Three Curses

save me

초이

"Gyaaaaah!!!!"

Today again, I woke up from the nightmare of that day.

Just a few months ago, my family and I went out to eat to celebrate my parents' wedding anniversary. However, on the way back, an unexpected accident occurred, killing both of them except me.

My aunt, who took pity on me as an only child who had lost all of my family, took me to her house, and I have been living there ever since the funeral.

But the shock of that day left a deep scar on me, who was only 18 years old, and depression, insomnia, and the guilt of surviving alone tormented me every night.

초이

"Mom...Dad...I miss you..."

친구1

I couldn't sleep at night missing my parents so much until I saw that person's post...

친구1

"Choi Choi~ How are you these days??"

초이

"It's worth living... hehe"

친구1

"You look so tired right now, but are you sleeping well...? I'm really worried about youㅠㅠ"

초이

"I still eat late-night snacks sometimes, but my aunt worries a lot and gives me lots of delicious food, so it's okay~"

초이

"But you're the only one who worries about me. Thank you!"

"Hey, hey, don't just sit here and do nothing. Come to the store with me. I'll pay."

친구1

"Hey Choi Choi, I'm going to eat ramen. Don't be so dazed and eat quickly."

"Ramen tastes good even when you blow on it... but it's the same whether you blow on it outside or inside your stomach?"

친구1

"ㅋㅋㅋIt's uselessly logical, but it's so true that I can't refute it."

초이

"Oh, but I need to eat quickly and go to class to get some sleep. I'm so tired..."

친구1

"That's right, Choi, have you ever read a web novel?"

초이

"I read webtoons often, but web novels are mostly text... You know that, right? I'm the type of person who gets sleepy just by reading text~~"

친구1

"I know, that's why I wanted to recommend it to you."

친구1

"Do you happen to know a web novel writer named 'v'? He's so famous in the web novel world that there's probably no one who doesn't know him."

초이

"I don't know, who is that? Is that person's name Bye? That's unusual."

친구1

"Actually, I also just recently received v's post. Since they were so excited, I was curious about what kind of great post they were writing and why they were causing such a fuss, so I read what v wrote."

친구1

"But the moment I read one line, I fell for you completely because of the absurd expressiveness. You should read it before you go to bed too. You might be able to sleep comfortably, right?"

초이

"Hey... how can you fall for someone just by reading something written by someone you don't even know what they look like?"

친구1

"Right? You think so too? Honestly, I'm surprised at myself. No, it's so amazing that I can captivate someone's heart with just words."

"And from what I've heard, Author V is a male student like us. But other than that, we don't know what he looks like because the Author has set his profile to private..."

초이

"Oh, that writer, unlike other writers, seems to really try to compete only with writing? After hearing about it from you, I can't help but read that writer's writing. I have to go home and read it today."

친구1

"I'll text you the website address later. Hey, lunch time's over. Go to sleep."

초이

"Okay, thanks~ See you later."

"Click click" (searching the internet)

초이

"Ah, so this is how you get in."

초이

"Where is author V's writing... 'My last breath, my last dance with you'.... Author 'v'... Ah, I found it!"

I slowly read author V's writing.

v

"I am such a shabby existence to you, so I put on a mask and approach you... For you, I could pretend to be okay even when I'm in pain. Now take all my breath. Dance with me one last time.

Tears welled up in my eyes. Each and every letter of V's heartbreaking message replayed in my head over and over again.

That night, instead of a nightmare, I had a dream. In it, a blond, fair-skinned man caressed my hair and ears and kissed me. It was a very sweet dream.