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    I fell asleep due to hunger and woke up to find only Minah sleeping peacefully next to me.

    I looked at the time and it was 2pm.

    It’s almost time for late check-out.

    “Uh…Arin…..?”

    Now I had to wake everyone up because I had to check out and leave.

    I found Arin.

    But it was strange.

    There were no traces of Arin in the room.

    “What…what is it?”

    I searched every corner of the room.

    We also checked the bathroom and veranda.

    But Arin was not there.

    she.

    And her luggage.

    It literally disappeared.

    “Aw… Dad, what are you doing?”

    Minah woke up.

    I don’t think she knows because she’s sleeping, but it’s better to ask.

    “Have you seen your sister? I mean Arin.”

    “Sister…? Uh…I’m sleeping so I don’t know.”

    My daughter didn’t know either.

    “What is it…?”

    I called on my cell phone.

    [This phone number cannot receive calls…]

    “What…? No incoming calls?”

    It was a number that could be called normally until yesterday.

    I tried dialing the number to see if it was wrong, but it didn’t connect.

    “Something… didn’t go well.”

    I called the hotel phone.

    The signal started to go.

    click.

    “Who…?”

    “Uh…! Arin, it’s me……”

    Crash.

    The phone was disconnected.

    “Huh?”

    Arin rejected my call.

    I hung up the phone before I finished speaking.

    I called again.

    [The other person’s phone is turned off…]

    I turned off my phone completely.

    I was dumbfounded.

    What the heck?

    Nothing happened until this morning.

    We confirmed our love for each other and had a happy breakfast as if we were a complete family.

    But why?

    Why is Arin acting like that all of a sudden?

    Arin came to play with me in my car, but she packed her bags and left without saying a word.

    He doesn’t even answer the phone. It was blocked.

    My head was confused.

    petulance.

    confusion.

    Impatient.

    Everything has become a mess.

    Sigh.

    Mina comes behind me.

    “Dad…what’s wrong?”

    Mina’s soft skin helped calm my frantic mind a little.

    How should I tell my daughter?

    Arin suddenly disappears and doesn’t answer the phone.

    ‘It was a friendly atmosphere from the morning…’

    “Um…Minaya…unni…”

    “Has your sister disappeared?”

    “Yes……”

    Minah’s back hug becomes a little stronger.

    “Isn’t it because there is some urgent matter? I heard something big happened at home.”

    Procrastination.

    Her face moved around.

    That’s right, Mina must also be feeling apathetic.

    “Is that so?”

    “My sister wouldn’t have acted like that without a reason.”

    “That…yeah…! You think so too, right?”

    “So, why don’t you understand and wait a little?”

    Unlike me, who was panicking, Minah was very calm.

    I felt like my daughter was able to calm my impatience well.

    “Haha…your daughter seems much more like an adult.”

    “Because it’s all what my dad taught me.”

    Yes.

    Just like that… I made up my mind.

    “No. I took good care of my daughter.”

    “Thank you for saying that, Dad.”

    To my daughter Minah…I was able to recover little by little from the emotional shock I received when Arin disappeared.

    ****

    I don’t know how I drove.

    It was fortunate that there was no accident.

    “Dad! In front!!”

    If Minah hadn’t given several warnings from the passenger seat, the accident would have occurred.

    “I lived because of my daughter.”

    “After all, I’m the only one, right?”

    “Yes. Thank you.”

    I was also thankful that Mina looked at my face and encouraged me to stop by the rest area from time to time.

    So fortunately, I was able to return safely.

    The problem was…after that.

    It’s Monday.

    Arin did not come to work.

    The phone still went unanswered.

    It’s Tuesday.

    A letter has arrived.

    It was a resignation letter.

    There was no reason.

    A dull piece of paper.

    That marked the end of my relationship with her that had lasted for over 10 years.

    I didn’t understand.

    I couldn’t understand Arin’s behavior like this.

    I loved Arin.

    wanted her

    It was such a waste to leave one last step behind.

    Things got out of hand.

    No, I can’t do anything.

    He could barely even cook food for Minah.

    The message Arin delivered to me was clear.

    [Let’s break up.]

    It’s a diving farewell.

    Something that doesn’t give any reason.

    I didn’t understand.

    Arin was not that kind of child.

    told me anything

    Either good or bad.

    That’s why Arin’s current behavior is even more incomprehensible.

    ‘How much… would I hate it like this?’

    For a moment, this thought occurred to me.

    Among the things I wasn’t aware of, there could have been something that Arin really disliked.

    ‘Then…it’s my fault.’

    I was even more heartbroken because I thought it was my fault.

    No…a corner of my heart felt like it was being torn apart.

    Because I liked it

    Because I loved you

    Even more so.

    ‘Why on earth are you doing this, Arin…’

    I wish I knew the reason.

    Even if I didn’t understand it… I wanted to at least hear the story of why it couldn’t be done.

    ‘Just once… If only we could meet one more time…’

    I will kneel down in front of her and apologize for whatever I did wrong.

    I…I can’t do it without her.

    Life until now wasn’t that happy.

    This is because I did not have a complete family like others.

    He was the person who would make it happen.

    wee.

    Breakfast for three on Sunday morning.

    That was the first and last time.

    A happy family meal.

    I was happy that every day would be like that.

    But not now.

    Arin disappeared like a mirage.

    My happiness…my dreams were all gone.

    A week has passed.

    I made a big decision.

    I decided to go to her house.

    Actually, I know it’s a big rude thing.

    If I did it wrong, I could be treated like a stalker.

    But if I didn’t do that, I couldn’t calm down my crazy feelings.

    ‘Once…it’s okay.’

    I won’t say let’s start again.

    I simply wanted to hear why you came to hate me.

    ‘That way, you will have to do some self-reflection or not.’

    Right now, Sang-tae Lee has no choice but to curse Arin.

    But Arin is the person I loved.

    I didn’t want to curse at someone I love as an excuse.

    For that, I needed a reason.

    The reason why Arin rejected me.

    That’s all I needed to know.

    My heart is pounding.

    I went to her house.

    My heart is pounding.

    My heart was pounding like crazy.

    But you have to press it.

    To raise me up, who is now a complete wreck.

    [Ding Dong]

    ……

    [Ding Dong]

    “Who are you?”

    It’s not Arin’s voice.

    No, it’s not a woman’s voice.

    It was a man’s thick voice.

    ‘What…did you find a man…?’

    It is not that this situation was unexpected.

    But…to suddenly…encounter reality like this…is very difficult.

    It rattled.

    The door opened.

    A middle-aged man with a big belly came out.

    Arin is dating this guy…?

    “Nonsense…..”

    “What? What doesn’t make sense?”

    “Do you know me as Arin?”

    “What?”

    “Do you know someone named Baek Arin? A person who lives with you.”

    “What is this guy?”

    A foul curse flowed out.

    It is a natural response to my question.

    “Oppa, who is Arin?”

    A woman comes out behind him.

    “…Huh?”

    It wasn’t Arin.

    She was a completely different woman.

    Yes.

    Arin has moved.

    And this couple moved in.

    I didn’t even know that, but I misunderstood that he was Arin’s man.

    “What kind of nonsense is this bastard saying to a married man?!”

    Sigh!

    My collar was grabbed.

    “What are you?? Are you going to ruin my marriage?!!”

    “Kya! brother!! what are you doing!! Stop it!!”

    “Sorry…I’m sorry. I got confused with someone I used to live with…”

    “I’m sorry, that’s it?!”

    Pow!

    A huge shock came to Thrush.

    I just fell down.

    “Oppa!! Why is it so violent?! Huh??!”

    “This guy is trying to hook up with a woman he doesn’t know.”

    “But is it okay to hit a stranger like that? huh? Oppa, are you crazy?”

    Yes.

    I unintentionally ruined this couple’s happiness.

    “Sorry…I’m sorry. I was visiting a woman who used to live here. I was really rude.”

    It was true, but when they casually stood up and bowed 90 degrees, they began to calm down a little.

    “Oppa… Is this person right?”

    “Uh…so…I heard that?”

    “Sorry for causing misunderstanding. Can you tell me where the person I used to live with has gone?”

    As he continued to show politeness, the man also returned with a slightly cooperative expression.

    I think it was because his wife was clearing up a misunderstanding about him.

    “Uh…the owner here was a little annoyed. The previous tenant ran away… and went abroad? So it seemed like something a bit troublesome had happened.”

    Overseas.

    A friend who had never been on a plane went overseas…

    How much I hate it…

    “Yes…thank you.”

    I walked forward weakly, leaving behind the people who almost got into a fight.

    I left the officetel.

    My steps were heavy.

    I went to the hospital again.

    A hospital where everyone has left work.

    I went to Arin’s room.

    It hasn’t been cleaned up yet so it’s still the same.

    Instruments touched by her hands.

    I disinfected the area that was hit with it.

    “Ha……”

    sat down in her seat.

    “The seat…is the same as Arin’s…”

    Tuk.

    Tuk.

    Tears began to fall one by one.

    “Why…did you disappear?”

    I felt like it was really the end.

    no.

    no.

    It’s not too late now.

    I picked up the phone.

    I dialed her number.

    [This number does not exist…]

    She canceled her cell phone.

    end.

    It’s really over.

    One or two drops of tears began to flow.

    All that filled my heart was despair.

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