Secretly, But Unable to Hide It

Friend, Not Little Sister

Hanni looks to the other side, she nods slowly. She lowers her head and tries to think about Minji's words. She thought that Minji had forgotten about this matter, or perhaps this never happened to Minji. Moreover, she never sees Minji mention dating or having a girlfriend. So, who was it at the airport last time?

Hanni looks at Minji and can't help but ask, "Then what about last time?"

"Who?"

"The one..." Hanni doesn't know why she should mention something from a long time ago or whether it will sound weird. She plays with her fingers and pretends to ask casually, "The time I came to Busan when I was just a Grade 10 student."

"The time you were just a Grade 10 student?"

Hanni feels complicated for a while and tries to be more accurate. She wants Minji to remember. "The time I came over to find my internet date."

Minji remembers it, "My boss."

Hanni purses her lips and continues to ask dully, "Then why did she come with you?"

"That time I still couldn't drive." Minji doesn't really remember what happened three years ago. "Moreover, that day I seemed to work overtime. I felt a bit unwell. The time your unnie called me, she heard it too. She said that she would take me there." She looks at Hanni and adds unconsciously, "Even her children had entered elementary school."

Hanni's mood is empty. She suddenly remembers the day she felt everything was hard to bear. She remembers that she put all the memories inside a box and locked it. She remembers her intention to drift apart from Minji. Thinking about that, thinking about how one-sided love started and ended.

Hanni nods in silence; she asks, "Then why do you keep on not looking for a girlfriend?"

Minji speaks up, "Your unnie also doesn't look for someone, right?"

Hanni remembers what her roommate's words were; her face looks complicated. "You also couldn't keep on waiting for my unnie..."

Minji says, "What are you saying?"

Hanni says, "I feel it is weird."

"After I graduated, I had no time." Minji casually says, "These two years, my boss has introduced me to several people, but I don't think they're fitting for me."

Hanni asks nothing more.

The plane takes off, and the air stewards start to distribute the blankets. Hanni asks for one and covers herself until her head. She pretends to be asleep. She leans on the wall. She closes, opens, and closes her eyes. She is thinking about something. After a while, she lowers her head. She feels that somehow her scar has been filled with honey. She purses her lips and smiles under the blanket. It's soundless.

The plane lands in Busan. Before getting off the plane, Hanni hears that man called Yeonjun asking for Minji's contact number. She and Minji find a place to have lunch, then Minji sends her back home.

It's not even 01:00 p.m. Inside the dorm, there's only Danielle. Hanni's dorm has no elevator. She is staying on the third floor. Minji helps her take the luggage upstairs. Minji doesn't stay and just greets Danielle politely. Minji says several things to Hanni and leaves quickly.

Danielle asks curiously, "With what kind of status did he send you home?"

Hanni kneels down on the ground and opens her suitcase. "My senior."

Danielle says, "Still a senior?"

Hanni stays silent for a few seconds. "Actually, I also don't really understand it."