While doing the dishes, I hesitate over deleting my friend’s number.
While doing the dishes, I suddenly wonder whether to delete an old friend’s number.
Scenes
- I hesitate over deleting their number. — At the sink, I bring up my friend’s name but can’t press delete. Even though we hardly talk anymore, the name is still there.
- I was always the one to reach out first. — Even after my friend postponed our plans, I was the one who checked in first. The memory comes back amid the sound of dishwater.
- Tojeong Bigyeol leaves a question instead of a conclusion. — I don’t read Tojeong Bigyeol’s relationship reading as a verdict on whether to keep a friend. I compare its words with the kind of relationship I want now.
- Before deleting it, write what you want — You don’t have to decide tonight whether to delete the number. Write one line on paper about what you want from that friend.
- The number stays for today. — Even if what you wrote becomes clearer, you don’t have to rush to a conclusion about the relationship. I left the number as it was today.
Stories by Jirisan Mansin
- Jirisan Mansin
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- When a friend comes to mind while doing the dishes
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