[⚠️Warning Caution⚠️]
This content is written in homage to Suga's second mixtape, "Dear My Friend" and several characters.
Contains scenes of profanity and drug addiction.
(Those who are uncomfortable, please cut off your hands in advance)
This is the final episode.
It was in a collection of short stories, but I made it into a separate work...
For those who are watching for the first time, I recommend watching from episode 1.
I made some edits while moving!
(Adult conversations are kind of difficult..)
*All stories come from the author's head.
Unauthorized distribution and reproduction are prohibited.
©️ Earthquake in My Head (2022)
[Please read while listening to the background music..]
Dear My Friend 10
(Final episode)
"One drink"It would be nice to have a drink... What do you think?"
Yoongi said.
"Oh.. good~ But I don't drink alcohol..
Instead, I will take responsibility for filling your glass....
Drug addicts shouldn't drink alcohol.Because I got hooked right away...But since we met after a long time, ILet's go and cheer up even if we don't drink..."
I took Yoongi and headed to a nearby makchang restaurant.
"Hey.. since you came hereI remember having a drink with you in Sinsa-dong before.We used to see each other often when we first came up to Seoul...”
"That's right..."
Yoon-ki looked at the soju glass I had filled with regret, then seemed lost in thought.
"Hey, this won't work... But still, have a drink!"
Yoon-ki ordered a bottle of cider and filled my glass.
After lightly clinking the soju glass,
I feel refreshed as I think of old times
I felt like my stomach was churning.
“But you don’t have to go up?
The car your members came in earlier is gone.
I thought you were back..."
"I met you, Taesik. How could I just leave...
So, were you just going to send me away..?
Are you going to pretend not to know again like that time..?"
There was truth in Yoon-gi's words.
"I thought you wouldn't want to see me even if you remembered me...
"What kind of shame does a weakling like me have?"
"Hey~ Why are you saying that..."
Yoongi was disappointed.
"During my last release and rehabilitation
I've always thought of you.
Am I worthy of standing in front of you at this point..?
Can I say that I have recovered at this point..?
But there was nothing like that...
At firstI thought the destination was around here,
If you go there, it's not the end..
It always fades away like a mirage..."
Yoongi poured soju into his mouth and closed his eyes as if listening to my story.
"Yoongi, it took me forever to quit medication...
I've been to and from the prison cell a few more times since I last saw you...
When I came to my senses, neither you nor my parents were by my side anymore...
But the funny thing is, since there was no one around, I had to stop.. When I touched the floor.. Only then was I able to kick the floor and get back up..
You are the one who soared so high,
I am the one who sank to the bottom of that deep sea
I thought I would never see you again...
Somehow, now I'm at some halfway point...
"It seems like we met in the water..."
"Yeah... That's how we met..."
Yoongi shrugged his shoulders,
He filled my empty glass with cider.
"You hated me and resented me a lot, right...?
I mean, I was listening to all your songs.."
"I see... Yes... I hated it so much... I even resented it.
Do you... do you know why I resented you so much...?
I couldn't answer Yoongi's words right away.
"Because I told you to be weak...?
Or... I'll become a drug addict...?"
"No...no...
If I hated you for just that reason,
"Did I come to see you again after that day?"
Yunki shook his head.
".....Well..how would I know,
I haven't talked to you since then..."
When Yoongi made a face like he really didn't know,
He poured soju into his mouth one after another as if he was frustrated.
"Taesik...
You... I got into a car accident
Do you remember when you got a sore shoulder...?
"Ah. At that time... Then... Do you remember...How can I forget....
As soon as I heard that there was an accident, I ran over there..."
When Yoongi was a trainee... there was an accident... I went to the hospital right away. At that time, Yoongi couldn't use his shoulder and was about to give up on music and everything else.
"Actually, at that time, it was a very difficult time, with my debut and everything.
I was thinking of quitting music,
You caught me back then..
You held me back, saying you could do it.
Even when I developed social phobia and avoided people so much
Contacting and visiting every day...
under..
Do you remember that time..?"
Yoongi sighed deeply and emptied his glass.
"Then... how could I forget that...?You're really having a hard timeBack then, I always contacted and visited...
Overcoming all that and debuting,I see you keep moving forward..I really thought you were amazing.I know you can do it,I always believed that I would definitely succeed,
As I watch you achieve your dreams and beliefs, I feel like I've found my own hope... "
As I spoke, Yoon-gi's face was frozen.
"But back then, you... why didn't you let me be by your side...."
"Huh..? What does that mean..?"
Yoongi's moist eyes were filled with resentment.
"You were there when I was about to give up,
You always pulled me out whenever I fell into a swamp...
I couldn't do itYeah...
On rainy days,
When you want to hide in the corner of the room,
Every time my shoulder hurts
I thought of you...
Asking how things are going these days,
You kept contacting me until I replied
I kept thinking about it...
At the moment when I felt like I was giving up everything, I couldn't refuse you, so I ended up accepting you...
Why did you push me away like that?
This kid...Seriously... how much I resent you...
When I finally had to give up on you,I am soEven though I feel angry because I feel helpless, and even though I miss you...
Anyway, Jeong Tae-sik is a bad kid.."
"ah.... "
I couldn't continue speaking after hearing Yoongi's words.
"you Every time I went to prisonDon't you know I've been looking for you...?"
"..."
Ah... I see... Yoongi...
"In the end, for me,I decided not to look for you anymore...
"I was really heartbroken for a long time..."
I felt like a part of my heart was breaking.
I see...
We were each other's only friends we are...
In the end, we were missing each other for all those years...
"Yeah, Taeshik... Anyway, seeing you doing this,
I'm good.....
Thinking about the time that has passed, it's really frustrating...
I'm so glad to know that you're doing well.
I feel so lucky... I like it..."
Yoon-gi wiped away the resentment that was welling up in his eyes with his fingers and drank the soju refreshingly.
"When I got the email this time, it was hereBecause it's a drug addiction center...
For some reason, I thought of you too,
I was just looking into the center...
however Is there anyone who looks similar to you..?
So, even if it's not you...
It's nice to see someone like you doing well here.
I think it will make me feel better...
To the members this timeI strongly recommended going here..
And then I came and saw you as soon as I got out of the car,
Ah, I really wonder if it's Jeong Tae-sik..
So I looked at the business card really carefully..?
But every time you make eye contact with me, your face hardens and you avoid me
I thought, "That's right..."
"..."
As I listened to Yoon-gi's words, I also poured some cider into my mouth.
I was grateful that Yoongi was looking for me and remembering me, but... my heart was truly sad.
"I really didn't think so..I thought you were thinking of me...
Charity event... I knew it wouldn't work out...A world star representing our countryYou're coming to a rural center like this...?
But our counselor showed me that she had replied.
Min Yoongi's name is written right there...From then on, ah, maybeI really like Min YoongiI thought we might meet.."
I felt embarrassed and my face flushed as I remembered how I had been trying to avoid Yoongi since the day I received his reply.
"All day today I tried so hard not to make eye contact with you...Do you know how nervous I was when our center director called me to talk to the members?
"Oh really... Jeong Tae-sik,This kid was trying to avoid me again...
cadet...!!!"
Yoon-gi, who was leaning against the wall with his chin resting on his hand, got drunk and started to get angry after hearing what I said.
"Hey you!This Ultra Caption, the best, genius, world star Min Yoongi, is here at this ageIs it good..?
Oh, you fucking pervert...
How were you then and now?"Do you always think about running away?"
However, unlike before, Yoongi's expression was completely relaxed, like a mischievous child. Yoongi's face, wrinkled his nose and speaking in a mischievous voice, reminded me of my bright childhood.
"sorry.. Actually, it hasn't been many years since I last saw my parents..I thought you had forgotten me...I thought everyone like me had been erased.."
"Oh my... You just keep running away again...
Now I know where you work,
I don't have an agency, so I can do whatever I want.
I'll go around the country advertising to find you.
I'm going to reveal that Jeong Tae-hoon's real name is Jeong Tae-sik..."
I was so dumbfounded by Yoongi's reaction that I laughed.
"Hey, Min Yoongi! You..If I disappear, you can advertise to find me.
The name is a bit old-fashioned, so please keep it.. haha"
"Oh... is that so...? Team Leader Jeong Tae-hoon...??"
Yunki was trying to get up, but he seemed to be staggering, so I quickly caught him.
"Okay, then....
Ultra Caption, the best, genius, world star Min Yoongi!
Let's get up now..."
I brought Yoongi out.
I was trying to get into the driver's seat with Yoon-ki in the car parked in front of the store.
Today, the night air was especially cool and refreshing.
. . .
"You know all about the shoulder surgery I had and the military service, right??Now let me hear your story..."Does your house live close to here? Are you married?"
"Yeah, it's close. I'll take Geum-bing with me.. Just stay a little longer haha
There are no women... I'm just a widower...
So, you have nothing to do tomorrow...?
"Can a world star sleep anywhere like this??"
"I don't have work tomorrow... What would I do if I were a world star? I met a precious person who was so hard to meet that I couldn't meet no matter how hard I tried... Until Sunday... I've cleared everything..."
"Oh, is that so?"
"Actually, these days, once I do a performance, I rest until the next day..
It's not like the old days, man~"
"Okay, okay.. let's go to my house~
Let's go and talk about what we haven't finished talking about.."