<div> </div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>어떤 남자가 있었는데 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>지하철 타고 출근하다가 갑자기 몸이 줄어들어버렸대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 친구는 생맥 몇 잔을 마신 뒤에 살짝 흐릿해진 눈빛으로 멍하니 창밖을 바라보며 중얼거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>금요일 밤이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>동네의 자그마한 치킨집은 통구이 치킨에 소주를 마시는 아저씨들과 양념치킨에 콜라를 마시는 젊은 커플</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그리고 내 또래로 보이는 얼굴이 불콰한 직장인무리의 말소리가 기름 냄새와 뒤엉켜 공기가 눅진하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>또 소란스러웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>나는 미지근해진 맥주 한 모금을 들이키고 대꾸했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. “</span><span>뭔 소리야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>무슨 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span>명탐정 코난</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">’</span><span>이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?” </span><span>그리고는 하얀 무 피클 하나를 입에 넣어 와작</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>하고 씹었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>무슨 역을 지날 때 그랬다던데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그게 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">4</span><span>호선이랬나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, 7</span><span>호선이랬나</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>쟤가 또 헛소리를 하는구나 싶었지만 끊임없이 카톡 알림이 울리는 스마트폰을 들여다보는 것보단 차라리 코난 이야기를 듣는 게 낫겠다 싶었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>나는 친구의 낮은 목소리에 귀를 기울이기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “‘</span><span>어라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span>무슨 일이 생긴 거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?’ </span><span>하고 생각할 새도 없었대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그냥 갑자기 꼬마의 몸이 되어버렸는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>혼잡한 열차 안이라 아무도 눈치 챈 사람이 없었다나 봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그때 마침 어느 역에 정차를 했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>문이 열리자마자 남자는 역사를 계속 달렸대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>어디로 가야할지도 모르면서 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그런데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>거기에 있었던 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>뭐가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>유치원이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>유치원</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span>지하철 안에</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>응</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>지하철 안에 유치원이 있어서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>홀린 듯이 거기로 들어갔대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 미아보호소 같은 거였을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>나는 카운터에 앉아계신 치킨집 사장님에게 손짓으로 생맥 두 잔을 주문했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>아무래도 얘기가 길어질 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span>근데 막상 들어갔더니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>선생님이 엄청 반겨주셨다는 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>여기까지 혼자 오다니 너무너무 대견하다고 칭찬을 하면서 수첩에 출석 도장을 찍어주더래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>몸이 작아진 남자는 그렇게 유치원에서 시간을 보냈대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>스케치북에 그리고 싶은 그림을 그리고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>선생님이 큰 소리로 읽어주시는 동화를 가만히 듣고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>간식으로 초코파이와 요구르트를 먹으면서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그리곤 치카치카도 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>친구들이랑 손잡고 빙글빙글 돌면서 율동도 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>뭐 그랬겠지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>유치원에서의 생활은 그리 나쁘지 않았대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>사실은 오히려</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>꽤 맘에 들었었다나 봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>화장실을 다녀와도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>바닥에 떨어진 블록 하나를 주워도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>선생님은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span>참 잘했어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">~’ </span><span>하고 박수를 치면서 수첩에 칭찬스티커를 붙여주더래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>별거 아닌 사소한 행동 하나에도 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>심지어 점심시간에 나온 김치를 남기지 않고 다 먹어도 칭찬스티커를 줄 정도였다니까 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그러다보니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, 7</span><span>일이 후딱 지나버리더래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “7</span><span>일</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>응</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>자기가 어떻게 해서 몸이 작아진 줄도 모르겠고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>어떻게 해야 다시 원래의 몸으로 돌아갈 수 있는 지도 몰랐지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그쯤 되니 남자는 슬슬 돌아가기가 싫어지더래</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>놀이터에서 뛰어놀다가 쿵</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>하고 넘어지면 몸집이 비슷한 꼬마들이 우르르 몰려와 걱정해주고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>선생님이 상처를 호호 불면서 연고도 발라주고 반창고도 붙여주잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>남자는 그러니까 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span>에라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>모르겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">!’ </span><span>하는 심정으로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>진짜 어린 아이가 된 것 마냥 신나게 몸을 흔들면서 목청이 터져라 노래를 불렀다는 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>나는야 주스될 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>나는야 케첩될 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>하는 노래를</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 나는야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>춤을 출 거야 헤이</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>뽐내는 토마토</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>토마토</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">! </span><span>나는 갑자기 기분이 들떠서는 고개를 까딱이며 속으로 조용히 노래를 흥얼거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>하지만 친구의 표정은 사뭇 진지했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>그런데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">,”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>응</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>그런데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그날 저녁</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>몸이 갑자기 원래대로 돌아와 버렸대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>유치원에 있던 모두가 그 모습을 보았고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>박수를 쳐 주었대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그리고 처음 그곳에 갔던 날 반갑게 맞아주셨던 선생님은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그때와 변함없는 얼굴로 환하게 웃으면서 남자를 배웅해주었대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그곳을 나서면서야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>남자는 비로소 깨달은 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그곳이 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span>어른이 유치원</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">’</span><span>이었다는 걸</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>어른이 유치원</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>응</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>남자는 일주일동안 어른이 유치원에서 머무른 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>일주일 전</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>지독한 월요병에 시달리고 있던 남자는 출근하는 사람들 틈에 끼어 회사가기 싫다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>회사가기 싫다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>속으로 계속 외치고 있었대</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그러다 지하철 안에서 뻥</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">!</span><span>하고 변해버린 거고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그의 눈에 마법처럼 어른이 유치원이 짠</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">!</span><span>하고 나타난 거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그리고 일요일 저녁이 되자 다시 원래의 모습으로 돌아온 거고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>흐음</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그치만 해피엔딩은 아니네</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>다시 어른이 몸이 되었으니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>월요일이 되면 남자는 또 출근을 해야 하잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 나는 포크 두 개를 양손에 쥐고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>먹지도 않을 닭가슴살을 갈기갈기 찢으면서 투덜거렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>테이블에 놓인 스마트폰에선 여전히 카톡 알림이 울리고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>나름 해피엔딩이었던 것 같아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>다시 어른의 몸이 되어 맞는 첫 월요일 아침에 남자는 활기차게 스트레칭을 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>우유에 시리얼을 말아 먹고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>정장을 입고 넥타이을 반듯하게 매고는 회사로 향했다니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>아마 당분간은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>어쩌면 한 달쯤</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>적어도 열흘쯤은 버틸 수 있을 거라고 생각했겠지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그거면 충분해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>응</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span>뭐가 충분해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>쟤가 또 알 수 없는 소리를 하는구나 싶으면서도 나는 이미 친구의 이야기에 푹 빠져있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>우리 모두에게는 어른이 유치원이 필요한 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>금요일 밤인데도 벌써부터 다가올 월요일이 걱정되어 한숨이 절로 나오는 너나 나 같은 사람들 말이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>회사에선 칭찬스티커를 모을 수 없잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>혼자서 회사까지 잘 찾아왔으니까 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span>참 잘했어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">’ </span><span>도장을 찍어달랄 수도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>밥 잘 먹고 똥 잘 싸고 울지 않고 씩씩하게 하루를 보냈으니까 박수 좀 쳐달라고 할 수도 없어</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>아무리 열심히 애를 써 봐도 혼나고 깨지는 게 일상이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그러니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>정말 별거 아닌 거에도 칭찬을 해주는 어른이 유치원에서 한 일주일만 머무른다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>우리의 마음에서 다시 긍정의 에너지가 솟아나지 않을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>난 그럼 멋쟁이 토마토도 될 수 있을 것 같아</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>자신이 주스도 될 수 있고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>케첩도 될 수 있고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>정말 뭐든지 될 수 있을 거라고 믿는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>그런 토마토 말이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span> 나는 새콤한 무 피클 하나를 집어서 와작와작 씹어 먹고는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>잔에 남아 있던 맥주를 꿀꺽꿀꺽 마셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>카톡 채팅 목록에는 아직 읽지 않은 부장님과 과장님의 메시지가 열 몇 개씩 쌓여있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span>그 화면을 멍하니 바라보다가</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>나는 고개를 들고 눈에 힘을 주며 친구에게 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"> “</span><span>그래서</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span>거기가 지하철 무슨 역이라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"></span> </div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"></span> </div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';letter-spacing:0pt;"></span> </div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span> </div> <div align="right"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';">- written by 설탕연필 / 밤의 작가들<br></span></div>