Heart-Pounding Planet — Chapter 11

I FINALLY GET TO TRY IT.

The new ice cream that just came out!

It was sold out everywhere I went. I can't believe it was at the convenience store right in front of my house~

I'm so lucky~

LET'S SEE HOW IT TASTES...

carhartt

BUZZ-

Kwon Beomju Lee Jium, Are You At Home Right Now?

AH, IT'S KWON BEOMJU AGAIN...

EVER SINCE THAT DAY WHEN I FELT THAT WEIRD VIBE...

...THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN KWON BEOMJU'S ATTITUDE.

I know that, okay?

Hey, there's a typo.

IF I HAD TO POINT SOMETHING OUT, IT'S THAT I'M HELPING HIM TYPE HIS ASSIGNMENTS NOW?

I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE UNTIL KWON BEOMJU'S ARM IS FULLY HEALED...

BUT SINCE WE'RE STUCK TOGETHER AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL, I'M STARTING TO WANT SOME ALONE TIME...

I SHOULD REPLY LATER...

DING

AKTMOWH25 POSTED A NEW FEED.

SEUNGJO POSTED A NEW FEED ON STARGRAM.

NOTIFICATION POPS UP

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nahheeee

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Aktmdwh25 Even If The Cafe Disappears, We Continue.

AH, THAT CAFE... HE ENDED UP GOING WITHOUT ME.

WE CONTINUE...

BY 'WE', HE MEANS HIM AND ME, RIGHT...?

Even If The Cafe Disappears, We Continue.

SHOULD I LEAVE A COMMENT?

BUT SEUNGJO'S GIRLFRIEND WILL PROBABLY SEE IT...

I SAID I'D FORGET HIM.

YEAH, THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

IT'S NATURAL FOR US TO DRIFT APART. LET'S KEEP OUR DISTANCE.

SEUNGJO 010-XXXX-XXXX

Seungjo?! WHAT'S GOING ON ALL OF A SUDDEN...?

W-WHAT SHOULD I DO?

PROMISED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE 10 SECONDS AGO.

STILL, IT'S A CALL, SO I SHOULD PROBABLY ANSWER IT, RIGHT?

YEAH, LET'S ANSWER AS BRIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE, LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

...Seungjo!

Friendly~

YEAH. JIUM, HAVE YOU BEEN WELL?

UGH, SEUNGJO'S VOICE IS SO GENTLE...

Of course, of course! It's been a while.

WHAT DID YOU CALL FOR?

DID YOU WRITE THE REPLY YOU SENT LAST TIME?

H-HUH?

I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE I HADN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE I REPLIED, BUT...

SEUNGJO JIUM, THE CAFE IN SEORAE VILLAGE WE USED TO GO TO IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL THIS MONTH.

I WANT TO GO BEFORE IT CLOSES, HOW ABOUT IT?

NO

HE REALLY WAS HOLDING ONTO IT.

I'M AN IDIOT FOR TRUSTING KWON BEOMJU.

I-I WAS BUSY BACK THEN, SO I JUST SENT A QUICK REPLY!

REALLY?

DID YOU SEE THE CAFE PHOTO I POSTED?

YEAH, JUST NOW. IS IT ALREADY CLOSED?

YEAH. THE SIGN IS STILL THERE, BUT THEY AREN'T RUNNING IT ANYMORE.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF WE WENT TOGETHER...

AH, IT'S FINE. IT CAN'T BE HELPED...!

THERE ARE PLENTY OF CAFES ANYWAY. AND WHO KNOWS?

WE MIGHT FIND AN EVEN BETTER CAFE.

HMM. YOU THINK SO?

HONESTLY, THAT'LL BE HARD. SEUNGJO HAS HANA, AND...

...THERE WON'T BE ANY NEW MEMORIES JUST BETWEEN US ANYMORE...

...I SHOULD CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

COME TO THINK OF IT, I SAW YOUR PHOTO EARLIER. DID YOU BUY THAT RING?

RING?

LAST YEAR, CHRISTMAS.

WOW, IT'S SO PRETTY...

I'm gonna save up and buy this!

YEAH? I LIKE THIS ONE TOO.

I'LL BUY IT FOR YOU. LET'S WEAR IT TOGETHER.

WHY WOULD YOU BUY IT? NO THANKS~

I'LL SAVE UP MY PART-TIME JOB MONEY AND BUY IT NEXT YEAR.

WAIT FOR ME UNTIL THEN, RING.

SEUNGJO, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD ON YOUR HAND.

IS IT BECAUSE YOUR FINGERS ARE LONG?

AH... RIGHT. SORRY.

HUH? FOR WHAT?

THIS IS A COUPLE RING I MATCHED WITH HANA THIS TIME.

I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU FIRST AND GOTTEN YOUR PERMISSION. MY BAD.

HE MATCHED THAT RING WITH HANA...?

WE TRIED ON OTHER ONES, BUT HANA SAID SHE LIKED THIS ONE...

SO THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED.

U-UH... I SEE.

YOUR GIRLFRIEND HAS GOOD TASTE...!

DID I SOUND NATURAL JUST NOW?

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU TWO GETTING ALONG SO WELL, ALREADY WEARING COUPLE RINGS,

REALLY... I MEAN IT.

WHAT SHOULD I SAY NEXT...

AAAAH AAAAAAAH...!

A-AGH!

AAAAH I'M HEEEEEERE...!

K-KWON BEOMJU???

GIVE IT UP WHOOO...! WANNA SAY...!

carhartt

CRAZY...! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM, SERIOUSLY!

JIUM. WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S THAT...

A-AH, IT'S NOTHING.

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OH, IT'S LEE JIUM.

WHY ARE YOU SINGING SO LOUDLY?

D-DID YOU DRINK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY?

I'm perfectly sober?

ANYWAY, I SENT YOU A MESSAGE EARLIER, WHY DIDN'T YOU REPLY?

AH, RIGHT.

I-I WAS GOING TO REPLY AFTER MY CALL!

OH, REALLY?

WHATEVER, WANT TO GO TO THE COIN KARAOKE? MY VOICE IS FEELING PRETTY CLEAR TODAY.

NO, I'M ON A CALL RIGHT NOW SO JUST WAI...

I SING THAT SONG YOU PLAYED FOR ME EVERY SINGLE DAY NOW.

UGH, THIS IS SO DISTRACTING!

JIUM?

AH, SORRY. SOMETHING JUST SUDDENLY...

...SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE BUSY. I'LL HANG UP.

HUH? NO, SEUNGJO. WAIT A M...

BEEP

IS YOUR CALL OVER?

CAN'T YOU SEE I'M ON THE PHONE?

I TOLD YOU TO WAIT A BIT, SERIOUSLY...

WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO THAT YOU LOOK SO MISERABLE?

THAT'S...

SIGH, I DON'T EVEN NEED TO HEAR IT. IT'S THAT BASTARD, RIGHT?

H-HOW DID HE KNOW?

SO, ARE WE GOING TO THE COIN KARAOKE OR NOT~

UGH, SERIOUSLY, ARE YOU POSSESSED BY A COIN KARAOKE GHOST?

AH, IT'S A SONG MEANT FOR TWO PEOPLE~

LET'S DO A DUET. YEAH?

WHAT DUET...

LEE JIUM~ LET'S GO TOGETHER~

...THEN JUST 30 MINUTES, GOT IT?

GULP GULP

WHY ARE YOU DRINKING SO MUCH WATER? DOES YOUR THROAT HURT?

MY THROAT'S JUST A BIT SCRATCHY...

Be careful~

THEY SAY POLLEN ALLERGIES ARE REALLY BAD THESE DAYS.

YEAH, THANKS FOR WORRYING.

THE TRUTH IS, MY VOICE IS HOARSE FROM GOING TO KARAOKE WITH KWON BEOMJU...

...BUT I CAN'T TELL NAHI THAT.

I REALLY MEANT TO ONLY STAY FOR 30 MINUTES, BUT...

IT WAS MORE FUN THAN I THOUGHT.

I DIDN'T EXPECT US TO EAT DINNER BEFORE SPLITTING UP...

KWON BEOMJU WAS SURPRISINGLY GOOD AT SINGING.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE HE HAS A GOOD VOICE.

BUT IF HE'S THAT GOOD, WHY WAS HE SCREECHING LIKE THAT ON THE STREET?

Anyway, he's weird.

...STILL, THANKS TO KWON BEOMJU, I DIDN'T CRY WHILE TALKING TO SEUNGJO.

IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT I DON'T THINK ABOUT SEUNGJO WHEN I'M WITH KWON BEOMJU.

BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T GET ANY MORE INVOLVED WITH KWON BEOMJU FROM HERE...

A Message From Kwon Beomju.

Ah, that startled me!

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL... WHAT IS IT?

HUH...?

KWON BEOMJU

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