Trapped Together — Chapter 20

EARLIER, WHAT WERE YOU...

TRYING TO SAY?

HOW SHOULD I EVEN BRING THIS UP...

I SHOULD PROBABLY CLEAR UP THE MISUNDERSTANDING FIRST.

BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE, FOR A LONG TIME NOW...

I'VE BEEN UNINTENTIONALLY HURTING YOU.

I THINK I TOLD YOU THIS LAST TIME, TOO.

OH SEONYUL-

I HAVE NEVER ONCE HATED YOU.

FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME I SAW YOU PLAYING THE PIANO...

TO RIGHT NOW-

I'VE ONLY EVER THOUGHT...

THAT YOU WERE INCREDIBLY COOL.

THE PIANO?

DOES THAT MEAN THE FIRST TIME HE SAW ME WASN'T BACK THEN?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY...

I FELT LIKE I HAD TO KEEP MY DISTANCE FROM YOU.

I HAVE TO BECOME A DOCTOR.

GETTING INTO MED SCHOOL WAS AN ABSOLUTE MUST, BUT...

EVERY TIME I LOOKED AT YOU...

I GOT WORRIED THAT I MIGHT FAIL.

WHY?

...HUH?

I DIDN'T EXACTLY HAVE ANY INTENTION OF GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOUR STUDIES...

AH, NO.

HAA...

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT...

I,

WHAT I MEAN IS...

I-I...

I KEPT...

BECAU EYES

LEE ROWOON, THERE YOU ARE?!

THE FACE OF OUR MED SCHOOL!!

THE ALUMNI HAVE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU!

IT'S MED STUDENTS' NIGHT! ARE YOU GONNA KEEP RUNNING AWAY?!

GET OVER HERE, YOU PUNK!

TIME TO TEACH YOU A LESSON!

Ugh... the smell of alcohol.

I'm gonna drown you in beer!

Let'sh go, let'sh go~

Exactly how much have you had to drink?

YEAH, YEAH!

I'M TELLING YOU, GRANDMA!

EVERYONE WAS PRAISING ME SO MUCH, IT WAS CRAZY!

REALLY?

OH MY, WHAT A RELIEF.

THAT SCHOOL IS WHERE ALL THE MOST TALENTED KIDS IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY GATHER,

SO GRANDMA'S BEEN TREMBLING WITH WORRY, WONDERING IF YOU'D BE OKAY AMONG THEM...

EY, I TOLD YOU, GRANDMA.

I'LL MAKE SURE YOUR TUITION MONEY DOESN'T GO TO WASTE.

DO YOU THINK I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE TUITION?

IT'S BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT GET INTIMIDATED AND HURT.

BUT HEARING YOU TALK SO EXCITEDLY ABOUT IT...

MAKES YOUR GRANDMA SO, SO HAPPY. I COULD JUST DIE OF HAPPINESS.

REALLY?

YES, REALLY.

I SHOULD HAVE JUST DROPPED EVERYTHING AND GONE UP TO SEE IT MYSELF.

EY, IT'S TOTALLY FINE.

IT WAS JUST A FINAL EVALUATION PERFORMANCE ANYWAY.

THEY SAID THEY'D SHARE THE VIDEO OF IT LATER,

SO I'LL SEND IT TO YOU-

OH MY, REALLY?

THEY FILM THINGS LIKE THAT TOO?

OKAY, OKAY.

SEND IT TO ME WHEN YOU GET IT LATER.

GRANDMA NEEDS TO GO TO SLEEP NOW.

YOU HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW TOO, SO HURRY UP AND GO TO BED.

Y-YEAH!

GOODNIGHT, GRANDMA.

11:15 LEE ROWOON LEE ROWOON I'M SORRY FOR LEAVING SO SUDDENLY WHILE WE WERE TALKING EARLIER. THE UPPERCLASSMEN DRAGGED ME AWAY... PM 11:15

BUT I THINK IT’S ACTUALLY FOR THE BEST.

LET'S MEET UP PROPERLY TOMORROW AND TALK.

OKAY

SOUNDS GOOD!

BUT I HAVE CLASSES TOMORROW, SO I'M ONLY FREE AFTER 6. IS THAT OKAY?

THAT'S FINE.

I'LL COME TO THE MUSIC BUILDING AT 6.

AND SINCE WE'RE MEETING UP, LET'S GO GET SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT.

UH...?!

TH-THAT...

OKAY!

WHAT SHOULD WE EAT?

WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU LIKE?

I'M HONESTLY FINE WITH ANYTHING

LET'S GET WHATEVER YOU WANT

I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE I'M SUDDENLY CURIOUS

THEN

HMM

PASTA! AND PIZZA!

GOT IT.

?

HUH?

HE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED.

WHAT THE?

DOES MAYBE NOT LIKE PASTA AND PIZZA...

HUH?

WH-WHOA?!

AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF POWERPOINT SLIDES POURED IN.

I ORGANIZED THEM BY STAR RATING, INTERIOR AESTHETIC, DISTANCE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE A PLACE YOU LIKE.

IF YOU CAN’T DECIDE, I’LL CALCULATE THE OVERALL SCORES AND PICK THE BEST OPTION.

THANKS...

I GUESS HE REALLY IS A STEM MAJOR.

It's kind of nice, how much effort he put in, though.

THEN SHOULD WE GO TO BUTTER AND DOUGH OVER THERE?

SOUNDS GOOD.

I’LL ORGANIZE A LIST OF CAFES AND SEND THAT OVER TOO, SO TAKE A LOOK LATER.

THANK YOU...

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A LOT OF WORK.

NOT AT ALL.

I’LL COME PICK YOU UP TOMORROW.

SEE YOU AT 6.

YEAH!

SEE YOU TOMORROW!

SOMEHOW, WE EVEN ENDED UP MAKING DINNER PLANS.

HOW SHOULD I PUT THIS...

IT MIGHT JUST BE ME WHO FEELS THIS WAY, BUT...

BETWEEN THESE DINNER PLANS...

AND HANGING OUT WITH ROWOON LATELY...

IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE...

ANYWAY, WHAT SHOULD I WEAR TODAY?

I SHOULD'VE BOUGHT SOMETHING NEW IN ADVANCE...

BECAUSE I HEADED STRAIGHT DOWN AFTER CLASS...

I GOT OUT WAY TOO EARLY.

KNOWING ROWOON, HE MIGHT SHOW UP EARLY, SO...

IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THIS WAY...

EXCUSE ME...

HUH?

COULD I ASK FOR DIRECTIONS?

I HAVE A TERRIBLE SENSE OF DIRECTION,

AND IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO I'M COMPLETELY LOST...

HUH?

HUUUUUUH?

PIANIST SU NOAH?!

IS THAT... ALRIGHT WITH YOU?

O-OF COURSE!

WH-WH-WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?

DOING MY ABSOLUTE BEST TO SUPPRESS MY INNER FANGIRL SO I DON'T SCARE HIM AWAY

AH, WELL...

I'M LOOKING FOR PROFESSOR JANG BIN'S OFFICE.

AH!

I CAN SHOW YOU THE WAY.

SO IT WAS TRUE THAT HE CAME TO OUR PERFORMANCE.

DOES HE HAVE SOME BUSINESS WITH THE SCHOOL...?

LET'S JUST ESCORT HIM TO THE PROFESSOR'S OFFICE AND COME RIGHT BACK.

I STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME, SO IT'LL BE FINE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A STUDENT HERE, RIGHT?

Y-YES!

I-I'M ACTUALLY A MASSIVE FAN...