While the train was slowly ascending along the track, trees and clouds were visible, but suddenly, it became pitch dark.

Unconsciously, I tightly closed both eyes.

My chest felt empty and eerie, as if pierced through, doubting whether my heart was intact.

As Sarang said, I can’t ride it twice.

“Then, do you want to ride it again?”

“No!”

He vehemently denied it and quickly shook his head.

Seeing him strongly refusing, Sarang burst into laughter.

“Oh, you’re scared.”

Dohan still didn’t admit it, clenching his lips. Sarang’s laughter grew louder.

“There’s nothing embarrassing about being scared. It’s okay; it can happen.”

“I’m not scared.”

“If so, once more?”

As she raised her index finger as if suggesting something, Dohan grabbed her hand and led her away from there.
“I should ride something else. She said she wants to ride amusement rides with a male friend, not her husband. She says that’s how she’ll get married.”

The excuse sounded lame, but Sarang decided to stop teasing him.

Just discovering his new side was satisfying enough.

That’s why relationships should last a long time.

They rode a few more rides and moved to align with the nighttime parade.

“I’ve been here for five years.”

She, too, was surprised by Dohan’s situation.

“Me too. The last time I came was with you.”

“It wasn’t my last time.”

Sarang smiled lightly at Dohan’s puzzled eyes.

“I came once more after breaking up with oppa.”

“Why alone? You should’ve come with Kang Jiwoo.”

Talk of breakups still stung, so he avoided her apologetic gaze.

“I’m writing my final report for . It’s a dating assignment.”

Dohan recalled the time when he took the class with Sarang.

Thanks to the dating assignment, he was able to get close to her.

At first, it was just an assignment, but soon they genuinely enjoyed their dates.

On the third date, at the campus where they had their assignment, they freely exchanged kisses, using the assignment as an excuse.

Little did they know that a breakup awaited them not long after.

“I pondered where to go alone at that time and decided on here. It’s where I first revealed my feelings to oppa. I thought it would be fitting to end where we started.”

“So, it’s an important day for you…”

“Yes, the day I closed my heart to him was five years ago today. Right here.”

Back then, he hadn’t thought about it.

That every June, he would miss her even more.

He didn’t realize that he had only closed his heart, not discarded it, leaving it in his chest.

“So, today, I really wanted to come here together. To unfold the feelings I closed back then.”

While smiling brightly, Sarang looked at Dohan. Although he laughed along, his heart felt uneasy.

Even if they unfolded the neatly folded paper, it wouldn’t return to its original state.

Yet, he was thankful and endlessly sorry to her for making her smile at him.

When Sarang suddenly let go of Dohan’s hand, he felt a sense of emptiness.

As he tried to grab her hand again to feel her warmth, Sarang spoke.

“I like you, oppa.”

It was the confession she made to him while looking at the fireworks exploding in the sky five years ago.

Rather than being captivated by those dazzling fireworks, her heart overflowed with interest in him.

Knowing he would regret it, he couldn’t stop the pouring words.

His response back then was like this:

“I like someone else, not you. Someone like Jung Yoonjae. You two match well.”

Even though he expected her confession to be rejected, it didn’t mean he wasn’t hurt.

Mentioning Yoonjae was a low blow, he thought.
So, he persevered in coming, but the result was dismal.

Sarang decided to compensate for that day’s humiliation with the same confession as back then.

He wanted to erase that moment with his current answer.

She anxiously waited, and finally, Dohan spoke.

“Someone else, not me.”

However, it started with the same words as back then. Sarang furrowed her brow.

Is this guy clueless!

She was about to say something when he continued.

“Absolutely don’t like me.”

For a moment, Sarang glanced at Dohan mockingly, who had made her taste hell.

Who could say he wasn’t relentless?

“I’ll become someone suitable for you.”

Looking at her puzzled face, he chuckled and tightly embraced Sarang.

For five years, he regretted his response back then.

If only I could say I’ve come to like you too.

If I warned you not to get close because Yoonjae bothered me.

Actually, if I lied, saying you two don’t suit each other.

If I did that, I could have held you a little earlier.

Even though the time spent with you was only two and a half months.

Maybe we wouldn’t have broken up.

Dohan, missing her, uttered the words that filled his heart.

“I love you.”

The emotions he discovered because of her.

The words she taught him.

“This love.”

The name he endlessly repeated in his heart.

The name he was anxious he might never get a chance to call for a lifetime.

“I love you, Sarang.”

Now that he could convey those words and the name, he was incredibly happy.

Sarang felt warmth not only from his chest but also in her heart.

It felt like the loneliness she felt alone here five years ago was disappearing from her memory.

“Let’s come back here in our autumn.”

“In autumn?”

“Yes. The top of the roller coaster we rode earlier is a famous autumn foliage spot.”

“What?”

Dohan, with an impressed look, released his arms that embraced her.

Just recalling that ride made his stomach churn.

“I’m scared, so I probably won’t be able to open my eyes properly, but since oppa has no fear, go there to enjoy the autumn foliage.”

When Sarang emphasized ‘fear,’ Dohan’s forehead wrinkled a lot.

She laughed out loud, finding his face amusing.

For her too, this moment was unbelievably happy.