<div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">-지난 이야기-</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">[자작]그녀는 시체입니다 1 : <a target="_blank" href="http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23001&s_no=11342061&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749" target="_blank">http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23001&s_no=11342061&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749</a></span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">[자작] 그녀는 시체입니다 2 : <a target="_blank" href="http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23101&s_no=11381904&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749" target="_blank">http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23101&s_no=11381904&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749</a></span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">[자작] 그녀는 시체입니다 3 : <a target="_blank" href="http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23200&s_no=11419067&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749" target="_blank">http://www.todayhumor.co.kr/board/view.php?table=readers&no=23200&s_no=11419067&kind=member&page=1&member_kind=total&mn=433749</a></span></div><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><u>                                                                                                                                                                                                        </u></span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">다음날 저녁</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 여느때와 같이 등나무 정자에 앉아 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">하지만 평소와는 달리 어딘가 다른 구석이 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율의 곁에는 주 씨가 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그의 곁에는 소주 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">2</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">병이 담긴 검은 봉지만 있을 뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 손에 든 소주를 바라보면서 어제 밤</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주 씨가 한 말을 떠올려보았다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내 염쟁이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">예</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">염쟁이라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">염쟁이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">니 염쟁이가 뭔지 모르나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">물론 알고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">아무리 무식한 돌대가리인 지율이라도 염쟁이가 뭐하는 사람인지 정도는 알고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">하지만 조금 당황스러웠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그가 알고 있는 염쟁이는 분명 마을의 외진 곳에서 혼자 살면서 장례를 치르는 음침한 사람이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">설마 이렇게 병원이라는 지식인들이 모이는 곳에 염쟁이 있으리라고는 상상도 할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">뭔지는 압니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">근데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">병원에서 염쟁이가 할 일이 있어요</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">이 무식한 새끼야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내도 의사는 의사다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">장의사</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">의사가 병원에서 일하지 어서 일하나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그도 그랬다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 고개를 끄덕였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">니 이 일 함 배워볼래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 선뜻 답할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">시체를 만진다는 거에 거부감이 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그것도 내 가족도 아닌 처음 보는 사람을</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">...</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">배울 생각 있으면 낼 저녁에 병원 지하로 내려온나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">병원 지하에 내 있는 방 밖에 없을테니까 찾긴 쉬울끼다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주 씨는 술잔을 비우고 자리에서 일어났다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">“</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">맞다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">만약 낼 지하로 올거면 소주 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">2</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">병 사온나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.”</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 집에 돌아가 고민하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 지금 이 순간까지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주 씨의 말대로 하긴 하였지만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">여전히 망설여졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그가 살면서 시체를 봤던 건 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">3</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">번이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">첫 번째는 옆집 홍이 할아버지가 돌아가셨을 때였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">마을 친구들끼리 담력 시험으로 상여집에 가서 홍이 할아버지를 만지고 오는 내기를 했었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">처음 시체를 만졌을 때의 느낌은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">차갑다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그때까지 지율은 아직 죽음이라는 개념을 명확히 이해할 수 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그에게 죽음이란 단지 더 이상 만날 수 없고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">뭔가 차가운 것일 뿐이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">두 번째는 동네 친구 돌이가 죽었을 때였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그 해 여름은 유독 비가 많이 왔고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">돌이는 계곡에 가재 잡으러 갔다 온다고 하고는 영영 돌아오지 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 그때서야 비로소 죽음이라는 개념을 이해할 수 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 마지막 세 번째는 군에서였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 육군 헌병대에서 수사병으로 첫 군복무를 시작하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그가 막 일병을 달았을 때</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">부대 내에서 자살 사고가 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">자살한 사람은 이제 자대 배치 받은지 막 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">2</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">주차된 김 이병이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">김 이병이 자살한 장소는 군부대 보급 창고였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그는 창고 서까래에 목을 맨 채 발견되었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">김 이병의 시신 수습은 지율의 몫이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">죽음이라는 것이 무엇인지 명확히 이해한 이후 처음으로 목도한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">죽음</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">이었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">홍이 할아버지를 만졌을 때와는 달랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">숨이 빠져나가 축 쳐진 김 이병은 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">차갑다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">와는 다른 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">무언가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">부드럽지 않고 거친 살결과 창백한 피부</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그 모든 것이 소름끼쳤다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 이날 이후 끼니를 제대로 잇질 못했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">음식을 목구멍으로 넘길 때마다 김 이병의 얼굴이</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 감촉이 떠올랐다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">한달 후</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 보직 변경을 신청하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">과연 내가 평생을 시체를 만지면서 살 수 있을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">솔직히 지율은 자신이 없었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그리고 또 한편으로는 이런 생각이 들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">내가 병원 구급차 운전해서 번 돈으로 제대로 된 가정을 꾸릴 수 있을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">?</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 최근에 태어나서 처음으로 꿈을 가지기 시작하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그의 꿈은 평범했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">여우같이 예쁜 마누라랑 토끼 같은 자식 둘 낳고 알콩달콩 사는 것</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">하지만 현재 그의 수준으로는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">‘</span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">알콩달콩</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">’ </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">사는 것은커녕 여우같이 예쁜 마누라 얻는 것도 힘들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">만약 주 씨의 일을 배워서 잇는다면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">그렇다면 나의 꿈을 이룰 수 있지 않을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">? </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">지율은 후자를 선택하였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">. </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">어차피 한 번 살다가는 거</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림';">꿈에 더 근접한 것을 선택하자고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';">.</span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"><u>                                                                                                                                                                                                        </u></span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:'굴림';"></span><span> </span></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div>그녀는 시체입니다 네번째 입니다</div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div></div> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div>여기서 군대 얘기를 적긴하였지만...</div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div></div> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div>사실 이건 군인이셨던 외삼촌께 대략적으로 들은 이야기라...</div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div></div> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div>혹시 잘못 표현된 게 있으면 알려주세요</div></div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div></div> </div> <div style="letter-spacing:0pt;"><span></span> <div>즐겁게 읽어주시길 바랍니다^^</div></div>