Chapter 131 – (Episode 131) 20. Graduation

(Episode 131)

The three of them sat idly on a bench on one side of the auditorium for a long time, not knowing what to do in the ensuing absurd situation.

“Laugh… Cold…”

It’s June, and it’s the house, but it looks like it’s getting chilly because it’s so revealing.

When Claire and her Korean friend sneaked up on her, Myeong-sik Han unfolded his tuxedo jacket and hugged her tightly.

“Ah… Warm.”
“Thank you, Myung-shik…”

The two women in his arms were so beautiful that I felt strange regardless of the situation.

“You two… , Smells so good…”

It’s a compliment I always give, but the reason I’m not happy is probably because I’m not affectionate towards my lover.

Seeing that Claire only smiled bitterly and didn’t respond, her friend hinted at it.

“Do you like the smell and don’t like anything else?”

“Hmm… Honestly, I like everything, to the point that I would have been quite shaken if we hadn’t met through this…”

“Both of us? Or only Claire?”

“Well…”

When Han Myung-sik couldn’t answer, Claire chuckled.

“It seems like there are only three of us left in the world, but no one can say anything about being honest.”

“But…”

“Are we both interested?”

“Honestly, you two are so sexy that I’m only interested in sexuality so far.”

When I first started dating Han Myeong-sik and her, I suddenly remembered that we were attracted to each other’s looks.

“You’re graduating now, but we’re high school students, isn’t it natural that we date and break up because we’re sexually attracted?”

“That’s right, I dated Isabella because she was the prettiest among the girls I met after coming to America.”

“Who the two of you proposed first?”

“That’s kind of funny. I think it’s Isabella, but she insists it’s me to the end.”

Haha! Ahahahahaha!”

Claire’s sudden burst of laughter echoed through the empty auditorium.

“Hmm… Aren’t you overreacting?”

“Ahahaha… I’m sorry, it’s because it’s too similar to what I expected.”

“It’s strange… , How would you expect that?”

As I was looking at Han Myeong-sik’s bewildered expression, the changed reality touched my skin.

“Rather than that, what should we do now, can’t we stay like this forever?”

“Don’t worry too much, I’m very angry, but if I don’t hear from you until late, Isabella will come looking for me.”

It would be nice if Han Myeong-sik’s expectations were true, but considering what he’s been through so far, it didn’t seem like that would happen.

“No… , If it were me, I would have already set out to find it. Why doesn’t Isabella know that you can’t call?”

“Since I went first because I ruined the prom party you were looking forward to, you might turn off your cell phone and stay home, right?”

“I’m pregnant with your child, so it can’t be like this. Even if you had witnessed the moment of cheating, you would have felt strange by now.”

Claire wasn’t guessing what a mother would do, she was speaking purely on her own.

“Hmm… Sounds like it, Claire. How do you know Isabella better than I do?”

She wanted to tell the truth, but when she saw her Korean friend listening quietly next to her, she shook her head.

“I used to brag about you and tell you a lot.”

“Okay? Then… What do you think is the reason they haven’t been looking for me until now?”

“Yeah, of course…”

I was hesitant about what to say. How do you explain what is possible in a movie you don’t believe in yourself?

However, I couldn’t just stay like this, so my Korean friend intervened and pointed out an important fact.

“Anything else could be a joke, but do you think it’s possible to clean the auditorium here in the short time we went to the main building?”

“Yeah… Wouldn’t it be absolutely impossible if it was prepared in advance?”

“Okay, if so, what is the reason? If all the alumni at the party weren’t playing this prank just for you, that would mean that you recruited Myung-shik to get the two of us in trouble.”

“Uh…”

Han Myeong-sik couldn’t think of anything to reply to as the point was so accurate that even Claire was able to organize her thoughts.

“The security guards say they can do the students’ favor, but how do you explain why the school officials who hosted the party aren’t showing up?”

“Your story is that all of this wasn’t a prank by kids, but something happened by some mysterious force or someone, like in a movie?”

“I don’t know why, but I think it’s clear that my friends aren’t kidding.”

I thought that I would not have been able to explain it convincingly like a friend because I was determined to appear in a movie with a similar story.

Han Myeong-sik had a suspicious look on his face, but he nodded.

“Okay… , As you said, I think it’s clear that it’s not a prank on your friends. I don’t know if it’s another day, but there’s no reason to do this at a prom party…”

Maybe it’s because he’s a man he loves, and it felt like his stuffy heart was pierced just by having the same thoughts.

“Then are you sure it’s not going to happen like this?”

Everyone got up from their seats following Claire, who jumped up with a wide smile.

“But what about it?”

“Do you have any good ideas?”

“Well… , It’s still early evening, so there shouldn’t be anything special, but isn’t it too far from home?”

“If you’re going to move, wouldn’t it be better to go out while it’s still early in the evening?”

When a friend actively agreed with Claire’s opinion, Myeong-sik Han had no reason to object.

“Good! I’m going to leave school, but since I don’t know what will happen, you guys have to follow my words unconditionally in case of an emergency, can you?”

“Yeah, I will.”
“Good!”

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It is not uncommon to be located in the middle of a residential area like in Korea, but the school the three friends attend was located in a quiet place befitting its size.

The problem is that the public security is unstable, and contrary to concerns, not a single car passed for more than 10 minutes after leaving the school.

“And… ! I don’t see a single rat, have aliens really invaded?”

“If you look at the city far away and the lights in the residential area on the other side are bright, it’s only here that it’s strange.”

At Claire’s opinion, her friend, who was walking close to her with arms folded, scolded Han Myeong-sik with an uneasy expression.

“Okay, as long as you pass by here, you will be fine. Myungsik, don’t keep saying weird things.”

“When did you convince me that it was strange, and what is it that frightens you now?”

“I’m really timid!”

“At times like this, you should be confident like a Korean woman!”

“Because Korean women don’t have that kind of image!”

“Oops! This is why women should also be sent to the army.”

“What do you mean, Myeongsik didn’t go to the army either? Do you think your mother doesn’t know that you came to America to avoid being sent to the military?”

“Uh, how did you know that?”

Claire burst into laughter at the conversation between the two Korean friends. It was because it was a story I had heard from Park Eun-jung.

“Kyahahahaha! Myungsik’s flustered expression is so funny, wahahahahaha!!”

“It was just caught, but did rumors spread that you came to study abroad to avoid military service?”

My Korean friend was about to answer, but I saw a pickup truck approaching in the distance.

“Uh? I… Kick over there! Here you go! Here you go!!”

It was so nice to see her, regardless of how she was dressed to be mistaken for a prostitute, Claire waved her hand and jumped up and down so that her breasts and buttocks swayed mercilessly.

Boo Woo Woo Woo

I went out to the road to stop, but the pickup truck passed by quickly without even honking what was so urgent.

But the same thing kept happening. The vehicles coming and going from both sides completely ignored the three people as if they had promised, and rather accelerated past.

“What… What, why are you just passing by?”
“Can’t you see us?”
“No way… , There must be something urgent.”

It’s less absurd than what happened at school, but it’s strange to ignore and pass by an 8-headed beauty in a cheerleader outfit that barely covers important parts.

“Look, do you want either of you to open your chest in the next car?”

“Hey!”
“It’s crazy!”

Although Claire and her friend were angry, they were greatly comforted by Han Myung-sik’s usual mischief.

“I say that because I’m a man and I’m wearing a tuxedo out of the blue, but it’s very, very strange seeing you guys pass by, right?”

“Whew… I don’t even have the energy to be surprised anymore…”
“So do i…”

Contrary to their distressed appearance, it has already been more than 30 minutes since they left school, but the two women’s steps did not slow down at all.

“I’m more than halfway here, so cheer up a little, I’ll go home and give you a massage.”

“You say you’re giving me a massage, so you’re just trying to touch me here and there, right?”
“Han Myeong-sik, he’s a kid like that.”

A light and sly joke relieved tension and fatigue. The three hurried their steps, not paying attention to the cars passing by.

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“Mom! Pre-sister! Miji noona!!”

The large and splendid mansion like a palace was intact inside and out, but there was no reaction from that many family members to Han Myeong-sik’s cry.

“Mom! Mom!!”

Her homestay Korean friend hurriedly ran to her room, but when she saw that there was no trace of herself left, let alone her mother, she collapsed on the spot.

“Hey! Wake! What should I do… , I lost my mind!”

“I’ll put you on the bed, you go get a towel and some water.”

Claire hurried to her bathroom after seeing Myeong-sik Han carrying her friend into a room near her.

I always come to the house on weekends, so I knew where it was and what I needed, so I immediately packed the things I needed, but it gave me goosebumps as it seemed like someone had been there a while ago.

“I’ll take care of you, Myungsik, change your clothes first.”

“Okay, I’ll bring you guys a change of clothes.”

“Yeah, thank you…”

I didn’t feel as mature and affectionate as usual, but I felt like I was back in love, so I burst into tears.

However, when she thought about what she had been through, she was not in a situation where she would cry because she was glad that she was not alone.

“Ughhhhh…”

“Can you come to your senses?”

“Female… This is… ?”

“Myungsik is at home, are you okay?”

“Black… Not okay… There is no trace of my mother or my brother… , Sobbing…”

No one was in a position to comfort anyone, but Claire tried to hold on to his heart and patted his friend’s back.

“At times like this, you need to cheer up. Let’s go down and grab something to eat.”

“Sobbing… , Eww… Huh…”

Heading to the kitchen on the first floor, the two of them knew very well where they were, so they took out the ingredients with their familiar hands and started making something to eat.

“Why isn’t Myungsik coming?”

“What did you go to?”

“I sent him to change clothes because he was wearing a tuxedo.

“I’m going to set it up, so you go and get it. I’m hungry, so if you do anything else in the room, I’ll knock you over!”

“Okay, okay.”

If you come on the weekend, you can go to the room with your eyes closed. However, only the tuxedo, still feeling the body temperature, was lying on the bed.

“Myungsik! Myungsik! Hey, Han Myeong-sik!! Name aaaaa!!!”

I searched every nook and cranny of the place to go, calling my throat to burst, but I couldn’t find any trace of Han Myeong-sik anywhere.

“Hey, Myungsik has arrived… ?”

Claire hurriedly returned to the kitchen, wondering if the roads had diverged since it was such a large mansion, and her heart sank when she saw that only her friend had disappeared as they had just parted ways.

“Ah… Ah… Ahhh… !! Aaaaa!!! Kyaaaaa!!!

In front of a reality more horrifying than a horror movie, Claire had no choice but to sit down screaming.

“Uhhhhh… ! Sobbing… Whoa! How… How… , Whoops! Myungsik… Ugh… What should I do if I leave alone, Myungsik!! Black black… Mom… Aaaaa!!”

Claire, who fell on the kitchen floor and sobbed for a long time, even though her seat was taken away,

When she got up to find her mother, Isabella, who might be home, she passed out and collapsed, just like her friend had done.

(Continued on next episode 132)