<p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">*[email protected] 으로 직접 겪으신 기이한 이야기를 투고받고 있습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">*이 이야기는 비냉님이 투고해주신 이야기를 각색 / 정리한 것입니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">저희 친가는 종갓집도 아닌데 선산이 있고, 그 근처에 신주 모시는 조그만 사당 같은 것도 있는 특이한 집입니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">어렸을 때 저는 3살 터울인 남동생과 함께 그 선산에서 많이 놀곤 했었죠.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그래서 그런지 어른들에게 유독 지겨울 정도로 많이 들었던 소리가 있었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">산에서 누가 이름을 불러도 최소 세 번 이상은 대꾸하지 말 것.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">뭐, 애들 둘이 어른도 없이 놀면 걱정되니까 하는 소리라고 생각할 수도 있겠지만, 지금 생각해보면 조금 다른 것 같습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">초등학교 3학년 때, 저는 남동생과 함께 막대기 하나를 들고 선산으로 놀러갔습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">곳곳에 풀들이 상당히 많이 자라있었기 때문에 막대기로 그걸 일일이 헤치면서 가야 했거든요. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그렇게 한참을 신나게 놀았습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">머리위로 서서히 해가 져 가는것도 모를 정도로요. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">어느덧 정신을 차려보니 벌써 주변이 서서히 어두워지기 시작하더군요. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">동생도 무서웠는지 얼른 집에 가자고 보챘습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">저는 동생을 데리고 막대기로 풀을 헤치며 산을 내려가기 시작했습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그런데 이상하게도 아무리 내려가도 길이 안 보이는 겁니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">같은 곳을 뱅뱅 돌고 있는 것 같았어요. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">동생은 옆에서 얼른 집에 가자고 보채지, 날은 점점 어두워지지, 길은 안 나타나지... </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">정말 환장할 노릇이었습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그런데 그때, 저 멀리서 뭔가 희끗희끗한 형체가 보였습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">얼굴은 보이지 않았지만 옷 색깔을 보니 평소에 우릴 예뻐해주셨던 옆집 할아버지인거 같았습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">안심한 저는 그 쪽으로 가려고 발을 내딛었습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그때 할아버지의 목소리가 들렸습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">[A야.]</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">저는 대답하지 않았습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">뭔가 기분이 스산했거든요. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">사람이 저렇게 무미건조한 목소리로 말할 수 있다는 걸 그때 처음 알았습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그리고 옆집 할아버지는 절대로 저희 남매의 이름을 부르지 않으시는 분입니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">이름을 알려줘도 까먹으시는 데다가 보통 똥강아지라고 하시기 때문에...</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">보통 사람들은 자기가 누굴 불렀을때 대답이 안 돌아오면 언성이 높아지잖아요? </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">근데 그것은 달랐습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">처음과 똑같은, 높낮이없는 목소리로 제 이름을 계속해서 불러대는겁니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">[A야, A야...] 하고요.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">저는 옆집 할아버지의 모습을 한 그것을 덜덜 떨며 쳐다보다가, 동생을 끌어안고 냅다 달리기 시작했습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">뒤에서 사박사박거리며 풀을 헤치는 소리가 나자 제 발은 더욱 빨라졌습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">초등학교 3학년짜리가 어디서 그런 힘이 솟아났는지 모르겠습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">한참을 달리다가 겨우 길을 발견해 집에 돌아왔을 때는 벌써 저녁상이 다 치워진 뒤였고, 저와 동생은 제때 집에 돌아오지 못했다며 할머니께 호되게 혼났습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">옆집 할아버지를 만나느라 늦었다고 동생이 울먹이며 변명을 해보았으나, 할머니는 옆집 할아버지께서는 오늘 자식들 보러가느라 윗지방으로 올라가셨다며, 제 동생의 말을 헛소리로 받아들이셨습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">할머니의 잔소리는 금세 잦아들었지만, 그날 있었던 일은 대학생이 된 지금까지도 제 마음에 남아있습니다. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">옆집 할아버지의 모습을 한 그건 도대체 무엇이었을까요.</p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p>