On the way (TaeNy)

This story again came from Bung's (very) strange idea.

Because while riding the subway I was eating chewing gum.

Turn around and see the person next to you. Kerdfeel wanted to ask:

Do you want to eat together?

There probably aren't many humans like this in this world, haha.

In the end, I thought about it and played around and it came to this.

I don't want it to be seen as a sequel to 99.

Postcards

Please.

Because of that That ending is perfect.

(Even though the mood is fanatical, It's the same, haha.)

Oh... This story about Fanny is crazy. It's more serious than that story.

So it's a different matter ^^

(I think the more I dress, the more crazy I start to get - -...)

Kim Taeyeon

Real life isn't as romantic as in movies.

Hwang Tiffany

If a famous writer like Murakami was lonely

You are a very lonely human being.

I believe - Shin Seung Hoon

(Ost. My Sassy Girl

The bad girl and Mr. Jiam Jiam)

... What is fate? ...

Between the two of us, it's probably chewing gum.

subway music

I believe

Murakami books

And then... the movie

My Sassy Girl

Maybe?

[ONE-SHOT: SNSD] On the way (TaeNy)

...Have you ever had the feeling that...

...Want to share chewing gum with the person next to me...

...the person we... 'do not know' ...

          ... Do you know? “Fate” is building a bridge of chance for someone you love ...

... (Did you know... "Destiny" is building a bridge between relationships to "true love") ...

...She's gone... And I still haven't encountered any crazy fantasies like that...

...Life... isn't like in the movies...

A small figure lingered along the long walkway inside the subway station. The woman lowered her head as if she didn't want to look at the people passing by, although there weren't as many as in rush hour. If it's not what you want anyway

No one can be alone in this world... Someone had told her so.

yes! The reason she closed herself off was not because she could not be alone in the world. Only people who want to walk beside you He left her and never returned.

99 days ago... It was the last day that she saw the smile of the person who said those words.

For the first time, a pair of bark-brown eyes lifted from their gaze on the tiled floor to focus on the platform, waiting for the subway to dutifully pull up to pick up passengers. The woman tightened her grip on the backpack she was carrying on one shoulder. while the other hand was used to brush away the bangs that were covering the face.

Revealing bits of brown hair on the nape of the neck. Frame a face that can be considered cute and reasonably youthful.

“Huh…” He cursed himself impatiently. It wasn't because the train was unexpectedly late. But it was the surrounding environment that made her want to vomit. Because it is similar to a scene in a movie.

...a movie in which the hero and heroine meet for the first time in the subway...

...a movie that 'her' and he had tried to watch together...

I already told you that life is not like in the movies. Even though her lover has just passed away from this world like the heroine in the story Even though she was standing on the platform like in the opening scene, Kim Taeyeon was sure that she wouldn't meet a good hero. Or the person who made my heart race on that crappy train!

The sound of it as it docked was strange to her ears.

...Life isn't all romantic like in movies...

Cold steam spread across the face as soon as the door slid open. She didn't take much time to find a seat at a time like this. Although it is not called an abandoned train If there are still enough chairs left to relax,

Pick up an old music player, the kind that teenagers would scream at. Slender fingers serve to insert the headphones into the appropriate position.

Press play for the same song... that I listen to over and over again

Huge steel-worm buses travel along hidden tracks to underground tunnels in the heart of the capital. It faithfully takes passengers to every stop. And every time it stops... It often leads to someone walking away. and always bringing in new people

...Life is like this...

...someone might walk in...

...The moment when someone disappears from our lives...

Some people stepped into the subway. Eyes as slender as crescents and perfectly shaped eyebrows, they looked around to find a place to sit. Thin pink lips smiled when she saw that there was still enough chair left for her. The young woman brought herself to sit in the position she had planned.

His hand moved the large pink backpack onto his lap and hugged him loosely. Grabbing a book to read to kill time Because he knew that it would take a long time for this train to move to its destination.

The long letters in English made her dizzy. Especially since it is a book that is known to be quite difficult to read. So reading on the subway isn't that much work. In the end, the owner of the beautiful face had to remember to put it back in its original place. Even though I've only just opened two pages.

She picked up some chewing gum to chew instead to keep herself from getting bored and fell asleep and sat past the sign. It is true that chewing gum in public in Korea is considered very bad manners. Simply put, it can be considered rude. If the girl is interested in you, where? Or maybe because she had lived in America for a period of time, it made her have the habit of following her own desires rather than pleasing others.

Mischievous glances began to act as a result of the messy white teeth that crushed the chewing gum in his mouth. Turning to look to the left, there was a glass partition indicating that her chair was the last one in this lock. Looked a little further and saw a man standing noisily clinging to a pole. Turning to the right, I saw a good-looking woman.

His short hair really suits the other person's face shape. Bright white skin, the kind that can be seen from a hundred meters away. The face was still and expressionless. The eyes seemed to be unfocused rather than focused on any one place. In her hand was a music player that she didn't think was currently available. I secretly observed until I realized that even the song the person next to me used to play was the same song all the time.

...Listening to the same song over and over?...

The black-haired girl glanced at the chewing gum in her hand and the person next to her. Without fear of losing your manners

...Have you ever had the feeling that...

...Want to share chewing gum with the person next to me...

...the person we... 'do not know' ...

A slender finger gently nudged the other person. The owner of the old music player was startled. The short-haired man turned to look at her in confusion. As she only smiled sweetly and handed him the chewing gum in the packet.

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

‘I Believe

is-den kyeo-taeop-ji-man

(I believe...even though I'm not by your side)

I-de-ro I-byeo-reun a-ni-get-jyo

(If this is not goodbye)'

song

I believe

Shin Seunghun's voice sounded in his ears again. The music player does its job so faithfully that it doesn't once play anything other than this one. Actually, there are two songs on the list:

I believe

which is sung by this man with a mesmerizing voice with another song

I believe

Instrumental version

Kim Taeyeon is not a clingy person.

...if it is the truth of human nature...

...People tend to cling to 'old things' that are already good...

...when unable to find a 'new thing' that is more satisfying to replace...

After watching the movie

My sassy girl (

Bad girl and Mr. Jiamjiam) with that person, she was so enamored with this song that she played it in her ears every day until Taeyeon felt tired.

If life without someone playing music fills your ears, then it's almost painful to the point of death.

...It's not a habit to listen to music...

...but Taeyeon really couldn't bear herself listening to songs other than this one...

As the melody took its course, she was startled when she felt a hand poking her. Turning around, he saw the owner of a sweet smile that was smiling so wide that his eyes almost closed in a friendly manner. She handed her something with a pleasant tone.

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

...Have we... ever known each other!?...

Her smile made her feel better and her atmosphere improved. And her beautiful face made her accidentally think of someone else. But it didn't mean that she would easily accept that friendship. After all, she was a 'stranger' to her.

"We don't know each other, right?"

“My name is Hwang Tiffany. And what is your name?”

“Kim Taeyeon,” probably because she was so enchanted by that smile that she accidentally let out her own name softly.

“I already know you. You already know me.” She stretched out the object in her hand in front of her face. The eyes smile as the corners of the mouth reveal a sweet smile.

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

...crazy! This is definitely crazy!!...

He asked, Tiffany tilted her head to look at the person who looked cutely shocked. He seemed a little stunned by her invitation.

"Don't you like it?" I saw that he didn't answer, so I interpreted it as saying that he probably didn't like chewing gum.

“It's not like that. I just don't know you. You don't even know me. How can you let me eat your gum?” Taeyeon still said in surprise. Where are the crazy people who invite people they don't know to drink chewing gum? I've only just encountered this in my 23rd birthday!

“Have you never felt this before?” she asked softly. Reduce your smile to just a slight one. “I want to share the things in my hand with the people next to me. People we don't know."

“Anyone who feels that way must be crazy.” Taeyeon only glanced at her. His finger pressed the volume up button, hoping the sad song would dispel the annoyance of the person next to him. If it seems like she won't give up Some figures still nudged her. Until she gets annoyed Turn to look at the other person with full eyes and furrow your brows. A low tone indicates displeasure.

“What is this about you?”

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

“Thank you very much, but I'm not eating. I'm sorry,” he said, annoyed. His bark-colored eyes glanced at the station sign above the door indicating that he was only one station away from reaching his destination. She didn't turn to look at the person next to her. She just closed her eyes and was about to dive into a song filled with painful memories. But the girl with smiling eyes called out to her for the hundredth time.

“What is wrong with you?!”

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

...Ah!!!...

“I-I-don't-eat! Is it clear enough?!" He kept his voice low. Even though his voice was not harsh, it was an indication that the person who had been harassed was beginning to feel annoyed. Maybe it was Taeyeon's luck that the bus stopped at the station. So she hurriedly walked slowly. He got off the subway without even bothering to look at the strange stranger.

The phone rings loudly. Taeyeon took it out and picked it up as her legs continued to move. She tried to normalize her gloomy mood. In order not to be suspicious on the other end of the line

“What do you say, brother?” Even without looking at the screen, she knew very well. Because Taeyeon is the type who sets her ringtones for specific people and her half-brother is one of the people she sets her special ringtone for. Maybe because Taeyeon isn't a sensitive person. Or maybe due to some urgency, I don't know why she is the type who rarely looks at the phone screen when someone calls.

(“How is your new workplace?”) came a deep voice from the other end of the line. Interspersed with the noise, she could guess that it was a bar somewhere, as men like to hang out. Even so, he was responsible and good at his job. and is a very good brother to her

“Good,” Taeyeon responded shortly. Stopped and waited for the light when the road was almost clear.

(“I have something bothering you.”)

"Hm?... Story??"

(“Tae knows that Wooyoung just…”) Her brother seemed a little embarrassed when he said that sentence. In fact, she already knew Wooyoung. His best friend had been in a car accident the week before. Wooyoung left and never returned. And it seemed like her brother was depressed for a while as well.

(“Wooyoung has a girlfriend.”) The next words brought Taeyeon back to the present. She listened quietly to what her brother was saying. Turn left and right to make sure there are no oncoming vehicles even if the lights are in front of you. She continued walking without any hurry. Because her rental room is in the building in the next alley (“

His girlfriend has no relatives anywhere. So I want him to go live with Tae. Tae will help take care of him.”)

That's all... It's like the world has stopped turning. Taeyeon immediately stopped everything she was doing.

“Are you going crazy?! Let someone you don't know come stay with Tae!!”

(“I promised Wooyoung that I would take good care of his girlfriend. But if you try to take care of yourself, your girlfriend will kill you...") Even though the tone of his voice seemed considerate, If the request is such a headache (“When Wooyoung passed away His girlfriend is very sad... So she has a little bit of a mental problem. Can't she be considerate of her fellow humans?)

...send ordinary people Mom is about to breathe fire...

...Send me a 'crazy person'!?...

“Are you going to let Tae take care of a crazy person? These days, Tae still isn't able to support himself very well!

(“Heh... When you see him, you might like him. I gave him your address.”)

“How could you do this to Tae!!” Even if it was a humanitarian matter, Taeyeon didn't want to care. People who have never met each other before. To be in the same room as you is too crazy. Moreover, his mind is not normal. I don't know how chaotic life will be.

...in the past... It was already more than enough chaos...

I'm about to yell at the phone. Taeyeon suddenly felt a nudge from behind. While unlocking the door to his rented room She turned around and gasped. The owner's voice and the person on the phone sounded almost at the same time.

(“Wooyoung's girlfriend, his name is Hwang Tiffany... Please, please take care of him.”)

“This is your address.” The strange woman smiled sweetly. In her hand was a small piece of paper. Draw a rough map. Including her room number and name, "I'm glad you're really Kim Taeyeon. I'm Hwang Tiffany. Nice to meet you again."

...What kind of crazy story is this?

“First of all, we need to come to an agreement,” Taeyeon tried to say calmly. When an uninvited guest sits on the sofa with a blank expression. I felt like I wanted to get kicked out of the room from the moment I stood there and poked me. But she wasn't strong enough. Part of it might be because her brother said 'She's not normal' Just her being able to find her room would be beyond her abilities. If so, when will the Holy Mother of God take care of a lost child?

...It's just that you can't deny it!...

“Uh... do you want to eat chewing gum?” Tiffany was freaking out too. Taeyeon thought she might die of nervousness one day. She handed me a blue packet of chewing gum. In the end, he was upset and had been harassed since he was on the train. Taeyeon reluctantly took it into her mouth.

“Hehehe... You ate, so cute.” Some of them laughed and showed off sweet smiles like a child. It means that if you're angry, you can't be angry. She sighed for the millionth time that day. His hand rose to ruffle his hair, not knowing what else he could do better.

“The deal is, do everything I tell you. If I forbid it, it is forbidden. If I tell you to do it, you must do it.” It seemed like a simple command. that covers everything “Another thing is that you are forbidden from interfering with my personal things even in the slightest!”

“Uh,” Tiffany nodded as if she understood even though she was still blowing a big bubble of chewing gum. And it burst into thin, pretty lips. The girl laughed to herself and turned to look at her with sweet eyes.

"I'm going to take a shower first." I tried to ignore the look and smile that made me tremble. Taeyeon brought herself to stand in the bathroom. His eyes stared at the clear glass.

The short hair at the nape of her neck was the style she had worn since school, before she met that person. And when he meets that person, he doesn't think about changing his style. The reason is that she really likes this style. The eyes see only their own reflection. His face was as neutral as she could not describe how she felt. It was as if his sense glands had died three months ago.

This room... is her private room that no one has ever entered.

She used to work at the same place as her lover when she graduated. As for what kind of work it is, let it be. Let's say that after she left, she changed workplaces. Moved to a shabby rental room in a shophouse, as my meager salary would allow. Live your life day by day.

...Her lover is a person with a very beautiful smile...

...every time she smiles She will always smile along...

...She is your smile. And when she's gone She had everything taken away from her...

Just miss her old feelings that had never left and came to cause trouble in the left side of the chest Having to be a 'lonely person' for three months made Taeyeon too uncomfortable to accept new people. Especially the people outside the room.

Taeyeon is stubborn... Of course, if she was dissatisfied, she would stubbornly object. So it's the same with Tiffany. Even though my brother asked me to But she has the right to throw someone's bag out of the room at any time. Which she almost did too.

If only... Tiffany's 'smile' just now wouldn't stop her.

Appearance or?... No, it's just similar. According to the style of Asian girls as well

...But Tiffany's 'smile' is so similar to that other person's!...

There's no way... It can't be the same.

How can it be the same!!

"Steve... I miss you."

A week may only be a fleeting moment for a person who enjoys wonderful happiness with his or her loved one. And it can be as long as eternity for those who are bitter or suffering.

Taeyeon couldn't put herself in the first category. At the same time, they are too embarrassed to fall into the latter category. Because even though Stephanie I'll be away from you for only three months. If it was long enough to make her heart feel numb as she thought about the past that was almost black and white.

So her one week It's not fast... And not soon

But it's... infinitely troubling!!

“Tiffany! I told you not to mess with my things!!”

“Tiffany! You broke the plate again?!”

“Tiffany! I told you not to mess up the bathroom.”

Hundreds and thousands of those sentences were thrown out of his mouth. Caring for someone you don't know is not easy. And what's even more difficult is that she thought she was 'crazy' from what her brother said, but it couldn't be wrong. In the morning she got up and went to work. Make breakfast easily and lunch for her

In the evening, come back and have dinner with her. Most of the time it's just the loneliness between meals. When all she did was scoop food into her mouth without looking at her face.

Taeyeon accepted... He was too cowardly to stare at Tiffany's face for long.

A young woman who just lost her lover less than a month ago. That person who has a smile on his face most of the time...

past time One thing she learned was that she was curious. She herself doesn't even remember what questions she asked her. It might have been more than a hundred questions. She sometimes answered, sometimes didn't answer, sometimes walked away, and she didn't bother to bother at all. The one thing that seemed to trouble her the most.

“Do you want to eat some chewing gum?” she asked after seeing that she had finished eating. Taeyeon slightly raised her head to look at the foreigner sitting across from her. The distance is smaller than you expected. Because the table is so small that both elbows fit perfectly on the corner of the table, it makes it seem like they're within arm's reach even if they're across from each other.

“No, thank you.” Tiffany shrugged and smiled. She looked happy chewing gum and blowing on it. Taeyeon's mouth is rarely seen apart from eating, bathing, sleeping, or when she's at work. And she just sits and sleeps in this room alone?

Tiffany rarely turns on the television. Taeyeon wasn't sure what she was doing when she wasn't around. She never asked.

...and maybe you should ask...

“Do you like to eat chewing gum?” Of course, that's not what the short-haired owner wanted to say. If you don't know how to start a conversation with the strange woman in your room, what better way? To be honest, she hardly knew her at all.

"nothing"

The answer surprised her. But Tiffany still smiled with the same smile.

...It's too similar again...

“Then why do you like to eat?”

"For the same reason you like to sit idle. I know you don't 'like' it, but you do."

“How do you know I'm sitting blankly?” It's true. She likes to sit blankly. The reason is not because I like it. If for whatever reason, I don't know. If only she knew, she wouldn't be so absent-minded. Don't take your heart to stop and visit here and there often.

“For the same reason you know I like to eat chewing gum.”

Tiffany laughed cutely. But the young woman's words pierced the little body's heart in a vicious way. At first, Taeyeon thought that she might be talking to a 'crazy person'. If she didn't know what to expect, she seemed too intelligent to understand. Her answers are in all her questions. She couldn't help but wonder what kind of woman she was.

She is a woman who likes to smile with a smile like Stephanie.

...even though she isn't...

I'm a woman who likes to eat chewing gum.

...even though she doesn't like it...

and being a 'woman' in a way that she 'doesn't understand'

“Then why is your name Tiffany?” That was the thing that surprised Taeyeon the most. Because she doesn't look like a half-breed. And she's not in the world of illusion that requires a foreign name. In fact, she suspected it was because she had the word 'Fanny' at the end like that other person.

“The same reason your name is Taeyeon. My parents set it up for me.”

"Will you stop bothering me and give me a nice answer? I'm asking you."

“How do you answer yourself? That is my answer.”

...Do you have pain in your stomach?!?...

At first, Taeyeon felt sorry for herself for not inviting this woman to talk. If you don't know the deep reason It made her want to continue the conversation with Tiffany. Even though it's full of misunderstandings and bewildered

More importantly, she was beginning to hate her smile.

...It's too similar again!...

You already know, right? Taeyeon has a winning personality. She tried to think of a question that Tiffany would answer her in 'human language'. Her eyes caught sight of a book that was neither thick nor thin lying on the bed. By the way, it is the book that Tiffany has been carrying since the first day they met.

“What book is that?”

            “South of the border, West of the sun (

Haruki Murakami's "The Appearance of a Girl on a Rainy Night" The answer surprised her. It's true that Taeyeon isn't a person who likes to read. If someone likes it very much And Murakami is Stephanie's favorite writer. That she had never known him beyond his real name at all.

“I really like Murakami.”

“You probably have many of his books,” he guessed from the personality of his departed lover. But Tiffany surprised her again by shaking her face with a smile.

“No... I only have one of his books, this one. And I've only read 50 pages and it hasn't even started raining yet.”

“You can say you like a writer by only having one of their works. And have only read 1/4 of the book?”

“Actually, I have seen one movie that was based on his book.

Norwegian Wood”

“That means you like that movie.”

“No... I looked at it and didn't even understand it.”

...Kim Taeyeon really wants an interpreter to translate 'human language'!!...

“Is it possible to like a writer? Even though he hadn't finished reading the book, I don't understand the movies made from his writings.”

"I like it, I like it. There's no such thing as possible or impossible." Her smile widened. Inversely proportional to her bewildered face as if taking a university entrance exam. “In our lives, there must be a movie to remember. It might not be the best thing. It may be something we don't understand.

But every time I think of it, it has meaning for us.”

That's it... We must have life. 'One movie' to remember

“You like it.

My Sassy Girl

Is that right?” The chewing gum that was blown into large bubbles burst at the same time. with the ending of the question sentence Taeyeon's whole body was numb.

“Do I like it or not? It's my business.” He quickly got up and picked up the empty dishes and walked towards the sink without even bothering to look at the owner of the sentence. To be honest, she wasn't angry at Tiffany. What I said was not by raising my voice or shouting. It was just a strange feeling in my heart.

...Private world with a closed heart...

...someone is trying to break in...

No matter how much I want to avoid the person who said something that touched my heart In the end, Taeyeon had to take herself into the bedroom anyway. The bedroom has a single double bed. Because when purchasing the room, she thought that in case of an emergency or if a friend asked to stay with her temporarily. When buying two single beds It is a cold torture of 'lonely people'.

It's better to sleep in a double bed alone and then sleep in the middle of the bed than to sleep in a single bed and turn around and find only emptiness. Because of this, Tiffany reluctantly had to join her in bed.

Taeyeon only realized that she was wrong this time. But I've been able to endure it for a week now. If you endure it you won't die.

The young woman saw her approaching and moved her body to enlarge the space in her area. Her hand placed Murakami's book on the headboard of the bed and she turned to look at her with wide eyes.

“Just now I apologized... I just saw that the entire room had only one copy of that movie. So I accidentally said that.” The guilty expression on her face made her face look like a child about to cry, causing Taeyeon to sigh. She gently caressed the other's head.

“No, I don't mind.” He shook his head in a nonchalant manner. Seeing the dark-gray cover of the book on the headboard of the bed, he sought to distract the subject. “Seriously, have you read Murakami's stories yet?”

"To say that I understand it is not true. Just the first 50 pages probably won't tell you anything."

“So is it... 'lonely'?” I couldn't help but ask in a soft voice. Taeyeon didn't think to look at the person next to her. In fact, she hardly even looked at anything. The chaotic stories inside your head are like a maze with no way to find the exit.

'People who read books because they 'relieve loneliness' would make the mistake of reading Murakami's books.'

...Well... Who ever told you that...

“Why do you ask that?”

“I just... heard that Murakami is a lonely person.”

“If a famous writer like Murakami was lonely, You are a terribly lonely human being.”

She didn't know how to continue that sentence. At this moment, his brain was completely white. All she knew was that she kept Tiffany's words in mind over and over again. It's like a stumbling tape that plays in circles and doesn't know how to catch it.

...Am I... lonely?...

...Even 'crazy people' say that!...

...It's not easy to look for 'someone' in 'someone else'...

...And it's not an appropriate thing to do at all...

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?” the owner of the popular sentence said in the early evening of one day when Taeyeon took Tiffany out for an eye-opening walk around the motel room. You could say that they were close to a certain level. At least for nearly two months, things had changed. Taeyeon realized that she had become 'softer', not weak, but gentle.

She doesn't get irritated or annoyed when Tiffany hands her gum. The woman only nodded her head in thanks and took it. She seemed completely delighted that she didn't seem annoyed anymore.

Don't think that her neighborhood has a romantic park like in so many movies. It's just a smooth walkway on both sides of the road with scattered shops, most of which have already been cleared away. There were probably only electric poles and benches lined up at an appropriate distance to keep us company during the night.

The weather in late autumn is mild compared to the snow. If it's cold for many people Tiffany tried to shove her hands into the pockets of her jeans, but it didn't help at all.

“Cold?” But they were only shoulder-to-shoulder colliding and not noticing would be too much. Besides, Tiffany isn't a bad person in her eyes. Nothing had ever given her a headache beyond inviting her to eat chewing gum and asking nonsense. Or say those words that hurt your heart in a terrible way.

How... She admits that she is 'worried' about her sometimes too.

“Give me your hand here,” he said quietly, pulling the other man's hand into his own coat pocket. You could see that her face was slightly red. Which she wasn't surprised at all.

...You're still really embarrassed...

“Has anyone ever told you that you are very gentle?”

“I used to.”

'Tae is a gentle person, you know? If you stop keeping a straight face, it will be great.'

'If I don't keep a straight face, it's not me'

'Smile after me... Smile'

'Are you crazy? Haha'

The person who always makes her smile... All my life I have been alone.

Turn to look at the person next to you. She was smiling like a child.

...Smiling with a smile like Stephanie's...

I know it's not appropriate at all. and looking for Stephanie's shadow in Tiffany She bears no resemblance to her former lover. The face is not similar. The way of speaking is not Stephanie never annoyed her like she did. And besides, Stephanie never asked her to eat chewing gum.

The same thing... Just 'Smile', a Murakami book, and a song.

I Believe

Maybe?

She knew she liked it when she realized she spent her whole day watching movies.

My Sassy Girl

There is only one story in the whole room. And she even asked her to find this song for me to listen to again. Lately, she left the music player for the young lady.

...It's no use for you to have that song playing in your ears...

...Probably because she 'doesn't believe' that the story between her and her ex-lover is not a separation...

...How can it not be... When it causes death, there will be no way to meet...

“Taeyeon...”

“Huh?” Her soft voice called out, causing her to raise her eyebrows in question. The young woman slowed her steps as she turned to look at her. She was obviously a little taller than her.

...Just like Stephanie...

“Do you think you are a ‘lonely’ person?” Once again, her sentence was like a sharp knife cutting into her heart.

“Not really,” he sighed. “No one in this world wants to be lonely.”

"You're not alone," she smiled faintly. Until you hardly notice “You just shut yourself out. only because of fear of disappointment.”

The second person in the world... To know how she 'feels'

...I know it's wrong to compare...

...but Taeyeon really couldn't help it...

...Can't help but try to find 'Stephanie' in 'Tiffany'...

Before Taeyeon could make an excuse for her heart-wrenching words, She felt a drop of water fall on the tip of her nose. And starting from a single point, it turned into many drops pouring from the sky.

...Is it raining at the end of the season?...

Seeing that it was too heavy to walk through to get home So she pulled Tiffany over and stood under the roof of the shop on the side of the road. Of course, the eaves with a small overhanging balcony. It was too narrow for two people to stand without being splashed by rain. Therefore, the distance between you all became useless.

...So close that I could smell the faint scent of another person's body...

Tiffany doesn't wear perfume. And she uses the same scented soap as you. If you don't know why Just the scent that reached the tip of her nose made her feel butterflies in her stomach.

She is a charming person... At least the way she spoke made it believable. 'Not normal'

Black hair with light brown highlights was slightly wet. Drops of clear water flowing down a beautiful, well-shaped face. Her lips moved gently. When chewing gum that she 'didn't like', her eyes looked aimless. Staring at the rain outside Even though the atmosphere was so dark that her face could only be faintly seen. But it's bright enough to make anyone's heart tremble.

She's not Stephanie... certain

...but Taeyeon just felt 'right'...

I don't know if it's because of the smell. Or because the raindrops that were dazzling on her beautiful face made her move her face closer to the other person's.

Crazy... She's infatuated with Tiffany!!

Taeyeon clenched her hands so tightly that her nails would without a doubt dig into her flesh. She let out a breath, wanting to clear the clouds in her heart. That makes the person next to you feel aware. Tiffany turned around as if to ask what was wrong with her. Making the already small distance even smaller. The tip of her nose almost greeted the tip of her nose.

...the smell of seasonal rain It probably won't make your heart tremble as much as the person in front of you...

“It's raining...” She said in a soft voice that was no different than a whisper. “In the book... 'It's raining' as well.” The book said it was probably the appearance of a young woman on a rainy night. It's Murakami's.

“In the movie

My Sassy Girl

Is it raining?” She liked that she asked... Since when didn't she feel annoyed when she said 'nonsense'? It was probably because there was something sparkling in her eyes that was too intriguing to ignore.

“Fall...”

“And where is it that it doesn't rain?” like an innocent child. The eyes that once smiled and the lips glistened thinly. Looks innocent but interesting at the same time.

...Unbelievable... Looking closely like this...

...Tiffany has such strong attraction power...

Leaning in closer, not knowing... Taeyeon bit her lip, trying to regain her composure.

...Oh my heart... Don't let anyone in easily...

...It's better to be lonely than to be disappointed many times...

...isn't one time hurt enough?...

“It's raining. Let's go home.” Taeyeon took off her thick coat. When he saw that the rain outside had begun to subside, Plus, her room isn't far from here. She used coats as umbrellas to keep the rain from falling on their bodies. Taeyeon didn't know if rushing home like this would have an even bigger effect on her heart.

Of course... Doing this was no different from having her wrapped in your arms. It was like she was holding her like that.

'And where will it not rain?'

...Maybe... You can just let it be a question forever...

"when... The first snow is about to fall.” The sound of the person stretched out on the bed made Taeyeon, who was scribbling on the table, have to turn her chair around in surprise. She lies down. Legs pointing upwards, flicking back and forth like a child. His eyes stared at her intently. while his nose wrinkled in displeasure

It was the second time in days that she had asked this sentence. After the rainy event, about a week had passed.

“Do you like snow?”

“I like snow... I don't like rain.”

Taeyeon didn't think to ask 'why', not seeing it as her personal matter. But she could guess that she might say something else that would repeat her question. Living together for more than two months Taeyeon was smart enough not to ask her that.

If she wants to explain further. She would say her own thing.

“Snow... It's lonely.”

...What is that?

Kim Taeyeon couldn't know when she knew her so well. If it's too much At least he could guess her mind. Even though the next sentence didn't make the next sentence much clearer.

...Lonely or?...

...Almost forgot that you used to be 'lonely'...

“Taeyeon... can you play the guitar for me?” is a request that makes you flinch. Following her gaze, she found that she was staring at the guitar that was sitting in the corner of the brown room. The butterfly signature is so elegant that it looks unique.

“It's not mine. My brother left it here.” Because my brother said the room was full. In addition, I tend to hate electric guitars more, so I threw an acoustic guitar for my younger sibling instead. In fact, Taeyeon doesn't even know how to play.

...No... I don't dare to play anymore...

'I really like Tae's face when he plays the guitar'

'Why'

'Tae likes to smile without realizing it... I like it when Tae smiles'

“I didn't ask whose it was. I just want Taeyeon to play for me.”

“I can't play…” She said in a low voice, she wasn't lying at all.

She never thought about playing the guitar. And the only song she can play is

I Believe

that Stephanie had only ever asked to play for me. And of course, she probably wouldn't think of playing that song again. When the person who used to listen to you is no longer by your side.

“So... can I play?”

“Do you know how to play?” he asked in surprise. Even though you could see how slender her fingers were like candlesticks, But it looked too flimsy to play the guitar. In fact, just learning to play for the first time. An acoustic guitar can make music open or blood flow. You have to play like real gods. To the point where the side of the finger no longer hurts. Of course, because of that, she didn't think that Tiffany would play.

Her assumption seemed correct. The young lady walked over and picked up the guitar in question and sat down on the foot of the bed. Just seeing the sitting position and the guitar position, Taeyeon couldn't help but laugh inside.

...If your mother were to sit with her legs crossed and play the guitar!...

Looking at the girl's confident eyes, Taeyeon couldn't say anything. The fingers of the left hand carefully pressed against the strings. While the right finger acts to 'scratch' along the pressed string. But Taeyeon could hardly laugh. When you see your hand move to the first position in play

...Isn't it true?...

Her awkward expression indicated that she had never played a musical instrument. Or maybe I'm not good at it. But the note that passed through her ears left Taeyeon speechless.

...song

I Believe...

The song stutters like a tripping disc. If the player was trying their best to make it sound like a song as much as possible. Of course, Tiffany doesn't play as beautifully as the heroines in many movies. Seriously, it can be said that it's not at all fair to compare with the skills of many other actors.

The song will be beautiful... It doesn't depend on every note being keyed or every melody.

...It depends on who is playing...

...and how meaningful that song is to us...

For several minutes, his fingertips traced the soft lines, causing a sad melody to fill the entire room. It didn't take long before Taeyeon came to her senses when the player put the guitar down next to the bed. She turned to look at her with a smile on her face.

...a smile like Stephanie's...

That's enough to make two full units of clear water droplets appear.

“How do you… play this song?” asked her voice trembling, even though Taeyeon tried to make it normal. She was so afraid that if she accidentally said anything more about this 'song' Tiffany could see the weakness in her cheeks.

“I saw this sheet music. placed on your table So I tried to play and see if it was okay.”

...please... Don't look at her with eyes like that...

...Don't smile with that kind of smile...

“Why did you do this?” And then the stubborn person finally shed tears. She lowered her head, not daring to meet the other's eyes. The feelings that are tightly packed in the heart It's like a volcano waiting to erupt. “Why are you trying to make me open up to you?!”

It was like she hadn't prepared the answer to this question.

...Of course... She probably didn't know that she was shaken...

Did she find her feelings funny?

...Why bring back the past that you threw away...

“And just Taeyeon opening up to me, how difficult would it be?” She didn't know what she was saying. She wants you to open up to her?...

With someone who has known each other for less than three months, with a 'crazy' person who keeps inviting her to eat chewing gum. With people who keep answering questions

...with someone who looks like her 'old lover'...

...Will you let her open up to this person?...

“No matter how much you smile like Stef, But she's not Stef. There will never be a yes!”

“I was never Taeyeon's Stef.” The child who used to roll over on the bed disappeared. Only the girl who was talking to her was left. Because I didn't dare to look at my face. Taeyeon couldn't tell what the other person's expression was. “Some things, no matter how similar they are to death, It will never be... How are things similar?

There can only be one piece in the world.”

“Because every item has its own 'flaw'. Incomplete dents. As a result, there can only be one piece in the world.”

“She has left you... And you're not me If you'll open your heart to me Because I am 'Tiffany' not your 'Stephanie'.” All this time Did she know that she was trying to find the 'Stephanie' in her, as she said? Every person has 'flaws'. No matter how similar or similar they are, there must be 'blemishes' that indicate differences.

...She just 'smiled' like Stephanie...

...I just like Murakami books...

...just happen to like the song

I Believe

only...

He looked up at the person sitting at the end of the bed. Incredibly, she was smiling at her. A smile wide enough to turn eyes into crescents

When she cries... Can she still smile?

“I can never open up to you. What do people who have never lost a lover like you understand?

Have you ever, as soon as you leave your mouth with a rush of emotion, you end up being stopped when you can't take the words back?

...Just accidentally...

Like a wall made of small bricks, one brick at a time, slowly stacking up... Once you have a wall large enough to withstand anything, It turned out that someone had destroyed it until it was reduced to ashes. Building walls to protect the weak becomes meaningless. Because the things he had always been running away from came back to hurt him painfully.

...Quiet... Even a dropping needle can be heard...

...Quiet... Until you could only hear the sound of breathing and sobbing...

From a face that used to smile with a smile similar to 'Stephanie', it was the first time Taeyeon had seen her look so sad. The smile faded. Their lips pressed together like a last resort to keep the volcano from exploding. Clear water droplets that had never seemed to flow before were now flowing all over her smooth cheeks.

...for the first time... That Tiffany's eyes changed like a different person...

“You must have forgotten... The reason I came to live with you.”

She... lost her lover to the point of going crazy... Everyone tells her that.

“I never liked eating chewing gum. I never liked Murakami's books. I'm not someone who likes to smile all the time.”

...She does those things... What she doesn't like...

...Because of the reason you just now understood...

“Thank you for reminding me... That everything I've done has been in vain!!” Not in time... She rushed out of the room in a way she couldn't hold back. Taeyeon felt so weak that even getting up from her chair was difficult.

She is no different from her.

She comes to terms with the matter of her lover who has passed away. By locking yourself in loneliness Without smiles and laughter

With Tiffany who seems to have no regrets In fact, inside she was more fragile than her.

...She tried to forget 'Stephanie' and tried to find 'Stephanie' in other people...

...but she tried to forget 'Wooyoung' and tried to be 'Wooyoung' herself!...

In fact, the person who hurts the most is her.

Trying to act like the lover who left... To console ourselves that he is still with us all the time.

...He is still inside us...

Taeyeon just 'understood' Tiffany at this moment.

“Fanny...” calling the other person's name so softly that it was drowned out by the sound of the chair moving. When Taeyeon ran out to find another person.

...with pain in my heart... which has never been healed...

...Real life... It's not as romantic as in the movies...

It's not similar to the ending of the movie.

My sassy Girl

It's not like many years have passed and you have to go back and dig up the memories you helped to bury.

Actually... It's only been two months.

...The duration is not enough...

She just disappeared. Since that day No matter how much Taeyeon tried to run after her It turned out to be a wasted effort. She tried to find everywhere she and she had been together. But it was nothing more than a roadside walkway and her room. She never took her to an amusement park. I've never been to a coffee shop.

The only places we met were the subway, her room, and under the balcony of a store where she sheltered from the rain.

...Of course... She didn't know what memories she had with Wooyoung...

...and of course you couldn't find her...

Seoul may be a small capital compared to many other large cities. But it was too big to find just one woman.

...She disappeared from her life...

...like a dream just waking up...

Taeyeon sighed heavily. His eyes stared at the gravestone. No more tears in my eyes There is only a chronic condition in the heart that cannot be cured no matter how you treat it. She placed the bouquet of flowers beside him. A white flower like those who are sleeping.

“Eight months already... That Stef left me.” It seemed like such a long time since it had gone through this much suffering. But for Taeyeon, it was just the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye... the people around you must disappear... One by one... One by one...

“Should I… should I open up to someone?”

“I... don't want to lose him like I lost you...”

"...And I've never met anyone like you..."

'Because every item has its own 'flaw'. So there's only one piece in the world.'

It was as if that sentence still resounded in my ears. Incredibly, she still remembered everything about Tiffany just as much as her memories of Stephanie had not faded.

She didn't love two women at the same time.

...One person is in my heart. Another person is clearly in my memory...

The wind blew through her body as if he understood her words. I don't know if my eyes are blind or not. If Taeyeon was seeing Stephanie smiling faintly at her in the swaying wind,

...this smile... That she can't forget...

“Hm?... Snow...” A soft voice said as he felt the white ice crystals falling from the sky. It's true that winter season has begun for a while now. But this was the first time she had seen snow fall.

'when... The first snow will fall'

...It's fallen, Tiffany...

...Where are you going to see snow now?

'Snow... it's lonely.'

“Yes... It's really lonely,” Taeyeon said to herself. His palm supported the snow falling from the sky.

...How wide is the sky? Who wants to know...

...Is it too wide for two people to meet again?...

‘I Believe

Hee-ree-neun nae nun-mu-ree

(I believe...tears flowed out)

It's-del ta-chi na-ge dol-layo ju-get-jyo

(It makes you come back to me again)'

There are a few reasons why people put themselves in a place they don't like.

...If not because we love that place so much... Because someone loves you very much...

Music played in the background as Taeyeon relaxed herself in a small bookstore next to the subway station. In fact, it was already on the way past her house. And she has had this shop in her sights since moving to a new place of work. It was strange that even after about five months, this was the first time Taeyeon had brought herself here.

The music playing made her unable to help looking at the salesperson's face.

Have you ever... sometimes when you hear someone playing music? Always have questions in your mind.

...This song... Does it have any special meaning to him?...

"If tears flow... It would be good if it brought someone back,” said the middle-aged male owner of the shop. Taeyeon turned to look at him confusedly and looked around the store. It was incredible to find that she was standing alone.

...He... spoke to her?...

“Isn't that what you thought?”

“You talk like you can read my mind,” Taeyeon protested. She was sure that her expression was hard to read and few people knew what she was thinking.

...in this world... There were only two people who knew...

“There once was a woman. Came to find a book... And he stopped like you when he heard the song,” the shop owner explained. His eyes were not on her but on the old computer that sat on the counter. “I think he's like you.”

"It's not like that," he argued without realizing it. “No matter how similar it is, In this world, each of us can only have one person.”

'How are things similar? There is only one piece in the world.'

“Haha, I don't see the need to look so serious,” the chubby owner said in amusement.

"Did you know that girl... Ask me, for me, what is 'destiny'?"

“..." Taeyeon could only listen quietly. In my head I thought about finding the answer.

...fortune... If it were in a romantic movie it would be...

“So I answered her like in the movie.

My Sassy Girl

That…” He trailed off for a moment. Taeyeon easily guessed that he liked that movie just as much as she did. Otherwise, they wouldn't be playing movie soundtracks in their own bookstores like this. “'Destiny' is building a bridge between relationships to 'true love'.”

...and because life is not like in the movies...

“You know... that girl told me that 'fate'... for you is...”

...and I have my own destiny...

"chewing gum... Subway... Ah... and..." The shop owner didn't finish speaking. Taeyeon said in a soft voice. As if unconsciously

"song

I Believe

Murakami books And then the movie

My Sassy Girl”

...that is 'destiny' for 'us' ...

"yes! But why do you know?!” He looked as if he was shocked. It's different from her who only purses her lips tightly.

...Tiffany has been here before...

...The bookstore under your nose...

The sound of the bell hanging in front of the store rang at the same time. with the door that opened Taeyeon turned towards the voice.

...My heart seems to be falling apart...

...as if it were another dream...

“Taeyeon...” Just seeing her face I saw her say a short phrase. It turned out that she was helpless.

Her hairstyle is still the same... Looks too... That smile is right.

The difference is probably the missing eyes and chewing gum.

...Her eyes looked happy and sad at the same time...

"I'm... sorry" has been said... a sentence that I've wanted to say for these two months. Lift your head and meet her eyes. Perhaps she was secretly afraid that she would not accept the rash apology of the person at that time. But it was wrong...

...She smiles... With a smile like Stephanie's...

...No! She smiled... like she always smiled!!...

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?” His smile widened until his eyes closed. The hand that held out the chewing gum made her stand still.

It was unbelievable how easily the tears flowed out.

...Even more unbelievable is that Taeyeon couldn't stop herself from smiling!!...

“Damn…” The back of his hand raised to wipe away tears like a child, both laughing and crying.

The feelings that had been suppressed for two months were released all at once, whether it was sadness or loneliness or even nostalgia...

...Her lover has been gone for eight months now...

...The period of time may not be enough to open your heart to accept someone new...

...but... she dared to confirm it to herself...

...Tiffany is her 'destiny'...

The music loops back to the beginning again. While it seems like the owner of the shop pretends to be thin air so they can talk.

‘I Believe

is-den kyeo-taeop-ji-man

(I believe...even though I'm not by your side)

I-de-ro I-byeo-reun a-ni-get-jyo

(If this is not goodbye)'

“The first snow has fallen... Can you go for a walk with me?”

...It's like a dream...

...and maybe it's a dream...

Tiffany looked different since the last time we saw each other. The face of a young woman suffering from love As if ready to break down at any moment, leaving only the young woman with the same heart-breaking smile as always. Taeyeon didn't know that she had purposely not talked about the last day of their separation. Or was she waiting for her to speak?

...first snow of the year... Makes many people's hearts 'lonely' according to...

"For two whole months... I'm trying to go back to being 'me',” she said in the silence. “It's not that easy. To accept that our loved one has truly left us.”

...it's hers... It's not easy...

"I have feelings for you, but I'm afraid to open up to you. It's hard... isn't it?"

...not wrong then... It is difficult...

“What do you think will happen between the two of us?” her question. It's not as ridiculous as she is. The footsteps slowly The pace slowed to a halt. The voices of the people around us began to fade. The sound of the wind began to fade away.

...there's only you... And the person in front...

“We both still have wounds in our hearts. and try to forget that wound in your own way.”

Because you... find an old lover in a new person.

Because of her... Be an old lover yourself

“We are still afraid to open up to each other.”

Taeyeon isn't sure how good this feels. that is given to her Is it because she loves her as 'Tiffany' or because she represents 'Stephanie'? Moreover, she doesn't even know that her good feelings, she gave them to 'Wooyoung' in hiding. Is it in her identity?

...and she believes that Tiffany feels the same way...

'Love' this time... it may not be 'love'.

...or it might be 'love'...

...No one can answer. Besides their hearts...

"Will there be a day... That we will both stop being afraid.”

“There must be... There must be...”

"Um... someday." Her smile Makes her unable to help but smile. His hand slid out of his coat pocket and held hers tightly as a promise.

She is another person who makes her... Can smile

...Maybe... that day will come sooner than you think...

...No need to hurry...

...Let your heart heal itself until the pain is gone...

...It probably found a way by itself...

'Sa-rang-han ee-yu-ma-neu-ro to ha-ru-ga shi-na-ka-go.

(Love is the only reason... and when time passes again)

o-neun kil i-jeo-do ki-ta-ril-gae-yo

(If you forget the way to come back I'll be waiting for you there.)

Nan is-de-yo-ya-man ha-jyo um~

(Because for me It must be only you)'

The end

One shock of this story This is another matter that Bung is quite proud to present.

It's not because the mood is similar to 99.

Postcards

But because there are many things in this story that Bung can't explain.

If I'm being honest, this story is very "difficult to write"...

It's difficult from the start. And more difficult is how to end it.

As for Bung... Bung said that this was suitable for the content of the story.

Because for Tae to find Fany like in the movies and in the novels and tell them they love each other, it seems contradictory.

As said... Different people still don't dare to open up. Still can't forget old love.

Taeyeon didn't even know if the person she felt good about was "Fany" or "Wooyoung."

All the time that Fany was with Tae... Fany tried to be Wooyoung to fool herself.

So give the two of them time to come to terms with it. Let's go open your mind a little bit.

Anyone who wants a stomach ache, just try it. Whoever wants to be happy is welcome ^^

Finished reading. Going on the subway, does anyone want to try out a great sentence?

“Do you want to eat chewing gum?”

Maybe... the person next to him might be secretly staring at my chewing gum. Who knows? ^_^

Oh... and if you meet someone who asks you that sentence. Don't forget to ask back...

“Did you read the same fic?” haha.

*Note: The book is about the appearance of a young woman on a rainy night.

I would like to use a Thai cover. Because from the picture seen It should fit the mood of the story the most ^^