Chapter 6 (2/2)

She steadied her breath in silence, glaring at me the whole timeThen, she abruptly looked away

“Why did you undo your zipper?”

“Who pushed ain?”

“…Pull it up already”

Here I was, a boy with his zipper down in front of a girl, but the scene lacked even a hint of eroticisht be killed at any moment

When I pulled the zipper back up, Ahyoung began to barrage me with questions

“Who are you?”

“Yu Jun”

“Cut the jokesWhy are you here?”

“Part-time job”

“What? Why did you follow me then?”

“You need to pay”

I pointed at her bag

Only then did she appear to realize that one end of the toas still sticking out froShe opened herand fumbled for the ht, thin lineA moment later, somebody entered the bathroom

She really had a Godly pair of ears

We both held our breath

“Where do you wanna go to drink?”

“Let’s just go soaret’ have an after-party soe to find out the location”

“They’re probably going to have a drink soood drummer too, you know?”

“Say that once you wipe that dust off your drums, idiot”

Both men snickeredThey finished their business to the backdrop of soasped for breath, even more flushed than when she had been just embarrassed

“It looks like wechat here”

I had no intention of having a long talk, though

However, before I could even start to grasp where she was going with this, she forcefully added a short phrase that ht as well

ht as well have been a death sentence

“Follow me”

“Why? Just give et in your way after that”

Her eyes narrowed at itated voice

“Do I need to actually threaten you? Cut the whining and follow me”

That was already a threat

My discontent must have shown on ether and she caht up to meMy nostrils were tickled by a faint, sweet scent

The faint whisper that leaked from her lips overcame my resistance in an instant

“I ran awayI cannot be found by othersBut you, you saw oThat’s awith a witness comes firstWhatever business you may have, I don’t careI’m in no position to careDo you understand? That’s why, listen tonice”

In front of el so

“I’ to shower firstWe’ll talk afterwards”

“What?”

I asked, dumbfoundedShe answered with annoyance

“Do you know just how hot it atching the concert in those clothes?”

She pointed at a julasses she had taken off as soon as she had entered the room

Hoould I not? To spend a full hour in a concert wearing those…I didn’t even want to think about it

“You better not be having any dirty thoughts while I shower, or elseStay put until I come out”

With that final dee of clothing and went into the bathroom

Afrom the shower

Here I was, a young ht, but not in the sense of a guy waiting for his girl to come out of the shower

I was full of concern and questions about my current situation

Everyone at the event would be able to handle cleaning up after the concert without me, since I was just an extra part-tiah-noona, so that she wouldn’t worry about me

I thought about my phone, which had been brutally shed autoe of the bed and scratching my head when I heard a voice I had not expected to hear for a while longer

“Hey, can you hear me?”

Before I realized it, the sound of the water had stopped

Track No03 On the Melody 2 The concert that Sangah noona had been preparing over the past year had attracted more attention than I had expected it to some of the fans, those who shared a more personal connection to her, had actually lined up at , even though there appeared to be no need for thatSangah noona was the only band e to be in a band alone, that was how things were in this caseWhenever she had a concert to play, or music to record, Noona would call on her acquaintances, just like she had noith Myungjoo hyung and Jinhee noonaNeither were uesI could still recall the time when I had asked her why she ran a one member band, when people normally formed bands with other peopleShe had answered that she wouldn t have been able to do whatever she wanted if she was in a groupIt made senseNo matter how friendly one ith the other reements, such as differences in worldviews and preferred courses of actionMusic bands were no differentThe members would conflict with each other on topics like what direction to take therestrained like thatA one aret was the product of that attitudeThe creation of apersonal freedoet past their creative differences andOur entire faah noona had been dragged back hoonna ht across the faceSangah noona herself had told everyone what had happened, likely trying to expunge the shaht her adh, had been chastise her parents worryNevertheless, now, three years since those events, she had a group of dedicated fans and a track record of concerts with other bands that had taken a liking to hertimes, of course, but she had overcome all of thatHer love of freedo those atching over her from the side smileThat emotion was probably what had attracted everyone to this place tonightJust fewtickets, the audience had been wearing several layers of clothing, but when I looked through the black curtains now, I could see the the concert with their jackets offRock never cared about the cold, according to the star of the nightThat is what she thought, so that was hoould beSangah noona was excited by being able to hold a concert after such a long ti the stage, accohs and wild cheersAfter that, the chattering, cheering, excited people started to strea people from a merch booth located next to the exitThe saet in was now full of those on their way out, some of whom stopped to buy CDs and other merchandiseOne person shouted fro from her behaviour, she must have been a winner of the raffle that had been held at the end of the eventAs expected, the girl soon handedthe crowd for every last bit of attentionI found her chatter obnoxiousHowever, I quickly put her out ofwas unexpectedly highSoPerhaps they were gifts for soI could understandAfter all, Sangah noona had boldly announced that there were no new products on sale this time aroundThere was one person who stuck out like a sore thumb in that queue of oddballsMy eyes were drawn to the large, oversized parka, the beanie pulled deep down onto the forehead, and scarf and e, but not that unusual, since the person ht have simply rushed out of their ho a pair of sunglasses in this dark, underground venueI wondered if they could even see anythingIt was an outfit thatin their direction feel stuffyAfter a while, the queue had progressed enough for that person to have their turn at the stallThey spent quite a while browsing theru behind the stranger, their gloved hand pointed at a large bath towel that had Margaret naah noona had asked someone to make in the pastThat will be 13,000 won, pleaseED For those ould like an easy conversion, that s a bit less than 13 USDJust divide by 1,000 for a rough overestimateI handed them the bath towelThey accepted it and took out their wallet, reh their banknotes with a shockingly pale handIt took er than I expected, but they finally took out some moneyIt was only 8,000 wonI refused to withdraw my hand and waited for the rest they ohich seelasses a little, perhaps to read my face better while they recounted the notes, and I saw their eyesEyes that contained a lingering, light brown hueThe stranger, the girl, turned on a died to say anythingAre you doing alright With h the back door, having apparently finished his work on stageHe was quite a famous drummer in our neck of woods, and his appearance raised a cheer fro, look after the booth for a bit Thanks I dashed towards the entrance that the girl had disappeared to, ignoring his confused questionsThe venue was deep underground, and the staircase that led out was still ja up, but it would be just as hard for her, if not harder, given the difference in our buildKinize those eyesI didn t get why she had coht now, that wasn t importantWhat she had done was a crimeThat 5,000 as part ofthrough the throng of people with that sht up quicklyFirst, I saw the beanieI irabbed her handShe atteripI could feel her arh the fabric so slender that it felt like it would breakOur struggle on the stairs slowly attracted the attention of bystandersWhen she noticed, she i and stared atelse, she covered ed me up the stairsI was about to protest, but I realized that it was in neither of our interests to attract attention here, so I followed her up the stairs without resistanceWe ended up inside a men s bathroo housing the venueThere was onenonchalantly entered and pushedout the fa with the screenWas she really trying to tell irl To my relief, the delicate issue resolved itself when the other hed in relief, rabbed the back of ed me into an empty stallI heard the click of a lockI weakly flopped onto the toilet seat and watched her relassesHer otherworldly eyes that I hadn t seen for a ere frozen in a cold gaze, just like back thenUm Shut up and don t moveI m about to die from the embarrassment hereShe pulled her mask down and shut el0 was eat me the whole timeThen, she abruptly looked awayWhy did you undo your zipper Who pushed ain Pull it up alreadyHere I was, a boy with his zipper down in front of a girl, but the scene lacked even a hint of eroticisht be killed at any an to barrage me with questionsWho are you Yu JunCut the jokesWhy are you here Part time jobWhat Why did you followOnly then did she appear to realize that one end of the toas still sticking out froShe opened herand fumbled for the ht, thin lineA moment later, somebody entered the bathroomShe really had a Godly pair of earsWe both held our breathWhere do you wanna go to drink Let s just go soaret have an after party soe to find out the locationThey re probably going to have a drink soood drummer too, you know Say that once you wipe that dust off your drums, idiotBoth men snickeredThey finished their business to the backdrop of soasped for breath, even more flushed than when she had been just eood, long chat hereI had no intention of having a long talk, thoughHowever, before I could even start to grasp where she was going with this, she forcefully added a short phrase that ht as well have been a death sentenceFollow et in your way after thatHer eyes narrowed at itated voiceDo I need to actually threaten you Cut the whining and follow meThat was already a threatMy discontent must have shown on ether and she caht up to meMy nostrils were tickled by a faint, sweet scentThe faint whisper that leaked from her lips overcame my resistance in an instantI ran awayI cannot be found by othersBut you, you saw oThat s awith a witness comes firstWhatever business you may have, I don t careI m in no position to careDo you understand That s why, listen to el soing to shower firstWe ll talk afterwardsWhat I asked, dumbfoundedShe answered with annoyanceDo you know just how hot it atching the concert in those clothes She pointed at a julasses she had taken off as soon as she had entered the roo those I didn t even want to think about itYou better not be having any dirty thoughts while I shower, or elseStay put until I come outWith that final dee of clothing and went into the bathroo fro ht, but not in the sense of a guy waiting for his girl to come out of the showerI was full of concern and questions about my current situationEveryone at the event would be able to handle cleaning up after the concert without me, since I was just an extra part tiah noona, so that she wouldn t worry about ht about my phone, which had been brutally shed autoe of the bed and scratching my head when I heard a voice I had not expected to hear for a while longerHey, can you hear me Before I realized it, the sound of the water had stopped