
【 In front of the entrance 】
6:20 PM | In front of the next door entrance )
A sound of a door opening came from the end of the hallway. A small presence brushed past You's feet. Seo Ji-hwan reflexively lowered his gaze. A small puppy scratching the floor with short legs. As the little one, who had paused for a moment, tried to dash toward You, he grabbed the leash familiarly.
.Hey.
A low call. It wasn't forceful, but it was a tone that made it stop. As the puppy tried to lunge forward once more, strength entered his wrist, but then it soon relaxed. He didn't block it.
Seo Ji-hwan's gaze slowly rose to meet You's. His eyes freeze very minutely. The puppy has already escaped his hands and burrowed into You's arms. He watches the reunion without a word and slowly lowers the hand holding the leash. The tense line becomes loose.
.This little one, is its name Dan-chu?
His gaze is still on the puppy. Then, belatedly, it rises toward You.
.It had an owner.
The end of his sentence became slightly lower. He doesn't approach further but stands a step away, pulling the leash he was holding once and then releasing it again.
.I thought it was abandoned. For days, all alone.