Time Mansour - Chapter 56



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Episode 56 I Want to See a Movie

A slowly heating clam shell.

I put on gloves and held the tongs.

The pure white clam meat ripens to a pink color.

“It’s likely that he emigrated overseas, right?”

“Maybe so. I can’t find it when I search for the name.”

I took a deep breath and cut the scallops. I cut them in half. The melted cheese slightly clammed the scallops.

.

“I think it’s all ripe.”

“thank you.”

I put the cheese-wrapped scallops into my mouth.

The moment you chew, the juices burst out and the scent of the sea fills your mouth. The savory taste pushes the tip of your tongue.

“Can you find it?”

“It’ll be hard. What about you, sir? Didn’t you say you graduated from school in America?”

“Do you know what town the United States is called?”

“I was just wondering. I just asked.”

Feeling frustrated, I fiddle with the tongs for no reason.

I went too far.

No. I don’t even know where it went.

It can only get more frustrating.

“But are you sure he went to America?”

“What? Maybe somewhere like North America or Europe?”

“why?”

“Isn’t that just the norm? Xuan Truong Kim, Ju Tam Tu Park. I’ve never seen a Korean person use those names on social media.”

When I hear you, that’s true. Director Lee smiled and nodded at what I said.

Even if you use your local name in the local area, you will still use your Korean name on social media.

So let’s assume you use a different name on social media.

I thought he might have gone to Europe, or perhaps the US or Canada.

Well, maybe not.

“You won’t be able to find it, right?”

“Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t think it’ll be easy. James Lee. Robert Lee. John Lee. I’d have to know the name to find the person or not.”

As we converse, we continue to turn the grill over.

I just touched the seashell for no reason.

Now I have to find someone whose name I don’t even know.

I didn’t even drink alcohol, but I feel drunk.

Nana had no obligation to help Director Lee find his first love.

Still, I wanted to help as much as I could.

This director also seemed to have the same thoughts.

After sharing our worries like that for a long time.

One by one, seashells began to pile up on the table.

Suddenly, there was no longer any fishy smell.

By the time I got used to the scent of the sea.

“Here’s the calculation.”

The manager raised his hand. The owner couldn’t hear him well because he was chatting at the next table. The bill. The bill. We’re going to pay.

Let’s repeat the same thing over and over again.

Only then does the owner get up from his seat with a start.

**

Daecheon Beach.

I was lost in memories in a place I had never been to before.

Before we knew it, the white sand beach had disappeared and night had come.

Black sand beaches stretch along the coastline.

The waves hit the sandy beach, caressing it gently before returning to the sea.

Director Lee and I sat side by side on the stairs.

I put both hands on the ground and leaned against the sea breeze.

“What was that guy’s first love? Really.”

Director Lee shakes his head with a bitter expression.

At that sight, I looked out to the distant sea and replied.

“But isn’t it amazing? To love and remember someone for so long?”

“I don’t know. What about Youngjun? Do you remember your first love? Do you still think about it?”

“No, there isn’t.”

“Have you forgotten everything?”

“No. There wasn’t. There just wasn’t.”

I just gave it an accent. But this manager still doesn’t understand what I’m saying.

After being lost in thought for a moment.

It seems like you understood it too late.

He looks at me with his eyes wide open.

“why?”

I thought it was all because of my older sister. I felt better that way.

however.

“well.”

I’m not sure anymore.

I just look at the sea, pretending like nothing happened.

As if there was some story behind it.

The waves come a long way and then return.

“What about this director?”

“··· My first love? Don’t say anything. He was such a piece of trash. It’s a memory I’d rather forget.”

This director frowns. He vents his frustration on the sandy beach. His sad eyes are filled with the night sea.

There are no bad people in the world, only bad situations.

Without realizing it, I was trying to play back the words I often say as if I was recording them.

“Oh my. Thinking about that kid makes me feel irritated again.”

I was afraid that if I was not careful, I would end up taking the bus to Seoul alone.

“He must have been a really bad guy. Forget it. If you keep it, it’ll only hurt you, Director.”

I dealt with it quite wisely.

I exaggerated on purpose and clapped my hands in agreement. I thought I would be able to get home safely. I let out a sigh of relief.

“By the way, the view is really nice.”

He slyly changed the subject.

“That’s right. It has some charm.”

It’s just an ordinary beach scene.

Footprints left behind by lovers. A ruined sand castle. A plastic bag buried in the sand. Even the dimly visible night sea.

So it was commonly beautiful.

So I sat in the audience for a while and listened to the sound of the waves together with this director.

“Shall we go now?”

“is it so.”

At the same time, I straightened my back.

After stretching out like that towards the night sky.

I walked towards the parking lot.

**

After a short vacation.

I’m back home again.

It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack again.

As time passed, the sound of the cooling fan spinning became louder and louder.

In the sea of ​​information, the first letter of the name… No, that’s not it anymore. I start looking for the first letter of the last name.

Changed the keyword. Daecheon, LEE. Born in 1997.

“Now I have to find someone with just a last name, not even a first name.”

And the surname is so common. I wish it was a more unique surname. I habitually complain while turning the mouse wheel.

There are countless LEEs in the world. And sometimes there are YIs too.

This is not the end, there were even Chinese and overseas Chinese people who modified the original text.

I blink my heavy eyes. Honestly, I feel like I’m going to throw up. This was even harder than last time.

I didn’t even have time to boil water, so I just crushed the raw ramen and ate it. There were ramen crumbs scattered all over the table.

“I wonder if this is really true.”

If you try to find someone on social media with just your last name, won’t people treat you like you’re crazy?

It feels like crossing an endless sea with nothing on my body.

I clicked on my profile and hit the back button.

I just stare blankly at the monitor and keep doing the same simple repetitive tasks.

“Huh? It’s a Red Blue concert.”

I found a familiar photo and unknowingly enlarged it.

It was last year’s performance. The first performance I went to. I was there too. I was so happy that I couldn’t help but keep looking at it.

‘I’m glad I went.’

Red Blue’s last band performance that we will never see again.

and.

also.

This is the place where I met Seongtae again.

I think it was probably the best thing I did last year.

While lost in memories like that, I continue to look at this person’s SNS.

Except for the occasional puppy photo, most of the photos were of Red Blue.

“You must be a huge fan. Well, Red Blue is somewhat global.”

I try to be more proud of it as if it were my own work.

I don’t know if this person is Chinese or Korean, but he seems to have been to Korea quite a few times.

‘I guess you stopped by the agency and the fan shop too.’

It was so fun to look at that I kept scrolling down.

At this point, it’s almost like a fan page.

Since their debut in the summer of 2016.

I think I came to Korea once or twice a year.

I think I’ve been looking for places related to Red Blue since then…

“Uh… Wait a minute.”

Even if this person has black hair, he’s still a foreigner.

No, even if you have Korean citizenship.

First of all, it doesn’t seem like he lives in Korea.

however.

No photos of other tourist attractions?

It’s a bit strange.

It’s not a real fan page. I often upload photos of my daily life.

But even if you’re a diehard fan, you came all the way from a foreign country. You never heard of the common palace, and you only followed Red and Blue?

For seven years? Coming once or twice a year?

Moreover, among them, there were an unusually large number of photos of Mina.

“···”

At that moment.

Something flashed through my mind.

Only then do I check the name again.

– Matthew Lee

I don’t have a single photo of myself.

Excluding Red Blue’s posts, there are only pictures of dogs and landscapes.

Here’s how to check.

It’s probably about a date.

First, let’s set a date.

With that thought in mind, I displayed a picture of the binary number on my phone screen.

Three pictures of the binary number.

Of course, the video was so old that it couldn’t be restored.

I had to compare it to recent posts.

Scroll all the way up again to check the upload date.

I looked back and forth between the photos and the monitor screen. I checked the photos, which were only three in number, several times.

It’s probably because they weren’t uploaded right after they were taken. The dates don’t match perfectly, but they’re pretty close.

therefore.

The schedules of Binary and Matthew Lee overlapped.

**

Is there really such a thing as fate in this world? Ding. The convenience store door answers instead.

So I pushed the door open and went inside.

-Jiying.

The phone rang and I went back outside. The door opened and then closed again.

I sat down at an outdoor table at the convenience store and pressed the call button.

“hello?”

“It’s me. Mina. Is it okay for me to talk?”

Mina’s voice was locked. Like the sound of someone struggling in the deep sea.

“Yes, it’s okay. But aren’t you busy right now? What about the performance?”

“It’s Sydney. I’m taking a break. That…”

Mina paused for a moment before answering.

suddenly.

“Really. Really thank you.”

I started to cry alone.

Knock, knock. A continuous snoring sound was heard from the other end of the speaker.

After that, he continued to say something, but his pronunciation was slurred and I couldn’t hear him clearly.

so.

“No, it’s nothing.”

I roughly guess what he’s going to say and answer.

It reminded me of the separated family reunions I used to see on TV.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he continues to speak, weeping.

That was the person I missed that much.

It’s as if I hadn’t found that person. It’s as if we were just destined to meet again from the beginning.

Well. Anyway, I really had a hard time this time.

Even though I can’t understand a single thing Mina is saying right now.

Still, I was secretly proud.

Hoping that only good things will happen in the future.

For a long time I continued to listen to the muffled sound coming from the other end of the phone.

**

**

I bought a lunch box at the convenience store and went back to my daily routine.

After putting my lunch box in the microwave, I check my phone.

-I ran a query to query the database.

– The application response time is slow and the performance is not good. Is it possible to resolve this within this week?

A message to foreign developers.

It seemed quite urgent, but I couldn’t reply right away.

I’m so tired right now.

I’ve been working my body out like crazy these past few days.

“I’m sorry. I’ll just rest for a bit today.”

Ding.

As soon as I heard the sound from the microwave, I took out my lunch box.

And then he heads straight to his sister’s room.

For the first time in a long time, I really wanted to see a movie.

After the conglomerate hired a problem solver from a detective agency.

Find the mastermind and just beat them up.

I really wanted to see such a realistic movie.