I thought of them while standing by the shopping cart.
Just as Jiwoo was about to pick a lucky number at the supermarket, someone she was grateful to came to mind. She started to say their name, then stopped.
At the supermarket, Jiwoo thinks of a coworker she’s grateful to while choosing a lucky number, then tries to put that feeling into words with her counselor.
On her way home from work, Jiwoo is choosing a lucky number at the supermarket when she thinks of the coworker who helped her last week. At the checkout, she realizes the coworker has already left. Jiwoo tries to tell her counselor, Golden Child, the coworker’s name, but stops. Another thought that came with her gratitude is still left unsaid.
When someone you’re grateful to comes to mind
Sometimes gratitude can’t be summed up in just one thing to say.
When have you started to thank someone, then stopped?
The moment someone came to mind as she picked a number stayed with her. Her thanks seemed to hold both the help she received that day and something she still hadn’t said. If you’re carrying a similar moment, you’re welcome to tell us what happened.
Scenes
- 01 · A number beside the tangerines A number beside the tangerines — On her way home from work, Jiwoo stops in front of the tangerine display while choosing a lucky number at the supermarket.
- 02 · Help that came first Help that came first — Over lunch last week, Minjeong picked up the printout Jiwoo had left behind and brought it to her desk. Minjeong: You left this behind. Jiwoo: Oh, thanks. You really saved me.
- 03 · By the empty checkout By the empty checkout — At the supermarket today, Minjeong finishes paying and leaves first without seeing Jiwoo. Minjeong: I’m heading out first.
- 04 · Before the name Before the name — Jiwoo says she thought of someone she was grateful to while picking a lucky number at the supermarket, then pauses before saying Minjeong’s name. Golden Child: Jiwoo, when you were about to say the name, what held you back first? Jiwoo: I thought I could just say thank you, but I felt like that day’s story would come up too.
Stories by Golden Child
- Golden Child
- Even after dinner, I can't get back to what I left unfinished.
- After the meeting, I get back to my desk and my coworker’s praise is the first thing that comes to mind.
- I look over the utility bill, and the whole morning slips by.
- A number from the celebration
- I dream about money I still owe as I get ready for work.
- Even if you pick a number while thinking of someone you’re grateful for, the feeling stays with you.
- I’m about to answer my parents, but I start scrolling through social media again.
- I want to tell someone I’m hurt what I need, but I keep thinking of that day at the funeral home.