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Chapter 11 - Churros

After entering the theme park, Yoon-sung and his friends stopped by a souvenir shop to buy a headband.

 

At a store with tons of headbands, dolls, and toys, Shi-heum felt a bit overwhelmed, like he shouldn't be there, but then he was surprised when Yoon-sung put a headband on him.

 

"Huh?!"

"Let's see. Which headband would look best on Shi-heum?"

"I don't usually wear things like this."

"I'm going to wear one, so you have to wear it, too."

 

Yoon-sung tried putting all kinds of headbands on Shi-heum's head. Then he bought a light pink and light blue rabbit ear headband. He put a light pink headband on Shi-heum's head and wore a light blue headband.

 

'Wouldn't I look silly wearing a headband?'

 

Shi-heum stood in front of the mirror, looking concerned.

 

"You're wearing your color, and I'm wearing my color. What do you think? Is it perfect?"

 

Yoon-sung asked with a smile, putting his hands on Shi-heum's shoulders.

 

"...You're right."

 

Si-heum said, looking at Yoon-sung's smiling face in the mirror.

 

"Let's take a picture to remember."

"Yes. I don't think it's bad to take a picture in a place like this."

 

Yoon-sung was happy and acted friendly towards Shi-heum, who was standing pretty close to him. Then, people around Shi-heum who didn't know what was going on started whispering one another.

 

"It's Chae Yoon-sung and Hyun Shi-heum."

"I've never seen them this close."

"A handsome boy next to a pretty boy. That's great. Why am I not in class 2?"

 

Shi-heum started to feel restless when strangers talked about him and Yoon-Sung.

 

Yoon-Sung looked at Shi-heum and put his arm around Shi-heum's waist. He then looked at Shi-heum with a caring look and asked gently.

 

"What's up with the sudden nervousness?"

"That's... Do you know who they are?"

"I'm not sure. I don't think there's any hostility towards us, though. Instead, I'd say...."

 

Yoon-sung greeted the strangers by wrapping his arms around Shi-heum's waist. After he said hi, the girls started making a fuss.

 

"Oh, hello! You guys look so good together!"

"Kim Hyoyoung, what are you talking about? You're making us feel embarrassed!"

"Hey, let's go, let's go!"

 

The group left the store, and Yoon-sung started laughing as he looked at Shi-heum. Then he asked.

 

"You don't know, do you?"

"What?"

"We're a famous couple at school."

"Why...?"

"Just take a look in the mirror. Or take a look at your picture. Then you'll know why."

 

Yoon-sung said so and showed Shi-heum the picture he'd just taken. Shi-heum was confused about why they were such a popular couple in school, even after seeing the picture. Yoon-sung just gave him a shrug.

 

When Yoon-sung and Shi-heum left the gift shop holding hands, the friends waiting for them grumbled a bit, asking why they were coming out so late.

 

"I did some fan service. What do you ugly people know?"

"What? You don't even know the lifting belt. Ignorant dude.

 

A friend booed at Yoon-sung's smugness.

 

"I didn't know about the lifting belt, but I've been doing well until now. Let's stop fighting over meaningless stuff and just play. Do you guys want to go on the nearest ride here first, or is there a ride you want to go on in particular?"

 

Then Everyone brought up the name of the roller coaster, the park's main attraction, except Yoon-sung and Shi-heum.

"...."

"Hey, Yoon-sung's expression suddenly got worse."

"Yoon-sung, are you scared?"

"No, it's not!"

 

Yoon-sung gave his friends a shout and hurried over to the rollercoaster ride. But as he got closer to the rollercoaster, Yoon-sung's expression only got darker.

 

"Why's the sound of this attraction so squeaky? What if I die because of a malfunction of the ride?"

"It's a little squeaky only because it's a wooden roller coaster. I think you're really scared."

"I don't want to ride this!"

"Yeah, don't ride it. You chicken. You just go for a carousel."

"The carousel...."

 

Thr carousel.

 

Yoon-sung, who was in a bad mood at the moment, paused for a moment. He grabbed Shi-heum's hand next to him and spoke to his friends.

 

"Yeah, guys! Why would I ride something so dangerous? I'll take a picture on the merry-go-round peacefully with my boyfriend."

"Yeah, yeah, go for it. Mr. Coward."

"Get out. Anyway, Shi-heum, you don't want to ride this roller coaster, do you?"

 

When Yoon-sung asked Si-heum, he said he could ride any kind of ride or not.

 

"The answer is pretty vague."

"That's..."

 

Shi-heum wanted to tell Yoon-Sung that he's happy to do whatever as long as Yoon-sung is next to him, but he couldn't bring himself to talk about it that way. So he just mentioned something else on purpose.

 

"I saw earlier that they were selling churros over there."

"Oh, do you want to eat it? Should I buy it?"

"Let's go buy it together."

"Nah, I saw where the churros stand was on my way, and it's quite far from here. Just sit tight and wait it out. I'll get it right away."

 

After making Shi-heum sit on the bench, Yoon-Sung ran to buy churros. It's been about two minutes since then. Someone other than Yoon-Sung sat next to Shi-heum and passed the churros she was eating.

 

"Seo Yeon-hee...."

"Yes, I'm Yeon-hee. You remembered my name."

 

Yeon-hee smiled at Shi-heum and said something.

 

"So, do you like it when you break up with my relationship with Yoon-sung, get close to him, and act like a fox?"

"Yes."

 

When Shi-heum said it outright, Yeon-hee couldn't help but laugh a little hysterically.

 

"Hahaha! Wow, you really have a bad personality."

"I'm not that good-natured. Anyway, Yoon-sung went to buy churros for me, so I'll go there, too."

 

Shi-heum said so and tried to leave. Then Yeon-hee jumped up, raised her hand, and slapped Shi-heum on the cheek. Then Shi-heum's neck got turned and the headband on his head rolled onto the floor. Yeon-hee's and Yoon-Sung's friends got together after the unexpected incident.

 

"Yeon-hee, If you hit Shi-heum, you don't know what he'll say to Yoon-sung again later...."

"Yeon-hee, what are you doing? Why'd you slap Shi-heum in the face? You're a bit creepy. It's been a while since you broke up with Yoon-sung, so stop now."

 

When Shi-heum was standing there holding his throbbing cheeks, Yoon-Sung, who was running with churros, noticed that there were a lot of familiar faces around him and started to figure out the situation.

 

"Hey, what happened to your cheeks?"

 

Yoon-sung touched Shi-heum's swollen red cheeks, looking worried. Then he looked at Yeon-hee.

 

"You must've hit Shi-heum. Yeah, was it a mistake to not tell you to stay away from him when I called you last time?"

"You didn't budge, no matter what I did! You've changed though. It's all because of Shi-heum. Is 'color' really that great?"

 

When Yeon-hee asked, Yoon-sung shook his head.

 

"I'm not sure about that. And it's not like I've changed."

"How long have you and I known each other...!"

 

Yeon-hee shouted.

 

"I don't want to hear you, just don't go near Shi-heum again. Otherwise, I really won't be able to forgive you."

 

When Yoon said that, Yeon-hee couldn't help but cry. Yoon-sung's warning wasn't something to be taken lightly. If she acted recklessly, she could be kicked out of school for any reason.

 

"Let's go."

 

With Yeon-hee crying behind him, Yoon-sung picked up Shi-heum's headband, held his hand, and left.

 

"I should buy something cold. Your face is burning, right?"

"No, I haven't been hit hard, and I think it'll subside quickly. just give me churros."

 

Shi-heum took one of the two churros from Yoon-Sung's hands.

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