75 – Soldier Yuseon Kang
“…It hurts”
Yoo-jung, with her head on my arm, spoke in a dying voice.
Beige sunlight was shining through the blinded windows, and it was only when I saw that I knew I was asleep.
I drank so much yesterday and the sleeping position was very uncomfortable, but now I feel like I can do anything.
However, Yoo-jung had a dying expression unlike me.
It’s a little bit like saying this while watching a child suffering from moaning, but Yoo-jung’s face with all her makeup removed looked very pretty in my eyes.
So I was looking at Yoo-jung without thinking – grunts- and Yoo-jung spoke to me in a small voice.
“Yoo Seon-ah… I’m cold…”
Looking at her condition now, it seems that not even one of her fingers can move.
Coming to think of it, we turned off the boiler yesterday because it was hot and went to sleep, so there is no heating right now. Maybe because it was autumn, the weather was chilly at night, and when I actually touched my body, it was lukewarm.
“…Yoo Seon is warm..?”
– Bubijeok…
Yoo-jeong started to cling to my arms as if it was still cold. So I could feel the touch of her soft skin, and little by little – my heart was pounding, and reactions came from my body.
I had other thoughts in my head. Things that have nothing to do with the current situation. What is the k-2 range? Army service creed! Our resolution! Unit Life Rules..! Army go…
Something like that… I tried my best to regain peace and stability in my heart.
I thought about it after sobering up, but I thought that the way I treated Yoo-jung yesterday was too rough.
So, to avoid it a little bit, if you treat Yoo-jung like that yesterday and today, you might end up falling into a beast instead of a human being.
“Hey, Yoojung. Are you thirsty? I’ll bring you some water!”
“…Ugh… I want to stay like this…”
“..No..! Looking at it, I’m already thirsty for talking, but if you leave it like this, you’ll have a lot of trouble later..”
Why is Yoojung thirsty? And again- why did my neck rest..?
Ha- See…
I was largely responsible for what Yoojung is doing now.
After removing Yoo-jung, who kept trying to be in my arms, I took out bottled water from the refrigerator. I opened the lid and brought it to Yu-jeong.
“..Water.. Should I drink water…?”
“..Ugh…”
Yoo-jeong, who can’t even open her eyes properly and takes the water I give her with a dying face.
Since drinking water while lying down made me feel sick, I stood up a little and drank water, but the blanket that was covering me slipped down slightly.
“…On top… Cover it all the way!”
I laid Yoojung down again. I couldn’t get the water properly, so the water stream dripped down my lips, but my eyes were half-closed.
A transparent stream of water continued to flow between Yoojung’s red lips. Then, some of them ride on Yoo-jung’s lips and go down.
After the slim jawline, the slender neckline. And I saw the stream flowing into the valley below.
I thought it wouldn’t work this way.
“I’ll wash up and come back!”
“… Huh..? When are we leaving the room..? Shouldn’t we be leaving soon?”
“So- I have to get out soon. I can’t stay here all the time.”
Even after taking a bath, Yoo-jung continued tossing and turning on the bed, and it wasn’t until the cell phone alarm started ringing that Yoo-jeong started to stand up.
It seemed that Yujeong had set an alarm for the check-out time before I arrived.
Cleaning up the sashimi I ate yesterday, arranging the alcohol bottles, and putting on my clothes- and then… That…
“…If I throw it in the trash, it will take care of it..?”
“…Isn’t it…?”
It was kind of fortunate to think that I didn’t have to blush when I met the motel owner because the key could be returned unattended.
“The shower towel is mine!”
“…Then… Put this inside…”
I looked at the sheets on the bed we were lying on for a moment. It smells of chestnut flowers, and it smells of fishy blood… And… It’s just… Still damp- We must have slept here yesterday.
It felt like my mind was being gnawed away little by little just by looking at this.
At that time, Yoojung took a plastic bag and started putting all the things we ate, such as bottles of alcohol and garbage, into it.
I looked at the back of Yoo-jung, who was hurriedly clearing out the trash, and her ears were burning red as if they were about to explode.
If I looked in the mirror, my face would have turned as red as a tomato.
I came out of the motel and then had a simple hangover soup at the restaurant.
After that, I was going to go to the nearby beach to see the sea- I’ve felt it since before, but Yoo-jung’s steps were very slow. Abusive – Abusive…
“…I’m sore… I can’t walk much…”
“Ah…”
As soon as I came out of the motel, Yoo-jung took me around. Even thinking about it, I wonder if other people noticed..? I looked around, but no one seemed to care about the two of us.
“Upside down”
“Yoo Seon-ah, are you okay…? I’m very heavy…”
“It’s okay. I’m not feeling well”
Yu-jeong hesitated, then closed her eyes and put her on my back. She was heavy…But not so much that she couldn’t lift it.
A soft feeling that touches the back. And Yoojung’s hair pouring down like a waterfall. It smelled good.
“…Sea.. Yes let’s go to the sea”
It was regrettable to return to the unit as it is, so I walked with Yoo-jung on my back to the sandy beach a short walk from the motel.
Because it was a weekend, there were a lot of people on the beach. Yujeong and I sit on the sandy beach and the wind blows for a while. And… I looked at the crashing waves in silence.
“…Seonah Yoo. If you go back to the military, when will you return to society?”
“…Maybe we can meet in a few months…?”
“I’ll stay out often and write a lot of letters… Do you have to call me a lot too?”
“…Yes”
I felt a little depressed thinking that I had to go back to the unit in a few hours.
But… This is also what I chose – it’s too late to turn back now.
I read it in a book, and there was a phrase that a person realizes the value of something only when the things close to him are gone.
Did you say that people grow mature when they know about breakups…? Knowing how to distance yourself from others for a while.
At the same time, missing people and thinking in your heart.
I joined the army impulsively, but it was like catching a fly while walking backwards. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to gain such good enlightenment.
2)
After the overnight stay, I was assigned to my own unit. I was assigned to a coastal socho, and my main job was to watch the coastline at night and watch whether North Korean troops were infiltrating or not.
Since the 23rd Division itself was a unit created for the Gangneung armed communist infiltration incident, they set up a lot of wire netting on the coastline and pick up North Korean flyers while walking around the beach, or when there is a lot of snow on the road, they do snow removal, but overall If you look at it, it was a repetitive daily life.
There are only good people in the unit- Also, the work isn’t too hard, it’s rather worthwhile- and they give me 2 nights and 3 days of vacation a month because it’s a remote place.
I didn’t have any major difficulties in my military life.
“…Sergeant Kang! Master Socho is looking for you..!”
“Uh”
While I was doing physical training during personal maintenance time, the youngest child in my platoon came to visit me.
Maybe it’s because I’m going on vacation this time.
Roughly… Wearing the combat uniform I had taken off near the bench, I went to the company commander’s office, and the door was open.
“Uh, Yoo Seon-ah. Come in! Tomorrow’s vacation right..?”
“Loyalty. Let’s find and catch!”
When I thought about it objectively, my military life was close to a barrel of honey. Although there is a downside that the sleeping time is irregular, it guarantees personal maintenance time well, and again- there is not much absurdity, perhaps because it is difficult. Give a lot of vacations too.
If I were normal, I’d be Corporal No. 7, But the vacation I’ve accumulated so far is just over 100 days. This is not normal
If you served in the military in Socho on the coast, you were provided with a 3-day, 2-night compensation vacation once a month.
So, if you serve for more than ‘9 months’, the battalion is changed to match ‘fairness’ with other battalions – at that time, the remaining soldiers in the socho have a choice of ‘remaining’ or ‘moving’ to another place. Could.
And I chose to stay a total of 1 times, and the people I met this time spent 9 months together. I’m glad you got along well with me.
“…Yes, because Yoo Seon is good at it! Don’t make a big mistake! You’re using up all the reward vacations you’ve accumulated so far..! You know we’re going inland, too, right?
Since Yoo Seon doesn’t know the location of the newly moved unit- I hope she returns here when preparing to move inland. So when we pack up and move to another place, we can go together. That way, it’s comfortable for you and for us. Right?”
“Yes, it is”
What about that later- Let’s talk about vacations. No matter how long you’ve been in society, don’t forget that you are a soldier..!
If you think you should do it because your head is thick, don’t go around drinking after 20:00.
From noble mtl dot com
If you get into an accident, you will always go to a detention center or a military prison. Yes, and I’m asking just in case, is there anything uncomfortable?”
Anyway, because of my background- the executives cared about me tremendously.
No parents. I came from an orphanage, so it’s strange that I’m not treated as an interested soldier at this level.
In the unit, I was treated like a bomb that everyone wanted to pass on.
For now, I’m fine, but there’s such a thing as prejudice-
Considering the long-term promotion of executives, this risk must be minimized as much as possible.
The fact that I was able to stay in this camp once was because the officers did not want to take on a bomb that could explode at any moment, so I had to hit other battalions.
When I first became a private soldier- I felt betrayed when I realized that the company commander at that time was so burdened with me when the battalion changed.
Still, I didn’t feel that in this battalion, so personally I liked this company better than the previous ones.
“…No”
“Uh.. And I don’t have anything else to spread, but Yoo Seon-i got a sergeant..! Why..? Ah..! Special class warrior..! You got an early promotion! Congratulations! , I couldn’t do it. I’m sorry, Yoo Seon-ah! The company commander is busy these days!”
“Sergeant! It’s not Kang Yu-seon!”
The company commander is a good person.
Because I could feel that he was treating me like any other soldier and not acting like an outcast.
Actually, out of the executives I’ve met so far, I liked it the most. Do you need anything..? And is there anything lacking? I didn’t ask for skewer.
In my heart, I must have been very nervous, but… Well, I think the time for a company commander to do that has passed.
From the point of view of the company commander, we will have more time to be apart than to meet each other.
I’m going on vacation more than 3 months from now, and I think I don’t have to worry about me during that time, so I might feel good on the inside.
Well, it has nothing to do with me, whether the company commander danced a tap dance in his heart, exploded a fanfare, or burst champagne in the dorm just because he overcame a major hurdle in his military life.
After a brief interview with the company commander, I took a shower and entered the dormitory.
“Ah! Sergeant Yuseon Kang! Good evening!”
“Ahh- yes yes yes”
Come to think of it, after coming back from vacation, this coastal Socho is also good bye.
What kind of inland battalion…? They say they’re leaving for a place like that, but I’ve only been in the coastal socho so far, so I don’t know what the heck they’re doing there.
Still, if you listen to our kids, there is a TV lotus lantern, there is a PX, and well- they say that the gym is bigger and better than this, but it must be better than here.
Everything else is good here, but the auxiliary facilities are on the poor side- For a happy later life, you should go to a place with good and spacious facilities.
Listening to the story of the kids- They say that they are going to take over with the kids who will come in the future, and they will overturn all the warehouses. I don’t know what else.
I felt better thinking that I wouldn’t have to do that kind of work in the future.
“…Then I’ll turn off the lights! Have a good night!”
The lights in the dormitory went out. The last year’s vacation starts tomorrow.