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# Chapter 141: The River’s Memory
Eun-seo walked along the riverbank, and her thoughts began to flow with the sound of the water. She had met Aunt Oh Bok-soon at the market that day. As she received the seasoned greens, she found herself comparing the scent of Seoul with the scent of this place. Here, everything was distinct. The fragrance of flowers, the sound of the river, the voices of people. Seoul was all one blended smell—the scent of people, cars, food. All of it merged into one.
She sat on the riverbank. The water flowed past her feet, and her feet rested on the pebbles. This was the same spot where she had sat with Min-jun. When his hand had wrapped around hers, she felt what his heart had felt, and she understood what his heart had understood. Along with the sound of the river, she could hear his voice again.
Eun-seo gazed at the water and thought of everything the river remembered. Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, Grandmother’s heart. They had all sat above this river once. They had all sent their hearts into these waters. The river remembered all of them. That memory was the sound of the river.
Then she remembered Do-hyun’s words. The branch school would close. Those words hurt her heart. The children would go to the town school, commuting by bus. When she had first come to the school, Soo-min’s smiling face came to mind. When Soo-min’s hand had held hers, she felt what Soo-min’s heart had felt, and she understood what Soo-min’s heart had understood.
Eun-seo gazed at the river and read Min-jun’s letter. His handwriting gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with his words. She recalled the moment when his hand had wrapped around hers. When his hand held hers, she felt what his heart had felt, and she understood what his heart had understood. Along with the sound of the river, she could hear his voice again.
Then she remembered Grandmother’s words: “You only say you’re fine when you really are.” Grandmother’s words were true. When she sat with Min-jun, when his hand wrapped around hers, she felt what his heart had felt, and she understood what his heart had understood. In that moment, she was fine. She felt what Min-jun’s heart had felt, and she understood what his heart had understood.
Eun-seo gazed at the river and thought of everything it remembered. Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, Grandmother’s heart. They had all sat above this river once. They had all sent their hearts into these waters. The river remembered all of them. That memory was the sound of the river. She gazed at the water, and with the river’s voice, her heart began to beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.
Then she thought again of Do-hyun’s words. The branch school would close. When she had first come to school, Soo-min’s smiling face came to mind. When she had first come to school, the children’s smiling faces came to mind. The children would go to the town school, commuting by bus. When she had first come to school, her heart had ached. But now, she thought of the children’s hearts. She felt what the children’s hearts had felt, and she understood what the children’s hearts had understood.
Eun-seo gazed at the river and thought of everything it remembered. Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, Grandmother’s heart. They had all sat above this river once. They had all sent their hearts into these waters. The river remembered all of them. That memory was the sound of the river. She gazed at the water, and with the river’s voice, her heart began to beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.
Then she read Min-jun’s letter again. His handwriting gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with his words. She recalled the moment when his hand had wrapped around hers. When his hand held hers, she felt what his heart had felt, and she understood what his heart had understood. Along with the sound of the river, she could hear his voice again.
Eun-seo gazed at the river and thought of everything it remembered. Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, Grandmother’s heart. They had all sat above this river once. They had all sent their hearts into these waters. The river remembered all of them. That memory was the sound of the river. She gazed at the water, and with the river’s voice, her heart began to beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.
She gazed at the water and thought again of everything the river remembered. When she had first come to school, her heart had ached. But now, she thought of the children’s hearts. She felt what the children’s hearts had felt, and she understood what the children’s hearts had understood. She gazed at the river, and with its voice, her heart beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.
She gazed at the water and thought again of everything the river remembered. Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, Grandmother’s heart. They had all sat above this river once. They had all sent their hearts into these waters. The river remembered all of them. That memory was the sound of the river. She gazed at the water, and with the river’s voice, her heart began to beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.
She gazed at the water and thought again of everything the river remembered. When she had first come to school, her heart had ached. But now, she thought of the children’s hearts. She felt what the children’s hearts had felt, and she understood what the children’s hearts had understood. She gazed at the river, and with its voice, her heart beat. The river’s sound gently enveloped her heart, and her heart beat in rhythm with the water’s voice.