A Lovely Meal — Chapter 4

ALL THIS TIME...

I JUST ASSUMED...

WHAT...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WAIT, WHY ARE YOU COMING IN?

CAN'T YOU SEE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF WASHING UP?

WOW, SIR...

...YOU LOOK...

...A LOT YOUNGER THAN I THOUGHT!

YOU...

HOW OLD DID YOU THINK I WAS?

CAN I... BE HONEST WITH YOU?

NO, FORGET IT. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

SIR-

ER, HYUNG, HOW OLD ARE YOU EXACTLY?

WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

I'M JUST CURIOUS.

WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME?

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO.

TSK...

WHY DID YOU SHAVE ALL OF A SUDDEN?

I JUST FELT LIKE IT...

CAN YOU KEEP SHAVING FROM NOW ON?

YOU LOOK MUCH BETTER WITHOUT THE-

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO IN EXCHANGE FOR STAYING AT MY PLACE?

UH... COOK DINNER...

EXACTLY. SO THEN...

...SHUT YOUR MOUTH...

AND GO MAKE DINNER. NOW.

OKAY...

HMM...

I GUESS HE'S REALLY HUNGRY.

I BETTER HURRY UP AND MAKE SOMETHING.

HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

WAS I TOO HARSH?

MY HANGRINESS IS OUT OF CONTROL...

RAMEN WITH LEFTOVER BEAN SPROUTS.

SO...

...IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU'RE MAKING FOR ME?

I FORGOT TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANTED TO EAT...

AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING.

YOU SAID YOU LIKE RAMEN ANYWAY.

(COMPLETE SILENCE)

WHY DID YOU ONLY MAKE ENOUGH FOR ME?

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

OH, WELL...

I ATE A LOT OF SNACKS ON MY WAY HOME, SO I'M FULL.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, EAT UP!

WHY ARE YOU RUBBING YOUR ARM?

MY JOINTS HAVE BEEN ACHING A LOT LATELY.

I THINK IT'S GROWING PAINS. IT'LL GET BETTER SOON.

HE'S COOKING FOR ME IN RETURN FOR STAYING HERE...

...SO WHY DO I...FEEL SO BAD...?

I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE WHO'S HUNGRY AND IN PAIN...

AND OF COURSE, IT JUST HAS TO TASTE AMAZING TOO...

LOOKS LIKE IT SUITS HIS TASTE. HE'S REALLY ENJOYING IT.

LIVING WITH A STRANGER...

MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS I EXPECTED.

IS WAY MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN I EXPECTED.

IT'S ALREADY TIME FOR BED? ALL I'VE DONE SINCE I GOT HOME IS COOK AND CLEAN UP.

IT WILL BE SUNNY TOMORROW...

HYUNG...

IF YOU'RE TIRED, JUST LAY DOWN AND SLEEP.

MMM...

YEAH...

I'M GONNA SLEEP...

BY THE WAY, HOW DID YOU GET THAT SCAR ON YOUR EYE?

IT'S PRETTY BIG.

THIS? WHEN WAS IT...?

I THINK IT WAS WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL...

I GOT MIXED UP WITH THE WRONG CROWD...

AND GOT SLASHED BY A BOX CUTTER SOME JERK WAS SWINGING AROUND.

WHAT?!

YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT!! DID YOU REPORT IT?!

THE GUYS WHO DID IT SAW THE BLOOD AND FREAKED OUT, SO THEY RAN AWAY.

I WAS SO DUMBFOUNDED THAT I JUST WENT HOME.

WAIT, YOU JUST LET IT GO AFTER GETTING A SCAR LIKE THAT!?

I DUNNO... IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A HASSLE...

HYUNG?

ARE YOU ASLEEP?

HYUNG...

IT GETS SO COLD IN THE MORNING...

...CAN'T WE JUST CUDDLE FROM THE START?

WE'D BOTH BE WARMER.

MMM...

YOU'RE NOT EVEN WARM...

SO IT'S OKAY? GOT IT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I-

GREAT!

IT'S WARM.

HE SMELLS LIKE SOAP.

THIS FEELS GOOD...

I WISH TIME WOULD SLOW DOWN A LITTLE.

HAHAHAHA!!

YOU GOT CALLED A BABY?!

BY A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR?!

IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY...

YOU'RE BEING DRAMATIC.

LAST NIGHT.

COME TO THINK OF IT, ARE YOU IN MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL?

I'M A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.

WHAT?!

THEN YOU SHOULD BE STUDY-

...NEVER MIND.

SO HOW OLD ARE YOU?

HM MH MM. (TWENTY-FIVE).

WHAT...?

WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU'RE JUST A BABY...

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

BY THE WAY, IF HE'S A SENIOR, HE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON STUDYING.

HERE'S TODAY'S LIST.

SHOULDN'T HE BE THINKING ABOUT HIS FUTURE AND STUFF?

GOTCHA. THANKS.

I DON'T KNOW. HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M GOING HOME NOW.

OKAY! BE CAREFUL ON YOUR WAY, BABY BOY!

HONESTLY, STUDYING ASIDE... THERE ARE A LOT OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS ABOUT THAT KID...

BUT I WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM IN A MONTH ANYWAY, SO...

AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T CAUSE ME TROUBLE, I'M NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

WITH HIS GOOD LOOKS AND FRIENDLY PERSONALITY...

...HE'LL BE JUST FINE AFTER HE LEAVES MY PLACE.

PEOPLE WILL LOVE HIM WHEREVER HE GOES.

UGH, IT'S COLD.

I COULD REALLY GO FOR SOME HOT SOUP RIGHT NOW.

COME TO THINK OF IT...

I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN HIM EAT ANYTHING SINCE HE STARTED STAYING WITH ME.

THE DOOR'S OPEN.

MIGHT JUST BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT STILL...

DOES IT MAKE SENSE...

FOR A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TO EAT SO LITTLE?

WHY IS IT SO QUIET?

JONGWU...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE BATHROOM WITH ALL THE...

...LIGHTS... OFF...?

HYUUUUNG...

...I SCREWED UP...