Translated by: RIIZE_SUBS (@naueitaro, @mimitadiary, @justchanyoung)
Translated by: RIIZE_SUBS (@naueitaro, @mimitadiary, @justchanyoung)
Part 1. Us, In the Drawer
Episode 1
(1) Greetings
“Is it time for you to study or work part-time?”
It might be familiar to hear the nagging about to study, but today, the word ‘time’ flew
into his mind.
For Sohee, the word ‘part-time job’, was just as important as ‘studying’.
He had to work part-time to earn money, so he could enroll in a practical music academy.
“
If you don’t like your child’s part-time job that much, shouldn’t you register him on a music
academy (yourself)?”
But he couldn’t tell his mother what came into his mind. Perhaps because of her busy
work at the company, his mom looks very tired today.
With a gesture to stop going in, Sohee, who had been kneeling down, limped on his
numbed legs and headed to the room.
To prevent the sound from being heard, the doorknob was turned all the way to close it
and then he leaned against the door for a moment and sighed.
After waiting for all of his family to fall asleep, Sohee sneaked out of the house.
He came out recklessly because he wanted to get some fresh air, but there was nowhere
to go.
How far can I go with 10,000 won only?
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Just estimating the cost of a round-trip taxi fare in his head was enough to break his will
to leave. He wanted to become an adult quickly for a drive on a frustrating day.
After thinking about it, he finally headed to a park near their house.
After spending time snooping around the exercise equipment huddled on one side, he
lay down on the bench press and watched the fast-flowing clouds of the night sky.
It was then.
“Are you Sohee?”
Sohee jumped up and looked back at the direction of the voice.
This time, it was the vocal teacher of the newly registered music academy was in the park.
“It’s you. I’m not just sure.”
He approached him (Sohee) happily and asked if he was exercising. His mustache,
carefully polished to a tee glistened under the light of a street lamp.
“Ah, just getting some fresh air… What about you?”
The teacher shook a can of beer and shook his shoulders. Then he asked him to sit down
and sat close to Sohee’s left side. Without saying anything, the teacher swallowed the
leftover beer in one gulp without saying much.
“You got caught registering for an academy, huh?”
“Oh, how did you know?”
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When Sohee opened his eyes wide, the teacher crushed the empty can, saying that
children of Sohee’s age can see everything on their faces if they like it or they don’t like
it.
“Why don’t you practice more at this time? Actually, I was on my way to the academy
too. I left something behind.”
After talking, he stood up and began to walk in the lead.
Is he telling me to follow him?
Sohee stood up and chased after the teacher.
They climbed the stairs with the flashlight shining under his feet.
When he pulled on the silver ring of the fire hydrant installed between the 3rd and 4
th
floor stairs, the door opened with a sharp sound of iron.
The thick dust that hit him, shone like the Milky Way under the cellphone light. The
inside of the fire hydrant was also full of dust and the place where the key was placed
was clean.
“This is where I put the keys to the academy. Come and practice here often.”
“Can I really do that?”
“Of course, but it’s a secret from the director. He takes care of locking the door”
The teacher handed the key to Sohee and opened the glass door that read ‘Practical Music
Academy’.
Along, the long corridor, posters and autographs of singers from the academy hung like
galleries on the left side and closed doors lined up on the right side.
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Sohee entered the innermost booth and clicked the switch to turn on the lights.
Under the yellow light, a warm sense of silence enveloped Sohee’s body.
It was a small space enough for a couple of adults to fit in, but at least for Sohee, it felt
like the middle of a vast world.
A free place where he can go anywhere and do anything. Sohee was excited and
connected his phone straight to the amplifier.
When he pressed the play button, about two seconds later, the prelude started playing.
“There’s a song that I always listen to before a match. Sohee, it would be nice if you had
at least one song like that. A song that makes you feel better.”
It was Wonbin who said it.
Wonbin was also with Sohee in those days when he recalled the prelude to ‘A song that
will always make you feel better’.
Then, naturally, he became curious about his safety.
I wonder if hyung is doing well?
It would be nice to say hello, but it’s too late to do so. In addition, it was difficult to send
a message abruptly because they had been disconnected for a while.
Sohee sent a thank you message to the teacher instead of asking Wonbin how he was
doing.
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Sir, thank you
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It’s always open, so you can come anytime.
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