Exists, but does not exist

Episode 21

'father'

강여주

uh..

Why did my father, who never contacted me, suddenly call me?

윤정한

Please accept it quickly

강여주

... huh

-Click

강여주

hello?

아버지

-...

강여주

father?

아버지

-....

강여주

Why aren't you saying anything..?

I wondered if I had dialed the wrong number.

I thought it would be better if that happened.

아버지

-Are you done with school?

My father's voice was lower than usual.

강여주

.. yes

아버지

-Come home.

강여주

..what the heck-,

-Ttuk

Before I could continue speaking, my father hung up the phone abruptly.

강여주

...

윤정한

What's going on..?

Jeonghan looked at me worriedly.

강여주

I think I should go quickly.

윤정한

..I'll take you, let's go together..!

강여주

Ah... it's okay.

강여주

I feel like I have to run...

윤정한

ah..

윤정한

all right..

윤정한

.. see you tomorrow!

Jeonghan made a bitter expression.

I gave Jeonghan a quick wave and ran straight home.

-Clang,

강여주

..Father..?

I looked around the living room, but my father was nowhere to be seen.

강여주

..I have shoes..

I walked carefully into the house.

-Drrrrr

아버지

..are you here

Father opened the veranda door and came out slowly.

...the smell of cigarettes.

강여주

...

아버지

Sit here.

Father pointed to the sofa.

I sat down carefully on the sofa without saying a word.

As my father approached, the thick, musty smell of cigarettes hit my nose.

강여주

.. ugh,

I barely managed to hold back the nausea caused by the smell of cigarette smoke.

아버지

Your mother collapsed.

강여주

... yes?!

아버지

It seems like he collapsed for a moment due to stress from not accepting Yeo-eun's death.

강여주

...

I started to feel dizzy.

Even my mother, who seemed calm, was suffering deeply inside.

아버지

.. and

강여주

..?

아버지

Does anyone know this?

강여주

Are you saying I'm Kang Yeo-ju..?

아버지

okay.

강여주

...

The answer was hesitant.

But I had no choice but to deceive my father.

강여주

no..

Father was silent for a while.

아버지

... That's fine.

아버지

I'll go now

강여주

.. Is your mother feeling okay..?

My father flinched when he heard my question.

아버지

...

아버지

It seems there is nothing wrong with your health.

강여주

...

My father walked to the front door with such a cold look on his face.

강여주

...!

강여주

Dad, sleep-,

-Clang

My father left without looking back.

강여주

under...

강여주

I should have asked the hospital my mother was hospitalized in...

At least my mother was someone who tried to take care of me.

I thought I should go visit the patient.

But I couldn't go because I didn't know where to go.

강여주

I should send a text message...

오후 4:32

강여주

- Could you tell me which hospital my mother is in?

강여주

I think this is enough..

I sat back down on the sofa and waited for my father's reply.

.

..

...

After texting my dad, I waited for hours but still got no response.

You must have seen the text message notification and ignored it.

...Because that's the kind of person I am to my father.

강여주

ha..

-Jiying

오후 7:20

jeonghaniyoo_n

are you okay?

It's fixed.

I felt my heart melt at the thought of receiving one DM from Jeonghan.

오후 7:21

yeoj2o_r

Yeah I'm fine

오후 7:21

jeonghaniyoo_n

Did something serious happen? ㅠㅠ

오후 7:21

yeoj2o_r

No, there was nothing like that haha

Lies became a habit.

But I couldn't make Jeonghan worry again.

오후 7:22

jeonghaniyoo_n

Sister

오후 7:22

yeoj2o_r

huh?

오후 7:22

jeonghaniyoo_n

Can you come out for a moment?

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I think I'll have to take a break for a while 🥺

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Now I have to start preparing for the exam

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I don't think I'll have time to write.. ㅜㅜㅜ

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I'll be back again in early May!!

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