Last Summer

The final summer of Ms. Kim Soon-young, who lives in Chungmu. The age of seventy, heading toward death. She, too, once had a painful love she could never forget. Yujin, who resembled her daughter yet wore a completely different expression, was stepping out of the car. “Yujin!” I rushed out in surprise. Yujin, who had been a mere child back then, was now looking at me, having grown tall and become an adult. “Grandmother!” Perhaps because her stride was wider, being a head taller than Jiyoon, Yujin quickly walked over and threw herself into my arms. The scent of a glamorous and alluring perfume, a beautiful and sleek body overflowing with strength and youth. I felt lightheaded, as if...