Alan walked sullenly with his hands in his pockets.
It was not like me, who was clutching my bag strap.
I let go of the strap’s grip and intertwined my fingers with his.
As expected, it was hot today.
I wondered when summer would end, but I wished it would not.
After summer vacation, I will begin applying for early admission, and the CSAT will be right around the corner.
My last summer as a teen.
Even though there must be many more days ahead, it was quite meaningful.
I peeked at him, keeping an eye on Alan.
Alan turned slightly toward me in response to the question I had just asked.
Our gazes locked, and I quickly averted his gaze.
“Tomorrow?”
“Yeah. But if you feel uncomfortable…”
‘Phi asked that I bring you to our house tomorrow to study. Do you want to study at my house?’ I said that.
However, I was just about to add that you don’t have to come because it could be burdensome.
“It’s fine.”
Alan responded softly. I didn’t want to be excited or wrinkle my impressions of the burden, but there was also no surprise.
“My parents aren’t here. He said he’d come on Sunday because he was going to play today."
“Ah.”
“Your brother might not have even been in the house…?”
Nope. I had no idea why my brother was leaving. When he was in school, he didn’t even go home, acting as if he didn’t have a home at all, but as soon as vacation began, he crawled back into the house and made all sorts of fuss at night.
Despite his fiery personality, there were no issues, so it was somewhat regrettable that he had recently become like this.
Was it difficult to live alone? He said he would bend his arms inward no matter how much he hated him, and my older brother was exactly like that.
In fact, he was prone to perfectionism, so I had never seen him so distracted.
When he was sensitive, he was picky. It was difficult to adapt.
“… I, don’t know.”
“I don’t care. Even if your parents are around.”
“Okay…”
Alan grabbed my wrist just as we were about to pass a convenience store.
I leaned over and got caught while walking one step ahead of him.
Alan shifted his gaze to the convenience store.
“Jeff.”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll buy you some freeze bar.”
“Hmm… In the morning?”
“Yeah. It’s hot.”
Then he waved the fan he was holding in front of my face. It was really hot.
“Can I have something other than ice cream?”
“Do as you please. Eat whatever you want.”
“I don’t eat that much.”
I have a small mouth compared to my peers, and Alan laughed when I spoke loudly
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Romance"Let's slowly become adults." Jeff Thanapon, who was in school, suffered from the heat and had to leave early. He runs across Alan Hemmawich, a well-known bully in the alley on his way home. Jeff, who is afraid of him, attempts to walk pass him as i...
