MEMORIZE

When I opened my eyes, I could see the ivory ceiling blurry. The dazzling morning sun penetrates the window and slips in.

Once I took a breath, I smelled cold air. My dreamy head woke up, but I still felt like I was dreaming. As I look around waiting for the dizziness to subside, I see the structure of the familiar room. It's also cozy and soft to the skin.

I was only then able to realize. The fact that I woke up in the Oval Office. Come to think of it, I was going to wait for Mar yesterday, but he just fell asleep. I remember lying in bed thinking about taking a short break, but I think I fell asleep as it is. I think I've been feeling tired lately.

As he glanced away, he saw records lying flat on his desk and scattered butts at the beginning of the year.

“…….”

My forehead is still numb. I was about to shake my head and put my hands under the covers.

"Huh?"

As soon as I tried to get up from the blanket, I felt something soft in my hand. It is small, warm, soft and soft. Something unknown was moving in the blanket.

At first, I didn't think it was very strange. The feeling was so good, I just poked and bothered blankly.

"Ying…."

But at that moment, I just stopped acting.

I stuttered my mouth reflexively, but it had been closed since I woke up. I gently lifted the blanket just in case. And under the covers....

"Color…."

There was something crouching in my chest, a breathless breathlessly. I stared blankly down.

Brilliant silver-white hair reflecting the morning sun. The cute ears that stick out between them. White and soft skin like a baby. The small yet sleek curved body showed that this was a girl about a second grade in elementary school. And 13 pairs of wings that you can see from your back, cover your whole body.

It was the moment I realized that.

"Chu…."

The girl crouched and buried her head further in my chest. It was like a silent clamor to give up the quilt, but I didn't even think of covering it up. I just felt like I was suddenly possessed, so I unknowingly reached out and gently put my hand on the shiny hair. Then the drooping ears suddenly stood up.

Let's pat him gently in time, is he feeling good? The ears soon began to flap. When I let go of my hand, it drooped, and when I patted it again, it moved like crazy on the road. Oh, lovely.

"Yes…, yes….”

The girl, who was wriggling and babbling, slowly raised her head. His eyes were still very sleepy and closed, but the area around his eyes is twitching. Then at some point, the tiny eyes that were revealed through the sparkling eyes stare at me dizzily. Like hair, it was a beautiful silver with a divine aura.

The silence fell for a moment.

"Are you skinny?"

I broke the silence lightly, as I was already almost certain.

"…Dad."

Girl, no, Mar didn't betray my expectations either. I grinned.

"When did you get here?"

"Today….at dawn….”

While speaking in a still sleepy voice, he was trying to raise his skinny body. When he hugged him calmly, he smiled with an innocent look on his face and moved his slender arms and legs around as if to give him a hug.

He blinked and then opened his eyes and stared at me with a glaring glance. Then he smiled and approached his face.

Side

"…Oh?"

Suddenly, I felt a soft touch in my cheeks. As soon as I came to my senses, I could see lips like a bud falling gently. It was a perfect yet sudden kiss.

"Mar, you scared me."

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I lifted it up into the air as hard as I could while lying down.

"Daddy."

Still, he smiles even though he keeps asking for a hug because he is so good at radish. That image made me smile unknowingly.

It was then.

"Slurping..."

Beep?

Suddenly, the blanket moved up and down from the tip of my toes, and it began to curl up like a wave. Then a silver-colored horn and a yellow snout sprang out of the blanket. Two pairs of eyes that come out with curious eyes and look up at Mar. As soon as I faced that gaze, I was very glad.

He was a unicorn who showed off a more mature look than before and still a young Pegasus.

"You were there, too. Hahaha."

The unicorn opened its mouth wide and cried back. Baby Pegasus snorted as if he didn't like something and turned his head away. By the way, Dodo is still arrogant. I shook my hair blocking my view and held Mar in my arms. The child's unique fresh smell stimulated the tip of his nose. I swept away Mar's glossy hair.

"Dad…. Ah….”

At that moment, a sudden sensation of trembling in the chest was delivered. As I lowered my eyes, I could see that Mar's expression had changed a little. He had an innocent face a while ago, but suddenly his eyes and mouth were weakly squinted. Now, he looked like he couldn't tell whether he was laughing or crying.

"Oh…. Oh…."

At that moment, Mar's face, which was about to cry, suddenly turned to one side.

"Oh, Dad... Dad....”

slowly disheveled eyes

"Bo, Bo..."

Shaking mouth.

It seemed like he was trying to put up with it for a while, but Marr couldn't.

"I've missed you....”

Soon after, the voice that came out of the open mouth changed pitifully, while clear tears began to fall from the closed eyes. In the end, it didn't take a long time, followed by a sad sound.

"Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh..”

"I'm sorry. You've been worried a lot, haven't you?”

Patting me on the back, I said in a whisper.

Mar's cries continued for some time.

*

After waking up in the morning and finishing the reunion.

I went down to the restaurant after a light wash with Mar and two Young-soo. I couldn't leave my seat for a long time, so I was going to go back to Atlanta right after eating breakfast. That's what I said in the beginning.

Most of the restaurants had Clan One waiting for me. After a brief hello, Cho Seung-woo and I talked about the city's restoration work that we couldn't do yesterday. In fact, there was nothing to talk about for a long time whether Jung Ha-yeon delivered her words well. All he said was to keep collecting materials and residents, and to organize everything in the North after three months and get ready to move on.

As we kept talking like that, at one point, the kitchen smelled delicious, and at the same time, Sang-nam brought a large plate of meat. The dish looked very delicious with a lot of red sauce on the surface of the dish looked very delicious. It's been a long time since I've seen a proper feast.

Of course, Ko Yeon-joo and Lim Han-na's cooking skills are not to blame, but you get sick of it if you keep eating stew. I immediately attacked with a fork.

"Mar, are you being silly about your dad coming today?”

At the height of the meal, brother Sang-nam suddenly asked nicely with a good smile. Marr sat on my lap and made fun of the fork, then opened his eyes wide and was at a loss.

"Oh, no....”

Marr mumbled in one voice and bowed his head.

"Clan Lord, Mar is very nice and mature. We laughed that it was okay for us to worry, and we prayed for Clan Road's safe life without skipping a day. It was like that until yesterday, but now that Clan Road is here, it's a little childish."

Brother Sang-nam smiled and spoke kindly. I also laughed lightly and cut the meat into small pieces and put it in Mar's mouth. Dryer blushed slightly, ate it, and mouthed his mouth gently. I couldn't help but smile at the restaurant. I feel like yesterday's stagnant air is coming back little by little.

Then suddenly, I thought of one person. To someone who hasn't shown up at the restaurant yet.

"Come to think of it, Hanbyeol is....”

"I went earlier and he said he wouldn't eat it."

When asked while looking around, Nono said in a sharp voice. He has a worried look on his face.

"I've been standing in front of your grave since this morning...I don't know if it's gonna be okay. Whew."

"It was almost a teacher-disciple relationship. It's bound to be a big shock. So Clan Road. Clan Road is a little....”

Cho Seung-woo clouded his words with a worried voice, whether he sympathized with Nono's sigh. I tapped the table a couple of times with a fork and opened my mouth quietly.

"I should, but now I just want to let her cry."

"Still."

"He's good at taking care of himself. Too much worrying can be toxic."

“…….”

I started eating again after we had a word. And quietly lost in thought.

Kim Han-byeol, who never showed tears in hell, cried a lot yesterday. I cried and sobbed for hours to the point where I thought my parents were really dead. I cried so sadly that I might have continued to do so if I hadn't been confused along the way.

As Cho Seung-woo said, it will be shocking. The old man was the one who leaned on me when I was ostracized by the kids in the clan.

But I believe in Kim Han-byul. If it were other kids, I would have been young and comforting, but Kim Han-byeol is a person who distinguishes public from private life. So feel free to be sad now. What was important was whether he could overcome it or not when he returned to his daily life. And judging from what she has shown so far, Kim Han-byeol will be able to do it.

Some time has passed.

After breakfast, I said goodbye in advance. Marr pretended to be determined but couldn't hide his disappointment, but nodded vigorously when he said he would contact him often. The unicorn now bowed slightly in a fully mature manner, and the baby Pegasus bit my ankle.

I told him not to see him off. Cho firmly refused to do so, but immediately agreed when he said he would leave quietly after talking to Kim Han-byeol alone.

After saying goodbye at the restaurant like that, I moved to the garden. As I heard during the meal, Kim Han-byul only stood still in front of the tomb. I cried a lot yesterday, but I still have tears in my eyes.

Kim Han-byeol showed no response even when I approached him closely. I didn't mean to comfort myself anyway, so I quietly took out the beginning of the year from my arms.

Let's see... Shin Sang-yong was on the right. So the left is the old man's grave.’

Of the three things I took out at the beginning of the year, I lit two and placed one in each grave. It was not a particularly meaningful act. It's just my own way of mourning.

When I stood next to Kim Han-byeol at the beginning of the year, I said, "Grandpa doesn't burn it at the beginning of the year…." I hear myself saying. I laughed without saying anything. Then he bit the rest of the year and lit it up.

"If you want to stay, you can stay. I can give you as much time as you want to do it."

Whoops, spit out the smoke and said,

"…I've felt it before."

Kim Han-byul opened her mouth. It was a hoarse voice.

"You seem very, very determined. It's as if emotions don't exist."

"I've been through a lot. I'm used to it."

I replied calmly. Then I felt a clear look, but I didn't look back.

It was not long before the end of the year was burned to the end and it was time to bow politely as well as say goodbye.

"What was written on the record?”

Kim Han-byul opened her mouth one more time with a slightly cautious voice. I decided to just open my mouth to show you the record I had in my arms.

"Thank you and I'm sorry. I hope you achieve what you mean in Hall Plain."

“…….”

"And don't be so tactless with me, be nice to me. What about you?

"I…."

When asked right back, Kim Han-byul seemed a little surprised but hesitated.

It was not until a long time before Kim Han-byul opened her mouth.

"Thank you and I'm sorry."

It's the same up to here.

Kim Han-byeol continued.

"I hope the knowledge of jewelry you gave me was helpful..”

“…….”

"Opportunity does not come by just waiting."

"Well, that's a cliche, but it's a good thing. …but I think you're wrong on the last word."

Kim Han-byeol's face looked strange. I shrugged my shoulders.

"You didn't just wait, did you? I mean, then....”

I intentionally blurted the end of my words.

"You haven't even answered me yet..”

At the moment, Kim Han-byul showed a blank face, but soon moaned calmly, stealing his face with the back of his hand. And he sighed loudly.

I looked at Kim Han-byul for a moment and opened my mouth quietly.

"Anyway, you can rest or follow me. The choice is yours.”

After saying that, I turned and headed for the front door.

A little later.

"…Let's go together. Brother."

I could feel Kim Han-byul following me.

"I don't even know. I'll give you my hand at times like this....”

Then came a complaint that sounded like I was told to listen, and I slowly slowed down and reached out. Soon the cold, soft touch gently grabs my hand.

So we walked hand in hand together.

Towards Atlanta.

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Yes, today's content is over. It's actually the end of an episode. We have a story that focuses on urban development here, and now we need to draw a new episode with the double-track that we've spread.

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