The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 12



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12 attraction

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It was a really long day. Too much information came into my head, and many thoughts lingered in my head.

Uncle Miller.

Consul Younghee Kim.

I became younger.

It’s not that I didn’t think about the future while living on a deserted island.

However, I never imagined it would happen like this.

My experience became my own and the past 15 days became a kind of dream.

Trying to explain my story to someone else wouldn’t be helpful.

So I said that to Consul Kim Young-hee. Please take care of it yourself. Because I am a child. I used it as a shield. That seems to have worked well.

then.

What should I do in the future?

The knowledge I had accumulated on the desert island remained within me.

I also had the wisdom I learned from my uncle.

Thanks to that, I felt like I could do anything.

It seemed like there would be no obstacles to what I wanted to do in the future.

It was like that when I spoke with Consul Kim Young-hee a little while ago.

If I were the person I am now when I was 12, would I have been able to make such an argument?

I have definitely changed.

That was important.

Because this was also important evidence.

and.

There were not only sad things in this world.

“Han Seo-jin!”

“Seojin!”

People I had missed so much came to my hospital room.

As soon as they saw me, they hugged me tightly. He sheds tears without saying a word. I stayed still in his arms. I guess I really missed this warmth.

My mother and father didn’t ask me anything much.

He was worried that I wasn’t in any pain, and kept repeating that he was lucky.

I simply explained to my parents that I couldn’t remember the last 15 days. He also briefly mentioned that Consul Kim Young-hee would take care of the rest. If this happens, it will naturally become an adult’s job. From now on, I can just turn off my nerves.

A very pleasant conversation continued for a long time.

My parents calmly explained to me what had happened in Korea and the events of the past 15 days.

Then, the story about my younger brother came up briefly.

“I was so worried about you. “Be sure to call Suyeon later.”

“I was going to do that anyway.”

“Actually, at first I tried to hide the news of your accident from Suyeon. Sooyeon is still a child. And yet! “They noticed it right away.”

“He’s actually a smart kid.”

“Hehe. yes? I’m only 5 years old now. Seojin, you and Suyeon, why are you so lucky! Mom and Dad, your skills are pretty good, right? “What do you think honey?”

The arrow of question went to my father.

“suddenly? “What are you going to say in front of the kid again?”

“Oh my! That’s not it! I’m asking you to brag about your child! uh? “Is it possible for a person to be that blunt?”

“Uh… sorry?”

I decided to start by correcting the topic of the conversation that had gone astray.

“So, how is Sooyeon? “Are you in Korea now?”

“huh? ah! We left it with my grandfather and came over here alone. They seemed to be doing well there. But you know what? Well, he said he cries like chicken shit every day! Can you believe it? “That blunt kid.”

“is it so?”

“okay! My grandfather is having a hard time trying to calm him down. Even now, Sooyeon is probably melting inside in real time. So, please call me.”

Fortunately, my mother seemed to be in high spirits as usual. Three years ago, she looked the same as she saw me off at the airport.

Following my mother’s advice, I immediately called Suyeon.

Suyeon Han. 5 years old.

My younger sister is quite a bit older than me.

He is quite introverted and shy, so he used to get along with me a lot, but as soon as he answers the phone, he starts crying loudly.

– Ugh! brother? You’re my brother, right?

“uh···. “Are you Suyeon?”

– Wow! I miss my brother! I know what happens. Wow!

“But you’re glad, aren’t you?”

– Ugh! I always watch the news about my brother… I looked up where Singapore and Malaysia are on Google… I also studied… All I had to do was stay alive. Argh!

“first···. Pop!”

– Ugh! Pop… Argh!

Sooyeon was crying so much that we couldn’t make a proper phone call. All I managed to do was say hello.

Just talking with my family like this felt like it gave me some breathing room.

My mother left the hospital room for a moment, saying she wanted to get something to drink. She said she was relieved that her nurse sister also had a guardian, and she left the hospital room for a moment.

A hospital room with just my father and me alone. As if he thought this was the right time, he took his luck carefully.

“But what should I do because I’m sad? You were really looking forward to this master class, Seojin. “It was a position I worked hard to get, but it just passed away.”

“ah···. “It was like that.”

right.

Master class.

An opportunity to receive an hour of coaching from a famous pianist.

That’s why I got on the plane.

Somehow, I had completely forgotten about it while staying with Uncle Miller.

I told my father my honest feelings.

“however···. I don’t think I regret it that much. “I feel like I had a more valuable experience.”

“so?”

“yes. And the past events… Even if you regret it, it won’t come back. So, I think I’m even more excited about the future. “The days that will come to me.”

“That’s great.”

My father casually tapped me on the shoulder and opened the newspaper on the table.

Since the newspaper is in Malay, you probably won’t be able to read it well.

* * *

next day.

I had to go to so many different places at the Singapore National Hospital.

This is to perform numerous tests such as MRI, CT, and X-ray.

Of course, the costs were supposed to be covered by the insurance company. I also heard that compensation for damages would be provided separately in the future.

My mother also secretly asked my opinion as if she had heard the rumor.

“If you need anything, please let me know. That money is 100% money that Seojin will spend on you. Should I buy you an iPad at this point? Or boldly luxury goods? I heard kids your age like that kind of thing these days. Should mom buy it for me without dad knowing? huh?”

“No. are you okay.”

“Or would you like to take lessons from a better teacher? “If you’re going to keep playing the piano, that’s not a bad thing.”

“that···. Let me think about it. “By the way, mother.”

“Ugh! What did my mother suddenly say? “She just calls me Mom.”

I nodded.

“But what about my house?”

“my house? Why is that suddenly?”

“It’s a charter. “There are also bank loans.”

“······.”

My mother flinches for a moment at my exact turning point.

“I thought it would be a good idea to add to that and reduce the interest burden a little. For me right now, what my mother and father do for me is enough. “You were actually doing well.”

“But… Seojin, were you worried about our house being rented out? Since when?”

I suddenly thought of one person.

“After I met someone who owned two houses. I also learned a little bit of economic common sense from him, and it turns out he wasn’t wrong. They say that if you have a loan, the jeonse is ultimately a debt. “I told you to be careful.”

“Who do you know? what···. “Do you own multiple homes?”

Mother blinking.

I smiled and left my mother behind and entered the CT examination room.

After the test, the person we met was my doctor, Rong.

Yesterday, I showed him all the things I couldn’t see.

Thanks to this, I feel embarrassed for no reason.

Rong looked at my CT picture for a long time. I look at the computer and type on the keyboard. It seemed like it was probably recording a chart.

As if the series of tasks had been completed, Rong lowered his head slightly to my eye level and asked a question.

“So, did you get your memories back?”

My answer was already decided.

“no. “Nothing.”

“nothing?”

“yes.”

“Hmm.”

Rong, who had been fiddling with his chin for a while, continued speaking indifferently.

“I saw the news about Seojin County on the news this morning. In fact, he was saved by an old couple on a beach in Malaysia. Since they were an old couple living in the countryside, they didn’t know the news at first, but 15 days later, they sent Seo Jin to Singapore by ship… “Wasn’t that it?”

A bit of a long sentence.

Perhaps because of that, the interpreter sent to me by the embassy began to translate Rong’s words into Korean.

However, before I could fully listen to the interpretation, I answered Rong in English.

“Consul Kim Young-hee handled that appropriately. “Actually, I don’t remember.”

I could hear my mother’s high-pitched voice and my father’s low-pitched chatter from behind. Whisper quietly. When I listened carefully, I thought, ‘Oh my! ‘Did he speak English that well?’ It seemed like it was about a conversation.

Rong kept asking me questions.

“Then who was the person you were looking for? “Did you find it?”

“no. “That was my mistake.”

“I think it was a guy named Mark Miller. You looked for it for a long time yesterday, right? But suddenly it occurred to me that today was a mistake?”

“······.”

I paused to answer.

And I told Rong what I had organized in my own way.

“Mark Miller was a musician I really admired.”

“Musician?”

“yes. As I usually listen to his music, I think I found it without realizing it. If you get a chance, please listen to Mr. Rong. Especially ⌜Live forever⌟. “It’s a very good song.”

“······.”

Rong clicked his ballpoint pen.

He doesn’t stop doing it as if he’s worried.

My parents worry about me behind the scenes.

An interpreter observing the situation.

After a long time had passed, Rong finally opened his mouth.

“Seojin’s case is… I think it could be considered a dissociative disorder. It’s like some kind of memory loss. that···. Interpreter. “Can you translate this part a little more accurately?”

An interpreter trying to explain things to us as requested by Rong.

I bowed my head slightly, asked for understanding, and then interrupted him for a moment.

because.

This is something I heard from Uncle Miller before.

“Dissociative disorder. In a word, it’s like a human’s defensive instinct. Ordinary people want to forget scary things. So, when such a scary memory arises, the brain gets rid of it on its own. “I heard that there are cases where it is completely distorted.”

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

“This is something I know well.”

People fell silent and I continued speaking.

“But I don’t think I have a dissociative disorder. I don’t want to forget those memories, but rather, I want to recall them more. I want to think about it. but···.”

I said to Rong with a faint smile.

“I just don’t remember that ‘now.’ “These are all my symptoms.”

* * *

“Hey! Are you Seojin? “It went really well!”

“It looks like you can walk around! Haha! He’s still in a wheelchair! “How are you stronger than me?”

“You’re welcome. “Are you in any pain?”

“Hey! “I’m glad you look healthy!”

As I walked around the hospital, there were a lot of people who recognized me.

Thanks to searching the news on my smartphone, I had a rough guess that I was famous.

But I didn’t know it would be to this extent.

I felt like I was quite famous here.

Singapore National Hospital was shaped like a huge ‘L’ shaped structure. Because it was quite large, people had to travel a long distance to get tested.

I was walking on the first floor with my nurse sister, Lynn. I heard that they were doing some kind of test, but I didn’t really understand.

Meanwhile, my parents were away for a moment, saying they had something to talk about with Consul Kim Young-hee.

Rin smiled and spoke to me, probably because of what had happened a little while ago.

“Seojin, you’re just a popular person. If this continues, won’t she become a celebrity?”

“It’s a fame that will die down in less than a week anyway. “If I worry about it for no reason, I will only lose.”

“oh. Still, I think you can make a lot of girls your age cry, right? “How about making your debut as a child actor?”

I answered her joke seriously.

“I don’t think so. “I don’t have the ability to do that.”

“tooth. Not fun. “If you look closely, you look like an old child.”

“······.”

“But my sister thinks, you definitely have talent. An aura that will leave a mark in the entertainment industry…”

While listening to Lin, I stopped walking without thinking.

It wasn’t because I was bothered to listen to Lin’s words.

The first floor of the hospital. A place with a fountain.

Because the sound of the piano was heard from there.

Lin followed my gaze and gave a simple explanation.

“They left it there so anyone could hit it. The area next to the fountain has a certain atmosphere. Listening to music can calm a person’s mind, and if there is a patient among the patients who can play the piano, that can also be a source of comfort in its own way.”

“······. “I guess so.”

“huh. But the guy who is playing the piano right now is pretty good. Seojin looks younger than you. That song is a fairly famous children’s song in Singapore. “Do you know?”

“no. I do not know.”

After that, Lynn told me many stories.

But the meaning was not conveyed to me.

The only sound I heard was the sound of the piano.

The instrument I so desperately wanted while on a desert island.

On the island, all we did was make a fake piano and practice our fingers.

I spent over three years with a piano that didn’t even have a keyboard and didn’t even make a sound.

And now, I encountered the piano for the first time.

Just the sound of the piano gave me goosebumps all over my body.

It seemed as if the musical craving that had only been soothed by a broken acoustic guitar exploded in an instant.

‘It’s a piano…’

I didn’t even realize that I was unconsciously twiddling my fingers.

I barely managed to calm my pounding heart and looked at the piano.