[A Certain Future]_An Angel Loved a Human
Past: Ji-hoon & Leah (2)
이지훈
"More than that, it's my first time seeing you. Where are you from?"
리아
"Um... that's a little hard to say."
이지훈
"Oh, I see..."
After a few words were exchanged and the conversation ceased, the wall that had been blocking the awkward atmosphere disappeared.
It felt like awkwardness filled half the air.
The man whose name I don't know smiled awkwardly.
이지훈
"What were you doing there?"
리아
"Did you hear the song?"
What the heck, why do you answer with such a questioning tone?
리아
"But do you come here often?"
이지훈
"Yes, but I come often when I have time."
리아
"Really? I'm going."
She sat on a rock
리아
"What is your name?"
이지훈
"This is Lee Ji-hoon."
리아
"I'm Leah. It's weird if I'm the only one speaking informally, so you stop talking too."
Leah? What a unique name.
이지훈
"Uh... yeah"
리아
"Ji-hoon, why did you come up here?"
이지훈
"That's the town I live in, but I can't fit in there."
I pointed to the brightly shining spot with my finger.
리아
"Why can't you wear it?"
이지훈
"Because it hurts"
리아
"What? It's not even a grand reason."
이지훈
"It's an important issue there, especially for me."
리아
"Why you?"
이지훈
"He's the son of the man who leads that village, so he can't get sick."
리아
"You're not leading."
이지훈
"Still, he's one of the successors."
리아
"Hmm? Is there one more?"
이지훈
"Yeah, I have one."
리아
"Who do you think will succeed him?"
이지훈
"Of course it's my brother"
이지훈
"My father doesn't even pay attention to me."
He surprised me by bringing this up.
I said this to a stranger, something I'd never said before.
리아
"Then it doesn't matter to you if you're sick?"
이지훈
"No, I can't be sick. I'm the real star of this festival celebrating the averted war."
리아
"Huh? Why is the main character here?"
이지훈
"I set the conditions to prevent war, but people think it was my brother who did it."
리아
"If it's not true, you have to tell people."
이지훈
"Even if I tell you, no one will believe you anyway. And the only reason I'm alive right now is because you asked me to."
이지훈
"If you tell people, I'll die."
리아
"There is something like that.."
She listened with emotion as I told this story to someone for the first time.
I didn't listen dryly
And for the first time, I poured out all my sorrows to someone.
I talked so much that I started coughing, but she waited and understood.
이지훈
"Oh, did I talk too much about myself?"
리아
"It's okay, I like listening to you talk."
이지훈
"Don't you have anything to say?"
리아
"There's nothing special about it."
I thought he was a secretive person because he didn't seem to mind talking.
Even though I didn't know anything about her, I felt comfortable being with her and talking to her.
I went up there when I had time, and there were days when she wasn't there, but there were more days when she was there.
Leah said she'd be waiting for me the day she came there.
We got closer day by day
She was my only conversation partner, and I wanted to be precious to her, even though I didn't know what it was.