[Bonekdo Han Taesan Bing's Story] Episode 3 in front of the practice room door

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From that day on, I came to the practice room a little early every day.
To be exact, I was trying to arrive a little earlier than that kid.
When I arrived, the desk was always neat, the script was spread out, and the heater was running warmly.
So in the end, I always made sure that she came before me.

 

 

“Senior, you’re late today.”

 

 

That kid always says that.
Even though I wasn't late, if you arrive first, I'll be considered late.

 

 

“What time are you coming, exactly?”

 

“Just… come early if you have time.”

 

 

He always said it as if it was a given.
But I kept thinking that maybe I was the reason why he had 'time to spare'.
I wondered if I was the only one who thought that way, so I kept my mouth shut and just read the script.

 

But I couldn't really focus on the script.
I kept getting nervous.

 

My lines neatly laid out on the desk, Dongmin's notes next to it,
And the cup of warm water that the child brought.

 

Somehow, I've been getting used to those things lately.

 

At practice that day, he was my opponent.
The scene is a heated one with a fight going on, but from the beginning, they were difficult to relate to.
That kid is always calm and quiet.

 

But something was strange that day. Dongmin’s eyes looked harder and hotter than before.

 

 

 

“Don’t avoid my eyes.”

 

 

It wasn't in the script. For a moment, I forgot my lines and silence fell.
Everyone looked at Dongmin.
He looked down at the script, then straight at me again.

 

 

“Senior. Since you keep avoiding eye contact, I can’t feel your emotions.”

 

 

Everyone became quiet.
What she said wasn't wrong. It's just that no one ever spoke like that.
I said with a snicker.

 

 

“You talk a lot these days.”

 

 

The child just lowered his gaze slightly.

 

 

“I see. But… Senior, it wasn’t like this before.”

 

“…When?”

 

“Last winter. When I spoke from the fourth spot of the light.”

 

 

That show again.
That scene again.
Of all stages, it was one I wanted to forget.
The kid kept bringing up that scene.

 

I couldn't say anything.
Dongmin seemed like he was going to say something more, but he just quietly handed over the script.

 

After practice, I followed him out.
After finishing organizing the props as usual, he is seen drawing water next to the water purifier.
It was a scene I saw every time, but for some reason it felt unfamiliar that day.
The small, quiet back felt strangely unfamiliar and distant.

 

 

"hey."

 

 

The child raised his head.

 

 

“…Why do you remember that scene so much?”

 

 

I ended up asking.
I wanted to ask cautiously, perhaps as if it were nothing, but my voice was a little trembling.
I wasn't emotional, but I felt strangely nervous.

 

 

“I keep thinking about you being there that day.”

 

 

Han Dong-min stood still, holding the cup.
After a while he spoke quietly.

 

 

“At that time, my senior cried on stage.”

 

"…that-"

 

“Even after it was over, I was left alone and cried.”

 

 

I was out of breath.
That day, backstage, under the empty lights, I folded my script and cried alone.
I thought there was no one there.
I thought that night was just over.

 

 

“After seeing it that day… I strangely felt like I wanted to try acting.”

 

 

The child said that, put down the cup, and walked out into the hallway.

 

I stood still.
I can't even get water, and I can't even answer.

 

At the end of the hallway, in front of the door, the child looked back.

 

 

"senior."

 

“…”

 

“When I act, it’s not just practice.”

 

 

The words just fell out.
It was short and concise, but it was a word that resonated somewhere.
Words that hit me exactly where I didn't want to hear them.

 

And then, without a word, the light at the end of the hallway went out.

 

 

 

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