Trapped Together — Chapter 6

IT ISN'T FUNNY, SO QUIT LAUGHING.

SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE SUCH A JERK.

EXCUSE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A JERK?!

I TOLD YOU, DIDN'T I? IF YOU'RE DRUNK, TAKE YOURSELF HOME.

STOP PUTTING OTHER PEOPLE DOWN IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MAKE YOURSELF FEEL BETTER.

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME OLD STORY WITH YOU. YOU GET DRUNK AND THEN GO AFTER THE PRETTY GIRL.

IT'S HONESTLY PATHETIC.

DO YOU REALLY THINK WE DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DO IT?

IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A PICK-ME, AT LEAST TRY TO BE SUBTLE ABOUT IT.

A "PICK-ME"?!

SERIOUSLY, NOW YOU'RE REALLY ASKING FOR IT!!!

AHHH!

OOPS...

M-MY BAD, YE-EUN!

I-I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE...

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?!

I'M REALLY SORRY.

URRRGH!

YOU OKAY?

Episode 6

IT WAS REALLY DELICIOUS!

THANKS SO MUCH!

WE'LL BE BACK!

EXCUSE ME!

YES?

I FOUND THIS WALLET ON THE GROUND.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHOSE IT IS?

OH, THANK YOU!

LET ME CHECK.

HANGUK UNIVERSITY

Student ID

School of Medicine Pre-Med

Roun Lee

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BE THE ONE RETURNING IT...

WHAT IF WE END UP TRAPPED TOGETHER AGAIN?

NAH, IT SHOULD BE FINE, RIGHT?

YEAH! I'LL GIVE IT BACK...

...AND GET OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS I CAN.

I WON'T EVEN LOOK BACK--

I'M AFRAID YOU NEED TO GIVE THIS SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT.

GOING INTO SHOCK ISN'T ALL THAT UNCOMMON...

...BUT YOUR REACTION IS A LOT MORE SEVERE THAN MOST PEOPLE'S.

THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST TIME, REMEMBER?

SOME THINGS AREN'T EASY TO OVERCOME, ROUN.

I UNDERSTAND...

GET SOME REST FOR NOW.

AND TAKE YOUR TIME, OKAY? THERE'S NO NEED TO RUSH.

THANK YOU.

SEONYUL?

H-HI.

YOU LEFT YOUR WALLET LAST NIGHT.

OH, THANKS.

HIS HAND...

...IS TREMBLING.

I'M SORRY.

I'VE WANTED TO SAY THAT FOR A LONG TIME.

LAST NIGHT, THAT TIME IN THE ISOLATION BOOTH...

...AND EVEN BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL I'VE EVER DONE IS CAUSE YOU STRESS.

I PROMISE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY...

...BUT WHEN I SAW HIM LOOKING SCARED, HIS SHOULDERS TREMBLING...

...HE NO LONGER SEEMED LIKE THAT COLD AND HEARTLESS...

...BOY HE'D ALWAYS BEEN.

HE JUST LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE FIGHTING HIS OWN BATTLE.

AND...

...BECAUSE OF THAT...

I'M COMPLETELY FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

BUT IF YOU WANNA MAKE IT UP TO ME...

...MAYBE YOU COULD TELL ME...

...WHY YOU WERE CRYING THE OTHER DAY? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT NOW.

BUT I ASSUME IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY YOU'RE SHAKING...

I HAPPENED TO SEE THE NOTE IN YOUR WALLET.

SORRY. I REALLY WASN'T BEING NOSY. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

BUT WHEN I READ IT, I FELT LIKE WE HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON.

I ACTUALLY PLAY THE PIANO FOR THE SAME REASON.

I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life in service of humanity.

Student ID

School of Medicine Pre-Med

Roun Lee

TO HELP PEOPLE HEAL...

TO GIVE COMFORT TO THOSE WHO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE NO ONE ELSE TO LEAN ON.

YOU'RE THE SAME, AREN'T YOU?

THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR STORY.

BUT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE READY, OF COURSE.

AND IF YOU'D RATHER NOT TELL ME, THAT'S OKAY TOO. I WON'T FORCE YOU.

GET SOME REST.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

TH-THEN...

...COULD I ALSO ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR?

I KNOW I HAVE NO RIGHT TO ASK, AND YOU MIGHT HATE ME FOR IT...

BUT WHEN WE WERE IN THE ISOLATION BOOTH...

...BEING CLOSE TO YOU MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER.

KIND OF LIKE RIGHT NOW.

WHEN YOUR MUSCLES TWITCH FROM STRESS, PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SOMEONE YOU TRUST...

CAN HELP YOUR BRAIN RELEASE OXYTOCIN. IT HELPS CALM YOU DOWN.

IT'S SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN.

SO...

...WOULD YOU MIND...

...HUGGING ME AGAIN...?