2. Oops! Diary - 004.

Desember 13, 2017

Wednesday, June. Rainy
Rain and Umbrella
History class is always boring. All through class I stared out the window at the pouring rain.
This morning it was clear out, so I didn't bring my umbrella, and now of course it's pouring. I brought an umbrella yesterday after the forecast called for rain, but it was bright and sunny all day. I was the only kid at school with an umbrella, which was embarrassing. Didn't anyone else check the forecast? Anyway, today I left my umbrella at home.
During lunch break the sky's color changed from "swimming pool" to "chalkboard". A bolt of lightning cracked into a pine tree on the school grounds. It hit so close to our classroom that the sound was like a gunshot.
The rain didn't let up, and I watched my friends all leave with their umbrellas. Then I saw someone familiar through the rain-streaked window. It was my jerk brother, coming to pick me up! He's still a jerk, but I guess he can be okay, sometimes.

Sunday, July. Sunny
In-line Skate
The phone interrupted my afternoon nap. It was Sungjin. He wanted to go in-line skating at Expo Park. I'd never been in-line skating before, but I was game. The park was packed with people, despite the early-autumn heat. It wasn't Sungjin's first time skating, that's for sure. He glided around effortlessly. I was covered in sweaty safety gear and moved with all the grace of a cow. I had to struggle to keep up with him, though I pretended to relax whenever he looked back.
The sun beamed down, trying to melt us into the pavement. I could feel my body heat up like a potato in the microwave. After a few laps I was drenched in sweat. Sungjin took pity on me. We plopped down on a bench. He bought two cans of coke from a vending machine and we drank them in the shade of a tree. We talked about our future.
Sungjin had, he told me, an idea for an internet startup. He asked me if I wanted in. I told him that it sounded too risky. I'd rather just work for a company like ordinary people do.