My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

41 – 15. Welcoming Summer -2

“Is that it?”

Thinking it was no big deal, I immediately agreed. In fact, spending a day together didn’t seem like a condition at all.

I wondered if he just added the condition to make it seem more impressive that I agreed without hesitation.

But then…

-Thud!

Elin, who had been secretly eavesdropping from the corner, suddenly approached and pushed away Jungwoo hyung’s hand.

Then she stood in front of me, glaring at Hyung.

“You can’t. Not even if you die.”

There was a strong animosity in Elin’s posture towards Hyung. As if anticipating Hyung’s reaction, she smirked slightly.

“You’re so stubborn, will you still bring him along for band practice? You can’t do much in just a day. Don’t act like we’ll have a concert or something.”

“Hmm.”

Seemingly understanding Hyung’s calm response, Elin relaxed and linked arms with me.

Amidst this odd standoff, it almost felt like from behind, Binie noona cheered, saying ‘Nice~’ as if celebrating.

Anyway, with Hyung’s help, convincing my parents would be easier, and I could really sleep in the same room as Elin—thoughts that got me excited on my own.

But Elin pressed Hyung again.

“So, what are you going to do with him?”

The hostility faded, but Elin’s wariness remained. It seemed she couldn’t fully trust Jungwoo Hyung, displaying a wary stance like an agitated cat.

As Jongwoo hyung frowned as if he was disgusted by that sight.

“Why do you have to control even who your boyfriend hangs out with? Hey, just take her and have fun singing songs casually. Wherever, locked in a room. Got it?”

“Singing? You have a lot of friends who play in bands, so why are you so obsessed with Yeod-Uhn?”

“…Did you hear that I’m obsessed with Alicia? Who’s obsessed with whom? You’re the one who’s obsessed…”

“Stop it, stop it. Ellie, don’t be like that when hyung is trying to help.”

“Eugh…”

When her voice got a little louder, I intervened and scolded Ellie. Then, as if blaming herself, Ellie’s mouth popped out.

Smiling at Ellie as if to say I wasn’t like that, I asked her the reason that I myself had been curious about.

“But hyung, I’m also curious. Why do you like it so much when I sing?”

I knew that I sung quite well. But compared to really talented people, it was nothing, and I only heard compliments from friends when compared to them.

But Jongwoo hyung had always wanted to be in a band with me, and since that fell apart because of Ellie, he liked going to karaoke as if it was a consolation.

Why was that? Jongwoo hyung answered my question as if it was nothing special.

“Because it’s my type.”

Very simply.

I knew it wasn’t that kind of meaning, but it felt like he meant it in that way without even realizing it.

“……”

“……”

Thanks to that, the atmosphere instantly became tense, and Ellie stood in front of me again, glaring at hyung.

Her simple animosity turned into a deadly aura as if she was looking at a rival.

While watching that sight, Jongwoo hyung, with a heavily wrinkled face, added more words.

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“The voice, your voice. The tone when you sing. What are you thinking about?”

“Ah~”

“……”

“What do you see in a person… I’ve almost never not had a girlfriend until now.”

“And now?”

“And now, I don’t.”

That’s a relief. The only thing Vini noona was worried about was if Jongwoo hyung had found a new girlfriend somewhere.

That’s probably why I can hear another sigh of relief coming from behind.

Anyway, it’s about the voice.

“My voice is your type?”

“Sure, dude. I’ll play the guitar and you can sing along beside me.”

“Was that what it was? I’m fine with it. It’ll be fun.”

“…If that’s the case… it’s alright.”

“It’s so hard to get permission from your girlfriend…”

With a tired face, my brother sighed, turned his head, and walked away.

“It’s towards the end of July, right? Let’s decide on the date quickly. I’ll keep the day free.”

“Oh, okay! Thank you, bro!”

“Yeah.”

As my brother, Jungwoo, waved his hand and went back home, I felt a sense of joy inside.

I liked Jungwoo, and I always thought he was cool, so I felt even more excited.

He always did his best in his hobbies, while also studying well, playing well, and having good manners. Plus, he was handsome.

He was perfect in many ways.

I was happy when he told me he liked my voice, and I had high expectations for the game where he played the guitar and I sang.

“Hey, guys~ You did great! I’ll go buy something delicious, look forward to it!”

And thanks to the successful mission, my sister, Bini, who had been hiding, praised us with a big smile and went back home, saying she would prepare for the trip.

There was an undeniable happiness and a strange eeriness in my sister’s departing face.

“I should start getting ready too.”

Ellie, who seemed to have made up her mind about something, nodded with a determined face.

Her twinkling eyes were cute, and the faint sense of mystery emanating from her made my heart flutter.

“Ellie.”

“What?”

-Swoosh!

“…….”

“If there comes a day when you hang out with Isuyeon, let me know. I’ll hang out with Jungwoo for a while then.”

When I said I would go play according to her schedule, with a kiss, a faint smile formed on her face.

“If oppa tries to do something weird, contact me immediately. Even if he tries to take you somewhere else, contact me.”

“Jungwoo wouldn’t do such a thing… No. Yeah, I got it.”

I was about to say that it wouldn’t happen, but I just quietly agreed.

In response, she gave me a more satisfied smile and gently caressed my cheek.

“You’ll come to your room at 9 o’clock, so if you’re going to draw, do it before then.”

“I know.”

“Side… We’ll see later.”

***

Before the summer vacation started after the exam was over, I lived my usual life, playing and drawing while spending time with Elly. However, Elly had a rather busy schedule. There were many days when she and Lee So-yeon spent time together, and many days when she would rummage around the house by herself.

There were even days when she would leave me behind and go shopping alone, as if to say.

One day, she finally persuaded our parents.

“A one-night stay for the two of you? With Jung-woo and Binnie?”

“There’s a cousin of my auntie’s in Daecheon, and since we’ll be passing by that area, we can stay overnight with my brother and sister.”

With a small lie mixed in her request, our parents agreed without much concern.

“It should be fine if Jung-woo is there too…”

“Can Binnie drive? Oh my~ Then we should take care of the gas money, right?”

“That’s not a problem… but…”

Our mother seemed to have a hunch about something, looking at Elly with a slightly suspicious gaze. Elly, who had something to hide, avoided meeting her gaze, looking away haughtily.

“You’re so sneaky… Pretending to have fun together, but when the time comes, you’ll end up staying with just the two of you, won’t you?”

“…….”

“…….”

We both blushed under our mother’s piercing gaze.

At the sharp question, we were at a loss for words and couldn’t answer immediately. Then, the auntie’s support came in.

“My dear~ How about this~ Has Elly ever covered for you two at home?”

“Humph…”

“The children have done well in their exams this time, so we should allow this much, right?”

“Who’s not allowing it? Just for a moment, you’re also sneaky. Are you really not doing anything wrong by just having fun with your friends now?”

“I’m not~”

“You’re not like that, are you? Auntie always treats me like this.”

“Elly, how can I not suspect you! You! Why are you still wearing that half-sleeve shirt! Wearing a tight-fitting outfit, you’re acting like you’re my son’s girlfriend!”

“Humph.”

Our mother may have been stuck in a sea of suspicion, but she still didn’t say anything to stop us. Elly and I fighting was just an everyday occurrence.

“Have fun and come back.”

“Well, since Jungwoo is there, I’m relieved.”

Although I didn’t openly show it in front of my mom, my dad always supports me and Ellie, and Mr. Mark also told us to have a good time.

If it was just the two of us going to sleepover, they would never have allowed it, but I think I naturally assumed that Jungwoo and I would be fine, and Ellie and Bini would be fine.

So the trip preparations went smoothly.

Anyway, we also got permission from our parents.

“You guys are going on a seaside trip? Oh, how exciting! Take one of your favorite outfits from today’s coordination!”

After the fitting model shoot right after the summer break, the boss gave each of us a couple look outfit to wear.

“Are these strap sandals the safest choice?”

“Yeah, let’s buy these.”

We enjoyed a date shopping while buying sandals to wear as a couple.

“Hoo, hoho… Everything is perfect. I’ll take care of Mark, so you guys go and have fun.”

Even Bini’s plan for this trip, which seemed like something big was about to happen, was perfect.

And the day before the trip.

We gathered at Ellie’s house to check our luggage one last time. Me, Ellie, Mom, and Grandma, the four of us.

“Isn’t the bag too small? Should’ve bought a new one~”

“I like this one. How should I fit the pants?”

“Don’t stuff them in randomly, if there’s not enough space, put them in our son’s bag. The clothes will get wrinkled.”

“Give me the pants or the pouch. I’ll put them in here. There’s enough space in my bag.”

“…I think the pouch is better. Put it in there.”

“Okay.”

It was just a one-night trip, but it was our first one-night trip without our parents, so we were excited and brought all sorts of things.

The two of them didn’t bother to stop us from being cute. They probably thought that if we took everything with us once, we would know what we don’t need and leave it out next time.

Yeah.

Our mom was also extremely relieved, to the point where she didn’t even hesitate to say “next”. Despite all her warnings and concerns about taking care of Ellie, in my mom’s heart, Ellie was already her future daughter-in-law.

But.

One accident happened.

-Thud, thunk!

When Ellie handed me the pouch from the bag and roughly handed it to me without thinking.

The zipper was slightly open, and some of the contents fell onto the floor.

“Stop moving.”

Upon seeing that, Mom froze us with a cold voice.

Curious about the reason, all of our gazes lowered to the floor.

Inside, a square object revealed the silhouette of something round.

“Oh.”

“Oh my…”

“Huh?”

At that moment, as if realizing a mistake, Ellie, looking somewhat embarrassed, and I—

I couldn’t have imagined that Ellie would be carrying something like that, so I let out a surprised and dumbfounded voice.

What had turned the excitement of the day before our joyful trip into a complete reversal in an instant.

What had fallen to the floor was—

“Ellie.”

“…”

“Why would a condom come out from there? Care to explain?”

It was indeed a condom.