Eighteen’s Bed

Chapter 22.4

Kang Suhyeon ultimately couldn’t overcome his fear and bolted the moment he got out of the taxi. He said he’d go back to school and sleep in a friend’s room. If I were his friend, I’d never answer his calls again. I shook my head briefly.

Meanwhile, Go Yohan had no trouble getting out of the taxi but couldn’t bring himself to go inside. He clung to my back, hugging me, pulling me, shoving me into his arms. When I pushed him away in resistance, he sulked and leaned against the pillar at the apartment entrance.

"You’re really going to be like this?" I asked.

Go Yohan tilted his head against the wall and laughed.

I gave up and sat on the stairs to wait. He trotted over lightly and sat down next to me. A faint breeze stirred. Then, a small head rested on my shoulder.

"…Go Yohan."

"…"

"When exactly are you planning to get up?"

The weather was strangely nice today. The only thing ruining it was Go Yohan being drunk.

We sat there on the stairs leading into the apartment, spending time together. Or rather, I was the only one actually waiting.

The early morning wind blew. Go Yohan’s fine strands of hair brushed against my neck and cheek, tickling me. Through the fluttering strands, I could see his long eyelashes slowly blinking.

Ah, he’s awake.

"…Did that bastard leave?"

That’s the first thing he says after waking up? I frowned.

"He ran the moment he got out of the taxi. And what the hell is wrong with you? Why’d you beat the kid up like that?"

"Acting all high and mighty when he’s got a damn C-? That asshole."

"Can you try talking like a normal person for once? And yeah, fine, I did ghost the group project."

"Just because you weren’t there, the grade dropped that much… No, wait. What about Ahn Jisoo? What the hell was he doing?"

"Him? He dropped out."

"Shit, I should’ve killed him too."

"You can’t. He’s in the military."

"Goddamn."

A chuckle brushed against my skin.

"You enjoying yourself?"

"It’s funny."

"Yeah, well, must be nice for you, not having to serve."

"What?"

Go Yohan’s faint laughter abruptly stopped.

"Why’d you say it like that?"

His light, wispy hair gently lifted from my cheek. Straightening his back, he raised his head, his face suddenly serious.

"You’re enlisting?"

No, I probably won’t. I’m expecting a level five medical exemption. I could’ve just told him that.

But an annoying thought sprouted in my head—payback for all the trouble he caused me while drunk. And right then, of all moments, a playful mood took over me.

"Of course I am. Unlike you, I’m actually Korean."

"…Seriously?"

"Of course, seriously."

He had been all smug, dragging me into his arms without giving me a moment to breathe, but suddenly, his expression turned deadly serious. His face changed so fast I almost laughed out loud. I barely managed to cover my mouth with the back of my hand.

Before I could even process what was happening, long fingers reached up. Oh. He gently grabbed my wrist, lowering the hand covering my face.

"No. Don’t go."

That was it? The thing Go Yohan got all serious about was me going to the military? It was so childish and ridiculous that I was stunned. At the same time, the urge to tease him surged uncontrollably.

Wait, do I have some sadistic tendencies?

"I can’t just refuse to go. Unlike you, I don’t have foreign citizenship."

"Can’t you ask your parents?"

"Ask them what? To keep me from serving? Are you out of your mind?"

But the more I teased, the stranger I felt inside. A weird tingling sensation crawled up from my chest, like I wanted to scratch at the center of my heart with my own hands.

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