Time Mansour - Chapter 26



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Episode 26 Beyond the Milky Way

-Across the Milky Way.

-Aquarius is tilted.

-The darkest star in the night sky.

-You’re drenched in tears.

-Yeah

Exactly.

Take your hands off the keyboard.

It’s been so long that I can’t write any lyrics.

I was randomly combining words in my head.

My mind is slowly becoming exhausted.

My head was pounding.

I press Alt-Tab to cool my head for a moment and change the screen.

‘Maybe I should check out the developer community.’

When I have free time, I tend to do other things.

“···”

This is not it.

It’s not something else.

The subject and object keep getting reversed.

I often forget what my day job is.

I went to the developer community and checked the comments.

-Noon IT. This engineer is good. He seems to have been in the field a lot.

A foreign engineer who helped me before.

He even kindly left a comment.

Come to think of it.

‘This person was the only one who received money.’

There are three commissions I received.

Among them, two were elementary school homework assignments.

‘I’m digging the ground and doing business.’

There are also things I did with a smile because the kids were cute.

There was another fundamental reason.

‘No requests are coming.’

Most of the articles I posted are about operational know-how.

But usually, freelancers are not used to operate the system.

That’s why it felt like he was just passing by my writing.

Of course, there is also the option of posting on a freelance developer recruitment site.

If you work as a freelancer for a domestic company, you have to be dispatched to the company without fail.

Because commuting to a Korean company is not an option, it is a necessity.

So that option wasn’t even considered from the beginning.

I can provide support remotely, without being constrained by time, and that allows me to use my strengths.

and.

also,

‘I don’t want to bump into people anymore.’

Even if you are a freelancer, you can’t help but get involved with people when you go to work.

Intrigue. Intrigue. Jealousy. Betrayal.

I’m sick of it now.

I always felt empty while working.

The reason the empty bag was heavy was not the bag itself.

Maybe it was because my heart was empty.

Late at night.

I was so lost in my own emotions that I was lost in my own emotions.

Play some music quietly.

Music is more precious than the case fee.

As I lie still and listen to the children’s songs, my heart gradually breaks down.

**

The practice room building.

There are cigarette butts scattered in front of the stairs.

A faint smell rose, as if the embers had just died down.

“What about Changseok?”

“Take a look at the group chat.”

“You can’t come?”

“I heard you’re going to be late.”

There’s really not enough time to practice. Seongtae makes an awkward expression.

It’s an important performance.

Of course, it is an important performance only for Seongtae, not for us.

Because from the beginning, it was a stage filled with Seongtae’s selfish intentions.

As soon as you enter the practice room, place the keyboard on the stand.

After roughly drawing the line, I asked Seongtae a question.

“What about the lottery?”

“It was a dud. Ugh. Why would someone like me dream of pigs?”

“You’re not that great?”

“huh?”

My smile changes strangely.

He laughed viciously and poked Seongtae in the ribs with his elbow.

“Hey kid. No. What are you talking about?”

“What is it? What is it?”

“Are you a woman?”

To the quick-witted Kook-young’s question.

“No. I said no.”

Seongtae turned his head from side to side and waved both hands.

He still makes jokes that you would only make in your school days.

“Okay. Stop talking nonsense. Let’s practice.”

Quickly. Quickly. With red faces, he motioned for everyone to go to their seats.

Even though Seongtae tried hard to change the subject.

Still, for a long time, mischievous pranks went back and forth.

.

“Enough. Enough. Have you heard all the remakes of your songs?”

I finally managed to change the subject.

“Oh. It’s similar?”

“But the lyrics were all ripped off.”

“Why? What’s the problem?”

I tilted my head.

Words that won’t have a bad influence on children.

These are lyrics that I wrote with a lot of care.

“It’s hard to memorize.”

“How many letters is that?”

“It’s because I’m old. Even if I memorize it, I can’t remember it.”

You’re talking nonsense.

They make all sorts of excuses.

I’m thirty-five this year.

We are still too young to be called old.

“It’s noisy. Let’s try playing along and see if we can get it right.”

Hurry up. Hurry up. You seemed more impatient today.

However, contrary to Seongtae’s wishes, everyone is playing their instruments with a sly look.

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.

I slowly placed my hands on the keyboard.

I also need to come to my senses in this messed up group.

With that in mind, I practiced quite hard.

I’m trying to press the keys with such confidence.

At that moment.

“Taang.”

The practice room door swings back.

Chang-seok comes in, panting loudly.

“Hey. You’re married. You came quickly.”

“I really did my best.”

“Yeah. You came at a good time. Let’s go have a smoke.

Gukyeong gently places a hand on Changseok’s shoulder.

As soon as he arrived, Chang-seok looked back and forth between Guk-yeong and us without knowing what was going on.

At that sight.

“Ah! Cigarettes. Bullshit. Let’s practice quickly. We don’t have time.”

Eventually, Seongtae explodes with anger.

He swung both his hands wildly in the air, grumbling.

Is it because the child is in love? Her face turned red.

**

Time passed quickly.

Despite practicing quite hard under a tight schedule.

However, when the day of the performance arrived, Seongtae’s expression stiffened as if he was a bit nervous.

“Open your eyes a little.”

“That’s why it looks uglier.”

“What the hell. Stop talking nonsense. Come quickly.”

We all followed Seongtae, making silly jokes together.

Pass through the main gate of Jong-in School, cross the playground, and enter the auditorium.

So you go into the auditorium.

“Teacher, teacher. Teacher. No. Teacher, teacher.”

“Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.”

“It’s a lot. It’s a lot. It’s a defect. It’s a mistake.”

A tremendous sound rushes in.

Children were gathered in the auditorium and chatting away. They were telling each other stories.

A murmur of voices permeates through the teachers running around busily.

It’s a sight I absolutely hated as a child.

For some reason, I feel a warm feeling in my heart right now.

“Performers? Not here. This way.”

Following the instructions of the person in charge, I passed the auditorium and went to the waiting room.

-waiting room.

A4 paper stuck to the door.

There were several other performers inside.

Traditional Korean music team, orchestra, blind choir, etc.

Hello. Hello. I bow my head awkwardly. The keyboard bag on my back rattles.

I’m sitting there waiting for my turn.

Suddenly, Gukyoung turned his head towards me.

“Ah. That’s right. Junyoung.”

“uh?”

“That… disability… no. How would you do a stage performance for those kids? What would they like?

He shook his head from side to side with an embarrassed expression on his face at Gukyoung’s cautious question.

“I don’t know.”

“You and your sister… lived together for a long time, right?”

Yes, that’s right.

But I didn’t know much about my older sister.

Because I never once tried to understand my sister.

I have no idea what he liked.

Why are you acting like that?

Why are you suddenly screaming?

Are you dissatisfied now? Or are you satisfied?

I wasn’t interested at all.

I was just annoyed.

As time went by, I didn’t even feel that annoyed at all.

‘I gradually became a non-existent person.’

That’s why my heart aches even more when I think about my older sister.

I’m sorry. I’m sorry again.

“Are you crying?”

“Don’t cry, Inma. Just don’t be so violent. Then it’ll be okay.”

I bit my lip without realizing it.

The only thing I can tell Seongtae is what I discussed with the doctor.

“Okay, as long as it’s not violent.”

Guk-young nods. As expected, there is no sign of tension on his face.

All the other guys looked good today.

Except for Seongtae being slightly nervous, no one seemed nervous.

Well, I guess it’s because it’s so small that it can’t even be compared to the last stage.

There were only a few hundred students at most at the school, so I wasn’t that nervous either.

Still, I couldn’t help but picture my sister’s face in my head.

So much time passed and I was still sitting there waiting.

-hello.

I can hear sound from the speaker.

The event began in the auditorium.

The sound of the microphone in the auditorium echoed into the waiting room.

-Hello. Nice to meet you all. Yes, nice to meet you. Should I say hello?

The soft voice of the host.

Pronounce each word with emphasis.

-The only difference between you and me is that we like different music.

There aren’t any difficult words.

Explained in easy words so that it is easy to understand.

-Just as we are all different, our music is also different. What kind of music do you like?

.

The host is constantly trying to communicate.

I keep thinking that it is different.

I was suddenly reminded of my older sister and found myself listening to the host’s voice.

“Daldongnae Band Team. You’re here. Sorry. You’re all next in line. I think you can come down and get ready later.”

When our band’s name was called, we quickly stood up from our seats.

**

– Far beyond the Milky Way~

It’s clear that the song was remade with a soft and warm melody.

But the way Gukyeong shook his body was unusual.

–The darkest star in the night sky~

In such a gentle accompaniment.

“Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.”

Our vocalist suddenly jumps down the stage.

The state is floating in the air. The sun is rising. Sunlight is streaming through the windows of the auditorium.

bang.

He came down to the stage like a shadow.

“Wow, wow, wow, wow.”

“Hahahahahahahaha.”

A cheer erupts along with laughter.

He’s really crazy. I can’t help but smile.

**

After the performance, we come out of the school.

For some reason, Seongtae didn’t urge me to go and just kept hanging around the school.

Seongtae grabbed the back of his neck as he tried to say a few more words to the teacher, and left the school.

“Hey. Is there something urgent? Why are you leaving so soon?”

“Urgent? Yes. There’s a no-smoking zone within fifty meters of the school.”

Guk-young nods with a very serious expression.

Even Chang-seok and Myeong-gyu, who are also smokers, were shocked.

“Hey you crazy bastard. Stop smoking.”

It seemed crazy.

“They say that vocals require a strong throat.”

As soon as he arrives at the smoking area, he takes out a cigarette.

So, Gukyoung put his lips to the filter and took a sip.

“But that person was cute.”

Spit it out with smoke.

“No, I said no. Oh, stop it. We’re thirty-five.”

“Age doesn’t matter in love.”

“By the way, how old are you? You look young.”

Our conversation drifts away like cigarette smoke on the wind.

Say what you want to say. Do what you want to do.

I think this kind of life, just going with the flow, isn’t a bad one.

“Ah. That’s enough. I don’t want to hear it. I said I’ll do it on my own. Just turn your attention off.”

Well, sometimes I hear things I don’t want to hear.

Oh dear. If you’re done, let’s go quickly. Put out your cigarette too. Seongtae starts urging him again.

He keeps pushing my back and Gukyoung’s.