Chapter 5 (2/2)
“Anyway, did you guys decide on major?”
Taeho changed the topic, emptying his gla.s.s.
“I am interested in emergency medicine…”
Gangjun mumbled, while talking.
Emergency medicine is the most popular majors among recent graduates. It is very demanding but they don’t have to see in-patients, unlike other majors.
If you find someone who can cover for you, you can take up to 2 weeks off.
Recent government policy also contributed to make emergency medicine more appealing.
“I will follow wherever you go, Taeho.”
“Yeah, come to plastic surgery.”
Taeho continued after emptying his gla.s.s.
“I will open my own practice as soon as I got my license. My dad said he would open one for me around this neighbourhood. Once that’s done I will take both of you.”
Gangjun and Taeho continued their conversation but Giseok didn’t partic.i.p.ate a bit.
“You are odd today?”
Taeho tilted his head.
“Why are you so quiet?”
“Not much.”
Giseok’s answer was very short.
Nothing interesting came out of people who just pa.s.sed their exam.
He already went through many things including three years in residency.
Giseok played with his gla.s.s. It was still full, which Gangjun poured for him.
They didn’t nudge Giseok to drink much, knowing that he just had his surgery.
“Then which department are you going?”
“Cardiac surgery.”
Giseok answered, again very short.
In the past, present and even in the future, it will be always cariac department for him.
“Are you crazy? You are walking towards 3D with your own will?”
Gangjun and Taeho tried to persuade him to choose different department, but it came into Giseok’s one ear and out to another.
The starting point for him was different in the beginning.
While the conversation ceased for amoment, the door opened and two ladies came to the table.
It was their cla.s.smates, Hyejeong Oh and Seolhwa Jung.
“Babe, I’m here.”
Hyejung sit besides Taeho and Taeho wrapped her waist with his arm.
Seolhwa sat beside Hyejeong at the end of the seat.
“Look at them. They are over the moon.”
“Make your own girlfriend if you like. I’m not sure if that’s possible though.”
Hyejung teased Gangjun, leaning on Taeho. Then Taeho lowered his arm under the table and touched Hyejung’s thighs.
“H…h.e.l.lo.”
Seolhwa said greeting, shyly to Giseok and Giseok answered rather awkwardly.
“You look great now that you are out of the hospital.”
“Yeah? I just gained weight”
“No, you look better now.”
Seolhwa said the same thing as Miae. As if she already talked with Miae before.
Giseok started at Seolhwa for a moment.
Something was missing.
Big gla.s.ses that cover most of her face and very faint makeup.
She would even look prettier than Hyejeong, given that her wardrobe gets some update.
“Is there something on my face?”
Seolhwa’s face got redden and try to avoid his gaze.
“Oh, no. Sorry.”
Giseok, feeling embra.s.sed, joined Gangjun’s conversation.
Gla.s.ses were exchanged continuously and the conversation kept going.
Giseok, pretending to listen, stole a glance of Seolhwa here and there.
Seolhwa just listened to the conversation, chimed with others and smiled here and there.
A diamond in the rough.
He couldn’t believe that she hung out with this group of rude people.
Giseok ran across to Taeho, coming out of the washroom.
“Let’s get some air.”
“Okay.”
They settled on the corner of the bar.
“Whoooo….”
A smoke from Taeho’s cigarette soared to the sky.
“Hey. I just got my surgery. Drinks were okay since I didn’t have any. But smoking? Really?”
Giseok scolded at Taeho and Taeho, annoyed, put cigarette b.u.t.t onto the ground and grinded with his feet.
“Do you have any interest in Seolhwa?”
“Well, not really.”
“Be honest. You don’t know that she likes you?”
Giseok flinched at Taeho’s words. Then Taeho laughed so hard, pinching his stomach.
“Wow. It is not a joke that you have no romance cell in your body.”
“……”
“Then you don’t know Gangjun like Seolhwa either?”
“….. I know. I just heard.”
“hahaha. Well, the romance is between two people anyway, following their own will.”
Taeho looked at Giseok, grinding cigarette b.u.t.t.
“You changed these days. Before you couldn’t meet my eyes.”
“It is weird not to meet one’s eye while talking. After all, we are not lying or something.”
“Is that so? I liked that you didn’t meet my eyes.”
“Dude, that’s pervert. Change your habit.”
Two people’s gaze were met with intensity.
While unexplainable tension was in the air, Taeho withdrew his gaze towards Giseok.
“You definitely changed.”
‘Of course. I’m not the pushover you used to know.’
Giseok mumbled in his head.
They looked at the corner while going back to the bar.
Suddenly their bodies stiffened.
Someone was lying on the street.
But it was only a second. Taeho, shuddred himself and opened the bar door.
“What are you doing? Are you not coming?”
“Hey, there is a person lying on the ground. Are you saying to ignore him?”
“Why do you ask such an obvious thing?”
Taeho continued with small giggle.
“Probably the drunk who couldn’t control himself. You can’t go by your day with tending everyone like him.”
“…..”
“Don’t you hear me?”
Taeho’s forehead frowned.
Giseok, ignoring his words, was walking towards the corner.
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