“…My head hurts.”
I wonder if it’s because I slept for too long.
My head started pounding as soon as I opened my eyes.
Still, it felt like I had slept really well for the first time in a long time.
‘The bag…’
Did Seo-yoon pack it for me?
The bag was next to the bed I was lying on.
I reached out and grabbed the bag, then took out the cell phone inside.
It wasn’t broken.
I didn’t even think about the cell phone in the bag and swung it with all my might, but fortunately.
4:13 PM….
It was an ambiguous time to lie down a little longer or wake up.
I thought I’d wake up a little earlier and go to school, but I guess that wasn’t necessary.
First, I’ll send a text message to grandma…
‘Grandma, you must have been worried, but I’m sorry. I’ll be home tonight.’
Send.
I’ll tell you the details when I get home.
Grandma isn’t the type to nitpick, so this should be fine.
Next…I’ll check the wound on your cheek.
It seemed to be cut pretty deep, but I wonder how bad it was.
Seo-yoon said there wouldn’t be any scars.
‘…Huh?’
When I turned on the selfie mode on my phone and checked my face, there was a sense of foreboding.
Aside from the cut that was about the size of a finger joint, there was something different…
Ah.
I could only realize the sense of foreboding after taking off my glasses.
Was I this good at putting on makeup?
With my original makeup, at best, my eyes looked a little smaller, but with my current makeup, I look like a completely different person…?
Who touched me while I was sleeping?
That seems a bit strange.
If they had checked my bare face, they would have done something.
Someone would have just put on my makeup and left.
Besides, there are only two possible suspects.
Seo-yoon and the doctor…
No, not even the doctor.
Thinking back to the conversation I had with Seo-yoon earlier, Seo-yoon would have been with me at the hospital, so if she had touched my face, she would have said something.
Then, the culprit is…
Snap-.
“Huh? Miro is awake? You can sleep more!”
“Seo-yoon…”
Seo-yoon, who was smiling bashfully, looked so innocent that I didn’t think she would fool me and hide a secret…
I wondered if she would do something like that.
Was this some kind of bean-pod?
Still, just in case.
“By any chance, did someone touch your face while I was passed out?”
“Huh? Miro’s face?”
“Huh. Like taking off your glasses…”
Click, clack-.
Seo-yoon, who had placed a flowerpot on the desk, tilted her head and shook it from side to side.
It was so cute to see her blankly staring at the ceiling and thinking, that I felt the urge to pat her.
…I have to hold back.
It’s an important situation.
“Ugh, oh! That’s right. We were on the first floor of the department store, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Miro collapsed there, so I moved her to the rest area.”
“Moved her…?”
“Yeah, yeah. All the ambulances are on the move, so it’ll take a while to get here, so I moved Miro to the rest area to lay her down. I can’t just leave Miro on the cold floor, right?”
“That’s true, but…”
It’s shocking that there aren’t any more ambulances.
How many violent incidents have to occur before there aren’t enough ambulances…?
There must be three hospitals around here.
As expected, this is a scary world…
“One of the people who was taking refuge in the rest area was a cosmetics store employee, so she disinfected Miro’s wound on her cheek and helped her in many ways!”
“I see… I didn’t even get to thank her.”
I wonder if the cosmetics store employee fixed her makeup…
Well, if she’s a professional, she’d be much better than a makeup novice like me.
I’m glad I met a good person.
I have to be careful not to faint next time.
It’s already too late, though…
Haa…
Seoyoon must have seen her bare face.
Seoyoon is a pretty girl like me, so I hope her attitude toward me doesn’t change.
“Hehe, Miro.”
“Huh?”
“Can’t you take off your glasses just once? I, Miro, didn’t see your bare face!”
“…You didn’t see it? Weren’t you right next to me?”
“I wanted to stay, but I was talking to the police… Heung…”
…Something feels strange.
How could I not see it in that situation?
Because I was talking to the police for that long?
No, there’s no reason for Seoyoon to lie.
Seoyoon would proudly say that if she saw it.
Let’s trust our friends a little more, Hanmi-ro.
The glasses…
Seoyoon took care of them, so a little bit of gratitude would be fine.
“Okay.”
“I don’t like it… Really!?”
“Yeah. I’ll show you.”
If you keep trying to hide it, Seoyoon will only get more curious, so this is the perfect opportunity.
Finally, since my makeup is better than usual, I can just show my eyes a little like I showed to Yoo Seo-ran last time.
“Huh, it’s okay! You don’t have to show me.”
“Weren’t you curious? It doesn’t matter.”
“I don’t want to see it in this situation. I want to see it when Miro wants to show it to me.”
“When you want to show it to me? Isn’t that right now?”
“Wrong, wrong! Hehe, anyway! It’s okay now.”
Seo-yoon is also really unique. She asked me to show it to her.
Well, I’m not in a bad mood.
“Miro, can you wake up?”
“Yeah. I think your body is a lot better.”
“Thank goodness! Then come over here? I prepared something while Miro was sleeping!”
“What preparation?”
“Hehe, I want you to come out and check the details. Okay, wake up!”
“I’ll wake up, so don’t grab my hand.”
As I was led out of the room by Seo-yoon, I saw an unbelievable sight.
A large chandelier adorning the extremely high ceiling, and luxurious-looking wooden furniture and various decorations.
Seo-yoon’s house was as splendid and luxurious as any rich house I’d seen on TV or in movies.
“…Seo-yoon, is this really your house?”
“Yes! Not you, but us!”
“That’s important… Oh, yes. That’s us.”
There’s no need to panic, Han Mi-ro.
I had expected Seo-yoon to be the daughter of a rich family to some extent…
I was only briefly surprised because it was beyond my imagination.
Just because I was certain that Seo-yoon was rich, nothing would change.
In the first place, I like Seo-yoon herself, not because of money.
“Seo-yoon, so what did you prepare?”
“…Miro, is there anything else you want to ask?”
“Huh? What?”
“About our house. How rich we are… things like that.”
…Seo-yoon must have seen people whose attitudes changed many times.
Right now, there are more than a few people who would change their attitudes just by seeing my bare face, so if I were rich, it would be even more so, not less.
That’s why I should treat them even more normally.
Just as Seo-yoon became my precious friend, I should become Seo-yoon’s trustworthy friend.
“Do you need that between friends? I told you last time. I don’t want to get involved with Seo-yoon and money.”
“Hehe… Miro is right. Yeah, I don’t need that.”
Hug.
“Get away. It’s hot.”
“No~!”
Since Seo-yoon looks happy, I’ll let her go. It would be okay to accept her whining for today.
“Miro, Miro~!”
“Don’t call me right next to you… It stings my ears.”
“Hehe, Miro is the best!”
“Ugh.”
The place I arrived at while hanging out with Seo-yoon was a large living room.
As expected, various luxurious furniture and expensive-looking decorations caught my eye, but what caught my attention right now was the item on the desk.
“A sewing set…?”
After arriving at the living room, Seo-yoon quickly ran to the desk and grabbed a small pouch.
The way she held it in her arms as if it was precious was so adorable that I felt dizzy.
“I made this myself to give to Miro.”
“Is it an amulet?”
What Seo-yoon showed me was a small amulet with a lovely rabbit-shaped decoration.
Unlike ready-made items, it was a little unfinished and not very well-made, but it looked more valuable to me than anything else.
“Yeah. I made it with all my heart so that Miro, who protected me, would always be safe. Will you accept it?”
“…Thank you, Seo-yoon. I’ll treasure it.”
“Hehe. If you carry this amulet with you, I’ll be able to protect Miro no matter where she goes~! Okay, I’ll put it around her neck!”
Ssuk-…
Seo-yoon’s amulet fit my neck perfectly, so it didn’t feel awkward from the beginning, as if it had been one body.
I don’t know about safety, but it’s an amazing amulet just because it warms my heart.
Hehe…
“Do I have to wear it all the time? All the materials used in that amulet are waterproof, so you can wear it whenever you want!”
“…No matter what, wouldn’t it be better to take it off when you take a bath?”
“No~no! What if a stranger attacks you while you’re taking a bath! Miro is cute, so you have to be careful at all times!”
“Then we’ll need Seo-yoon more.”
“…Huh?”
“Seo-yoon is pretty. Do you have any materials left? Before you go home today, I’ll make Seo-yoon’s one too.”
“Huh…”
“Seo-yoon!?”
Seo-yoon suddenly knelt down, clutching her chest and gasping for breath.
I tried to get closer because I was worried, but she shook her head and refused.
“Okay… It’s okay… The materials are on the desk… Use whatever you want… I’ll help you once you calm down…”
“…Are you okay?”
“Yeah, yeah… It’s okay…’
No matter how you look at it, there seems to be a problem.
I can’t say anything when she says she’s okay…
She’s right here with me, so if something happens, I can help her.
By the way, it seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve sewn.
I only did it a few times during home economics class when I was a boy, so I think I can do it well?
It’s not that hard to make a small talisman.
The goal should be a picture of a yellow puppy.
She’ll be happy if you carve a dog that resembles Seo-yoon on the talisman.
Yeah, that’d be good.
Okay! Let’s make it!
Pok-pok-pok.
“Mi, Mi-ro… Stop it now…”
“No, it’s okay. It doesn’t hurt.”
Pok-pok-pok.
“Huh..”
“B, you’re bleeding! Stop… The talisman is okay…”
“Just sit still. I’ll make it look neat… huh…”
“You’re poking me while I’m talking! Stop, I told you to stop! I don’t need a talisman soaked in labyrinth blood…”
Was I really that dexterous?
It took me over 3 hours to make one talisman the size of my palm…
I even had several air holes in my fingers.
But since I’ve come this far, I can’t give up.
I’ll definitely, definitely make an talisman that Seo-yoon likes…
Hey…
Pok-!
“Ah-Oh…”
“Stop! I won’t be happy at all if I receive that kind of talisman! Give me the needle!”
“Seo-yoon… But…”
I resisted as much as I could, but in the end, the talisman I was making was taken away.
Seo-yoon, who took the talisman from me, was completing the talisman with her skilled hands, although she wasn’t very good at it.
“I’m happy just because Miro’s heart is happy, so you don’t have to make it hard. What’s this yellow circle?”
“…A puppy.”
“A puppy?”
“A golden retriever. Seo-yoon looks like it…”
“…Heh. Miro thinks of me like that.”
I tried to keep it a secret…
Haa.
I hope Seo-yoon doesn’t think it’s strange.
She just thinks I look like a golden retriever.
And.
“Alright! Done! Miro almost finished it, so I finished it quickly. How is it, okay?”
“…Awesome. It’s completely different from the rags I made.”
“Hehe. I finished it, but anyway, it’s the first gift Miro gave me… I’m happy. I’ll treasure it. Miro.”
“Seo-yoon-ah.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Your birthday… When is it? I don’t think you’ve heard it yet.”
“Suddenly? It’s May 5th… Why?”
“Children’s Day… I get it.”
“What! What! Tell me quickly! I can’t stand being curious about things like this!”
Swaying, swaying.
Ignoring Seo-yoon, who was shaking me by the shoulder, I counted the days in my head.
There’s still about a month left until May 5th, so that should be enough.
I’ll practice hard at home, make a proper talisman with my own hands from start to finish, and give it to you as a gift.
Not something half-assed like that.
I’m sure she’ll be happy.