Letter - Han Jipyeong's After Story

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That ridiculous act brought smile into his face. He just found it ridiculous but he glad that it was ridiculous. He laughed. For a brief moment, he forgot everything.

This place is strangely reminds him of his childhood memories. Jipyeong is an orphan but he wasn't orphan since born. He was sent to an orphanage after his parents death. He remembers just a fragments of his childhood. This trip is for him to escape the reality, to heal and also to remind himself of his beginning.

He has been working hard for so long. He deserves to get what he work hard for. His resolution is getting clear. He need to go back to Seoul. Living well is the best revenge. It is not a revenge to anyone but he'll prove it that he can also live well. He regret the past but he'll never stop going forward.

"Anyeonghaseyeo, I'm Han Jipyeong. You can call me Jipyeong." He introduce himself to the local and they began to know each other. They have to work and Jipyeong had to back. They bid farewell with a smile as they know Jipyeong is just a passerby. Though they've seen him several times already, while he not even notice it once.

"Young man." That strange man spoke to him.

"Me?"

"Yes, you." He replied. He gave a signal to ask Jipyeong to sit down first. "Life is a compilation of sad things. Bad things always happen regardless but surely there'll always a rainbow after hours of rain".

Ah, I know where is this going. Jipyeong smile awkwardly and nodded. It's the truth. Bad things always happen, regardless. Regret might be the most useless thing to do. He know it so well. It turns out that that man was the owner of the restaurant nearby. He came to the sea after seeing Jipyeong stop by.

Such a young man, he seems to have everything. He look smart and independent but why does he look so torn? Maybe love. Maybe work. Maybe family. Either way, he's being too hard on himself.

"I always seem to notice you whenever you walk around the town. With the same expression you wear earlier but now you are smiling. You have been here for months, yet you only show you face now. You must be going back?"

"Y-yes, I'm going back to Seoul today." Jipyeong replied. He was stunned once again. Surprised by the fact, everyone here know him without he even introduce or show himself in public.

"Then you must have found the solution."

"No. I didn't found it." Jipyeong answered as he look up to the sky. "But I'll just left it unanswered. Let it be the way it is. I don't want to change anything. I want to accept it as a part of me." Jipyeong smile, satisfied with his own answer.

"I thought you are not so wise, crying and weeping the other day but I guess people can change. You're wiser than I thought. Sometimes it's better to accept it rather than changing it. Let it reside in your heart until it choose to leave. Have a safe trip back home. Whoever is it, they must have been waiting for your return."

Jipyeong was startled as the man knew that he cried. It seems like it's not longer a secret. He rise and bow down to him as respect for elderly. He smile as he left for Seoul.

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