Chapter 17: Extra sleeps with his younger sibling.

I was released from the knee pillow I was giving my sister, finished dinner, and was resting comfortably in my bed.

[How about we all go buy aprons this weekend?]

A text message arrived in the group chat.

It was a message from Jia.

[Apron? Weren’t there some in the club?]

I fold the comic I was reading and send a text.

[Still, it’s better to have a pretty one if we’re going to wear it. I also wanted to change my apron.]

The response came quickly.

‘The latter part is true.’

It seemed like she was looking for an opportunity to say let’s go buy aprons and said it this time.

‘Apron…….’

Honestly, I didn’t care about the apron I used during the club trial.

It was enough if it covered me properly.

I wore a school uniform during the club trial, but since I’ll be wearing gym clothes when the club activities start in earnest, I didn’t think I needed a pretty apron.

Still, I couldn’t write down these thoughts in a text message.

It’s been a while since I’ve shopped like this.

At most, I just had a conversation at a cafe or fast food restaurant and then parted ways?

……It seemed better to go with them than to soothe them later when they sulk because I don’t hang out with them.

[What about the two of you?]

Originally, the group chat only included Sohee, Jia, and me.

However, Sejeong joined this afternoon, making it a total of four people.

[I’m in!]

Sohee was the one who replied immediately.

She always agrees when we ask her to hang out, so it seemed like she didn’t care this time either.

‘Sohee is as expected, but…….’

[I’m going back to my parents’ house on Friday and Saturday, so can we meet on Sunday?]

As she said before, Yoon Sejeong is going back to her parents’ house on Friday and Saturday.

‘It’s an important part.’

From the perspective of her younger siblings at home, it’s their sister they haven’t seen in a week.

But, the face of their sister who was happy to enter a good academy was somehow dark, and she only repeated that she was fine when asked…….

It seems to depict the changed psychological state of the protagonist that first appeared, and I personally liked the unstable and sharp drawing the best.

‘That won’t happen now, though.’

I was really lucky that the point I found my memories was Monday when Yoon Sejeong transferred.

If it had been a little later, it would have been difficult to recover.

[So you’ll be back on Sunday?]

[I’m scheduled to arrive on Saturday evening, so I’m free to meet anytime on Sunday.]

[Then let’s meet on Sunday. We’ll decide the details later. How about it?]

[Okay.]

[Sounds good.]

The two of them also sent replies saying it was good.

Great.

The conversation is settled, so I’ll go back to reading the comic…….

[But, where do you usually go for shopping malls?]

I couldn’t.

‘……It’s only been two days since she came here.’

Yoon Sejeong will become familiar with the surrounding area by the end of the summer vacation while hanging out with Baek Ahra and others, but for now, she was just a stranger who transferred to an unfamiliar neighborhood.

I should at least give her a rough idea of the surrounding area while we’re out together this time.

Then it will be a little helpful when she hangs out with the heroines later.

[Do you know Sindo Station?]

[Yes. I came by subway, so I know it.]

[The tallest building around there is the shopping center.]

To be precise, it was a complex building with various entertainment facilities such as movie theaters, arcades, and restaurants, but the internal stores where you can shop were also quite well-equipped.

There was a department store in another place, but there was no place like that to play in one building.

[Really?]

[Usually when the three of us go with Hayeon…….]

After I explained a little, Jia and Sohee took turns telling her about the shopping mall.

It seemed like they were trying to get close in their own way.

‘……Will they be able to get along?’

I thought they would be able to get along yesterday, but when I recall what the two of them said to me today, I can only feel that the road ahead is rough.

But what can I do?

I have to trust them.

‘They’re not the type to lie to me.’

I was looking at the texts, and after leaving a message saying I was going to sleep, I switched the screen.

It’s 11 o’clock now.

The comic I was reading, I finished it all in a few minutes.

If I had a computer in my room, I could have spent time, but unfortunately, our house only had a TV and a shared computer in the living room.

I was too lazy to go down to use the computer now.

The living room is surprisingly chilly, and I could only picture myself messing around for about 30 minutes and then going back up to sleep.

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.

Besides, it was raining outside in real time.

On a damp night like this, it was much better to just go to sleep early.

‘……I should sleep.’

With that thought, I got out of the blanket I was covering to turn off the lights.

‘It’s far.’

It was nice that the room was big, but at the same time, the distance to turn off the lights was also far.

Should I ask my mom to buy a light with a remote control later?

I don’t think she’ll buy it because it’s a waste of money.

Then, it was when I went back to bed and lay down.

Knock knock.

“Huh?”

-Sister, can I come in?

I heard my sister’s voice from outside the door.

“You can come in.”

I had no reason to refuse, so I answered immediately.

Creak.

“Sister, did you already turn off the lights?”

“I thought I’d go to bed a little early today.”

At first, I could only hear her voice, but as she got closer, her figure became clearer.

In addition, as my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could also see the cute pink pajamas my sister was wearing well with the small light coming in from the window.

And what my sister was holding.

‘She even brought a pillow.’

“So, why did you come?”

I could roughly guess what she was here for, but I still asked.

“……Just, I wanted to sleep with you for the first time in a while.”

‘As expected.’

We used to share the same room, so we always slept in the same room.

However, since my sister got her own room, we only slept together on certain days.

Just like now, on nights when the rain pattered against the window, she would come to me with a pillow.

“Okay. Let’s sleep together.”

I move the pillow to the side and make room for my sister to lie down.

A space where only one person can lie down.

My sister silently put down the pillow and lay down next to me.

‘……She’s grown a lot.’

Lying down like this, I could feel how much my sister’s height had grown.

The top of her head, which used to come to my chest, now reached my chin.

I didn’t raise her, but rather I feel like I was raised, but still, I felt a different emotion.

“…….”

“…….”

It was quiet.

My breathing, and the breathing my sister exhales.

And only the sound of the rain falling outside filled the space.

The bed that felt spacious just yesterday was cramped today.

However, that feeling gave me comfort.

Is it because I can feel the warmth of the person I allowed next to me?

Rumble, boom!

As time passed, the rain outside became so severe that thunder roared.

Perhaps because of that, my sister came a little closer to me.

And, she gently grabbed the collar of my clothes.

My sister was trembling slightly.

‘She must be scared.’

I hugged my sister’s back accordingly.

And, I moved my hand and patted my sister’s back.

The trembling gradually subsided.

“Good night, Siyeon.”

“……Yes, Sister.”

I closed my eyes.

It was okay even if it rained.

Thunder was scary, but I couldn’t hear it at all if I wore earplugs.

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to sleep on rainy days.

However, even so, I went into my sister’s room on rainy nights.

The reason was simple.

I wanted to sleep together.

When I fell asleep by my sister’s side, I could fall asleep the most comfortably that day.

Just like I used to act spoiled to the Oppa I knew in my previous life, this life, my sister was the target.

It didn’t take long to find out that she was Kim Hayeon, whom I knew.

Well, the common sense of this world pointed to one comic.

At first, I pondered about how to use the knowledge I knew.

However, there was a limit to what I could do with a young body.

As time went by, my mind followed my body, and in the end, I couldn’t do anything special.

The only thing I did was follow my sister around every day.

While building a relationship as sisters, I also learned what kind of person my sister was.

And, I realized that there was a huge difference between the ‘Kim Hayeon’ I knew from the comic and the sister in front of me.

The ‘Kim Hayeon’ that appears in the comic had a personality that tried to manipulate others as she pleased.

In addition, since she is a sociopath who does not understand relationships with people, she did not understand Yoon Sejeong, the main character, when she took revenge later.

She was such a person.

However, my sister was different.

A clumsy sister who hates to do bothersome things and likes to play.

But, a sister who is cooler than anyone else.

My sister Kim Hayeon was different from the character ‘Kim Hayeon’.

If she had the same personality as the comic, I would have given up.

But, even if she was a little off, she could change.

However, I couldn’t stop what happened in middle school.

Because I didn’t know why she threw a punch and got suspended.

Could I have stopped it if the author had only released one chapter of Kim Hayeon’s story among the many side stories that were released?

However, since my sister’s personality had also changed, the possibility that it was done with the same motive as that side story was low.

There, I tasted a brief despair.

Can’t I stop the events from flowing as they did in the comic?

In the end, will my sister end up the same way as in the comic?

…When I came to my senses, I realized that nothing would change even if I was in despair.

So, yesterday, which was the original start date, I made a resolution.

If I saw any suspicious signs from my sister, I would stop her from bullying Yoon Sejeong even if I had to fight with her.

However, contrary to my determination, my sister did not show any such signs at all.

Rather, it changed in a good direction.

To be precise, it felt like the part where she was a little off was filled.

Her tone and atmosphere didn’t change, but her actions did.

Look at it now.

My sister, we’ve slept together before, but she’s never patted me like this.

The knee pillow she gave me in the living room today.

And, even the doll she brought as a gift.

I even felt like the Oppa from my previous life had returned.

‘……That can’t be.’

If it was Oppa, there’s no way he would have hidden it so well until now.

That foolish Oppa?

‘……But.’

If, it’s really Oppa.

If a miracle happened to me again, like the miracle that happened to me.

Even though I think it’s not, the thought grows and grows.

‘……That’s enough.’

However, I stopped thinking.

Instead, I buried my face in my sister’s body.

Her soft chest touched my forehead lightly. A peachy scent spreads.

“Good night, Sister.”

I might find out someday, but there was one thing that was more important than that now.

That I don’t have to lose someone precious to me anymore.

That alone was enough for me.