eurekapd Chapter 131 The "People" Who Came to the Door
Chapter 131 The "People" Who Came to the Door
Deok-sun's House
Paula, engrossed in her book, kept twirling the pen between her fingers, just as usual, as if nothing had ever happened.
Perhaps she had been looking at it for too long, Paula put down her pen, rubbed her eyes, and reached out to open the drawer.
She touched the soft pack of cigarettes in the drawer; it felt light and empty.
Paula sighed helplessly, got up and picked up her clothes.
Paula without a cigarette~
Comparable to the pain of heartbreak~
However~
Blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes do not come singly.
Something even more painful than not having cigarettes is about to happen.
Paula pushed open the courtyard gate and looked at the man standing outside, but she didn't say anything harsh.
She simply looked at him calmly, as if...
It was like looking at a complete stranger.
"Let's talk?" Park Jong-hoon, carrying a bag, saw Bora coming out and quickly went up to her.
I don't know how long he waited there before Paula came out.
Perhaps it was precisely because Paula was surprised by this that she didn't react with overly strong emotions towards him for the time being.
“There’s nothing to talk about,” Paula said calmly.
"At least give me a chance to speak, okay?" Park Jong-hoon looked at Bora with a hint of pleading.
When Paula saw his expression, her throat tightened slightly. She looked at him, suppressing her emotions, neither agreeing nor refusing.
And so the two of them...
No words were spoken...
Standing still...
The quiet alley was as if no one was there.
........
Sunwoo's family
The adorable Pearl, held in Sunwoo's arms, sang the song word by word, mimicking the lyrics of an animated song from TV.
Sunwoo swayed his head along with Jin-joo, the two of them like unfamiliar partners in an opera house, taking turns singing lines. Although they weren't in sync, the atmosphere was quite nice.
"Look how happy my daughter is~ Mom still has to cook~" Sunyoung came out of the room, put on her clothes and shoes, but did not go to the kitchen.
"Mom, where are you going?" Sunwoo asked his mother curiously. Didn't you say you were going to cook?
“Oh~ it’s going to rain, we need to bring it in quickly~” Sunyoung pointed to the clothes on the roof of the small house outside.
"Ugh~ It's cold! Let me do it! Mom, you stay inside~" Sunwoo gently lifted Jin-joo off his lap. "Jin-joo~ wait a minute~ I'll be right back~"
"My son~" Sun-young pouted happily, then turned to look at Jin-joo, who was shaking her head, "Oh~ and my daughter too~"
"Is she singing~ Pearl~~"
In the room, Mom replaced the older brother, holding Pearl's little hand, and the two of them swayed their heads to the rhythm of the music.
Sunwoo put on his clothes as he walked up to the top.
"Ouch!!"
Having just stepped out of the bright room, Sunwoo, still distracted by getting dressed, underestimated the winter staircase.
Subconsciously bracing himself with his right hand to avoid landing face-first, Sunwoo raised his right hand slightly.
The concrete stairs had scraped my palms, leaving several bright red marks.
"Really~" Sunwoo got up, dusted himself off, and wiped his hands on his pants.
They continued going up to the rooftop to collect the clothes one by one.
"Ugh~ It's all frozen solid, isn't it?" Sunwoo touched the clothes with his clean hands; they were stiff as a board.
As he took off his clothes one by one, without the clothes to cover him, Sunwoo's eyes pierced through the darkness and saw the street corner in the distance.
In that instant, Sunwoo was stunned.
Looking at the familiar figures in the distance, it was none other than Bora, the sister imprinted in Sunwoo's mind, and a man carrying a bag...
.........
Jiedaokou
Paula leaned against the wall, her eyes fixed on the ground, not wanting to look at the man in front of her.
"It was my mistake~" Park Jong-hoon said to Bora, and his first words made Bora look up at him immediately.
Paula was surprised that his first words were to defend himself.
"I really drank way too much," Park Jong-hoon said with a self-deprecating laugh as he looked up at Bora. "My mind wasn't clear at all at the time."
"Hehe~ It really is true, I only remembered everything after I woke up~"
"It was a momentary lapse on my part."
He chuckled self-deprecatingly, then looked at Paula, who was staring at him expressionlessly, and instantly stopped laughing.
He dared not look Paula in the eye again, and looked down at the ground.
"Okay, whether it was a mistake or whatever, it was my fault."
"I understand, okay?"
"I'm a madman! I really am..."
"I'm so sorry, please forgive me this time."
"Is everything alright, Paula?"
Park Jong-hoon's self-deprecation and apology were just like those of the girl that night.
It had already happened, and Paula didn't want to have anything more to do with them, but she didn't expect the two of them to act so similarly.
One said that no matter what happened, they would still be good friends.
One said it was a momentary mistake and begged her to forgive him this time.
It was as if this whole thing was so normal to them that Paula had to forgive them.
In Paula's eyes, one is her best friend, and the other is her boyfriend whom she loves.
One act of hurt was enough; Paula, who was hurt twice as much by two people, how could she possibly forgive them?
"Will saying sorry change anything?" Paula looked at him, her tone still calm, but her eyes were already visibly red.
"Mistake?"
When have you ever made a mistake while drunk?
"I don't think I've ever seen it."
Paula's tone grew increasingly hurried as she recounted the moments she had spent with her.
"I can never forgive you, and I can't understand you."
"Based on my common sense, I simply cannot understand it."
"Are you still a human being?"
"Like my best friend?"
As soon as Bora finished speaking, Park Jong-hoon closed his eyes as if he didn't want to hear it. Then he looked at Bora, his expression no longer as patient as before, but full of helplessness, as if he was the one who had been hurt.
"Hey! Just let it go this time, okay? Can't you?"
"Didn't I already apologize?"
How many times do I have to say it?
"Really are!"
As Park Jong-hoon spoke, ignoring Bora's red eyes staring intently at him, he impatiently threw his bag on the ground.
"How come you're so amazing?"
Are you perfect?
"Have you never made a mistake?"
Speaking excitedly, Park Jong-hoon composed himself after looking into Bora's eyes.
"Yes, you are quite perfect."
"Yeah, she's pretty smart. She always comes in first place and would rather die than accept help from anyone."
"My boyfriend got drunk and went home as if nothing had happened."
As the man in front of her counted her items one by one, Paula's eyes were filled with disbelief, and she clutched her chest tightly, trembling uncontrollably.
"I just held your hand, and you treat me like a bug."
"Look at these hands! Ah! These hands!"
Park Jong-hoon impatiently tugged at Bora's arms, which were crossed over her chest, and looked at her without any remorse.