When I Reach You

A cap worn over the head with a long drooping texture, a tee that fits the upper body, a cropped jacket that is easily worn, and a walker in skinny jeans with good elasticity.

It was the best outfit to be ready to run away at any time.

Despite the monotonous outfit that was unified in black, it stood out because of its good proportions. The white skin contrasted with the black was even more so.

Eunjae sighed as he alternated between the high-rise building in front of him and the address written on the paper.

“Are you really coming all alone?”

It was a step that I moved after thinking about it. I couldn’t even sleep because I was so worried.

They say people who look smooth are more frightening.

What made her more anxious than anything was his excessive kindness.

With a new mobile phone, for the first time in my life, I was able to taste even a course meal at a nice hotel.

Still, there was only one reason for coming here.

It was true that the crisis was averted thanks to him. The words that he said he would repay the favor were not words that were spilled. It was all sincere.

If I had been caught that day, what would I be like by now?

“Ah, just thinking about it is terrifying.”

Tired of just thinking about it, Eun-jae slashed furiously.

I refused to send a driver and agreed to the taxi fare, but I took the bus.

The 50,000 won bill I received from him yesterday was crumpled in my pocket.

Eun-jae stood for a long time in front of an officetel, a high-end residential-commercial complex that looked quite expensive at first glance, and slowly moved toward the entrance of the officetel with determined eyes.

In officetels with tight security, you had to leave your ID and register as a visitor.

After registering as a visitor, even standing in front of the elevator, she continued to hesitate. In the meantime, I looked around and was wary of my surroundings.

Deep in thought, I let go of the two elevators that came down to the lobby.

‘Ji Eun-jae, even if you think about it, it’s not a bit strange to come to the house of a man you’ve never seen before, no, twice.’

While my thoughts were interrupted for a moment, I quickly moved when the door to the third elevator opened.

Eh, I dont know, that’s exactly how I felt.

I pressed the button on the 31st floor to his house and took a deep breath.

Eun-jae’s inner conflict continued even in the elevator, where only the machine sound was barely audible.

Your identity is thorough, what are you worried about?

“You’re a surgeon at Yeonlim Hospital.”

Should I just go back now?

“What are you going to check at home?”

Yes, in such a confined space!

“A perverted child.”

I thought I should cancel today’s appointment and ask to talk outside later.

I quickly erased the button I pressed and pressed the 1st floor button. However, the elevator did not stop and continued to go up.

While Eun-jae took his cell phone out of his jacket pocket and wrote a text message to send to him, the elevator that went up endlessly eventually reached the top floor of this building, the 31st floor where he lives.

Unwilling to get off, Eun-jae reached out her left hand toward the door close button as she wrote a text message to send to him with her right hand.

It was then.

A large hand blocked the elevator door before it even closed.

Eun-jae, who wanted to see who was riding, slowly moved her gaze along the hand.

When Eun-jae checked the man’s face at the end of it, she almost went black in surprise.

A man in a white dress shirt and black slacks stood blocking the door with a cold smile.

“ah! It’s a surprise! You were surprised!”

“Aren’t you down? Where are you going?”

Surprised, Eun-jae stepped back into the corner of the elevator.

“Since he didn’t come up, I thought he had changed his mind and ran away.”

“It’s Ji Eun-jae’s specialty.”

Seonwoo gestured to Eunjae, who was standing in the corner of the elevator like a manger seat.

“Get off first, don’t be a nuisance to the residents.”

Eun-jae, who had been staring at her inside, gave a short answer and got out of the elevator.

There was a blue carpet in the hallway, so the feeling of touching my feet was very soft.

The elevator door closed, and a suffocating silence flowed in the dark room.

Standing with one leg relaxed, he looked down at Eunjae, who was standing there with his head bent at an angle.

“It was nice to meet you.”

As if he had foreseen what had happened, the man lifted one corner of his mouth and smiled softly.

A drop of water dripped from his wet hair. The water droplets ran down her smooth neck and down her untucked shirt to just below her collarbone.

“Let’s go in.”

Her sullen eyes, wet hair, and an unbuttoned white silk dress shirt gleamed in the dark, slicking at the slightest movement.

Maybe that’s why the words he gave me seemed to be interpreted differently than I intended. The words of going in felt very erotic.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked slowly as if guiding. Eun-jae followed the man and called him to stop him.

“hey!”

“I can hear Ji Eun-jae’s head rolling, all the way from here.”

Continuing his speech without looking back, he stopped a few steps away.

“I hope you don’t think about running away.”

I’ll find it anyway.

His unspoken words seemed to linger in my ears.

As he brought the card key to the front door, a cheerful melody resonated in the quiet hallway.

“I didn’t come here without thinking. I gave the address of this house to my friend in detail, and if anything happens, report it. Do you think you came here alone without that kind of insurance?”

Her skin was pale, so whatever she did showed off.

Do you express all your emotions like that?

It was very cute to see him making a face like a frightened cat and spitting out words sharply.

He stopped in front of the open door and asked, straightening his wrinkled expression.

“What do you want to say?”

“therefore! Don’t even think about doing anything stupid.”

A smirk leaked from his teeth as if it was absurd. His brow, which had barely straightened, narrowed again. Her head, which had been heading toward the front door all along, turned to Eun-jae.

“What nonsense?”

“Well, um… … therefore… … .”

As if she couldn’t come up with the right words, she looked at Eunjae, who rolled her eyes.

Sunwoo tilted his head as if he was dumbfounded and stuck his hand in his pocket.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not my style.”

What is it, why do I feel bad?

Looking at him with a somewhat displeased expression, he continued his words firmly.

“So there is no reason to do the nonsense you think.”

“Oh, what do you think I was thinking?”

Looking at her reddened cheeks, Sunwoo smiled silently. Seonwoo opened the front door that had been locked as time passed. And I put my body between the door and the porch.

“It’s a bad habit to judge someone before they’ve experienced it.”

“It’s not about judging, it’s about being vigilant. You can’t blindly trust a stranger and do whatever he tells you to do.”

He looked at Eun-jae without answering and touched the tip of his chin. He seemed to think for a moment, then nodded as if he could do that.

“Then wait here for a moment, let’s go to the cafe on the first floor.”

Agreeing with Eun-jae, the man easily changes places.

Just when I was thinking, ‘What is it?’, he stepped into the front door and, as if remembering something, abruptly leaned back and asked.

“Unfortunately, the loan shark’s office is near here. Would that kind of open space be okay?”

“…….”

“The person who was supposed to repay the favor is still thinking about running away, so I’ll have to think about it then too.”

He gave a dark warning, and his smiling face passed through the slowly closing door.

It was only then that Eunjae hurried his steps toward the front door of the man’s house.

“Oh, no. Let’s talk inside.”

“That sounds scary again.”

“Well, because you say it’s not your style.”

“Either way.”

As he raised his eyebrows and gestured as if to come in through the wide open door, Eunjae’s throat swallowed dry saliva.

Entering the man’s house, Eun-jae widened her eyes.

On the wall of the endless white-tone hallway, there was a large and wonderful picture frame hanging like a gallery.

I was wearing socks, but the soles of my feet were cold, probably because of the white polished tile floor that seemed to have no dust.

The man who was walking in front suddenly stopped and asked with only his head tilted to the side.

“Is your feet wet?”

“little bit?”

The man quietly looked down at Eunjae’s toes wriggling in her socks, and pointed at the beige slippers he was wearing.

“As you can see, I’m barefoot, and I only have these slippers.”

What is it, why do you ask if there is nothing to give?

“You’re the first guest to come to this house, so I didn’t even think about that.”

Contrary to what he said, he walked again with a face that didn’t look very sorry.

It’s just that my feet are a little cold, but I didn’t care that much, but they ask me for nothing and disturb my planting.

After taking about 10 steps with wide strides, the vast living room came into view.

It was a living room made of glass on three sides centered on a cream-colored leather sofa with a face-to-face structure.

While looking at that beautiful scene absurdly, you’re not asking me to clean this place alone, are you? Did you call it to show yourself, ‘This is the house you will clean in the future’? I think I’ve been thinking about that for a while.

Sunlight in the middle of the sky broke through the window, where the sky-white chiffon curtains were folded wide, on the floor of the living room.

After staring at the place for a while, I heard the sound of two of his fingers colliding with a ‘click’ from behind.

“Ji Eun-jae, this way.”

I turned my head and saw a kitchen the size of the living room.

It is safe to say that the chandelier hanging from the hotel was removed yesterday, and a similar chandelier was lighting up the shiny dining table.

Eunjae slowly approached the table and sat down on the chair across from the man, fiddling with the tip of her nose.

Water is half-filled in an elaborately carved crystal goblet on a table of Statuario marble with dynamic patterns. Beneath it lay a single pill, the size of a fingernail.

What, you’re not trying to feed me, are you?

What to eat and what to do?

“Hwa, what is there to check?”

I tried to take my eyes off him, but my eyes kept on focusing on the medicine. My throat kept burning and I couldn’t speak well.

‘Let’s be smart, Ji Eun-jae.’

Looking at Eunjae, who was stuttering, he gave a light snort and held out his palm to Eunjae.

“Reach out your hand.”

“I don’t eat that, I won’t.”

“What kind of small grain is that?”

Eunjae shook his head and hid his hand behind his back, and the man slightly wrinkled his forehead.

“That! I’m not going to eat it.”

When Eun-jae pointed at the pill with her chin, the man snorted.

“Who gave it to you? I know what this is.”

“…….”

“I also have a habit of needlessly misunderstanding.”

Embarrassed Eunjae didn’t care, and the man’s palm shook again.

why do you soothe your hand It’s weird, it’s like a real pervert.

“What else do you think?”

“Did you think anything?”

“If you don’t do it, just look at it like a pervert.”

“No, it’s true.”

Why ask if you know

At this point, isn’t it mind reading? It was a man who seemed to be looking into my heart from earlier.

“No, what if you suddenly ask for a hand? You have to ask me to explain why I can understand it!”

Even if I ask for it, I’m at the point of deciding whether to give it or not.

Seeing Eun-jae sharply guarded, the man took a short breath and withdrew his hand. He leaned back and leaned on the chair.

“I’ve never had anyone touch me in over 20 years.”

“…….”

“No, I couldn’t reach it. You touched me, but you said nothing was wrong. It is impossible for me.”

I don’t know what the other words mean, but Eunjae reacted sharply to the word touched.

“When do you say I touched you? Could it be that you’re doing this with something you covered your mouth at that time?”

No, I didn’t touch it, but he kept talking loudly, so I stopped him to be quiet because he didn’t want to be found out. Eun-jae continued to add words to each other, expressing the regret of the day.

Again, his hand reached out in front of Eunjae.

“I want to check.”

Is it just because of the drug?

“Are you special?”