Melting Point — Chapter 14

프로야구 KOA, 광주 연습경기 생

HERE, DIG IN.

I TOLD YOU TO STOP FEEDING ME SO YOU CAN EAT.

I'M FULL NOW... SERIOUSLY.

LAST ONE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE LAST ONE, TOO...

MMM, TASTY. I'M THE GRILL MASTER, I AM.

YOU'RE IN A GOOD MOOD.

AM I?

YEAH, FOR SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T EVEN LAST A MINUTE ON THE RINK.

HAHA, I THOUGHT I'D BE OKAY ALONG THE EDGE, BUT TURNS OUT EVEN THAT WAS A STRETCH.

STILL...

IT FELT GREAT TO GET OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW THAT FEELING WHEN YOU FIRST HIT THE ICE...

AND YOUR BLADES GO, "WHOOSH?" I DIDN'T FEEL NERVOUS AT ALL THEN.

HOW COME YOU DECIDED TO GET ON THE ICE ALL OF A SUDDEN?

DOESN'T THAT LITTLE KID REMIND YOU OF SOMEONE?

WHAT?

WITH THAT BAND-AID ON HIS CHEEK...

ASKING ME ALL HANGDOG IF I COULD TEACH HIM ICE HOCKEY.

YOU WERE THE EXACT SAME WHEN I FIRST MET YOU.

SO I WANTED TO TEACH HIM, LIKE I TAUGHT YOU BACK THEN.

EVEN THOUGH I JUST WENT WEAK IN THE KNEES, LEAVING YOU TO TEACH HIM INSTEAD...

BUT I BET HE'LL REMEMBER THAT EVEN BETTER.

I NEVER ASKED YOU ALL WIMPY LIKE THAT.

PLUS, I KNEW HOW TO SKATE.

YEAH, YOU WERE A LOT SCRAPPIER.

I MUST'VE SUPPRESSED THAT PART OF THE MEMORY.

WHO KNOWS? MAYBE HE'LL TURN UP IN 10 YEARS AS THE NEXT RISING STAR OF ICE HOCKEY.

AND I'LL GET ALL THE CREDIT FOR CHEERING HIM ON WHEN HE WAS AT HIS LOWEST.

DON'T BE SO GREEDY.

I'M THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON.

FIRST YOU CALL ME EVIL, AND NOW I'M GREEDY?!

YOU THOUGHT I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, HUH?

OWW!!

ANYWAY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOOD?

WHAT MOOD?

YOU WERE MAD AT ME THE WHOLE WAY HERE, AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY.

I WAS ACTUALLY MAD AT MYSELF, NOT YOU.

LIAR.

THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE THE MINUTE I SAID I'D MET UP WITH MY WIFE...

EX-WIFE, PLEASE.

UH...

...I-I LIKED IT.

LIKE YOU SAID, I HAD’T TOUCHED MYSELF IN AGES, EITHER...

...SO I FELT LIKE I TOTALLY EMBARRASSED MYSELF, BUT I SLEPT LIKE A BABY.

AFTER THAT, I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY EX-WIFE.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WERE PISSED OFF...

SINCE YOU PUT IN ALL THAT...EFFORT...ONLY FOR ME TO AVOID YOUR CALLS.

SO YOU HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF YOUR EX-WIFE SINCE THEN?

HUH?

YEAH...

ARE YOU PLANNING TO SEE HER AGAIN?

SHE'S GETTING MARRIED AGAIN. IT WOULD BE WEIRD IF I WENT TO THE WEDDING-

WAIT, WHY AM I TELLING YOU ALL THIS?

NEVER MIND, THEN. I'M NOT MAD AT YOU ANYMORE.

JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER AGAIN BECAUSE OF HER.

DON'T SEE HER. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HER.

PICK A LANE, WILL YOU?

I CAN’T TELL IF YOU’RE BEING THOUGHTFUL OR BEING A CONTROL FREAK.

A BIT OF BOTH. DEAL WITH IT.

SURE, YOU’RE THE BOSS. HOW COULD I FORGET...?

OH, CAN I GET ANOTHER BOTTLE OF SOJU, PLEASE?

COMING RIGHT UP.

YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH TO DRINK.

IT’S ONLY MY SECOND BOTTLE.

ANYWAY, I NEED TO WARM UP. IT'S FREEZING IN-HERE.

I'VE GOT MY HOODIE IN MY BAG. YOU CAN WEAR THAT.

ARE YOU SURE? IT'S GONNA STINK LIKE BARBECUE AFTERWARDS.

I WON'T SAY NO, THEN.

AH, THAT'S BETTER.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PLAYING HOCKEY AGAIN?

NO WAY. IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS.

YOU COULD STILL PLAY AS A HOBBY.

WHEN I CAN'T EVEN LAST A MINUTE ON THE RINK?

WANT ME TO TEACH YOU?

I CAN EVEN PROVIDE SOME HANDS-ON THERAPY, IN A PINCH.

RUSH HOUR'S OVER NOW. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG TO GET BACK TO SEOUL.

DID YOU PARK AT THE SCHOOL?

I CALLED A CAB FOR YOU. TAKE THAT HOME.

JUST ME? WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I HAVE ANOTHER EVENT HERE TOMORROW.

I'LL HEAD BACK AFTER THAT.

HUH? I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING BACK TOGETHER.

OH, YOUR HOODIE.

KEEP IT. I DON’T NEED IT.

파닥로 Padak-ro

CAN YOU TURN THE AIR DOWN A BIT? THANK YOU.

SURE THING.

THANKS FOR LETTING ME KIDNAP YOU TODAY.

SO YOU'RE AWARE IT WAS A KIDNAPPING?

I HAD TO. I MISSED YOU TOO MUCH.

OFF WE GO.

YOU KNOW...

WHEN YOU SAID YOU COULD TEACH ME HOCKEY...

CAN YOU...

...TELL ME WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND?

I'LL GO ON THE DAYS YOU'RE TRAINING EUNPA, THEN.

THAT WAY I DON'T TAKE EVEN MORE OF YOUR TIME.

OKAY.

YOU SHOULD GET GOING. DON'T YOU NEED TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW?

CAN'T I JUST CRASH HERE AND GRAB A TRAIN TOMORROW MORNING?

IT ONLY TAKES AN HOUR TO SEOUL.

I'LL GET YOU A ROOM, THEN.

OH, I CAN JUST SLEEP ON THE SOFA.

YOU CAN HAVE THE BED. I WANNA TALK SOME MORE.

I'M NOT SLEEPING IN THE BED WHILE YOU SLEEP ON THE SOFA.

LET ME GO BOOK ANOTHER ROOM.

I CAN SLEEP ANYWHERE, OKAY? I'M NOT PICKY LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DRAGGED ME HERE ANYWAY.

ACK!!

ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS CHATTY WHEN YOU DRINK?

DON'T LEAVE...

I DON'T LIKE BEING ALONE...ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M IN A GOOD MOOD.

HA...IS THIS SOME KIND OF TEST?

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE YOU STAY WITH ME...?

WANT ME TO DO YOU THIS TIME?