episode_0007

The amusement park was not a place I had good memories of.

My ex-wife and I had a fight at the indoor amusement park we went to when Minah was 6 years old.

It wasn’t just a little fight.

We shouted loudly and fought.

It wasn’t a big deal.

No, my ex-wife just started an argument.

[Is this the place you asked me to come to only for one day?]

[My legs hurt. Does it make sense to be a doctor and not have a car?]

[You want me to stand in line and eat cheap food like that? no. I’m going to go out and eat here.]

It was clearly a fight.

It should have been a fun family outing.

But to that bitch, herself was more important than her family.

[Aren’t you being too harsh? How difficult was it to pay annual leave…]

[So why do you come to a place like this!! Not even a beggar!!]

[hey! Park Ayoung!! What are you saying in front of the child!!]

[Dad…Mom…don’t fight…Minah did something wrong…I’m sorry…Ugh!!]

The final highlight was Mina’s loud crying.

[no way…!! Daughter or Abby!]

My ex-wife was an irresponsible person.

She had no feelings for the child she gave birth to.

He left the amusement park, leaving Mina and me behind.

[Aaaaa!!]

[My daughter… I’m sorry. Dad didn’t do well. I’m sorry… I’m really sorry…]

When I think about it now, it was so funny.

I, who was not related to my daughter, tried to comfort her.

His ex-wife, who gave birth to his daughter, abandoned her and disappeared.

Is there any such sad black comedy?

From what I remember, Minah cried so sadly.

It was worth it.

Everyone around us was family.

They looked happy.

A child holding the hands of his father and mother.

A child holding his father in one hand and cotton candy in the other.

A child having fun playing games in front of his parents.

A child riding a carousel with his mother.

All their eyes were focused on us.

Yes.

We were sinners.

We broke the whole concept of getting away from everyday life and having fun.

Absolutely terrible daily life.

In a way, it may be that my ex-wife and I brought back those memories.

I wanted to grab my child’s hand and get out of this place right now.

But that was a very great sin to my daughter.

It’s the first holiday in a while.

It would have been precious to my daughter.

[I’m going to play with my dad and mom! Hehe, I’m happy!]

Minah actually really liked it.

It was worth it.

This is because our family has rarely gone out to play together like this.

It was said that too high expectations are likely to lead to disappointment.

Even if it was just a normal trip, it would have been the same, but my wife and I completely ruined it, so I can’t imagine how disappointed the child would be.

I held my daughter in my arms.

[My daughter. Shall we play with dad?]

[Sniff…Dad…Are you okay? Sniff… Aren’t you mad at mom?]

[I’m sorry, Dad. After fighting with my mother in front of such a lovely daughter.]

[Sniff…sniff….]

My daughter hugged me without saying a word.

The child was only 6 years old.

However, I remember Minah being more mature than others her age.

[Shall we play with dad? how is it?]

Nod.

Mina’s answer, rubbing her head against her chest, was yes.

[Is it okay if I don’t have a mom?]

Nod.

After confirming my daughter’s intention, I made my way through the crowd of people surrounding us.

He was neither shy nor angry at the gathered crowd.

Because there was nothing I had to do for Mina other than immerse myself in this fantasy land again.

[Please give me one in the snow ice pineapple flavor.]

I bought a pineapple flavored slush that my child likes.

My daughter, who had been sobbing with her head buried, stopped crying.

[Dad…what is this?]

[It’s Mina’s favorite pineapple-flavored ice snack.]

[Wow…]

My daughter’s eyes begin to shine brightly.

But he didn’t rush in right away.

This is what my daughter found so amazing.

Usually, when you buy something like this, you rush into it thinking that it is definitely yours.

But Minah didn’t do that.

[Dad… I want to eat that too.]

allow.

Minah never touched other people’s belongings without her parents’ permission.

He thinks that even the slush is not his.

An extraordinary thing.

It’s truly amazing.

[ruler. It’s Min’s.]

[Wow really?!!]

[then. It’s here.]

Minah, who received the slushie, had joy on her face.

The straw was inserted into the little cherry-like lips, and the yellow slush began to flow into my daughter’s mouth.

[delicious!! dad!! Is it tasty!!]

It’s cold. It’s cold.

In an instant, a third of the slush cup disappeared.

[Now Dad.]

He stumbled slightly, probably feeling dizzy from eating something cold so quickly, and held out a slushie cup to me.

[Dad, try it too! It’s really delicious!]

Place your child’s mouth on the straw and drink the slush.

The cold, sweet and sour flavor spreads throughout your mouth.

[Is it delicious? dad? right? right?]

The sight of my daughter smiling happily created synergy, activating endorphins in my head.

[delicious. It’s really delicious!]

[Hi-Hi. good night.]

All the feelings of being in trouble because of my ex-wife disappeared.

The same was true for my daughter.

[dad! That’s me!! I want to ride that!!]

It was a hot air balloon-shaped ride attached to the ceiling of an indoor amusement park.

[okay! Let’s go for a ride!]

[Wow, I’m excited!!]

Something bad happened.

But how did it end well?

That was the end of my first and last amusement park visit with Mina when I was young.

After my divorce, I quit my busy job as a thoracic surgeon at a university hospital and opened a local surgical clinic.

I bought a foreign car for my daughter and traveled when I had time.

But I didn’t go as far as the amusement park.

I asked about an amusement park before.

[Ah…let’s just go to the sea. dad. I want to see the sea.]

But Minah also refused.

I was asking for Mina, but honestly, I didn’t want to go either.

me too.

Minah too.

Because I had such difficult memories there.

“Dad. I want to go to the amusement park.”

That tradition, which was not a tradition, was broken right after Minah was additionally accepted to Korea University when she was 20 years old.

“Uh…huh? No…an amusement park?”

“Yes. The amusement park we went to when we were kids.”

Mina’s face was stern.

It seems that Minah thought that that moment was a golden opportunity to overcome her trauma.

“…Okay. When do you want to go?”

I didn’t ask anything.

I could somewhat understand why Mina acted like that.

This is the time when I achieved everything as a student and daughter.

This is the time when we cross the mountain of underage and step onto the new earth of adulthood.

He wanted to shake off the uncomfortable feelings he had left behind in the mountains as a minor and go.

“Today.”

“Huh? Today?”

“My friends say that weekday evenings are the best time to hang out. Let’s go now.”

It’s 3pm now.

By the time I arrive, it will be past 4pm.

We literally start playing in the evening.

“Well…yeah. So then.”

“I’ll get ready and come out! Dad, get ready quickly too!”

bang.

The door to Minah’s room closes with the sound of exciting footsteps.

okay. I need to get ready too.

I entered the dressing room and started thinking about what to wear.

Should I wear clothes for casual play?

It’s a crowded place and my daughter is now an adult, so I need to be more careful about how I dress.

I don’t want my child to be uncomfortable because of me.

“Are you all dressed?”

While I was worrying about clothes, Minah, who had finished getting ready, started fussing at me.

“I’m sorry, daughter. I haven’t worn it yet.”

“Wear anything, anything! So did I!”

“Still, if you’re going to a crowded place, you should dress appropriately.”

“Don’t worry! Get ready sooner than that! I want to play! Quickly, quickly!”

Minah got hot just by hearing his voice.

The child who passed his teens and entered his 20s was as energetic as a car engine that had just been broken in.

“Okay, I understand. Dad, I will get ready quickly, so can you wait a little while?”

“Yes! Okay, Dad!”

Eh, I don’t know.

Particle anything.

I picked up the jogger pants and hoodie I always wear when going for a drive with my child.

****

“Hmmmm~ Hmmmm~ Hmm~~”

It takes about an hour to get to the amusement park.

We live in northern Gyeonggi Province and were riding the outer ring highway.

“If you go to Korea, won’t you have to live alone?”

It was far from where we lived to Korea University.

Although it is connected to the subway, it takes almost 1 hour and 30 minutes one way.

Traveling by car does not significantly shorten the time.

“I’m not going to go to bed alone?”

Minah asked back what he was talking about.

I don’t think my child knows because he has been going to school close to home so far.

How difficult it is to have long travel times.

“It takes 3 hours to travel from my house to Korea University and back. Can you keep doing this while you’re in school? A father hates seeing his daughter suffer.”

“Dad. Don’t you know how dangerous it is for a woman to sleep alone?”

“……”

“There may even be strange rumors there.”

Actually it is.

Even in our time, there were girls who lived alone.

In addition to the children in the countryside who had no choice but to live alone because they had become adults, there were also children who lived alone, but the rumors were not that good.

But I trust Mina.

This child is definitely not like that.

“I don’t like it. I’m going to stay at home.”

I was stubborn.

okay.

For now, let’s respect Minah’s choice.

It’s not too late to ask again later when you’re having a hard time.

“Yes, Min, please do that.”

“Thank you, Dad. For respecting my decision.”

My daughter gently holds my hand on the gear stick.

It felt like his long, soft hands were wrapping my alcohol-roughened hands like a soft cloth.

Arrived at the amusement park.

When I parked the car and tried to drive straight toward the amusement park, my daughter stopped me.

“Dad! There’s a place to stop by before you go in!”

The amusement park was adjacent to a large shopping mall.

My daughter took me there.

“Daughter…what are you doing here?”

“Well! If you want to go to fantasyland, don’t you have to wear different clothes?”

That place…was a store that rented out specific costumes.

****

“Hmm~Hmm~Hmm~Hmm~”

Minah entered her room and opened the drawer.

There, her panties were neatly folded.

“It should be there.”

She put her hand inside the drawer and started rummaging through it.

“Found it!”

With a serious face, I rummaged through the drawer and pulled out a pair of panties.

But there was something else.

It was a black T-panty with very little fabric, which was not typical.