upset, you go to get your Hi-Pass ticket canceled too.”

“But if you actually try to quit, it’s a waste of money.”

Han Ae-bom, who heard our mutterings, adds a word.

“Originally, free passes are sold by taking advantage of that psychology. These days, as there are more people who care about others like you, it sells much better.”

Everyone nodded.

That’s also true.

When I was young, I only had one free pass. These days, there is even talk that beyond the high pass, a mega high pass is emerging. In fact, even though we entered through Hi-Pass, we had to wait in line.

That means there are a lot of people who have quit Hi-Pass. I think with my feet on the hot stairs.

‘Has the gap between rich and poor worsened? Or has the generation of children who did not have money in the past become adults by now?’

Maybe both?

The gap between the rich and the poor has worsened, and at the same time, all the children born in the era known as the golden age of birth rates have become adults.

‘… The gaze stings.’

If you have a high pass, they will let you pass right away. Now that I’m standing in line, people standing in the regular line are staring at me for a long time. My face and back are all stinging.

Of course, in the meantime, the line for Hi-Pass shortened quickly. Every time we stride forward and upward, the stares that follow our backs become more stinging.

At that time, a sound like a snort was heard from far ahead. Very small.

“If you pick one, they tell you to cut off the high pass too. “Who threatened me with a knife to tell me to wait there for 110 minutes?”

Park Bo-sung, who was listening quietly, whispered to me.

“Your words are too direct.”

I think you’re just talking shit. In the midst of all this, I feel that Park Bo-sung is amazing when he purifies even those words. No. Are these days like that?

A time when we have to be careful about what others say, even when we say something.

If you think about it that way, it’s a bit unfair because that person doesn’t notice anything and just says what he wants to say. Also saying something like that.

“Hey! “Aren’t those words too harsh?”

Actually, we were there too. There is one woman who speaks without paying attention to what others think.

However, the opponent was also formidable.

“Not at all? What’s so bad? I just said the right thing. In fact, this one spent more money. Why do I have to pay attention? Why do we have to look at these people as if we are criminals? “I’m not doing this because those people noticed first.”

“No, but you don’t have to say it like that. Also, since this one moves forward quickly, you can be a little more considerate.”

“So why should I give that little consideration? I pay my own money and enjoy it myself! Annoying!”

Wow… I was so amazed that I forgot that I had to help Ohana. While working part-time at a convenience store for 1 year and 6 months, she encountered many different people. This is my first time seeing someone like that.

“Even if you don’t show consideration, you shouldn’t shy away from sarcasm.”

In the end, Aebom opened her mouth before me.

“What… “You say?”

“As you said, if even those people’s gaze was unpleasant, then I think complaining and complaining about it is okay. But who would feel good if you made a sarcastic comment like that?”

“Well, that’s right. I think that was a bit rude of me. I apologize.”

Are you admitting that again? Is it because Hanae Bom said it?

Or maybe I just don’t have any thoughts at all.

“Still, I don’t want to worry about what those people think even though I have to pay my own money. Do you understand?”

The woman snorted, “Hmph,” And walked straight up. As she looks at the woman, the people standing in her regular line begin to whisper.
Most of the voices were swearing at that woman.

Hanaebom mutters.

“It’s good to be confident, but you’re the type of person who makes enemies that don’t need to be made.”

“It seems like I have the type of personality that can’t tolerate even the slightest complaint.”

“People like that are usually all or nothing. You either succeed greatly because your abilities are too great, or you fail greatly because you have an eccentric personality. By the way, the thing you were wearing earlier. “If you look at these things, it seems like you are a failure.”

“That… I see.”

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

It would already be hot and annoying waiting in the regular line for a long time, but it wasn’t enough to hear bad things about that woman, and if she found out that she was better than I… How will people react?

“Hey, did you just take a picture?”

“I definitely took it.”

“Fuck. Let’s make a mosaic and put it on the shorts. Fucking bitch. Let’s see if they can still do that shit even after their personal information is spread all over the internet.”

I was startled by the sound right next to me.

“Oppa, what are you doing? Let’s go up quickly.”

“Hyeonwoo, let’s go.”

“Uh? Yes. Yes.”

Unlike people who had to wait 110 minutes, we were able to board the 8-person tube in just 5 minutes.

Even this took 5 minutes because we had to send the people behind us first to pick up 8 people at once.

“We are leaving. Hold on tight.”

“Yes!”

“Shoot!”

“Kaaaaa!!! Wow!!”

Even though I felt the coolness of the falling tube, I couldn’t enjoy it as purely as Ohana. It’s not just about my friends, but I also see scenes that have been confusing my mind since a while ago.

It seemed like the distrust of humans, which had almost completely improved, would turn into hatred of humans.

In the meantime.

[During pull-up event!]

[If you do 10 kilograms, we will give you 3,000 won. If you do 20 kilograms, we will give you 5,000 won per pull-up.]

[Anyone who wants to take on the challenge is welcome.]

A person who appears to be a YouTuber is holding an event.

It could have just passed by, but Kim Cheon-hyuk picked me up and said.

“Hey, Hyunwoo Kim. Should we bet on that? Pay for lunch. How do you feel?”