Golden Time (JungYong)

27

Ppiyong! Ppiyong!

"Oh, I lose here every day,"

Scratching his head as if to vent his anger, Kim Hyunwoo stood up after playing game.

At that moment the front door opened.

It was Suhyuk that came in.

Kim Hyunwoo laughed slightly saying, "Oh, you just got here?"

"Yes, but I don't see your mother."

His mother was always waiting for him at the door whenever he came. He did not see her on this day.

"Well, she played hide-and-seek with me until early this morning, and she's taking a nap now. By the way, what's the matter with Dongsu these days?"

Dongsu used to come to Kim's home with Suhyuk every day.

Yet it was hard to see him for a week recently.

Suhyuk laughed sheepishly, saying, "I think he seems to have to take care of some work at home."

Dongsu often left school during school hours. Though he said he was sick, he looked fine in Suhyuk's eyes. He questioned Dongsu thoroughly, but he would avoid it giving reasons of having an illness.

"Man.. the SAT is just around the corner. Can't believe his discipline has become too relaxed like this..." said Kim.

He expressed such worry briefly, and then looked at Suhyuk with a grin.

"Play with me today."

Kim Hyunwoo and Suhyuk grabbed a joystick to play game.

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After tutoring, Suhyuk did not go home. Instead he moved to a place where Dongsu could be found. A shabby-looking restaurant that sells hangover soup. Suhyuk opened the door.

"Welcome..."

Dongsu, who was clearing the tableware, burst into a laughter when he looked at Suhyuk.

"Why did you come here instead of studying?" asked Dongsu.

Suhyuk sat on the floor and looked around. His mother was not seen anywhere.

As he had expected, Dongsu was subbing for her mom who was sick in bed.

"I'm hungry. Give me something to eat!"

"Are you a beggar? You're going around without eating anything?"

In no time, Dongsu put on the table an earthen pot with rice and soup.

Suhyuk began to eat silently, and Dongsu went into the kitchen to do the dishes.

There were no customers at this time partly because it was late.

After doing the dishes, Dongsu sat in front of Suhyuk, washing his hands.

The earthen pot was clean as if it had been washed.

"Didn't you eat anything at Mr. Kim's house?"

Suhyuk drank the water at a gulp with a smile.

"What are you doing here when you said you're sick?" asked Suhyuk.

"Just go away if you're done eating!"

Dongsu began to remove the dishes from the tables.

"There are 50 days left before the SAT."

Dongsu stopped moving at that moment, but moved again.