On the bulletin board
This is an idea I received from -Sowon List-!
※This article is based on the author's imagination.
fictional storyand
With the characters of this work
Please remember that there is no relationship whatsoever.
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Raindrops falling from the umbrella above my head
They fall one by one.
How can it be so exactly like that day?
Visible through a transparent plastic umbrella
In the cloudy sky
With eyes fixed
I walked with my eyes only on the sky
Arrived at a food stall.
Someone once said that sincerity comes out unconsciously.
It's a painful memory, but
Filled with happy memories
In this place
Not two
It's my first time coming alone in a year.
"Huh? Long time no see, bachelor!"
Greeting you in a friendly manner
To a familiar voice
Tears well up in my eyes for no reason
Bow your head and go in
I took my seat.
"The same thing I always eat... no... just tteokbokki
"Please give me one serving only"
"Who is the girl who always comes with you?"
"...went far away"
"Okay, sit comfortably."
"Yes..."
I sat down and looked around.
A scenery that had not changed at all came into view.
From the stained wall
Even the table was badly bruised
In a place full of many memories
A memory I tried to forget
Slowly eating away at my brain
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-One year ago today-
"Beomgyu!"
"Ah, let's go together!"
"Come quickly!"
In the cloudy sky, as if it were going to rain
The woman and man quickly entered the food stall.
"We're here!"
"He asked to come again..."
The two of them entered naturally and took their seats.
I ordered food and grumbled again.
"Beomgyu, where do you want to go after eating this?"
"Where are you going?"
"Play?!"
"Each home"
"Chee... Do you want to send your girlfriend away so quickly?"
"Yeah, it looks like it's going to rain today."
"Hey, you can take me there♡"
"Haha, why are you acting cute?"
"Just lol"
The two who were bickering(?) when the food came out
Focus on the food
I forgot to talk and ate so hard
I quickly greeted the food truck owner
He came out grumbling.
"let's go!"
"okay,"
"Ah... it's raining"
"I'll give you an outer coat. Let's go home quickly."
"Hey! The light's changing! Run!"
"Hey, the car is coming! Hey!"
When it rains, I want to go home quickly
The two who were in a hurry arrived at the crosswalk.
With about 6 seconds left, the woman started running.
In a hurry
I didn't see the car coming from behind.
Maybe it was because the brakes didn't work because it was raining?
The carCouldn't stop.
bang-)
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"G... bachelor!"
"Huh?"
"What are you thinking? Come on, blow."
"Ah..yes"
"That girl really liked this, what a shame."
"..That's right"
"But... why haven't you come for a while?"
"Oh... I was in the countryside because I had work to do."
"Oh my... that must have been hard, yikes. I feel good haha
"Eat some fish cake!"
"Thank you haha"
"Okay~"
Beomgyu took a bite of tteokbokki
The taste is the same as it was a year ago
I felt my eyes welling up with tears.
"..Not a single thing has changed, lol"
"Okay~"
To my aunt who proudly answered as if it was a given
Beomgyu smiled slightly
I emptied the bowl.
"I enjoyed the meal. I'll come again."
"Yeah, come anytime."
"Yes.. haha"
I came out again holding an umbrella
It was still raining.
The sky was still cloudy
At the crosswalk in front of your eyes
The events of that day were vividly depicted.
An illusion that doesn't disappear even if you close your eyes tightly
I thought I would never come back again because you kept harassing me.
On this street
I was standing alone.
For several days after the accident
That kid came to me in my dream and asked me to save him.
He cried out that it hurt so much
For several months after that
I feel guilty for not being able to catch that kid.
It bothered me.
and,
On rainy days
Just hearing the sound of a car engine
My whole body is stiff
Cold sweat ran down my face.
It's not because of me,
Couldn't stop it-
No matter how much you tell me
Even if I try to rationalize it,
I can never forget it
At the scene of the accident
It became more and more dilapidated.
I don't remember the last words you said
The past year has been one in which my insides have been burning out more and more.
And today,
It's been exactly one year since you left me.
Is it just a coincidence or is it fate that the heavens have ordained?
Standing here
For some reason
I remembered what you said.
"Can we come play again?"
You who never lost your smile
Hanging in tears
Sobbing
In the words I spat out
I was also crying so I couldn't answer
That day
In the raindrops falling peacefully
Flowed away
Our ordinary daily lives
Still haunting me
What is memory?
In the prison of names
What is memory?
In shackles
It locks me up.
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And on the raindrops that fell
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And the tears that fell are flowing and pooling.
Memory is a prison and recollection is a shackle_Complete