[Contest 3] Are you my secretary?
#25 Are you my secretary?
송하영
"..Lady, come talk to me."
김여주
"..."
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"...I know, I'm a brat who doesn't deserve an apology."
김여주
"I know that."
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"..Okay, I'm a fucking idiot who doesn't even listen to you, so do whatever you want."
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"I know you won't listen to me, just as I won't listen to you."
김여주
"..I'll listen, so just speak."
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"..At first, when I heard from Yoon Ki-hyung that he made Im Na-yeon like that, I really thought Yoon Ki-hyung was a retard?"
김여주
"..."
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“Of course, Seokjin hyung thought the same as me.”
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"I wanted to find you, but Yoongi noticed and started pushing a tough schedule just for the two of us."
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"But I couldn't help but deal with it, so I ended up not being able to find you for several months."
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(Takes out a few pieces of paper from his pocket) "..huh.."
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(Hands the paper to the heroine)
김여주
"what's this..?"
김태형
"Turn it off..."
김여주
"..."
After looking at the pieces of paper, Yeoju's expression hardened. On one piece of paper was written "Death Certificate," and on the other, "Terminal Verdict."
김여주
"..Don't take hidden cameras."
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"...That's why I brought this paper. It's a document to prove that it's not a hidden camera."
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"As you can see, I have 3 months to live, and Seokjin hyung... committed suicide."
김여주
"...what?"
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"That day, when you were crying in the rain in the alley, Seokjin hyung was in the final stages of depression."
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"In the end, he couldn't endure it himself, so he couldn't get through that night and committed suicide."
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"I wanted to have a quiet funeral, so I didn't tell anyone-"
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"..If you have time, come to the funeral home. I just took some time to say that.."
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"...the funeral home attached to our company."
_ Yeoju's Point of View _ Now I finally understand why Taehyung was so blunt when we first met. It must have been because Taehyung had to endure so much tragedy alone and face countless breakups.
Taehyung's former job was as a police officer, and he was said to be Jimin's classmate. I overheard this only by chance while I was at Jungkook's house. Now that I finally understood what he meant, I was filled with resentment.
Why was I struggling to survive in that fiery pit, struggling to grasp reality? Only now did I discover that pitiful sight. It was the truth.
김여주
"..Taehyung..."
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"My lady."
김여주
"Where are you?"
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"...excuse me."
Where Taehyung was pointing, there was a name written clearly: "Kim Seokjin." Behind the headstone erected at the grave, the names of BTS employees were written in place of his parents, who had passed away when he was young.
Seokjin thought of all those bad idiots as family.
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"..brother-"
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"Hyung.. heh.. Miss Yeoju is here-"
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"He said he was very sorry that the heroine died because of him. Will you forgive him?"
It sounds like a lie, but Seokjin's answer to Taehyung's question faintly echoed in my ears.
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"..and thank you for being an employee of our company, and thank you for always holding back your anger-"
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"...Oh, that's right. Yeoju, this is the will that Seokjin hyung left for you, so I'll read it and then I'll step aside, so if you have anything to say, say it-"
김여주
"..yes."
김여주
(Opening the will)
김석진
"I am Kim Seokjin. To be exact, I am a fucking bad boy, Kim Seokjin. I am facing death now because I know that I am a bad boy. Please read this slowly without being tormented by guilt."
김석진
"As someone who believed in the heroine, I should have looked for her more actively, but I deeply regret not having done so."
김석진
"Kim Yeo-ju, I'm dying not because of you, but because I hope that my death will wash away all the wrongs our employees did to you, so don't feel guilty."
김석진
"I have a few favors to ask, please listen."
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"First, let me die quietly. If they knew I was dead, they'd cry and beg at my grave, and I wouldn't accept their apologies. So don't do anything stupid and let them regret it later."
김석진
"Second, bring Im Na-yeon and Kang Yi-geon to trial and have them receive the maximum sentence. Their actions are clearly evidenced in my belongings, so I want Yeo-ju to appear in court as the victim. And I hope their wrongdoings will be known to the world."
김석진
"Third, don't live with them. I told Kim Taehyung, so buy a new house with the money I left you, and don't live with those kids who don't listen to you. Live well with Kim Taehyung and Hayoung."
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"Fourth, take good care of Kim Taehyung. I think the terminal diagnosis was wrong, so please take good care of Kim Taehyung who is depressed. It must be very difficult for him."
김석진
"The fifth and final one, live happily until I'm done with it. I hope you don't come to me either, and that you don't commit suicide. That's my wish."
김석진
"Kim Yeo-ju, thank you for the last time, and I'm sorry. - Bad boy Kim Seok-jin -"
김여주
"Sob.. sob.. I'm sorry.. sob.."
I poured all my strength into fulfilling Seokjin's request.
When I didn't tell them that Seokjin was dead, they didn't apologize at all, as Seokjin had expected. I suppressed my anger and sentenced Im Nayeon and Kang Yi-geon to death, thinking that would be more convenient.
And fortunately, Taehyung's terminal diagnosis turned out to be false, and with consistent treatment, he recovered from his depression. To fulfill his third request, he bought a new house and moved in with Hayoung and Taehyung.
But the last request, "Live happily, even for Seokjin," became difficult to grant. After going through so much, I suffered from depression and social phobia, and I had no choice but to wear a mask to hide myself.
Happy, unhappy, happy, unhappy...
This is our terrible life that repeats itself,
Today too, I raise my head to live.
It hurts.
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아지작가
And so, we've ended another small story with a sad ending!
아지작가
Hmm... this little memory brings back so many more! I remember crying with joy when I won the encouragement award in Contest 3, and when my work ranked the highest among the other entries... I'm so happy because I have so many good memories :)
아지작가
I'm so proud of myself for achieving so much in such a short time, even smaller than I expected! Thank you, Adi. I'll continue to work hard to show you more of Ajijak's work ♡
- 2019. 03. 22. "Are you my secretary?" END