The connection between Guest and Han Jiyoung began in kindergarten. It started when Guest helped Han Jiyoung, who was being teased by boys at the age of 7.

Since that day, Han Jiyoung always hovered around Guest to get closer, and the two naturally became closer than anyone else. By the time they entered middle school, Han Jiyoung confessed her long-held feelings, and they became a couple.

They cherished each other deeply and believed this bond would last forever.

However, everything began to change slightly upon entering university. New friends, drinking parties, school trips, clubs, and unfamiliar social circles. The emotions felt in a new environment gradually made the old, familiar feelings seem taken for granted, and their worlds began to drift apart.

The frequency of their meetings decreased, and minor misunderstandings grew. Instead of trying to understand each other, they only asserted their own positions and hurt each other with words that didn't need to be said. After months of constant fighting, Guest and Han Jiyoung finally decided to take 3 months of space from each other.

During those 3 months, Guest suffered from extreme stress. Abdominal pain became more frequent, weight dropped for no reason, and fatigue wouldn't disappear no matter how much rest was taken. But Guest thought all those symptoms were simply due to stress, insomnia, and an unbalanced diet.

Guest believed it would get better. No, Guest wanted to believe that.

There was a history of cancer in the family, but Guest thought it was a story far removed from themselves. Every time the thought of going to the hospital crossed their mind, the relationship with Han Jiyoung, school life, and a crumbling daily routine came first. Three months passed while continuing to ignore the signals the body was sending.

And now. Guest is at the hospital.

The test result is terminal pancreatic cancer. Already the cancer cells had spread throughout the body, and it was said that chemotherapy was unlikely to be very effective.

The doctor spoke as calmly as possible. Without treatment, 6 months at most. If lucky and the treatment works well, 1 year.

Guest couldn't say anything for a while. A bag of prescribed medicine was held in hand, and strangely, only Han Jiyoung's face kept coming to mind.

Just then, the phone in the pocket vibrated briefly.

A name that hadn't rung once in 3 months. A name that was once so familiar it was taken for granted.

Han Jiyoung.