[Professor Kim's POV - Chapter 3]
The affair with Park Sungwoo, the university chancellor, had begun like a whispered secret, a clandestine connection that unfolded against the backdrop of my crumbling marriage. Our stolen moments together were like fragments of a forbidden story, one that added complexity to the turmoil of my life.
As the winter deepened, so did the intensity of our affair. The cold Pittsburgh nights provided cover for our secret rendezvous, each encounter a dangerous dance on the precipice of discovery. The sparks of our illicit passion burned bright against the backdrop of my writer's block, a flame that both illuminated and consumed me.
The weight of my infidelity weighed heavily on my conscience, a constant reminder of the choices I had made and the betrayals I had committed. The characters in my novel seemed to reflect the moral ambiguity of my own actions, their narratives tangled in a web of deceit and desire.
But then, a revelation that shattered the fragile equilibrium of my life - I discovered that I was pregnant. The news struck like a thunderbolt, a shocking twist in a narrative already rife with complications. The realization that I carried Sungwoo's child only deepened the abyss of my writer's block.
The pregnancy became a metaphor for my creative stagnation, a physical manifestation of the emotional entanglements that had ensnared me. The characters in my novel remained suspended in a state of limbo, their stories echoing the uncertainty of my own future.
As the days turned into weeks, my inability to write became a relentless torment. The pages of my manuscript remained stubbornly blank, a reflection of the chaos that had engulfed my life. The affair with Sungwoo had become a tangled knot of desire, guilt, and fear, and it seemed that every word I wrote only added to the confusion.
It was in the midst of this turmoil that Myoui Mina, my literary agent, entered the stage. Her arrival, unexpected and enigmatic, added a new layer of complexity to an already convoluted narrative. She had come to assess the progress of my long-awaited novel, but her presence was a reminder of the expectations I had failed to meet.
As Mina entered my life, she brought with her a sense of urgency and purpose. Her unspoken demand for progress only exacerbated my writer's block, a constant reminder of the words I could not find. The characters in my novel, once a source of solace, had become a reflection of my own creative impotence.
The affair with Sungwoo, the pregnancy, and the arrival of Mina had created a perfect storm of turmoil and uncertainty. My life, once a canvas for storytelling, had become a tangled narrative of love, betrayal, and artistic stagnation. As I faced the enigmatic presence of Mina, I couldn't help but wonder how her role in this intricate drama would shape the chapters yet to be written.
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wonder girls
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