At Blue Hour, I Fall In Love [BEOMJUN] ✓

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“I was thinking of having you do these, Yeonjunnie,” Beomgyu said, giving a slightly embarrassed laugh. There was something childish about his smile.

“Huh?”

I couldn’t quite take in what he was saying.

“I want you to do the things that I want to do before I die in my place. And then I want you to come here and tell me your impressions on those experiences.”

“That’s crazy…” I said, astonished. There were a hundred question marks floating around inside my head.

What’s the point in that? If it were me, I’d only get pissed off if someone else was doing the things I wanted to do right in front of my eyes, I thought. But it seemed that Beomgyu didn’t think like this.

“After all, it can’t be helped, can it? I can’t go outside even if I want to. There’s no other way. Don’t you think it’s a good idea?” Beomgyu said, as if convincing his self.

He probably wanted to do these things himself. He would have considered that first. But the fact that there were circumstances preventing him from doing so was, in a way, something I could understand.

“Well, I understand what you’re trying to say. I just have to do what you want to do, right? So, tell me about those,” I said as if pondering his idea, still confused.

“That’s exactly it.” Seeming to be happy for some reason, Beomgyu smiled. “It wouldn’t be good to start off with the heavy ones. I suppose we’ll go with a light one to begin with. I wonder which one I should choose?” he said, opening his notebook and staring at it with a serious gaze. And then he suddenly broke into a smile. “Well then, I already have a request…”

Honestly, I had nothing but a bad feeling about this.

“I’ve always wanted to go to an amusement park before I die.”

According to Beomgyu, he had only ever been to an amusement park when he was very young, with his parents. He was interested in what an amusement park would be like now that he was more aware of the world around him.

Since it was something that he wanted to do before he died, I’d expected something more spectacular. I’d been prepared for something like one of his dreams for the future that had never been fulfilled. But his desire was a petty one, like that of someone in the lower middle class. So I was a little let down at first.

“Huh? That means” Thinking about it and recalling the fact that the one doing this would be me, I felt flustered.

“So Yeonjunnie, go to an amusement park in my place.”

“No, wait a minute! You’re kidding, right?”

“I’m serious, you know?” Beomgyu said with no signs of shyness, and then gave a mischievous laugh.

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A week later, for some reason, I’d come to a famous theme park here in Seoul, the Lotte World.

Of course, I was alone.

How sad would a guy of my age have to be to come to an amusement park alone?

Amusement parks are places visited by families and lovers. This is an established fact. Nobody would come here alone.

And it was weekend, there was an incredible amount of people, people and people, as far as the eye could see. Of course, they were in groups, such as couples, families and friends. Naturally, I couldn’t spot anyone who had come alone like me.

A guy going to an amusement park alone – it’s difficult to imagine that such a guy would be in a sane state. He would either be a real amusement park freak, or simply crazy. But I was neither of those. I wasn’t an amusement park freak, and I wanted to believe that I was still sane.