chapter 17
<Episode 17> Head
Two weeks have passed since the so-called ‘naughty video incident’.
There was no change between me and Si-eun. At school, we don’t want to see each other, so we don’t have any contact points. It was all about eating together at home or coming over with snacks from time to time.
There’s no reason to be friends anymore. The relationship between the employer and the part-timer is just right.
He rolled his eyes and looked to the side.
A long vacuum cleaner is running through every nook and cranny of the room. The manipulator was, of course, Si-eun. Si-eun was walking around the room, cleaning out dust and small debris.
“It’s a cordless vacuum cleaner. The world has become so much better.”
They all sound like an old man.
“It must have been a while since I came out.”
“What do you know? All I had in my world was a broom and a dustpan.”
Well, that’s right.
Si-eun said that she had a hard life since she was young. It was the same in our house, so we couldn’t bring the gimmicks of civilization such as a cordless vacuum cleaner into the house. There was only a regular vacuum cleaner, but Si-eun’s house may not have even that.
“By the way, did you finish the group assignments?”
“Almost done. You just need to fix it a little more and submit it.”
“okay? Then let me know before submitting. We will review it.”
Si-eun spoke in a straight language.
The deadline for the assignment is far behind, but our team has decided to submit it early. Let’s finish it as quickly as possible. That was Si-eun’s policy. They say that if you put everything off and then forget to submit it, something big will happen.
There’s no reason to go against it. Therefore, we decided to follow Si-eun’s words.
“okay. I will send you an email.”
Si-eun turned her face to my answer and started looking for the dust again.
But then I heard a ‘thump’ and the sound of something bumping into each other. Then I saw an object fall into my sight.
A smartwatch was lying on the floor.
I put it on top of the wardrobe. It seems that Si-eun fell off the chest of drawers with a vacuum cleaner.
“ah… … . sorry.”
Si-eun bowed her head and apologized.
I wave my hand towards Si-eun like that.
“No, I don’t even use it anyway. If it breaks down, I’ll buy a new one.”
If Si-eun hides it in a bird without me, it will not be noticed for at least several months. It was something I didn’t have to write about. After answering lightly, he reached out to pick up the watch.
But Si-eun seemed to have the same thoughts. Si-eun’s hands overlapped from the top of the small clock. As a result, naturally, their fingers touched each other.
“oh.”
Si-eun let out such a sound, pulled out her hand and brought it to her chest. Then he immediately looked at me with surprised eyes.
“Um, sorry.”
“no.”
What the hell are you sorry for? I smiled bitterly inside.
If there is one thing that has changed for Si-eun recently, this is it. The point was that it showed hypersensitivity when there was physical contact.
We had this level of contact a few times while we were together, and each time, Si-eun did not respond much. However, after the day he was caught watching the video, Si-eun began to be careful in her own way.
It was Si-eun who trusted (or ignored) that I could not do anything strange. So that’s a good thing. From the standpoint of living together, I want them to have a minimum level of vigilance.
Soon the noise stopped.
Si-eun laid the vacuum cleaner on one wall and sat down on the bed. When I looked at him wondering why he was sitting instead of cleaning, Si-eun gently pointed at my hair.
“Aren’t you doing your hair?”
hair tidying up? I touched my hair at the sound. It certainly has grown a lot.
“summer solstice. Once in a while.”
“How often?”
“Go cut when your vision is obstructed.”
“Normal people cut before that.”
It was an expressionless expression.
Of course, when my hair gets long enough, I decide to cut it. But when I try to go, I get bored and give up. Besides, hairdressers keep talking to me, so I’m reluctant to go to a hairdresser like me… … .
Seeing that, Si-eun’s hair felt organized. Maybe this is enough to take care of your hair every day. I’m too lazy to share Si-eun’s shampoo 5 minutes ago.
“You have to take good care of your hair.”
Si-eun turned her face and fluttered her hair. His face, which had been covered with hair, was revealed with a sullen expression.
“look. Are you pretty?”
“yes. Pretty.”
“… … .”
After Si-eun covered her mouth and coughed.
“Anyway, why don’t you cut it today?”
“annoying.”
“Then I will cut it.”
“Do you have a license?”
“Are you there?”
but. I asked the obvious.
Si-eun snorted and continued talking.
“If you don’t cut it today, you will be sheared while you sleep.”
“Do you want to cut my hair like that?”
“It’s not that, if you cut your hair too… … .”
Having said this far, Si-eun immediately shook her shoulders and then closed her mouth.
I don’t know what this gesture means. Anyway, Si-eun seemed to want me to cut my hair.
Is it because of the fear of messy hair falling on the floor? If you have short hair, you won’t stand out even if you have a few strands apart. And Si-eun takes care of the cleaning. I just had to prefer short hair.
I’m going to cut it anyway, but what about now? If it is to reduce troublesome work, it would be better to participate.
“okay.”
“really?”
“okay. You are the one who cleans it up.”
I said that with good intentions, but Si-eun just tilted her head. Um, wasn’t this the reason?
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For this reason, I headed to the hairdressing salon.
After changing clothes, when I went out to the living room, Si-eun in outdoor clothes was waiting for me.
“There is a hairdresser that I often go to. Let’s go there.”
“okay.”
With a resigned tone, I followed Si-eun.
The hair salon that Si-eun went to was a long way from school. mind is at ease He didn’t seem to want to be found out by other students.
We decided to take a taxi to our destination.
“Aren’t taxis only for business owners?”
The fuss.
“You say you go there often? How do you usually go?”
“Get off the subway and transfer to the bus.”
What is the reason for going to a hairdresser far away after all that hard work?
“The place where I used to work part-time is near here.”
Si-eun said as if she had read my heart.
“Since then, I’ve been listening to it often, so I’ve become close with the older sister there. He will probably cut it for you as well.”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t cut it well… … .”
It was so annoying that I even thought about doing a shaving today. But I gave up. Even so, the kids won’t approach them, and if they do it, they’ll definitely be isolated.
After a while the taxi stopped. I handed the card and got off after paying the bill.
I looked up at the building in front of me.
A large beauty salon built at the entrance of a quiet alley. It was a different size than the local hair salon, and I felt overwhelmed even before entering. Wow, I don’t want to go in.
It’s impossible to come all the way here. As I followed Si-eun inside, I was greeted by the unique smell of the beauty salon.
“hello~”
Si-eun greeted her with a cheerful and bright smile. Then the beauticians around me greeted me back.
One of the dogs approached and stood in front of Si-eun.
“Oh. How long ago didn’t you come? Is it time to do your hair already?”
“Ahaha. no. I’m here today because of him.”
After hearing Si-eun’s words, the hairdresser’s older sister turned to me. hello. It’s him.
“Aha, right? Okay.”
My sister looked at me gently and grinned.
I have no idea what it is or what I want to know. One thing was for sure, it was full of charisma.
“Sit over there.”
“Yep.”
Being withdrawn by her older sister’s gaze, I had no choice but to obey her older sister’s words.
For Asa, going to the hairdresser is a kind of challenge.
Starting with the question, ‘How do I cut it?’, it is difficult. You must then return an appropriate answer to the incoming question. It’s an incredibly painful time.
But this one was different.
There was no need to answer how to cut it. It’s because he looked at me hesitating to the question “Do you have a style you want?” and answered, “Ahaha. I’ll cut it to the style that suits you best.”
Besides, maybe he saw me through from the first impression, he filtered me out and had a conversation with Si-eun. I am truly grateful. It would be nice if hairdressers across the country could change like this.
“Si-eun, what’s your relationship with this child?”
The hairdresser’s older sister asked with a squint.
Si-eun, who looked through the mirror, seemed to ponder for a moment.
“It just doesn’t matter.”
“okay?”
Although they are close, it seems difficult to reveal the fact that they are working as housekeepers. The country would have Looking at it from an outsider’s point of view, isn’t it just good to get a strange misunderstanding?
“Si-eun has no special relationship with you. what do you think about it?”
The arrow of question flew towards me.
“… … It’s scary, so I want you to look straight ahead and cut it.”
“Turn around.”
I turned around, but it’s true that it’s scary.
However, the hairdresser noona laughed as if she had grasped something.
“I know everything. You two are dating.”
Saying the wrong guess, he laughed out loud. A person with a good personality
“No, no.”
Si-eun shook her hands in denial vigorously.
“then?”
Toward the hairdresser’s older sister, who asked as if wondering, Si-eun opened her chest and answered.
“It’s the guy next door.”
“What are you going to do to bring the person next door to the hairdresser… … .”
I’ve been waiting patiently for it to make that sound.
Even the hairdresser’s sister tilted her head as if she was confused. I decided to take over the baton before things got complicated.
“what is it. I’m a friend from the same class. He asked me to recommend a hairdresser, and he told me this way.”
“Oh, right. That’s it.”
When Si-eun agreed, the hairdresser’s sister looked a little suspicious and said, “Yeah?” I asked.
“Well, I just got a feel for it.”
said
What did you feel? Can hairdressers read minds with their heads?
After a few dozen minutes, I took off my gown and washed my hair from the shampoo room.
Now dry your hair with a hair dryer. You can finally return home.
Looking back through the mirror, Si-eun’s seat was empty. Did I even go to the bathroom for a while?
“Are you close with Si-eun?”
Thinking so, my hairdresser older sister spoke to me.
“I do not know. It’s not up to me to decide if they’re friendly or not.”
“Then who decides?”
The hairdresser’s older sister chuckled.
“I’m not saying that. poetry is the word He is such a good boy.”
“I know.”
“It’s really true.”
“That too, you know.”
“Besides, he’s a very soft kid.”
Jericho? I don’t know.
Aren’t you persevering despite all kinds of hardships? Besides, considering that I decided to live in the same house with a man, it was strong enough.
Reading the questionable face, the hairdresser’s older sister smiled a little.
“You hide it from the people around you. There’s no one in the world who’s not having a hard time, no matter what I say, it’ll be nothing but a complaint. I think that way, and I just live with it in my heart.”
“is that so.”
Hearing those words, I thought back to the day when Si-eun was ill not long ago.
When Si-eun was weak, she pretended to be strong again. I refused to help others and tried to solve it completely on my own. Like that, Si-eun always pretends to be strong.
I don’t know. I am just an employer who paid Si-eun money and left the housework. You are not qualified to go inside the line.
I say to my hairdresser’s sister.
“But I’m just a friend from the same department. I think you should only tell her boyfriend about that.”
The older sister replied with a smile.
“yes. That’s you.”
“no. We are really friends… … .”
“yes? Do not lie.”
Having said that, the hairdresser sister smiled wickedly.
“When I arrived today, I smelled the same shampoo.”
“Ugh… … .”
My older sister smiled once more at me, who couldn’t continue to speak.
It was like a hairdresser. Without even making an excuse, I just muttered.
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and on the way back home.
The sun was already setting through the taxi window. To waste a golden weekend afternoon like this. It’s unfortunate.
But cutting my hair here was a good choice. So far, I’ve been going almost anywhere and cutting it. Today, it looked pretty good, perhaps thanks to the hairdresser’s sister’s power.
“What do you think?”
Si-eun, who was sitting next to him, asked.
“I think it’s fine.”
“right? She said that she received an award from somewhere.”
“Ugh.”
It is definitely worth giving a prize for using me as a material.
But my aesthetic sense is unreliable. It looks good in my eyes, but I don’t know what it’s like in reality.
“How do you see it?”
Si-eun tilted her head at my question.
“what?”
“It’s my head.”
When I asked specifically, Si-eun looked into my eyes for a moment. As soon as they met their eyes the same way, Si-eun turned her gaze out of the window on the other side.
Then.
“It’s pretty cool.”
“What… … .”
I was taken aback for a moment by the surprise attack.
But, well, when the total is 100 points, even if it goes from 0 to 1, isn’t that higher?
To be cool simply means that your score has gone up. My hairdresser’s sister, who even won an award, cut it. There is no way the score will go down.
She opens her mouth to Si-eun, who is still looking out the window.
“there.”
As soon as the luck was lifted, Si-eun slowly turned her head to face me again. Her cheeks were red because of the sunset coming through the window.
“why?”
Si-eun carefully urged her to speak.
A stiff face and slightly tense gestures. The expression on his face as if he was expecting the next words.
Towards such a Si-eun, I brought out the words I was holding in my head.
“On the way, buy me one shampoo different from the one you use.”
“… … What?”
It was a tone that did not understand English.
“Why shampoo?”
“No, what. I want to do some hair care. They say that if men don’t take care of it, they will also get hair loss.”
He caressed the nape of his neck and made an excuse for gibberish.
I decided not to say, “I caused a misunderstanding by my hairdresser sister because of the shampoo.” It’s like putting only unnecessary worries on Si-eun.
By the way, I didn’t explain it directly to my hairdresser’s sister. It was impossible to say that he was a boyfriend because it was a pure lie. Because Si-eun would hate to tell the truth.
After that, Si-eun frowned and answered.
“okay.”
“yes. thank you.”
But Si-eun let out a sigh.
“I’m going to add shampoo to dinner tonight, so enjoy it.”
“What?”
It was a very angry tone. Even if I ask the reason, “Heh.” only the sound comes back. Si-eun never answered.
Why the hell are you doing this?