My Younger Sister Was My First Love

61. Overwriting

“I want you~”

How many times had I stood in front of so many people like this in my life?

At least, I didn’t think I’d done it of my own will.

The dazzling lights made my head spin.

As I sat on the stage, surrounded by celebrities, I couldn’t do anything and had to surrender to the singer’s touch, my body trembling.

“It’s like this, the two of us~”

The second verse ended, and the dance break began in earnest.

The singer stroked my jaw and then gently leaned against my thigh.

The cheers erupted, with each gesture making my ears ring.

I had no idea where to look or what expression to make.

All I could do was hope that this three-minute stage would end soon.

This dance break that shouldn’t even last a few seconds feels so long.

When the singer sprinted forward, I let out a deep sigh of relief.

Even among the crowd, Jihee’s face didn’t stand out.

Where is she? I thought she was around here somewhere?

I couldn’t find my younger sibling’s figure, even after moving to a different spot.

“It’s just you and me now.”

The outro ended, and the stage went dark, making me think it was all over.

But then, the singer, who locked eyes with me again, flashed a faint smile and gave me a light peck on the cheek.

It was a gesture so subtle that I couldn’t even feel the touch of their lips.

The applause died down, and the lights dimmed, leaving me no time to express my gratitude before being ushered off the stage by the staff.

…What’s going on?

It feels like I’m still dreaming.

Among the countless people, I ended up on that stage, and it’s surreal.

I wasn’t even a fan, yet I got called up there, so I couldn’t even feel 100% of the excitement.

It was like eating food with my nose, not knowing what was going on.

Anyway, now wasn’t the time to savor the afterglow.

I quickly exited the backstage, determined to find my lost sibling.

There were no messages on my phone.

I was certain they were watching the stage from somewhere, but…

I didn’t know if they went forward or backward, and I let out a frustrated sigh, wiping away the sweat dripping down my face.

Should I make the first call?

“…Oppa.”

“What?”

I couldn’t muster the courage to go back inside, so I just stood outside, looking around, when a familiar voice called out from beside me.

Jihee was standing there, having taken off the jacket I gave her, revealing her pale shoulders.

Like me, she was drenched in sweat from the sweltering heat of the performance venue.

…What should I say?

Jihee just gazed at me, not saying a word.

It was as if she was waiting for me to break the silence, refusing to speak first even amidst the noise.

“…Want to go see the rest together?”

The group Jihee wanted to see still hadn’t come out.

“…Is that all you have to say?”

“What?”

“I told you not to come out.”

“But you didn’t give me a reason.”

Why couldn’t I go up on that stage?

It was an incredible lucky moment that couldn’t be achieved through effort alone.

If there were fans around, they would all be envious of that spot.

Even the polite singer checked if I had a girlfriend before calling me up on stage.

There’s a reason I need to explain myself at this timing.

“It’s because I don’t like it.”

The answer was clear-cut.

Whether it made sense or not wasn’t particularly important.

What mattered was that I had completely ruined my younger sibling’s mood.

“Was it good?”

“It was good. I didn’t have a single thought in my head, and the lighting was so blinding that I just got hit with it and came out.”

“Don’t you think it’s strange that you received a peck from someone as lovely as that, but didn’t think of your sibling at all?”

No matter how I looked at it, this conversation seemed more like one between a couple than between siblings.

It felt like the word ‘girlfriend’ should be inserted into that scene.

“No.”

“Then did I think of it?”

I rolled my eyes once and gave a short nod.

“……Yeah.”

This wasn’t a lie.

I had been searching for Ji-hui even on stage, moving my eyes around.

“Haah……”

Ji-hui, who was seething with frustration, muttered something in a small voice.

“……Let’s go.”

“Go where?”

“Yeah. I’ve had enough. I’m in a bad mood.”

“No. But there are still people who want to see you.”

“Are you going to watch a girl group performance on stage, saying it’s good after receiving a peck from a handsome stranger who’s a total stranger to me?”

Occasionally, a reversal of question and answer would shut my mouth effectively.

There were various reasons, but if I said I saw that scene……

Even as a joke, my mood wouldn’t be good at all.

“Where are you going to go? Let’s just go home.”

“Let’s take a school tour.”

“It’s already late, and most of the vendors are closed. It’s better to go outside the school.”

“Then can you take me to your usual classes?”

The request to take me to the lecture room was quite absurd.

What was I supposed to do by going to the lecture room at this hour?

“Why?”

“I’m curious. You said you’d give me a school tour back then, but you didn’t.”

“If you want a tour, wouldn’t it be better to come on a different day during the day?”

“You said that as a student, you should make the most of your time and not waste even a single day, didn’t you?”

Indeed, I had said that with my own mouth, so I couldn’t strongly deny it.

“Alright. Then.”

“Can you not watch the rest of the performance? You wouldn’t have watched it if it weren’t for me, anyway.”

“Yeah.”

“Let’s go.”

I brought Jihee to the humanities building, where most of our department’s classes were held, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

“What’s going on? Are we here again?”

We had already come here in the afternoon to pick up our course schedules.

“I attend classes here.”

“Really? Don’t you attend classes in other buildings?”

“Yeah, I do, but they’re so far away that we’d need to take a bus.”

To be honest, I didn’t really want to bring her here, but since she asked, I did. There wasn’t much to show her anyway.

The classrooms were just ordinary classrooms.

“So, you want to take a look around the classroom? There’s nothing special about it. It’s just a classroom.”

“Still, take me there.”

Since we would have been watching a performance at this time anyway, and she had been wanting to explore the school for a while, I took Jihee to the 4th floor.

Because it was evening, only some of the lights inside the building were on.

The classrooms were all dark and quiet.

“This is where I take Introduction to English Literature, and that’s where I take English Language classes.”

“Can I go in?”

Jihee didn’t seem to care much about the course explanations, and instead pulled the door handle from top to bottom.

The door creaked open with a “kkiik” sound.

The only light coming from the corridor hinted at what the inside looked like.

“It’s just like this.”

I thought that was enough of an introduction, but…

“Where do you sit, oppa?”

“It’s not high school, and the seats are always different.”

“But don’t you usually sit in a specific seat?”

I thought she was just trying to make small talk, but I led her to my seat using the faint light as a guide.

“I usually sit here on days when I arrive early.”

“Really? Then I’ll sit there too.”

Since I had already agreed to let her sit with me, I didn’t think it was a big deal, so I pulled out the chair and sat down in my usual seat.

This was the first time I had come to the classroom so late.

The dark atmosphere made me feel like I was in a horror game.

It was as if a ghost might pop out at any moment, and the silence was eerie.

“Just a minute.”

Jihee made a strange noise and ran to the door, then slammed it shut.

As the door closed, our view was blocked, and the faint light that had been guiding us disappeared.

“What are you doing?”

As I stood up from my seat, I saw Jihee’s silhouette slowly approaching me.

“Sit back down.”

“Why?”

“I want to talk to you quietly here.”

If I had wanted a quiet place, the corridor would have been quiet enough.

There were hardly any people in this building to begin with.

Originally, there were few people at night, and now it was a festival.

Something more than quiet caught my attention.

It was the fact that no one could see what we were doing now.

Jihee, who had skillfully evaded detection and slipped into the darkness, landed safely on the desk chair where I was sitting.

“Where did you go?”

“What.”

“Did that person kiss you earlier?”

“……That wasn’t a kiss. It was just a lip touch.”

“So, where did it happen?”

I vaguely remembered and pointed to a spot on my left cheek.

“Maybe around here?”

Jihee slowly leaned forward, her upper body inclining.

—Swish

The soft and unfamiliar sensation made my eyes widen.

It wasn’t a lip.

I, who had been kissed several times, had reached a level where I could distinguish between lips and tongue.

“Hey, you.”

“Talk to me after you’re done cleaning.”

Jihee, who had scolded me like a strict teacher, grabbed my shoulder and licked my cheek again with her tongue.

A shiver ran down my spine.

It was also a feeling that made me wonder if I would ever get used to this.

“Do you know how angry I was when I saw that earlier?”

The empty classroom.

The awkward breathing sound.

Jihee’s small whisper was giving me more stimulation than I needed.

“I told you not to go. You knew you’d get caught, so why did you go? Do you think anyone would be okay with a pretty girl kissing and flirting with you? Were you that kind of shallow person?”

Jihee, who had tilted her lower body towards me, got down from the desk and sat on my thigh.

“……I’m sorry. I apologized. And if you want to talk, let’s not do it here, but at home or somewhere else.”

The probability of that happening was close to 0, but someone might see us.

Even the janitor would sometimes patrol at night.

“Do you think it’s okay to remember that you were kissed by another girl, considering you came to have fun with me?”

“Then why don’t you go back and watch the performance again?”

“That’s nonsense.”

Jihee’s two hands grasped my cheeks.

After wiping away the remaining moisture with her thumb, Jihee placed her lips on top of mine.

It was a softness I hadn’t felt in a long time.

The kiss I had received on stage was different in terms of intensity.

Space and background. Target.

Everything was so concentrated that it couldn’t be helped.

The darkness that had descended made my senses extremely sensitive, and I carefully held onto Jihee’s waist as our lips met.

“Ah…”

As we parted, someone’s saliva dripped onto my thigh.

Although I couldn’t see, I felt her gaze.

Jihee, who had wrapped her arms around my neck, must have had some expression on her face.

One thing was certain – her face had turned red.

“Remember well, Oppa. The most memorable thing from your first festival in life is…”

Jihee’s nose tip touched my nose.

“It’s kissing in the classroom where we always attend classes with our siblings.”