Heaven's Cloud
Tteokbokki and memories
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"Okay, sit down."
Seung-kwan placed the delivered food on the living room table and gestured to Ji-yeon.
Jiyeon approached cautiously and sat down across from Seungkwan.
And when I saw the spread out tteokbokki set, my eyes widened.
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“Wow… It’s really big…”
She admired the tteokbokki with the sauce flowing out of it, and Seungkwan glanced at her from the moment he picked up his chopsticks.
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“…You said you wanted to eat tteokbokki… Is this your first time seeing it?”
His eyes were slightly suspicious, and his tone was realistic as always.
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“...No, I just thought it was in a paper cup or something...”
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"Ah~"
Seungkwan was momentarily stunned by Jiyeon's words. The moment of "blank-blank" had arrived again.
Is this what it feels like to lose your memory? Just how much have I forgotten?
He didn't even want to imagine what it would be like for him.
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“Cup tteokbokki is also delicious. But the portion is too small.
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Okay, look and eat a lot."
Seungkwan said that and handed me a bowl to eat the tteokbokki in.
Jiyeon carefully picked up the tteokbokki placed in front of her and put it in her mouth.
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"....!!"
And then the next moment—he cried out with his eyes sparkling.
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"It's really... really delicious!!!"
At those words, Seungkwan let out a small laugh without realizing it.
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“…Eat a lot.”
It was just a short word, but it was filled with a mixture of affection and complex emotions.
For a while, they ate tteokbokki, sausages, and fried foods in silence.
A quiet space, filled only with the sound of chopsticks. Seungkwan was the first to break the silence.
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“…Could you please tell me, even if it’s just a little bit, how much you remember?
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…I knew who you were, didn’t I?”
Jiyeon put down her chopsticks for a moment, paused for a moment, and then cautiously opened her mouth.
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“Actually… I don’t know. When I opened my eyes, I was just on the street…
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“I had no idea who I was or what I was doing.”
She lowered her head and looked at Seungkwan again before adding.
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“As time passed, little by little… names and ages began to vaguely come to mind.”
And she said with a slight smile.
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“Seventeen and Seungkwan… they appear on the electronic billboard a lot,
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“People talked a lot, so I started to get to know them little by little.”
But at that moment— Jiyeon's face contorted.
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"....Ugh!!"
She clutched her head and winced at the sudden surge of pain.
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“Hey, are you okay? Are you okay?!
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"Oh, really... Stop it. Stop thinking about it."
Seungkwan put down his chopsticks and leaned toward her.
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“Eat it, just eat it. I’m sorry.”
Jiyeon nodded slightly, catching her breath.
As if the pain had subsided a little, she picked up her chopsticks again and picked up some tteokbokki.
I took a bite and looked at Seung-kwan's expression.
But this time, there was a slightly improved expression in that look.
Comfort rather than regret,
A look that seems more like a willingness to smile than a look of caution.
That alone seemed to ease Seungkwan's mind a little.