Chapter 44


Chapter 44 – With the Night’s Protection


“Thank you . Here . ”


The taxi arrived at his house and Jageun and Suhee left the taxi .


Jaegun went first and opened the door for her . Rika, who was sleeping on the floor came up to Jaegun and raised her tail .


“Were you resting well? Today, I came with Suhee . ”


“Rika, hello . Remember me?”


Suhee, who came up behind Jaeugn, greeted her .


Rika had the face that said she didn’t dislike Suhee, but she didn’t like her that well either .


She slowly turned around and went farther into the cat tower .


“She doesn’t like me . ”


“This means she does . She’s really selective so . Come in . ”


“OK . ”


Suhee took off her boots and came in .


Jaegun quickly closed the door and turned on the laptop . He put up the draft on the screen and then he put his shoes back on .


“I’ll go buy some beer and something to eat, so read it while I’m gone . ”


“There’s a store nearby?”


“There’s no convenience store, but there’s a small supermarket . I’ll be back”


“Ok, go ahead . ”


It was Rika and Suhee alone in the house when he left .


Suhee sat down on the chair in front of the laptop and said to Rika .


“Rika must have been bored today . He only knows writing, he doesn’t play with you, right?”


Suhee turned her glance to the laptop .


Jaegun’s story filled the screen . She put down her bag from her shoulder, and started to read from the first paragraph .


“Hm, what’s this? The male main is just like Park Jongjin?”


There was the feeling of being pulled into the book even in the beginning .


Suhee was already deep in the book with just a few pages .


She drank a few bottles, and she was a bit tired because she came in to a warm room, but the story was keeping her entranced throughout it .


“How is it?”


It was about 50 pages, when Jaegun came in with a bag . Suhee answered with a smiling face .


“I read until the part they met and it’s really good . ”


“Really?”


“Ah, yeah, but…”


Suhee hesitated and continued carefully .


“Maybe it’s because I heard you say it, but the female main character really feels a bit weird . There are some parts where I can’t connect to her as a girl . ”


“Ahhhh… . Is it . ”


Jaegun sighed and sat down on the floor .


Suhee, in addition to Professor Han Hesun, was saying the same thing . It was a problem that couldn’t be avoided .


“Try and revise it with a calm mind . You write well . ”


“Thanks, I should but…”


Jaegun sighed heavily like the floor was gonna collapse .


Suhee’s encouragement was nice, but truthfully, it didn’t help much .


‘Look at that, Rika . He brought me in here, but he’s only thinking about writing . Am I right? He only has writing on his mind . ’


Suhee complained in her mind and took a can of beer that Jaegun bought in her hand . She was about to drink one out of politeness and leave .


‘I came for no reason . ’


It felt like Jaegun was only concentrated on writing .


It slowly dawned on her that maybe her existence was making him distracted .


Suhee opened the bottle and turned around to the cat tower . Rika was lying on the tower, with her back to her .


‘Does he have no feelings for me?’


A question with an answer she could not bear to hear, a small drink of beer was going through Suhee’s throat


Just then,


Rika slowly turned her head around .


Rika’s two eyes had Jaegun and Suhee images put together in her two eyes .


The two people’s figures were becoming clearer by the second .


‘Ah? This, this?!’


Jaegun quickly lifted his head . With wide eyes, he was looking at Rika and Suhee .


“Jaegun, what’s wrong? Does your head hurt?”


“W, wait . ”


Jaegun, holding his forehead, slowly walked towards the laptop . His two eyes were glaring at Rika on the cat tower .


‘We’re connected? This is Suhee?’


Rika’s face seemed like it was smiling


Jaegun’s face had a smile on it .


“Suhee, I have favor . ”


“Favor?”


“I thought of a way to write about the female main . Just wait 2 hours, no 1 hour . I’ll quickly finish it and give it to you . ”


“Don’t do that . Just concentrate . I’ll be leaving . ”


“No!”


Jaegun’s voice unknowingly became louder .


He stood up and held her two shoulders and continued .


“You need to be here>”


“I… why?”


“I thought of it by looking at you . I thought of how to write because of you . So just be with me . You’re a great help just by being here . Really . ”


Jaegun’s face looked determined and confident .


Suhee was looking at Jaegun with a entranced look .


“I…”


Suhee breathed .


“I’m a help… . Just by being here?”


“Yes, please help me . ”


Jaegun’s two hands were holding more tightly .


Suhee slowly turned her eyes downward .


As she looked at her foot, she slowly nodded .


“Ok . ”


As she said that, Jaegun smiled widely .


“About 2 hours is fine . ”


“Thank you . Just be comfortable . You can watch the TV and there’s the new laptop over there . Use that for Internet . ”


“I’ll do whatever . Just write . ”


Suhee pushed him towards the laptop .


Jaeugn opened the drawer and pulled out Se Gunwoo’s glasses . And looking at Rika, he cheered himself .


‘It’s only 2 hours! I need to use all my strength! I need to revise every sentence with Suhee here! Let’s start!’


Tap Tap Tap!


Tap Tap Tap Tap!


His ten fingers were danicng on the keybaord .


Suhee’s smooth emotions were all heading towards the female main of the story .


A gray afternoon with rain,


A girl’s eyes moving quickly to look for a person that she wants to see


A moderately touching but sincere feeling felt perfect with the story’s feeling


Jaegun was completely into the word that he had created with Suhee’s help .


‘Rika, this is pretty good?’


Suhee smiled as she sat down .


With a happy feeling, her glance at Jaegun’s back didn’t seem to leave .


***


How much time passed .


‘Hm…?’


Suhee’s two eyes slowly opened .


The light was still bright . Suhee lifted her body up .


‘Look at me . ’


As she looked at her phone, it was over 2 .


The floor was warm, so she must have fell asleep . It was result that the recent hard work at her job contrived as well .


Suhee looked towards Jaegun, worried that she might have shown her messy side .


Jaegun had his head on his two arms, and had no movement like a dead person . He must have fell asleep while writing .


“Jaegun, sleep on the bed . ”


“Hm…”


“Wake up . Go sleep on the bed . Now . ”


Suhee took Jaegun’s arms and lifted him up .


Jaegun slowly stood up, but he wasn’t awake . He moved one or two steps and fell on the bed .


‘He must have been tired . Well he drank . ’


But it wasn’t only because of the drinks that he was tired .


The power with Rika really spent Jaegun’s energy . He didn’t have the energy to drink from Se Gunwoo’s mug and just fell asleep .


‘I should clean up . ’


Suhee lifted up the stocking that fell when she was helping Jaegun and started to clean . Rika was following Suhee with a glance that she liked her now .


‘He must eat ramen in the morning . ’’


Suhee put some rice in the rice cooker as well .


There was no food on the refrigerator so she boiled tuna-kimchi stew, made eggs, and put a wrap on it .


‘Sleep well . This one’s gonna do well . ’


Jaegun didn’t feel Suhee’s hand pulling the blanket on top of him .


Suhee, finished with cleaning, turned off everything except for a small light and left .


***


“The name Ha Jaegun is not a waste . ”


“…Yes?”


Office 403, next to Myunggyung College .


Jaegun, about to drink coffee, was baffled . Han Hesun was smiling widely in front of him .


“This novel is the best that you have ever written . The completion of this novel is high and the entertainment value was good too . This should be good enough for the literary world . ”


“I don’t know what to say . ”


It was very sincere .


He thought he wrote pretty well, but he didn’t think Hesun, who never gave out compliments, would compliment him so much .


“You must have worked hard . You’ve grown so much . I can see you as an adult . I can clearly see your figure growing as a writer . ”


Hesun tapped Jaegun’s shoulder and continued .


Jaegun put his head down and closed his lips .


His nose was tingling .


He could really feel Hesun’s care for her students .


“Look at this . ”


Hesun pulled her phone out .


Checking the screen, Jaegun surprisingly looked at Hesun .


“Professor, this…”


“Go in . ”


Jaegun swallowed .


What she showed was the Modern Teen Literary Contest .


It had a huge history and there was one winner every year .


Many books became bestsellers, and many books became movies and dramas . The prize money was also about 30 thousand dollars so it was a award that had a high standard .


“If you win here, you get a reputation greater than the metropolitan newspaper . I think your work has potential to win . ”


“Professor, I don’t have any want to have a reputation . And as for that, I already have the Digital Literary Contest…”


“You know what our country thinks of the reputation as a writer and you say that?”


“…”


“I’m not saying to be one of the greats of the literary world . I’m saying to get more people to read your works . The people who read your winning work will gladly read your other books -even the people who throw books away if it’s not a literary award winner . ”


“Yes, Professor… I get it . ”


Jaegun nodded her head .


He confirmed his mind with Hesun’s urging .


There really was no reason to think because it didn’t matter if he didn’t win anyway .


“But you have no title . I don’t think I missed it, so did you not choose one?”


Hesun was looking through it and asked . Jaegun answered while walking towards the sink .


“I decided when I was coming here . ”


“Yes? What is it?”


“Storm and Gale . ”


Hesun gazed with strange face .


Jaegun, with his back to the sink, continued with a unconfident voice .


“I made it so that the strong wind is like the karaoke helper… I felt it fit the story’s mood well . Is it weird?”


“Ha…!”


Hesun laughed a little .


The laugh became louder and she doubled over laughing .


“Is it that weird, Professor?”


“No, that’s not it . It fits you . It fits you . It’s fits Ha Jaegun . ”


Hesun waved, when she finally stopped laughing, .


Fixing her glasses, she gave him a thumbs up .


“I like it . Go like the storm and gale . ”


Jaegun’s face had a shiny smile .


With a swelling chest, he bowed to the professor that he admired the most in the world .




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