episode_0092

Nursing hospitals, which are a bit special among hospitals, usually only admit people with sad stories.

For example, there is no one to take care of the patient due to secret reasons.

In general, people with illnesses that are difficult to live with at home visit nursing hospitals.

Park Mun-seok belonged to the latter group.

“100 years is a long way to kill me!”

A body so skinny that it could be described as having close skin and bones.

Even the white beard that didn’t show any signs of maintenance and the white hair that was shaved short.

He was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, commonly called dementia, and even when he closed his eyes, he looked strange… .

‘… ‘Are you sure it really hurts?’

There was still life in his yelling voice and tiger-like eyes.

He was an amazing person in many ways.

“It’s not like that, so eat it quickly. You need to eat this to sleep well.”

“… Okay… .”

After struggling for a while, Park Moon-seok received medicine from a familiar-looking nurse who soothed him and put it in his mouth.

“I still have a long way to go before I die!”

“Yes, yes. sure. You should live 10 more years.”

“… Ugh… .”

Then, with a grunt, he laid down on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.

‘… oh.’

It seems that the timing of my visit was not good.

“… Huh?”

The nurse who gave us the medicine found us standing outside the hospital room.

“Who are you?”

Perhaps because they were wearing a pair of sunglasses, they looked up and down, subtly showing signs of caution.

“I came to see Park Moon-seok.”

“Grandfather?”

“I have something to ask you.”

The care worker, who was staring at us intently, nodded as if she understood.

“Ah. Are you here to take money from that old man?”

“Yes?”

I felt like I had completely misunderstood something.

“Well, try your best. I don’t know if they will give it to me easily.”

“Uh… . What is that… ?”

“Huh? Is your reaction strange? Isn’t it?”

While Park Moon-seok is asleep due to drug use. We had a #conversation with the caregiver.

“Oh my. That’s right! Those people are right!”

Fortunately, the care worker who knew Ma Yeon-seo and Kang Yu-chan checked our faces and made a fuss as if she knew them.

“What are these famous people saying to my grandfather?”

In times like this, fame was great.

“It’s difficult to go into detail. I have something to tell you about something Mr. Park Moon-seok did in the past.”

“Ah. Really?”

The care worker seemed to have no idea what Park Moon-seok had done in the past and responded in an incomprehensible manner.

As it turned out, it had only been half a year since I started working with him.

“My grandfather must be special.”

In the past, Park Moon-seok was transferred to hospitals several times due to his sensitive personality and symptoms of dementia.

Moreover, because he was single and had no family to take care of him, he had to go through many caregivers.

“The person who worked right before me worked the longest. I followed my son and wife when they immigrated.”

It is said that even the caregiver who was attached to the patient left due to family circumstances.

“But my grandfather still has a lot of money.”

Fortunately, Park Moon-seok, who was successful in his past, is said to be living a more prosperous life than anyone else, using the money he had saved to live in a good hospital room by himself.

the problem is… .

That he is still alone.

“That’s why the flies are so entangled.”

From con artists impersonating grandchildren to young flower snakes.

It is said that unidentified people often come to the hospital after realizing that Park Moon-seok, an elderly man with dementia who will soon die, has considerable assets.

Of course, every time that happens, Park Mun-seok shoos them all away with his ghost-like instinct.

As dementia symptoms become more severe, it is difficult to predict the future.

‘That’s too bad.’

As I listened to the story in silence, I felt very sorry for his lonely life.

On the other hand, I thought that the situation was not very good.

Even if you are mentally sound, you go back and forth in situations where you are not good enough.

Even that may not give you the answer you want.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that it might be better to go back early.

“… When will the elderly wake up?”

At that time, Ma Yeon-seo, who was quietly listening next to him, asked a vague question.

“Grandpa? well. Since you’re asleep now, you’ll probably wake up around dinner time. We eat right at 5:30.”

“Five thirty… .”

She seemed to think that she should talk to Park Moon-seok, but I had already lost my mind and quietly got up.

“That’s it. Yeonseo. Let’s just go back.”

“!”

Then Ma Yeon-seo grabbed my hand and made eye contact.

“Let’s go like this?”

It was a nuance that he couldn’t understand my actions.

“Even if I listen to the story, nothing much changes. It’s a waste of time.”

To put it bluntly. Even if the man’s secret is revealed, nothing will change.

He disappeared when I was very young. My mother, who raised me alone, was involved in an accident and died.

What’s the point of digging into the past now?

I wondered if there was anything more to do than blame the man who irresponsibly left me.

but.

“It’s the only way to find someone who might be your family.”

Ma Yeonseo came out surprisingly decisively.

“If not today, you may never have the chance.”

It meant not doing something you would regret later.

“… … .”

“… … .”

After exchanging glances with Ma Yeon-seo for a while, I sighed, sat down again, and spoke.

“… Let’s definitely go back tomorrow.”

“Yes. Well thought out.”

In the end, I decided to wait until Park Moon-seok woke up.

Dinner time has finally arrived.

Deciding to meet him first to prevent any possible confusion, I entered the hospital room where Park Moon-seok was staying alone.

[As economic sanctions against China continue… . ]

He suddenly woke up and was watching the news carefully on the TV mounted on the wall.

“Hello. Elderly. I brought you a meal.”

“… ?”

He reacted to the unfamiliar voice and quickly turned his head to look at me who appeared with the table.

That moment.

“… !”

His dark face brightened, and he readily greeted me in a very welcoming tone.

“No, Kang In-chan… !”

It seemed like he mistook me for someone else.

*

While dinner was in full swing at the nursing hospital.

Yu-chan sent Yeonseo to the dorm first and stopped by a nearby convenience store to do some groceries.

“Squid and… .”

The basket in his hand contained two small packs of soju and various snacks.

‘Is it really okay to be like this?’

Yu-chan, who recalled his previous meeting with Park Moon-seok, scratched his head as he looked at the snack corner.

-That tasteless rice is over! Go buy some soju!

Park Moon-seok, who realized that it was not Kang In-chan who came to the hospital room, did not listen to any explanation and kicked Yu-chan out, telling him to buy some soju.

Who would have thought that a dying old man would suddenly find alcohol.

What’s certain is that he didn’t look like a person whose mind was going in and out of shape.

‘I just followed what I was told.’

So Yu-chan returned to the hospital with soju and snacks.

“Oh. You’re here.”

Park Moon-seok, who was watching the news in a comfortable position, rubbed his hands and looked through the envelope Yu-chan had put down.

“I threw a lot of money on the ground. Tsk.”

He didn’t seem to like Yu-chan’s choice very much, so he handed out the instant fish cake stew with an expression on his face that said he had no choice.

“Bring one of these.”

“… … .”

Yu-chan, with a disapproving look on his face, silently ordered his food.

“Here.”

“Hehe. It’s been a while since I had a private meal.”

Park Mun-seok, who had skipped dinner with only a spoon, began to eat fish cake stew hungrily.

“… … .”

And Yu-chan, who was watching this from the caregiver’s chair, crossed his arms with a disapproving look on his face.

“Now, tell me slowly.”

“What?”

“About a person named Kang In-chan.”

Yoo Chan thought to himself that it might be an act of Park Moon-seok suffering from dementia.

That’s right, as soon as he sees it, he shows signs of knowing why he’s come and starts manipulating it here and there.

No matter how you looked at him, you couldn’t think of him as suffering from dementia.

“Tsk tsk. People say they lack patience these days?”

Hururup. Park Moon-seok, who was eating soup, said he was full without eating much and put down his spoon.

Then, he subbed straws into the two packs of soju that Yu-chan had bought and said vaguely.

“Let’s just have a drink and talk.”

“… … .”

Yu-chan silently accepted the soju.

“Keuuu. It’s been a while since I ate it, so it’s really bitter.”

Park Moon-seok shook his head and sipped water instead of the snacks he had bought.

Then he looked at Yu-chan, who had a sullen face, and muttered to himself as if he was amazed.

“Chaam. Mixed well.”

“?”

Of course, Yu-chan couldn’t understand what it meant.

“How tall are you?”

“… It’s 184.”

“What is your workplace?”

“… I am attending.”

“Who is your girlfriend?”

“… Yes.”

“Is it pretty?”

“Yes.”

“How many people?”

“… Yes?”

“No, how many girlfriends do you have now?”

“… … There are three people.”

“Three people!”

Cluck cluck. Park Moon-seok, with a happy smile, took a sip of pack soju and opened his mouth.

“You should inherit only good things from your parents. How come you inherited something like that?”

“… What is that… .”

“Your father. Kang In-chan.”

“!”

Yoo-chan froze in shock at Park Mun-seok’s words.

‘Mister… . He’s really my dad… ?’

It was the moment when the entity I had been looking for was finally revealed.

“… Looks like I never knew.”

For some reason, Park Moon-seok had a strangely bitter expression on his face.

“Pathetic guy.”

Sigh. After taking another sip of soju, he let out a bitter sigh and crossed his bony arms.

Then, after staring at Yu-chan for a while, he slowly parted his lips.

“Anyway. Coming this far means you know who I am, right?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I’d like to hear how you found it.”

Yu-chan secretly felt annoyed by Park Mun-seok’s behavior, which kept straying from the main point.

‘Ugh.’

Then, I started to tell the story in moderation with the idea that I would follow through until the end.

“… therefore… .”

In Park Moon-seok’s eyes, Yu-chan’s appearance was just cute.

‘You’re just like my dad when you can’t control your facial expressions.’

An old memory that I can’t remember anymore even though I want to.

Kang In-chan, who had just joined the company, regarded Park Moon-seok as a very annoying person.

‘It’s very similar.’

Park Moon-seok finally felt like he could understand the feelings of the people around him who were bragging about their grandchildren.