Acting like a married couple
1. We are a couple
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Late at night, a mother's urgent voice knocking on the hospital door
Even though it was well past the clinic hours, I couldn't help but pass by the boy lying on his mother's back, breathing hotly.
I guess I have a duty as a pediatrician.
김여주
eww..-
김여주
I thought I'd finished work on time, but it's already this dark...?
I stretched my tired body and headed home.
김여주
Ugh, it's cold, I have to go quickly..
김여주
It's still cold at night, you know..
This is my first year since I opened my pediatrics practice at the age of 26.
I moved out of Seoul and into a small town on the outskirts. Hospitals are ubiquitous in Seoul, which is why I chose to move to the outskirts.
Well, among them, pediatrics is on the decline, but I majored in pediatrics with the hope that there would be no sick children in the world.
Besides being a pediatrician, my daily life is not very ordinary and peaceful.
A shadow has been cast.
...thump thump
...thump thump thump thump
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...
Late at night, the chill in the alleyway made it impossible to relax.
At first I thought it was just my imagination.
I thought it was nothing, maybe because I was tired and had an illusion.
but...
Chubbuck..
Chubuk... Chubuk...
Footsteps began to be heard.
The sound of those footsteps followed me all the way home.
김여주
...
under..
Again...
It's already been a year since this happened.
The sound of footsteps began when I moved to this town and opened a hospital.
I tried reporting him as a stalker, but the police in this small town just kept saying the same thing.
"If there is no direct damage or physical evidence, we can't do anything."
That was such an irresponsible thing to say.
김여주
...
after...
Yeah, ignoring is the answer
Actually, that stalker bastard never harmed me...
I have no choice but to go home quickly.
Chubbuck..
Chubuk.. Chubuk..
I hurried home, leaving behind the gloomy sound of footsteps.
But then
Muddy.-
A heavy, sticky sound was heard as something was being slammed down on something.
It was heard through a narrow alley.
김여주
...?
What are you talking about...
I turned my head and turned towards the sound.
Phew.-
???
Ugh...
A man with blood in his mouth
Another man smiling above him
최연준
...That's right, I told you.
Dalgrak...
A thick trail of blood dripped down the metal baseball bat in his hand.
최연준
If you were going to lie, you should have made it sound believable.
최연준
huh?
Crunch..-
He pressed the heel of his shoe down on the prone man.
???
Ugh!!..ugh..!
The fallen man groaned as if in pain.
김여주
...
Crazy, what did I just see..?
...
...Should I report it?
I carefully grabbed my phone from my pocket.
Thud.-
The hand holding the phone was trembling.
When I turned on my phone, the bright screen flashed.
Oops.
I was so nervous that I turned on the flashlight.
...
..
.
최연준
...?
Freshi met the eyes of a man holding a metal club in front of him.
김여주
..!!
I was startled and took a step back.
Then the man frowned as if he was annoyed.
최연준
...
최연준
...did you see it?
김여주
(shock)
His cold voice passed by my ears.
김여주
Uh... that... that's it
I was trembling and accidentally dropped my phone.
Knock knock.-
최연준
...annoying (mumble)
He strode towards me.
김여주
...
Fuck, this is fucked up.
Hit..!!
I ran out of the alley and just ran.
I felt like I had to run away from that bloody man.
Ta-da-dak..!!
김여주
under..
김여주
haha..
Did you run without thinking?
I ran and ran without even thinking about picking up my dropped phone or anything.
The man behind me was nowhere to be seen the entire time I was running.
maybe..
Luckily, I guess I got kicked out..?
김여주
under...
김여주
Seriously... what is this...
김여주
Don't ask, killer..? Psychopath??
김여주
Ha.. It's clear that he is a dangerous person..
Should I take a moment to catch my breath?
"Look, you were here?"
...
최연준
Hello..~?
김여주
(Pause)
When... did you catch up?
...what is this guy,
Knock knock knock...-
최연준
What are you so scared of, huh?
김여주
...
최연준
You kept your mouth shut?
김여주
...I'll report you if you come any closer.
I took a trembling breath and spoke with a solemn expression on my face.
최연준
Oh, really?
최연준
But, do you have a cell phone to report?
The man lifts his cell phone from his pocket.
That was definitely my phone that I dropped.
김여주
...!!
최연준
Judging by your face, it's you
김여주
...
김여주
...what on earth do you want from me?
최연준
You want it, I just came to return the phone
The man handed me his cell phone.
최연준
...(click)
He nodded with a look that said, "Take it."
김여주
...
I reached out and picked up my phone with a very wary face.
Snap.-
김여주
!!
He grabbed my outstretched wrist and pulled me forward. The force was so strong that I couldn't even resist, and I stumbled forward.
최연준
Didn't you learn it when you were young?
최연준
Don't follow strangers?
Crunch.-
김여주
Ugh!!
He was grabbed by the neck.
His thick, long, rough hands slowly strangled my neck.
김여주
..ugh..! Ugh..s..s..s..l..h..!
최연준
huh?
최연준
What did you say? I can't hear you very well.
He squeezed me tighter.
김여주
Gasp..!..gasp.!
As I couldn't breathe, the only sound I could hear was the sound of gasping for breath.
최연준
You're really unlucky too..
최연준
It just so happened that our eyes met at that moment..~
최연준
So, please understand, I am a neat person when it comes to handling things.
김여주
..ugh..keuk..!!
최연준
But, that guy was also wearing something weird
김여주
..sob..
..Something strange? What is this..this loser..;;
최연준
If it weren't for me, it would have turned out like this
김여주
Ugh...uh...what?
최연준
But I handled it well
최연준
Did he run away nicely after being hit once?
최연준
So annoying... (snickers)
김여주
...ugh.
Psycho, it's not normal.
Am I going to die like this?
My breathing is getting harder and harder.
My heart aches as I feel my mind drifting away.
김여주
..sigh..
김여주
..Fuck..I haven't even paid off my loan yet..!!
Phew.!!
최연준
...?
With the last of my strength, I slammed the corner of my phone down on his head.
최연준
ah..
최연준
Ah..ss
Blood gushed out from the head that had been struck down.
최연준
Ha.. Really;..
최연준
Same place is cheating..
dump..-
He staggered and fell to the floor helplessly.
김여주
Huh...huh...
As soon as Joe's breathing cleared, he exhaled.
And I looked at him lying on the ground with blood dripping from his head.
김여주
...lived
김여주
...I lived..
As the tension eased, I sat down with a thud.
김여주
...dead?
I approached him cautiously.
His breathing was shallow as he lost consciousness.
김여주
...112
김여주
No..119..?
김여주
No... just a moment...
김여주
Because under the circumstances, I... hit that guy's head...
김여주
Am I...an attempted murderer?
김여주
No... no... I said it was self-defense...
김여주
...Fuck,,
김여주
Seriously... why is this happening to me...
...
..
.
I finally brought it home.
...
최연준
...
김여주
...
김여주
...is crazy
김여주
You're crazy, Kim Yeo-ju...
김여주
What should I do if I bring that loser home...;;
김여주
under...
김여주
But... I'm a doctor by profession, so I can't just leave him to die.
김여주
If this guy had stayed there, he would have already died from excessive bleeding...
I discovered during treatment that his head was bleeding heavily from the wound I struck him in and two other traumas.
It was evident that someone had hit his head with something hard.
김여주
...Of course, anything...
김여주
What if this man who tried to kill me wakes up?
김여주
Are you going to try to kill me again..?
김여주
...then I should take immediate action to report it.
김여주
Just in case...
김여주
Let's tie our hands...
I wrapped his wrists tightly with duct tape and secured them to the bed.
김여주
Yeah... this should be enough
I took a moment to catch my breath.
"Yes, I understand."
Click.-
김여주
...ha
First, I filed a report.
It was a report about a man who collapsed because of the man I found in the alley earlier.
I only saw it briefly, but it was bleeding profusely, and I felt bad about leaving it like that.
And if it's going to be different, I should take that man who lost consciousness in my house right now to the police station and call him the culprit.
okay.
My plan was perfect.
However, a few hours later
The phone call I received was incredibly disconcerting.
"If you make another prank call, you'll be fined."
Stop.
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...yes?
The words that came out of the dispatched police officer's mouth were to tell him not to make prank calls.
It is said that there were no bodies or injured men in the alley, and no signs of damage were visible.
It was as if someone had planned it and the evidence was completely destroyed.
I got hit.
That man's actions were obvious. I never thought he had an accomplice.
Maybe some dark group that moves systematically.
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...haha
김여주
Have you watched too many movies?
I placed the wallet and ID photo I found while treating him on the table.
Choi Yeon-jun, September 13, 1999
It was just a normal ID photo.
김여주
Born in 1999...
A man who is the same age as me and has no connection with me
김여주
Now I can't even report it
김여주
There is no evidence at the scene of the crime...
I could only hope and pray that the man would not wake up.
...
..
.
however
I guess that prayer didn't reach you.
Crackle..-
Crazy!!
최연준
Where is this place?
A man with a young face fell on me.
He woke up in that brief moment when he was about to change the bandage.
The blue tape that had been attached to the bed was torn off with force, and the inserted IV drip was pulled out in tatters.
김여주
Sleep, just a moment..;
최연준
Where am I?
최연준
Who are you?
김여주
J..I..are you out of your mind?
김여주
I couldn't open my eyes for about a week.
최연준
...Who are you?
김여주
Uh...me?
최연준
..sigh,,
The man rubbed his forehead as if his head was throbbing.
김여주
...That's because it happened suddenly!
최연준
...seed,,
최연준
Why am I like this...
최연준
no..
최연준
Who am I?
김여주
...
김여주
...yes?
최연준
...I don't remember.
김여주
...yes?
You don't remember?
...Is it really amnesia?
Well, I've been hit in the head several times, so there's no way I won't have a problem with my head...
김여주
Really... you don't remember?
최연준
...
He stared at me intently and slowly wrinkled his face.
최연준
I don't know, but I want to smash that face first.
김여주
...(creepy)
Crunch.-
최연준
Why, when I see this face, the only thought that comes to mind is that I should kill him
He pinned me to the floor and pressed down hard on me.
The feeling of his breathing gradually tightening gave him a chill, as if his throat was throbbing.
김여주
..I need to calm down first..
최연준
...subsidence?
최연준
Who are you?
최연준
What is our relationship?
최연준
Can't I kill you?
김여주
...
What the...
I got it wrong, those twins...;;
My eyes are spinning.. I'm spinning..!!;;
No... Think about it... He's a man who doesn't remember anything anyway.
You don't even remember that I hit his head with my phone??
Yeah.. don't be scared.
최연준
...I guess you have no intention of opening your mouth.
김여주
..No, I..was so surprised..
최연준
Why, did you want me not to wake up?
김여주
...No way!! (Just kidding)
최연준
...okay?
김여주
If I didn't want you to wake up, I wouldn't have treated you like this.
This wasn't the plan though
최연준
Okay, tell me why I shouldn't kill you.
김여주
...
What the fuck...what are you saying..?
I hit your head but you healed it back?
...If I tell you exactly, I feel like I'm going to die right now
I have to become important to that person.
Then they'll either save you or do something...
...
최연준
...He's shutting his mouth again
최연준
There's no reason why I shouldn't kill you, right?
김여주
Oh, no..!!!!
최연준
?
김여주
Ch..familic murder is a crime
최연준
...what are you saying?
김여주
You're wearing handcuffs...!!!
최연준
...her?
최연준
So what is our relationship?
김여주
right..
김여주
Uh...we
김여주
We are a couple!!!
최연준
...
He looked at me with a blank expression for a moment.
It was a face of disbelief.
김여주
Uh..so..
김여주
I don't know if you don't remember because you hit your head so badly..!!
김여주
We were a couple..! We.. were close..!!
Wow... what am I talking about..
It's a real struggle to survive.
최연준
We were... a couple?
김여주
Yes..!! (nodding vigorously)
최연준
...I don't remember
김여주
Of course..! I hurt my head like that
최연준
...What happened?
김여주
I fell off the roof.
He just blurts out anything..;; Kim Yeo-ju;;
최연준
...the roof, why was I there?
김여주
J.. That happened while I was repairing the roof..!!
최연준
...aha
김여주
...(nervous)
...You accept this..?
김여주
I guess because this is the countryside, the roof kept leaking and breaking down, so you... (mumble)
최연준
...however,
최연준
Why were my wrists tied with blue tape?
김여주
...(gulp)
I swallowed dry saliva.
김여주
that is...
Think about it. Kim Yeo-ju. Think of something quickly...!!
최연준
It was so flat, like a beast tied up.
최연준
Did I threaten you like I did before?
김여주
Oh..no~
김여주
You're... sleepwalking! Yeah, because you have that sleepwalking..!!
김여주
That's why I always sleep with my wrists tied..!!
최연준
...ah
김여주
..haha;ㅎㅎ
김여주
Aren't you hungry? You've been lying down for a week.
최연준
..Is that so
김여주
...I'll boil some porridge for you!! You're lying down..!!
I just pushed him up onto the bed.
김여주
Take a rest..! I'll make you some porridge soon..!!
Clank.-
widely.-
최연준
...
최연준
...couple,, (mumble)
...
..
.
"...lived"
김여주
He looked like he was going to kill me at any moment...
김여주
...I lied and said we were a couple
김여주
It seemed like he was quite trusting, didn't it?
김여주
...under,,
Why did I meet such a psychopath...
What if my memory returns and they try to kill me again?
ha...
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Continued in the next episode>>>>
Sonting
Gangrang.