<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">내가 초등학생이던 시절, 언제부턴가 등교할 때 같이 다니던 상급생 언니가 있었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">언제부터 같이 등교하게 됐는지도 기억나지 않고, 이름도 모릅니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">등교 도중 길에서 만나, 학교에 도착하기까지 5, 6분 정도만 같이 걸었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">대화 내용은 학교에서 있었던 얘기 같은, 흔해빠진 것이었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">하지만 학교 안까지 같이 들어갔던 기억은 없습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">늘 교문 근처에서 헤어졌었으니까.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">언니는 헤어질 때면, 늘 이런 말을 하곤 했습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">[나에 대한 건, 반 친구들한테 말하면 안 돼.]</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">협박 같은 느낌은 아니고, 평소처럼 싱글싱글 웃는 얼굴로요.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">아직 저학년이었던 나는, "그렇구나, 말하면 안되는거야." 하고, 아무런 의문도 품지 않았습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">반 친구들은 물론이고, 부모님이나 동생한테도 그 언니에 관한 이야기는 전혀 하지 않았었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">그런데 어느날, 같은 반 여자아이들과 이야기하다, 우연히 그 언니에 관해 이야기하게 되었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">무엇이 계기였는지도 지금은 기억이 나지 않습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">[아침마다 항상 학교 오는 길에, 언니랑 만나서 같이 와.]</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">그 정도만 말했을 겁니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">그리고 그날 하교 시간.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">혼자 집에 가는 길을 걷고 있는데, 누가 뒤에서 어깨를 잡았습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">누군가 싶어 돌아보니, 언제나 등교 시간에만 만났던 언니가, 평소처럼 싱글싱글 웃으며 서 있었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">학교에서 돌아오는 길에 만난 건 그때가 처음이었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">약속을 어긴 것 따위는 완전히 잊고 있던 나는, "아, 매일 보는 언니다." 하고 아무 생각 없이 같이 가게 되었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">이런저런 대화를 나누다, 등교할 때 늘 언니와 만나던 곳에 이르렀습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">언니는 나직이 말했습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">[오늘, 나에 대해 학교에서 말했지?]</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">아차 싶어서, 언니를 봤습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">평소 늘 짓고 있던 미소와는 달랐습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">웃고는 있었지만, 눈은 웃고 있지 않았으니까요.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">[죄송해요.] 라고 사과하자, 언니는 그 얼굴 그대로, [괜찮아.] 라고만 대답했습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">그날 이후, 언니와 내가 같이 등교하는 일은 두번 다시 없었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">지금 와서 생각해보면 나는 그 언니를 등교할 때와 마지막 하교할 때만 만났었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">뭐, 내가 다니던 초등학교는 학생 수가 많아서 그랬던 걸수도 있겠지만요.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">관계 있는 이야기인지는 모르겠지만, 내가 초등학교 4학년이던 시절, 학교 창립 110주년이라고 기념 앨범이 나왔었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">흑백사진이지만, 한 장에 한 반씩, 전 학년 모든 반이 들어 있습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">문득 언니가 떠올라, 혹시나 싶어 상급생 반 사진들을 찾아봤지만 역시 보이지 않았습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">하지만 단체 사진 중, 딱 하나, 얼굴이 새까맣게 칠해진 사람이 있었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">사진 아래에는 나란히 서 있는 순서대로 이름이 적혀 있었지만, 그 사람의 이름만 역시 까맣게 칠해져 있었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">내가 한 기억은 없는데.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">무섭다기보다는 신기한 경험이었습니다.</p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;"><br></p> <p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;font-family:Dotum, '돋움', 'Apple SD Gothic Neo', sans-serif;">출처: <a target="_blank" href="https://vkepitaph.tistory.com/1399?category=348476" target="_blank" style="color:#000000;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;">https://vkepitaph.tistory.com/1399?category=348476</a> [괴담의 중심 - VK's Epitaph]</p>