16 Precious, Fleeting Times (2/2)
”Is that so?” Gun picked up a smaller knife, ready to peel the apples. ”Should I get you a new knife?”
”No, it's fine. There's still four more left, after all.”
”If you say so.”
Finished with the conversation, Gun focused on the task at hand. Though it was not his first time peeling an apple, he was rather clumsy at it. However, he gradually got better as he went through all the apples. A while later, he finally finished cutting up the last fruit and served them on a plate for Yeo Ri. He handed her a fork, so that her hands wouldn't get dirty.
”What do you want to eat, Yeo Ri-ah?” Gun asked. He was feeling rather confident after sharpening his knife skills with the apples.
”Hm... what can you cook best, Oppa?”
”Can you even cook, sh*thead?”
Gun glared at Hyuk, ”I've seen Yeo Ri cook hundreds of times. It can't be that hard.” He turned towards Yeo Ri with a gentle expression. ”What about kimchi stew, and some egg rolls? You like them, right?”
”Mm!” Yeo Ri nodded.
With Yeo Ri's help, he easily gathered the ingredients and started cooking.
First, he started on the stew. Then, he made the eggs. Finally, after being prompted by Yeo Ri, he remembered to cook the rice. However, as time passed, Yeo Ri began to realise that she had just unleashed a disaster in her kitchen.
”Oppa! Oppa, not like that!”
”I-it's not? Then should I do it the other way?”
”Oppa! That's too much salt! That's too much!”
”Oh, shi—”
”O-oh no! Oppa, the stew is bubbling! Quickly turn it off—”
”W-what should I do, Yeo Ri-ah?!”
”The eggs are getting burnt! Hurry and flip them!”
”Yeo Ri-ah!”
”Oppa, what are you doing?!”
In the end, he failed.
The trio looked at the sorry-looking set of dishes with complicated eyes.
”If you don't know how, then you should've just kept your f*ckin' mouth shut, sh*thead.” Hyuk complained.
Gun glowered at him, but silently accepted the criticism.
Yeo Ri looked over to the two of them, sighing. ”...Should we just make some ramyeon?”
”...Good idea.”