With the blue sky reflected through the window, the museum’s office was quiet.
“Garyun-ah, I’m testing what you sent me, and here’s a little bit.”
“Ah yes. If you send it to me by e-mail, I will take care of it.”
The occasional stiff voice adds to the airy impression of the office interior.
“Seolha… … When the test is over, please check the email I sent… … .”
“okay. Wait a minute.”
I stopped mining and opened the email box by operating the mouse. There were two new emails. One from Minseo Oh, an employee, and the other… … .
＜[Our plan] I will send you the final draft of the advertisement>
It’s a company with a name that you’ve probably heard of somewhere, but maybe it’s because you haven’t been able to take a proper break and run without a break. I couldn’t remember why I had an interaction with this company.
Originally, it was in Chae Seol-ha’s mailbox because of the CC function, but the actual destination is the mailbox of Dasom, who is in charge of the design.
I didn’t know anything about mining.
The company with the name of our project, the advertisement draft attached to the e-mail, the target and reason of the portal site to be distributed, and the name of a person attached under the e-mail.
He didn’t know and he didn’t want to know.
“Dasomi’s older sister.”
“Yes why?”
Seol-ha Chae talks to Lee Da-som, who is sitting across from him.
“Can you check your email?”
“Yeah, wait a minute. After I finish this, I will check it right away.”
can’t wait Even though it was a fleeting moment, Chae Seol-ha could not afford to wait for it.
Because I wanted to deal with it as soon as possible and then erase it from my mind.
“You can do that later, so let’s start with this.”
“… … So where did you come from?”
Dasom sighed and looked at Chae Seol-ha.
“It’s our plan.”
Silence flows for a while. Typing in the office was getting faster and faster.
“I don’t know.”
“yes?”
“It’s a place you don’t know.”
Idasom fixed her gaze on the monitor and answered in an indifferent tone.
“I think my sister sent me another email because she didn’t reply. Please take care of it quickly.”
“Because it’s a company I don’t really know. If it bothers you, why not put it in the spam folder? I’m very busy right now. I don’t have to worry about spam like that.”
spam mail.
At those words, somewhere in Chae Seol-ha’s heart, waves began to ripple.
“It’s the contract my sister was working on.”
“So you said you didn’t know.”
“Do it in moderation. It’s true that you talked to this company about advertising. Yes. On Tuesday the bastard brought… … .”
Typing in the office stopped all at once.
In the office where time had stopped, only the hair of four women was rustling.
“… … .”
Beads of sweat run down the back of Chae Seol-ha’s neck. The temperature inside the room is 22 degrees, so it’s definitely not the temperature enough to feel the heat. But the sweat dripping down does not stop.
The truth, which had been folded crookedly and pushed into a corner of his chest, raised his head again.
“Resignation, are you going to fix it?”
Ga-ryun Yu looked at Cha Seol-ha and opened her mouth.
“what.”
“Are you going to repair my brother’s resignation letter?”
Resignation.
A f*cking piece of paper that turned a hard-prepared party into a funeral home-like atmosphere.
I didn’t want to fix it.
It was unacceptable for his child, Yoo-jin, to leave the company.
Therefore, the resignation letter submitted by Yu-Jin Yu, who was chasing, was shredded with a shredder. Even the fragments left after shredding were burned on the roof of the building. I thought that would solve everything.
But Yu-Jin had pushed that damn piece of paper into his face again.
“There is no way to stop it unless you resign. Even if I refuse to repair—”
“So that’s why it’s being repaired.
“… … okay.”
“her.”
Ga-ryun Yu sighed as if it was ridiculous at Chae Seol-ha’s answer. Her silver-colored hair gleamed with a sharp glow.
As if reprimanding Yu Yu-jin for leaving her because it was her fault.
He frowned at the rushing displeasure.
“What are you going to do with me when that bastard is leaving?”
“… … It looks like you don’t have any shame. My sister, still.”
“What?”
shame (廉恥).
A heart that knows how to save face and knows shame.
Chae Seol-ha had no idea why she had to hear such a story from Yu Ga-ryun.
Yeah, at least I don’t want to hear from you. Chae Seol-ha’s lips trembled slightly.
“Are you saying it’s my fault now?”
“Well, I think you might be able to figure it out if you think about what your sister did.”
“You are my brother, my brother. Don’t you think it’s very boring? Have you forgot already? Hitting the wall like that, that bastard—”
“Who made me do this!”
Ga-ryun Yu jumps up and looks at Chae Seol-ha.
“Come on, wait. Hey guys.”
Dasom, who hastily ran out, intervenes between the two women.
“Calm down a bit… … .”
“You are not in a position to say that.”
“Yeah, honestly, if Dasom has a big stake, it’s not a lot. Vegan or whatever, you chose only what that bastard didn’t like and did it.”
Dasom’s expression darkened.
“… … What do you guys know about that kid and me? Don’t talk like that when you don’t know.”
Dasom clenched her fists and muttered. Blood gushed out of his bitten lips.
“At least you know better than my sister.”
“Garyun-ah, if you listen to what you said earlier, it sounds like you didn’t do anything wrong, but I think it’s my misunderstanding, huh? Do you feel good just pretending to be nice like that? Always in front of Dojin… … !”
“Puffy… … .”
A sudden burst of laughter breaks the argument. The three of them, who were blushing, turned their heads towards the source of their voices.
“Puffy… … Fuhahahaha-… .”
A voice that is as slow as a snail, but with a thorn standing somewhere, rubs the three of them.
Yu Ga-ryun, who frowned, opened her mouth.
“What is it?”
“no… … Even at this point, I thought that I was only blaming others… … .”
“Isn’t it someone else’s fault what you’re doing now?”
Seol-ha Chae, startled by Min-seo Oh’s words, utters words nervously.
“Again, again… I didn’t even say it was my fault… … .”
He bit his lip as he burst out laughing.
“Dojini just left because he was angry with us… … . It’s the responsibility of all of us, not just anyone… . No matter how hard you try to shift responsibility, that fact doesn’t change… … .”
A subdued gaze traces the office. As if looking for someone, carefully.
And finally, the verdict rings out.
“Dojin is not coming back.”
* * *
I decided to leave the office with my bag for mining. There was still a lot of work left to do, but for now it was good.
The raged mind was now the limit.
“One in red, please.”
“I’m sorry, but you have to show your ID to be able to purchase.”
“… … yes.”
Twenty-eight, if it is many, it is old age, if it is small, it is young age, but at least the age at which you can buy cigarettes has long since passed in the old evening.
Nevertheless, she had to present her national ID card each time. The look of disbelief that crossed his face was an added bonus.
hate. I really hate it. His face became even more hateful because of the mining work a while ago.
“A little bit, aside… … .”
The smoking booth near the building had long been full of people coming out to smoke after lunch.
“Hold on, I’m leaving.”
The pathetic landscape, like a raccoon den, was caused by a law introduced by the city in the name of making the streets free from the smell of cigarettes, but smoking in the city did not happen.
People were still going into the small cave with the yellowed ceiling and sucking the little shards of paper with so much eagerness and pity.
It was the same with mining. Even if there was only a few seats left, she would have been a raccoon, biting a cigarette butt in the burrow.
“Whew… … .”
After that, Chae Seol-ha, who had been looking for a smoking booth, eventually returned to the building where the company was located.
The destination is the rooftop. It was a stuffy place where all sides except for the ceiling were blocked by huge walls to prevent an unfortunate accident, but that kind of thing was good.
Just having a poster stating that smoking is allowed was enough to satisfy Chae Seol-ha.
She sat down on a chair, filled her mouth with the pungent smoke, and then spit it out repeatedly.
Yu Yu-jin advised me to stop smoking, and I haven’t even brought it near my mouth for several years, but I feel like I can’t stand it today.
He exhales obsessively, as if he is trying to blow away the worries, thoughts, and reality deep in his heart with the smoke, but the thoughts do not go away.
He lifted his head and tried to look at the blue sky, but only the black smoke he exhaled was thick.
“… … .”
When Yoo Yu-jin submitted her second resignation letter and left the company, Chae Seol-ha felt embarrassed and the urgency to stop all of this.
So, without worrying about falling, I grabbed Dojin’s pants. I ran up the stairs and called Yu Yu-jin to the point where I had to risk breaking the high heels I bought for a lot of money.
However, Yu Yu-jin left without looking back.
After sitting down for a while, Chae Seol-ha, who returned to the office after being led by her colleagues, felt fierce anger.
Yu Yu-jin betrayed herself again. As such thoughts filled his head, the old feelings of the past that he had buried deep in his heart began to flow out.
If you think about it, it was you who always caught the judo.
Even if Yu Yu-jin betrayed and hurt her heart countless times, she forgave it, suppressed her heart, and worked tirelessly to improve the relationship.
Yes, I was always smiling and trying to pass it on.
even that day.
Of course, the frequency of getting angry with Yoo-jin has increased recently.
But it was all for him. If you leave it alone, the bad company might just throw him away. Or you could be deceived by a bad woman and be humiliated.
It is absurd to be angry at a country that is not enough even to express gratitude, but even if you feel sad at the very least, it is a matter of being honest with yourself and trying to improve your relationship.
I couldn’t understand why Yu-jin Yu was acting like she was just being patient and then getting angry with herself and messing everything up.
-Yes, say it! If you have any dissatisfaction, you have to talk to each other and solve it.
– So, have you ever heard of it?
Damn, when did Ji say it? All I did was make an absurd force.
I’m thinking of you so much, do you get mad at such a trivial thing? Also… To you, I must have been nothing more than that.
Chae Seol-ha’s blazing blade is aimed at Yu-jin.
But this heart does not reach him.
You cannot always be chosen. Just being aware of that miserable reality, a deep sense of shame erodes Chae Seol-ha’s heart.
Then go
I didn’t want to worry anymore and I didn’t want to be miserable. maybe it was better
I thought, biting the cigarette in my mouth, I could just forget that dog-like man and start over from now on.
I didn’t do anything wrong, so why should I feel this way?
Yeah, I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s all the kid’s fault.
“ah… you were here… … ?”
Oh Min-seo appeared with a squeaking sound from behind Chae Seol-ha nervously stepping on a cigarette butt that had fallen on the floor. As always, there was a relaxed smile on his face.
An attitude that doesn’t seem to care at all about the subject of dropping a bomb inside others. I didn’t like the way Min-seo Oh looked like she was chasing.
“Hey, you’re smoking… … . It wasn’t cut off… ?”
“What.”
“ah… I have a little something I want to talk about… … .”
At Chae Seol-ha’s aggressive attitude, Min-seo Oh fiddled with my hair as if he was sorry.
“Yoo Do-jin, no, if you’re talking about that bastard, that’s it. I don’t know.”
“Uh… I see… … ? Then I’ll go tell someone else… .”
“What?”
Chae Seol-ha’s eyes twinkle.
“yes… ? Saying I’m not interested… … ?”
It is a self-evident fact that Oh Min-seo is talking about Yu-jin.
It didn’t really matter to such a man, but the tag ‘someone else’ on the back bothered Chae Seol-ha.
“Tell me first.”
“Aha… okay… It’s not a big deal, but if I could meet Dojin again, what would I do… … .”
Min-seo Oh brushes her frizzy brown hair and looks at Seol-ha Chae with curious eyes.
“But I don’t think you want to see me… Just ask the other kids… … .”
What do you do, the relationship is already over. Whatever you do with a guy like that, it’s fine. I will make a fresh start. It’s different from the old days. I have money, I have a job, I have a reputation. What do you have to regret?
I thought so as to be chasing. It was a very rational decision.
But for some reason, that chest.
“… … where are you.”
“yes… ?”
“Where are you, where do you want to go? huh? Where did you find it? speak up just tell me I’m going right now. hurry.”
“ah… It’s a surprise… It hurts, Seolha… … .”
Chae Seol-ha’s hand grabs Oh Min-seo’s slender arm with a stronger force than ever.
A harsh breath flows out of Chae Seol-ha’s mouth.
“Anyway, I want to meet you… … ?”
“I will meet you. to meet I want to meet you. So please.”
Min-seo Oh, who heard Chae Seol-ha’s answer, continued talking with a fishy smile.
“Well… Because it’s not fun to just tell you everything… … .”
“What?”
“I’ll give you a hint, so look for it… .”
“… … Are you kidding me now?”
Chae Seol-ha, with a frown on her face, looks at Min-seo Oh.
Seeing this, Min-seo Oh twitched the corners of her mouth as if she was satisfied and opened her mouth.
“If you don’t like it… … .”
Those eyes were not smiling.
