"Right, it's Christmas today, right?"
"I have to throw Jeonghan a surprise party..."
Today is December 25th, and it's snowing. Since it's Christmas, Jeonghan's favorite holiday, I thought I should give him a nice gift. I entered the text chatroom where Jeonghan and I were chatting.
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November 2, 2023
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ₁ Jeonghan, how are you?
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀₁⠀ Let's meet up.
December 25, 2023
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀₁ Jeonghan! Come to my house at 6 o'clock.
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀₁⠀Because today is Christmas!
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I had to go shopping first. I had to make Jeonghan's favorite food and buy him the things he wanted. A long time later, it was 6 o'clock. Then 7, then 8, but Jeonghan still hadn't come.
"Yeah, what's the point of doing this? They're not coming anyway."
It's still cold outside. Just like when Jeonghan isn't by my side. The cement floor beneath my feet. The snow creeping between my toes. The bitter wind.
(thud-)
But, the place where my body fell was warm.
"At 8:10 PM on December 25, 2023, patient Kim Yeo-ju passed away."