[⚠️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 got longer as I edited it... It's always difficult to control the length... ㅜㅠ
*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...
Still, since it's been a long time since we met,
I don't need to drink, let's go and cheer up..."
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 what's really funny is that I ended up quitting because there was no one around.When I touched the floor... only then was I able to kick the floor and get 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...
"I think we met at the water's edge..."
"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…?”
"Yes... I hated it so much... I even resented it.
Do you... know why I did that to you...?
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..."
An accident that happened when Yoongi was a trainee...
I was working a similar part-time job and went straight to the hospital.
At that time, Yoon-ki was unable to use his shoulders.
I 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 time
Back 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 found my 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...
So you don't give up on me
You woke me up...
Why did I push it away like this...
This kid...
Seriously... how much I resent you...
When I finally had to give up on you,
I am soI feel angry because I feel helpless
That's why I hated you."
"ah.... "
I couldn't continue speaking after hearing Yoongi's words.
"Every time you go to jail
Don'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..."
Yoongi's eyes filled with resentmentI wiped it off with my finger and took a sip of soju.
"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 country
You'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, maybe
I really like Min YoongiI thought we might meet.."
I remembered that I had been trying to avoid Yoongi since the day I received the reply, and my face flushed with embarrassment.
"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,You little shit, you were trying to avoid me again..."
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
Do you like it when I chase you around with my neck tied to my neck?
Oh, you real pervert....
Why do you always run away.. "
However, unlike before, Yoongi's expression was completely relaxed, like a mischievous child. The sight of Yoongi wrinkling his nose and speaking in a mischievous voice brought back memories of his bright childhood.
"Hey.. I'm sorry..
Actually, it hasn't been many years since I last saw my parents..
youI 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...
"Is your house 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 if I'm a world star? I'm meeting a precious person who is so hard to meet that I couldn't meet no matter how hard I tried... Until Sunday... I've cleared everything..."
"Okay, okay.. let's go to my house~
Let's go and talk about what we haven't finished talking about.."