Childhood Friend Who Sees the Future Utters Nonsense

123 – Christmas (3)

A masterpiece makes you come back to it even after you know the plot and ending.

An old quote floating around the internet, and today I am painfully realizing the meaning of this sentence in real time.

“Kkiyaaah! Si, Siyoon! There, there was something over there! There was something over there…!”

Where did Han Yu-na, the confident woman from about 30 seconds ago, go? Just like the ominous feeling I had before entering the haunted house, my girlfriend is clinging to me like a cicada to an old tree.

It’s gotten to the point where I’m screaming in surprise at my own footsteps, so it’s hard to even proceed.

I knew this would happen. In the first place, there’s no way a kid who watches horror movies with his eyes closed and screams at even the slightest noise could properly enjoy a haunted house, so why did I believe in that confidence?

“Okay, then hide behind me for now. Then it’ll be less scary.”

“Ah, no…! I need to see your face to feel safe. So let’s just stay like this for a little while, okay?”

“… … .”

She’s my girlfriend, but for a moment I thought there was no coward in the world.

Who the hell is that guy who said that having a scared girlfriend cling to him in a haunted house would create a sweet atmosphere. Far from being sweet, it feels like he’s been dropped into some kind of apocalyptic world.

Of course, it’s undeniable that the sight of someone with tears in their eyes is cute, but it’s a bit much to feel happy and say, “She’s cute,” when you see your girlfriend scared. Isn’t that just being a pervert?

“Then let’s just stay in that corner for a moment. It seems like all the ghosts nearby have already come out.”

“Uh, yeah… .”

Thinking that it might be an impediment to other people’s passage, I led Yuna to a corner where red lights were shining.

There doesn’t seem to be any corners where ghosts could pop out, and there aren’t any creepy decorations like hallways, so it should be a good place for Yuna to calm her mind.

dump.

When they reached a safe place, Yuna collapsed as if her legs had given out. Fortunately, since other people had been there, there wasn’t much dust, so her clothes didn’t get dirty.

“Sorry, I was the one who asked you to come in….”

“Don’t worry about it. But why did you ask me to come to a place like this?”

He shrugged his shoulders at Yuna, who was handing him an apology with tears in her eyes, and asked a question that suddenly occurred to him.

That would be true, because the Yuna I know would never set foot in a place like a haunted house even if someone begged her to let them in. In fact, it was a place that was no different from a dead end to Yuna.

If he had set foot in such a place of his own free will, there must have been a reason, but to say that it was simply confidence is weak.

“Well, actually, I’ve heard that men like it when their girlfriends rely on them in places like this…”

“… Oh my.”

And this time, as if my prediction was right on target, Yuna started to sob and sigh as she gave the reason why.

Of course, I can’t say no outright. There may be some who want to create such situations because they want to show off their cool and dependable side as men.

For example, going to see a horror movie together or going to a haunted house like today. You can secretly look forward to that, and there’s nothing wrong with those people.

I can understand what you mean, since I don’t hate the situation where Yuna relies on me. However, there is a limit to that.

“Idiot, do I look like the kind of person who would be happy to see you cry?”

“Ugh, that’s not it….”

“I’m not blaming you, so stop crying. Oh my, your pretty face is all ruined.”

I took a handkerchief out of my pocket and wiped Yuna’s tears away. Like a docile cat, she rubbed her face here and there under my touch.

I didn’t bring this handkerchief for this purpose, but it turned out to be useful.

“Have you stopped crying?”

“Ugh… .”

When I asked Yuna, who seemed to have calmed down a little while ago, she nodded while holding the handkerchief with both hands and wiping away the last traces of tears. I couldn’t deny that she looked cute. Ahem.

“Then can you stand up?”

“I don’t know… My legs aren’t very strong yet.”

“Hmm, that’s difficult.”

Even though the tears had stopped, Yuna’s legs still felt weak, so she tried to get up from her seat but ended up collapsing.

Well, honestly, this haunted house is pretty high quality, so it might be hard to endure for someone who isn’t immune to fear.

Even from what I saw from outside earlier, it wasn’t your typical ordinary haunted house, but a separate set that operates each season, so it must have taken a lot of effort.

Anyway, it’ll be hard to move like this. I heard that giving up in the middle is possible, but that would mean I’d have to go halfway.

“Yuna, can you lift me up?”

“That might be possible, but… Are you trying to carry me? I’m too heavy.”

It’s so heavy that you could freeze to death. I can say this with certainty because I once carried Yuna, who fell into water, to her grandmother’s house. It’s so light that it’s hard to believe it’s the weight of a person.

It wasn’t for nothing that I worried about having to carry Yuna and feed her more back then. Since she’s in the middle of her active period now, she’s probably taking care of herself, so it’s possible that she’s lighter than she was back then.

“You don’t have to worry about that, just get on it.”

“… Shouldn’t you be angry because it’s heavy?”

“That won’t happen.”

You don’t have to worry about it being light, but you don’t have to get upset about it being heavy. I can guarantee that.

I took off my coat and squatted down on one knee in front of Yuna, and Yuna, who had been hesitating, was carried. I didn’t feel any heaviness at all, but rather, I felt dizzy from the softness I felt all over my body.

This way, I think the heavier one would be easier to bear.

“I’ll give you the coat, so just put it over your head. Then you won’t see ghosts and the noise will be less.”

“Is this why you took your clothes off?”

When I said this while pointing to the coat I had briefly left with Yuna, Yuna realized why I had taken it off and responded with a voice full of surprise.

So, to lighten the mood, I spoke in a deliberately timid voice.

“Are you smart?”

“Hey, that’s right. My boyfriend is smart.”

Then, Yuna, who would normally have responded coldly with a ‘What are you talking about?’, smiled and agreed. Then, as I suggested, she pulled her coat up over her head.

Meanwhile, the sight of Sora peeking out with her head leaning on my shoulder was unique. But if we keep doing this, it won’t end up covering everything.

“Wouldn’t it be better to just bury your face?”

“It’s okay, it’s less scary now.”

“Really? You were shaking so much just a moment ago.”

At that moment, when I started to worry that it might be unfounded confidence, Yuna shook her head as if she had read my thoughts and hugged my neck with both arms.

“Well, right now, all I can see is you and all I can hear is the sound of your heartbeat.”

And then he buried his head on my shoulder again, whispering a small word in my ear.

At that moment, my face turned red from embarrassment as if I had been caught cheating and from my girlfriend’s sweet comment.

The coat must have clearly been covering Yuna.

***

Luckily, we were able to escape the haunted house quickly.

The amusement park must have known that most people who give up in the middle of the ride want to leave early, because they built an emergency escape route quite close to the entrance.

“I can get off now….”

“I’ll just walk you to the bench. Just in case.”

Yuna asked me to let her down, perhaps because she was embarrassed to be carried in front of people, but I decided to only carry her to the place she could see in front of me. I was worried that if I let her down and she collapsed on the spot, it would be embarrassing.

“Isn’t it because you actually want to be closer to me?”

Then, he giggled and said something playfully, as if he was trying to rebuke me.

“Right, so let’s stay like this a little longer.”

“Huh!?”

If it were normal, I would have been embarrassed and let Yuna go, but this time I decided to respond strongly.

Then I heard something like a chick’s scream from behind me and felt a hand grab my shoulder tightly. It seemed like I had successfully landed a proper hit.

“Okay, we’ve arrived. Let’s get off, Idol.”

“Oh, you’re saying the same thing as Dad… .”

As I playfully said this while dropping Yuna off on the bench we arrived at shortly afterwards, the sight of her avoiding eye contact with her cheeks reddened was really cute. As expected, she was a girlfriend who was all-in on attacking power.

“Let’s take a break from riding the rides.”

“That’s why. You must have had a hard time carrying me.”

“No, that’s not what I meant….”

I meant to say that we should move once I’ve recovered enough to walk properly, but Yuna misinterpreted my words as if she thought I was tired because of her.

As I hastily waved my hand to deny it, she looked at me with her lips pursed and a sharp expression, and then reached out her hand. While I was thinking, “Huh?”, Yuna grabbed my head and my vision was reversed in an instant.

I felt a soft touch on the back of my head, and before I knew it, I was looking up at Yuna from below, my eyes blankly wide open.

“You worked hard, so I’ll do something special for you. Get some rest.”

“… Aren’t you embarrassed to be outside?”

I was surprised for a moment by the behavior of a popular idol who confidently uses a lap pillow on a street where there are quite a few people passing by.

Yuna shrugs her shoulders as if to say, “What’s the big deal?”

“What’s there to be ashamed of? You’re offering to be my boyfriend’s lap pillow. Or do you not?”

“How could I not like it? It’s too good.”

“Hehehe, it’s good that you’re honest.”

When I answered right away, feeling like I was going to fly, Yuna smiled brightly while straightening my hair while I was lying down with my head on her thigh.

Then he looked at my hand that was on his stomach, folded his fingers, and brought it in front of his mouth,

side.

She placed her lips on the back of my hand. I could clearly feel the moistness of her lips, perhaps because she had applied lip balm.

“And this is my compensation for my apology. How about it, will you forgive me?”

“I guess I should just forgive you and give you change.”

If I receive an apology like this, I might start expecting Yuna to do something wrong every time.

When I told her my honest feelings, Yuna laughed out loud, saying that she was good at flattering.

I’m being serious here.