I hung my coat up again at the second stop
When the first round ended, Assistant Manager Park pulled out an empty chair. Daeun hung the coat in her hands on it again.
Whenever the company dinner runs long, Daeun can't say when she'll leave and hangs her coat up again.
Daeun gives the evening she set aside to recover to the company dinner. After the same situation repeats a few times, she finally says what that evening was meant to be.
When I put my own time aside first
The time you need to recover also needs a place in your day, like any other commitment, so you can notice where to stop.
Where did you recently put your own time aside first?
What stayed with me wasn't the long company dinner, but the moment there was no room left to say when I needed to leave. I want to hear from anyone carrying a similar evening, starting with the place where they stopped.
Scenes
- 01 · The night a second stop was decided The night a second stop was decided — When the first round ended, Assistant Manager Park folded the menu and stood it in the middle of the table. Daeun picked up the bag beside her chair. Assistant Manager Park: Let's go here for the second stop. You're coming too, Daeun. Daeun: I'm going to call it a night here.
- 02 · With her hand on the handle With her hand on the handle — When Daeun takes hold of the door handle, Assistant Manager Park reaches toward the alley. Assistant Manager Park: We all have to go. It'll be quick. Daeun: I…
- 03 · The side seat pulled out again The side seat pulled out again — A week later, Assistant Manager Park pulls out the chair beside Daeun before she even sits down. Daeun hangs the coat in her hands over its back. Assistant Manager Park: Daeun, you're coming with us again today, right? Daeun: Ah… yeah.
- 04 · The evening she left open The evening she left open — In the counseling session, Daeun presses a finger to the evening slot in her open notebook. Onyu: Where did you stop yourself from saying you wanted to go home that evening? Daeun: The company dinner ran long. I had set that time aside to recover.
Stories by Onyu
- Onyu
- The path where she stopped to retie her shoe
- When I get home from work, my family is already doing okay.
- When we come home from work and stand in the entryway, our future feels uncertain.
- After work, I stand in the entryway, unsure where I’ll live in the future.
- A Month Before the Presentation, They Take the Long Way Home
- When I get home and open the door, I look for that person again.
- You read over your reply to a friend on the way home from work.
- On the way home, I go to make plans with someone new, then think of them.