short story collection

IF I -Kim Min-gyu-

"Min-gyu, let's break up."

..

"I'm so tired, Min-gyu."

.....You left without even listening to my answer. Damn it....Don't dream about that, Kim Min-gyu

I was already regretting it.``Maybe that's why there were tears on the hand I was rubbing my eyes with.``

The seat next to me was so cold. You, who used to be next to me, were gone, and it was so cold next to me with no one around.

I thought of you often, and I continued to struggle in this breakup. Foolishly.

If I hadn't let go of that hand then, I would have missed your hand that I'm holding tightly now.

If I had noticed that before your little scars grew into big ones, this wouldn't have happened.

Is this what regret feels like after a breakup?

Having already admitted my regrets, I held back my tears, put on the coat you had given me, and drove like a madman.

This was the deserted park where I used to walk with you. The trees that had once been tinged with crimson were gone, leaving only bare branches. Like the falling snow,

You said it even though you weren't there.

"If I could walk this path with you again, I'd hold your hands tightly and give you warmth."

"If I cup your cheeks with my warm hands, will you smile beautifully again?"

While I was saying those words, warm yet cold tears flowed from my eyes as I lowered my head.

Just as tears melt snow, we also kept thinking that we wished for a warm spring to come.

There's nothing as painful as a first breakup_