*All of this is fiction and has nothing to do with anything.
As I was about to relax while looking at the beautiful night sky, someone pulled me towards them.
“Alive.”
"I am!……"
The person who attracted Yeoju was none other than Yeonjun.
“Excuse me... Haven’t we seen each other somewhere?”
"….well"
"Where do you live?"
"..yes?"
"I was just going to bring you here."
"I can go alone"
“It would be difficult to go alone right now...”
That's right. The heroine's whole body was so shocked that she had difficulty gathering strength, making it even harder for her to walk.
“I’ll take you there.”
“I don’t need it.”
“….”
“Go”
“……….”
“I forgive you even though you interrupted me.”
“…Then be careful on your way in.”
"yes."
I live here, so if you're having a hard time, come visit me. I'll always be home.Yeonjun wrote down his home address and gave it to Yeoju. Yeoju didn't feel like it, but she accepted it anyway.
When I got home and checked the address, it was the house next door.
But I didn't want to go there.
As I was struggling to drag myself home, the police showed up after receiving a report from a passerby.
Are you okay? I came after receiving a report.
The woman returned home with the police officer. Yeonjun felt a little relieved.
Yeoju returned home and saw the note Yeonjun had given her. She didn't want to go, but a part of her heart yearned to visit the neighbor, so she went.
As he said, I was at home. That person seemed to be particularly happy for me.
The female protagonist suddenly became curious. Aside from saving her, why did she give him her home address?
"Do you know me?"
"Um... maybe"
"What is that?"
"what.."
"What's your name?"
“Choi Yeonjun, remember me?”
“There’s no need to remember”
"there is"
"why"
"well"
There was something strange about that man.
But being with him made me feel comfortable and even happy. We became quite close over the course of three months.
“It’s spring”
"I know"
“Hey lady”
"why?"
“You know what?”
"what"
“The cherry blossoms are pretty”
“I don’t really know.”
“Let’s go see it later.”
“Why?”
“Yeah, definitely.”
.
.
.
Today was my physical therapy appointment. I hated the fact that it hadn't ended even after six months. I couldn't even die, so why did I fall?
When I got home after finishing physical therapy, Yeonjun was waiting for me.
It was like a gift to me, having received physical therapy that I didn't want to receive.
"Let's go see the cherry blossoms"
"today?"
"If not, we all lose."
"..okay…"
"I'll carry you instead"
"it's okay"
“Just get carried once”
"…..okay.."
Yeonjun carried Yeoju on his back and went up to the back hill.
“Do you know when I realized that cherry blossoms are pretty?”
“How would I know that?”
“4 years ago..”
“Oh, it was quite a while ago.”
"Yeah, someone told me."
"I still don't know... who is that? He's a good person."
"therefore"
“Why are cherry blossoms so pretty..?”
"I don't know why. When he said it, I just naturally said, 'Ah...'"
“That’s amazing.”
"huh"
"Hey lady"
"huh?"
"You know that cherry blossoms are pretty too."
“Yeah.. yeah..”
“How was your day?”
"Hmm... the more I look at the cherry blossoms, the more pretty they seem."
"Next time it will be a forest covered in green"
"I guess so"
"Let's go see that too"
"I don't even need to go see it"
"there is"
"Yeah.. heh"
"Hey, look at this"
"Huh? Huh! What is it?"
"I picked it up~!"
"Hmm... Should I coat this?"
"okay!!!"
Yeonjun had found and picked up a beautiful cherry blossom. Knowing that cherry blossoms were the first thing that introduced them to beauty, Yeonjun wanted to cherish them even more.
On her way home, Yeoju stopped by a small stationery store to buy some hand-coated paper and scissors. It felt like she'd returned to her childhood. Thinking back to a time when she'd been so caught up in the grind of life that she'd neglected even such details, a mixture of emotions filled her.
The coated cherry blossoms, which may not have been anything special, made the female protagonist live together with Yeonjun.
The two of them shared the cherry blossoms and kept their memories.
Our daily routine was repetitive. I commuted to college, so Yeonjun would always be waiting for me at my house after lunch and class. Like an animal waiting for its owner.
Sometimes, very rarely, I have trouble breathing. I've tried to die twice, but I can't help it. When that happens, Yeonjun somehow finds out and takes care of me.
One day I said to the Fed.
"Yeonjun-ah"
"huh?"
“Our palace… do you want to go…?”
"Good!"
“But why?”
“No, I think there would have been a lot of high-ranking people and a lot of people who were having a hard time in a place like a palace.. As a form of consolation..?”
We went to a booth where we could do some simple archery. I felt a strange urge to try it. Perhaps sensing my desire, Yeonjun immediately picked up a bow and suggested we do it.
The Fed did a great job, so they gave me the goods without much trouble.
"What are you..?"
"me?"
"Yeah, why are you so good at shooting?"
"I actually did archery"
"uh?"
"he"
"You did archery? I thought you were unemployed... Wow... That's amazing."
“It feels good to shoot an arrow after a long time.”
“..Yeonjun”
"huh?"
“Did you quit?”
"yes"
"why?"
“Because I feel suffocated…?”
“So you ran away?”
“Well... I guess so.”
“I thought you could endure anything and do well, but surprisingly.”
“I’m human too…”
"Oh, I see"
Yeoju and Yeonjun even made matching keychains. It felt strange to them, having never done anything like that before, but since they were together, everything felt okay.
After that, Yeonjun and Yeoju had a good time at the palace and returned home.
“It’s been a while since I laughed.”
"therefore"
Yeoju and Yeonjun met someone on the bus returning home.
He was the police officer that the female protagonist met when she made an extreme choice.
“Oh! Hello!!”
“Oh, hello.”
“I was grateful back then.”
"If you're having trouble, come see me. I work at the Seoul Yongsan Police Station."
"Oh yes!! Thank you"
"no"
“..But what’s wrong?”
"yes?"
“No, you looked like something was wrong earlier..”
“Ah.. there’s just so much going on these days..”
“Ah… that’s right… cheer up!!”
"yes"
"What is your name?"
"This is Police Officer Choi Beom-gyu."
"Oh..! I'm Woo Yeo-ju"
"Your name is pretty."
"Hey, remember me. I'll come visit you when you're not busy."
"I'll be waiting"
"yes"
"Wow, you're really kind, aren't you?"
"huh.."
"what's the matter"
“No.. I’m the one who saved your life, but you never once properly thanked me.. But you thanked that police officer and kept smiling at him..”
“Now that I think about it, I don’t think I ever thanked you.”
“You didn’t know?”
“I was in a state of panic at the time..”
“…☹️”
"thank you"
"Okay. It's too late."
“Thank you, Yeonjun.”
“Snickers.”
“You laughed, let’s go.”
“..”
“Um… Yeoju-ya”
“Can I call you Universe…?”