“Marriage Blue”

[Mary's Blue, Side Story] 01. Cold Wind

“Ah… here it is again. I’m going to die making dresses!?”

Three years have passed. A lot has happened since then. I've been catching up on things I'd been putting off, teaching at a university, and even expanding my shop...

Those were smooth days, but not smooth days.

박지민

Why are you here in the studio again? Don't you have any work to do?

A pristine white wedding dress on a pristine white mannequin. Although it hadn't been decorated yet, it was still quite a well-appointed wedding dress.

"No, if you're expanding, you should look around a bit. There's so much to look at, like the shop interior and all that stuff!!"

박지민

I gave you the documents. Just do it like that. What's the problem?

"But you're the CEO, so you should look around before you do anything!! What the heck? You've been cooped up in your studio for three years, making just one wedding dress."

Jimin's hand, which was about to touch the cubic, stopped. The wedding dress before his eyes wasn't just any wedding dress. It was a dress made just for one person.

I wanted to make it the most perfect thing in the world, so I flipped it over and over again. After three years, I finally had it all together, and now you're interfering with it again. Jimin's brow furrowed.

박지민

Are you kidding me? Do I really need to check all that stuff? You guys should know how to do it. After working for years, aren't you stupid if you can't do that?

"that…!!."

The team leader was speechless. He vaguely knew. If Jimin was putting so much effort into making a dress, there had to be someone else to receive it.

I understand, but I'm worried. At first, I tried to stop him because I thought he was ruining his body, but now that he's stuck like this, I'm worried.

박지민

If you know, why don't you just go?

Jimin turned his gaze back to the dress. There wasn't much time left. He had to finish it as soon as possible, for she might return at any moment.

“Whew… Okay, I get it. Just do it and come out. At this point, I’ve practically smeared honey all over the studio.”

I couldn't hear anything. No, I didn't want to hear anything. This was a ray of hope.

The hope that you will return, and the belief that you will disappear.

[The next stop is —. If you wish to get off, please press the disembark button.]

I took the bus. I finally got on the bus after finishing work late into the night. I was exhausted and tired, but it was okay. At least my body needed to be tired to lose focus.

Leaning my head against the cold, steamy window, I couldn't help but chuckle as I watched the bright buildings and structures fleeting by. Yes, there was a time when Yeoju and I often went here on dates.

Sometimes, we'd buy her favorite late-night snacks here, and we'd often go for walks along the Han River. Thinking back, it seems we mostly just ate. Of course, it was because Yeoju liked it... but I wish we had other memories, too.

But regretting it later was useless. She was already gone, and the decision was in her hands. She was truly vicious, not even contacting me once.

Still, the reason he couldn't hate her was because he clearly 'loved' her at work.

[The next stop is ‘Airport Station.’ If you wish to get off, please press the disembark button.]

Jimin's eyes snapped back to focus at the sudden voice guidance. He turned his gaze to the flashing electronic sign that read "Airport Station."

박지민

Airport?… Oh, I missed my stop.

Jimin got off the bus, lost in thought and reminiscing about the station he'd missed. He figured getting off here would make the return trip faster.

The stop we got off at was chilly and cold. Only then did it hit him. The four seasons had already changed three times. Jimin clasped his hands together as his breath escaped his lips.

박지민

…If I had known this would happen, I would have slept well in the studio today.

Jimin poked his head out toward the road. He wished he could catch a taxi in this weather. No matter how much he looked around, there weren't any taxis, not even passing cars.

박지민

… Haa, I’m so unlucky today.

If that didn't work out... I picked up my phone again, thinking I'd catch another bus. With about five minutes left until the bus home arrived, the timing was perfect.

Just as I was about to turn around, I heard the urgent clatter of shoes and the clatter of a suitcase being dragged. Oh, a plane was coming this way earlier. I guess I'm trying to catch a taxi. But there's no taxi...

I turned my head as if to say that I couldn't catch a taxi.

박지민

Hey, if you just got in, you can't catch a taxi right now.

The smell of a cold wind mixed with a familiar scent. Jimin froze.

김여주

……ah,

The face I'd been longing for. The face I hadn't forgotten for a single day in three years.

In this form,

And today…

I never thought we would meet again like this.

++ Sorry for the side story being so late!!. The main character was supposed to leave until the end, and the side story is about the two reuniting and living happily ever after, so it took a long time to think about the storyline. ㅎㅎㅎ…

++ Anyway, there are no more sweet potatoes? And from now on, there will only be sweetness? That's what I wanted to tell you. ㅎㅎㅎㅎ.

++ Anyway, everyone, please keep watching until the side story.