This Life: From a Child Actor (589)
Seeing her own face on a portrait photo, Su-hyeon momentarily forgot whether what she was experiencing was a dream or reality.
It was quite a shock to see one’s own death with one’s own eyes.
―I have countless memories of conversations with Suhyeon while living together. I thought that my mother would take good care of my child even though I lived with him, and I was earning money. I only realized something strange after my child left home to go to college. I’m not even qualified to be a mother.
Jiyeon, soaking the toilet paper, blamed herself.
She spit out her regrets like a complaint, which she couldn’t say because if she said it out loud, it would only be an excuse.
―I’m the same one who abandoned Soohyun. Even if he was scammed, I was the one who provided the clue. I didn’t have the courage to see the two of them. I thought that by now I would finally be able to pay off all my debts, settle down, and be a prosperous father… but
she wasn’t the only one blaming herself.
Ho-chan, who was next to her, wrapped his arms around her shoulders and expressed pain with a distorted face.
‘Did you think like that…?’
Suhyeon quietly looked at the two sobbing people.
I can’t tell if it actually happened or if it was just his imagination.
However, it was better to have an excuse like that rather than saying that the two people were sick of them and hated them and neglected them.
‘But looking at it now… it seems like you both went through a lot.’
Perhaps because they had gone through various ups and downs, including fraud, poverty, and divorce, the two people, who were the same age in ‘real life’, looked about five or six years older.
The fact that my younger sister, Yoohyeon, was not there also made me feel a little empty.
-Even though it didn’t seem like it, I was very happy that my parents would be reunited. Everything is really going well now… It wasn’t that long ago that we were happy that things were going well at home too. Ugh.
Jin-yeon, who told the two people to know Su-hyeon’s inner thoughts, lowered her head without being able to continue speaking.
Every time his shoulders shook, sobs followed.
‘You said something like that too.’
When his divorced parents first contacted him and reunited, Su-hyeon was cold to them.
He even made a small remark, asking what he was going to do by apologizing now, and asking what he would do if the two of them were to reunite.
However, a small seed landed on the frozen frozen soil, and eventually, within a year, the seed sprouted a small sprout.
As the light began to shine in his previously cold life in the entertainment industry, his joy increased three to four times.
―Suhyun did a good job as the eldest brother. Always leading by example…
Suhyun stared at the face of Heo Young-gil, the president of her agency during her END days.
I had the impression that my face had become blurry over the past 20 years.
‘for a moment. A face you couldn’t remember clearly? Wasn’t this a dream?’
I don’t know if it’s a distinct memory or if there’s another reason because it’s a memory that has sunk to the bottom of my consciousness.
Su-hyeon, who felt confused for a moment, noticed two mourners wearing masks and hats.
They took off their shoes and came upstairs and bowed their heads to Jiyeon and Hochan.
-hello. May the souls of the deceased refrain.
―Thank you….
―Shion and Gino.
It was Jinyeon who recognized the two people whose faces were hidden.
At his call, Zion… no, Sky lowered his mask slightly.
―I was afraid that reporters would follow me, so I brought only Gino as the representative. Still, Soohyun and Gino were close.
I don’t remember being close, but it seems like we were compatible in the eyes of others.
Su-hyeon fixed her eyes on Jino, who was staring at my photo. In reality, his eyes were fixed on his friend who goes by the real name Hyeon-do.
When I think about it, I really lacked sociability during those times.
‘You make that kind of expression.’
Gino stared at Su-hyeon’s portrait photo with reddened eyes like an angry person.
At first glance, it looked like he was looking at an enemy.
―…Now it seems to sparkle like a star. How can you write Christmas without Eve?
Suhyeon got goosebumps when he heard Gino’s small muttering.
It was a disease that people were so proud to come to someone else’s funeral and say something like that.
-May the souls of the deceased refrain.
―Thank you… Excuse me, but do you have a relationship with my son…?
―Suhyun used to come to our cafe often. I came here after seeing the news.
-thank you.
Among the people who offered incense to Su-hyeon was Seo-ra, who changed her name to Park Ju-yeon and lived.
She visited the funeral with her husband and stared at Soo-hyeon’s photo, unable to hide her mixed emotions.
In addition, various people visited the funeral and offered condolences.
‘Looking at it like this, there are people who miss it and some who seem to have lived well… But how long do I have to look at this? ‘I’m dreaming, right?’
Su-hyeon, who had been looking at the sad people for a while, became a little worried.
Even though it was a lucid dream, I thought it was too long for a dream.
I became depressed after seeing people mourning my death.
‘If I hit you on the cheek, you’ll wake up… huh?’
When Su-hyeon, who had a lucid dream for the first time, was wondering how to escape from the dream, something foreign came into his field of vision.
The black hole commonly associated with black holes was swirling around.
There was even an eye rolling around the edge of the hole, making it a bit grotesque.
‘This is a dream… huh?’
Su-hyeon, who thought she could see everything, was embarrassed when she suddenly felt her body being forcibly dragged away.
It is said that lucid dreams change according to one’s thoughts, but like water being sucked into a sewer, he was unable to control his body.
―Ugh, Su-hyeon….
Regardless of the voices of those who were sad, Su-hyeon’s situation was urgent.
He tried his best not to be dragged into that strange hole and struggled to hold onto something.
However, people and things passed through his hands, and Su-hyeon became angry at the unnecessary details.
Even though it was a dream, nothing went his way.
‘catch…! Ugh, what is this?’
Su-hyeon, who was waving her arms, was startled by the squishy texture.
This is because the object I caught unexpectedly was an eyeball rolling around the edge of the hole.
The experience of making eye contact with a rolling eyeball alone was not something that can be easily accomplished, so Su-hyeon became distraught.
‘No, fainting here is a bit….’
As expected, this is a dog dream.
Soo-hyeon thought as he let go of his darkly distant mind.
It was a black hole and an eyeball, and now I wanted to wake up from the dream.
* * *
“…omg!”
Su-hyeon opened his eyes, breathing heavily as if he had been holding his breath for a long time.
The interior, softly sparkling with sunlight, welcomed him soaked in cold sweat.
“Phew…”
Suhyeon relaxed in the familiar surroundings and laid down on the bed.
The tips of my fingers were cold as if this dream felt so real.
‘But is it really just a dream…?’
They say all kinds of things happen in dreams, but is it normal to go to a funeral after you die?
Su-hyeon, who was tossing and turning with worries that she couldn’t ask anyone about, checked the date displayed on the watch and paused.
The estimated date of his death was today.
‘Could it be that today is my death anniversary… really?’
Su-hyeon couldn’t remember exactly the day he died.
This is because the schedule at the time was so busy that the routine of sleeping, waking up, getting in the car, working hard on site, and getting in the car again was repeated.
I remembered it was the end of June because we had talked about it being July, but I didn’t know when that was.
‘How can this give me goosebumps…’
Suhyun, who was slowly rubbing her forearm, reached down and picked up the smartphone that had been placed on the table.
Even though I thought it was just a dream, I couldn’t ignore it.
To be precise, I felt dizzy due to the overwhelming emotions.
“mom.”
-Yes, Suhyun. What happened this morning?
―Is this Suhyeon? What’s going on?
-I don’t know. Soohyun? What’s going on so early in the morning?
“No… I just suddenly remembered it and called. How are you?”
Suhyeon was curled up on the bed and quietly said something insignificant.
In the meantime, the sound of Ho-chan coming to work was heard, and the voice of Yu-hyeon rushing out, saying that he was late, was also heard.
“…How is Yuhyeon these days? “Is there anything you want?”
-Don’t buy Yoohyeon this or that. The child has bad habits.
“It’s because I feel like I gave you a birthday present too roughly.”
Su-hyeon made a small excuse, remembering the existence of her younger brother who could not be found in her dream.
Yoohyeon was perfect proof that he was living a completely different life.
As reality becomes happier, Su-hyeon’s affection for her younger brother also deepens.
-Isn’t something really wrong with our son?
“no. “It’s just because I had a dream.”
-You had a nightmare. They say dreams are always the opposite. don’t worry.
While listening to the voice comforting her son, Su-hyeon recalled Ji-yeon crying non-stop.
I felt a little heartbroken.
“mom I love you.”
-This guy. Mom loves my son too. If anything happens, contact me anytime and lean on mom and dad. We may not be able to help with anything great, but as parents, we want to do everything we can…
“Yes.”
-okay. Eat well and don’t dress too thinly just because the weather is warm…
Suhyeon repeatedly answered ‘yes’ while listening to the worried nagging.
While lying still and talking on the phone, his body temperature returned to normal.
Even though I felt depressed, I felt somewhat energized.
‘I should at least pick up a cake on the way today.’
Since we are facing a time that we have never experienced before, it would be better to celebrate it alone.
Energized, Suhyeon lifted up the blanket.
First of all, I wanted to exercise in the morning and start the morning with warm hot chocolate.
* * *
Even though she had a dream after her death, Su-hyeon’s schedule did not change.
It was too late to dwell on the time period that had already disappeared because preparations for the new drama were in full swing.
After the floor became solid, there were very few cases where I used future knowledge, so I didn’t feel at a loss when a future I didn’t know about had arrived.
‘Popular songs flow somewhat similarly, but the history of the broadcast film industry has changed so much for a long time.’
Due to the butterfly effect, the area where the typhoon hit took on a different appearance than before it returned.
There were many directors who were better than before but also fell due to unexpected events, so it was safer to trust one’s intuition.
“Is the actor here?”
“yes. hello. “Can I go this way?”
“yes. …Still, I’m so glad that Actor Kang participated.”
“It’s not like I don’t know how the director feels.”
Soohyun got off the elevator and walked along with the AD who came to meet me.
As I passed through the hallway and entered the indoor set, those already filming and those preparing for the next step were busy.
‘Was
As I continue walking past the actors wearing hanbok, I see familiar faces.
A noisy and lively atmosphere emanated from the set, which was full of people.
“Welcome, Su-hyeon.”
“Hello, Director. Ah, I’m ready.”
“Yes yes. “It was set up simply because it was inside a broadcasting station.”
Soo-hyun shook hands with PD Oh, who greeted me warmly, and then looked inside the brightly lit set.
The brightly smiling pig head showed off its presence.
“Suhyun, bow to me.”