For A Healing Life - For a Healing Life Episode 62

Episode 62

“Shall we watch this?”

“This one?”

“Or this?”

“Anything doesn’t matter,”

“Then let’s look at this.”

About ten minutes passed as I pointed at several posters and thought about them. What I ended up choosing was a romantic comedy movie. Compared to the long time it took to decide on a movie, purchasing tickets and buying popcorn was done in a short amount of time.

“So how much time is left for the movie?”

“There are about 15 minutes left, so I think we can go in now.”

Seoyoon, who was holding both hands full of cola and popcorn, stood up and looked at the movie ticket between his fingers. Perhaps because it was early on a weekday morning, there were hardly any people to be seen.

Is it because they completely cover their faces with hats and masks, or is it because they know but pretend not to know? So far, no one has approached me with recognition.

‘It seemed like the staff didn’t know either.’

I was alone with my thoughts and walked behind Seoyun, holding a coke in one hand. A romantic movie about two men on their day off is something that neither my past nor my future self could have imagined.

“Aren’t you uncomfortable?”

“I’m a little uncomfortable. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, but I think I can take it off only when the lights are out.”

“I guess so.”

“Yes, even if it’s uncomfortable, just be patient.”

“Yes, it will be soon anyway.”

We sat in our seats, looked at each other’s hats and masks, and talked in low voices. The inconvenience of not being able to get used to it no matter how hard you tried was the sorrow of being a public figure.

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[It was my first time. The day I looked at you like that.]

[Only then was I able to fully understand the person you are.]

[I didn’t want to forget. It felt scary that the happy memories and the times I spent with you were gradually fading away from my memory.]

As the screen lit up brightly, the movie theater fell into darkness. When I took off the hat and mask that felt cramped and looked at the screen, the movie started.

‘This too was a romance from back in time.’

The content of the movie was no different from my return from the future to the past. Maybe that’s why my heart sank. Even though it wasn’t a sad scene, I somehow ended up seeing it as a reflection of myself.

[Don’t forget, the reason I had to let you go.]

[How could you forget that, you idiot?]

The highlight section started about halfway through the movie. I glanced at Seoyun hyung concentrating on the movie and then focused on the screen. Every time I heard the voices of the actors in the movie, tears gradually began to well up in my eyes.

‘In the end, there is no happiness in the time returned.’

It was a sad ending. It was a rather tragic movie about a man who went back in time and longed for love, but ended up dying without finding happiness, and a woman who was saddened after learning of the man’s death and began to stand on her own.

As the ending credits rolled, there was a warm feeling wiping away my tear-filled eyes. When I blinked once and moved my gaze along the hand, I saw Seoyun looking at me with an affectionate look. The tears that had been building up in my eyes poured out, and I ended up showing Seo-yoon that I was crying, which I didn’t want to do.

‘It’s the worst, really. I didn’t want to be seen like this… … .’

Seoyoon looked surprised when he saw me shedding tears and personally put on the hat and mask that were on my lap. Then they sat down and looked at each other with kind eyes.

“Are you that sad?”

I’m afraid that my past and present will end up like this movie. I was afraid that my memories of going back in time would present me with this ending. In the end, the tragic ending of being left alone. Now I don’t have the confidence or courage left to try to stand on my own… … .

“… … .”

Even with Seo-yoon’s question, I couldn’t open my mouth easily and was just trying to hold back my tears. Biting his lower lip and lowering his head, he tried to calm down his heightened emotions little by little.

“Suan was a complete crybaby?”

Seoyoon pouted his lips and made a pouty expression at his playful words. I quickly got up from my seat, smiling vaguely as a hand carefully stroked the area around my eyes as if I was handling something precious.

“I’m not a crybaby. People left, so we’re going now too.”

Seo-yoon put on a hat and a mask, and then stood up, holding an empty container of cola and popcorn.

“Okay, let’s go.”

There was silence between us for a long time after we left the movie theater. Seo-yoon’s hand and kind eyes that wiped away his tears and caressed his cheek kept playing in his head as if buffering, making it impossible for him to deal with it as usual.

Even after I came to my senses, I just bit my lip because I felt awkward. At that moment, Seo-yoon stretched out his arm and pointed to a store in the distance.

“Shall we go to a cafe?”

“… yes?”

“Hey, I heard that that cafe is delicious.”

‘Why are we suddenly asking to go to a cafe?’ The awkward atmosphere seemed to be resolved through a brief conversation. Seo-yoon looked as if nothing had happened, so I began to wonder if it was strange that I was paying attention.

rattle. The sound of the cafe door opening was refreshing. Unlike other cafes, there were no tables anywhere.

“This is a cafe, right?”

I asked, looking at Seo-yoon with anxious eyes. No matter how much I looked around, it was a completely different space from a regular cafe. Since I couldn’t see the tables and chairs that would be easily seen in a cafe, I began to wonder if I had entered the wrong room.

“Hmm, they said it was a cafe… … .”

‘You said? ‘Who did you hear this from??’

When I looked at Seo-yoon without being able to hide my absurd expression, I saw him smiling awkwardly and scratching the back of his head.

“No, actually, I did a search. I heard it’s a famous cafe… … .”

I couldn’t finish what I was saying and could only stare blankly at the vague answer. I was dazed. When I was worried about whether I should get out of here. Someone spoke to us.

“How many people are there?”

I hesitated at the sight of the employee approaching me without even pretending to be popular, but eventually opened my mouth.

“There are two people.”

“You two? “I’ll show you where to sit.”

I was in an awkward and embarrassing situation, and my face was flushed out of shame. I followed the clerk walking ahead and followed him with my head down.

“Are you okay here?”

The place we arrived after following the staff was a small sitting room with an open sliding door. There was a large window right next to it, and there was a small TV and table in the room.

“… yes.”

“yes.”

After a long pause, I answered. I came in because I didn’t know where this place was and was embarrassed to leave right away. If two adult men entered a small room, it seemed like the room would be full just with them.

“The usage time is unlimited, but if there are customers waiting, it is limited to 2 hours. If you go to the center, there is a self-service bar with snacks and drinks.”

With nothing left to say exactly, I turned around and looked at the back of the employee who was going his way, then turned my attention to Seo-yoon. Seoyun took off his shoes without hesitation, entered the room, and opened his mouth.

“Ah, this is it.”

He went into the room alone and saw him sitting against the wall, talking to himself and nodding, then he shook his head and followed him in. Perhaps it was true that the room seemed particularly small, but in order to sit even a little more comfortably, I had no choice but to sit close to Seo-yoon.

“What?”

Seeing him agree alone, he looked at Seoyoon with eyes full of curiosity and asked.

“The picture I saw in the green window was a cafe with rooms like this.”

Seo-yoon, who shook his head and answered, looked full of confidence. It was as if he was finally relieved.

“So, you’re saying this is a cafe?”

“Yes, I guess it’s because my face is known. “I want to come to a place where I can be comfortable.”

‘What is that?’

I was speechless at Seo-yoon’s answer and just looked at him.

“Suan, I feel like you haven’t been out much since the scandal with the sasaeng fan.”

“ah… … .”

“You like coffee.”

He folded the corners of his eyes, smiled, and spoke to me affectionately in a soft voice. Despite the friendly concern that she quickly became accustomed to, she thought it would take more getting used to seeing that she was still embarrassed.

smart. The employee’s voice was heard through the closed door.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

The door was pushed to the side and opened, and an employee handed me a tray with a drink and a piece of cake. He then put down the clipboard with the receipt in one corner of the room and said.

“These are the drinks you ordered and the cake for weekday lunch service.”

“thank you.”

“If you need anything else, please call me.”

“yes.”

After finishing what he had to say, he looked at the employee who was closing the door and leaving, then looked at the drink he had ordered and tilted his head.

‘When did you place your order?’

“Hyung, did you order a drink?”

“Yes, I ordered this.”

Right next to the wall where Seoyoon was leaning, there was a small electronic device like a tablet. The way he was pointing and demonstrating was like a child playing a prank.

Seoyun, who couldn’t hide his shyness with a grin, put the tray on the table and handed me coffee.

“Drink it, Americano, right?”

“Yes, I will drink well.”

Seoyun’s arm, which brushed against me every time I moved, felt strangely warm. Once he started to become aware of it, he continued to worry about his arms being overlapped.

“Hyung, aren’t you uncomfortable?”

I couldn’t bear it anymore and looked at Seo-yoon and asked.

“uh? uncomfortable? “Then can we do it like this?”

Seoyun lifted the left arm that was hitting me and wrapped it around my shoulder. Then he looked at me with a playful expression. His body shrank a lot.

‘Ugh, what should I do… … .’

With my eyes fixed on the floor, I lowered my head because I didn’t want to feel the heat rising up my body and onto my face.

“Am I the only one who feels comfortable doing this?”

Seoyun’s arm around my shoulder gained more strength, and the hand wrapped around my forearm gave me strength and pulled me, causing me to fall into Seoyun’s arms.