<div>...무려 6년 전에 쓰다가 만 소설인데 </div> <div>괜찮은지 좀 봐주시면 감사하겠습니다!</div> <div>어쩐지 뻘쭘하네여 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ</div> <div>모든 피드백 대환영입니다! (이랬는데 막 댓글 없고.. 무안하고.. -_-)</div> <div>---------------------------------------------------</div> <div><br></div> <div> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><span style="font-weight:700;">꿈꾸는 소년</span> </span><font size="4" style="font-weight:bold;">(가제)</font></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;"><br></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">녀석은 어디에나 있다</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;">낮 두 시쯤 기상했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;">평소대로다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;">새로운 도시로 이사를 오고서도 기상시간에는 변함이 없다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:'바탕';">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>늦은 오후가 되자 슬슬 배가 고파왔다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>밥통은 텅 비어있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>쌀통도 텅 비어있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>라면마저 떨어졌다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>냉장고 문에 배달음식 전단지가 붙어있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>얼굴도 모르는 원룸 전 입주자가 새삼 고맙다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>밀가루 음식은 지겹다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>밥 종류 중 가장 만만한 건 김밥이다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>싸고 맛있고 영양가도 있으니까<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>김밥집에 전화를 했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>주문한지 단 오 분만에 초인종이 울렸다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>앳되어 보이는 청년이 김밥 세 줄과 오뎅탕 한 그릇을 방바닥에 내려놓았다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>청년에게 꼬깃꼬깃한 만 원짜리 한 장을 건넸다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>청년이 환하게 웃으며 잔돈을 거슬러 주더니 고개를 깊이 숙여 보였다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그러고는 바람처럼 사라졌다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">12:17am. </span>태진랑이 죽어간다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>연화공주는 죽어가는 태진랑을 품에 안고 눈물을 흘린다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>이제 겨우 만났는데<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">... </span>연화공주는 말을 잇지 못한다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그리고 나는 글을 잇지 못했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>태진랑을 벌써 죽이면 안 되는데<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>하지만 이쯤해서 임팩트 있는 장면이 필요해<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>어쩌지<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>담뱃갑을 집어 들었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>너무 가볍다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>담배가 한 대도 없다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>제길<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>빈 담뱃갑을 방구석에 집어던졌다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>마른 손을 비볐다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>물을 한 모금 마셨다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>태진랑은 여전히 죽어가는 중이다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그리고 담배는 여전히 없었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>이래서는 아무 것도 안 된다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>카디건을 걸치고 원룸을 나섰다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>원룸건물을 벗어나 언덕 방향으로 세 번째 건물에 편의점이 있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>문을 열고 들어서자 계산대의 청년이 눈인사를 건네며 환하게 웃었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>얼굴이 낯설지 않았다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>혹시 아까 김밥 배달했던 그 녀석인가<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>아니겠지<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>그땐 그렇게 생각했었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">5:40am. </span>연화공주의 심복 비룡경이 의술에 능하다는 노인 하나를 데려 온다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>노인은 태진랑을 살려낸다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그러나 노인은 월천향의 수하였다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>태진랑은 목숨을 건진 대신 환각제에 중독된다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>연화공주를 알아보지 못하게 된 태진랑<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>마침내 그는 공주의 목덜미에 독침을 꽂는다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>여기까지 게워내듯 써냈다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>정오까지 원고를 보내야 했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그리고 그 전에 원고지 <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">20</span>장 분량을 더 써내야 했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>하품이 연방 나왔다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>창문을 열고 신선한 공기를 마셨다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>제법 쌀쌀한 공기에서 가을 냄새가 났다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>모처럼 약수터에 가볼까 싶었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>약수터는 가까운 공원 내에 있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>좁은 복도를 빠져나가다가 누군가와 정면으로 마주쳤다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>상대는 신문을 한 뭉치 옆구리에 끼고 있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>무심코 눈인사를 나누다가 나는 깜짝 놀라고 말았다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그 청년이었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>청년은 또 환하게 웃었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>그리고 잽싸게 사라졌다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>낮에 김밥을 배달했던 청년이 밤에는 편의점 계산대에 서 있었는데 새벽에는 신문을 돌리고 있다니<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>프리터 족인가<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>이 동네 알바라는 알바는 모조리 저 청년이 꿰차고 있는 건가<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>아무리 봐도 어려 보였다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>고등학교 졸업은 한 걸까<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>스무 살이 채 되지 않았을 것 같았다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>녀석의 정체가 궁금했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>이후로도 청년은 줄기차게 내 눈에 띄었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>때로는 한밤중에 철가방을 들고 인근 만화방에서 나왔고<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span>때로는 대낮에 동네 잡화상에 상자들을 실어 나르고 있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>때로는 늦은 밤 당구장에서 큐대를 정리하고 있었고<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span>때로는 이른 아침부터 손세차장에서 차에 걸레질을 하고 있었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>시간대도 랜덤<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span>하는 일도 랜덤<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>이게 말이 되는 건가<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>혹시 세쌍둥이는 아닐까<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span>혹은 도플갱어<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span>혹은 정부비밀요원<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span>아니면 순간이동 능력자<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"><br></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>건물주 아주머니가 찾아왔다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>내 원룸 바로 위층 화장실 배수관에 문제가 있는데<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span>내 방 천장이 새지는 않았나 보러 왔다고 했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>천장은 멀쩡했다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span>방은 지낼 만 허든가<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>아주머니의 말에 나는 엉뚱한 대답을 해버렸다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>동네에 특이한 청년이 하나 있던데요<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>아주머니가 픽 웃었다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>정우 말인갑네<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>해사하게 생겨갖고 잘 웃고 동네방네 여그저그 나타나는 청년 말이제<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span>그 청년이 그래도 착하긴 무지 착허구먼<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>잘 지내 봐<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>참 갸 별명은 요구르트여<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span>아주머니는 뜻 모를 말을 남기고 가버렸다<span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"> </span></p> <div><span style="font-family:'한컴바탕';"><br></span></div> <p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#333333;font-family:gulim, Dotum, Helvetica, AppleGothic, sans-serif;"></p></div>