Plain, but long aftertaste

Emmalee 2022-02-27 08:01:33

A love that came to an abrupt end when it was still in its infancy. It's bland, but has a long aftertaste.

The story begins in a hot August, with a touch of sadness flowing in the warm yellow picture, just like Yongyuan waiting for Delin in the sunset, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but who knows the pain in his heart? Watching Yongyuan and his sister eat watermelon, buy drunk outings with friends, teach dad how to use the remote control, and say goodbye to all the beauty and cares around you...

He once took the most beautiful picture of her. She once smashed the glass window of his photo studio with a stone because she hadn't seen him for a long time. They used to walk together under an umbrella in the rain. They were silent I fell in love with each other in the ambiguity, but finally could not express...

Life is so plain and real, when you think it will continue beautifully, everything comes to an abrupt end. Just like two lines that intersect briefly, one has come to an end, and the other can only continue to walk with good memories. There is no sadness and joy in front of the hospital bed, only the thoughts that cannot be conveyed through the glass, and then leave quietly...

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Christmas in August quotes

  • Jung-won: [Sitting on a rubber tire in his old school playground] When I was a kid I always sat alone in the playground after the other boys had gone. Thinking about my late mother, it struck me that we'd all disappear in the end... my father, my sister, all my best friends.

  • [last lines]

    Jung-won: [narrating] I always knew that feelings of love would fade - just like old photographs. But for you... you will always remain in my heart, as you are in my last moment. Thank you, and goodbye.