The man in my dream

We met again_1

Eventually, I couldn't help but cry, desperately wanting to see him. As time passed, I cried so hard I collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.

이세하

"....Did you fall asleep.."

It didn't take long for me to realize I was in a dream. Then I looked around the dreamscape.

이세하

"...Uh..? This is..."

This was the dreamscape I'd dreamed of him and me in every time I met him. And as soon as I saw that scene, I looked around, hoping to see him.

But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find him. And just as I was about to give up looking for him, I heard a voice from behind.

박지훈

"....Hello..Long time no see.."

Someone called me from behind. It was a heartbreaking voice, almost heartbreaking. I couldn't remember his voice, his face, his actions, his little habits, even his smile...

The voice of someone calling out from right behind me sounded so familiar that I was certain it was 'him'.

이세하

"You...you...are...behind me right now..? Is that so..?...Huh..?..You're there, right..?"

Hearing her voice after a long time brought relief and tears to my eyes again.

박지훈

"Yeah...it's me...that's right...look back...I miss you..."

It had been a long time since I'd heard him, but his voice was truly heartbreaking. As soon as I heard his words, I turned around, walked over to him, and hugged him.

이세하

"..I missed you..so..so..I missed you..I thought I was going crazy..."

박지훈

"Me too...me too...I missed you..."

At the sound of his voice, I hugged him tighter.

이세하

"If you wanted to see me...you could have come sooner...why...didn't you come all this time..."

Although I felt sad that he didn't come to see me during that time, the longing I felt for him and the joy I felt seeing him were stronger.

박지훈

"..Something..happened. So..I didn't want you to get hurt..so I disappeared without telling you on purpose..I'm sorry.."

He lifted my face slightly with his hand, gently brushed my hair back, and then kissed my forehead.

이세하

"Really...while you were gone...while I couldn't see you...I missed you so much...but...for some reason...I couldn't remember your voice...or your face..."

After carefully bringing up the subject, I briefly recalled my life without him.

박지훈

"It's natural that you don't remember me. It can't be helped. Even if you remember other things, it's normal that you don't remember my face. But... this time, you'll be able to remember me.."

He said this and hugged me tighter.

박지훈

"This time... I'll come find you in reality, not in a dream."

He carefully took my face in his hand and focused on me.

이세하

"You...you look like this...somehow...I miss you..."

When I saw his face, tears welled up in my eyes again as I felt a sense of longing.

박지훈

"don't cry.."

He kissed me lightly on the eye.

박지훈

"And... this time, even if I wake up from this dream... remember my actions... my speech... my face... everything..."

His eyes were filled with sorrow as he spoke.

이세하

"Yeah... I will... I will definitely... Don't worry... That's true..."

When I looked into his eyes, I realized that I wasn't the only one who missed him, and a smile came to my lips.

박지훈

"Huh..? What? Is there anything you're curious about?"

He looked at me and smiled faintly.

이세하

"What's your name? It's been a long time since I've seen you, but I don't think you told me your name. What's your name?"

In our relationship, which had been so affectionate, I couldn't help but feel a sense of alienation, a sense of incongruity, of something that felt vaguely out of place.