001. Under the tree that now provides good shade with its thick branches. It’s the mountain right behind my house, but the air felt completely different from the village below. Maybe that’s why, whenever I came here, it felt like time had stopped. Even though the weather had been gloomy for days, today the sky was completely clear....
001. Under the tree that now provides good shade with its thick branches. It’s the mountain right behind my house, but the air felt completely different from the village below. Maybe that’s why, whenever I came here, it felt like time had stopped. Even though the weather had been gloomy for days, today the sky was completely clear. Come to think of it, the weather was always clear on the days I climbed the mountain— as if it was telling me to come and say hello. It’s been exactly 8 years today. Since that day, my birthday has become a day I no longer celebrate. Instead, I came to this mountain to see my brother. “Hyung (brother), I’m 31 now.” You reached out to me in your final moment. You’re still stuck in that time, but my time kept moving— and now I’ve turned 31. Leaning against the tre
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