Short Story (Cerpen)

The Fiction (Make Me Happy)

Time will pass as it should and dreams will only become sleeping flowers that never have meaning. The rhythm of the piano that evoked my feeling was beautiful when someone pressed the piano keys with his soft fingers. I can't just let her go before she offers me a song to accompany my sleep. But I could never force her to stay by my side because she was just wishful thinking. A dream that will disappear like dust.

The night was getting late but I couldn't close my eyes. I was afraid that when I closed my eyes and fell asleep, someone would appear again. I'd better finish my work writing the essay report I'm going to collect tomorrow morning. Staying alone and doing everything by myself is hard but the obligation does require me to stick with the situation. While writing my report, I somehow imagined the figure of the girl playing the piano again. Because she often comes in my delusion as well as my dreams, I call her Na Wa. Na Wa nimbly walked down the piano keys until the beautiful harmony that was always heard when I imagined it.

I got rid of my delusion but Na Wa didn't want to go and she played the song anyway. I groaned in frustration at always being stuck in my own delusion like a fool. I vaguely heard him call my name. “Chang Hee-ah,” call her down. L saw. I saw Na Wa's face very clearly. I can't forget that face. Her face was similar to my yeojachingu face that had left me for no reason. I was angry, but I missed him too. Although I tried to forget it but my brain was already filled with it. Everything about him is still vividly remembered in my memory.

I stood up to pick up a book I hadn't opened in a long time. When opening it, there is an old photo that shows the figure of Yeo Rin, my yeojachingu. I took it and looked at it in wonder. As far as I know, I've thrown away everything he's ever given me. Even all the photos of my memories with him I burned are not left. Feeling something strange about all this, I decided to leave. I wonder what Yeo Rin's relationship is with that girl in my delusion. Perhaps because I missed Yeo Rin too much, I created a reflection of her reflection in my own imagination, Na Wa. After looking for information to get there, I finally gave up because I did not get results.

As I walked alone in the darkness of the night, I imagined Na Wa. I actually do not understand whether what is in my delusion is Na Wa or Yeo Rin. Like a running movie scene, I could see what Na Wa was doing. He picked up a book on a bookshelf and strangely it was a bookshelf in my house. Na Wa opened the book and suddenly I remembered my memories with Yeo Rin. At that moment I hugged Yeo Rin and we looked so happy. Then I looked back at Na Wa who was smiling and her smile was very sweet. I kept walking and walking tirelessly. It's like this until I can remember everything. With the help of Na Wa, I will be able to remember how my memories with Yeo Rin can be forgotten like this.

When dawn began to reveal itself, I could not stop moving my feet toward a place I had not been to for a long time. Passing through a bridge that is familiar to me, makes me a little remembered with my memories with Yeo Rin. I took a breath and continued on my way. Again the figure of Na Wa flashed in my brain. Na Wa looked confused and I was also confused. Then Yeo Rin's figure looked at me sadly and it reminded me as she apologized for leaving me. I know, this is a clue from Na Wa so I can find where Yeo Rin should be. In my heart or just in my past.

I arrived at that field which used to be the place where Yeo Rin said goodbye to me. On the other side I saw Na Wa looking at the book on my desk. Na Wa was interested and she walked up to my desk and sat down on the chair and touched the book with a gentle sweep. I arrived at a quiet and quiet place. These mornings are still quiet from the activities and activities of Seoul residents therefore I am free to do everything I like without having to care about their comments.

“Chang Hee oppa,” call a voice that is familiar to me. That's Yeo Rin's voice. I turned around but there was no one then where did the voice come from?

“Oppa,” the voice was heard again. I sharpened my hearing so I could know where the sound was coming from.

“Oppa, nan bogosipheo,” said the voice in a sad tone.

“Yeo Rin?” many guessed.

“Aniya oppa,” answered the voice as if I could hear my voice. It seems he is asking me to communicate. Although I felt this was strange but I wanted to know how far I could talk to him.

“Then who are you?” my many.

“I'm Na Wa.. oppa, can you hear me?” ask her in a soft tone.

“Yes, I can hear you.. Na Wa,”

“Oppa.. dorawa,” the door in a slow tone. I frowned confused. Where am I supposed to go back?

“What do you mean?” ask her.

“Don't go there oppa, don't remember about Yeo Rin,” he said forbid me. Instead of answering, Na Wa forbade me to remember Yeo Rin.

“Wae?” my question is not to understand.

“Oppa,” her voice is getting weaker.

“Na Wa, wae geurae?”

“Oppa,” call him again. His voice was barely heard by me.

“Na Wa, you can still hear me right?” manya panic.

“Chang Hee oppa, saraphae,” she said before her voice disappeared.

“Na Wa's.. Na Wa,” call me anxious.

I looked for him everywhere but I couldn't find him. I seem to be going crazy. I didn't realize that I was just hallucinating, I was just fantasizing about Yeo Rin. Little by little I began to lose my mind by missing him too much. Suddenly, I felt the desire to look back at the photo I found earlier. When I took the picture out of my jacket pocket, something was weird. The photo turned into a picture of me with Yeo Rin. I dropped it in surprise. The wind blew him away.

I chased him until I arrived at an arid place. The photo fell and I picked it up. Now the photo is back to normal, showing a photo of Yeo Rin alone. As I was about to turn around, I heard someone call my name. It was Na Wa's voice and I saw her standing quite far away from me. I couldn't help my surprise when I saw her figure that was exactly the same as the photo in my hand. The style of hair, the clothes he was wearing, his gaze, was exactly the same as the photo.

“Na Wa,” call me. He nodded and looked at me sadly.

“Na Wa, what is it?” ask me while approaching him.

“Oppa stops,” the thrill prohibits me. My steps immediately stopped. I looked at him carefully.

“Do not approach oppa, I do not want to disappear from your delusion,”

“Na Wa, what do you mean?” ask her. I saw him holding back his cries. I wanted to approach her to wipe those tears off her cheeks. Now I step again to approach him. “Oppa stop,”

“Na Wa-ya I can't stop, I want to get close to you,” Na Wa shook her head quickly but I can't stop. I felt compelled to approach him.

“OPPA STOPs,” screams when my distance with him is only a few meters adrift.

“Na Wa, I really can't stop,” I said honestly.

“Hajima.. hajima. Nah! I don't want to hear it anymore. “Na Wa, mianhae,” said I felt guilty and I stopped exactly 1 meter in front of him.

My hands reached out to touch her but I couldn't move my legs. I could only look at her sadly as well as Na Wa who was looking at me with tears in her eyes. “Chang Hee oppa,” call her sad. Her tears fell easily.

“Na Wa-ya, uljima,” I said hoping that he could stop crying. Na Wa closed her eyes and suddenly a fog surrounded us. Makes me unable to see Na Wa clearly. I squinted a little so I could see Na Wa's figure.

“Oppa, goodbye,” said Na Wa slowly and disappeared like dust in the wind.

“Na Wa-yah.. Na Wa-ya,” call me panic. I knelt down while holding back my sorrow.

I remember it clearly and somehow my body started to feel light. I became dust and went in the wind, just as Na Wa had. The ringing of my phone woke me up asleep at the table. Looks like I overslept again while working on my essay report. I received a call from Gi Tae Hyung who invited me to go together to college. I glanced at my watch which showed at 07:00 in the morning. It's time to get ready to go. After ending the call, I picked up my jacket that was draped on the back of the chair. I also tidied up my essay report for me to put in the bag. I accidentally saw a foreign book on my desk. I picked it up and flipped through the book in confusion.I regret not listening to his words. I cry regretting my stupidity. In between my cries, I remembered the figure of Yeo Rin who had spoiledly closed her eyes. Yeo Rin smiled as she pursed her lips. Then when I taught him to play the piano and made him master 1 song that he really liked. He laughed and thanked me. “Chang Hee-ah, can I lean on your shoulder?” ask Yeo Rin shyly. “Eum, of course,” I said reply. Yeo Rin leaned against my shoulder and I grabbed her shoulder to get closer to me.

Suddenly a memory trajectory appeared and revealed the figure of Na Wa who closed the book in my hand sadly. Na Wa stood up from her seat and confirmed her heart to leave. As he walked away, his steps suddenly stopped. Na Wa returned to my desk and opened the book again. He wrote something on the back of the book and closed it. Na Wa stood back up and by then he was really going to leave. This memory led me to know what Na Wa had written for me. When I opened the back of the book, I found Na Wa's writing. It seems he told me that he was happy to be in my imagination.

“Now, I am also very happy. Think about how oppa reason to love Yeo Rin. Hopefully oppa keep it for me, until anytime,”

I smiled and added his writing to my heart. I wrote my feelings specifically for Na Wa.

“I'm happy, we're happy together. From now on I will face the future with a happy smile,”

Soon after, I left without the book. I put it on the table and hope Na Wa reads it. I also went outside to approach Gi Tae Hyung who was waiting for me in front of the house. I smiled at him. He looked surprised to see me smiling without any burden.

“What's wrong hyung?”

“You're okay, aren't you Chang Hee? You're not crazy, are you?” gi Tae Hyung asked as he touched my forehead, checking if I had a fever.

“Hyung, release,” my sermons while lowering his hand from my forehead. Gi Tae-hyung looks at me.

“Hyung, don't look at me like that. I'm fine,” I'm upset. I got into Gi Tae-hyung's car and Gi Tae-hyung got into his car and sat in the steering wheel. Gi Tae-hyung just kept looking at me in wonder.

“Chang Hee-ah, do we need to see a doctor?”

“No need to hyung, I told you I was fine,” I said to calm him down.

“Alright,” he said understand. Gi Tae Hyung runs his car. Never have I felt this light after long shutting myself off from my social life. Fortunately, I still have Gi Tae Hyung who always cares for me and Na Wa, the imaginary girl who always shows up and accompanies me when I feel lonely.