Big Life
< 20 - Fear not (2) >
20 - Fear not (2)
When we met in the evening.
Su-hee said, "Let's go to the race."
“Is this really good? ”
“Yes, good. The last time I went to the races was when I was in college, because freshman year, Hyo-jin and Jeongjin and a few of my close friends went on a trip. ”
Different kinds of sushi dishes were passing in front of the two seated side by side.
Su-hee picked up a plate of shrimp sushi and lowered it in front of the reconstruction.
“I told you to come with me. You said you had to write all summer, right? ”
“Haha, I did. ”
I was told with a smile of reconstruction.
The memory of a hard and hot summer day flashed before my eyes.
I turned on a fan and wrote while sweating. I've been stuck in my room all summer for not too long. One day, I didn't even know that my nose was spilling, and I was beaten by my father.
“I wrote like a madman. ”
Su-hee said as if she had read the heart of reconstruction.
“I spoke to Jinjin a few days ago, and he mentioned you. You were always wearing it. When it's empty, when it's lunchtime, even when the kids are drinking together after class. That's how he wrote it. He asked if he could learn from it without succeeding. ”
“Jinjin said that? ”
“It was a long time ago. I'm more excited to hear about you than I am about you. ”
The reconstruction lowered its gaze and laughed.
He has been a really powerful friend until today's confidence. I have a lifetime to repay.
Hmm?
As the thought cleared, the vision of reconstruction downward became clear.
Su Hee today was wearing a skirt that was heavenly. The long thighs extending out of the skirt were wrapped in black stockings. I couldn't take my eyes off the orange lighted bridge because it was seductive.
“Why are you looking at me like that? ”
Su-hee notices, slightly repairing the skirt and asked.
Reconstruction raises its head slowly. He grabbed a plate of sushi and replied casually.
“Nice legs. ”
“Look at the audacity. ”
Su-hee looks ridiculous.
The reconstruction shrugs and laughs.
Su Hee's legs no longer need to move as before. It's still cool to stare openly, but at least if I see it, I can be forgiven.
“I like the season, which is usually Summer, but I'm getting sick of it. ”
“What's that supposed to mean? ”
“In the summer, you won't be able to see your stockings. ”
“How...... do all men do that? ”
“Hahaha.”
Glug glug!
My phone rang and I lost the conversation.
It was a call from Myeongseok. Reconstruction sought understanding and picked up the phone.
“Hello, Editor. ”
- Good morning, sir. Can I talk to you for a second?
“Yes, I can. Tell me.”
- No, I just wanted to take her this week. I have something to tell you. How about Friday night?
“Oh, I'm sorry. I'm having a little trouble getting to the races this week. It doesn't matter from next Tuesday. ”
- Yes, sir. Then I will schedule a date during the week.
“But what's going on? I can't help but wonder. ”
- Haha, yeah. I have two, and I'll just briefly mention a couple of CF's. including Gigatudi, who runs an Internet dissertation education and a school. Teachers' intellectual impressions are a great boost to their publicity.
“Ah, yes……. ”
Reconstruction was blurry because there was not much interest in it.
It would cost a lot of money to be in an ad, but that wasn't what I wanted.
I made enough money.
I needed another purpose that I could accept on my own
‘Maybe you should just read a lot and write a lot of articles. I don't have to go to the academy. ’
When you appear in an advertisement, of course you should compliment the business. The advertisement is to cover it up even if it has defects. As a human being, reconstruction was responsible for that aspect.
“CF will think about it. I don't think I have a reason to leave right now. ”
After thinking about it, the reconstruction replied to the phone.
I immediately went to the second topic without asking for more information.
-Okay, one was about your new novel.
“New?”
- Yeah, why don't you start with the overseas market in mind, not the Korean target. with minimal sentiment and storytelling in my country.
“I understand what you're saying. We're still working on the new one. ”
- Horror is good. Mystery is good. Especially for young American readers. I believe that if you decide to write it, you will be able to do it in the overseas market. A few times, or dozen times more, that there was an ocean. Local agents said the same thing to me. I'm sorry if this is a bit overwhelming.
“It's not a burden. It's all thanks to you that you made two bestsellers and broke into the American market. As you said, I will try to think calmly about the new one. ”
Reconstruction made a few more phone calls and then picked up the phone.
Su Hee next door asked as if she was waiting.
“Are you talking about the new one? ”
“Well, the new book wants to start with a foreign market in mind. But I don't have anything in mind, right now. ”
“Take your time to think about it. I'm not in a hurry. ”
“I hope so.”
The rebuilding head was already beginning to worry, even though it was not said out loud.
What are some interesting stories that might work in overseas markets?
* * *
“Myung Hun?”
“Yeah. That guy, too. ”
I couldn't believe it. His father, Taejin, was just about to give me some good news.
“You felt a lot of flaws in your work as an agent. I'm going to stay in the United States of America. I still have a lot to learn before I become CEO. We need connections."
Myeong-seok nodded and smiled at his mouth.
Taejin across the street drank a cup of coffee and spoke in a soft tone.
“Myeong-hoon has been wandering for a long time and now he's found his way. I have a personality, so if you think about it, you can do what you do right away. ”
“I know. It's hard to work, but sometimes it bothers me. ”
“Don't be so grumpy. When you're in business, sometimes you have to be a bully. When it feels too much, you have to pay attention as your older brother. It's been that way all along.”
“Very well. I'll come to Korea once. ”
Tae Jin put down his coffee cup and asked me to change the topic.
“Ha, that writer, is he all right? ”
“Yes, I'm working on a new idea. There were oceans, so this time I asked myself, why don't we try it out for the overseas market? ”
“I hope this works again. You'll be very good at what you do, but don't spare the investment. ”
“Of course, there was a sea. After the excitement, everyone went crazy trying to buy all the copies. Particularly interested in stupid women and gale rage. We should discuss this with the writer and work it out one by one. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
Taejin stood up, grunting and shouting.
“You're already going in? ”
“If you get in the way of editorial work, who's the boss? I'll see you tonight. Come in early. Your mother will boil you some ketchup. ”
“Yes, Father. Go ahead.”
After sending Tae Jin, Myung Seok picked up his cell phone.
I never wanted to hear Myung Hun's voice like today. On second thought, no matter what I said, I almost had a blunt reaction, so I stopped and laughed by myself.
And I cheered with my heart.
* * *
The trip was very enjoyable.
After checking in to the reserved hotel, the reconstruction and Su Hee traveled throughout the race. Everywhere they went, the two of them did not let go of each other's hands.
“I saw the top of my head and I didn't know it. It's time to go to the museum. ”
“Su-hee, let's take a little break. ”
“Two days a night. Where's the rest? Let's go to the museum and rest. If we don't watch it soon, the sun's going down. ”
Su Hee was energized with sneakers in comfortable jeans.
I never thought I'd have so much fun alone with reconstruction. I just felt sorry for the time that was flowing so fast.
“I'm sorry, can you just take a picture of us? ”
The way to get around the museum and out.
Reconstruction asked a couple in their 40s to take a picture while passing by.
The man simply takes her phone into his hands.
“Yes, please. You just press this, right? ”
“Yes, thank you. ”
Reconstruction quickly returned to Su Hee and stood side by side. As she wrapped her arms around her shoulders, Su-hee leaned slightly against the reconstruction.
One, two, three.
The flash on my phone burst with the word Kim Chi.
“Thank you very much. ”
“Can you thank me just once? ”
“Yes?”
The man smiled and gestured at his wife.
His wife tilts her head as if relaxed, and pulls a book out of her bag.
There was a sea.
“You're the Haejeon writer, right? My husband and I are your lovers. ”
“Ah, yes. Thank you so much.How did you know? ”
“I love my sledges. Look, you. I told you I was right. ”
“Have you seen me before? ”
“When you entered the museum, we went right behind you. You were so focused on watching. ”
“Hahaha, yes. I don't usually care what I see. Oh, give me the book. ”
“Did you travel with your girlfriend? ”
The man asked.
As soon as the reconstruction was about to answer, Su-hee approached and received a message.
“I'm here to do some research on a new idea. I'm not your girlfriend, I'm your business partner. ”
“Haha, yes. ”
The man smiles and nods.
I didn't believe Su-hee, but she said that's why she was going to pass on.
“Very nice to meet you. We hope you enjoy the rest of your research and look forward to a new one. ”
“Yes, thank you. Goodbye."
The couple in their 40s, who received their signatures, moved away to the other side. Turning away from them, the reconstruction told Su Hee.
“I don't care if you just tell me. ”
“I'm hiding it for me, not for you. Make yourself famous on the Internet as a lover of Harebuilt writers. What if I get robbed and tired? ”
Reconstruction smiled instead of answering.
Su-hee's words were merely excuses.
There was a reason to hide our relationship. To make sure that nothing would prevent the road to rebuilding.
“I had a late lunch and I'm not hungry yet. What do we do now? ”
Su-hee asked as she climbed into the passenger seat of the parked car.
Reconstruction, after a moment of reflection, said Nausea.
“I actually have somewhere I'd like to go. ”
“Then we can go. Is there a place we haven't seen? ”
“It's not a ruin, it's just a racing town. ”
At the same time as the answer, the reconstruction entered the Guncheon-eup office in Gyeongju by navigation. I was going to follow the scenery I had seen in my dream from now on.
“I think I've been there a long time, but I can't remember. I want to see it with my own eyes. Can I go? It's not far. ”
“Well, that's odd. I'm fine. Let's go. ”
Reconstruction drove to the town of Guncheon outside the city.
When I left my car near the town office, it was sunset on the other side of the sky.
It was a small and quiet town.
‘When I saw it in my dream, I was looking here, and I was behind this office in town. ’
Reconstruction examined the surroundings while grabbing at the memories in the dream.
When I came to the site, more and more questions began to be amplified.
I wonder if that dream was my memory. Or the landscape you saw.
I wonder if the mustard bathhouse is really here.
“Are you looking for something? ”
Next to him, Sun Su-hee looked up at the reconstruction and asked.
“Mushroom bath. ”
“Huh?"
“In fact, I saw it in a dream. ”
Reconstruction turned its gaze on Su Hee.
“Somewhere around here, where we're standing, there's a bathhouse. In my dreams, it was somewhere around here. ”
“You saw it in a dream? You said it looked like a neighborhood you'd been to a long time ago. ”
“That's a question even for me now. Have I ever been to this town? ”
Reconstruction looks around, muttering as if to ask itself.
On the quiet side of the road, old people were coming and going from time to time. In the corner of the alley, children were playing land grabbing.
‘Hmm…? ’
I suddenly looked back at the children playing.
You see a very shabby single-story building.
It seemed to have been built for decades, and was buried among the newly assembled buildings.
“Rebuild, where are you going? ”
“Wait a minute.”
The reconstruction is drawn towards a shabby building.
Buildings covered by placenta did not show an overall outline.
As you get closer, there is a narrow path between you and the other buildings. It looks like you'll have to go through this road to find the entrance.
It was just then.
“Huh? I'm going into that brother's mustard bath. ”
One of the kids who was playing said as if he was shouting when he saw the reconstruction.
Reconstruction immediately turned the child into a startled face.
“A mustard bath? ”
“Yes, this is our secret. ”
“ ……! ”
Reconstruction swallowed once and trembled all over. The mustard bath I saw in my dream was in reality. Seeing him being serious, Su-hee came to me with a worried look.
“You okay? You don't look so good. ”
The reconstruction nodded and asked the child again.
“I'd like to check it out, too. Are you okay? ”
“It's all right. Back that way and out the door. ”
“Thank you.”
The reconstruction took Su Hee through a narrow path, circling the outskirts of the building half a turn.
Soon after that, the void opened up around me.
There is an old sign with a slight tilt above the entrance of a shabby building.
Reconstruction of the sign stood firmly in place.
“That's why I called it a mustard bath...? ”
Su-hee muttered as she looked up at the sign and looked back at the reconstruction.
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