My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

22 – 07. Weekend Activities with the Platinum Blonde Childhood Friend -3

I didn’t know why she couldn’t work at the café, but if Ellie said not to do it, I had no intention of doing it anyway. It wasn’t something I was particularly eager to do.

However, despite making such a resolution, Ellie managed to extract promises from me several times that she wouldn’t do it.

“I mean it. If I catch you doing it, I’ll ruin everything.”

“I said I won’t. Here, ahh~”

“…Ahh.”

-Slurp

Thanks to that, I meticulously cut up a tempting bagel and continuously fed it into Ellie’s mouth.

Even though she glared at me like a goblin, the moment I speared a piece with a fork and brought it to her mouth, she opened it wide like a baby bird.

By doing that, thwarting her endless threats, I ended up leaving the café without even eating much.

And that’s how we made our way back home.

“Get comfortable and come to my room.”

Following Ellie’s command as soon as we got back, I changed into my usual black Adidas pants and a T-shirt, brushed my teeth, and headed over there.

Just as casually as Ellie freely entered our house, I, too, already knew Ellie’s house passcode without any issue.

Once I entered the adjacent house, she was waiting for me.

Seated on the neatly decorated bed in the room.

Surprisingly.

“…”

“What?”

“Oh… no. It’s nothing.”

It was the first time I’d ever seen her wearing black dolphin shorts. On top of that, she had on a white T-shirt with a black jersey draped over it, looking at me with her round face.

I’d seen Ellie wear pants, skirts, even a rash guard albeit as a bathing suit, and shorts.

Practically every possible attire she could wear.

Dolphin shorts were a first for today. In an instant, I recalled the words the lady had uttered before.

Elly had refrained from wearing a bikini until now because she wasn’t pleased with her figure, but she mentioned she might wear one this year.

I wondered if that applied to dolphin shorts as well.

Thanks to that, I approached Elly, unable to take my eyes off her thigh, a pure white color visible beneath the short shorts, truly a sight to behold.

And in a dazed state, I sat down beside her.

As I sent such an unabashed gaze, Elly, with her legs pulled in while sitting, shot back with a piercing tone.

“Why are you staring so intently?”

“Well, it’s just… it suits you.”

“What suits me?”

“Dolphin shorts.”

“Pervert.”

“….”

Even though I had nothing to say in response to being called a pervert, it felt a bit unjust.

Elly’s slender legs were so vividly on display up to her thighs that if one didn’t steal a glance, they couldn’t be considered a man.

“I should draw dolphin shorts before going to bed tonight.”

I silently vowed. Not to forget the current scene and express it as a drawing.

“Hey.”

“Yeah?”

“Do you like this kind of thing?”

“…Yeah.”

“Hmm…”

I’m generally honest, but here, I felt too uncool to be completely honest. After pondering for a while, I ultimately gave an honest answer.

Even Elly, who was eyeing me as a pervert, seemed satisfied with my response and let out an excited snicker.

A moment later, as Elly stretched her buttocks back and leaned against the wall, extending her legs forward like a boastful display of her beautiful legs, I, too, instinctively leaned against the wall to follow Elly.

Thud, thud!

“Lie down here.”

Elly said, tapping her thigh while making that remark.

It was a sudden request, but without foolishly hesitating, I immediately put on a determined face and nodded.

“Got it.”

Kneeling pillow.

Elli offered to make a knee pillow wearing dolphin pants, and there was no time to stutter like a fool.

She didn’t bother measuring Elli’s ever-changing emotional state to figure out why she suddenly wanted to do this.

Gratefully laying down, she quickly thought about which direction to lie in her mind.

‘If I face my feet, Elli will only see my back and might get angry… but if I look towards my stomach, there’s nowhere for her eyes to go…’

In her heart, she wanted to lie on her side so that her cheeks touched her thighs, but she ended up lying in a fetal position with her head because it didn’t feel right.

Although her legs were awkwardly hanging down under the bed, it was a minor issue.

-Whoosh…

Simply moved by the warm sensation on the back of her head.

“Sigh…”

She swallowed as she looked at the contours of her chest, clearly visible due to the slightly tight shirt.

She knew Elli’s figure was getting better as the days went by, but she had always seen it and felt it every time she embraced her.

Looking up from below, her presence felt even more significant.

And above that.

“……”

For some reason, Elli’s beautiful face, looking down at her with slightly messy hair, caught her eye even from this angle.

In that state, Elli’s hand reached her head.

-Swish

She gently stroked her head with the same soft touch as this morning when she just woke up.

In this position, they started chatting as usual.

“Starting next week, we’ll do night shifts.”

“Night shifts… Well, we should. I’ll join you on the days you’re doing it. But what about dinner? We didn’t sign up for it.”

“We can eat outside.”

“Both of us?”

“Both of us. Sometimes with Isoyeon too.”

“Got it.”

She didn’t plan on going to a tutoring academy, but she decided to properly prepare for exams by taking online classes.

It was a decision she made since middle school. She decided to study when she became a high school student.

She hadn’t properly decided what she wanted to do in the future, but that’s why she thought she should go to college even more. Not necessarily aiming for a top-tier university, but still.

“Should I buy some snacks for Minjae? We agreed that he’d copy the academy’s past questions for me again.”

“When we have lunch with Isuyeon, bring him along too. One treat should be enough.”

“Sounds good. And… oh, during the break at night, there’s some free time.”

“Yeah.”

“At that time, let me play outside with the kids. Soccer or basketball… the second and third graders often play soccer, so maybe it’ll be basketball.”

“Don’t bother confirming those details. Just do as you please.”

“Sorry. I’ll do that.”

Even though I say it like that, if I go out without saying anything, he’ll surely be upset. But since I’ve mentioned it now, it should be fine.

Chaeha and Jinwoo will like it. They’ve complained that there aren’t enough people to play with every time. We couldn’t play basketball often during lunchtime because of the high competition for the court. Elly also comes to me frequently.

“I’ll go shopping next Wednesday, so hang out with the kids. Come back quickly and do some drawing.”

“Next Wednesday… okay. I’ll figure out something to do by myself.”

It feels like I’m being inspected by Elly to some extent, but still, I enjoy this time when we confirm each other’s schedules.

What has always been taken for granted between us becomes more pronounced at times like this.

-Saralak…

While sharing the story, Elly’s hand continued to shake my bangs in front of me. Playing with my hair, slightly parting it the way she wanted while joking around.

Then her mouth opened again.

“In the summer.”

“Yeah.”

“We’re going to the beach in the summer.”

“It’s still April, and besides, we used to go every year.”

“Without our parents.”

“Just the two of us? Or do our friends come too?”

“Just the two of us.”

“I like that. Definitely. Then we should go for a day trip and come back early.”

“We’ll do that. So, save up some money.”

“Okay.”

Money, well, it’s more than enough.

Since early March, aside from other tasks, I only took two freelance requests and earned 70 from them.

It’s not like I’m writing contracts, but still, getting formal requests surprised my parents a bit when they saw it and helped a little.

If I continue to take one freelance request per month until summer, there should be no problem in going out with Elly.

Ah, right. Come to think of it, Minjae asked me for a favor too. I almost forgot.

“Eli.”

“Yi Doyoon.”

Our words overlapped. Seeing Eli motioning me to speak, I spoke the words I wanted to say first.

“You know about Minjae’s sister, right?”

“I just found out. Why?”

“I’ve never seen her before… Anyway, she’s a web novel writer, and it seems she liked my drawings. She wants a few rough illustrations, so she asked Minjae to ask me if I could do it on a weekend day.”

“……”

“Can I go?”

“She called you ‘nuna’?”

“She did. I’m 20 years old.”

“I’ll go too.”

“Well, it might overlap with the day you’re going to be a fitting model.”

“……”

“Do you want me to not go? Or should I try to change the date?”

“…… Fine, go.”

If Eli had really disliked it, I didn’t have to go. I feel sorry for Minjae, but to be honest, Eli’s feelings are my top priority.

But since she gave me permission, I should go.

After my story ended, Eli slightly pouted and opened her mouth.

“Hey.”

“Yeah?”

“You… Do you want to see my bikini?”

“I want to see it.”

This was also sudden, just like the knee pillow, but before my mind could understand her words, my mouth answered first.

Although I said it a bit too excitedly, Eli grabbed my nose and scolded me.

“You pervert, Yi Doyoon.”

“Sorry. I was just curious.”

“Hmm.”

When I expressed another honest desire with a snort, Ellie chuckled and let out a nasal laugh.

“Listen to me carefully from now on. If you don’t listen, you won’t speak.”

“I’ll listen well.”

I thought I was already listening very well, but I was confident that I could listen even better than this.

For Ellie’s bikini outfit.

-Thud!

After hearing that response, Ellie lightly tapped my forehead.

“Now get up. Your leg must be sore.”

***

After the happy moment with Ellie’s knee pillow ended, we sat down and continued talking a bit more. When Ellie’s parents were about to arrive, she changed into long sweatpants.

When asked why she changed:

“My dad goes crazy when he sees me wearing stuff like this. It annoys him.”

“….”

Even though I enjoyed being in a position to do various things with Ellie, if I were in my dad’s position, I would probably have stopped my daughter too.

Anyway, after the parents returned, both families gathered for dinner, and at night, Ellie, Kram, and I concluded the day by sharing stories and visuals.

And on the next day, Sunday…

I drew pictures in my room, while Ellie lay on my bed, watching YouTube and reading comics all day.

Originally, I planned to go to the karaoke with Jungwoo, but I gave up when Ellie looked at me with lively eyes.

Well.

Although Ellie’s first dolphin shorts were provocative, I think it was just an ordinary weekend.

***

Recalling the events of that day in my mind for about 10 seconds, I began to tell the story to friends staring at me.

“In the morning, Ellie woke me up, and when I looked around, my parents had all gone out, leaving only Ellie and me at home.”

As I spoke, the friends who were intensely concentrating without blinking revealed their interest.

“But Ellie, for some reason, was wearing a short dress.”

-Gulp

Someone swallowed dry saliva at the beginning of the story. Their unwavering attention indicated their keen interest.

“It wasn’t planned, but Ellie suggested playing at home, so we put on a romance movie in the living room and watched it together…”

“So, what happened?”

“Hey, shut up for a second.”

But I didn’t have any intention of telling him how serious it was. I just wanted to briefly summarize what had happened that day.

-Zzzz…

“Um, hold on.”

-Beep

“Ellie? What’s going on?”

-Do Yoon, you know about Lord, right?

“Yeah. That…isn’t it a pasta specialty restaurant? The one near the intersection.”

-Come right away. We’re going to eat with Yi So-yeon…

-Do Yoon! You have to come quickly! If you’re not here, we won’t be able to finish everything!

-Anyway, come quickly.

“I’ll go right now.”

-Thud

“Sorry, but I’m going first! See you tomorrow!”

“…What? You’re ending it here and leaving?”

“No, f*ck! So, what were you two doing?”

“Do you know how infuriating this Do Yoon jerk is?”

I could hear the protests from Chaeha and the other friends behind me, but well…after listening to what they would have said, emptying out the conversation, I would have felt more disappointed.

And I can’t help it if Ellie is calling!