Beautiful and lonely
Ep. 01
A man sitting in first class, stretching his legs and leaning back on the seat.
The black briefcase contained a laptop and several USB drives.
Rrr- Rrr-
I opened my eyes to the ringing phone and held the phone in my small hand.
오전 4:00
박지민
/ Hi...?
전정국
/ Jimin hyung- Me, Jungkook.
박지민
/ Ah... Jungkook. Why?
전정국
/ What time do you leave the country?
박지민
/ The plane is leaving now - it'll be leaving in about 20 minutes.
전정국
/ Did you take motion sickness medicine?
박지민
/ Yeah - it's thirteen hours. I need to take motion sickness medicine.
전정국
/ Taehyung, isn't he coming with you? Yoongi keeps asking-
박지민
/ Taehyung? The project Kim Taehyung is working on isn't quite finished yet - I think it'll take two or three weeks? It's the final stages, so it'll be over soon.
전정국
/ Oh really? Are you done, hyung?
박지민
/ Um... I'm not finished yet, but I'm leaving on the condition that you send my thesis to them by the day after tomorrow. I'll have to finish it on the plane.
민윤기
/ Hey hey- Park Jimin-! What about Kim Taehyung?
박지민
/ What is it...? Who is it...? Yoon Ki-hyung?
민윤기
/ You don't even remember my voice? What about Taehyung?
박지민
/ Taehyung will come in three weeks-
전정국
/ Jincha... Don't take my phone away when I'm on the phone!
박지민
/ Ask your guys if they need anything. I'll stop by the duty-free shop and grab whatever you need. I brought an empty suitcase.
전정국
/ Um... I don't really need anything. Just a few sets of clothes.
박지민
/ okay-
전정국
/ Bro, but when I come back to Korea, is there a place to live?
박지민
/ Yeah- First of all, a deposit? A deposit... Yeah, I found an apartment.
전정국
/ You're thorough - I'm going to leave now -
박지민
/ Yeah- I think I'm going to leave. I'll hang up-
전정국
/ Yes- I'll see you soon-
박지민
/ Oh, can I just go to the hospital right away? And isn't it dawn now? Why aren't you sleeping?
전정국
/ How do you know the Korean time? Everyone's at the hospital right now, because they have a TA. I'm on my way home too, so I'll call you... And I'll go out to the airport - everyone who has time, let's go -
박지민
/ Oh- good job- (( snicker
전정국
/ Hang up-
박지민
/ huh-
I put my phone on airplane mode and put it in my suit pocket.
He took off his neatly dressed suit jacket and opened the airplane window.
The sight of an American airport caught Jimin's eye.
I was so excited when I first saw this scenery.
It was kind of... ambiguous right now.
박지민
"Because I can come back again..."
Rather than the excitement of going to Korea after a long time,
I had great regrets about the United States where I had lived for several years.
I decided to leave the country with the thought that I could come back anytime
As I boarded the plane, I couldn't hide my regret.
Ladies and Gentlemen. We will be taking off shortly. Please make sure that your seat belt securely fastened. Thank you.
(( Ladies and gentlemen, our plane will be taking off soon. Please check again that you have fastened your seat belt.
오전 8:00
박지민
"Ahhh...."
I pressed the save button and turned off the laptop.
It seemed like I had finished my thesis.
I put my laptop back in my briefcase and opened the window I had closed during takeoff so I could see the sky.
박지민
" ... pretty. "
승무원
"I'll prepare a meal for you - what would you like?"
박지민
"Please prepare it with steak. Oh, do you have any alcohol?"
승무원
"Wine and beer are ready-"
박지민
"Then please give me just one bottle of wine."
승무원
"I'll have it ready for you right away. Is there anything else you need?"
박지민
"No, it's okay."
승무원
"Your meal will be served in about 10 minutes. Please wait a moment - we hope you have a nice flight."
박지민
" yes- "
About 10 more minutes passed-
A flight attendant came and handed Jimin an in-flight meal.
Jimin received the in-flight meal and placed it on the table.
Soon, the flight attendant handed me a wine glass and some wine.
승무원
"Enjoy your meal - the wine is 3% ABV - "
박지민
"Yes- Thank you-"
Jimin was surprised by the weaker strength than expected.
I opened the in-flight meal, quickly finished my meal, and drank wine while looking at the sky.
When I first came to the US, I couldn't tell you how much I wanted to sit here.
I didn't even drink alcohol, I just sipped soft drinks.
박지민
"It reminds me of the old days..."
I handed the empty meal to the flight attendant and reclined my chair all the way back.
I hugged my laptop bag tightly and closed my eyes.
I should go to sleep, I thought, and fell asleep.
.
I woke up rubbing my eyes and checked the time on my phone.
오후 2:00
It's 2pm Korean time. I slept for a long time.
박지민
"Ah... I slept too much."