I changed floors before the doors closed
Alone in the elevator, Seoha kept pressing a different floor from the one she had chosen. Dowon began by looking with her at where her hand came to rest.
Before her consultation on myeongri, Seoha keeps changing the floor she presses when she rides the elevator alone.
Whenever Seoha is left alone in the elevator of the building where the consultation room is, she changes the floor she pressed. Dowon doesn’t define the action as fate; he places the choices in Seoha’s hand beside the floor she actually goes to.
When it’s hard to decide alone
Rather than rushing to decide, notice what your body changes first when you’re left alone. The next thing to check may become a little clearer.
What do you change first when you’re left alone?
The moments when she changed the floor again after the doors closed stayed with me. In that scene, I saw less a heart unable to choose than a hand reaching out to keep checking even after choosing. If you’ve ever ridden a similar elevator alone, tell me which floor your hand stopped at.
Scenes
- 01 · 01 · Closing Doors Closing Doors — Seoha pressed the 8th floor, where the consultation room was, then pressed the 5th floor again just before the doors closed.
- 02 · 02 · The Floor Pressed Again The Floor Pressed Again — The next day, when she was alone again, Seoha pressed the 8th floor. Even after the doors closed, her hand lingered before the buttons.
- 03 · 03 · Numbers Side by Side Numbers Side by Side — Seoha said she kept changing floors when she rode the elevator alone. Dowon placed the 5th and 8th floors side by side. Seoha: When I’m alone, I always change floors. Dowon: Which floor did your hand linger on then?
- 04 · 04 · The Moment She Was Left Alone The Moment She Was Left Alone — Seoha pressed the 8th floor again. But when everyone got off and she was left alone, her hand rose toward the buttons again. Seoha: Why do I only change it when I’m alone?
Stories by Dowon
- Dowon
- While doing the dishes, another path came to mind.
- Why do the words come easily in the car, but stop when I’m with them?
- After the interview, choosing substance over expansion
- Since my body changed, even familiar tasks feel unfamiliar.
- After getting the kids to bed, I wonder if I’m ready to date someone new.
- After a gathering, I need to be alone
- As I get ready for work, should I start by fixing what I’m lacking?
- You realize the whole morning is gone, and blame yourself for the day again.