Time Mansour - Chapter 53



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Episode 53: Walking into the world

Amusement park.

It’s crowded with people from the entrance.

A land of dreams and fantasy.

In a fairytale-like setting, the scent of Sindorim during rush hour was in the air.

When I come to the theme park, old memories come to mind.

Now a vague fairy tale-like memory.

I remember my early days as a young adult, commuting to work at Kuro Complex.

After making my way through the crowd and struggling to get through the entrance,

“Sir, hurry up! We have to get in line.”

Sohyun jumped forward first.

Waving both hands in the air like a Viking.

Boom. Boom. The hand goes up and then back down. After repeating this three or four times.

“It’s here. Here.”

Only then does he put his arms down.

A long line.

Go to the very back and stop.

“Wow. This is my first time in Dreamworld. It’s huge.”

Da-eun is holding the camera carelessly and looking around.

Filming for Otube is on the back burner. I scan the scenery with my eyes wide open. I lift my hooves and look up at my surroundings.

The flowers in the flower bed sway in the wind.

Colorful buildings.

Cute characters were smiling in the bushes.

A dream park with a beautiful story unfolding behind the mountain.

Bam.

Bam.

I wish we didn’t bump shoulders so often.

really.

You might think of it as a land of dreams and fantasy.

“There really are a lot of people.”

“That’s right. I think it’s even more so because it’s the weekend.”

He turns his head and talks to Sohyun’s father.

He offered to take the kids and give me his time.

“I can’t see the end.”

“Maybe it’s because the weather is nice today, there are more people here.”

To exaggerate a little, the line stretched beyond the horizon.

Because the lines at the amusement park stretch all the way to the other side of the globe.

Starting from a lush jungle far away in South America.

Passing through the small islands of the Pacific Ocean.

About halfway around the world.

It was only then that I felt like it was finally our turn.

The line was long.

So I just give up and take my time looking around.

While waiting in a line that never seemed to get any shorter, I enjoyed people watching.

Sohyun’s father lifted a crumpled cigarette holder toward me.

“Do you smoke?”

“no.”

“Then just wait a minute.”

Sohyun’s father asks for understanding from the people in front and behind him and goes to the smoking area.

“It’s so pretty. I’m glad you came, Uncle. Don’t you think it’ll be fun?”

Da-eun smiles brightly.

Always smiling brightly.

There is a smile on his face.

Even though I’m just waiting in line, there’s something so enjoyable about it.

Honestly, more than anything else.

“Yeah. I think it’ll be fun.”

It was really funny to see the children running around.

It would have been boring to say the least, but the kids were waiting patiently, perhaps because they were watching.

I was especially worried about Sohyun.

“Wow. It looks like a place where a princess lives.”

I gape and look around. I think a fairy will fit inside my mouth. I open my mouth wide and open my eyes wide.

Looking at that blank expression, it looks like Sohyun is here for the first time today.

He scolded me, asking if I had never been there before.

Oh my.

I find myself laughing.

Feeling happy while waiting.

Move forward slowly, one step at a time.

like that.

As the lines got shorter and shorter, the rides got bigger and bigger.

Slowly revealing myself.

**

After a long wait.

Came across the globe.

Amazon Espresso.

We cut through the lush green forests of South America and board a boat.

As my feet touched the boat, the body rocked from side to side.

The boat was pushed down the water as upbeat music began to play.

“Ahhhh!”

“Whoa! No. No.”

Children who start screaming and watching.

“···”

Nothing has happened yet.

Surprisingly, nothing much happened.

I’m pretty scared myself, but it wasn’t a scary situation at all.

The boat was just floating peacefully on the water.

“Wow, wow, wow!”

He screams because he’s drunk on the atmosphere.

He raises both his hands and enjoys it without even realizing that his body is getting wet little by little.

As we passed the bushes growing along the water’s edge, the boat entered the cave.

“AAAAAHHHH!”

The screams get louder.

In the darkness where you can’t see even an inch ahead.

Da-eun hides inside a tarp because she is scared.

A loud cheer floats across the water.

Swaying in the darkness.

“Okay. We’re all here.”

After coming out of the cave, I called Da-eun.

Only then did he lower the tarpaulin and stick his face out.

Going a little further down the stream.

An artificial waterfall appeared.

I could see waterfalls falling on both sides of the river.

“There’s a waterfall over there. A waterfall.”

While we were all looking at the waterfall in such amazement.

suddenly.

“Eww!”

The boat rocked.

It swayed and shook.

It’s raining from the sky.

I guess this is a highlighter.

It’s more scary than that.

I was a bit surprised because the water splashed so much.

“Wow!!”

Children who are happy even though their whole body is soaking wet?

A shout that is completely indistinguishable from either love or fear.

Even after the boat’s twisting stopped, it continued to linger for a long time.

And so the short journey ends.

We all get off the boat and step back onto land.

“I think my shoes are wet too.”

“Me too. What do I do if it smells?”

Children shaking off the water.

Sit on the bench for a while and dry your body in the sun.

Because there weren’t enough seats, the kids were just sitting on the benches.

Sohyun and I, her father, stood nearby and dried ourselves.

After basking in the sun like that.

Suddenly I turned my head and looked at Sohyun’s father.

Shh.

The corners of his mouth slightly rose on his expressionless face.

**

Dry off and cross the continent again.

Over the hill we headed towards Africa.

I face nature through the window on the bus.

Fierce beasts are crouching around the bus.

therefore.

To be precise.

I was just crouching.

“Sir, the tigers aren’t moving. They’re too lazy and it’s not fun.”

“It’s the weekend. How tired must you be?”

I answered nonchalantly.

Like old men lying around and watching TV on the weekend.

A lion and a tiger were lying down.

So-Hyeon desperately gestures at him, perhaps feeling frustrated by his appearance.

“Hey! Come here. Come here quickly.”

The beasts look away and do not move.

So-Hyeon’s father smiles happily as he looks at So-Hyeon like that.

He stares at Sohyun with his arms crossed.

If you think about it, it’s amazing.

Even if you rest on the weekend, you’ll still be tired.

When I become a father, I wonder if I will become like that.

I started to respect him unexpectedly without even realizing it.

“Oh! Look. You came when I called you.”

Sohyun turned her head at the sound of jumping.

“No. It came to me. Cats originally liked me.”

“No, I called you.”

suddenly.

Junwoo and Sohyun look at each other and glare.

Should I dry it?

I think it would be better for Sohyun to stop drawing rather than her father.

While thinking like that, I got up from my seat in a hurry.

The tiger moves towards another spectator.

They go completely in the opposite direction, farther away from where we are.

Phew.

Before I know it, a bright smile appears on my lips.

Junwoo and Sohyun sit back down, feeling embarrassed.

They just looked at each other awkwardly.

Da-eun takes a picture of the scene with a smile.

Rattling. Rattling.

After going around the course like that, the bus hit the brakes.

The door opened and Sohyun got off the bus.

“Sir. Dad. We’re hungry.”

Rub your belly.

I took a quick look.

It seems like other kids aren’t much different.

I went into a restaurant to have a late lunch.

“Sir. Dad. Not yet. Let me take some video.”

Sohyun’s urgent voice.

Pick up the spoon and then put it down again.

“Okay, that’s fine.”

As soon as Sohyun’s autograph is given, the bowl is emptied in an instant.

I guess everyone is hungry.

It wasn’t that tasty, but I ate it like crazy.

When I’m so full, I soon feel tired.

I’m thinking about taking a break now, and I’m keeping an eye out for that.

“Let’s go see our pandas.”

“That’s right. The baby panda here is very famous.”

The children grabbed the clothes and dragged them.

**

After seeing the pandas, I came out.

Before I knew it, the sun was setting.

I’m a little tired.

My stamina isn’t what it used to be.

I’m just blaming time for nothing.

“Ah. Why? Dad. Let’s play a little longer.”

I guess Sohyun still feels regretful.

Sohyun puts both hands on her hips and frowns.

It has horns on its head, just like a Viking.

Instinctively, upon seeing that sight.

I was about to point my finger at him and say he was really ugly, but then I realized that Sohyun’s father was right next to me. I took a deep breath. The unfinished sentence sank back into my lungs.

“No. If we go any later, the traffic will be blocked. Let’s all go.”

Sohyun’s father shook his head firmly.

Sohyun keeps whining about wanting to see the parade.

Junwoo and Da-eun also smiled awkwardly, perhaps with a sense of regret.

Before I knew it, the sun was setting.

You have to leave when you have regrets, so that you can come back later.

I coaxed the children. I kept persuading them until they nodded.

like that.

He sends them off from the amusement park, promising to meet again.

**

I sit in the passenger seat and look at the back seat through the rear view mirror.

The children fell asleep with their heads leaning against each other.

I was completely blown away.

“You worked hard today.”

“No. You must have had a hard time, teacher.”

The conversation was cut off.

To be honest, it wasn’t comfortable.

Even if we put aside the fact that Sohyun’s father looks scary,

First of all, he had a blunt personality.

It was a little better when I was with the kids. But when there were just the two of us, it was somehow more awkward.

There was silence in the car for a while.

first.

Sohyun’s father turned the steering wheel.

“Teacher, please get some sleep. You must be tired.”

He blurted out the words.

“No, it’s okay.”

At those words, I shook my head from side to side.

I had a hard time falling asleep while driving next to him.

It also doesn’t seem very polite.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t tired.

But it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t bear it.

Look straight ahead.

This week it’s an amusement park.

Concert next week.

A bum is a bum.

I also have a good fortune.

Sigh. It makes me laugh.

Because I feel more relaxed.

Every day is a little fun.

I lean back on the passenger seat and reflect on today.

I rode the rides. I went on a safari. I saw pandas. What else did I do?

As I looked back on the memories with a smile.

Before I knew it.

Bow.

The head falls to the ground.

No. I need to come to my senses. I kept muttering to myself as I raised my face.

Bow.

Finally, I couldn’t stand it anymore.

Embark on a journey to the land of dreams and hopes.

**

My second concert in life.

Sitting on the second floor, looking down at the stage.

Like the calm before a storm.

The empty stage is eerily quiet.

Because I wanted to feel this peaceful atmosphere before the show started.

I came a little early on purpose.

That’s what it was.

“What… is it?”

Director Lee was sitting next to me.

“That person is the person concerned.”

“Then shouldn’t it be down there?”

Director Lee shrugs his shoulders without answering my questions.

He looks at me with a playful expression.

“···”

I don’t know what he was thinking, but his intentions were definitely not pure.

At the sight of Director Lee still looking at me with that mischievous expression.

I closed my eyes without realizing it.