I'm still alive

I had never used it before, so I wondered if it would work properly. But when I turned it on, the light came on at once, contrary to my worries. I tried to communicate quietly through the already set channel. Then a radio came quickly to the other side.

[......Mr. Dongyoon? Is this Mr. Dongyoon?]]

It was a familiar voice. Unfortunately, it was not the head of the group, but it was the voice of the head of the group's glasses. He welcomed me with an exceptionally pleased tone of voice, with an expression of disbelief, whether he had heard of me being left behind. I spoke bluntly.

'It's the front door, but it won't open. There are many survivors.’

I haven't heard from you for a while. But I knew what this silence meant, so I stayed still for a long time with a noisy radio. The old man and the Yongpal brothers began to take care of the crowd gathered in front of the main gate, perhaps because they noticed that the situation would end soon.

[Wait a minute, please.]

And on the radio, I could hear the voice of silver-rimmed glasses that had turned cold. I turned off the radio at the end of that communication and put it back in my bag. The old man and the Yongpal brothers were distributing the food in their bags little by little, and Detective Kang was helping with the work.

The groups, which were hesitant at first, began to open their tightly closed hearts little by little when they saw the old man's antics and the kindness of Yong-pal. I looked at the scene against the backdrop and soon lifted my head to the sound from the guard tower.

Has it been about 10 minutes? The sound from above the guard tower turned into a roar, and soon the guards were running around busily. And the man who ordered the closure earlier was too pale to do this or that.

And at that moment there was a man who came up the guard tower.

'Open the door.'

The head of the group appeared here in person. I was a little surprised but gave a small compliment on his determination. He was accompanied by silver-rimmed glasses in neat suits. The silver-rimmed glasses turned their heads and looked at me, and soon bowed their heads and offered apologies.

'Ha, but......... the leader...….’

The man who looked at me unluckyly was left with only one moron shivering pitifully. But he was hesitant to open the door despite orders from the head of the group leader. The group leader's expression hardened in an instant, and the sighing came all the way here.

And the group leader ended up blushing and shouting loudly.

Shame on you!

The roar behind the yell began to grow louder, and soon many people began to run near the guard tower. They were armed with them, and they looked closely at the other guards who were guarding the building where the head of the group was.

They rushed in at a moment, ignoring the existing guards, and began busily to open the door. The head of the group stared fiercely at the existing guards and soon went down the guard tower.

The door opened with a heavy sound, and the group of survivors at the door began to buzz at the sudden change of atmosphere. I carried the bag I was holding back, and I picked up the gun I put down on the floor. I trudged towards the front door with the same face as I left here.

At the same time, the old man and the Yongpal brothers were next to me. As we crossed the group of survivors, they split on both sides as if they had promised, and Detective Kang, who was watching the scene from one side, follows me sensibly and sits next to me.

I can feel the desperate gaze of the survivors. They just looked at me because they had no courage to cross this place. I stopped walking in front of the main gate. Then I turned my head and looked at the kid who was holding my pants earlier.

The child was holding his mother's hand, with his fingers in his mouth. I turned to the child, and soon I saw his hollow eyes for a long time. An eye without hope, and a face of despair that will be thrown away again.

But I let go of my hardened face and smiled naturally. And motioned silently towards the front door as if to come to them. Then the faces of the survivors began to light up, and soon they began to gather quietly near me.

I quietly raised my hand over the head of the child who was coming forward. It was a quiet detonator, a remnant of humanity that everyone could live.

* * *

As all survivors entered Eden, the front door closed with a heavy sound. And the doctors, who had heard the news, rushed here, and the people with the documents began to gather here one by one. I looked around and looked for the group leader, but he was invisible.

But Eun-te's glasses came up to me as if they had been waiting for me and reached out their hands.

'I'm so glad you're safe.’

He looked as if he had no usual expression. That's why this kind of behavior was enough to make you feel sincere. I held the hand of the silver-rimmed glasses, who were genuinely relieved, and shook vigorously up and down. The silver-rimmed glasses also smiled happily facing me.

I asked with my hands slowly.

Is the head of the organization gone?’

It was not a pity that the head of the group did not come here. However, I was just curious that the group leader, who came here to open the door, suddenly disappeared without showing his face once. said the silver-rimmed glasses, quietly lifting them up.

'You're very angry.’

And silver-rimmed glasses looked carefully inside Eden. I didn't say any more, but I could read the implication in silence. It was expected that the conference room would be very noisy tonight, and I thought for a moment that I didn't want to participate.

The silver-rimmed glasses smiled bitterly, and slipped away, telling me to rest for now. I said goodbye to him and moved on again. Where did the party go? I wandered around the crowded front door and began to look for the missing party.

And I could find the old man, the Yongpal brothers, and Detective Kang all sitting together in the vacant lot where the old search group tent was located. I don't know if he's already using a common name. Detective Kang bowed his head beside the old man, and the Yongpal brothers were busy listening to their stories.

I crept up to the party. No, I tried to approach. Because, the familiar voice calling me from behind blocked my step. I turned my head and slowly faced his face calling me.

Dongyoon! Let's see the wound.’

Kim Chul, he was such a consistent man. Already checked the health of the other swarms, his face was full of sweat, and the urgency seen by the eyes was smeared with tenderness for the patient. And as always, I tried to take care of myself without missing it.

My condition is not good. It was such an urgent situation that I couldn't even sterilize small wounds. So I approached him without complaining and showed him where the pain came from. Kim Chul nodded as he looked at my wound.

Let's go to the hospital for now.’

Can't you do it here?’

I asked back without much thought because I wanted to meet Chae-yeon as soon as possible. Kim Chul, however, hardened his expression and shook his head firmly. When I tasted my appetite again, the old man who came to my side grabbed me by the shoulder and asked Kim Chul.

'Are you serious?'

Kim Chul shakes his head.

'It's not serious. However, there are many wounds that require a touch.’

The old man 'tapped' me on the back of my head. Still an old man of great interest in my wound, pushing my back as if I would not tolerate defiance. From Yong-pal's brother who came near me and Detective Kang who followed me in a daze, we all had to head to the hospital.

* * *

'Did that work?'

I lay down on the bed in the hospital room and sewed a long cut on my back. And I asked the old man and the Yongpal brothers who arrived a day earlier than me, and soon I could hear the news of Chae-yeon, the most important. The circumstances of the truth were simpler than I thought.

As a result, Chae-yeon doesn't know I'm missing. No, Kang Soo-ryeon is the only one who knows that I was missing, including a group here. He literally deceived the rest of the party for two days.

Of course it's a good way. If all the members of the group are missing from the vagrant team, the aftermath will be directed to the other party. And it was none other than Kang Soo-ryeon that prevented the situation.

Kang is said to have sobbed for a long time after hearing the news of her return from the injury and my failure to return. But that too, for a moment, responding to the old man's belief that I would never have died, she had to tell a good lie for Chae-yeon.

Chae-yeon knows that I've been on a business trip so far for work.

Of course, the child believed the lie because he was naive. However, the child was also sensible, so he went from place to place to find me who didn't come until late at night, and was caught by Kang Soo-ryeon, who soon found the opposite sex, and cried silently all night.

While I was sorry for Chae-yeon, who was crying, I generously praised her for making such a judgment.

In fact, the most worrisome thing on the way to Eden was Chae-yeon's mental state. He witnessed the death of his parents before his eyes and went through this end. A kid who's been suffering from aphasia for a while, but he hears that I might have gone missing and died? Just imagining it was terrible.

I will wear thick clothes and clothes that cover my skin. And I will never show you the wound in front of the child. I was going to meet Chae-yeon and play with her all day long as if nothing really happened.

For that moment, I put up with the pain in my back and gave strength to my hand holding the quilt.

And as soon as I was about to ask the old man for a glass of water, I heard a hurried sound of footsteps in the quiet hallway, and soon the door of the hospital room opened with a bang. Our eyes naturally turned to the door, where there was a strong breath of Kang Su-ryeon.

Her eyes were swollen with crying, and her eyes were still red. And whether the two days were heartbroken, the pale face and the torn lips made her look more pitiful. She eventually burst into tears and came to me.

I couldn't get out of my seat even though she came because I was in a state of medical treatment. I had no choice but to raise my head as high as I could, wave my only moveable hand to her, and put out straight ahead. As I reached out my hand, she sat by the bedside as if she had waited.

Facing her, I made eye contact for a long time. In fact, I couldn't think of the right words to say. Gratitude, longing, and sorry for her. All the emotions were mixed up to reveal subtle feelings, just looking at her face.

She was silent, too. But holding my stretched hand, she slowly bowed her head, and soon began sobbing again. You must have had a hard time by yourself. I felt sorry for Kang Soo-ryeon, who had to tell a good lie and overcome everything by herself.

She put her face in the back of my hand and cried for a long time, and soon reached out and embraced my neck. I didn't hold her back, and gently closed my eyes, feeling the warmth and wet tears in my cheeks. We didn't say anything. However, there was no action that made me feel everything like this.

From the side came the old man coughing in vain. Then he kicked his tongue and shouted, "Let's go out to the Yongpal brothers, as if they were not in the mood to be here."

'Yong-pal! Du-sik! Let's get out.'

If it were originally Kang Soo-ryeon, she would have blushed and quickly removed her hands. But for now, I was stuck with my face buried in my neck. I felt my face burning with shame in this situation. And his head did not move and only rolled his eyes to look at the door of the hospital room.

The old man was twittering his tongue, and the Yongpal brothers and Detective Kang followed the old man in a daze. However, Kim Chul, who is treating only one person and my back, was treating my back, keeping his position as if it were a background screen.

The old man coughed in vain and asked as if he wasn't going out.

'Well......doctor?'

Kim Chul took out the cotton and spat out indifferently.

'Think you don't.’

A smile popped out.