Chapter 40: Inside the House
She went home with her hands clasped.
After opening the front door, I let go of his clenched hands.
He went into the bathroom separately and washed his body,
After he ate dinner as if nothing had happened,
He sat side by side on the sofa and watched TV while drinking a cup of coffee.
⋯It's difficult.
She honestly tried to be cool, but
You can't get rid of the craving.
So, I want you to keep an eye on it so that it doesn't fall off.
Because I think I'll be able to tolerate this.
Black locati and pink dolphin pants that reveal the forearms and thighs.
Slightly frizzy hair that had just been dried.
Lips wet with coffee and looking smooth,
More than anything, the traces of the patch on the nape of her neck kept reminding her of those days.
⋯ Let's be patient with what we see.
I wonder if I'll solve it myself later.
First of all, it's my brother here.
I called her mother to distract her.
Her dial tone rang a few times, followed by her mother's voice.
"Oh, son. Why at this hour?"
"Just."
"Suddenly, I did something I didn't do, it's scary."
"No, the son can call his mother."
"Okay. Have you had dinner?"
"Yes."
"What did you eat."
"I just ate when I got home."
"What is Winter doing?"
"We watch TV together."
"Okay? Change it for a moment."
Winter, who was watching the cat wriggling on TV intently, put his phone into his ear.
Still, she knew what she was talking about, so she took her phone and started to open her mouth.
"Yes, Mom. Why."
"My daughter, did your brother buy you clothes today?"
"⋯How does mom know that?"
"My older brother took a picture and sent it to me."
She instantly turned her head and glared at me.
No, you can send some to your mother.
You might want to see your daughter in her new clothes.
She pretended to be shameless and put on a confident expression, and Gye-ryeol seemed to get angry and took her cell phone and went into the room.
⋯Is it okay to take someone else's cellphone as you please?
She wasn't the type to leave anything out anyway, so she lay on the couch without much thought and turned her gaze to the TV.
Cat is cute
Shall I raise one later?
Ah, I guess I have to raise two to keep them from being lonely.
As I was blindly following the stream of consciousness,
At least it calmed down a bit.
***
By the time she finished drinking her coffee, Winter came out of the room and returned her phone to me.
I haven't been on the phone for as long as I thought.
I asked her what she was talking about, but she said she just didn't say much, only her pants were pulled down.
There was nothing more to ask, so I got my phone back and the two of us watched TV some more, brushed our teeth, and returned to our room.
⋯Honestly, I think it would be okay if it felt like this.
It seems that there was nothing special than I thought, even if I said something embarrassing.
It was still early for me to fall asleep, so I turned on the light on the bed and was rolling around on the mattress.
As if it were natural for Winter, she opened the door and lay down next to me.
⋯What is it?
"⋯Winter?"
"Brother, you know."
"Uh."
"⋯Because I'm so bored."
"⋯."
"Play along. ⋯As a younger sister, I'll ask you."
"Uh… That… That's right."
⋯Something,
Something is wrong.
No, I didn't want to confess like this.
My head was confused, but I couldn't drive away the winter lying next to me.
Would it be okay if I didn't do anything weird?
It's scary to think that
Winter immediately opened his mouth.
"⋯Brother."
"Why?"
"Hug me."
"⋯Winter, do you remember what I said earlier?"
"⋯Is that why you came?"
"What?"
"Because oppa will be oppa no matter what he does today… I want to be by your side."
"⋯."
"I was staring at you so much earlier, I wonder if you wanted to do this…"
"⋯Why did you come knowing that?"
"You're not going to do anything weird."
"No."
"Then hug me. ⋯As siblings."
⋯.
Is your trust in me too high?
Or is it fun to tease me,
It is not clear which one.
More than that, there are words spoken,
I don't want to continue the relationship that way, so I'll have to put up with it,
⋯ It's really too much.
You can't stay still when you hear this.
He faced her sister and put her arms under her armpits and hugged her tightly.
Warm.
Now my heart doesn't beat that fast, probably because it's adapted to it.
Just enough to feel each other's vibrations,
I was throbbing comfortably.
The blanket was also pulled up to his neck and the two of them covered it wide together.
She shook her legs hidden inside and shackled her sister's legs.
To be honest, I felt a little strange because our bare skin was touching,
So far it seems to be fine.
It's still ⋯ okay.
It's safe even when the chest is pressed against the chest.
Because i'm used to it
"⋯ Winter, why aren't you wearing your pajamas?"
"⋯It's not bedtime yet."
"You are doing it on purpose."
"It's not?"
"Really?"
"Huh."
"⋯Ha."
I put my nose in her hair and breathed in the scent of the shampoo I had smelled earlier.
⋯ It's sweet.
To the point of being addicted.
Still, in a sense, it's a bit reassuring.
At least this smell isn't obnoxious compared to them.
I'll be patient as long as I'm into this.
⋯ It's very ambiguous whether this is tolerable or not.
Still, considering we're 15 years younger, it could be like this.
In terms of mental age, it seems to be closer than me or him or adults, so there is no problem.
Otherwise don't do this
"⋯Brother."
"Why."
"Isn't that… You're taking it too openly?"
"⋯Hate it?"
"Oh, that's not true… I heard they don't do naughty…"
"You have no choice but to hug it anyway."
"Huh."
"⋯Just look at this."
"Yes."
He sniffed the smell of Geum-gyeol, who was hugged in his arms, until he got sick of it, and then released his arms for a while.
Her legs were still intertwined, but only her upper body kept her distance.
⋯ Ha.
It would be more dangerous if you were further away than now and your whole body was in your field of vision.
Right now, I can only see your face, so it's okay, but
If you concentrate more, you'll probably only see the lips.
Come to think of it, I think that would be very difficult too.
⋯ I can't.
I put my phone down for a moment and picked it up again.
"⋯Brother?"
"Why, Mr. Kim Winter."
"I don't think it's okay to look at your phone while I'm lying next to you."
"He's my younger brother, so that could be it."
"Are you treating me like a younger brother only at times like this?"
"You said that at home. You did too."
"⋯."
I continued to touch my phone, shifting my focus away from Gye-ryeol's pouty face.
⋯It can't be helped.
I want to keep my promise.
At least I didn't want to break what I said today.
That's not to say I'm going to break it someday…
Anyway.
Ignoring her and pressing down on her cell phone, Kyeol-gyeol lay still as if giving up, and continued her words.
"⋯You know, brother."
"Huh."
"A while ago."
"Huh."
"⋯That, when my older brother confessed."
"Yes."
"I was very… Happy."
"⋯Because I knew you would."
"What is it, pretending to know everyone else's mind?"
"I don't know everything, but I know roughly. ⋯Because I am not a stranger."
"⋯How much do you know?"
"I knew at least that you wouldn't say no if I said that."
"⋯Honestly, I didn't expect that."
"Something."
"Brother… I don't know how to say that."
"⋯I didn't know I would either."
"It's something I've been wanting to hear for a long time, but hearing it for real… It feels weird."
"⋯Since ancient times?"
"Oh, that's… Yes. That's it."
"What is that."
"⋯Sounds like a secret."
"⋯Anyway, so."
"I was just, ⋯ happy. Very. More than when the exam was over."
"⋯I'm glad I did."
"Thank you. ⋯For always making me dream."
"⋯."
⋯They are both in a strange state today.
How can you say something like that without stuttering?
If you think about it later
I can't take my eyes off my phone.
I don't think it's really possible to look at your face.
"⋯Are you going to keep looking at your phone after saying this?"
"You're seeing it when you say that."
"What do you want to see? Is it dirty?"
"Are you crazy? See that in front of others."
"Then show me too."
My body was free for a while, so I stole my cell phone.
⋯ Whether you see it or not, it doesn't matter.
I'm a security person, so I don't leave any evidence.
These days, I left it and didn't see it at all.
Whether you know it or not, Winter began diligently rummaging through my phone to find something.
"Hey, what if you touch someone else's phone like that?"
"You're not. It's your brother."
"⋯What should I do if I touch my brother's phone like that?"
"You look very confident when you say that, oppa."
"Because there is nothing to stab."
"Really?"
"Really."
"⋯Then what is this?"
Gye-ryeol touched something, and she opened the photo album and showed it to me.
At that place,
A black-haired woman with a very familiar hairstyle,
Blushing her cheeks and her ears, covering her eyes with her hands,
She rolled up her black T-shirt and laid it across her chest,
Wearing a gray bra with a hole in her middle, accentuating her cleavage,
Wearing a pink bottom that doesn't even distinguish whether it's her panties or pants, and her thighs exposed,
Anyone can see that the photo was taken for that purpose,
It was on my cell phone.
"⋯Brother."
"⋯"
"It looks like a very…Very erotic photo."
"⋯."
"⋯Did you see something like this?"
"Kim Winter."
"⋯Why?"
"I don't mean to do that."
"Huh."
"⋯Take off your T-shirt."
"⋯."
"I have something to check."