On Friday evening, I was left alone in a room with the light on.
On her way home from work Friday, everyone else is making dinner plans, while Yuna heads home alone.
After hearing her coworkers make plans as they leave work Friday, Yuna heads home alone. Even there, she can't decide who to contact.
As her coworkers make dinner plans Friday, Yuna can't find a way into the conversation. The silence follows her home, and in the counseling room, she tells Dalbit about that evening. Dalbit talks about how, on days when being alone stretches on, it’s easy to wait for someone else to reach out. Yuna looks at the words she still hasn’t answered.
When Friday evenings feel especially long
When time alone feels long, you can notice who you want to connect with instead of pushing the loneliness away.
Who’s the first person you want to contact on a Friday evening?
The moment stays with me: Friday evening, the lights on at home, unable to reach out to anyone, just staring at my phone. What felt hardest then wasn’t being alone, but wanting someone and still finding it hard to speak first. If you’re going through an evening like that, you’re welcome to share who you wished you could talk to, and what you wanted to say.
Scenes
- 01 · Friday plans Plans are made — Looking at her calendar, Minjeong suggested dinner plans to her coworkers. Yuna stood beside the table, but Minjeong arranged a time with another coworker. Minjeong: Want to get gopchang at six thirty? Yuna: Oh, I’m heading out for the day.
- 02 · Heading home first Scrolling through her contacts — Waiting for the subway home, Yuna scrolled through her contacts. Unable to choose who to reach out to first, she locked her phone.
- 03 · A room with the lights on Back home — Back home, Yuna switched on the lamp and set the phone she’d been using to look through her contacts beside the bed. The screen went dark, leaving only the lamp’s glow in the room.
- 04 · Finding the words That evening — Yuna says that on Friday her coworkers made plans without her, and even after she got home, she couldn’t decide who to contact. Yuna: I feel like I’m left alone every Friday evening. Dalbit: Yuna, who was the first person who came to mind when you got home that day?
Stories by Dalbit
- Dalbit
- After saying you’re okay on your first day
- I get asked for favors every lunch break
- There’s someone you think of when you’re sick, but on payday, you hesitate.
- When I get back from a celebration, I start doubting the story I’ve made up about myself.
- At lunch on her first day, one chair was left empty
- After hearing my friend’s news, I fall behind at work
- On the way home, I keep thinking of the same old advice.
- While grocery shopping, I didn’t know that not wanting to wake up was different from what others felt.