short story collection

[ 1. Rose of Sharon ]


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[ Rose of Sharon ]








“I can’t promise to remember you. I’m already in a terrible state...”






"It's okay if you don't remember, so stop talking..."







A bloody man lies in the cold snow.







In the eyes of the woman who is watching him from the side,
Tears are flowing.





He looked at her face and raised his hand with difficulty.







Was it the cold winter wind that was the problem? His hands were trembling slightly.
It touched her face.








"Don't cry...you know? When I first saw you, Gyeongseong Street
"How dazzling was that innocent, bright look... I gave my heart to you without even knowing it..."








"Ha...I told you not to tell me because I'm going to bleed..."








Her tears fall to the floor, wiping the blood from his hands.







"Did you have a good trip?..."







"what?..."






“I wonder if the heart I sent to you went well... I decorated it in my own way... with the most precious things I know... I don’t know if you liked it...”









She collapsed at the sight of his bright smile.







The way the corners of his mouth trembled was so obvious that she seemed to have forgotten how to stop crying.









"Welcome, I received it well. It was so pretty that I carried it around with me every day... That's why I fell in love with you..."







Her smile mixed with tears seemed to signal their end,







His breathing was scattered into the cold winter.








"Ha....You have no idea how much I wanted to hear those words....I finally got to hear them..."







His face, smiling happily, is not sure if it is his or hers.
It was a mess of tears.







"That's right, I spoke too late... That's why there are so many things I haven't done with you. There are so many things I need to do with you.."







“I’m sorry, man… I love you, and it’s so heartbreaking that this country… my homeland might not be able to bloom and might fall… I really wanted to walk down the streets of Gyeongseong, which became independent, holding your hand…”





As he continued speaking, looking up at the sky, his eyes began to lose their light.







“You. I think you once said something like this... that you came from a time far in the future... that time far in the future when you came... was this country in full bloom...?”







"...Oh, it's in full bloom. The beautiful pink flowers are blooming beautifully...Thank you, this country is living under the free sunlight...Thank you."








"Thank goodness... I was hoping to see that pretty flower..."
“Will you grant me one favor?...”






"What is it..."







“I hope you are happy.. I may not remember you, but... I will definitely... send my heart to you once again.. When that time comes, will you love me just one more time?...”








".....okay"







His difficult questions are met with even more difficult answers.










"I...loved you very much..."











When his breath was exhaled, the snow was falling fleetingly,




She stayed by his side for a long time.




The date was January 17, 1945.








As time passed, this country was liberated and flowers began to bloom.
She was smiling while looking at a small picture.








"What? All I have left is a picture... I've been waiting for you, so it's okay if you take your time. I love you..."








The moonlight flickered slightly at her confession.








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