At the End of That Memory

Chapter 6

Was there any reason to look at someone he just met with such affectionate eyes?

After meeting Kwon Yido, all I could think about was him. It was because of the dispirited look in his eyes, the faint smile playing on his lips and his pheromones which he occasionally spread, all played like a broken record in front of my eyes.

Kwon Yido’s hands were as cold as I assumed, yet he was a strange person who sometimes acted kind. He acted like a stranger to my father but came to my help when I was in hot water. Was he friendly or someone difficult? It was difficult to know because it was the first time we met.

So, I dreamt of these questions and thought about the past day all night long. Instead of the sleeping pills that had already worn out, the memories left in my heart blurred the boundary between dreams and reality. I couldn’t fall asleep in the end, but it was better to not sleep at all than to have a nightmare.

“They say they will send a car.”

The next morning, Chief Kim came as soon as the day dawned and announced the news about Kwon Yido with a somewhat haggard look on his face. Seeing that he had bags under his eyes and was dressed the same as yesterday, it was obvious that he had been reprimanded by my father last night.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“…”

Whenever something like this would occur, I would get the impression that Chief Kim was really amazing. I saw him silently pick my clothes without a word of complaint.

“Is there anything else you need to take care of?”

“Yes, that’s fine.”

A small suitcase was enough to take to Kwon Yido’s home. All you need to do is hire someone for anything you need, was the last thing I heard in the first place.

‘We will take care of everything Jung Sejin would need.’

Kwon Yido added as if it was no big deal.

‘It means you can just come with yourself.’

Well, he must have thought of it in advance since he did ask me to come pretty suddenly.

“There’s nothing that I feel pity for…”

Although it was a place where I lived for 9 years, there wasn’t much to live for. Were the few books and novels all the things I had? The clothes that were neatly hung in the dressing room weren’t something I had any yearning for either.

“I will bring you some sleeping pills along with the flowers around evening.”

Chief Kim said that he processed the lily of the valley that I received from Kwon Yido so that it could be stored for a long time. He sprayed a desiccant and put a glass dome on it. I thought he would just put it in the water, but the treatment was too elaborate.

“What time will the car arrive?”

“I think it will arrive soon.”

“I can come down soon, then.”

After confirming that the engagement ring was still there, I left the house before Chief Kim. It was a place I would not come to for the time being but I didn’t feel sad about it. Chief Kim quietly followed me into the elevator after some time.

Wow, the sound of the elevator moving was always very subtle. It felt like time had stopped, and I felt completely cut off from the rest of the world. As I was absentmindedly concentrating on the sound of the elevator, I heard a cautious voice.

“Director.”

Well, I was not the Director anymore.

“Please speak.”