Chemistry

“· · No · ”

You hear a purposely low answer. Afterwards, it became a curious face as she hurriedly went down the stairs. Even though the appearance can be similar, that humming earlier. Impersonation was not a habit to follow.

She is Yoon Lee Seol.

When I first met him, Jungwoo wondered why, and he remembered that this was within the sleep clinic.

Unless you are suffering from insomnia, there is no way to put sensors on your head and have to sleep.

‘Even people who look so happy on stage are having these problems. ’

He must be uncomfortable wearing a mask all the time. I thought it would be okay to be a well-known celebrity, but if I showed such behavior because I didn't want to be with myself, I thought it would be useless like this.

‘Ah, Jungwoo. Wake up, Yoon Seul. Do you remember?'

After all, Jung finished the thought of finishing the inspection quietly, respecting her not wanting to be found out.

A restarted late examination was also accompanied by patients wearing testers 5 and 6.

Jungwoo was sitting on a bench in front of the lab, looking only ahead. Yoon Iseol sat right next to the bench, because it was only four people.

‘Calm down, breasts. ’

My heart kept pounding. I kept shaking my head as I thought I'd care, but I didn't have a girlfriend to look at me.

Stay after elementary school. When I was in college, I was busy preparing for work and doing my job. He's lucky to have such a handsome girlfriend. I usually spend a time alone like myself.

‘I can't think right now. Scary.’

However, there was also a presence that accelerated grief.

On the TV monitors installed throughout the hallway, don't be bored with waiting, Christmas Eve features were showing the ability of idols to become virtual couples and move around.

‘Phew, I have nowhere to look. ’

“Inspiration. What did this prosecutor say? ”

Inspectors 5 and 6 were elderly couples with gray hair, who sat tightly in their hands to see how good the gold was. Grandpa held the list to his grandmother's question.

“Let's see. Ha · · · · land · ·"

Yoon Iseol turned his head to him, narrowing his eyes to make sure he couldn't see.

“I want to test for anxiety syndrome, Grandpa. ”

“Oh, thank you, miss. ”

As soon as I answered kindly, I felt the pause of Yoon Yi Seol.

‘Maybe you didn't change your voice like before. ’

Jungwoo did not look away from pretending to be obsessed with TV.

Sweet.

“Inspector 5, 6, 7 and 8, please come in. ”

The door of the repression lab opened and four people who had been examined walked out. Yoon Iseol, who woke up from her seat, reached out and raised her hand reflectively because she was struggling to get up next to her grandmother.

“Oh, thank you. ”

Grandpa was also having a hard time getting up, so Jungwoo ran quickly and grabbed his arm.

“Let me help you.”

“I'm sorry. I owe you one. ”

The two old couples who woke up grabbed their hands again and snuck into the lab. Yoon Iseol, who was watching the scene, snorted and entered the door, unconscious that Jungwoo was standing next to him or not.

Inside the laboratory were four pairs of beds fitted with rectangular machinery.

“Sit back on the pedestal, please. ”

I sat down to face the old couple who were following the staff's instructions. Next door, of course, was Yoon Yi Seul.

“Don't bend your legs straight. Yes, Grandma. That's right."

The employee who placed the sensor on their calves pointed to the button next to the machine.

“Sit still for 30 minutes and press the button whenever you feel uncomfortable with your leg. ”

Inspection started in a space that is not that wide. It was my grandmother who opened her mouth after a hostile ship hovered in the room for a while.

“I feel sorry for the young. I can't sleep. ”

I smiled at the grandmother who was worried about insomnia. Is it because of the same compassion? I felt comforted even though it was just a small word of interest. Of course, my grandmother's loving face is a part of it.

“You both look miserable. Lady, your hands are so white and pretty. Youth looks healthy. It feels good to see my grandchildren. Our oldest son is in the army, but he called yesterday. The army's not so tough these days. I wonder if she's worried · ·”

“Grandma, what are you here to talk about? Clumsy.”

“No, I just remembered that he looked like you. ”

“It's nothing like that. Bro, you're ugly.”

“Brother, listen to me. ”

Seeing the two quarreling quietly, Jung Woo secretly smiled. It was the same with Yoon Yi Seul, who seemed to be smiling beyond the mask.

“Do you have a cold? I was worried about ginger tea. Do you want some later? ”

Yoon Yi Seol became troubled when she spoke to him directly. The answer seems to bother you.

“Yes, Grandma. I'd appreciate it if you'd let me. ”

“Oh, and a voice reference. ”

However, the answer felt that loyalty was more important than difficulty.

“Is ginger tea okay for young people here? ”

“Ah, I'm · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Jungwoo consciously replied.

“I don't drink that well. But thank you.”

“No thanks. ”

I asked Jungwoo's grandmother while the conversation started.

“Are you having trouble sleeping at night, too? ”

“I keep waking up. Our inspiration is snoring and clicking. He's not breathing. ”

“Oops.”

I don't want to make it more difficult for Yoon Yi Seol to check the rest of his exam time. Jungwoo continued to listen to his grandmother, putting in a bird of churning.

However, the stories from the two old couples later made Jungwoo sad.

“I have a lot on my mind because I'm old. I'm worried about my four brothers and sisters living well, and I'm worried about what will happen to our grandchildren if they're late after drinking inspiration. ”

“Why do you care so much about going in for a drink in old age? ”

“Then I go to sleep, just to make sure I'm awake and breathing. Be sure to fix it. ”

“You have to fix it instead of me. You can't sleep like that. ”

“Sleep for the rest of your life when you die. ”

That old couple felt tens of layers of nite, even in their insomnia, because of their long lives. In Jungwoo's words, it seemed like she had a hard time, but she could not speak any more because her hard work was conveyed.

I guess that's why the Prelate did it. Comfort for insomnia patients is an accurate diagnosis and treatment.

“Grandpa, grandma. ”

At that time, Yoon Lee Seol opened his mouth.

“You're going to be fine. The Prelate here is really good. It's the best in the whole country. I know all the celebrities, cheats, friends. ”

“Thank you.”

When my grandmother looked at me with a soft smile, Yoon Lee Seol's eyes, which appeared under the hat, also glowed softly.

“I think about my grandparents a lot because I'm watching you. He really liked my song. ”

“Sing? She's got a good voice, so I think she'll sing. ”

Yoon Iseol, who was talking wet, turned his head toward Jungwoo. Now he's conscious.

‘You have to be thorough to deceive me. ’

It seemed like I had a lot of holes. If I pretend not to know it here, Jung wondered if it was stupid.

‘Well, maybe it's just stupid. ’

I can't say that I know all of Yoon Yi Seul, but if I forgot not to say anything about the old couple's sincere concern, I thought that I was a genuine celebrity. And now, I don't feel like she's doing it because she doesn't want to be with herself.

Jungwoo fixed his gaze with the TV on the wall of the room, which he had never heard before. There was still that virtual couple talent coming out.

“They're still doing it. ”

I lifted my phone for no reason. Seeing that Chan has no more texts, the preparations seem to be proceeding.

‘Jealous bastard. He's not calling Yun Yi Seol Yoon right now. ’

Later tests were carried out because of the elderly couple, without even avoiding Yoon Yi Seul.

After all the tests from 9: 00 to 11: 00, Jung went down to the second floor to pick up his clothes in the bedroom. Then I found Yoon Yiseong walking towards the VIP room.

‘Bye. I don't know what's going on, but be sure to find a cause and cure it. ’

I had only been a fan for a week, but Jungwoo genuinely cheered.

Jung, who filled his stomach with non-irritating food prepared by the clinic, visited the clinic yesterday at 1: 30.

What am I doing on Christmas Eve? Why don't you just go to Albana for dinner? ’

Ironically, the principal of the castle in the clinic sat listening to Carol as she was listening to the atmosphere of Christmas.

“Welcome. ”

As Jungwoo entered, Sung-mi or the principal welcomed him.

“Did you find the cause? ”

As soon as he sat down, the ledger posted a checklist on the monitor. Hourly sleep electroencephalogram readings, tests performed today, and their results were in succession.

“Er · · · · Will you interpret this? ”

“Of course. How much money do you get? ”

Prelate Sung said with a smile.

“When many find the clinic, insomnia is a mental illness and they try to find the cause in the emotional and mental areas. However, Mr. Dangwoo was quite complicated. ”

“Complicated?”

“It's a bit of an explanation, isn't it? ”

“Is the door different from the description? ”

“That's not quite the standard. ”

The intelligent-looking principal looked at Jungwoo's eyes.

“The sense of response to my question determines the difficulty of the description. That's why Mr. Jungwoo is here. ”

A new picture of the neuronucleus of the brain appeared on the monitor.

“Sleep is physically maintained as a neuromodulator. The brain shuts the door to its own sleep. ”

Jungwoo, who was listening to the explanation, was startled by the chemical microcosmos that suddenly appeared on the monitor.

“Mr. Jungwoo has 10 minutes until his first sleep. It was a very normal response. But within these 10 minutes, it wasn't the alpha wave that the sleeper should have, it was the theta wave, the delta wave. With the unique action of neuromodulators. ”

The bundle of floating constellations in front of Jungwoo's eyes, along with the headmaster's explanation, was joyfully wandering in orbit, showing a dazzling movement that would only wake him up.

Dopamine, acetylcholine, noradrenergic, serotonin, histamine, hypocreatine · · · · · ·.

The moment I intuitively came up with the name of the neurotransmitter, they all got sucked into the black hole at once.

The stardust that shatters and crumbles into an unknown shape is shot back through the black hole like a stream.

And then it got bigger and bigger, and I didn't even think about it.

Oh, my God. Dust? ’

In the baptism of stardust, I had to swallow the groaning of the free electrons on the smooth dance masturbation.

In the illusion of the microscopic world and reality, one thought flashed.

“Prelate Sung. ”

“Yes?”

“What happens when neurotransmitters suddenly drop out of this area? ”

“From Awakening to Sleeping. Very unstable.”

“Like insomnia?”

“You understand that, too. In Mr. Lim Woo's case, he sleeps a lot even when he has a short sleep. Regardless of your own emotional anxiety, I don't think there is a great risk of maintaining a normal life in this condition. ”

behaviors that regulate dust, or interact with molecules. This is accompanied by the use of senses that ordinary people cannot use.

‘Course this is what caused it. ’

I asked the principal of the castle just in case.

“Why do you think that is? ”

“It's because the brain has an unusual response. ”

“Different from normal people? ”

“That's not for me to decide. Many scholars have been studying the brain, but it has not been confirmed by considering the intellect and the structure of the mind, even in terms of individual characteristics. I just explained to Mr. Jungwoo the physical causes of insomnia. I think we need to continue our counseling. However. ”

The following words were also somewhat expected from Jungwoo.

sometimes drowsiness spills out.

Visions of sleepless nights are welcome, but the headmaster explained that it is no different from sleepnessessness if you cannot control the time.

“How do I fix this? Is there a way?"

“There are two things. One is medicine.”

“Drugs?"

“A cure for starvation, like modafinil. ”

I confirmed that there is not a real problem in the brain, so I did not feel uncomfortable about medication.

“The other one is deep sleep training. It's one of our programs for insomnia cognitive behaviors in the clinic, where you can use all the physical and mental methods to help you control your sleep for three months. ”

“Training. That's more like it. ”

“I recommend this. When you rely on drugs, you increase the amount or you find something stronger when it doesn't work. because there are side effects. ”

The more you use your abilities, the more unstable the sleep cycle continues. If you can improve by training, you're right to try. It's not like we're never going to interact with dust again.

“The cognitive behavioral therapy? Are you sure this will work?”

“If you weren't sure, you wouldn't be paying rent in the middle of Gangnam. If you're not satisfied, we'll refund you. ”

I confirmed my determination to smile at the principal that I was that confident.

“I'll do it.”

“This is how much it costs. ”

Jung, who saw the numbers on the monitor, swallowed a groan. Expensive, too. I calculated the card limit I set because I couldn't pay this month right away. I think we should look into the terms and conditions before we ask Dr. Moon to pay us.

“Can I pay in installments? ”

I said, "Oh, there's someone who's going to run the program today, so if you join, you'll get a partial discount. I'm babysitting for two. ”

The Prelate Sung's eyes were meaningfully shining.

“The sooner the better, me too. ”

“If you drop it during the base 4 hours, you get a discount plus a penalty. ”

“I'm fine, I'm fine today. ”

The Prelate opened her eyes wide.

“What looks like a healthy person has nothing to do with Christmas Eve? ”

“Uh, this one. I'm impressed. ”

“What if I changed it from fine to charming? ”

“Really?"

“I don't know who thinks that. ”

I scratched the chin of the Head of the Castle that I did not know.

* * *

2 p.m., 5th floor of the Cheongdam Sleep Clinic.

Yoon Yi-sul was sitting in a counseling room inside a cafe, waiting for Sung-mina to come in. I put the mask and hat that I was with this morning on the table and touched it with my fingertips for no reason.

“I couldn't say a word. You idiot!”

Yoon Iseol, who was avenging the words by grinding his cheeks with his palms, sighed deeply and buried his torso on the table.

I had a lot of useless conversations that day, but today I was so shy. How many chances do we have to run into like this? I hated myself like this.

If I was afraid of getting hurt and couldn't reach out my hand, I felt anxious that I might not be able to make a good friend and grow old.

Yoon Lee Seol raised his head.

‘I don't like that. ’

Accommodation, broadcasting. Accommodation, the stage. Sometimes home.

The newcomers are just like pretending to be happy in front of the camera all the time. Except for a few friends I made at the beginning of my debut, no one kept in touch.

Yoon Iseol, who was holding his cell phone in his hand and checking the messenger's friend list, clenched his fists.

“It's unlikely, but when I see you again. ”

Sweet.

“Excuse me.”

Yoon Yi Seol's eyes trembled because of a man who opened the door and entered the counseling room.