<div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>안녕하세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>오늘 이렇게 시간을 내 주셔서 감사합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>수많은 장서들이 늘어서 있는 방에 들어가자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>창가 쪽에 아침 햇살을 받으며 이창호가 앉아 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>최미나는 개인 서재라기보다 도서관 같다는 생각을 하며 방으로 들어왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사서가 마음대로 책을 꽃아 놔서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>원하는 책을 찾기 위해서는 한참을 뒤져야 하는 그런 오래된 도서관이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>인터뷰는 오랜만이라 조금 떨리는군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>게다가 처음 뵈는 분이기도 하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>자리에서 일어나며 이창호가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>강 과장님이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">? </span><span>건강이 안 좋으셔서 한동안 휴직 하셨어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>저런</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>젊은 친구가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그러게요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>젊다고 이야기 했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>강 과장의 나이는 오십이 넘었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>어디 한군데 슬슬 이상이 와도 이상하지 않을 나이였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>게다가 강 과장의 건강에 이창호가 나쁜 영향을 주었으면 주었지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>좋은 영향을 끼치지는 않았을 것이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그런 생각이 들자 최미나는 입에서 쓴웃음이 나왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 최미나가 근무하는 출판사의 유일한 베스트셀러 작가였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전자책이 난무하는 시기에 아직까지 종이책만 고집하는 고지식한 작가였지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그의 두터운 독자들은 어떤 종류로든 그가 다시 글을 써주길 바랬다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 미리 준비된 자리에 앉아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>오늘 인터뷰 할 내용들을 살펴보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이창호가 커피와 설탕을 가지고 와 그 앞에 앉았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>커피는 설탕을 넣으시나요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 커피를 마시지 않았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그렇게 말하면 그의 기분을 상하게 할 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이창호는 그런 면에서 모든 사람들이 인정하는 까다로운 작가였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>넣어 주세요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>오늘의 목표는 그와의 인터뷰를 성공적으로 마치는 것이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>인터뷰 도중 신작에 대한 자그마한 실마리라도 들을 수 있다면 좋겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>무사히 끝내는 것만으로도 최미나 입장에서는 감지덕지였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>커피를 한 모금 마시자 씁쓸한 맛과 함께 설탕의 단 맛이 아주 잠깐 느껴졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사람들이 왜 커피를 마시는지 최미나는 이해를 하지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>오늘 인터뷰 할 내용은 파일에 적힌 내용대로입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나가 건넨 파일을 이창호가 검토하듯 살펴보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사실 최미나가 건넨 파일은 이창호가 출판사 쪽에 준 것이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그는 자신이 의도하는 방향으로 가지 않는 것을 싫어했고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>특히 인터뷰에 있어서만큼은 예상 밖 질문을 하는 것을 싫어했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>마치 파일에 잘못된 점이라도 있는지 꼬투리를 잡으려는 사람처럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이창호는 종이를 유심히 들여다보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">‘</span><span>하여튼 까다로운 사람이라니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.’</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 앞에 놓인 커피를 한 모금 마셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>얼른 인터뷰를 마치고 싶은 생각이 커피를 마실 때마다 간절하게 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>커피를 별로 좋아하지 않으시나 봐요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>갑작스런 그의 말에 원래 마시려던 커피보다 많은 양의 커피가 목구멍 안으로 들어왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사래가 들린 듯 기침을 하는 최미나에게 이창호가 손수건을 건네주었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>저는 커피에 설탕을 넣지 않아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>설탕을 넣으면 커피 본연의 맛을 잘 느낄 수 없으니까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 손수건을 받으며 그의 표정을 살폈다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>인터뷰를 하기도 전에 최악의 상황으로 가지는 않을까 걱정 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>물론</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>최악의 상황은 그가 기분이 나빠져 인터뷰를 하지 않겠다고 선언하는 것이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>하지만 그는 편안한 표정을 짓고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>감사합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>커피였었지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>네</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>겨우 기침을 멈춘 최미나는 이창호의 갑작스러운 말에 다시 당혹스러운 표정이 되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>제가 쓴 첫 작품 말입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>커피 공장의 그림자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>맞아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>잘 알고 계시는 군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"> </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font> </div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span><span>최미나는 자신이 들고 있던 파일을 살짝 넘겨보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>인터뷰의 첫 번째 질문은 최근 어떻게 지냈는지 근황을 묻는 것으로 시작하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>최미나는 가방에서 녹음기를 꺼내서 켜고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>손수건을 접어 테이블 위에 올려 두었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그리고 자신의 질문을 기다리고 있는 이창호를 향해 입을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>혹시 어떤 계기로 첫 작품을 쓰게 되셨는지 들을 수 있을까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 파일에 적혀 있는 것과 다른 질문을 이창호에게 던졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>어차피 시작부터 꼬인 마당에 이판사판이라는 생각이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>잠시 고민하던 이창호는 입을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>집 근처에 베트남 사람들이 많이 살았어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그들에게서 다양한 이야기를 들을 수 있었죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 인터뷰를 시작한 뒤 세 번째로 당혹스럽다는 표정을 지었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이창호의 입에서 그 질문에 대한 답이 나올 거라고 생각하지 못했기 때문이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그들 중 일부는 강력범죄와 연관된 자들이 많았어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>맥주 한 두병만 쥐어주면 그런 이야기들을 하루 밤새도록이라도 들을 수 있었기 때문에</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>저는 매일같이 그들과 어울리면서 이야기들을 정리했어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>대단하시군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>그저 추임새를 맞춰줄 뿐인 대답이었지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>최미나는 속으로 기뻐했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이대로만 가면 인터뷰를 정리하며 쓸 내용이 없어 고민하지 않아도 되기 때문이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>커피 공장의 그림자는 그 중 한 명에게서 들은 이야기가 바탕이 되었어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>말을 마친 이창호는 그 때의 기억을 떠올리는 듯 하늘을 쳐다보며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>생각에 잠겼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>최미나는 그의 생각이 방해받지 않도록 잠시 창밖을 바라보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>비가 오려는 듯 날이 점점 어두워지고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그러면 그 뒤의 작품들도 전부 그런 실화를 배경으로 하신 건가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>잘 이해하고 계시는 군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 최미나의 잔에 커피를 조금 더 따라 주었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>제 작품들 중에 실화를 바탕으로 하지 않은 작품은 없습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>꽃동네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>지옥의 마리아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>전부 말씀이시죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>물론입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 똑같은 질문이 마음에 안 든다는 표정으로 최미나를 바라보았지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>최미나로써는 물어볼 수밖에 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>꽃동네는 지체장애 소녀가 같은 지체장애 소녀를 대상으로 각종 성적학대</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>폭행</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>살인을 저지른다는 내용이었고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>지옥의 마리아 역시 잔혹하기로 유명한 작품이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>작가의 상상이라면 모를까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>어디선가 실제 이러한 일들이 벌어졌다고 생각을 하니 오싹하기 그지없다는 생각이 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>이런 내용들은 실제 당사자에게 이야기를 듣기 쉽지 않았을 텐데요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 최미나의 말에 동의한다는 듯 웃음을 지었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>물론입니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다들 범죄에 대해서는 쉬쉬하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>수사기록 역시 쉽게 볼 수 없지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그래도 찾다 보면 방법이 없는 것은 아닙니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>방법이라 하면요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>음</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그렇군요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>잠깐 이 내용은 녹음기를 꺼도 될까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">? </span><span>나름 작가로서 영업 기밀이라서 말이죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>아</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 녹음기를 끄는 척 하고 가방에 집어넣었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이창호에게는 미안했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>지금부터가 놓칠 수 없는 내용인 것 같았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>최미나가 가방에 녹음기를 넣는 것을 확인 한 이창호는 다시 이야기를 시작했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>보통 이런 범죄가 발생하면 범죄자들은 물론</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그 가족들도 잘 이야기를 하려고 하지 않습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>당연한 이야기겠지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그들은 한시라도 빨리 고통에서 벗어나고 싶어 합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그래서 저는 보통 주변인들에게서 정보를 많이 수집 합니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>주변인들요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>사건을 조사했던 담당 경찰</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>가까이서 그들을 봐 왔던 사람들</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그들에게서 이야기를 듣다 보면 대략적인 인물의 구성이 나오지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>인물의 구성이라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나가 고개를 끄덕였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>하지만 그런 인물 구성만으로는 정확한 인과관계를 구성하는데 힘이 들지 않나요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>맞습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>그래서 저는 그렇게 인물의 구성이 나오면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>거기까지 말한 이창호는 커피를 한 모금 마셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그와 비슷한 사람들을 찾아냅니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>사람들을 찾아내다니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그게 무슨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>사람들을 찾아내서 재연을 시키는 거죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>재연이요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>보다 생생한 이야기가 그려질 수 있도록 말이죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>하지만</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 대답 대신 최미나의 잔에 커피를 채우고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>설탕을 넣었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>재연 역시 쉽지는 않아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>똑같은 상황</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>똑같은 정보를 줘도 항상 다른 결과가 나오니까요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>물론 그 결과가 더 좋을 때도 있지만요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>화</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>확실히 독특한 방법이네요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>다른 작가들은 생각하기 힘들 것 같아요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 빨리 인터뷰를 끝내고 싶어졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>하지만 이창호는 자신의 이야기에 심취한 듯 그녀를 쉽게 놓아주지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>그런데 이 방법에도 한 가지 문제가 있습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>문제요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">? </span><span>재연 한 다음 뒤처리라든가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>트라우마 같은 건가요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>이창호는 고개를 저었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>바로 익숙해진다는 점이죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>익숙해진다고 하면</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>더 큰 자극을 원하게 되는 겁니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>자위만 하던 소년이 여자를 품에 안고 더는 자위에 만족하지 못하는 것처럼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>갈수록 더 강렬한 것을 추구하게 된다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이 말이죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 이제 인터뷰고 뭐고 다 때려 치고 싶은 마음이 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>쉽지 않은 인터뷰가 될 거라고 생각했지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이정도 일 줄은 몰랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>자리에서 일어나는 최미나를 보며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>이창호는 아무렇지 않게 커피를 한 모금 마셨다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>실은 새 작품을 준비하고 있습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>실로 오랜만이지요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>새 작품</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">? </span><span>어디 또 좋은 희생양들을 찾으셨나 보죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">?”</span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>최미나는 날카로운 목소리로 쏘아 붙이고 방문을 열었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>밖에 나가자마자 얼른 이 미친 작가를 신고해야겠다는 생각이 머리를 가득 채웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>하지만 방문은 열리지 않았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>이게</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;">…</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>무슨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.” </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span>바로 뒤에서 이창호가 그녀를 껴안듯 허리를 감쌌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>가방에서 녹음기를 꺼내 바닥에 집어 던진 이창호는 실로 만족스러운 미소를 지었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';"></span></font></font></div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">“</span><span>아뇨</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>이제 남들이 만든 이야기를 보기만 하는 건 질려서 말이죠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.”</span></font></font></div> <div><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"><font face="굴림" size="2"></font></span> </div> <div><font face="굴림"><font size="2"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'바탕';"> </span><span>순간 가벼운 어지럼증과 함께 졸음이 몰려왔다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">. </span><span>확실히 쉬운 인터뷰가 되지는 않겠구나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">, </span><span>그런 생각을 하면서 최미나는 정신을 잃었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'바탕';">.</span></font></font></div>
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