Time Mansour - Chapter 99
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Episode 99 Between Fall and Winter
The sun is at its zenith.
The world was dazzlingly bright.
so.
I frown every morning.
I woke up rubbing my eyes.
Stretch and twist your body.
I kicked off the blanket and raised my upper body.
I sit with my back against the wall and try to come to my senses.
The eye boogers have taken root deep in the corners of my eyes. I mutter as if I am making a resolution, pulling out the roots with my fingers.
“Really. Let’s go now.”
He got up from his seat, bending his waist like that.
Lift your body as if you were lifting a weight.
**
The weather is cold.
Winter is slowly raising its head.
There are fitting rooms between fall and winter.
The trees take off their clothes, and instead people put on thick clothes.
Ji-i-ik.
Zip up the thin padding all the way up.
I arrived at the meeting place with my shoulders hunched.
At that moment, I saw Manager Chae and So-hyeon from afar.
“Here it is.”
I raised my hands.
“Sir! Why are you so late?”
Sohyun called me loudly. She was frowning while carrying her luggage on her back.
and.
“That’s right. Why are you so late!”
Manager Chae also follows So-hyeon, smiling and carrying her luggage.
He smiles and frowns, wondering if it’s fun to imitate Sohyun.
Oh my.
The two of them go together well. After letting out a sigh like that.
“I really came quickly. I just called. What did you expect?”
I looked at Sohyun with a dumbfounded expression.
“No, that’s not true. My sister and I have been waiting for a long time.”
As expected, he’s being unreasonable.
I guess the kid just doesn’t seem to understand what I’m saying.
so.
I turned my head and looked at Manager Chae.
“··· Director, you came quickly. Actually, we just got here.”
Manager Chae, who couldn’t bring himself to lie.
He scratches his head, laughing awkwardly.
I didn’t think it would be that late either.
Although I was lazy in my sister’s room.
In real time, I came out right after receiving the call.
Let me glare at you like that.
“Okay, let’s go quickly.”
Sohyun avoids eye contact.
Just turn your back and walk ahead.
Swing your short arms forcefully back and forth.
Walking side by side with Manager Chae, he follows behind So-Hyeon.
As I was walking forward like that, something suddenly occurred to me, so I turned my head and asked Manager Chae.
“But why are you suddenly going to buy clothes?”
“Sohyun and the kids were invited to an event. They said they were going to wear matching clothes.”
“What event is it?”
I asked a question and was waiting for Manager Chae’s answer.
suddenly.
“We were invited as kids’ YouTubers to Ansan City’s year-end event.”
Sohyun, who was walking ahead, turned her head. She crossed her arms, raised her chin, and grinned.
At the sight of cute Sohyun.
Without realizing it, I went back to being a child.
“I didn’t ask you.”
I tried to pick a fight childishly.
As soon as she heard my words, Sohyun’s eyebrows went up.
And then.
“Oh. Really. Dude. I don’t like it. I like my sister.”
He ran over and hugged Manager Chae.
He grabs Manager Chae’s arm and links them together.
Sohyun had a bad personality but was also good. Even when I played a mean prank on her, she didn’t hold it in for long.
Because it was obvious that he would forget it right away anyway.
“By the way, Manager, do you have a separate style in mind?”
Ignore him and continue the conversation with Manager Chae.
“I talked to Sohyun a bit, and I think it would be cute if the kids all wore matching suits and dresses.”
“That’s right. I’m going to wear a princess dress.”
Once again, Sohyun joins the conversation.
I spun around in place, pretending to hold the dress with both hands.
It’s time for me to say something to Sohyun.
For a moment, bad memories came to mind and I couldn’t respond.
A fleeting image of me typing away at the keyboard, my eyes fluttering in the wind.
I shake my head, trying to shake off the terrible memories.
“Why are you like that?”
“No. It’s not.”
The terrible past was clearly shown on his face.
Manager Chae looked at me with wide eyes.
And Sohyun also felt unfamiliar with the sight of me standing still.
“Sir. Are you sir? Or are you not? Have you changed into someone else?”
He tilts his head and pokes my side.
“It hasn’t changed. More importantly, where are we going now?”
I barely came to my senses and looked back and forth between So-Hyeon and Manager Chae.
“hey.”
Manager Chae pointed his finger at the building.
Raise your head and look towards where your fingers are touching.
“It’s a department store.”
“Yes. I need to buy clothes for other kids too. I’m going to look around.”
“Right. That’s right. You said Junwoo and Da-eun were going to buy it together too, right?”
“Yes. The kids are busy.”
“Da-eun is like that, but is Jun-woo also very busy?”
I also heard that Junwoo was busy. But I didn’t know exactly why, so I asked Manager Chae.
Sohyun answers on his behalf.
“I don’t know. I heard that they’ve been going to three different academies recently. It’s always the kids who aren’t good at studying who show off that they’re studying. Seriously.”
Sohyun grumbles with a frown. Her mouth sticks out.
Sohyun, this guy’s way of expressing himself is clumsy. He seemed annoyed, but it didn’t seem sincere.
Because the kids said they were all busy, I went out to buy the kids’ clothes instead.
Why do you act so disgusted?
Even though he spoke a bit harshly, he wasn’t a child you could hate at heart.
While looking at Sohyun like that, I was lost in thought for a moment.
“Sir, come quickly. Why are you so slow?”
Before I knew it, the distance between us and the group had grown. Sohyun was waving her hand and calling me from in front of me.
I quickly followed that figure. They waited at the entrance of the department store until I arrived, and then we all went inside together.
Inside the department store, So-Hyeon and Manager Chae are looking around, arm in arm.
Since not everyone seemed to trust my fashion sense, I just walked forward with an easy mind.
“Go over there. Over there.”
Sohyun grabbed Manager Chae’s arm and pulled him. Manager Chae was dragged into the store.
The two of them talk to each other and choose clothes while I take a backseat.
Honestly, it’s nice that it doesn’t bother me.
On the other hand.
I thought to myself, if this was going to happen, why did you call me?
I was walking around with my arms crossed.
The two people talked for a while.
“Sohyun. How about this?”
“Okay. I’ll try it on.”
Manager Chae hands So-hyeon a hanger. So-hyeon jumps up and enters the fitting room.
So I waited outside for a while.
Sohyun comes out wearing a princess dress. She spins around, holding the dress with both hands, which looks like it came straight out of a cartoon.
And then.
“Voila. How about this? Isn’t it cute?”
He asked me how I was doing.
“Your clothes are cute.”
I answered honestly and with all my heart.
Just in case Sohyun misunderstood, I added the subject at the end without forgetting.
At my answer, Sohyun frowns with puffed out cheeks.
“No, it’s just because I wear it and it looks cute!”
“I think it would look cuter if I wore it.”
I also followed suit and inflated the balloon, and Sohyun imitated the act of vomiting.
Manager Chae shook his head with a shocked expression, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen.
Well, it looks a little disgusting, but it’s okay. I didn’t see it.
I wondered if this was why they brought me here in the first place.
Every time Sohyun went into and came out of the fitting room, she would kill time by lightly joking around.
Sohyun, who had been going in and out of the fitting room so many times.
I guess you don’t really like the clothes.
The two people kept shaking their heads.
After wandering around various stores for a while.
I found a dress.
“I think this outfit will suit you really well. Let’s try it on.”
Manager Chae pushed So-hyeon’s back, wondering if she liked the clothes.
Sohyun changes her clothes and comes out of the fitting room.
The clothes were definitely okay.
The dress Sohyun was wearing was dazzling.
so.
“It’s really weird.”
I frowned without realizing it.
He squints his eyes as if he had just woken up.
“Why? Because it’s just pretty.”
“that’s right!”
“This is the prettiest. Let’s do this.”
Manager Chae claps his hands and shows his delight. Are my eyes weird? I tilt my head and look at the two people alternately.
The dress is really pretty. What should I say? The design doesn’t look like children’s clothing at all, but more like a dress worn by adults.
But Sohyun was a celestial being both inside and out. Because of that sense of alienation, I felt like we didn’t fit each other even more.
“Sister. I think you really don’t have an eye for detail.”
“The director is usually like that.”
The two of them fit together very well. I was about to say something but stopped. The good me. No. The weak me. I have to endure it. Since I am outnumbered, there is no answer.
“Sister, it’s really not weird, right?”
“Of course. It suits you so well.”
So the dress was decided. To be honest, it didn’t look right to me.
I didn’t think anyone would listen even if I tried to refute them further, and I actually didn’t believe my own eyes.
“Looking at it again, it suits you well. Anyway, is it all done now?”
I just pretended I liked it.
I’m so tired from walking around so much.
So I told a white lie because I wanted to go home.
So I started walking out of the department store.
“Da-eun needs to choose a dress too.”
“Junwoo’s suit too.”
Two people looked at me at the same time.
There’s no choice.
I had no choice but to wander around the department store for a while longer.
I guess I can skip the gym today.
Because it seems like I’ve already done my quota of exercise.
I promise I won’t follow you shopping ever again.
I made this promise to myself many times.
I followed the two people so helplessly.
**
After breaking up, on the way back home.
Because shopping took longer than expected
Before we knew it, the streetlights had bloomed.
I go against the chilly wind. The headwind hits my face.
At night, my cheeks bloom red. The sun has set and it’s cold. I have to go home quickly. I turn the corner with such quick steps.
moment.
“Wow. How is this place still being rented out?”
An empty store caught my eye.
The site of the church building.
Russian Mart also emptied its stores.
That big building is still idle.
Is it because the economy is tough, or is it because the location is not good?
It has been empty for a long time. As winter approaches, the crickets have moved away. Only the cold remains to guard the church building.
I passed by that empty church.
Tiring.
The lock on the front door turns. As soon as the door opens, I take off my shoes and come inside.
I threw down my bag and turned on the computer. I was feeling anxious for no reason.
“I would like to have the donation app completed by this week.”
Donation platform. A simple app with a payment system that allows you to make donations.
I don’t know how many people will look for it, but I wanted to finish it before the end of the year, which is the donation season.
And not just donation apps.
As the end of the year approaches, there is one more thing that is busy.
-Jiying.
My phone vibrated.
It must be Sungtae.
I guessed who it was without even looking at my phone.
This is the time when there are the most charity events.
I thought I had some rest, but it seems like I’ll be busy again soon.
I pushed the phone screen to the side.
Seongtae’s voice is heard on the other end of the phone.