The Shop That Delivers Dreams
Test
예리
"Sister! I'm here."
Yeri, waking up in the grass, whispered quietly to Eunha. Eunha looked around and saw that it was still bright daylight.
예리
"I'm going to go find the child now, but you absolutely mustn't lose the ring I gave you earlier."
은하
"Okay. Let's go."
Even that seemed exciting, as he ran quickly and hid in the grass with Eunha. Then he took out a telescope, handed it to Eunha, and focused on it.
예리
"I'll just watch from afar with this. I can't hear what you say, but I can see everything you do."
은하
"But can you get to know that child with this...?"
At Eunha's words, Yeri lowered her telescope and spoke.
예리
"Now it's up to you to deduce the evidence! Think about that child for a moment."
Ah, so you're telling me to become a detective with equipment? Eunha carefully raised her telescope to gather as much information as possible.
As I slowly looked around the house, I saw the child singing a song while playing the guitar with his small hands.
Eunha looked at the shape of her lips and chuckled. As Eunha laughed, Yeri, who was next to her, asked if Eunha had found anything.
예리
"Sister, did you find anything?"
은하
"Oh... there's a really cute kid playing the guitar and singing Little Star."
예리
"Oh, can you tell what I'm saying by the shape of my lips?"
은하
"Well... that's right."
When asked if Yeri was amazing, Eunha scratched her head and answered. When Eunha said yes, Yeri answered without any seriousness.
예리
"My sister is a con artist who can do anything! Oh... She's even more amazing than I thought..."
Yeri pretended to be worried, then rubbed the ring on Eunha's finger, saying that the test was over.
The ring began to glow, then gently enveloped them and disappeared.
예리
"Vice President! We're back."
박우진
"So, how was the evaluation?"
When Woojin asked, he started running around and telling stories about Eunha.
예리
"You're such a total fraud! I told you there's nothing you can't do."
Woojin gave a small smile to Yeri's words and began to diligently write something on the paper he was holding.
Eunha felt a little nervous, thinking it was a piece of paper with test results. Then Woojin reassured her, telling her there was no need to be nervous.
박우진
"Well, now there's one left."
They were moving toward the essay section, which they knew without even saying a word. Eunha, having written for so long, gingerly wiggled her fingers behind her.
Yeri came out to see Eunha and Woojin off. Spotting Eunha, she clenched her fist and gave her a cheering gesture.
Eunha waved her hand at Yeri and followed Woojin.
박우진
"Okay, we're here. Now, go to the Grand Commander and write the letter."
They arrived in front of another office. Woojin opened the door and told her to come in, and Eunha cautiously entered the room alone.
이대휘
"Welcome! Are you here to test your writing skills?"
은하
"Oh, yes... that's right."
When asked by a boy as energetic as Yeri, Eunha tried to respond excitedly, but then calmed down again.
The room was practically silent. In fact, there was no one else in the room besides the two of them. Curious, Eunha asked.
은하
"But there are... no people here?"
이대휘
"Oh, everyone's busy with other tasks right now. The company isn't so busy that I can just write all day."
I somehow found myself agreeing with the statement that the company wasn't busy. Then, he led Eunha to her desk and lined up the pens she was using.
As Eunha picked up a pen, Daehwi began explaining the essay section.
이대휘
"First, we meet with the essay department and the information department, and we hear information about the child and write a letter."
이대휘
"And then you pass the letter on to the delivery person who delivers the letter. You can think of it as a three-person team system."
이대휘
"Usually, one person from each department collaborates. However, those three people vary each time, and some even handle two or three tasks simultaneously."
은하
"For example... who is this person?"
He thought about Eunha's question and folded his fingers, then nodded and said.
이대휘
"I think there's only the vice president and the president. I think they were born to deliver letters."
이대휘
"When the CEO first founded this company, he probably did everything on his own. The vice president was also able to do it since he joined almost from the beginning."
Ah, so that's how the two of them started this company. When Eunha said she understood, he handed her a piece of paper to write on and told her what to write.
이대휘
"Please write the lyrics for Little Star in a cute way."
Eunha seemed flustered, but soon focused on writing. She'd never even properly taught anyone how to hold a pencil.
I remembered the first time I received a letter and decided to write a reply.
어린 소녀
"Mr. Director! Please teach me how to write!"
원장
"What's the writing? Just sleep quietly!"
I didn't realize how severe the director's abuse was as a child. I just assumed it was because he was a stranger, but now that I think about it, it's become a memory I absolutely don't want to forget.
That's why I was able to rely on each other and live with the children at the orphanage. That's why I can sign and understand speech just by looking at their lips.
Because I was hearing impaired.
So I had to read Braille instead of writing with the orphanage children, and that one letter was all that taught me how to read, since I couldn't read.
I was filled with hope after reading the letter that kindly explained the meaning of Braille and how to write it in handwriting from beginning to end.
But after studying the letters, my hearing began to improve little by little, but even that wasn't perfect.
I consider myself fortunate that I can now converse with normal people without any problems.
It was all thanks to this letter.
So, even after leaving the orphanage, I may have had an instinct to find the person who delivered the letter. No, I did.
As someone who now delivers that letter, it was an unforgettable act of kindness. I wanted to pass on that kind of letter to my children.
With such earnest feelings, I carefully wrote down the lyrics that I would have just laughed off earlier. Even though they weren't perfect.
Dae-hwi checked the paper written like that and said to Eun-ha.
이대휘
"It's a handwriting that basically shows a pretty heart. By any chance, can you do things like Braille or sign language?"
As if he had read Eunha's mind, Dae-hwi asked her a question, and Eunha nodded. Dae-hwi then thanked her for her hard work and handed her a paper envelope.
이대휘
"If you can give this to the Vice President, the test will be over. Thank you for your hard work!"
은하
"...Thank you for your effort."
As I cautiously left the essay department office, my eyes met with Woojin's, who was checking his watch outside. When Eunha handed me a paper envelope, I put it in my arms and looked at her.
박우진
"You can go home and rest now. You'll get your pay for today."
Woojin handed Eunha another envelope. She accepted it, said goodbye to Woojin, and headed home.
Somehow, I felt relieved.
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Hello! The reason I came here for the first time was...
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First of all, thank you to all the readers who subscribed to 《The Shop That Delivers Dreams》, watched it, and left comments!
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I'm currently serializing a work called "Prehistoric Romance" as the 2nd entry in the contest...
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Since this is my first time participating in a contest, I plan to put aside the two works I was originally serializing and focus more on this contest piece.
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I think I'll be going on a bit of a hiatus... so I'm letting you know in advance, and as much as you've loved "The Shop That Delivers Dreams," I'd appreciate it if you'd check out this prehistoric romance!
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