Regret: Chapter 5_Conclusion - Short story selection

Song: SEE YOU - Tido Kang

“Ah… my head….”

I woke up. I can't remember anything. I can't remember how I got here or why Taehyung was sleeping in an awkward position.

Taehyung's house. Taehyung is sleeping next to me. Oh, I see. He brought me here when I collapsed.

I stroked Taehyung's head while he was sleeping soundly.

"Why did you do that? Taehyung, I know what you did was a lie. I know it all, I know it all, so why can't I forgive you?"

No matter how I look at it, I can't forgive him. To be honest, I hated Taehyung. Were you embarrassed to like me? Why? Why are you embarrassed to like me? I don't understand. Liking someone isn't something you can hide and be ashamed of. I don't want to be here anymore. I dragged my still-aching body over there.

“Ha⋯.”

As soon as Lee Soo arrived at the pond, he collapsed.

‘It hurts more than I thought. I thought it would get better if I just held on. I thought it would get better, but I was wrong.’

‘Lee Soo! This is our secret place, just the two of us.’

‘Lee Soo! Look at this pond! Isn’t it really pretty?’

"Lee Soo, you can't leave me, can you? If you leave, I'll be so sad."

“⋯.”

I thought back to the precious memories I had with Jiho here. But my heart was aching like it was going to burst, and my head was pounding, so I closed my eyes tightly and stopped.

A clear stream of water flowed from Lee Soo's cold eyes.
I don't want to cry. I don't want to be hurt. I miss you. I don't want to hate you.

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“Umm... Isoo, wake up, Isoo?”

It wasn't there. Isu, who had been sleeping quietly in front of me, was gone. I couldn't think of anything.

I have to go find it.

At that moment, the only thing that came to mind was our secret place, ours alone. And I ran. Towards that place, towards you, who would be crying alone there.

“Ha… ha… Lee Soo-ya….”

I'm out of breath. All the way to my chin. But I can't stop. Lee Soo is in danger right now. Because I made him that way.

Arrived. Isu sat down and cried near the pond, shining even brighter in the moonlight. Reflective.
I hid myself behind a mulberry tree. I don't know why I hid myself. I felt I had to do it.
I just listened to your crying. I couldn't help it. It was all my fault that you were crying like that.

The cloth wrapped around Lee Soo's forehead flew away in the wind, making Lee Soo feel even more lonely. The cloth
It was the first gift Taehyung gave me, and it was an old one that I never took off since Taehyung gave it to me.
It was a thousand.

Taehyung, who couldn't hug or approach Lee Soo, who was crying incessantly with a voice that sounded like she was going to collapse, was only heartbroken.

Thud - thud -

Tears fell from Taehyung's eyes as he sat leaning against the tree. The tears that had been falling one by one soon poured out like a waterfall.

It hurts. It hurts so much. I think I'm going crazy from the pain. Did it hurt like this for you too? No, it must have hurt several times more than me?

I regret everything. I shouldn't have said anything harsh to you, I shouldn't have bothered you, I shouldn't have gotten angry, I shouldn't have said anything, I shouldn't have liked you.

“⋯.”

It's quiet. I can't hear Isu's cries, which should be heard. Has he stopped crying? No, even if he had, it's too quiet.

I stuck my head out and glanced at the spot where Lee Soo had been.

does not exist.

Lee Soo, who had been crying in that spot for a long time, disappeared.

I'm anxious, I'm anxious, I'm going crazy. Lee Soo has disappeared from my sight again.

‘Where did you go, Isu⋯.’

I trudged to where Isu had been. I sat down in the same spot where Isu had been. I cried, sobbing, just like Isu had cried.

Ah, it's all my fault. I couldn't protect the person I love, but I hurt them and left.
You paid it.

Lee Soo, my Lee Soo, I have one request. Please don't come here again. Forget this place filled with our happy memories. I will forever be in pain protecting our memories, so please forget me and live happily. This is my first and last request.

Our last night, which was unusually bright with moonlight, ended with the sound of a man crying, a mixture of self-reproach and sadness.

“I like you. I like you, Isuya. I really like you.”

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And so, this series concludes with five episodes! Next time, we'll bring you a short story with an even more interesting story. Good night, my pies!