Restart

by taiji33

"Ah... I fell asleep…"

A chilly sensation penetrated through my hair and pushed it here and there, causing me to open my eyes. Even though it was June and it could now be said that it was summer, the night wind was still cold.

I clearly had been worrying about this and that how to begin my new novel, but my eyes had felt heavy and I'd laid down for a moment. It seemed that I'd fallen asleep. Because I'd laid face down on my desk I felt a small pain in my shoulders and neck, which told me I'd overworked.

[Gran... Gran... Gran…]

The clock’s 'Gran' sound was somewhat lyrical instead of the idiotic 'DaengDaengDaeng' sound. The owner who had bought the clock because it sounded pretty still hadn't returned home. The wall clock cried three times. It was already 3 a.m?

Kang Sunghoon, this guy...

What are you doing, it's past 3 a.m and you haven't come home... haven't even contacted me…

When I stood up from my desk, as I’d expected because of my bad posture, a not particularity cheerful crunching sound came from my waist and knees. Because I fell asleep over my desk the majority of the time I worked on my novel, my back was always bad. If Sunghoon found out I fell asleep again over my desk today too, he would start nagging me again.

It's really fortunate I woke up before Sunghoon came back.

I opened the bedroom door and went out to the dark living room, where the TV screen flickered and screamed alone. When I dizzily watched the black and white screen my eyes began to sting.

Sunghoon... must have left the TV on and gone out. Sunghoon, who diligently defied my words to 'please turn off the TV when you finished watching' like this.

I closed my eyes and turned off the TV.

After turning off the TV the living room was completely dark. I fumbled around the wall a few times until I found the switch and the fluorescent lights.

Blink. Blink.

I looked around the bright living room. Ah... it was a very messy sight.

Between Sunghoon who worked at a company and me who worked at home, I was fully in charge of almost all housework. I think I know the reason why he didn’t face me these days and returned just to to sleep quietly and then go to work. I think even someone like me wouldn't want to come home to a house like this. Shall I clean it up tomorrow?

Looking at the answering machine, it seemed I got a call while sleeping. I pressed the button and the voice was no other than my cold roommate who didn’t show his face these days, and the world’s most precious, my lover.

[Jiwon hyung– It's Sunghoon... I think I'll be a little late today...

Don't wait and go to sleep first.]

It's good to be brief.

If you kindly explain why you were late, who is it that will wake up?

Do you know for how many days I haven't seen your face already?

Look here, Kang Sunghoon... It's already been over a month. We haven't faced each other…

It's not that I didn't notice that Sunghoon was in fact angry and protested like that. Since my job is writing I got a considerable amount of stress. As there was no place to relieve that stress, that irritation naturally turned to Sunghoon who lived with me.

Besides, because day had been switched with night, Sunghoon who slept at night must have been stressed too by rustle of the writing beside him. But I could only write well when Sunghoon was at my side.

The dishes over there gave off a strange smell now, and the junk and miscellaneous articles strewn living room was in a horrendous state. It was understandable that Sunghoon was protesting like this, but…

However, wasn’t it too much that it's been over a month...?

Coming back when I sleep and leave before I wake up...

I already woke up at three a.m so should I just wait until you come back...?

Um... then…

"Uuum..."

Ugh.. It seems like I fell asleep again while waiting. The clock is 9 a.m.

It seems Sunghoon came and went again. I must have fallen asleep while waiting on the sofa, but