Time Mansour - Chapter 146



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Episode 146: Not everyone becomes an adult just because they grow older

Tiring.

bang.

The front door opened at the same time as the door lock rang.

Whether it was a tiring day or not, the bag lies down on the floor as soon as you get home.

I squatted down and pushed the zipper to one side, and the bag opened its mouth.

Leaving the backpack behind, with the mouth open like that.

I took out my math workbook from my bag. I held the book under my arm and glanced at my sister’s room.

Then he passed through the living room and grabbed the handle of my door.

“Studying math at this age?”

As I sat down at my desk, a snicker escaped my lips without me realizing it.

A math workbook that I hadn’t seen since I was in school was spread out on my desk.

A young-looking instructor on a laptop screen. I listen to a math instructor who looks ten years younger than me, with my chin resting on his hand.

“Is it because I’m old? I just don’t understand.”

I made excuses about my age and rewinded the video several times.

After resting my chin on my hand and listening to the boring lecture for a long time,

Suddenly.

Memories from my school days that I had forgotten came flooding back to me vividly.

Bow.

Just like the days when teachers used to put chalk on the blackboard.

Bow.

My eyelids closed on their own. The world darkened and brightened repeatedly. The instructor’s voice was heard and then stopped.

Memories that will never be forgotten, no matter how much time passes.

Whenever I take a class, it suddenly occurs to me that gravity is twice as strong.

Even though my head had forgotten, my body remembered clearly.

They say that the more rice ripens, the more it bows its head. Unable to bear the weight of learning, my head gradually tilted to the side.

**

-Zeeing. Zeeing. Zeeing.

The cell phone shook on the nightstand. Morning came with the sound of the phone vibrating.

I fumbled around my desk with my eyes squinted, then pressed the call button without thinking.

suddenly.

“Sir! Why aren’t you here yet! I’m going to die!”

I heard a scream on the other end of the phone. As soon as I heard Sohyun’s voice, I was instantly shaken from my sleep.

Startled, I pulled the phone away from my ear and answered in a muffled voice.

“What is it?”

“Come quickly. I told you that you are the guest of honor today. It’s late now! Hurry up. Hurry up.”

And then the phone suddenly hung up. Sohyun said what she wanted to say and hung up.

I sat on the chair, blinking, and looked up at the ceiling.

“Something feels strange… Did I make an appointment with Sohyun today?”

Did I confirm that I would be a guest? I sat in my chair and thought about it for a while, but I couldn’t remember at all.

“I haven’t even been in my sister’s room lately?”

I’ve been deliberately avoiding going into my sister’s room, so I don’t forget about it as often as I used to.

Except for the fact that I kept forgetting math formulas, I remembered everything else clearly.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided that it wasn’t a problem with my memory, but rather Sohyun’s personality.

After coming to my own conclusion.

“Ah. This is annoying.”

Only then did he grumble belatedly and get up from his seat.

I go straight to the bathroom and look in the mirror while holding the shower head.

I slept face down on the desk so my head didn’t feel that heavy.

I think this is okay.

Really.

Because it looks like you’ve washed your hair.

so.

“Let’s change clothes.”

I slowly put my hand holding the shower head back down.

**

“Wow! You’re finally here.”

As I open the door to the studio and go inside, Sohyun greets me with a friendly smile.

The camera was already on. I nodded and sat down.

As I sat down, Sohyun introduced me.

“Hello. Say hello to everyone. The old man is filming a documentary and is here to promote it.”

“Me? Publicity? Did you say something like that?”

Sohyun is talking strangely again. When I asked her again, Sohyun narrowed her eyes and looked at me.

You’re saying I came to the channel to promote a documentary? That’s the first time I’ve heard that.

Let’s look at Sohyun and the monitor alternately with an expression that says I don’t understand English.

The chat window was filled with smiling emoticons. It seemed like viewers noticed that I was being dragged out.

Just one person.

Sohyun continued acting while only denying the fact.

“Congratulations on filming this documentary.”

You’re talking like congratulations. Try doing that often. You usually only swear, but then suddenly you start acting so friendly. I can’t get used to it.

“Why on earth do you turn into a different person every time the camera turns on? It’s so scary. Please stop doing that.”

“Hey. What are you talking about?”

Sohyun pretended to be cute and lightly tapped my arm with her palm.

For a moment, I felt sorry for Sohyun as she pretended to be cute.

That perfect striking posture has completely collapsed. Sohyun’s fist wasn’t like this originally.

Keep your arms at a 90 degree angle, with your shoulders and fists level.

I had to hit my opponent by applying my weight through centrifugal force.

That was a common Sohyun punch.

But then he weakly hit my shoulder with his palm.

It’s such a shame that my stable hitting form has collapsed.

I raised my guard with the intention of saying something sharp.

“What are you talking about? What the teacher said is right. Everyone knows that you’re rude, so why are you suddenly acting like you’re polite?”

Junwoo answers on my behalf.

As soon as Junwoo finished speaking, I instinctively lowered my guard.

Junwoo’s one word changed the targeting.

Sohyun glared at Junwoo.

“You really are! You’re going to die.”

He threw his shoulders back, put strength into his front paws, turned his waist, and swung his fist.

Boohoo.

A tiny fist that slices through the air.

Junwoo didn’t back down either, but slightly turned his head to avoid the blow, then instinctively grabbed the blow by the collar.

-It started!

-Developer? You don’t have to tell me?

-No. Please don’t stop me.

-Does Sohyun seem to be in a slightly better condition today?

I had no intention of stopping it, and I had no confidence that I could stop it.

I was wondering why kids’ shows were so popular, and it turns out their main content was fighting sports.

I leaned back in my chair, watching the chat window quickly rise to the top.

There were also occasional chats asking why adults weren’t stopping them.

Just because you get older doesn’t mean you’re an adult.

It didn’t seem like he was talking to me.

**

The noisy broadcast has ended.

As soon as the camera turned off and the manager who had been waiting outside came inside.

“Sister!”

Sohyun glared at me as she was held in Manager Chae’s arms.

“Sister. I ruined the broadcast because of you! Please scold me!”

So-Hyeon whined. Manager Chae smiled as if he was used to it and patted her head.

“Okay, I’ll scold you. Why did you do that, Director?”

“I didn’t do anything. I feel wronged.”

“And there’s more. I clearly said I was going to broadcast, but I came without washing my hair. Please scold me for that too.”

“That’s also unfair. I washed my hair.”

Exaggerated smile with both hands on hips.

When I shook my head confidently, Manager Chae looked at me as if he was dumbfounded.

“The side hairs are all pressed down?”

“Look. You lie too.”

“It’s almost like a feeling.”

I changed my words because I thought it was obvious that I hadn’t washed my hair.

That’s weird.

It looked okay to me.

So Manager Chae and Sohyun were on the same team and were joking around with me for a while.

suddenly.

“Director Jeong. I have something to tell you. Could you please give me some advice?”

Exaggerated with a serious expression.

What’s going on?

I nodded my head up and down slowly, feeling a little puzzled.

**

I came up to the second floor office with Manager Chae.

“What’s going on? There’s nothing left, right? The project is over, right?”

“No. It’s nothing serious. It’s just that when I got done with my busy work, I started having a lot of random thoughts.”

“What are you thinking?”

“I came to a large company with somewhat lacking qualifications. And I was promoted quickly. So now I keep thinking that I can’t go up any higher.”

“Do you have any further plans to advance?”

“I don’t know.”

I didn’t really have any advice to give, because I’d never looked up before.

I knew that if I told my story, there would be no sympathy, so I brought up someone else’s name.

“Do you remember Director Chun?”

“Yes. Of course I remember.”

“Do you know what the biggest reason I couldn’t refuse that request was?”

“Isn’t that your natural personality, sir?”

“Of course, I can’t say that there were none at all, but the biggest reason is that Director Chun worked as hard as I did. No, he worked harder than I did. That’s why I had little justification for skipping work.”

“Was it so?”

“Yes. I’ve only ever seen two people crazy about success in my life. Director Chun and CEO Lee.”

Both of them were people who were crazy about success. And they were people who worked tirelessly to achieve that goal.

on the other side.

“Aren’t you the director?”

It wasn’t me. I was put in a situation where I had no choice but to try my best, so I had no choice but to do my best.

“Absolutely not. Most people just want to settle down and move up moderately. Of course, I was one of the more spread-out ones.”

Since I couldn’t think of anything else to say, I slightly changed what I had said to the PD.

Actually, once you get married and have children, you will have another goal.

At that time, I wanted to tell you that I would find a different life.

If I say this wrong now, I will lose more than I gain.

just.

“So, I’m saying that it’s not strange to want to settle down.”

I decided to pretend to be an adult for a while.

**

When I got home and was listening to my math lecture, I suddenly remembered the conversation I had with Manager Chae.

How many people go to work in the morning with a grand goal in mind?

If you say that living a life without purpose is wrong.

Then, isn’t it true that most humans, including me, were born with the wrong answer from the beginning?

With that in mind, let’s open the answer sheet.

A math workbook full of incorrect answers caught my eye.

Every time my hand touches the workbook.

The line drawn with a red marker pen is slanted to one side.

“It’s serious. It’s serious.”

At this rate, it’ll probably take ten years to lay the foundation. As that thought crossed my mind, I unconsciously looked into the living room.

I took my workbook outside and hesitated in the living room for a while.

at last.

Unable to resist the temptation, I stepped on the threshold of my sister’s room.

Let’s just learn the basics of math here. And then let’s never look at it again. With that in mind, I was about to close the door.

at that time.

My sister’s memorial photo caught my eye. It was the only photo of my sister that I had left.

however.

“Is that what your face looked like?”

There was a stranger in the photo. I had seen him my whole life, but it felt awkward, as if I was seeing him for the first time today.

The frame had accumulated a lot of dust because it had not been maintained recently.

I was standing there for a long time staring at that unfamiliar face.

That was when.

-Jiying.

A vibration rang in my pocket. It was this PD.

– Just a documentary. It’ll be up on Netflix next Monday. Youngjun, please watch it.

-Yes. I will definitely watch it.

After replying.

‘Let’s start by cleaning the picture frame.’

After grabbing the rag, I went back into my sister’s room.

My older sister smiling brightly, showing her teeth.

As I wipe the picture frame with a rag, the dust caught between my teeth gradually fades away.

like that.

Only after the dust has been cleared away.

She returned to the appearance of my older sister that I remembered.