Chapter 120 – Chapter 120
The rest of the ingredients were prepared quickly.
While preparing, there were times when he tried to put undercooked meat in his mouth or dipped his finger in the sauce, but those were small incidents that could be passed on with a smile.
Do-gyun, who smiled a little at the moment he remembered it, then put all the prepared ingredients on the table, sat down next to Eun-chae, and started explaining how to make a sandwich.
“Now, we’re going to put bread on the bottom. And on top of that, put the vegetables you trimmed, the meat, and the sauce you want, one by one, and cover the bread on top.”
“Yeah.”
Do-gyun nodded his head in response, then looked at Eun-chae as he picked up the bread.
Eun-chae picked up the bread, put one onion, a fingernail of garlic, and a piece of vegetables on top, then put enough meat on it to run down, and finally covered the bread.
After Do-gyun pressed the bread that covered his stomach with his palm, he laughed and giggled as he looked at Eun-chae, who exhaled with a ‘heung’.
“Good job.”
“Yeah, good job.”
Snap. Eun-chae nodded and continued by putting the sandwich I had made into Do-gyun’s mouth.
“Turn off the bee.”
“Yes?”
“This is for the bee.”
Do-gyun looked at the sandwich and Eun-chae pushed in front of his mouth, and took a bite of the sandwich with a smile at the sight of Eun-chae staring at him.
Do-gyun, who had been chewing on him with a bite big enough to fill his mouth, laughed at a strange sandwich that only chewed bread and meat, then swallowed the food in the back of his throat and spoke to Eun-chae.
“Delicious.”
“It’s delicious?”
“Yes, it is very delicious.”
After she finished talking, Eunchae, who made eye contact with Dokyun for a moment, took a bite of the sandwich she was holding, swallowed him, and nodded.
“Yeah, it’s delicious.”
Do-gyun felt the laughter flow out again as he saw Eun-chae exuding a satisfied spirit.
‘It’s not good to have an unbalanced diet.’
Even after thinking about that, Do-gyun came up with the idea that it wouldn’t matter if he liked it that way, and started making sandwiches after stroking Eun-chae’s hair.
Unlike the one made by Eunchae, the sandwich is topped with plenty of vegetables and plenty of sauce on top of the meat.
As Do-gyun piled up the sandwiches, Eun-chae, who was watching him, opened her mouth to Do-gyun and expressed her desire to eat them.
Do-kyun smiled again at that appearance and pushed the sandwich in front of Eun-chae’s mouth.
Eun-chae opened her small mouth wide and bit into the sandwich. Eun-chae, who took a bite so big that her cheek was swollen, chewed it thoroughly and swallowed it, then nodded her head slightly and spat out the words.
“It’s delicious.”
“Yes? I’m glad.”
Do-kyun answered and looked at Eun-chae.
‘It seems like you like it, but…’
You can’t figure out his mood from his expression, so you have to infer him from his movements or tone of voice, but that wasn’t easy.
While watching Eunchae making and eating the sandwiches for a long time, Do-gyun opened his mouth thinking about the need to stop feeding him when he saw Eunchae eating more than half of the sandwiches before he knew it and started tapping on his stomach.
“Now, let’s stop eating and get up.”
“Yes?”
“I have somewhere to go today.”
Eun-chae tilted her head at the words handed to her. Do-gyun smiled at the sight of him, then he continued talking while brushing Eun-chae’s hair.
“I am going to the aquarium.”
“What is it?”
Do-gyun made eye contact with Eun-chae, who asked me a question while recalling the question, and spat out an answer in a slightly playful tone.
“A place with a lot of fish.”
*
Aside from the fact that it was difficult to read her emotions, Eun-chae’s likes and dislikes were easy enough to understand with just a little observation.
Likes meat, likes to sleep, likes fish.
Do-gyun recalled that Eun-chae would like the aquarium very much while watching the pond, which is a daily routine that Eun-chae does not miss a single day.
Of course I wanted to show it.
However, the reason she couldn’t execute him at once was because her condition was so precarious.
Apart from having a seizure, it is unknown how to judge strangers, so we have no choice but to be cautious.
In the middle of thinking about how there would be no way, Do-gyun belatedly recalled the contact information he had received from the doctor and asked him for advice.
Do-gyun recalled what he had exchanged with the doctor over the phone the other day.
– I can’t be sure because I haven’t seen it myself, but… With that said, the passage is very good. But just in case you don’t know, could you wait a few more days and tell me your daily routine? I’ll go and make my decision then.
After a few days of looking at it, I finally got the consent.
As Do-gyun changed Eun-chae’s clothes in the dressing room, he sighed, wondering if this kid would know about my hardships.
While thinking about that, Do-gyun, who was fully dressed before he knew it, nodded his head slightly at Eun-chae’s appearance, revealing his satisfaction.
‘As expected, my karma skills haven’t died.’
When I was in the middle of the game, there was a moment when I put more effort into decorating my character than leveling up.
The clothes that brought back the experience of that time.
Sweater and long skirt. A thin coat was wrapped around the outside, and the hair at the back was neatly combed and tied down.
“It is pretty.”
“Pretty?”
“Yes, it is very pretty.”
Eun-chae looked at Do-gyun who said that in a tone full of her satisfaction, and then she nodded her head slightly and hugged Do-gyun.
Whimpering and lifting on tiptoe seems like trying to be hugged again.
“I’m going out today, so I can’t hug you.”
Do-gyun, who drew a line like that, looked at Eun-chae, who narrowed his forehead, and continued his conversation by clasping the hands that were holding her collar tightly and intertwining them.
“I’ll hold his hand tight like this instead.”
“Please?”
“Yes, definitely. That’s why you shouldn’t let go of this hand all day today.”
Suddenly, I remembered the day I went to the amusement park with Eunji.
Do-gyun didn’t want to do something so heartbreaking as finding a missing child again.
When I spoke to her with such a hearty smile, Eunchae wriggled her hands that were holding hers and put on her blank face, then nodded her head.
“Yes, definitely.”
Fortunately, the answer that came back was yes.
*
Do-gyun parked his car in the aquarium parking lot and checked the entrance.
The entrance was filled with people who came out for a picnic in the warming weather.
If you look around more closely, there were family, friends, and lovers.
People of all kinds walk with bright expressions on their faces.
While looking at him, Do-gyun shifted his gaze and looked at the complexion of Eun-chae, who was standing next to him and holding his hand.
The way he stares at people with his mouth wide open. Do-gyun’s heart filled with relief at that sight.
‘It doesn’t seem like he hates people.’
If I had to define it, it was a reaction that seemed infinitely close to curiosity. Contrary to what I was worried about, I don’t seem to have any resistance to strangers.
Do-gyun, who felt more at ease after realizing this, let out a short breath and awakened Eun-chae, who had been standing there blankly until the day before yesterday.
“Shall we go inside now?”
“Yes?”
Do-kyun saw Eun-chae slightly raising his head at his words, and continued with a smile.
“I’m going to go see the fish.”
“Ah.”
Eun-chae’s eyes slightly widened at the words handed to her. What I understood so far was the expectation.
It is still awkward to reveal something through facial expressions, but it is possible to estimate emotions with such an unconscious reaction.
Short silence. Do-gyun, who saw that Eun-chae nodded her head after that, led her into her aquarium.
Inside, the whole blue color created a mysterious atmosphere.
A water tank that covers the ceiling all the way from the entrance. A variety of fish swimming in it.
Do-gyun looked at him and exclaimed, “Oh,” And fell into a brief sentiment.
‘It’s been a few years…’
It was the first time since high school, almost 10 years.
I have been going out a lot lately, so I come to places like this.
Do-gyun, who looked at Eun-chae for a moment to let out a laugh at that thought, felt a laugh break out once again.
As soon as I entered, my feet were stuck on the floor. Head bent sharply toward the ceiling. Small gaping mouth.
Eun-chae seemed to be preoccupied with the fish passing over her head.
“Then the neck is broken.”
“Yes?”
Only then did Eun-chae’s eyes turn to her. Do-gyun led Eun-chae inside, thinking, ‘It will take me a year to see it all since I stopped walking like this from the start.’
The further inside, the more types of fish came out. There were tropical fish, ugly domes, stingrays and sharks.
After going inside for a while and watching him, Do-gyun felt a sense of satisfaction rising from Eun-chae’s reaction.
Fortunately, as expected, Eun-chae was very fond of fish.
It didn’t seem to matter what kind. If there is an object swimming in the water, your eyes will be fixed on it and you will stop walking.
I put my hand in front of the tank once in a while, and when I see the fish passing in front of me, I flinch and move my steps slowly.
Then, once again, there was a moment when laughter broke out again, and that was the moment when Eun-chae, who was looking around the tank in the middle of it, put her index finger on the tank.
Couldn’t it be that Eunchae’s body was stiff and not moving at all because of the fish rushing in front of her outstretched index finger?
He laughed at the way she didn’t respond to a tap on the shoulder, and it seemed like he wouldn’t be depressed just thinking about it for a while.
After that, a dolphin that was swimming found Eunchae and followed her until the tank was over, and a large stingray stole Eunchae’s attention for a long time.
After going through the tank like that, this time we arrived at the place where the penguins are.
At the end of her gaze, there was Eun-chae, who was staring blankly at the penguin.
Standing still and having a snowball fight with a penguin.
Do-kyun looked at Penguin and Eun-chae alternately, and realized that the two were doing exactly the same thing, and laughed again.
Do-kyun remembered how they were standing there the same way, and while laughing at him, he suddenly remembered the idea of taking a picture. He let go of Eun-chae’s hand, took two steps back, and took a picture so that the penguin and Eun-chae came in at once.
Click.
The sound echoed, and Eun-chae tilted her head at the sound, took just three steps and held Do-gyun’s hand again, just as Do-gyun had fallen away from me.
“You can’t fall.”
A word of encouragement in reverse. At that, Do-kyun smiled and apologized.
“Sorry, I was taking pictures for a while.”
“Yes?”
Do-gyun showed Eun-chae the picture he had taken just before looking at Eun-chae who tilted her head again at my words.
“Here, this is a picture.”
Do-kyun added an explanation to Eun-chae, who was staring blankly at the picture floating on his smartphone.
“Remember what I said before? You said that when a difficult moment comes, you remember the happy moment.”
“Yeah.”
“This picture is the same as that one.”
Do-gyun said that, and his lips moved for a moment, and he chose his words.
Isn’t that what emotions are? It was important to explain so that I could feel him with my heart rather than logic.
“Once in a while, on the day I want to think of today, I will take out the photo and look at it for a long time. And looking at this picture, I will think of you, this place, and the events that happened that day, one by one.”
After the day of her farewell to come someday, he will be able to reminisce her with this picture of her.
“And you will think. I really enjoyed this day, and I was really happy to be with you that day.”
As Do-gyun finished his words, he looked at Eun-chae, who made eye contact with me.
Unsure of what they were thinking, those eyes that I once thought were empty were looking straight at me and filling me in that empty space.
“… Then.”
Words that pop out.
As Do-gyun waited for the next word, Eun-chae pursed her lips for a moment before speaking the next word.
“Am I still with Bee-sama?”
Dokyun felt his eyes widen at the words he heard.
His mouth opens for a moment, then his fingertips tremble.
Do-gyun, who had been staring blankly at Eun-chae, nodded his head with a bright smile on his face.
“Only until the day I die.”
Eun-chae, she is finally able to call herself ‘me’.
