I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 66

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Episode 66

It was Yeondu’s Mother, who had never contacted her even once during all this time. Yeondu stood frozen while holding her cell phone. It was clear that pressing the call button was something she was greatly hesitant about. Yeondu took a short deep breath.

-Huu….

Only then did she answer the phone. A shrill voice came through the cell phone as if it would pierce through it.

-Why doesn’t this girl answer her phone?! Mom’s name must have appeared on your cell phone, so you should answer it right away!

It was a voice more heartless than even the Grandmothers who shared not a drop of blood with her. Yeondu bit her lips tightly and endured the aggressive words.

-You’re the older sister, so what are you doing instead of taking care of your younger siblings? Other families say when it’s time for college applications, they work even harder to research it themselves! If Yeonjeong has to repeat her senior year, you’ll pay for those academy fees, right?

-….

-Anyway. I’m in front of your house, so hurry up and open the door, girl.

-I don’t live in that house anymore.

-What?! You moved without even telling your mother?!

Even without being given separate information, the Office Worker could immediately sense it. Why Jeong Yeondu lived alone. Why she wanted to escape to Hyangdo County.

What Yeondu wanted to run away from wasn’t just because of her company colleagues and college classmates. The mother on the other end of the phone began to rage furiously.

-You’re crazy, crazy! You think you’re so great, don’t you? Living all by yourself? Keeping your mouth shut about such things even from your parents! You’ve been like that since you were young. I never felt any affection for you!

Yeondu’s throat, which had been holding back her emotions, trembled. It looked like she was swallowing something down.

-When did Mom ever show any interest in me?

Her voice, trying hard to hold back tears, was thick with sorrow.

-You’re old enough now, but you still want to blame your parents? You’ve always been able to handle things on your own since you were little-.

-It’s because Mom is always like this! That’s why I ended up doing everything alone! Because Mom is like this…!

Her eyes, which had been holding back tears, glistened. Yeondu’s voice gradually grew louder.

-Don’t pretend to care now! You don’t need to worry about me! It’s annoying. Just act like usual. Like it doesn’t matter whether I’m dead or alive. Live like that.

Yeondu said this and hung up the call without any lingering attachment.

Wind blew through the window that had been opened because of the heat. The pure white chiffon curtain fluttered. Beyond the wall of Yeondu’s house, the Grandmothers were stamping their feet anxiously.

-What to do, what to do….

-Should we go in and stop her…?

-Leave her be. Let her be alone. Let’s not bother her anymore….

The Grandmothers, who had each come clutching peaches, plums, rice cakes and such things in their hands, trudged back home listlessly.

-The young one, there must have been a reason she came all the way down here….

-What good words are those to speak? Pretend you didn’t hear it.

-It’s because my heart aches, my heart. She took good care of us even though we must have been bothersome….

Yeondu tied her hair back tightly as if trying to forget the phone call with her mother and began a thorough cleaning. Because of her pride, she ultimately didn’t shed a single tear.

She wiped the floor again and again, shook out the curtains, and even organized the dishes. Before she knew it, the unusually long summer sun had set far away and the sky had turned crimson, but Yeondu’s house remained quiet.

-….

Yeondu had achieved the solitude she had so desperately wanted. The inside of the house was silent.

-Let’s just work.

Yeondu clattered away at the keyboard. The manuscript Yeondu was writing was sweet, unlike reality. Yeondu’s expression as she looked at the monitor was dry.

The next day, Yeondu looked out the window while cleaning. But no one was there. The Grandmothers who used to bother her no longer came to visit Yeondu.

-…That’s good, I guess.

But contrary to her words, the next day too, and the day after that. Yeondu spent an unusually long time cleaning by the window while looking outside.

The inside of the house remained silent as ever. Yeondu roughly drew the curtains shut and sat back down in front of the computer.

That’s when it happened. A small noise came from outside the door.

Clatter-

-Ah, really.

As soon as Yeondu heard the small sound from outside, she rushed out like an old man chasing away wasps.

-What’s the matter again!

Despite her blunt tone, her hands were quick to open the door. But there was no one beyond the door.

-Ah….

It was just the sound of wind knocking on the door.

-I guess everyone’s done with me now.

Now Yeondu was truly alone.

Several days passed like that. The only person Yeondu contacted was the Publishing Company Representative.

[I’m so excited about this new work too, Writer~^^ Your writing always has the power to help overcome reality, so I also enjoy reading every work. Especially….]

As Yeondu looked at the representative’s reply with empty eyes, a knocking sound finally came from her house.

Thump thump thump-!

At the sound that seemed somewhat urgent, the corners of Yeondu’s mouth unconsciously turned up. Yeondu, who had managed her facial expression again, opened the door as if annoyed.

-What is it.

-Um, I’m really sorry to bother you….

Desperation was evident on the face of the grandmother who looked up at Yeondu with both hands clenched tightly.

-Have you seen our Boksuni?

-Boksuni?

-She’s been missing since earlier….

Tense music played once again. It was an ominous sound that reminded someone of a certain person.

‘Dog Trader!’

The Office Worker’s heart also became anxious. Yeondu immediately grabbed the flashlight hanging on the wall and ran out. To find Boksuni. For the little fluffball she had to pretend not to know because she didn’t want to take responsibility.

“Boksun-!!!”

Yeondu’s voice echoed throughout Danbok Village.

* * *

-Just try to kill Boksoon and you guys are dead, I’m fucking serious

-Ah please…ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I can’t watch animals die, please save it

Please please our Boksoon ㅜㅜㅜㅠㅠㅜㅠ Ah, don’t make me anxious..

“If you kill Boksuni….”

Aetami covered her mouth and immersed herself.

Before she knew it, the sky after sunset was being dyed purple from far away. Running through the village, Yeondu called for Boksuni again and again.

-Boksun?

At the mountain entrance, the dog treats that had been given to Boksuni were scattered around. The squeaky toy was also there. Yeondu ran over frantically. But Boksuni wasn’t there.

-Boksun! Boksun!

With a face about to cry, Yeondu continued searching for Boksuni. As if possessed by something, she began climbing the mountain. The sun had completely set and the world was pitch black.

Click-.

Yeondu had no intention of going down the mountain. She turned on the flashlight and gritted her teeth. She had to find Boksuni, who might have been caught by the Dog Trader.

Dark clouds gathered from far away. Rain began to fall drop by drop.

-Because of me….

She should have taken her in earlier. When asked if she had any thoughts of raising her, she shouldn’t have refused so coldly. She should have shown some interest instead of pretending not to know.

Yeondu pushed through the bushes searching for Boksuni. But Boksuni was nowhere to be found. Before she knew it, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Her clothes were completely soaked.

-Ahhh!

That’s when it happened. Yeondu tumbled straight into a pit that had been dug to catch wild animals. With quite a loud sound, Yeondu fell to the bottom and curled up her body for a moment, trying to forget the pain. Her body trembled violently.

-Huff….

Yeondu took a deep breath. The habit of Jeong Yeondu, who handled everything well on her own, came out. She could take another breath and get up. Just like she always did.

Yeondu, her whole body dirty with wet soil, turned on her flashlight with her scraped and bleeding hand.

Click- Click-.

But no matter how many times she pressed the button, it remained pitch black. It was truly perfect distress.

-…Why….

Yeondu’s voice trembled.

-Why am I always… always like this….

Even though her face was soaked with rainwater, it was obvious she was crying. Her jaw muscles convulsing pitifully supported this. Yeondu’s eyes were red.

-No matter how hard I try, why am I always… alone.

The rain poured down more and more fiercely.

-Why… I, I don’t care about anyone…!

Yeondu tried to wipe away her tears with her dirt-covered hands. But it was futile. No matter how much she wiped and wiped, the tears flowed down endlessly.

-Even when it’s not my business, I… I acted like it was all my business! Why do you guys put your own things first!!! No one, to me, no one cares about me… no one….

There was no one to comfort her even when she cried. Jeong Yeondu, who had learned this through life, couldn’t even cry out loud properly. Even though she tried hard to hold back and endure, the tears that stubbornly came out seemed resentful.

The music that had played when Yeondu first headed to Hyangdo County was heard again. It was a slower and smaller xylophone sound than before.

-Then I am….

Jeong Yeondu’s world as she lifted her head was completely dark. She was perfectly alone. The perfect world that Jeong Yeondu had so desperately wanted, where no one paid attention to her and she didn’t have to care about anyone.

Jeong Yeondu in that world looked so lonely.

-Woof!

That’s when it happened.

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