“That’s what it means to chase in life. Missing it all but that one goal.”
“… … .”
“For a beautiful spot, we’re missing out on even more beautiful years.” He sighed as if the time passed by was in vain.
“Don’t make that mistake like me.”
“… … .”
“Don’t lose your happiness because of success.” Jaewon’s voice sank low.
Tae-wan properly covered the body of Jae-won, who was asleep. Then he stared at him.
A few years ago, Tae-wan accidentally heard from an acquaintance that Jae-won had been divorced. He pretended to be embarrassed, but he couldn’t get out of the slump for a while. And today, he heard about Jaewon’s divorce in detail.
He said his wife asked for a divorce first. Jaewon said that he tried desperately to prevent divorce, but his wife’s heart did not turn.
He said he couldn’t hold any more financial resources when his wife asked for a divorce because she didn’t need alimony.
He said he felt that the only thing he could do for her was divorce. the children followed his wife.
“It’s useless if you have all your children raised. If I didn’t contact you first, they wasn’t interested in me living or dying. When I was sick, I went to the hospital near my house. Then, when I was filming a drama, I asked for an actor’s autograph. I asked if he could send it to her..Ha, I wasn’t going to meet with her either, but he asked me to send it to you really quick. I was busy..they were all busy..so I decided to meet her”Jaewon’s eyes became moist when he said that.
After a while, he got drunk, took out his cell phone, accessed his children’s social media, and looked at their pictures. “When we lived together, we were busy so we didn’t know. How fortunate and happy it was to be able to watch the moments when the children grew up and the appearance of my wife as they aged… .” Tears dripping from his eyes as he said it. Taewan saw him cry for the first time and silently filled his empty glass with soju.
“The moments that were nothing were the most precious things… .”
He just said that over and over again. Before long, he fell asleep on the table. Tae-wan looked at Jae-won, who had fallen asleep, and quietly exited the officetel.
Sitting on a bench in front of the officetel, he bit the cigarette he had brought into his mouth.
Then, a voice he had forgotten for a while suddenly popped up.
“Why did you learn that in the military? I hate the smell of cigarettes. It’s not good for your body either. I won’t kiss you any more if you continue to smoke.”
That was what Ha-yeon said one day. Ha-yeon’s face in her early twenties was full of worries rather than irritation.
After that day, he did not put a cigarette in his mouth, except when he was forced to smoke because of work. It was harder not to kiss Hayeon than smoke a cigarette. So quitting was easier than he thought.
Tae-wan’s lips, who had been reminiscent of the day’s events, had a faint smoky smile that soon disappeared. Where did the brilliant and beautiful love of that time go?