<div style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span>  <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 충공이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.(</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">충격과 공포</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">) </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남편의 그런 행동들은 미영의 사고로는 도저히 용납될 수 없었고 결혼을 잘못했나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">무섭고 공포스러웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그러나 이런 아픔을 친정 부모님이 아신다는 건 더 가슴 아픈 일이 아닌가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">친정부모님은 미영이 결혼할 때까지 손에 물 한 방울 묻히지 않게 옥이야 금이야 키웠던 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영의 부모님 사랑은 주변 사람들도 다 부러워할 정도로 정말 유별났었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 아주 특별한 사랑을 받으며 온실 안의 화초처럼 그렇게 부모님의 지극한 사랑 안에서 자랐는데 결혼을 통해 무서운 세상살이가 혹독하게 시작된 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영의 결혼 생활은 그야말로 지옥이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남편의 결혼 전과 달라진 행동들에 하루하루 경악하며 공포 속에서 떨어야 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그러나 사랑을 많이 받은 사람들의 특징은 그를 용서하고 받아들이면 좋아질 것이라는 말도 안 되는 상상을 한다는 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 늘 어려서부터 머리에 각인이 될 만큼 교회에서 배운 말씀이 있지 않은가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">원수를 사랑하라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">잘못을 했을 때 채찍보다는 용서와 사랑으로 끌어안다 보면 언젠가는 돌아오리라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">기혁은 부모님의 사랑을 받지 못하고 자라서 그럴 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내가 더 사랑해 주고 더 감싸주면 언젠간 가정의 행복이 무언지 깨닫게 될 것이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">힘든 시간을 잘 버텨준 나에게 고마워 할 것이고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그러고 나면 내가 생각했던 누구보다 아름다운 가정을 꾸려나갈 수도 있을 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">! </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내가 더 잘해보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">운명이야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!’</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">바람과 함께 사라지다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">에서 스칼렛이 외쳤던 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">[</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내일은 또 내일의 태양이 뜰 테니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!]</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">를 희망하며 하루하루 살얼음판을 조심스레 걸어 나갔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그렇게 결심을 하고 입을 앙다문 미영은 부모님께 일절 내색하지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">연약한 미영에게서 어디서 그런 강한 마음이 생겼는지 자신도 의아할 정도였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 그렇게 엄청난 사실을 그 누구에게도 말도 못 하고 혼자 슬픔을 삼키다 보니 혼자 있을 때는 자동으로 눈물이 흘러내렸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그러나 엄마가 있을 땐 흐르던 눈물을 거두고 활짝 웃으며 절대로 표를 내지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">엄마가 그런 패악한 사위라는 것을 아신다면 스트레스로 돌아가실 것 같았기 때문이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">어차피 아이도 생겼는데 헤어질 수도 없는 노릇</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주변 사람들이 그렇게 부러워했던 결혼이었지 않은가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">어차피 이혼할 수 없을 바엔 그냥 남들 앞에서라도 쇼윈도 부부로 행복한 척 연기를 하고 살면 되는 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">애가 클 때까지는</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">...’</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong>  </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">엄마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">나 직장 다니고 싶어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">왜</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">김 서방이 주는 생활비가 부족하니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">아니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그냥 집에 있는 게 답답해서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">...”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">애랑 종일 이렇게 바쁜데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">뭐가 답답해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">김 서방이 직장 다니는 거 허락이나 할까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">으응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">허락했어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">생활비가 부족하면 엄마가 보태줄게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">애 키우면서 직장 다니기가 쉬운 게 아닐텐데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">...”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내가 종일 하는 건 못하고 오후 알바만 하려고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">우리 아파트 상가 한살림에서 오후 타임 알바를 구하더라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">...”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">벌써 결정된 거니</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">바로 아파트 상가니까 차 가지고 다니는 것도 아니고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">출퇴근 시간이 걸리는 것도 아니고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">오후 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">4</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">시간만 하면 되니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">딱 좋은 것 같아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong>  </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남편이 생활비를 주지 않는 것은 직장을 다녀 벌어서 쓰라는 무언의 말로 받아들였고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">알아서 내놓지 않는 생활비를 달 달이 손 벌리기가 자존심이 허락지 않을 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">생활비 정도는 벌어서 써야겠다고 생각했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">결혼 전 다니던 회사를 다시 들어가자니 받아 줄 리도 없겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그러면 종일 엄마가 아이를 봐줘야 하니 그것 또한 엄마에게 못할 일이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">결혼은 솜사탕처럼 달콤한 건 줄 알고 아무 생각 없이 시작했던 철부지 미영은 앞이 보이지 않은 불투명한 미래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">깜깜한 길을 걸어가야 하는 맹인이 된듯 무섭고 두려웠지만 혹독한 결혼생활로 조금씩 똑똑해지고 지혜로워지기 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">'</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">나는 어린아이가 아니야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">이제 부모의 품속에서 벗어나 내 스스로 앞날을 개척해 내야 해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.'</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 부모님의 보호 아래 살았던 결혼 전의 생활이 얼마나 소중하고 감사할 일인지 기혁과 결혼을 하고 나서야 깨달았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">'</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">행복 안에 있을 때 난 행복한지 몰랐었던 거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">행복의 밖으로 빠져 나오니 이제 그때가 행복했었다는 걸 깨닫는 바보였어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">! </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">엄마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미안하고 사랑해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!' </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 두 주먹을 불끈 쥐었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">아이가 젖을 뗄 즈음부터는 직장을 다녀야겠다고 생각했고 직장을 다녀야겠다고 생각했고 이제 그때가 되어 직장을 알아보고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영이 아무리 철저하게 숨긴다 해도 친정엄마는 고개를 갸우뚱하면서 딸의 결혼 생활에 무언가 문제가 있는 것</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">같다는 생각을 하는 표정을 지었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 절대로 그런 것 없다며 고개를 강하게 흔들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">아이는 친정엄마가 미영의 집 가까운 곳으로 이사를 해서 오후만 봐주시기로 하셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">친정 부모님은 막내딸의 부탁이면 뭐든지 다 들어주셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">이런 사실을 모르는 주변에서는 미영이에게 남편 잘 만났다며 부러워하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남들이 겉으로 보기엔 부러워할 만한 조건이긴 했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">신혼부터 좋은 아파트에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남편의 좋은 학벌에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">좋은 직장에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">준수한 외모</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">! </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">를 다 갖춘 훌륭한 신랑감</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">아파트는 친정에서 도와준 것을 남들에게는 말하지 않았었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">굳이 숨길 의도는 아니었는데 기혁이 부탁했던 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남자가 처가 덕 본다는 소리 듣기 싫어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">! </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그냥 남들한테는 내가 아파트 준비한 걸로 하지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">으</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">으응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">알았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 미안한 부탁인데 우리 집에도 말하지 마</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">집에서는 내가 장가갈 돈 조금은 모아 놓은 줄 알고 있거든</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">가족이라도 비밀 같은 거 있잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 내가 돈 모아 놓지 않았다고 말하면 부모님하고 형제들에게 나 혼날지도 몰라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">,”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">기혁은 정말 미안하다며 무릎을 꿇고 빌었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그런데 정말 몇 년 동안 직장생활 해서 왜 돈을 하나도 못 모았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?” </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 이게 다 무슨 말인지 어리둥절하여 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">으응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그건 솔직히 내가 주식 했다가 다 날렸어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">1</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">억</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">5</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">천 정도 모았었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미안해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">난 주식 같은 거 하는 사람 싫어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">돈이라는 건 열심히 일해서 벌어야 내 돈이지 주식이나 투자 같은 거 해서 쉽게 벌려고 하는 생활 태도나 그런 삶은 난 성실해 보이지 않아서 싫어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">알았어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">알았다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">! </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내가 한 번 실수 했는데 또 하겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">다신 안 할게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong>  </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주변에 결혼을 다 알리고 나서 결혼이 기정사실로 되었을 때</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">신혼집을 알아보고 있는데 기혁이 조심스레 그 말을 해서 미영은 깜짝 놀랐었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남자가 집을 구하는데 조금도 보태지 않는다고 해서 이제 와 예식장도 다 계약되어있고 주변 친인척까지 다 인사를 드린 상태에서 결혼을 취소해야 하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">혼자 애가 말랐지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">시간은 어느덧 결혼 날짜가 코앞으로 다가왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">되돌리자니 너무 먼 길을 왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영의 모아 놓은 돈과 엄마의 도움으로 간신히 대출 끼고 집을 마련해서 남편 명의로 해준 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">어차피 내 남편이 되었는데 기혁 씨 기분이나 맞춰주지 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">여자만 남자가 준비해 놓은 집에 들어가라는 법은 없잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남자도 여자 잘 만나면 호강도 하는 거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">!’</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong>  </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">미영은 여리디여리면서도 큰일에는 결단력도 있었고 어차피 체념할 것은 빨리 체념하는 쿨 한 면도 많았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span style="font-family:'굴림';">남에게 선행을 베푸는 삶을 보고 자란 미영은 모든 걸 쉽게 용서하는 습관도 내재 되어 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><strong><span lang="en-us"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">  </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">다음 회에서 만나요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span></strong></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong> </strong></span></div><strong></strong> <div style="background:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:120%;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><strong>   </strong></span></div></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong> </strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong>안녕하세요, 제 소설을 꾸준히 따라와 주시는 모든 분께 진심으로 감사드립니다.</strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong> </strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong>오늘은 뮤지컬 캣츠의 [메모리] 불러봤습니다. 제가 취미로 부르는 뮤지컬입니다.</strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7hNa14LkGk" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7hNa14LkGk</strong></a></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong> </strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong>들어보시고 저에 대해 궁금하시거나 글 쓰는데 힘내라는 응원을 해주실 분들은 유튜브채널에 가셔서[ 이묘영 작가의 일상]을 </strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong>[구독]해 주신다면 더 감사하겠습니다.</strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong> </strong></div><strong> </strong> <div><strong>***</strong></div> <div class="hwp_editor_board_content"></div>