My heart starts racing in the car.
Even after pulling over, Jisu can’t bring herself to turn off the engine. She rests a palm against her chest.
After hearing a confession, Jisu is left alone in the car with a racing heart she can’t tell is excitement or caution. She comes to Yeonhwa.
After their evening plans, Dohyeon suddenly confesses his feelings to Jisu. She pulls over without answering, unsure whether the pounding in her chest is excitement or caution. In the counseling room, Yeonhwa lays out what Jisu heard alongside what she actually did. The confession is still waiting for an answer, and Jisu’s pounding heart still has no name.
When you’re not sure if the pounding is excitement
Even when your body reacts first, you can take a moment to notice what you actually heard before deciding what it means.
When did someone’s words stay with you for a long time?
The moment she couldn’t turn off the engine after pulling over stayed with her. A racing heart alone couldn’t give her an answer, so she looked back at what she heard and how her body responded. If you’re going through something similar, you’re welcome to start by telling me what happened.
Scenes
- 01 · The night she pulled over The confession — When Jisu pulls over, Dohyeon speaks from the passenger seat. “Jisu, I like you.” Dohyeon: Jisu, I like you.
- 02 · The engine stays on The light that stayed on — Even after Dohyeon gets out, the engine is still running. Jisu rests a palm against her chest and looks at the dashboard.
- 03 · A name for the pounding Unable to name it — Jisu says her heart was pounding in the car after Dohyeon confessed. She adds that she can’t tell if it was excitement or caution. Jisu: I can’t tell if the pounding is excitement or caution. Yeonhwa: After you heard that, what did you do in the car, Jisu?
- 04 · The unanswered response Words left hanging — Jisu says that after hearing the confession, she couldn’t say a thing and pulled over. She adds that she sat there for a long time, unable to turn off the engine. Yeonhwa: What first caught your eye in the car then? Jisu: The dashboard lights. I couldn’t answer.
Stories by Yeonhwa
- Yeonhwa
- On their birthday morning, you hold back the greeting, afraid your feelings might show.
- I want to choose someone to live with, but I’m just waiting for the tarot reading.
- Every lunch break, I’m left alone, wondering where my part ends.
- On my birthday morning, I’m ready, but they aren’t yet.
- Whenever their family comes up, I reread the compatibility reading.
- Every lunch, I think about what would need to change before we try again.
- When I hear a compliment, I turn the calendar first
- Rereading his text in the elevator