Memory Cafe [Series]

Ep.2_Memory Cafe

And so, Yeoju and Senior Cat Wonwoo_

Because I work at the counter

They naturally brought chairs one by one and sat down.

유여주

Ugh... (Stunned...)

And Senior Cat Jeon Won-woo who dragged a chair

전원우

Did you not sleep well last night?

유여주

yes...

전원우

That shouldn't happen. I shouldn't be starting to look like that kid already.

Yeoju slowly shifted her gaze toward the direction Wonwoo was pointing.

At the tip of that finger

Holding a broom in hand

It was slumped over the desk, looking almost dead.

I saw Seokmin dozing off.

유여주

Uh... I don't think he's quite at Seokmin's level yet, right?

전원우

Still, don't become that much like that.

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They say it is a bad path in life.

While we were talking like that

"Ding"

A jingling sound was heard from the direction of the cafe door.

At the sound, Wonwoo and Yeoju jumped up.

전원우

The first guest has arrived.

Just as Wonwoo said, a customer was looking around the cafe near the door.

Then, glancing around nervously, he walked over to this counter.

It might be strange that there is a cafe like this in that shabby alley, but...

Above all, there is no menu here, and since I didn't come here of my own free will_

And so the customer came right in front of the counter.

유여주

Welcome! This is Memory Cafe!

전원우

Welcome.

손님

Um... (Seeing that there is no menu) Excuse me... what kind of place is this?...

유여주

(They probably came in instinctively because of the scent up ahead..)

As if Wonwoo was used to such a customer's reaction

전원우

We will explain the details to you separately at our cafe staff once you are seated at a table.

And just then, Lee Ji-hoon, one of the explanation staff, was coming down.

이지훈

Uh... a guest has arrived.

이지훈

Please sit here, sir.

Guided by Jihoon, the guest sat at the table and

Jihoon sat across from me and started talking.

이지훈

Um... it might be hard for you to understand, but...

이지훈

First, let me give you a brief explanation.

이지훈

At our Memory Cafe, you can buy and sell your memories.

손님

Memories?

이지훈

Yes, could you extend just one hand first?

손님

yes yes!..

And so, the customer reached out a bewildered hand.

Jihoon pasted a piece of paper on that hand.

이지훈

Please do not remove this, and bear with the headache for a moment.

With those words, Jihoon closed his eyes as if reading something

I stayed still

손님

!..

The customer also frowned, as if their head was throbbing slightly.

And exactly 5 seconds later_

이지훈

...It seems like your pet cat passed away recently.

이지훈

Is that correct?

And after hearing Jihoon's words, the guest seemed surprised_

He spoke in a trembling voice, his eyes widening.

손님

W...How did you know?

이지훈

Hmm... it's hard to know exactly what's on the customer's mind, but I can get a sense of it to some extent. Just to some degree?

Jihoon said such incomprehensible things

I started asking questions one by one.

이지훈

I'll just throw out a few questions to check things out for now.

이지훈

First of all... the cat's name is "Wol".

이지훈

It's a male?

손님

!...yes...

Jihoon spoke as if he knew the guest's entire past.

이지훈

You must have had a really hard time.

이지훈

It is not easy to suddenly say goodbye to a pet you have lived with for years.

The guest nodded at Jihun's words.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

And Jihoon, who saw that,

I asked Sunyoung next to me for a tissue, and

I pulled out a tissue I had brought and handed it to the customer.

And as soon as the customer received the tissue

She turned around and wiped away the tears she had been holding back.

Wonwoo sunbae and I, watching that from the counter

Because I have seen many customers with such circumstances

I had no choice but to listen to the customer with a heavy heart.

Even if I wanted to empathize, I can't because I don't remember.

손님

Our Wol-i... is an old cat to begin with...

손님

I suddenly had an urgent matter at the office, so I went and came back...

손님

I wish you would give me a hug at least once before you leave..

손님

I want to say goodbye just once...

Customer, please stop holding back your tears any longer.

He spoke with a choked voice.

And Jihoon, who was quietly listening to the customer's words_

After the guest finished speaking_

I peeled the paper from the customer's hand.

이지훈

Then, could you wait here for a moment?

Jihoon said that and stood up from his seat.

I held it out to Seokmin, who was completely exhausted.

이지훈

Hey man, wake up! You have to get to work, right?

At those words, Seokmin woke up from his drowsiness.

I hurriedly rushed into the kitchen.

And on the paper in Seokmin's hand_

The writing was coming naturally

Ep.2_Memory Cafe[end]

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Hello, this is the author!

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You've been waiting a long time, haven't you? As I was writing this script, I kept thinking it felt a bit bland...

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The serialization got delayed a little.

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Even if it's a short series, it needs to be entertaining to be enjoyable.

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But if you wait just a little longer today, I will bring Ep3 as well!

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