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10. Time is water

박수영

"mom!"

새엄마

"Is Suyeong here?"

박수영

This is the kitchen now.

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The mother gave birth to a child.

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And I don't know if this is a good thing,

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My mother gave birth to a baby,

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I felt refreshed in just a few days.

박수영

So they say I can leave the restaurant.

박수영

"Are you checking out tomorrow?"

새엄마

"That's right. I'm leaving tomorrow."

새엄마

"You can just leave the facility with the baby."

새어머니

"I really enjoyed my time at the cookhouse."

새어머니

"I don't want to go home."

박수영

"I'm at home, right?"

새엄마

"Oh my... it must feel like taking care of two newborns."

박수영

"Wow, that's too much."

새엄마

"It's a lie."

새엄마

"By the way, I think you chose a good name."

박수영

"That's right. It's my dad's last name."

박수영

"If it's right, I'll help you!"

박수영

"The name is Lee Si-woo!"

박수영

"I think I did well learning Chinese characters!"

새엄마

"I wanted to make a name without a consonant."

새엄마

"You don't know how happy I am that you happened to be like that."

박수영

"I'm glad Dad liked it too."

새엄마

"That's right. How are your studies going these days?"

박수영

"I'm doing well."

박수영

"What did I do that it's already December?"

박수영

"Time goes by so fast."

새엄마

"Yeah... It feels like it was just yesterday that Sooyoung brought me here."

새엄마

"It's already been almost two years..."

박수영

"I know.."

박수영

"I should have listened to my mom more."

새엄마

"Why don't you listen carefully even now?"

박수영

"There is no denial?"

새엄마

"It was true that you didn't listen."

박수영

"Tch."

새엄마

"Aren't you going to the library today?"

박수영

"I was going to go anyway."

박수영

"I came to the library to see my mom."

박수영

"I'll be back."

새엄마

"Have a nice trip."

박수영

Now I went to the library,

박수영

I'm on my way home now.

박수영

Because I have to go home and prepare a party to celebrate my mom's discharge from the hospital.

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It's tomorrow, but whatever!

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I was going in a good mood...

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Someone accidentally hit my shoulder.

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"sorry."

박수영

"Ah... I'm the one..."

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As I was passing by, I noticed a different light coming from the necklace than usual.

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I knew it intuitively.

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That man is the one who gave me the necklace.

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I went to catch him in a hurry,

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He had already been out of the alley for a while.

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But... why does that voice sound so familiar?

박수영

Is it because of my mood?

박수영

Knowing that there was no use in just sitting there,

박수영

I left that place.

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After that incident, I tried to forget about it

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Back home, preparing for the party.

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Hang various garlands,

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I wrote a handwritten letter to my mom.

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And although it wasn't a gift for Mom, I also prepared a baby hat.

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Last time, my mom said she was making a hat by knitting,

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He gave up on making hats, saying it was too difficult.

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So I knitted a hat myself.

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How much I have prepared for this day!

박수영

I felt so good while decorating.

The next day, on the way home

박수영

"Mom, Siwoo is so pretty!"

새엄마

"Who does that look like? It's so cute."

박수영

"Siwoo will be popular later."

새엄마

"Well... both of us (mom and dad) have very similar genes..."

박수영

"No! My mom and dad are so cool and pretty..."

박수영

"Let's go home quickly!"

새엄마

"Okay. Let's go home."

새엄마

"Oh my, it's so dark in the house."

새엄마

"Let's live with the lights on..."

새엄마

"oh.."

새엄마

"What is this?"

박수영

"I cleaned and decorated it nicely for my mom."

새엄마

"I'll put the baby to bed first."

박수영

"okay."

박수영

"The baby's room was also cleaned well."

새엄마

"Well done."

박수영

"Hehehe"

새엄마

"Shall we go and finish enjoying the party?"

박수영

"huh!"

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Luckily, Siwoo slept until we finished the party.

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As soon as my father came in, he started crying and making a fuss,

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I fell asleep again.

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And then each of our family members went to their rooms and slept.

박수영

What time is it now?

박수영

It's currently 5 AM...

박수영

Huh? Why am I up now?

박수영

I can't even sleep again..

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I want to sleep!?

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I couldn't sleep and was tossing and turning when I suddenly remembered what happened the day before yesterday.

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That necklace...

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That guy... who the hell is he?

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No matter how much I think about it, I can't remember who it was.

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I'm sure I've heard that voice before...

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Oh, I really don't know.

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Why can't I remember something like this?

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I feel so pathetic..

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But won't there be another chance to meet again someday?

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So, isn't that what made the necklace shine?

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We will definitely meet again.

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It has to be that way!

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Well, let's put this thought aside for now,

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I should study.

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