Chapter 274: Chapter 274
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He might have thrown it as a joke, but his terribly trembling voice didn’t make it sound like sothing funny or silly. As if he also knew that he had failed to crack a joke, Eun Jiho sealed his mouth again. That was when Ban yeo Ryung’s apathetic response returned.
“Why are you running to et your troubles? If that’s the case, Donnie and I may have ended our friendship like hundreds of tis.”
“Oh…”
“How many tis have I made Donnie get involved in trouble that took place between and so bullies?”
Listening to Yeo Ryung’s words, I, who was suddenly dragged into the middle of their conversation, smiled awkwardly. Actually, I didn’t want to get engaged in such happenings, so I attempted to break off our friendship almost hundreds of tis, which all failed. Well, I guess it was needless to bring that up at this mont.
Anyway, all those happened in the past; even if I was abducted with the female protagonist in a warehouse, I now had nerves of steel that I decided not to end our relationship.
I diverted my eyes back onto Eun Jiho, who was walking side by side with Ban Yeo Ryung.
Looking at his silver hair surrounded by the vague dawn light, I murmured, ‘He hasn’t said a word to since a while ago.’
It wasn’t that surprising. To protect my feelings and keep peace of mind, it was indeed better not to have any expectations. With that being said, I was, of course, just the supporting role in the kidnapping of the female protagonist no matter what, right?
While Ban Yeo Ryung returned safely from the fancy rescue plan, my role in this episode was soone, who was remaining almost invisible during the incident, but later who got to escape together with her. I would then complint Ban Yeo Ryung’s spirit of sacrifice and Eun Jiho’s courage. That was my role in this novel I had been aware of from the very beginning; therefore, I wouldn’t be expecting anything special.
Having let the two walking together in front of , I began to shake off my dusty arms alone. While dusting off myself, I spoke to myself.
Well, Ban Yeo Ryung was actually a hundred tis more surprised than . I was fine since everything was sothing I had really predicted to happen soday.
From the mont of the kidnapping until now…
That was when Eun Jiho slowly turned around to look at as if he, at last, realized my presence from Ban Yeo Ryung’s sudden remark about .
Facing him without thinking too much, I saw his black eyes and held my breath for a second. I then corrected my mind imdiately. Until now, I thought that he didn’t think about at all and only ca up with my presence when Ban Yeo Ryung ntioned about . That was why he turned around to look at eventually. Those were what I had in mind just until now.
Dropping his gaze at the ground with a tearful grim face, Eun Jiho soon raised his head at a slow face and diverted his eyes back onto . When he ca toward and stood in front of , I was, at last, able to read his emotions.
His black eyes under his platinum blond hair were soaked in worries and fears that had yet to be washed away. I seed to get a glimpse of the reason for his fear.
He was too afraid of blaming him.
That was why he couldn’t look in the face for quite a while and barely got to turn around right now.
A mont of silence hung between us standing blankly. Many people threw a glance at us, who didn’t get in the car yet, then passed us by like a wave of water.
The wind that blew from them while walking past by us shook my dress as well as Eun Jiho’s hair quietly. Eun Jiho then finally uttered a remark that made perk the ends of my eyebrows upwards, thinking, ‘What??’
“I told you I would also make your day like a birthday just like mine…”
I never thought I would hear that again here. Holding my hand, Eun Jiho spoke like that before stepping into the shop. That mont seed like it had happened in a very distant past, about a century ago. I nodded my head.
Yeah, he did tell sothing like that. If I treat him like his birthday he said he would do the sa to as well; however, I didn’t know he was caring about that suggestion until now.
While I stared at him in confusion, he still blurted out yet with a grimace.
“It beca the worst birthday ever.”
“…”
His following words then struck dumb. Quickly lifting my head, I asked back with a suspicious voice.
“What did you say?”
“Should I stop being friends with you?”
Eun Jiho uttered such words in a low voice with subsided eyes. Listening to what he just said, I could hardly believe my ears.
In the past, right before entering high school, I asked him to act like we were strangers to each other. He, however, still didn’t respond nicely or favorably to my request. Eun Jiho could hardly tolerate giving up before I attempted sothing; he also wouldn’t allow to act passively or negatively. Perhaps, his god damn perfectionism was transferred to .
Anyway, every ti he felt uncomfortable about so of my true colors, Eun Jiho acted like he was my big brother. Grabbing my head, he threw out so comnts, and when those words got on my nerves at so point, we fought frequently.
However, Eun Jiho was now dropping the most unfamiliar remark that he had ever made so far. Stop being friends? Who? Eun Jiho… with ?
Staring at my eyes for quite a while, Eun Jiho cast his gaze down at the paving blocks again. He then continued with a trembling voice. I was too perplexed to say sothing that I just stood still with my eyes on him.
“I… I was…”
“Eun Jiho.”
“I have been too greedy.”
I barely called his na, but he didn’t respond to it. As if he couldn’t hear any sounds, Eun Jiho raised his hands to cover his face and kept on speaking.
“I was trying to be greedy just once… just for only one ti, but I ssed up things like this. How am I supposed to…?”
I lifted my hand and grabbed his arm.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“How dare can I…?”
‘What are you talking about? No matter what’s happening, it’s not your fault,’ I tried to say these words but suddenly stopped to do so. That was because I saw a streak of a tear running down below his hand that was covering his eyes.
It felt like the air around us had vanished away and I entered a vacuum state. Barely drawing in my breath, I murmured, ‘I never saw Eun Jiho looking that weak.’
He didn’t show that vulnerable side even upon his father’s strict discipline, which would be the most susceptible thing for him.
Rubbing out the tears around his eyes, he said, “How dare can I… I must not even hope for looking at you…”
When I could say a word, he put down his hand wiping the tears then turned his head to glance at . Directing his teary eyes at , he continued to speak.
“So, if you want… I can leave without any trace.”
When Eun Jiho spoke further to that point in a faint voice, I couldn’t stand it any longer that I raised my foot. Not only Eun Jiho but also Ban Yeo Ryung stared at in wonder. Suddenly, I kicked him in the shins.
“OUCH!!”
Having his knees in his hands, Eun Jiho shrieked at my sudden attack. Sothing seed to move up and down inside the black car that was standing near the street even until then.
Eun Jiho, who reeled under my kick for a while as if he was about to collapse, then barely recovered the balance and stared at with reddened eyes. Looking very bewildered, he shouted out loud.
“Hey, what the hell are you doing?! Don’t you see talking… even sothing serious…?!”
Blurting out to that extent, Eun Jiho shut his mouth when Ban Yeo Ryung, standing beside , lifted her fist threateningly. Of course, maybe because I also put up my foot with pointy shoes on once again.
Crossing my arms, I then opened my mouth.
“Dude, fine. It can be your fault that I have been kidnapped, and let’s say you felt responsible for that happening.”
“Then how can I act like normal?!”
Having his knees in his hands, Eun Jiho yelled like that right away, so this ti, it was who stood awkwardly.
Eun Jiho wasn’t a kid who raised his volu instinctively like that way, especially in this kind of situation. The kick was quite painful, huh? Rambling those thoughts, I lowered my head and smiled clumsily while looking down at my pointy shoes that glinted sharply in the dawn light.
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