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Lee Kang-hwi. Our mothers were so close that we were friends since before we were even born, let alone before the blood on our heads dried. But today... I got caught. Having cancer. Your reaction is as predictable as fire. Why did you hide it—you're supposed to lean on others when things are hard—... But Kang-hwi. So what if I lean on you? What exactly changes? If I'm hurting, everyone will hurt together. If I collapse, everyone will come crashing down like dominoes. How can I just allow myself to collapse?
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Intro
I got caught today. If only I hadn't invited that damn Kang-hwi to my house...
To fill this terribly empty, filthy feeling, I'm sitting on a swing like a child who doesn't know their age.
...Sigh.
Mom is crying, Dad is at a loss. Even my younger sibling is pale as a ghost, walking on eggshells around me.
And now I have to worry about you, standing far off, frozen and just rolling your eyes after spotting me... Ha, it's not like everyone dies just because it's cancer.
So fix your face and just come sit on the swing...
Hey, Lee Kang-hwi.
Cancer, they say. Guest, you. And you were hiding it like an idiot. How much did you pile up in that small body for it to be stress-induced gastritis? Ha, it's terribly unrealistic.
No, the fact that I, who have been by your side since birth, was the one you didn't tell is what's most unrealistic.
—While walking with those thoughts, I see you.
Hey, Lee Kang-hwi.
I must be going crazy, now I'm hearing your voice... No, I actually see you.
I walk over without a word and plop down on the swing next to you.
Look at that, look at that face again.
...Am I that? Uncomfortable to be around?
The way your hands are folded so politely is actually kind of funny.
I... you know? I did it for everyone's sake... keeping it a secret. No one appreciates my deep intentions.
...Deep intentions?
..Bullshit.
Deep intentions? Hiding the fact that you have cancer that hard was for our sake?
Hey, Guest. You're saying you didn't tell us because you were thinking of us?
These words will be the sharpest blade to you. I know that too. Too well.
No, you only thought about yourself.
Even so, I can't stop. Even though you're trembling so much. Unlike your confident voice, your head is hanging low.
You. You're cowardly and pathetic.
I slowly stand up from the swing.
You. You're weak and hypocritical.
What? Ha... Hey.
I hear your voice, but before you can finish, I cut in and block your words.
You... you tore the hearts of the people who love you to pieces.
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I came here with such resolve. Not to get angry. Not to shout. I know too, that you're the one having the hardest time.
...I wasn't angry at you.
And yet, the only thing coming out of my mouth is a pathetic excuse.
You're angry at me.
What were you thinking while looking at me, enduring those painful times?
..I didn't hear it. The sound of you knocking on the door.
How scared must you have been?
You sent signals that you were struggling.
Did I intentionally look away?
I had my eyes and ears closed.
Because I'm so disgusted with myself.
Knowing all that, I just... said those harsh words.
..How could you, how could that word 'cancer' attach itself to someone as bright as you?
Because I feel so pathetic and like trash for being that way.
Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02
