Chapter 155 – Memory (2)

[No connection, after a beep…]

A dry guidance voice came from a small speaker.

… Please take it…

I sighed deeply in frustration and called again.

It’s already been 20 times since Hyeon Hayeon didn’t answer the phone.

After leaving Baek Ga-eun’s house, she kept calling, but Hyeon Ha-yeon did not answer the phone.

I checked the time nervously, and it was already past 11 p.M.

“… Ha.”

If you think about time, you probably already have time left to go home.

Since I, the person making the appointment, informed of my tardiness, I may not have shown up in the first place.

I don’t even know where Hyeon Hayeon is, so it would be foolish to just go looking for her.

But…, I somehow had a feeling that she might be there.

I have nothing to say even if people laugh at me for finding people based on intuition in this vast city of Seoul.

But my ‘feeling’ is different.

The road leading there.

My body was responding with tingles and constantly sending warnings.

‘Survival instinct’ does not want to go to the meeting place with Hyeon Ha-yeon.

That’s why I was heading to the meeting place.

… To keep my promise to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

*

The entrance to a park in Seoul we arrived at before we knew it.

I glanced at the watch on my wrist, and it was just past 11 o’clock.

It seemed like it was soon time for the park to close, and I saw people leaving in a line.

Young couples, older couples, families with children.

And in the meantime…

Hyeon Ha-yeon. She was standing.

The moment I first saw her, I froze.

“…”

The distance is barely enough to see each other’s faces.

Hyeon Ha-yeon was standing among the crowd of people, looking straight at me.

The moment I saw her like that…, My heart, which had been quiet, started pounding.

…

I took a deep breath, then slowly lifted my frozen feet and moved forward.

Step…, One step…

All sorts of thoughts filled her mind as she slowly approached her, passing through the crowd of people leaving the park.

…

Hyeon Ha-yeon’s appearance, where only her face was visible, gradually became clearer, and I was a little surprised by her clothes.

Long, straight hair that was beautifully loose, a black blouse with a floral pattern, a beige skirt that reached her thighs, and a small cross bag draped over her shoulder…

One day, it was a combination that I praised as pretty.

The guilt that had fed on her fear slowly raised her head.

I pretended not to notice the heavy pressure on my chest and moved closer to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

Step…, One step…

Before I knew it, the distance between Hyeon Hayeon and me was just one step.

She just stood there looking at me, as if she wanted me to speak up.

… How should I get the word out?

I didn’t know if I should make an excuse or ask for forgiveness. I rolled my head to see what she was thinking.

…

Maybe it was my mood, but for some reason, I couldn’t feel the anger in Hyeon Ha-yeon’s eyes.

Actually, I thought she would rush in and get angry, but she seemed like she was going to leave me alone, which made her choice even more difficult.

Her reaction may vary depending on what I say here.

It was already too late and there wasn’t much I could do.

After making up my mind, I spoke carefully to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

“… How long have you waited…”

Hyeon Hayeon just looked at me, but she didn’t give me an answer.

“… I had a lot of work to do. So…, So it’s late. “I’m really sorry.”

She looks at me without blinking her eyes.

“… You look really pretty today. … It’s too late… Thank you for dressing up nicely.”

Thanking you for dressing up for me is such an arrogant and selfish thing to say.

It was a word that I felt repulsed even when I said it, but Hyeon Ha-yeon’s reaction was different.

She slowly lowered her gaze to my lips and spoke softly.

“… Did you plan on coming today?”

Her heavy heart became even heavier after hearing Hyeon Hayeon’s words.

“… Yes.”

“… Really?”

She asked me a question once more.

“… Really. “You’ll change your mind after hearing what I’ve done?”

They had already shamelessly decided to put an iron plate on her face.

That time when I returned the answer to Hyeon Ha-yeon, who had confirmed my feelings so many times.

[Majesty- majesty-]

A sharp siren sound was heard in the distance.

When I reflexively turned around at the sudden loud noise, I saw police cars driving down the road…

… Huh?

Police cars were seen approaching the park entrance.

Lights brightly lighting up the entrance to the park.

In an instant, people came out of several police cars and started coming towards us.

While I was embarrassed by the sudden situation, I grabbed Hyeon Ha-yeon’s wrist and pulled her towards me.

… W-what’s going on… ?

The police passed by us, who were embarrassed, and rushed towards the entrance, and several police officers approached us and started talking to us.

“You can’t stay here. “Get out now.”

It looked like something had happened to anyone.

“… Ah, yes.”

As I was not involved, I immediately tried to sneak out with Hyeon Ha-yeon in tow, but a young police officer quietly spoke up.

“… Hey, we need to do a background check…”

Just when I thought I was caught up in something troublesome.

“Hey dude, everyone can see that they are a dating couple. Do you want to hold on to each one of them?”

“… I’m sorry…”

Thanks to the flexible police, we were quickly released without any investigation.

After leading Hyeon Ha-yeon to a place quite far away from the park entrance, I glanced back.

Numerous cars pulled up behind the police, and many people were seen running into the park.

… It looks like he’s holding a gun too…

It seemed like a pretty big deal that they even went armed.

“… “Oppa.”

At that time, she heard Hyeon Hayeon’s voice and turned around to look at her again.

Hyeon Hayeon glanced over my shoulder toward the park and then quietly spoke her words.

“… For now, let’s go.”

She seemed a little surprised by the sudden police presence.

I thought it would be a good idea to get away from this place, so I led Hyeon Ha-yeon away from the park.

So we started walking down the night street with no destination or direction.

As I was quietly walking down the street, I caught a glimpse of Hyeon Ha-yeon walking next to me.

His instincts were still quiet, and he didn’t seem angry.

… Are you feeling a little better?

Although something unexpected happened, Hyeon Ha-yeon’s mood seemed to have eased slightly thanks to it.

I decided to take advantage of this moment to completely ease Hyeon Ha-yeon’s mood.

When she reached out to her, she naturally tried to hold her hand.

The moment her hand touched Hyeon Hayeon, she glanced at me, hugged me, and acted as if nothing had happened.

A hand held tightly as if it had never happened before.

… Wouldn’t this have been a pretty good success?

While walking down the street at night, holding hands without much conversation, Hyeon Hayeon suddenly stopped and spoke to her.

“… “Oppa.”

In response to her words, she turned around and saw that she was looking straight at me and spoke quietly.

“… Let’s go in slowly.”

I was able to understand her meaning right away.

Hyeon Ha-yeon and I immediately caught a taxi and headed to our room.

Sitting in the backseat of a taxi on the way to my room.

Without letting go of our hands, we felt each other’s body heat and were faintly excited about what was to come.

Perhaps out of consideration, the taxi driver, who had been driving quietly, suddenly turned up the radio volume a little.

[… Multiple bodies were found in the area and are currently under investigation. Authorities reported that there were weapons believed to have been used by the victims at the scene, and that one of them was lost.]

The radio with scary content rang in the car.

[The suspect may be in possession of a weapon, so nearby residents should be especially careful…]

Murder these days, even in the middle of Seoul?

[According to on-site forensics, the suspect is believed to be one person, with a height of 170 cm…, … There is a possibility of a planned crime as all CCTV is damaged…]

Among the repeated details, the crime scene was revealed, and only then did I realize why the police had appeared in the park where we were.

It gave me a bit of goosebumps to think that there was a murderer in the park who dealt with many people alone.

… I’m glad Hayeon wasn’t hurt.

I gently held Hyeon Hayeon’s hand and glanced at her side.

Hyeon Hayeon was just giving me her hand and looking out her window.

The taxi arrived at my room before I knew it.

On the way up to my room with Hyeon Ha-yeon, I unconsciously looked at the unmanned delivery box.

… Ah, toys.

I later remembered that Jiyeon Lee had stolen her belongings.

Moreover, I had forgotten until now, but I am currently running away from Jiyeon Lee’s house.

Jiyeon Lee may have noticed that I’m gone, and she may be out to get me.

Of course, the easiest place for me to hide was in my own room, and she would know that.

… Should I book a hotel right now? ?

“… “Oppa, why are you doing this?”

I suddenly came to my senses when I heard Hyeon Hayeon’s voice calling me, and I quickly made up my mind to come up with an excuse.

“… “I don’t have any toys.”

… It’s not a lie.

It was true that there wasn’t one.

I was anxious because I thought she would be disappointed, but surprisingly, Hyeon Hayeon didn’t show much of her disappointment.

After hearing her calm reaction, I went up to the house and carefully looked around the house, but luckily there was no sign of anyone.

… Did I go too far?

Unlike me, who was nervous, Hyeon Ha-yeon seemed a little nervous differently.

She wasn’t in a relationship, and we’d already seen everything, but she was acting a little awkward.

… Ah, we did.

I don’t remember, but…, It’s not the first time we’ve mixed bodies.

I was setting the tone for her in the house by telling her to take the lead and telling her to wash her hands first.

At that time, Hyeon Hayeon, who had entered her bathroom first, peeked out her face and spoke to me in a soft voice.

“… Brother, together…, I want to take a shower… ?”

… Does it start with washing together?

I was a little excited before coming home, but once I got home, I was a little tired both mentally and physically and didn’t feel a little bothered.

But I have no right to go against Hyeon Ha-yeon’s words today.

“… “Yes.”

In the end, she accepted her offer, and Hyeon Hayeon went into her bathroom with a very satisfied smile.

Just as she was preparing to take a shower, she took off her clothes without thinking.

… Uh.

I could see red marks all over my body.