The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 134



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134 Warm melody

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I am 6 years old this year.

The child who could be said to be the eldest person here nodded quietly.

“good. I think everyone liked the food here. I got plump right away. “That’s cute.”

Han Su-yeon was patting the dolls that were lined up.

Fortunately, the sad look I saw when I moved in was no longer there.

‘It was very flat back then…’

I never imagined that these children would be put in plastic and vacuumed up.

How many years have I spent believing only the words of adults who said it would be easily restored?

I had to console the dolls for a while as they were flattened awkwardly even after they came out of the plastic.

And finally today!

Looking at the dolls that had regained their previous appearance, Suyeon felt full even without eating.

“Whew. I’m especially glad that the dolls my brother brought back came back properly. “Otherwise I would have been upset.”

Among them, Sooyeon held up a teddy bear called ‘Tofu’.

A doll that has a slightly more special meaning than other dolls.

This doll was the first doll I bought for my brother after his accident.

“It was a kid from Hongdae. A lot has changed since you came to our house. “Surprisingly.”

A kind and affectionate older brother.

These days, I pat my head often, and it feels good for no reason.

Is that it?

Sometimes he plays the piano or guitar, sings to me, buys me a doll, snacks, and talks to me well.

If you ask something you don’t know, they will explain it kindly.

‘Hehe. There’s nothing my brother doesn’t know.’

I also liked the house I moved into.

My room was right next to my brother’s, so we often went out to play, and on those occasions, my brother would teach me songs.

I even moved the key sticker that was attached to Saebom Apartment and re-applied it.

Suyeon smiled brightly as she looked at the sticker her brother had put on her room door.

‘There will never be another person like my brother in the world.’

These days, I am living an unprecedentedly happy day in my life.

Han Su-yeon seemed to burst into laughter even when she was still.

Of course, Su-yeon also had concerns.

There were times when my brother came home late because he was practicing the piano.

At times like that, Suyeon could see her brother’s tiredness in her eyes.

I heard that I had to work hard because I had a big performance coming up, but it was true that I was worried.

“Ugh.”

Suyeon sighed and then made up her mind.

For the sake of my brother who is having a hard time, I decided not to act foolishly from now on.

I decided to ask my mom to cook more of my brother’s favorite foods.

Suyeon went down to the first floor.

And after asking my mom in the kitchen to make me a hamburger steak for dinner, I went out into the yard.

There were two large trees in a corner with a large lawn.

My mom said it was a persimmon tree, and I heard that we might be able to eat plenty of persimmons this fall.

“I guess I have to give it to my older brother. “I should ask my dad in advance.”

Suyeon, who was planning various plans, took a seat on the swing hanging between the trees.

Su-yeon bobbed her body and read the poetry book she brought with her.

A poem written by my mother.

It was Suyeon’s favorite poem.

Fairy-tale-like content, warm words.

Mom read a lot of poetry and novels to Suyeon from a very young age.

Thanks to this, I was able to understand most passages without asking.

“Hi-Hi.”

This part was clearly a metaphor for her brother and herself.

‘Mom knows well that my brother and I have a good relationship.’

I couldn’t help but laugh because I could see that intention.

If there was something I didn’t know, I would run to my mother who was doing housework and ask for the meaning.

This too was like an old habit.

Perhaps because there was a mountain nearby, I could hear birds chirping.

The sound seemed to be getting closer, so Sooyeon turned her head.

There was an unknown bird sitting on the wall of the house.

A small, round bird with white and black patterns.

Su-yeon cleared her throat as she looked at the cute-looking bird.

“Hmm. Anyway, you should have contacted me before visiting, right?”

The round bird tilts its head.

“Of course, we may not have known since we just moved here. “I would be surprised if you came to me so suddenly.”

“I’m Han Su-yeon. “I’m Han Seo-jin’s younger brother.”

Next to the round bird, another bird comes out to meet you.

The two chirped and talked about something and then quickly entered the yard.

Su-yeon watches them closely.

Judging by their similar appearance, it seemed obvious that they were brother and sister.

“You guys get along well too.”

At that time, the front door opened and I heard my mother shouting.

“Suyeon~ Would you like to go out with mom for a bit today?”

“oh! really?”

“huh! “Let’s buy pork cutlet for lunch and come back.”

“oh my god!”

A peaceful time that seems to last forever.

Suyeon smiled brightly.

* * *

That evening.

As soon as I got home I was able to put together a dinner menu.

“and. “Is it hamburger steak today?”

“huh. Suyeon asked me to make her brother’s favorite menu, so I tried my best. Are you fine?”

“of course······.”

at that time.

“Aaaah! “Oppaaaa!”

Suyeon appeared from somewhere in the house and ran towards me.

I looked at my mother, wondering something because she was shedding tears like chicken shit, and she sighed and shrugged her shoulders.

“Woof! Mom······. Wow! me······. Wow! membrane······. Take him with you… “Bwak!”

Soo-yeon expresses her sorrow to me.

Su-yeon, who looks sharp and smart on the outside, had some fears despite her age…

That was ‘injection’.

I found out that he got vaccinated today.

“Mom tricked me! She definitely wanted to go eat pork cutlet! however! however······!”

Suyeon rolled up her sleeves and showed me the evidence.

A round bandage with a penguin on it was attached to my arm.

Suyeon has tears in her eyes.

Mother sighed again.

“Originally, I was going to be honest, but you know that Suyeon always makes an excuse every time I do that, right?”

“that······. “I know.”

“Rather than having to draw, write, or dance in kindergarten. It seemed like there would be no end if this continued. There isn’t much time left until you have to get vaccinated. That’s why I decided today. And he actually bought me pork cutlet. “Her mom didn’t lie?”

“Aaaah!”

As if my mother’s words were even more sad, she clung to me and wiped away her tears, saying that there was no one in the world she could trust.

Before I even changed my clothes, I gave Suyeon a pat.

“Did it hurt that much?”

Suyeon nodded with her mouth pouting.

“Egogo. But don’t you know that getting vaccinated makes you healthier?”

“······.”

“I guess Mom couldn’t have helped it either?”

“······.”

Suyeon, who was muttering something in my arms, lowered her head even lower.

“I know, but…”

I burst out laughing.

Before I knew it, my mother came closer to us.

And Sooyeon whispers softly into your ear.

“Mom should have been more honest. “I’ll make sure she explains it more properly to Soo-yeon from now on.”

“······.”

“Sorry.”

“······.”

In the end, Sooyeon said, “It’s okay… “Mom,” she said, letting go of her anger.

“Or should I go with you next time I have to go to the hospital? “Do you think it will get better then?”

“no······. are you okay. You’re busy, brother. “I can’t keep acting like a fool to my brother…”

Soo-yeon glances at me.

He was a somewhat dignified younger brother.

So I patted his head instead.

“All you have to do is take a moment. “If I had known today, I would have gone with you.”

“really······? “Do you really think you would have done that?”

“of course.”

“······.”

Sooyeon gently stuck out her little finger to me, and for the first time in quite a while, I made a promise that I could never break.

“······ thank you. brother. “I feel a little relieved.”

“It was nothing. “You can always ask for this.”

“I think the only person I can trust is my brother.”

After a while, my father returned home.

Our family gathered at the Osondoson table and ate together.

My father, who didn’t know the story well, asked, “By the way, did Suyeon get an injection today? “When is the next vaccination?” Sooyeon came up behind me and hid, but nothing much happened.

“really. Seojin. Have you talked to Professor Yuhan Kang on the phone?”

“yes. Still, I decided to come see you this week. “I also heard that it was okay.”

After the lesson at Korea University, we made an appointment to have a meal together.

There was no situation in Germany, and my father was also in Korea, so I decided to say hello to him properly this time.

Until now, the professor had even refused this meal offer.

I think I knew what he meant by that, so my parents didn’t encourage me to do it again, but this time, fortunately, I was able to make a dinner date, perhaps because of the Ettlingen and Carnegie cases.

“I think there are few people in the world who can do this for nothing in return. Seojin, don’t just take things for granted, you should always be thankful. got it?”

I nodded slowly to my father’s question.

And I gave an answer that came from the heart.

“The professor is like my benefactor. “I know it well.”

* * *

Hankuk University College of Music Arts Building 2.

As soon as I entered the building, I saw a few familiar faces.

I have met many older brothers and sisters here and there over the past year.

I helped record the video for the Ettlingen preliminaries, and I got to know many people while going back and forth between the practice room and the professor’s office.

‘They also provided us with a lot of snacks.’

A few of them greeted me warmly.

“oh! Seojin! congratulations! “I heard you won Ettlingen this time?”

“look. I thought he would do well. But at Seojin’s age, if he wins Ettlingen, doesn’t that mean he’s almost solid?”

“I guess so. Do you think Professor Kang Yu-han paid attention to you for no reason? Anyway, congratulations. “Even if things get better later, you can’t forget your sister, right?”

Korea University was the first place I came to after returning to Korea from Germany.

I was busy saying hello to each person.

however.

“and! who are you?”

“Is this Seojin’s younger brother?”

“It’s so cute!”

My eyes quickly began to focus on Suyeon, who was next to me.

Suyeon cleared her throat once and placed both hands on her stomach. Just bow at 90 degrees.

“hello. My name is Han Seo-jin’s older brother’s younger sister, Han Su-yeon. I heard that she took good care of her brother. thank you “Sisters and brothers.”

Among the students at Hankuk University, especially the older sisters, they started making dolphin sounds when they saw Suyeon.

Suyeon showed great friendliness.

I thought they were greeting each other warmly, but before I knew it, he rolled up his sleeves and showed me a bandage.

He boasts that it is a sign of having been vaccinated.

For reference, that bandage was the third new bandage put on.

The place where the needle went in needs a long time to heal or something.

Anyway, he was a cute little brother.

“oh my god! That’s amazing! “Have you been vaccinated?”

“Hmm. “It did sting a little, though.”

“You’re brave! “You didn’t cry?”

“that is······. I shed a few tears. “Just a little.”

“Tsk tsk. But Su-yeon and Seo-jin seem quite similar, right? “Do we have similar eyes?”

“Yes? I often hear that. thank you!”

“The kid is so smart! How are you and your brother?”

“Hi-Hi. Because he is a very kind brother. Always take good care of me. “He is truly a truly wonderful brother!”

“How! “Look at what he’s saying!”

Only after hearing the rumbling in the hallway for a while were we able to move to Professor Yuhan Kang’s office.

The professor welcomed us very much.

After exchanging greetings, my parents and Suyeon decided to go somewhere else for a while.

This is because the professor decided to look at my lesson first.

The professor was checking the list of songs I had written to perform at Carnegie.

We moved to practice room 501.

I immediately sat down in front of the piano.

This is the piano I played every time I came here.

I tried to talk to this child in my mind.

To this piano that may be older than me.

‘Please take care of me today as well. Let’s try our best.’

The piano doesn’t have a personality or can hear answers, but there were times when I wanted to do this.

I gently touched the 88 keys with my left and right hands.

And I tried to lightly scale it.

Nothing has changed.

It was a familiar sound I knew.

I started playing.

The song that will be played first at Carnegie…

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.

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Kang Yu-han looked at the child.

I listened quietly to the child’s performance.

‘So beautiful······.’

This child’s unique voice, incomparable to when I first saw him, fills the practice room.

Kang Yu-han gently closed his eyes.

The music gets louder and louder.

The gorgeous melody of Allegro (fast) made my heart pound.

There was a warmth that was clearly felt in this child’s playing.

Numerous chords embrace my heart.

because that.

Even at this age, I felt like crying.

The melody is extraordinary.

Up there, moving forward.

The gait shown by the musicians was very lively.

I could even feel the warmth of a mother’s arms.

‘you······. It’s growing endlessly. It’s amazing… amazing······.’

After the performance is over, the child asks a question.

What do you think the program structure is like, and what does the song you just played sound like?

Ask carefully.

Kang Yu-han smiled kindly.

A humble kid.

Seojin was this kind of child.

We’ve already talked a lot over the phone about song selection.

Kang Yu-han respected the child’s every word.

I only gave this child advice to help him become better at the music he wanted to pursue.

That was enough.

The child was proving that with just his current performance.

So Kang Yu-han answered like this.

“I could talk to ⌜Schmid⌟ about the program. According to your interpretation, it will definitely be a wonderful recital. Carnegie Hall performance. Now, America will recognize you, Seojin.”