Chapter 50 (2/2)
Suddenly they heard light footsteps coming their way.
”Stop! Wait, Dor!”
She heard March calling her. She removed Dee's hand from her shoulder and turned toward the noise.
”Rabbit!”
Dor continued to run at the same speed toward SoYoon. If she hadn't thought that the person she was running toward would accept this action, she would never have done it.
SoYoon bent down and gently caught her. Dor wrapped her arms around SoYoon's neck and laughed. SoYoon smiled from under her mask. It was such a normal sort of scene that was unlikely in Central.
Dee observed the scene without blinking. He didn't even realize the brown-haired boy was staring apprehensively at him. What the heck is that? That, I don't get that…!
”What!”
”Brother!”
His sudden yell made Dor jump. March came to carry her hurriedly to safety. Dee rumpled his hair in annoyance.
”What is that?”
”What are you talking about?”
”Why are you so…?”
So, what? What is it I want to say? Not knowing what he wanted, the words trailed off. Dee looked at SoYoon with a confused look. She had always been so expressionless that he would have never expected her to care about anything or anyone.
”Forget it!”
He bottled up his feelings and turned his back to SoYoon. She watched Dee as he walked away then turned her attention to Dor and March.
”What is this? This isn't…?”
March muttered.
”No. It isn't. What, no way. But…”
SoYoon and Dor looked up at March. He only stopped muttering to himself when he felt the two people's gaze upon him.
”Isn't what?”
”It's only an assumption, so I won't say. But are you close with Twins too?”
”Not really.”
”For someone who isn't, the atmosphere was a bit—how should I say this?—it looked like you were close. Something like that?”
They had lived a week together, so there was a possibility that it could look like that. She nodded.
”You're doing that again. Pretending like it's nothing.”
March clucked his tongue in disapproval.
The three of them stopped by the mart then headed home. Because their houses were in the same direction, they were able to walk about halfway together. SoYoon remembered the girl she had asked March to take care of and asked him about her.
”How is that girl?”
”Uh, she's still not awake. From the look of it, it looks like she'll wake up soon, but she hasn't yet.”
March mumbled to himself as he answered SoYoon. His mind soon filled with the thought of the short-haired, cat-eyed girl—the girl who would be in his house dreaming dreams he knew nothing about. He had lifted her eyelids to find that her eyes were a forest green.
I wonder what her name is. I wonder how her voice will sound. If she is from Outhouse, would she have anywhere to go? His imagination took him to finding a place for the girl who hadn't even woken up yet. SoYoon brought March out of his thoughts.
”Should I stop by and check on her?”
”Huh? What? Do what?”
”That girl. We could have Alice or—it might be a bit dangerous—but have at least Doctor check her out…”
There was no way the Doctor would not have an interest in the corpse that came back to life. Even if it looked like she would wake up soon, leaving her asleep like this would be a hassle for March. It would probably be better to have the safer Alice look at her. But March adamantly refused SoYoon's suggestion.
”It's—it's okay! You don't have to come! You look tired, so you should head back home and rest.”
”March?”
”Oh, we're here. Hey! Let's go inside, Dor!”
March dragged Dor into the house. SoYoon would probably think the action strange, but he didn't want SoYoon in the house. He hastily put down the groceries and went into his room.