By your side
The vacation was over, and everyone was busy with their usual schedule. With only a short time left until the concert, everyone was busy. Ayeon sat on a chair, her eyes closed, getting her makeup applied. Was the person she saw at the crosswalk yesterday really her brother? As she pondered these thoughts, it was already time to go on stage. I would shine on stage like the moon rising at night. To find my brother, as always. If I spread my name further, he would come looking for me.
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Class reunion... class reunion...
One day, I got a text message on my phone. It was from one of my few high school classmates. It was a text saying that there would be a reunion tomorrow at 10 AM. Tomorrow... I don't have any plans, so should I go?
"I'll take a picture of you, Ayeon."
Ayeon puts down her phone and leaves at the staff's insistence.
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Ayeon, her hat pulled down low, headed to the reunion venue her friend had sent her. The reunion had already begun, and it was bustling. How surprised would she be if I showed up? Ayeon's face brightened slightly at the thought of seeing her friends again after so long.
'But will Ahyeon really come?'
Stop_ My friends were talking about me without even knowing I was there.
"Well? I don't know since I didn't get a reply."
'however....'
My friend was quiet, as if he was about to say something. His mouth, which had been closed for several moments, finally opened.
'Does Ayeon know too...?'
"Shh, be quiet. If Ayeon finds out...
'But... Minhyun oppa... I became a celebrity to find you, so is it okay to hide this fact?'
'Shh. Minhyun oppa •••'
Ayeon, who had been listening quietly, covered her mouth as if trying to stop herself from vomiting and ran home. She was out of breath and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Shh. You asked me to keep it a secret that Minhyun oppa died in a car accident that day 10 years ago."
Ayeon couldn't even remember how she got home. Perhaps from all the crying, her eyes were red. Blood splattered across the floor, and she closed her eyes peacefully.
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The sea lapped, and a man stood there. His eyes reddened as he watched Ayeon approach, and he walked along in silence. Leaving the sandy beach, he stopped at the side of the road.
"Why are you here already..."
"I just... I missed you so much I couldn't stand it."
"...."
"Oppa.. I missed you so much, Minhyun oppa."
A voice flowed out through the crackling sound. Hot liquid flowed down Minhyun's face, and he quietly hugged Ahyeon.
"Ayeon... I really missed you too."
It's really Minhyun oppa. Not an illusion, not a fake, but the one and only Minhyun oppa I love. Ayeon wipes Minhyun's eyes with her sleeve as he cries, his voice dripping with "Don't cry." Ayeon awkwardly smiles, wondering when she last truly smiled, and takes Minhyun's hand. "Shall we walk?"
Minhyun also laughed at Ayeon's words. Seeing Minhyun like that, Ayeon smiled brightly, and Minhyun also smiled brightly.
'Ah-yeon... Ah-yeon•••'
Every so often, a voice called out desperately for Ayeon, but Ayeon didn't care. The moment was more important than ever.
Singer La Ayeon's suicide at home is a huge shock...