5 years ago, 5 years later

Last Ep. Breakup

It was five years ago, before we drifted apart.

Summer passed, the autumn wind blew coolly, and clothes gradually became thicker.

Summer has passed, but you still smiled brightly as if it were summer. Even when the sun wasn't shining, your smile was like sunshine to me.

최수빈[14]

“Hey lady, what is your dream?”

이여주[14]

“I don’t dream often.”

최수빈[14]

“No, not that dream... I mean, a job.”

이여주[14]

“Ah, um.....”

이여주[14]

“What is your dream?”

최수빈[14]

“You always skip over my questions instead of answering them.”

최수빈[14]

“This time you answer first!”

이여주[14]

“Huh...um...”

이여주[14]

“I’ve never thought about it seriously.”

이여주[14]

“If I were to do it, I’d rather be a rich, unemployed person.”

최수빈[14]

“Please be realistic, heroine.”

이여주[14]

“Um... I don’t know either. You recommend something.”

최수빈[14]

"hmm..."

You tapped your chin with your still-young fingers and looked up at the sky.

최수빈[14]

“If you want to find the exact job title, then tell me who you are.”

최수빈[14]

“You have a deep and warm heart, so I hope you find a job that allows you to help people in need.”

이여주[14]

“Who the hell have you been with for the past six months? It wasn’t me.”

최수빈[14]

"You're secretly warm. You're like winter."

최수빈[14]

“Warm in the cold”

이여주[14]

"what"

I pretended not to like it and tried to avoid asking for something else. But I couldn't help but feel my stomach growl.

It's cold but warm

I really liked this saying

최수빈[14]

“Now tell me, what exactly is your dream?”

이여주[14]

“Um... I'll let you know next time I find it.”

최수빈[14]

“Think about it. And when you find it, let me know as soon as possible!”

Soobin raised her pinky finger in front of me. I couldn't understand why she was so obsessed with my dream, but I couldn't refuse that bright smile.

이여주[14]

"Yeah, it's a promise. It's a promise."

이여주[19]

“Just give me an hour.”

최수빈[19]

"...okay"

I tried to refuse. But the heroine's eyes were too dazzling, and though tears weren't welling up, I felt like they were about to burst.

I don't want to get involved with you.

But you keep making me talk to you

이여주[19]

“This school isn’t gone yet.”

이여주[19]

“I thought it would disappear because there were so few students, right?”

This is the middle school I attended with Subin five years ago. It wasn't a pleasant place to go alone for two years after Subin transferred, but it was meaningful because of the deep memories I had with her.

최수빈[19]

“Is this where you wanted to come so badly?”

이여주[19]

“Um... I don’t want to go alone, but I wanted to come with you.”

최수빈[19]

“Why did you want to come here?”

이여주[19]

“Um... well?”

Soobin looked at Yeoju, then sighed and looked at the ground.

A cool autumn breeze gently touched my bangs.

이여주[19]

“It smells like winter”

Yeoju closed her eyes and smiled. Soobin raised her head and looked at her.

Yeoju was always like winter. She was cold, but her inner warmth was warm, and it was a winter where snow fell to cheer people up.

Thirty minutes had passed without a word, and Subin was starting to get tired.

최수빈[19]

"You're not going to say anything? This is the last time I'm accepting you."

Yeoju looked into Soobin's eyes. As always, Yeoju's eyes were inscrutable, deep, mysterious, and as hard as steel.

Soobin quickly turned his head away. He felt like he'd be sucked in if he looked any further.

이여주[19]

“What am I going to talk about here?”

이여주[19]

“It’s already over.”

Subin looked at the ground without saying anything, then raised his head and looked at the setting sun.

최수빈[19]

“I don’t hate you or hate you so much I’m going crazy.”

최수빈[19]

“Just looking at you... I get a mix of inexplicable emotions and my heart aches so much. My heart is pounding, to be exact.”

이여주[19]

"I know. That feeling."

That feeling I know better than anyone else

This is how I feel when I see my dad.

Sometimes I felt sorry for my father, who took out his resentment on me. At other times, I felt genuine resentment, and at other times, I felt a pang of sadness as I remembered the father who used to embrace me when I was little.

My heart is being squeezed like a chain. It's driving me crazy.

And for a while, neither of them said anything. They just watched the setting sun.

When the sun was blocked by the apartment buildings, leaving only her head visible, the female protagonist spoke again.

이여주[19]

“I must be a trauma to you, right?”

Subin didn't say anything.

Yeoju looked at Soobin and smiled slightly.

이여주[19]

“Did your dad die today?”

Soobin looked at Yeoju in surprise.

이여주[19]

“Sudden cardiac arrest”

이여주[19]

“He died this morning.”

The female protagonist said indifferently

이여주[19]

“Suddenly, the chains that had been binding my heart were released, and it was more than just a relief; it was an emptiness.”

이여주[19]

“But it was only a brief moment of emptiness, and then I felt indifferent and then relieved.”

이여주[19]

“So, Subin”

Yeoju looked at Subin, and Subin looked back at her. The setting sun reflected Yeoju's face, and it was filled with such profound sadness that it was hard to believe it belonged to a 19-year-old girl.

이여주[19]

“If I disappear, there might be a few empty hours.”

이여주[19]

“But that was a mistranslation of relief, because it came right after the chains that bound my heart were released.”

이여주[19]

“Don’t blame me if I disappear.”

이여주[19]

“And enjoy the relief little by little.”

이여주[19]

“And when that time comes”

이여주[19]

“Please smile again like the warm sunshine from five years ago.”

The female protagonist smiled slightly, lifting her lips.

But tears that seemed to be about to fall flickered in my eyes.

Subin's eyes quickly turned red.

이여주[19]

“Oh! Right, I had something to tell you.”

The heroine spoke with a forced smile on her face, as if she were about to cry.

최수빈[14]

“You have a deep and warm heart, so I hope you find a job that allows you to help people in need.”

최수빈[14]

“Now tell me, what exactly is your dream?”

이여주[19]

“My dream is to be a lawyer.”

최수빈[14]

“Think about it. And when you find it, let me know as soon as possible!”

이여주[19]

“Did I keep my promise?”

The heroine raised her little finger and shook it.

Yeoju stood up from her seat. Subin remained seated, unable to rise.

The female protagonist crouched down in front of Soobin, who was sitting, and looked into his eyes.

이여주[19]

“Have I been tormenting you for five years?”

이여주[19]

“It’s all over now.”

이여주[19]

"Forget me and live. You have to live well."

Rrrrrrrrr Rrrrrrrrr

The one-hour timer alarm went off.

Yeoju looked into Soobin's eyes as she sat down, smiled, got up, and left the playground without looking back.

Subin reached out to grab it, but soon he clenched his fist and put his hand in his pocket.

최수빈[19]

“Is winter coming soon?”

The cold winter wind brushed Soobin's cheek.

Tears flowed down his cheeks.

Last Ep. Breakup

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This episode is now finished

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Of course, if it ends here completely, it will be awkward, so there will be a side story.

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As I always say, this is a poor piece of work, so feedback is welcome.