<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">몇년 전까지 살던 아파트에서 있었던 이야기다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">공동 쓰레기장에 파란 리본을 맨 테디베어가 버려져 있었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">조금 더럽기는 했지만 상태는 괜찮아서, 세탁만 하면 들고다녀도 문제 없을 정도였다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">꽤 귀여운데 아깝네 싶으면서도, 그대로 지나쳐 출근했다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그리고 1주일 후, 더러운 상태까지 비슷한 테디비어가 버려져 있었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">위화감을 느꼈지만, 딱히 신경 쓰지 않고 지나쳤다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그 이후 며칠 간격으로 아파트 곳곳, 계단과 층계참, 난간과 현관 앞, 높고 낮은 집 베란다까지, 바로 그 테디베어가 난데없이 나타나게 되었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">가장 기분 나빴던 건 현관문 안에 그 테디베어가 들어와 있었을 떄였다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">투입구는 10cm 크기도 안됐던데다, 그 집 사람들은 문을 잠궈뒀던 터라 경찰까지 출동할 정도로 문제가 되었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">관리인이 수상하다고 주민들이 따졌지만, 방 여벌 열쇠는 주민들이 임의로 만드는 것 뿐, 관리인에게는 전혀 없다는 대답이 돌아왔다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">그 외에도 먹다 남은 쿠키가 같이 놓여 있었다던가, 현관문 옆 화단에 놓여 있을 때는 거기 심어져 있는 꽃을 끌어안고 있었다던가.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">지금 와서 생각해보면 마치 테디베어가 스스로 살아 움직이는 것처럼 보이게 하고 싶었던 것인가 싶다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">주민들은 계속 테디베어를 내다버리려 시도했지만, 그때마다 테디베어는 랜덤한 곳으로 돌아온다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">어느날을 경계로, 누구도 테디베어에 손을 대지 않게 되었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">표면이 축축한데다 시체 썩는 냄새 같은 악취가 나고 묘하게 부드러워 기분 나쁜 탓이었겠지.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">경찰에도 신고를 했지만, 실질적인 피해가 없다며 딱히 아무 행동도 보이지 않았다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">결국 거주자들 회의 끝에, 발견하면 각자 알아서 내다버리기로 했다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">나에게도 당연히 찾아왔었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">다음날이 타는 쓰레기 버리는 날이라 쓰레기 봉투에 넣어뒀었는데, 다음날 아침 일어나보니 집 현관 앞에 떡하니 앉아있었다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">사람이 한 짓이라면 뭘 하고 싶었던 건지 도저히 이해할 수가 없는 일이었고, 기분 나쁨이 극에 달할 정도였다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">오늘 아침, 스쳐 지나갔던 어린아이가 봉제인형 키홀더를 가지고 있길래 문득 떠오른 체험담이다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:0px 0px;font-family:'돋움', dotum, sans-serif;">출처: <span style="background-position:0px 0px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://vkepitaph.tistory.com/1371?category=348476" target="_blank">https://vkepitaph.tistory.com/1371?category=348476</a></span> [괴담의 중심 - VK's Epitaph]</p>