A Troubling Delivery
Kim Do-hyun’s face. The moment I saw that dumbfounded expression… something trickled down and soaked my crotch. I lay there blankly on the bed. My arms and legs had no strength left in them. The soft mattress. My body sunk into it. Everything felt sluggish. It was like my body and mind were about to melt away completely. The room was cool thanks to the air conditioner, but it didn’t seem to help much.
“Haa…”
My mood was strange. More precisely, my heart was. Either way, something was definitely off. Like a stone tossed into a quiet lake. It sent ripples that refused to settle.
“…Crazy bitch.”
Was I always this emotional? I didn’t think so. The doubt toward myself only grew.
“……Idiot bitch.”
I clutched my head with both hands. If there had been a mouse hole, I would’ve crawled inside and hidden. But what happened had already happened. There was no taking it back or undoing it, so all I could do was feel more and more frustrated.
“…Why can’t I just forget it?”
I could just pretend it never happened. Yesterday’s events were nothing more than a one-off incident. Nothing more, nothing less. Even the aunt didn’t look at us strangely. We had been in the same bed, under the same blanket, but she just smiled softly like it was a nice sight and left the room.
“…Gulp.”
It wasn’t difficult. I just had to avoid seeing Kim Do-hyun from now on. We probably wouldn’t run into each other anyway.
“Sweetie~”
“Ah, you scared me!”
The door suddenly opened and I jumped in surprise.
“You! You startled me more. Can you come out for a second?”
“…Ah, why?”
“Hurry up.”
“Haa…”
The door clicked shut. I fumbled to pull my panties back up over my thighs.
“Ah…”
They were damp. So damp that wiping them wouldn’t help. The fabric was already soaked through.
“…Annoying.”
Throwing these panties straight into the laundry basket felt impossible. I’d have to sneak them in when it was time to wash underwear, or handle them separately.
Swish— swish— I rolled them up and pulled them down. With a flick, they slipped off my ankles. Even at a glance, they were completely drenched.
“…Crazy.”
Kim Do-hyun’s face flashed in my mind. I hadn’t even done anything on purpose… yet his face kept popping up so naturally. My teeth ground together. This was all because of him. Why did I have to be like this because of Kim Do-hyun?
“Haaa…”
A deep sigh escaped me. I rolled the panties in my hands and stuffed them deep into the drawer. Just as I was about to put on a fresh pair, another trickle came out.
“…Fuck. Please, stop fucking doing this…”
More liquid leaked from between my legs and ran down my thighs. It was warm. The scent rising from below was both familiar and something I could never get used to.
First, I needed to clean up. I walked over to the vanity and irritably pulled out some wet wipes.
“Ah, hnng… haa, haaang…”
It didn’t feel this intense earlier… but every time Kim Do-hyun’s face appeared in my head, I could feel myself getting wetter.
“…Ah, shit… because of that loser bastard… haa, hnn…!”
The wet wipe brushed against my lower body. My sharply pointed fingers slid across that spot.
“Ah, ahng…”
A stronger pleasure than before. …Right now, it felt much better.
*
“…Me? You want me to go next door…? Do I really have to…?”
“Your sister called yesterday.”
“…The aunt?”
“She said it was nice seeing your face after so long.”
“…Ah, no? I just greet her whenever I pass by…”
“Back in the day you used to go in and out of their house all the time. Now that you’ve all grown up, she’s probably a little disappointed you don’t anymore.”
“…Ah, uh, yeah.”
I took the container of side dishes from Mom. The one the aunt had given us earlier was now filled with our own side dishes instead.
“…Can’t you just go yourself, Mom? It’s such a hassle.”
Smack—!
“Kyaa!”
“If even this is a hassle, how do you even breathe? Don’t you know half the food going down your throat is from their house?”
“Ah, why… Even so, hitting me like that…”
Mom had smacked my butt. For some reason, it throbbed more than usual today. And for some reason, it also felt ticklish and hard to endure.
“F-fine, I’ll go… If I go, that’s enough, right…?”
I rubbed the butt that had been hit for no reason. Then I started moving my feet, which refused to leave the floor.
“If your aunt tries to give you anything, just say it’s fine. We already have plenty left from what she gave us earlier.”
“…Got it.”
It hadn’t even been that long since I swore I’d never go there again. Thud— thud— thud— I felt like a pig being dragged to the slaughterhouse. My steps were heavy, and my heart pounded like it was about to burst.
“…I-I’m really going!?”
“Hurry up.”
…It was because Mom told me to. So I had no choice. I really didn’t want to go… and running into Kim Do-hyun wasn’t exactly welcome either. But if I just handed over these side dishes like Mom said, that would be the end of it.
“…If I say Mom sent me on an errand, that’s fine, right?”
“Did you get heatstroke or something? You didn’t even eat breakfast… You’re acting a little weird today.”
“Ah, what are you saying… Anyway, I’ll tell her Mom sent me on an errand…”
Mom looked at me strangely. Unable to meet her eyes any longer, I quickly kicked open the front door and stepped outside.
Clack— Ding-dong—
“Huu…”
It was still the middle of a sweltering summer. The cool air conditioning disappeared, and the blazing sunlight felt like it would cook my skin.
“K-khm… khm!”
I cleared my throat for no reason. Then, slowly, one step at a time… I began walking toward the house next door. Toward Kim Do-hyun’s house.
“Haa, huu… haaa…”
The moment I was about to knock, I snapped back to my senses. Where had my mind gone…? I blamed it on the heat.
Ding-dong—
The clear chime of the doorbell rang loudly in my ears, like lightning striking.
“Ah, hnng… huu, haaa…”
The aunt would probably come out, right? But what if Kim Do-hyun answered instead? Should I greet him? Or just ignore him and walk in? My legs trembled. More precisely, the backs of my knees were shaking. I couldn’t stand still. Fidgeting, even I found my own behavior ridiculous. Yet there was nothing I could do about it, and that only made the frustration burn hotter inside me.
I hugged the container of side dishes tighter. When I realized even my fingertips were trembling, I started looking for a mouse hole again.
“Ah, shit…”
Regret came flooding in. I had done that yesterday, but now I couldn’t even bring myself to face Kim Do-hyun.
Clack—
While I was lost in those thoughts, the door opened. Without even asking who it was, the door swung wide. I stared at it blankly.
“Oh my, our Eun-ji. I’ve been seeing you a lot lately.”
“Ah, y-yes… This is, an errand… Mom said she made side dishes… so she told me to bring them…”
“Mm. She called earlier.”
My voice was shaking. It felt like my heart had dropped straight down.
“It’s hot outside, right? Come in for a bit.”
“Ah, um, that is…”
“Hurry!”
The aunt took the container from my arms. Or rather, snatched it away. She even grabbed my wrist and pulled me inside before I could refuse.
“Have you eaten?”
“Uh, eaten?”
“Yeah, breakfast.”
“…N-no.”
It wasn’t a lie. I really had skipped breakfast, and it was almost lunchtime now.
“So-jin said she’s working today too?”
“…Ah, I think so…”
The scene inside was a little familiar now, from yesterday.
“Ah, hello!”
“Oh, it’s been a while.”
The kind-looking uncle folded his newspaper neatly and set it on the corner of the table.
“Have you eaten?”
“…Uh, n-no…”
“Honey, we still have an extra set of utensils, right?”
“What’s with the sudden fuss? Eun-ji’s old ones are still here.”
“Really? Then we can just eat together. Right?”
“Ah, is that okay…?”
Two pairs of eyes turned toward me. Flustered under their warm gazes, I let the aunt lead me to the table.
“Are you looking for something?”
“N-no?!”
I had been glancing around when the uncle’s question made me jump.
“Do-hyun went to the mart for a quick errand.”
“Ah… I see… But, um… I wasn’t looking for Do-hyun…”
“Oh, really? You just looked like you were searching for something. My mistake?”
The aunt’s lips curled into a smile as she spoke, and the grin on her face never faded. Whatever she found so amusing, it clearly entertained her.
“He’s taking forever just to buy tofu.”
“…Really, I wasn’t…”
“Aigoo, even the uncle knows. It’s just how it is.”
The uncle was also smiling broadly. I felt like I shouldn’t have come at all. Heat rose through my entire body.
“Hnn…”
But leaving now was impossible. I fidgeted and stayed seated obediently.
“Oh my, our son really isn’t much of a gentleman.”
The electronic chime of the door lock sounded from the entrance. Soon after, a soft clack reached the kitchen.
“Ah, it’s so hot outside I’m dying… Can’t we just eat whatever’s here, ah…”
It was a grumbling voice I didn’t usually hear.
“……Ah, hello?”
Kim Do-hyun appeared and greeted me in surprise. But I couldn’t open my mouth. Because the moment I faced him—saw that dumbfounded expression—something trickled down and soaked my crotch again.