<p></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> "대체 왜 그랬지?"</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 어둠 너머를 향해 민성이 물었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 대답 대신 돌아오는 담배 연기가 스산하다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> "굳이 그럴 이유가 있었냔 말이다."</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성이 그의 멱살을 붙잡아 올렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 반동에 몸이 흔들리며, 남자의 담뱃불이 흔들렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그는 멱살을 붙잡힌 그대로, 담배를 들어 재를 털었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 어두운 가운데 불똥이 추락한다. 그 궤적을 따라 민성의 시선도 떨어져내리다가, 이내 눈을 질끈 감는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성은 애원하듯 속삭였다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> "왜 그랬는지…… 대답해."</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그러나 그는, 대답 없다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성이 그를 밀쳐냈다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 우당탕 넘어진 남자는 신음도 없이 주저앉아 민성을 올려다보았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 서로의 숨소리도 희미한 까마득한 밤이다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 둘의 시선은 어둠을 헤맨다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 침묵 끝에, 그가 입을 열었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> "너는…….“</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 쉰 목소리였다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성이 눈을 들어 남자를 본다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 문득, 달이 구름을 벗어났다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 어둠을 재우고 내려앉은 달빛이, 사나이의 얼굴에 또렷한 음영을 드리운다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그 사나이 - 건웅은, 어떤 표정도 짓고 있지 않다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “민성, 너는…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> ────── 다만, 입꼬리만을 처참하게 비틀어 올리며 말하기를,</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “새장의 문을 열어본 적이 있나?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">· · ‥…··─━☆</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그들의 기억 속에, 윤섭이 있다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 결승에서 블레이즈에게 패배하고서 하루를 우두망찰 지새우던 그들 자신과, 켜지지 않고 종일 불 꺼뜨렸던 연습실의 <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">모니터, 그 흐린 풍경 속에 윤섭이 있다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 충격에서 벗어나 한 명, 한 명 다시 말없이 마우스를 붙잡았을 때.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 홀로 침실에 틀어박혀 나오지 않던 윤섭과, 그가 굳게 잠궜던 문짝을 기억한다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 방을 공유하던 민기만이 이따금 드나들 뿐이었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “최윤섭 뭐하냐?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 결국 폭발한 현우가, 막 방을 나서던 민기를 붙잡았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “그게…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “문 열어.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “조금 지나면 괜찮을 겁니다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “열라고 했다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 민기가 안경을 고쳐쓰며 눈을 피했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 둘의 대치가 길어지자, 지켜보던 Azubu Frost Team Leader 건웅이 거들었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “홍민기. 우리도 윤섭이 팀원이고, 윤섭이 친구다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “……알았어.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 머뭇거리던 민기가 결국 몸을 비켰다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우가 문을 활짝 열어제꼈다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> ────── 그리고 드러난 풍경을, 건웅은 잊을 수 없다.<br><br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> <br> 수많은 스케치들이 방 가득 널부러져 있었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 물감 냄새가 자욱하다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 윤섭은 바닥에 쭈그려 계속해서 붓을 놀리고 있었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 백지 위에서, 윤섭의 붓은 경계를 허물고 공백을 지우며 자유롭게 움직였다. 풍경들, 심상들, 색과 선들, 윤섭만이 <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">알고 있을 패턴들이 커다란 백지 위에서 약동하고 있었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 소란스러운 세상을 닫아 걸고, 자신의 세계에서 윤섭은 그림을 그린다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그들은 열지 못했다. 로코의 붓 서걱거리는 소리만 울릴 뿐이다. <br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 시야의 모든 것이 빛 바래어가는데, 윤섭과 그의 그림만이 화사하게 남아서 건웅의 눈을 어지럽혔다. 아름답다고, <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">뇌까리다가 건웅은 문득, 윤섭의 붓이 멈춘 것을 보았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 세상이…… 멈춘 것 같아.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그렇게 오래도록, 그 누구도, 무엇도, 움직이지 않는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 그날 밤, 윤섭이 방에서 나왔다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그는 이렇게 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “다들 미안. 나 원래 그림 그렸잖아…… 그림 그리면서, 스스로에게 물었어. 아직도 겜이 내 인생에서 제일 중요한지, <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">결승전 끝나고 대학준비하는 것도 생각하고 다시 유학가는 것도 생각했는데, 생각할수록 느꼈어.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그리고는 부끄러운 듯, 윤섭은 흡낫을 넘기면서 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “게임이 내 인생인걸, 그리고 내 인생이 게임인걸.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 서로 눈빛을 교환하다가, 민성이 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “그래. 다시 잘해보자.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “빠별이 넌 갈리오 픽하지 마라.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 윤섭이 민성과 하이파이브를 했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 현우는, “한 번 더 잠수 타면 스파링이다.”하고 녀석의 어깨를 쳤다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 민기는, “i'm your bitch",하고 무뚝뚝하게 웃었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅은.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> ……건웅은 아무 말도 하지 못한다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">· · ‥…··─━☆</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “왜 불렀냐?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 숙소 옥상에 서자 세찬 바람이 머리카락을 쓸고 지나갔다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 현우가 건웅에게서 담배를 한 까치, 얻어 물었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “뭔 일 있냐?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 현우에게 불을 붙여주다가 불쑥 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “형은 왜 게임해?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 불길을 빨아낸 현우가 눈썹을 치켜 떴다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “게임? 왜냐니…… 재미? ……는 있지, 근데…… 글세, 사실 이젠 왜 하는지도 모르겠다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “우린 어떻게 될까?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “너 사춘기냐?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “롤이 얼마나 갈까? 스타만큼? 말도 안되는 소리지..”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “난 자주 생각해. 우린 사실, 그냥 게임중독자야. 그래서 이 위치에 왔지. 지금은 잘 되는 것 같지만…… 몇 년이면, <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">반짝하다가 결국 다시 현실로 돌아갈 거야. 그때 우린 뭘 할 수 있을까?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 현우가 대답 대신 담배 연기를 내뱉었다. 건웅이 난간에 몸을 기대며 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “솔직히 말하면, 나도 형도, 쓰레기지. 게임 아니면 아무 것도 아닌 놈들.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우가 픽 웃으며 덧붙였다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “……게임 말곤 무얼 잘하지도, 좋아하지도 못하는 놈들.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 둘의 눈이 마주쳤다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 쿡, 하고 동시에 낄낄거렸다. 담배 연기 사이의 흐린 얼굴들이, 입꼬리만 비틀어 올린 채 배를 붙잡고 낄낄, 웃는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 낄낄낄낄, 그들의 웃음은 담뱃재처럼, 알맹이 없이 담배연기에 겹쳐 스러졌다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 웃음이 사그라들었을 때, 건웅이 불쑥 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “윤섭이 제명시키자.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “……장건웅.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “형도 봤잖아.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “녀석은…… 우리와 달라.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 문득 새 한 마리가 빌딩 사이에서 활공하고 있었다. 곧게 바람을 타던 새는, 날개를 퍼덕이며 다시금 날아올랐다. <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">건웅은 그 새를 응시하며 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “계속해서 가두어둔다면…… 녀석은 나는 법을 잊어버리게 되겠지. 우리처럼.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우와 건웅의 눈이 마주쳤다. 건웅이 한쪽 팔을 펼쳤다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “우리가, 새장의 문을 열어주는 거야.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 현우는 그 곧은 눈동자를 직시하지 못하고, 도시의 먼 불빛들을 향해 시선을 돌렸다. 현우가 지나가듯 묻는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “어떻게 해명할 건데?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “해명?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 되물은 건웅은 잠시 말이 없었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 입에 문 담배의 태반이 재로 화해, 제 스스로 바닥으로 바스라질 때에, 건웅이 입을 열었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “형도 알잖아."</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “민기가 화낼 거다. 어쩌면 모두가 널 비난할 거다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 난간 너머로 담배를 떨어뜨렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 담배는 추락하다가 이윽고, 보이지 않는 점이 되어 스러진다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> ────── 시선 바깥의 일들은, 알 바 아니지. 생각하며 건웅은 픽 웃는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “악역은 익숙하니까.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br><br><br><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">· · ‥…··─━☆</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 로코도코는 아주부 프로스트를 탈퇴했다. 팀원간의 의견차이 때문이라고 알려졌다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그는 곧이어 스타테일에 입단했으나 얼마 지나지 않아 팀이 해체되고 만다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 팀의 재정 때문이라고 했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 프로게임단으로 오래 이름을 날린 스타테일의 재정이 갑자기 나빠진 이유는 알 수 없다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 다만, 쉬쉬하며 감추는 뒷소문들 속에, 건웅 아버지의 이름이 들려오고는 한다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">· · ‥…··─━☆</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 다시 이곳, 민성은 건웅을 향해 주먹을 날렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 건웅이 널부러져 낮게 신음했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “그래서, 그 이유로 윤섭이 제명시키고 돈으로 스타테일 해체시켰다고?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “네 독선이다. 장건웅.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 민성이 건웅을 내려다보며 말했다. 떨리는 주먹을 애써 말아쥐면서, 말을 잇는다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “가라. 가서 윤섭이한테 사과해라.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 픽 웃었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 건웅은 영문을 알 수 없다는 표정으로, 마치 왜 이곳에 있는지도 모르겠다는 마냥,</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “내가 대체 왜?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 하고 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 화를 참지 못한 민성이 다시 한 번 주먹을 휘둘렀다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 건웅이 눈을 질끈 감았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 그러나, 아무 일도 일어나지 않았다. 건웅이 눈을 뜨자, 누군가의 억센 손아귀가 민성의 주먹을 제지하고 있었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “……형.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 클라우드템플러 이현우, 바로 그였다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “사람 때리라고 가르쳐준 복싱이 아니다.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “하지만……!”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “지키기 위한 주먹이다. 정민성.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성이 뒤로 물러났다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우가 주저앉은 건웅을 향해 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “장건웅. 너도 왜 자꾸 일을 어렵게 만드는 거야?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅은 대답하지 않았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “솔직히 말해. 말하면, 모두 널 이해할 거다. 누구보다도 간절했던 건 바로…….”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우가 말을 끝맺기 전에, 건웅이 그의 팔을 붙잡았다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 현우의 몸을 도구 삼아 힘겹게 자리에서 일어났다. 건웅은 현우와 마주 서서, 눈을 마주치며 속삭인다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “괜한 참견이야.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그리고 몸을 돌렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성에게 맞은 충격이 가시지 않았는지 건웅은 비틀거렸다. 위태롭게 걸으며 그는 자리를 떠났다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그 뒷모습을 바라보며 민성이 말했다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “형. 미안해.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “뭐가?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “나도 건웅이 마음…… 알아.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “모두 알지.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “하지만 말야…… 화가 나. 그럼, 윤섭이 마음은? 새장의 문을 열어준다고? 그게 정말 새를 위한 거야?”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 민성의 목소리는 골목을 우렁우렁 울렸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “새가 스스로 새장을 선택했다면? 새장 안에서 안온하게 노래하는 게 그에게 더 나은 일이라면……!”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “오해하고 있구나.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 현우가 하늘을 올려다보았다. 별이 잠든 도시의 밤, 달만 홀로 빛나고 있다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “새장 이야기는 새를 위한 비유가 아니야.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> ────── 건웅. 널 평생 증오할 거다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> 건웅에게 소리치던 윤섭의 얼굴을 현우는 잊지 못한다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> “새를 떠나보내고 남은 이들의 이야기지.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 민성은 대답이 없었다. 현우는 눈을 감았다. 누구에게 하는 것인지 모를 말을 계속해서 이어나갔다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> “문을 열어주면, 우리는 빈 새장을 안고 남은 날들을 살아가겠지. 먹먹한 구멍은 평생 매울 길이 없다…… 새가 새장으로<br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">돌아오는 일은 없으니까. 다만 추억하겠지. 때로 울면서, 후회하면서.”</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">· · ‥…··─━☆</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅은 텅 빈 연습실에 비틀거리며 걸어갔다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 이젠 자신과 민기가 사용하는 방으로 들어가, 서랍을 열어젖혔다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그곳에서 종이를 하나 꺼냈다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅. 클템. 빠른별. 매라. 그리고 로코도코.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 어깨동무한 다섯 사람을 스케치한 그림이었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 아래쪽에, draw by locodoco, 녀석의 악필이 남아 있다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그것을 마주하자 걷잡을 수 없이 손이 떨려서, 눈앞이 흐려져서 건웅은 눈을 질끈 감았다. 지나간 기억들이 <br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">다시 되살아나 건웅의 마음을 짓누른다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 최윤섭. 최윤섭. 하고 건웅은 홀로 속삭였다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 윤섭아.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 윤섭아…….</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 봄에 피는 꽃은 봄에만, 여름에 피는 꽃은 여름에만 제각기 자신의 가치를 최상으로 끌어올릴 수 있지.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 우리는 꽃이 아름다웠다는 사실에 무뎌지거나 잊어버리는 일이 없고 다시 꽃이 필 계절이 오길 애타게 기다린다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 너를 떠나보낸 이유도 이와 같다고 할 수 있다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 아직 세상 물정을 모르지만, 그렇다고 마냥 천진난만하지만은 않은, 장난스럽고 때로 진지하던 너.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 늘 웃고 다녔지만, 자신 스스로 결정한 일은 절대 굽히지 않던 너.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 게임에 열중하던 너의 승부욕도 보기 좋았지만, 그림을 그리던 너는 더욱 아름다웠다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 이곳은 너의 계절이 아니다. 여긴 네게 언제나 겨울일 테다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br> 잠시였지만 보았다. 네게 어울리는 계절은, 다른 세상에 있었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> <br><br></p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> 짧았지만, 그래서 찬란했던 그 덧없는 아름다움…….</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 그것을 목격하고서, 나는 가슴이 조여와 견딜 수가 없었다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br><br><br> 난 그래서 너를 떠나보낸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 새장의 새를 떠나보낸다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 라이터를 들어, 스케치에 불을 붙였다. 그슬리기만 하던 종이는 이내 불이 붙어, 서서히 일그러져 간다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> 건웅이 눈을 감았다. 감은 눈에서 눈물이 한 방울, 흘러내린다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br><br><br><br><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> ────── 나는 텅 빈 새장을 안고 살아가겠다.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "><br> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; "> </p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; ">안녕. 로코도코.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 돋움; line-height: 20px; 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