W Le Shell
Jungkook put his hand on his forehead as if he had a headache.
It's been a very strange day. I don't usually dream, but the dream I had after a long time turned out to be a nightmare. As soon as I woke up and took a quick shower, the nightmare from last night came flooding back to me.
A deserted forest shrouded in thick fog. In that dream, Jeongguk kept circling the same spot over and over again, exhausted, falling asleep, and waking up to find himself abandoned in the same forest.
I picked up my clothes, unable to shake off the uneasy feeling.
"ha···."
Judging by the sunlight streaming through the gap in the curtains, the weather seemed quite ripe. I was lost in thought for a moment, staring at the sight, when the phone began to ring.
"- Senior, this is Minseok. I'm sorry to contact you on a holiday. I have something urgent to tell you."
"······."
"-···Senior?"
"Oh, sorry. Tell me."
"- Ah, yes. This is the lady you asked me to look into. That's-"
"Okay. ...I told you to stop looking."
It's already been five years. At this point, shouldn't it be time to give up? Jungkook thought. I hope he just stays alive.
"- ...I'm sorry. Actually, I was going to do that, but I overheard something. I thought it would be better for you to know..."
"What."
"Hmm. I heard that he was living in XX Villa, XX Building, and then moved in a hurry about two weeks ago. So I asked around and found out that he got married around that time..."
"···. Wait, what are you doing?"
"- Marriage. Isn't it strange? It's a strange marriage. There's no trace of dating, no rumors, and it just happened one day out of the blue."
I laughed out loud. Marriage? I'd been searching for years, and the first thing I heard was a wedding. It was empty. Beyond empty, it was... miserable. Ah, really? I felt both amused and hurt that I'd held onto that position all this time, not even knowing that Yeo-ju had met someone new and gotten married.
No, Jeon Jungkook. Come to your senses.
Just stay alive. That's what I hoped for.
"- But there's something even stranger here."
"Minseok, I don't think you need to listen any further. You worked hard."
"- Yes? Senior, just a moment-"
If it were news like this, it would have been better for me not to hear it.
"Lee Yeo-ju. Maybe... just maybe, it would be better for you······."
Maybe it would have been better if he had died.
I swallowed the words that were rising to the very tip of my tongue. I swallowed them all, the flowing tears and the many words I had tried to say. That name I would never utter again.
This woman. This woman, this woman.
Let's not see it like this in this life. Please.
Obsession
W. Lechel
I stared blankly at the white ceiling. It still felt unreal.
The white, high ceiling was so high that not even a speck of dust could be found.
That was so scary.
All there was in this room was a large bed, a cup of water, and a few flowers Seokjin had left behind. That was all.
Time passed, but the heroine's heart had stopped beating, and even the most basic human needs were insignificant. Unable to die, she barely managed to survive.
Yet, there is a shape that suddenly comes to mind. I have erased and emptied everything that remains of me, but there is only one.
A name I couldn't bear to erase.
Yeah. If I'm still alive in 10 years, it's definitely for that child.
I picked up the prettiest flower in bloom. I stroked it slowly, then plucked off a petal that caught my fingertips.
Find me.
I won't look for it.
Find me.
I won't look for it.
Find me.
···will not be found.
Meㅡ,
"···. Don't look for me, Jeongguk."
Because that would be best for both of us.
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