14 – Episode 14 – Encounter
Minwoo always had a round smile on his face. But now Minwoo’s expression looked quite serious.
Led by Min-woo’s hand, they arrived at a remote corner of the nursery school.
A container warehouse that collects items that are not used at the nursery school, and a place where used items piled up outside are gathered when the warehouse is full.
Fine smoke is pouring out of the container warehouse where the door has been removed because there is nothing to use. A level of smoke that would have been hard to notice if my eyes weren’t getting better.
When you go near the warehouse, you can feel the acrid smell.
A sneak peek inside the warehouse reveals that a woman is smoking inside.
Sehee Han. At 17 this year, she is the oldest and most responsible of the children in the orphanage, so everyone trusts and follows her.
“Se-hee noona seemed to be getting a little rough a while ago… The kids say she hangs around with scary noonas…”
“Sehee?”
Actually, even before I came to the World of Reversals, I had the feeling that Sehee was having a hard time, but seeing her smoking in the corner, I knew that something was definitely wrong.
There is a rough estimate of why Sehee became like that. I had a similar period too.
According to Yohan Nursery School’s policy, children who have graduated from high school cannot stay at the nursery school anymore.
It tends to give them more preparation time than other institutions, but in the end, being thrown into society is inevitably scary.
Well, that’s why I ran out early. at the age of 17. I thought it would be an unstable life anyway, so I want to make money quickly.
It’s been six years since I trained my compression muscles by doing everything from working part-time at a chicken restaurant to loading and unloading.
… It’s my heart that I don’t want other kids to go through this. I hope it’s not too late.
“Minwoo. Take a lookout nearby. Don’t let other people come. You’re also a bit far away.”
“Yes.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked towards Sehee. Even though the distance is getting closer, Sehee is only looking at her phone.
Finally, as they approach right behind them, Se-hee looks back. I took the cigarette from her mouth and put it in my mouth and sucked it in at once.
“Oh, brother?!”
The remaining half of the cigarettes was reduced in an instant.
A year after quitting smoking, I felt like I was going to lose my mind, but I gritted my teeth and endured. Anxiety lingered in the breath that accompanied the smoke.
A younger brother whom I especially cherished. The shock of seeing his sister, whom he especially cared for, smoking cigarettes, did not go away easily.
Did you even learn to smoke because it was a reversed world? Or maybe it was like that in the previous world?
“Se-hee, take out all the cigarettes left.”
“huh….”
Perhaps she had just smoked five cigarettes, Se-hee’s face began to grow serious. It shouldn’t get serious already. I haven’t calmed down yet.
Still, it seems clear that it is not a situation that can be easily overcome.
Well, I’m not sure if it’s right to call it counseling. Anyway, the consultation didn’t last that long.
After the next year, they are in a position to move forward into society, but even if they study hard, they will not be able to afford to go to college, and even if the government provides subsidies, they do not know if they will be able to live a stable life.
As the future became uncertain, life became lethargic and began to get involved with bad people… … .
As soon as a guy who was good at studying went to high school, he really knew what was going on. When I was younger, the mentality of children was not so fragile.
Usually, the solution to this situation boils down to one thing.
money.
Money brings stability to life and a stable life enables development. How can you not say that this kind of money is omnipotent?
In fact, it is impossible to take care of each child who is self-reliant in an orphanage, and it is absurd for one individual to provide financial support.
but… … Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little support for my younger brother who I was so close with… … ?
In particular, Se-hee has always been very good at studying and has shown a lot of liking for it, so I feel more regretful.
Also, he was a very close friend to me.
Of course, taking care of myself is a difficult situation, but isn’t it said that pain is halved if shared?
Smell of cigarettes wafting through the air, he puts Se-hee on his shoulder. Just looking at the visuals, it feels like the scary neighborhood brothers are pretending to be friends before stealing money.
“Se-hee, I heard that it costs about 80 million won to graduate from college.”
“Uh, huh?”
“Study hard. We’ve lived together for several years, so can’t you give me one?”
“What?! No, but…”
“hehehe… Even the director doesn’t know this, but these days I’m doing lintels? I started last week and I’ve already made dozens. I have money to help you.”
Actually, I didn’t earn that much. Well, anyway, that doesn’t matter.
It was an impulsive decision, but I have no regrets. Not even once or twice.
“No… that’s it. It was so sudden…”
It seems that you fell in love with Sweet Seong Yuhan. Sehee started to cry.
If you’re like this in front of me, a woman but a man, it must have been very difficult for you.
“Hey Se-hee, are you crying? What is that? Crying in front of a man is okay? The kid who used to smoke too.”
Perhaps because of the smoke from the cigarette in my hand, she frowned and made a funny expression as if she was laughing or crying. A smile hangs on my lips.
Well, maybe it was because her body had changed, but it was a smile that looked quite sinister.
-… !!
-… … … !
Someone’s voice is heard in the distance. I guess it’s time to go back.
“Se-hee, don’t show me crying in front of the kids. Come back and cry in front of me later. That’s it.”
“Yeah. I’m sorry brother…”
“What are you sorry about? I’m sorry. Then quit smoking from now on.”
“Ahahahaha… I see, brother.”
okay. Our Sehee is the prettiest when she smiles. As Se-hee waits for her crying to stop, she hears a familiar voice from behind.
… … A voice I’ve been hearing a lot lately.
“Now… what are you doing there?”
Looking back, I see a black long-haired beauty, Min-woo holding onto her arm as if to stop her.
And on this side, Se-hee, who is shrinking, and… … .
Geum Taeyang, with a cigarette in one hand and a mean smile on Sehee’s shoulder.
“What the f*ck.”
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A video should originally have a colorful appearance. It means that if I only take pictures of myself volunteering, I won’t be able to come out with a fun video.
First of all, it has to be fun so that people will see my videos, and if they watch my videos, won’t they have a good influence or not?
So, after delivering the donation items, I was walking around the orphanage to take additional videos.
It was by sheer coincidence that I came here.
This place in a corner of the nursery school seemed to be a space where various items that were no longer needed in the nursery school were piled up.
Because of the eerie atmosphere, we were talking to the managers as if we were just going to take a quick look at this place and come out, but suddenly a male student blocked our way.
They made various excuses to convince us not to go in, but it was just an excuse overflowing with clumsy parts.
‘There is something here.’
It was strange that a male student was guarding a place like this alone in the first place. I also feel like I’m watching something.
Maybe it’s because I’ve built up a long relationship with the managers, but I could roughly communicate my opinion just by looking at them. If the managers take their time, I’ll go in and see.
“Student. I’ll just look around a bit. Can’t that be? We all got permission and came here.”
“Ah… that, though.”
When the manager talked to him and turned his attention to him, he started moving his feet.
When I checked this space properly, I noticed thick smoke coming out of a container warehouse in one corner. Judging by the subtle acrid smell here, it must be cigarette smoke.
Was that student just watching the other kid smoking?
It is said that these days, society is in an atmosphere where it is easy to see students smoking cigarettes, but it is not.
If a deviant is nearby, it could adversely affect other children in the nursery school.
Thinking so, I walked toward the container warehouse, and the boy from behind started chasing after me while shouting something.
I heard the sound and sped up more. I wonder if there is a big penalty if caught smoking in the nursery school, and I start chasing him more desperately.
Thinking I’m quick on my feet, he catches up to me in an instant and stretches out his hand toward me.
But in the end, the moment my arm was caught, I was narrowly put into the container.
cool-! cool-!
Cigarette smoke filled this cramped space. What do you mean by smoking so much?
When I forcibly opened my eyes, which had been frowned by the acrid smoke, a shocking scene unfolded.
There are two people standing in the fog-like smoke of cigarettes. A blonde man holding a cigarette in one hand was smiling meanly at the woman with his shoulder wrapped around her.
Perhaps because of the smell of cigarettes, the woman was crying with her eyes closed, and several cigarette butts were left on the floor.
The man is his clothes, his physique, and he doesn’t look like a child in a nursery school. No matter how you look at it, he is clearly an adult.
Are you a volunteer? Why did you come all the way here and do something like that?
If you ask me if I am a good person, I don’t think I can give you a definite answer. I’m not the kind of person who didn’t have minor deviations.
Isn’t everyone living with a little bit of evil? Humans are complex beings.
But that’s definitely an evil human being. The kind of person who would normally oppose me.
I was angry, but I held back as much as I could and spoke.
“Now… what are you doing there?”
“…what the f*ck.”
His appearance, looking back and spouting obscene language, somehow feels familiar.
The managers who came to me also stopped with a surprised expression after checking his face.
“…Golden sun?”