Stranger

The white day was approaching, and convenience stores were displaying colorful candies. At first, he just ignored it, but he couldn’t help but think about it because he saw it wherever he went. I think he likes chocolate, so won’t he like candies as well? They’re both sweets, so won’t he like it?

Yeon Woojeong got out of his car and entered the convenience store. He found it cute to imagine him hugging a teddy bear holding a basket of candies. Will he be grumpy about being treated like a child again? He will quickly get better once he gets some sweets, though.

He stifled a laugh and grabbed a teddy bear. A lot of thoughts came to mind when he saw that the high school student next to him was also carrying the same doll, but he didn’t care as long as he could see a lot of expressions from Kim Jiho.

He paid for it and went back to his car. It didn’t seem bad to buy a lot of chocolate and candies, then put them in the glove box. He thought it wouldn’t make Kim Jiho bored to eat them one by one when in the car.

He put the teddy bear in the passenger seat in plain view and checked the time as he drove off. He got off work a bit late, but it didn’t seem late for the movie time.

It had been a long time since he watched a movie in the movie theater. It was an action movie with robots, and he booked it because he thought it would be better than a romance or a movie with soothing music. But next time, he wanted to enjoy a romance movie or a movie with soothing music with Kim Jiho. He was curious about what he would think after watching the movies.

A gentle smile spread on Yeon Woojeong’s lips. Popcorn is a must, no? He must be hungry because we’ll watch the movie before dinner. I think it’d be good to watch a theater play, musical play, or concert together. Most of those things would be new to Kim Jiho, and thinking of being with him at those moments made Yeon Woojeong satisfied.

The road was a bit packed because it was dinner time. Kim Jiho stopped by a bookstore and said he would wait in front of it, so he knew he would be outside, but he wanted to speed up. Yeon Woojeong tapped on the steering wheel but then picked up his phone and opened an app.

Kim Jiho’s location was displayed. He gave back the watch and activated the GPS, so he could check his location like this. He got his consent, so it was no problem. He didn’t do it because he couldn’t trust Kim Jiho. When he wore the watch on Kim Jiho’s hand back, he suddenly felt annoyed, so he asked him to turn on the GPS. When Kim Jiho heard that, he said he also wanted to know his location. Thanks to that, he now was wearing a smartwatch that wasn’t his style on his wrist. He used to wear an analog watch that was a gift from his teacher, but now he was stuck with this one. 

He closed the app and drove to where Kim Jiho was. The sunset cityscape flashed past the car window. 

When he stopped the car at the traffic light, Yeon Woojeong saw Kim Jiho sitting on the sidewalk with his head down. Looking closely, he was tying his sneakers. How dangerous.

The corners of his lips went up again without him knowing. The red light changed into green light. He drove the car slowly and stopped in front of Kim Jiho.

Kim Jiho stood up. Yeon Woojeong lowered the window. Being like this made him remember when he first met Kim Jiho, and he felt a bit mischievous.

“Hi.”

Kim Jiho’s expression changed oddly. It seemed he also thought of the same time. Yeon Woojeong smirked.

“Wanna hop in? If you have nowhere to go.”

Kim Jiho mulled over what Yeon Woojeong said for a while, then smiled brightly. With a solid joy that no one seemed to be able to break. 

Kim Jiho was standing on the edge of the bright light of a street lamp. Thanks to that, half of him was bathed in white light, and half of him was bathed in light darkness. 

Yeon Woojeong thought as he saw the face that was illuminated strangely. His day and night, light and dark. That he would walk through that long time.

The car drove off. They left, leaving behind the night street.