forced contract

☁️1☁️ Courage

Episode 1.

Inside a kindergarten classroom.

All the other kids finished school by the time they finished school.

A girl and a boy holding each other's hands as if they were familiar with each other, waiting for their parents.

The two children were having a very cute conversation.

성운

I'm going to become a singer who makes a lot of money!

성운

I'll make you a lot of money and make you happy forever!

성운

Are you going to marry the guy who keeps growing taller?

하 늘

Hmm... I see what you can do!

하 늘

Because Baekhyun from Joyful Class also asked me to marry him!

하 늘

You have to be nice to me! Arachi! Since Neul-i doesn't have a dad, why don't you be like a dad to me?

성운

Of course!!!! It's a growing bulge!!

늘이엄마

Hello~ Teacher, I'm here to pick up the kids~

늘이엄마

I'm a little late~

When he heard his mother's voice, he took hold of Seong-un's hand.

Always running to mom, holding on tighter.

하 늘

Mom!!!!!!! Neul and Bbaengwoo are here!!!!!

성운

Auntie!!!!!

The two children always ran into their mother's arms.

늘이엄마

Oh, did our puppies have fun?

성운

Yes!!!!!!! Auntie, I promise to marry you, Neul-i!

I'm always hitting Sungwoon's head with my fist so that it doesn't hurt.

하 늘

Hey! When did I say I'd marry you!!!!

늘이엄마

Oh my, if our pretty ones get married, I'll be so happy~

늘이엄마

When mom gets home, I'll make toast for our dogs, which they like.

하 늘

Mom! My legs always hurt, can I ride the scooter today???

성운

Let's just walk!! Bbaenguni will always hold my hand and walk with me!

하 늘

My legs always hurt!!!!

늘이엄마

Oh my, my puppy, I understand. Mom will catch a taxi right away.

늘이엄마

I'll go and make you some sugar toast, which is what our dogs love.

If only I hadn't whined so much.

하 늘

Yay!!! Let's go to my house and eat some toast

하 늘

Let's watch Pororo!!!!

A taxi arrived in front of us and we got into it.

Mom put us in first and fastened our seat belts.

늘이엄마

Hello, sir~

성운

Hello!!

하 늘

Hello!!!

택시기사

...

The taxi driver doesn't answer.

늘이엄마

Uh... Could you please take me to the Blue Apartment?

택시기사

...

Without saying a word, the taxi departed.

성운

I can go to Daetta today and play mommy too!

하 늘

Mom! It's so cold today, can I sleep over at your house?

늘이엄마

Yeah... Okay...

At that time, I didn't realize that my mother's expression was not good.

I wonder if Mom felt something in that situation.

Or maybe I saw something.

Mom's hand went back to our seat belts.

늘이엄마

Please... don't let it go...

My mother's hand remained on our seat belt.

And at that moment, the taxi we were in started moving quickly.

It collided with a building.

The moment the accident happened. My mother's warm embrace wrapped around my body.

The sound of people chanting and sirens was approaching us.

하 늘

Ugh...Mom....

성운

Ugh....it hurts....

When I opened my eyes, we were in our mother's narrow arms.

늘이엄마

Thank goodness.....ㄷ...thank goodness..sigh.....

Mom looked at us and hugged us tightly.

하 늘

Mom!!!!!!!! Ugh!!!!! Mommy I'm bleeding!!!!!!!

Mom was getting more and more bloody.

성운

Auntie!!!!!!!! Auntie is sick!!!!! Ugh

늘이엄마

Heh..sigh..ugh...thank you..thank you for being alive...

늘이엄마

Neul-ah... Seong-un-ah... Cool...

늘이엄마

Mommy loves you so much...babies...

하 늘

Always!! Always!! Huh, I love you, Mom!!!

성운

I love you, Auntie Bbaengnidu!!! Kyaang

늘이엄마

Mom...ugh...even without you.....

늘이엄마

The ever-growing nebula will protect you well... ㅅ.. The nebula... will always.. protect you well..

늘이엄마

Sob... Let's promise...

하 늘

Why isn't Mom here!!!! Hey Mom, don't go!!!

늘이엄마

Hey... can you...?

Seong-un nodded cautiously.

늘이엄마

My aunt...

늘이엄마

Our Seong-un... I trust you a lot... Instead of my aunt... Always protect me..

늘이엄마

Aunt... hehe... please...

하 늘

Hwaaaa ...

구급대원

I hear a baby crying! Save the people right now! The car is about to explode, so hurry up!!!!

The door opened with a creaking sound.

하 늘

Mister!!! Please save my mom first!!!! Please!!!!!

늘이엄마

Oh..No!!!!!!! Kids...Kids first......

구급대원

Your wife's legs...

늘이엄마

Bye.. hurry up and take care of the kids!!!!!!

성운

Auntie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No!!! Come with me!!!!!!

Even at that moment, Mom squeezed out the last of her strength

He pushed us away from his embrace.

So our bodies are lifted up,

I didn't let go of my mother's hand that I was holding.

하 늘

Oh no!!!! My mom told me to go to Delco too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

성운

Mister!!!!!! Get me down!!!!!!!! Hurry up and get out...sob...save my aunt!!!!!

늘이엄마

I'm sorry.......... I love you........ Babies.....

구급대원

I'll be back soon, ma'am.

So the paramedic ran while carrying us,

My mother and I, who I didn't want to let go of, began to drift apart.

My mother's pretty smile visible over the paramedic's shoulder

하 늘

mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

성운

aunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A loud explosion sounds as it moves away.

That was the last of us and Mom.

하 늘

Ugh... Mom...

I had another dream. A dream I still vividly remember even now, at the age of 25.

A dream that I want to forget, but cannot.

I raised my hand and wiped away the tears that were flowing down my face.

하 늘

Mom... how are you..?

I kissed my mother's picture on the shelf.

하 늘

Seongwoon is doing well too, Mom...

As soon as my mother's funeral was over, I was taken to Australia by my maternal grandmother.

And the person who held my hand tightly without missing a single second during the entire time we were together at the funeral

That day was also the last time I saw Seong-un.

Mom endured the pain and smiled for us until the very end.

I still can't forget the words of a woman I heard while sitting in the ambulance and crying while receiving treatment.

아주머니

The baby's mother is really amazing

아주머니

The passenger seat was crushing his legs, but he held the children in his arms and tried to save them, right?

아주머니

And I guess he knew that the seat belt was already broken.

How much it must have hurt... How much suffering must it have been...

The reason for the accident was simply suicide.

A suicide note left by the taxi driver was discovered,

It was just because I didn't want to die alone.

Strangely enough, when the bodies were being disposed of, the taxi driver's body was not found.

If he's alive, I'll find him somehow and pay him back.

하 늘

Mom.. When I go to Korea, will Seongwoon.. recognize me?

하 늘

Wouldn't you hate me for leaving without saying anything..?

하 늘

Seongwoon has already kept his promise to me.

하 늘

He became a really cool and great famous singer...

하 늘

So, I tried to muster up my courage, Mom...

So I started preparing to leave Australia.