Chapter 9
Chapter 9
– Bluble Bluble Bluble.
The pot was boiling. Eun-ah was thinking of making porridge with white rice and water. Dokyun must have been starving all day, so she thought it would be nice to have food that doesn’t burden his stomach as much as possible. She felt satisfied with his consideration, feeling that he was quite thoughtful.
“Hehe…”
Although she was in a very bad mood because of her bad dream again, as soon as she woke up and thought that the first thing she saw was his smile, all her uncomfortable feelings were blown away.
Finally, her life was filled with happiness. From now on, she would live a life overflowing with happiness like seawater. Even if she was caught up in sad and despairing dreams, when she would return to reality, that person would greet her with a smile.
“Hmm~”
A hum came out of nowhere.
From now on when she would wake up, she would feel the warmth of the person protecting her. He would poke her cheek! If he poked it, it will wake her up, and looking at sleepy eyes, he would smile.
Feeling each other’s warmth and lazily lingering around, when their stomachs growled, they would have a late breakfast and sit on the couch leaning on each other’s shoulders to digest their food. When the sun was fully up, a cup of coffee with dessert would wake them up cleanly.
If she wrote a piece with her refreshed mind, that person would read it and give her a happy smile. She would notice what he liked, and what parts were sad, and seeing how hard she worked, he would stroke her hair, and praise her.
‘Praise…’
Her body trembled violently. The warm and passionate confessions he had written for her in the past came to mind.
[Simhae Bee: This is so interesting! Please keep writing!!!!]
[Simhae Bee: Hehehe… I’m getting goosebumps…]
[Simhae Bee: Is Goni a rookie? Is Goni a rookie? Is Goni a rookie? Is Goni a rookie?]
[Simhae Bee: I love you, Goni. I love you, Goni. I love you, Goni. I love you, Goni. I love you, Goni.]
[Simhae Bee: Ha… the author is wicked. What about the next episode? Where is the next episode?]
[Simhae Bee: Phew… I want to tie the author up and make him only write. If you’re going to make us wait like this, at least make it fun!!!]
“Hehehe…”
Looking back on those past times. Unknowingly, a mischievous laugh came out of Eun-ah’s mouth. She no longer had to wait for him to write a comment anymore. He would be by her side, filled with words that would comfort her.
After reading the manuscript, he would hug her and look her in the eyes. The hand that sweeps the side of the hair behind the ear would warm the heart in a careful and tickling manner. Soon, the faces of the two facing each other would become closer and closer.
‘Ki… Kii…’
– Hwaak!
Unknowingly, her face turned red. The heat from the rising temper made her head ring.
“My… pot is too hot~”
Embarrassed, she blurted out unnecessary words.
‘I… I’m not a bad person…’
It was the pot that was bad. It was spewing heat onto her face, causing her to become hot all over.
‘Bad pot.’
She glared at the boiling pot. She let out a warning, aiming the ladle in her hand at it.
“If you… if you do this again next time… I’ll… I’ll scold you!”
The pot must have understood by now. She was an adult who clearly expressed her opinions, so this level was a piece of cake.
‘Huh?’
“But… the porridge is also very hot…”
She groaned and thought for a long time. Eventually, she came up with an acceptable answer.
“I… I am an adult who eats hot porridge…!”
A much greater person… As she thought so, a sense of pride surged from the depths of her heart.
“Hehehe~”
She chuckled again. As she happily shuffled around, the cooking was finished before she knew it. She scooped some porridge into a bowl and added some spicy side dishes to the plate. Then, she quickly moved her feet.
“Hurry up… He must be starving…”
The person who made him wait for so long was a bad person. As that thought crossed her mind, she hurried her steps.
*****
– Thud
Eun-ah opened the door and came in.
My head was facing the direction of the door, outside of my field of vision. As I wriggled my body and whimpered, the girl who had suddenly entered my sight looked at me and said.
“I… I’m sorry for making you wait…”
“No. I didn’t wait long.”
I looked at the tray that Eun-ah had brought in. Since I was lying on the bed, I could only see the lower part of the tray in my field of vision.
‘Is that… food that humans can eat?’
The actions she had shown up to this point made me wonder, ‘Can a woman like her cook normal food.?’
I recalled the sound that I had heard from outside. It was unlikely that anyone else was in this place, but I had heard her muttering something. The sound felt like the cackle of a witch brewing poison, and I was afraid.
‘Please… as long as it’s not something like mealworm soup!’
Had my earnestness reached the sky? On the tray that was placed on Eun-ah’s lap as she sat on the bed, I saw porridge that looked more normal than I thought.
While I let out a sigh of relief, Eun-ah, who was sitting on the bed, opened her mouth.
“Um…you didn’t eat anything today. So ah…I…. this porridge… porridge…”
“Ah, I will eat well. Thank you.”
At Eun-ah’s words, I expressed my gratitude with a smile that looked as good as possible on my face. Of course, my heart was saying the exact opposite.
‘It’s because of you that I didn’t eat anything!’
Eun-ah, who still had the tray on her lap, moved her upper body to untie the strap around my waist and helped me sit up. I, who had been quietly entrusting myself to her until then, swallowed my saliva and took a deep breath before speaking while maintaining a smiling face.
“Uh… Eun-ah?”
“Yes…”
Seeing Eun-ah smiling brightly at me made me feel sick to the stomach, but I continued talking in a soft tone.
“I have to eat now… Can you untie my hands?…”
“Ah… I can’t…”
A firm refusal.
However, for me, increasing the freedom of my body was an important issue that had to be resolved first in the current situation, so I had no choice but to take the risk and ask for it one more time.
“Then… the food…”
Contrary to the firmness of my heart, it was unavoidable to not sound hesitant. Because I didn’t want to get hurt again.
To my question, Eun-ah carefully lowered her eyes and answered with a blushing face.
“I… I will… feed you…”
“Shouldn’t Eun-ah eat too?”
“Ah… I’m full just by looking at you…”
‘Fuck…’
Her depraved self was trying to act up again. I stumbled, and the sparkling pupils that shone brightly came to mind, giving me goosebumps. However, I tried my best not to show it and replied to Eun-ah.
“That, it seems rude, but I just…”
“Ah… no!”
“y-yes?”
“I… I’m doing it because I like it…”
“Ah… yes…”
I didn’t like that blushing face that suddenly came closer and looked adorable.
My teeth chattered, but I had no choice but to obey since she was so persistent.
‘Please, bear with it…’
It gave me goosebumps.
I sighed inwardly and spoke with the corners of my mouth twitching.
“Haha, then please take care of me.”
“yes…”
– Clatter.
The sound of utensils clashing echoed through the room. After scooping a spoonful of porridge, Eun-ah blew the steaming porridge with her mouth to cool it down, then brought it to my mouth.
“Ah~”
“Ah, ah~”
Following Eun-ah’s words, I opened my mouth.
‘I feel like shit…’
I wonder if the longevity who received and ate poison in historical dramas felt like this. A sense of shame, misery, and sadness intertwined to create a gloomy image. However, since I couldn’t stop it, I turned my attention to swallowing the porridge that came into my mouth and tried to ignore the rising emotions.
– Gulp.
“Uh… how is it…?”
It was a question full of nervousness. I answered her while maintaining a smile.
“It’s delicious, you’re very good at it.”
“Huh…”
Eun-ah shuddered and let out a moan.
To be honest, it just tasted like bland porridge. But in the meantime, fortunately, the food she cooked was still within the normal category.
‘I won’t starve to death at least…’
I continued to think positively, somehow driving away my negative emotions, and focusing on accepting and eating the food she gave me.
I had kimchi and Jang-jorim, and the seasoning was better than I expected, so I found it easy to concentrate on eating.
Whenever she asked, “How is it?” or “Is it delicious?”, I mechanically answered “It’s delicious” or “It’s great.” If not, I replied with “You’re skilled.” And before I knew it, I had finished my food.
As soon as something entered my stomach, my empty stomach finally protested and demanded more food. It was a rebound from starving all day. Although I hoped to satisfy my hunger by filling my stomach, but because the porridge was digested quickly and the quantity was not large, it was not enough to satisfactorily fill the stomach of me, a glutton.
‘Shit…’
When I saw the bowl with the bottom exposed, I felt regretful. I raised my head and looked at Eun-ah. Her eyes stared intently at me. It was very painful to see her face to face, but my mouth opened at the thought that I had to survive for now.
“Can I have a second serving?”
“yes…? ah! yes!”
With my words, Eun-ah’s face split into a wide smile, as if her mouth was being ripped open to her ears.
She took the tray and headed out of the room.
After a while, Eun-ah reentered the room, took the same posture as before, and began to feed me porridge, a spoonful at a time.
– Huff, huff.
It seemed that she was enjoying this situation, like a mother bird feeding her baby bird with worms.
All kinds of curses popped up in my mind.
It had only been a day since I had been caught by that woman, but the way she treated me, I felt a sense of contempt for myself.
“Um… Can you say ‘ah’ again~?”
“Ah.”
I closed my eyes tightly. I didn’t want to continue thinking. She was just trying to feed me now, so I forced myself to endure it. Having something else to focus on was a good excuse for me to ignore the current situation, and I gratefully used it.
After a certain amount of time passed, my stomach swelled to the point where I felt full.
Feeling full, I smile and told Eun-ah.
“Thank you. I ate more than I thought.”
“Eh… M… Because it was delicious…”
Eun-ah’s cheeks turned red as she muttered an answer.
Eun-ah, who had a flushed face, raised her head and looked at me as she spoke.
“Then… then now I’ll brush your teeth… I’ll prepare…!”
“…yes?”
‘What the fuuk is that?’
When I looked at Eun-ah with an expression as if I had been slapped on the back of my head, Eun-ah answered me with a smile on her face.
“Bru… brushing your teeth after eating… it’s natural…”
‘Why did a person with such common sense kidnap me?’
Feeling nauseated, I raised the corner of my trembling mouth and said to Eun-ah.
“I… I think not brushing is fine. Because the only thing I ate was porridge.”
“No… Chae… You are going to have cavities…”
“Really, it’s okay.”
Words of refusal were spoken in succession. As I didn’t want to be under any more stress than this, so I couldn’t look at Eun-ah’s expression for a moment.
“Ah… You can’t…”
With a languid murmur, the blushing expression disappeared from Eun-ah’s face. Belatedly, a frustrated light appeared in her face as she looked at me.
‘Fuuk! Not again.’
Eun-ah spat out words that sounded like a death sentence.
“Mr. Bee… you’re a bad boy…”
There seemed to be a red glow in her eyes.
“I have to punish you…”
At her words, my face reflecting in her shiny eyes turned pale.