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# Chapter 149: Light Upon the River
Eun-seo sat on the riverbank, and the golden light of sunset spilled across the water in rippling waves, wrapping around her. In the warm spring air, the fresh scent of the river mingled with Min-jun’s voice echoing in her mind once more. His voice enfolded her heart gently, and her heartbeat quickened to match the rhythm of the water’s song. The vibration of his words drummed against her chest. She remembered the moment his hand had held hers, and in that memory, she felt what he felt—understood what his heart had understood. The warmth of his touch lingered still.
She walked along the river, following its flowing curves. As the water’s current brushed past her feet, she breathed in its familiar scent. The spring breeze caressed her hair while she gazed at clouds drifting above the water. They moved across the sky, lightening her heart with their passage. The river’s voice sang in her ears, its ripples lapping gently at her ankles. As she walked, she spotted an old woman sitting on the bank, watching the water as though contemplating all that the river remembered. The reflection of the water in the grandmother’s eyes touched something deep within Eun-seo.
Eun-seo sat down beside her. The grandmother took her hand, her gaze fixed on the flowing water. The river’s voice wrapped around both their hearts, and their pulses beat in time with its song. The grandmother spoke softly: “When people disappear, all that remains is memory. And memory is like the ripples of a river.” Eun-seo pondered these words deeply. She thought of Min-jun’s heart, her own heart, and the grandmother’s heart. All of them had sat by this river before. All of them had sent their feelings into these waters. The river remembered all their hearts. That memory was the river’s voice.
They sat together, watching the water flow. The river’s song enveloped them both, their heartbeats synchronized to its rhythm. The spring breeze swept through their hair as they watched clouds drift with the water’s current. The clouds moved across the sky, making their hearts lighter. The river’s voice continued, caressing Eun-seo’s soul. And then, as she walked further along the bank, she found him—Min-jun, sitting alone, gazing at the water as though reading all its memories.
Eun-seo went and sat beside him. Min-jun took her hand, his eyes still on the flowing river. The water’s voice embraced them both, their hearts beating as one with its song. “I hope you’ll always be by my side,” he said quietly. Eun-seo considered his words carefully. She felt what his heart felt, understood what it meant. With the river’s voice as accompaniment, she heard his words anew. His voice wrapped around her heart, and her pulse quickened to match the river’s endless song.
They sat in silence, watching the water. The river’s voice enveloped them, their hearts beating in unison. The spring breeze touched their hair as they gazed at the clouds flowing above the water. The clouds drifted across the sky, lightening their hearts. Eun-seo remembered that moment, and began walking again along the river’s edge. As the water’s ripples brushed her feet, she inhaled its scent. The spring breeze caressed her hair while she watched the clouds drift with the current. They moved across the sky, making her heart feel weightless.
As she walked, she found the grandmother waiting once more on the bank, watching the water with the same contemplative gaze. Eun-seo sat beside her again. The grandmother held her hand, their eyes on the river. The water’s voice embraced them both, their heartbeats synchronized to its eternal song. “When people fade away, only memory remains,” the grandmother said. “And that memory flows like the river itself.” Eun-seo understood now. She thought of Min-jun, of herself, of the grandmother—all of them had sat here before, all had sent their hearts into these waters. The river held all their memories. That was its voice.
The two sat together in the fading light, watching the water flow endlessly before them.