Now promise me, cherish it
09. Words I Didn't Want to Say
[At the cafe]
지선
Now that you're here, is there anything you want to eat? I want to buy you something today.
하영
Oh~ Then I'm going to eat tiramisu. I want to eat tiramisu for the first time in a long time.
지선
Ugh... That guy really is a jerk...
But today, I was craving cake.
I returned to where Ha-young was sitting, holding a slice of tiramisu, which Ha-young liked, a slice of choux cream cake, which I wanted to eat, and two glasses of mocha.
지선
here!
하영
Wow!!!!!!! This looks delicious...
지선
Oh~ The cafe cake here is great... Thanks for introducing it! I'll come often.
하영
Am I the best after all?
지선
Euig...Okay! I'll admit it this time!
지선
So, you have a question?
하영
Ah... yeah.
지선
What is it?
하영
I just... had a sudden thought and wanted to say it.
하영
We've known each other for a long time, but when I think about it, I feel like there's still so much we don't know about each other.
지선
Well... I guess that's not wrong.
하영
So, how about we each tell each other a story from when we were young?
지선
When I was young...?
하영
Yeah! I'm talking about before I met you. I just wanted to get to know you better by talking about this...
지선
suddenly....
Actually, I was quite flustered. I couldn't understand why Hayoung suddenly wanted to know something like this.
Above all, I didn't want to talk about my past.
When it comes to stories about the 'past', there's always only one story that comes to mind.
That painful memory of that time, when I once thought I was the happiest, remains the biggest wound to me.
To be honest, I don't have many memories of my childhood other than that time.
It's as if the memory of that time has swallowed up all my other memories...
하영
hey!
지선
uh?
하영
What are you doing suddenly sitting there blankly? Aren't you eating?
지선
Oh... sorry. I was just thinking.
하영
Is that why you don't want to talk?
지선
uh?
지선
..............no
지선
Let's eat first and then go out. I want to go out and talk.
하영
okay!
하영
Where are we going?
지선
Come with me first.
지선
Ask me to talk.
하영
Yeah, I want to know.
지선
Then follow me for now.
지선
There's a place I want to show you.
하영
Wow.....it's really pretty here!!
지선
Isn't it pretty?
하영
Yeah, that's great~ Is this a place of memories for you?
지선
What are memories...
하영
then?
지선
It's the place I hate most in the world.
하영
Here? Why on earth? It's so pretty here...
지선
This is where I have memories with the person I hate the most.
하영
A person you dislike?
지선
huh.
하영
Then why... did you come to a place with unpleasant memories?
지선
Because this is my only memory from when I was young.
하영
The only memory is a painful one...
지선
It's okay. I'll just say it this time and forget about it.
지선
Because when you know, it's not just me...
지선
Because I don't have to keep all those memories to myself.......
That's right. I've always kept those painful memories tightly bound and buried deep in my heart.
But when Ha-young suddenly asked me to talk about the past, something completely unexpected occurred to me.
If I were to recall those memories and talk about them now...
Could I ever erase those memories from my mind forever?