Trapped Together — Chapter 8

DO...

...THIS?

AND THEN WHAT?

N-NO... I-I TRIPPED!

?

YOU TRIPPED?

JUST NOW?

Y-YEAH, I TWISTED MY ANKLE...

A-AND THEN I LOST MY BALANCE!

WHY DOES IT TOTALLY SOUND LIKE I'M MAKING IT UP?! I'M TELLING THE TRUTH!!!

I-I'M SERIOUS!

D-DON'T GO GETTING ANY FUNNY IDEAS!

HOLD ON A SECOND.

?!

WHY IS HE SUDDENLY CHECKING MY PULSE?!

NOW I'M SCARED.

I KNEW IT.

I NOTICED IT BACK IN THE ISOLATION BOOTH, TOO...

YOUR HEARTBEAT'S TOO FAST AND IRREGULAR.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ANEMIC, SINCE YOU KEEP FALLING...

...AND WITH THE TACHYCARDIA, IT'S DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.

IT COULD ALSO BE THAT YOU JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MUSCLE MASS. YOUR WRISTS ARE TOO THIN-

I LITERALLY JUST TRIPPED! THAT'S ALL!!!

AND MY HEART'S ONLY BEATING FAST BECAUSE HE KEEPS TOUCHING ME.

YOUR WRISTS ARE TOO THIN.

WHY IS HE SO CONCERNED, ANYWAY?

YOU NEED TO WORK OUT MORE.

HUU...

HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE?

IF YOU'RE SO SMART, MAYBE DO SOME RESEARCH ON HOW TO BE MORE EMPATHETIC!

OOPS...

I-I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY SAID THAT OUT LOUD...

I MEANT TO KEEP IT TO MYSELF!

Episode 8

WATCH OUT!!!

EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG...

...I'VE ALWAYS BEEN...

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH OUT!

ARE-YOU OKAY?

UMM, CAN WE HAVE THE BALL BACK, THOUGH?

I-IT'S FINE

HAHA I'M OKAY...

THERE'S NO POINT IN GETTING ANGRY.

...QUITE THE PEOPLE PLEASER.

HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE?

I'M OKAY...

IF YOU'RE SO SMART, MAYBE DO SOME RESEARCH ON HOW TO BE MORE EMPATHETIC!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY SAID THAT...

WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO ME?

I DIDN'T HURT HIS FEELINGS, DID I?

SEE, NOW I'M OVERTHINKING IT. THIS IS WHY IT'S BETTER TO JUST SMILE AND SAY NOTHING.

HE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE TYPE TO CARE TOO MUCH...

BEEP BEEP

PATIENT DETECTED.

HE'S LIKE A MEDICAL AI ASSISTANT.

OH, WHATEVER.

I NEED TO PRACTICE--

HUH?

WAIT A MINUTE.

WE...

...DIDN'T GET TRAPPED THIS TIME...

...EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US.

THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

WERE ALL THOSE OTHER TIMES REALLY JUST COINCIDENCES?

I MEAN, I WAS HOPING IT'D STOP...

...BUT IT FEELS KINDA WEIRD FOR SOME REASON.

OH!

HEY, SEONYUL!

HI, JINYEONG.

GETTING SOME PRACTICE IN, HUH?

NOT REALLY. I WAS JUST BORED, HAHA.

YOU?

I CAME TO USE THE ISOLATION BOOTH!

I SEE...

WAIT, WHAT?

DON'T YOU PLAY THE PIANO?

WHAT DO YOU NEED THE ISOLATION BOOTH FOR?

OH!

UH...

W-WELL...

I'M THE VOCALIST...

FOR OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE...

REALLY?!

THEN I'VE GOTTA COME WATCH!

N-NO! PLEASE DON'T COME!

I SHOULD'VE KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT!

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR YOU SING.

DO YOU REMEMBER? IT WAS BACK IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, RIGHT?

I WAS ALWAYS BEGGING YOU TO BE THE VOCALIST FOR THE MUSIC CLUB. YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS TOO SHY.

GUESS YOU FINALLY WORKED UP THE COURAGE, HUH?

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOU SING.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT...

YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT IN THE ISOLATION BOOTH, THOUGH.

IT'S PACKED WITH INSTRUMENTS.

THAT'S WHY I'M PLAYING OUT HERE.

OH, REALLY?

IF YOU NEED SOMEWHERE TO PRACTICE, YOU CAN USE THIS ROOM.

I'LL STEP OUT IF YOU'D RATHER BE ALONE.

NO, IT'S OKAY!

I'D FEEL BAD...

AND I'LL BE EMBARRASSED IF EVERYONE CAN HEAR...

I'LL LOOK FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PRACTICE!

SEE YOU LATER, JINYEONG.

GOOD LUCK!

NOW I HAVE TO SING IN FRONT OF JINYEONG, TOO?

I GUESS I'D BETTER PRACTICE EXTRA HARD.

I DON'T WANT MY VOICE TO CRACK--

HUH...?

HUUUUH?!

W-WHAT'S GOING ON?!

SEONYUL?

WHAT'S WRONG?

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

WHAT THE?

IT WON'T OPEN.

HANG ON.

DON'T TELL ME...

...WE'RE TRAPPED IN HERE?!