You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 77



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Episode 77: Friend’s Fee is a Cigar (2)

I sniffled and sat up from the sofa.

‘Did you wear too little to the park yesterday?’

While I was blinking my eyes halfway through my sleep.

“I’m going to be late!”

Idain opened the door and ran out.

“I’m screwed! Dream will be waiting… …!”

Kim Dream.

This is the name of Idain’s friend whom I met last night.

Meeting her could also have something to do with yesterday.

I asked indifferently, as if nothing had happened.

“It’s the weekend, where are you going so early in the morning?”

“What, why the sudden interest?”

Idaein answered, roughly tying her hair up with a rubber band.

“I decided to go do volunteer work with a friend. Over there, at a nursing home in Gorae-dong.”

I think you’re probably talking about ‘Whale Sanatorium’.

I remembered it because I had gone there to do volunteer work before.

‘By the way, since it’s volunteer work… … .’

After hearing the circumstances, it turns out that Ida In started getting involved with bullies in earnest while doing volunteer work at a nursing home.

If that’s the case, then there’s a high chance that we’ll meet again today.

I needed to see how things were going.

“Really? You’re going to do something good. I should go there too, after a long time.”

“Huh? No… … No.”

Idain looked visibly embarrassed and tried to dissuade me.

I continued to ask questions, pretending not to know anything.

“Why? It’s good to have more people working. These days, people there―”

“No. There, there, there are a lot of people! Don’t worry about it.”

“The more people there are in welfare facilities, the better.”

“No. There are ten thousand, almost.”

“There is no nursing home in the world that has ten thousand volunteers.”

“Ah! My brother is so ugly that I feel embarrassed to show him to my friends!”

“This kid?”

Idaein hurriedly put on her shoes and went out the front door.

bang!

I slowly got up, looking at the tightly closed front door.

“… … Then let’s go separately.”

Yeah, as long as you don’t get caught, that’s fine~.

* * *

Whale Nursing Home is located in Whale-dong, Seoul.

Gorae-dong, called the last remaining moon village in Seoul.

It is famous for being a place where redevelopment is taking place here and there due to the recent development boom.

As a result, the gap between the rich and the poor was huge.

Some people also called Whale-dong this way.

‘The neighborhood where the top 1% and bottom 1% of Seoul live.’/’.

The house of Lim Hyeon-ji, Kim Tae-kyung’s girlfriend, was also located here.

‘I wonder if Se-yeol is doing well… … .’

I entered the ‘Whale Sanatorium’ with various thoughts in my mind.

A caregiver recognized me and greeted me.

“Oh my, Sanha! How have you been?”

“Hello. Sorry it’s been so long.”

“What are you talking about~ We are so grateful that you came to see us. Da-in came today too. She is so cheerful, the elders always ask when Da-in will be coming.”

I said, looking around briefly.

“Can you keep my arrival a secret from Dain? The kid is really upset with me.”

“Haha, I see you had a fight. Okay.”

“Thank you. Today, I will work over there, in facility management.”

I used to help the elderly a lot with their daily lives.

Because that’s where the most manpower is needed.

However, since it is a job that requires constant contact with the elderly, it is unavoidable that there are restrictions on movement.

Therefore, it is advantageous to move around here and there, cleaning the landscaped areas around the facility or maintaining the drainage ditches.

I went to the administrative office and was given a rake and gloves.

Then he moved along the drainage ditch, looking for his target.

‘It’s almost time to go out for a walk pushing a wheelchair… … .’

It is also possible that they may not come out because the weather is cold.

As I was loitering near the back door, someone called me.

“What are you doing there?”

I made eye contact with a public service worker.

It may seem strange.

Because the volunteer suddenly hid in a drain.

I talked around moderately.

“I was going to start cleaning from here. What, what are you talking about? It’s supposed to snow next week. I have to clear the drains in advance.”

“Hmm… … .”

He looks at me with a blank expression.

The look in the eyes of a public service worker, without even a shred of will, doubt, or motivation.

I started raking.

Crispy! Crispy!

There were a lot of fallen leaves piled up in the drain.

It seems like no one has cleaned up all the stuff that has piled up all fall.

As I was raking away without thinking, the public service worker left.

‘He’s gone? Then we should go a little further in and check the situation.’

“hey.”

The public service worker who was thought to have left has returned.

“I think it’ll be hard for you to work alone, so I’ll help you out a bit. There are a lot of people coming to volunteer today anyway, so there’s nothing to do.”

He also holds a pitchfork and a pair of gloves in his hands.

… …Why are you such a good person!?

Go somewhere, please.

“Oh, no. I can finish this by myself in no time.”

“Are you doing all that by yourself?”

My gaze follows wherever his gaze falls.

A huge amount of fallen leaves.

It’s impossible to do this alone.

“Then how about we split up the work? Go left and right like this and meet in the middle.”

“Wouldn’t it be better if one person scoops up and the other person cleans up?”

“… … .”

… …Why is it so efficient!?

I had no choice but to clean the drain in pairs.

Right then.

Idain and Kim Dream come out of the building.

I just threw myself into the pile of fallen leaves.

Parsak!

Then the public service worker who was sweating hard asked.

“What are you doing?”

“I think I threw my house key here… … .”

“I’ll help you find it.”

… …Why are you so kind!?

* * *

Idain and Kim Dream started walking around the backyard, pushing wheelchairs.

Idain said after confirming that the two grandmothers were nodding off.

“How was your day yesterday? Sorry I got back to you late.”

“Huh? What kind?”

“That girl, Kim Na-hyung… … Seok-i, you dragged you away! I clearly left my phone on the table, right? But for some reason, it fell into a paper bag under the table. So I found it a long time later… … I’m really sorry.”

“Ah, that, that―”

Idain began to urgently scan Kim Deurim’s hair and the body exposed outside of her clothes.

“These kids must have been hitting me in places I couldn’t see. Seriously, what should I do? Should I pretend to be crazy and break their jaws? So that they’ll only eat liquid food for the rest of their lives? Or should I just crush them with my strength?”

Idain’s expression right now shows that these words are definitely not a lie.

Kim Dream tried to stop her with a surprised expression.

“Oh, no. Only one or two… … I didn’t get hit.”

“That’s right! This is really annoying. Ah! Those things should be killed and thrown into a drain or something!”

Crispy!

At the place where Idain pointed with her finger, fallen leaves rustled.

A public service worker was talking to someone.

“What are you doing now?”

“… … .”

“Why are you waving your hands all of a sudden… … Oh, are you sick? It’s really amazing that you came to volunteer even though you’re sick.”

Idain turned her head.

“Anyway, I’m really sorry I’m late. I even called the police, right? To be honest, if you were caught in the act, you’d be screwed. But there were so many cigarette butts scattered around, and I couldn’t see you… … .”

“It’s okay. Actually, I don’t understand them either, but—”

Just then, Kim Dream became speechless.

Suddenly, completely different people barged in.

“Hey guys!”

“We’re here!”

“I miss you!”

Three people who have been harassing Idain and Kim Dream a lot.

They were Kim Na-hyung, Jung Yoon-ji, and Park Mi-jung.

When Idaein faced them, she couldn’t help but swear at them.

“Those fucking dogs… … .”

however?

Tata tata tata!

The expressions of the three people running towards us are bright.

“It’s cold, why are you suffering in a place like this~.”

“That’s right! Instead of doing that, why don’t we go and make some rice cakes? Sister, I’ll pay!”

“Da-in’s natural style is so pretty. Let’s go eat some rice cakes and take a five-cut photo of our lives! What do you think?”

Idain couldn’t help but doubt her own eyes and ears.

“What the fuck?”

Pretending to be close without any sense of distance.

It’s something that can’t happen overnight without a person going crazy.

“… … What are you guys up to?”

It was a natural reaction.

Because just a few hours ago, they were desperate to kill each other.

But now, I can’t help but feel confused because I’m being treated like I’m going to die without it.

I can’t help but feel like there’s some hidden intention.

However, the actions that followed only made Idain even more confused.

Thud, thud, thud.

Three people knelt down at the same time.

Then they each put their hands together and began to pray.

“I’m sorry, Dain. I guess I was crazy. I don’t know why I did that to you guys who are so close to me. If you want, you can hit me until you feel better. But instead, why don’t you hit me as hard as you can and then forgive me? I was such a piece of trash… …!”

“No! I’m the bigger trash! I was the one who put trash in Dream’s bag and threw away her textbooks. I’m really sorry… … .”

“I’ll take back what I said about not talking to the kids in the class. And, and I’ll do anything you tell me to do. What did Dream like? I’ll buy you whatever you want to eat! I’m sorry!”

Idain said as she urgently stood up the three people.

“What’s wrong with you guys? Are you crazy?”

“Are you crazy? I’m the real crazy bitch who did that to my friend! What should I do to make you forgive me? Okay? If you tell me to die, I’ll pretend to die! No. I guess a hopeless person like me should just die? Should I just die? Okay?”

At Kim Na-hyung’s words, Da-in Lee swallowed the word ‘yes’ with difficulty.

Because when I saw that his eyes were turned, I thought he would really put it into action.

Idain asked.

“What, you guys? Is it because of that idol activity?”

I heard that Kim Na-hyung is currently an active idol, and Jung Yoon-ji and Park Mi-jung are preparing to debut as idols.

But they shook their heads and denied it.

“What good is all that! I’ve been tormenting my best friend like that! There’s someone here who can’t be forgiven!”

“I don’t know about other kids, but I’m sincere. Do you know how I feel? Kids… … Please forgive me just this once. If you don’t, I really don’t think I can live… … .”

“I’m serious, bitch! You know what? I only have you guys. You guys are more precious to me than Mom, Dad, Choco, and Happy combined… … . Sob, sob… … .”

Those who beg for forgiveness, even shedding tears.

Idain asked in a bewildered manner.

“So… that’s how you want to be friends?”

The three bullies answered at the same time.

“huh!”

“then!”

“of course!”

After a brief moment of thought, Idain said.

“Okay. I’ll forgive you guys and be your friends.”

The three bullies started screaming and jumping around.

“Really? It’s real!? It’s real!?”

“Wow! This feels so good! I feel like I’m born again!”

“I love you! Dain, Dream! Let’s go together forever!”

at that time.

“… … But there is a condition.”

Idain added a word.