In the scorching heat of forty degrees every day, the T-shirt was soaked with sweat.
The reporting team spent some time at a school in a small town in northwest Syria. Two years ago, half of the school was destroyed by a government bombing, but fortunately, the building was restored earlier this year.
While facing the most dangerous moments, moments when shells could explode at any time, Woo-yeon couldn’t help but feel moved by the lively eyes of the children who were learning letters.
When Woo-yeon asked why they were studying so hard, someone responded to the question.
“My mom said we have to learn letters to save the world.”
“To save the world?”
“No, but I have to protect my younger sibling.”
Even now, tears welled up at the memory of that interview.
In this place, waking up every morning and realizing that you are breathing brought occasional overwhelming emotions. The everyday routine of life, without the loud explosions of bombs, was even more appreciated.
Emma, a Canadian journalist, approached Woo-yeon, wiping sweat from her back with the back of her hand, and handed her a cold drink.
With a thank you, Woo-yeon engaged in a short conversation with her.
It was about the reporting done yesterday. Emma’s bright and positive personality made it easy for her to become friends with anyone.
Then it happened. Behind the wall, the gaze of the young Nadia, who had been watching them, met Woo-yeon’s eyes.
Nadia, a nine-year-old girl, lost both her parents last fall.
It was an explosion accident. The girl who said she had to save her younger sibling, even if she couldn’t save the world, was that girl.
Woo-yeon smiled warmly and gestured to Nadia. “Come here.”
Nadia approached them hesitantly, and Woo-yeon and Emma quickly walked over to where they were. Woo-yeon readily offered the drink Emma had given her to Nadia.
The interpreter was away, so they couldn’t communicate with words, but words were not really necessary.
Woo-yeon mimicked eating with her hands and asked Nadia, “Have you eaten?”
Nadia seemed to understand and nodded to the side.
The two of them brought food at the same time. Emma brought bread, and Woo-yeon brought a sandwich.
Suddenly, there was more food, and Nadia seemed bewildered. Emma said she could take both, and Woo-yeon added that she should eat one and give the other to her younger sibling.
Woo-yeon recalled the first day she met Nadia.
The sad eyes of the child who had lost her parents in the war were as cold and chilly as a dry winter.
Nadia, who had been unresponsive and cool when spoken to for a while, changed after Woo-yeon offered her something to eat.
Later, Woo-yeon found out.
Nadia, who used to bring everything to her younger sibling without eating anything herself, gradually opened up to the reporting team after seeing her younger sibling happy about eating food for the first time.
Late-rising reporter Yeom stretched widely as he came out. Nadia also lowered her head in that direction.
“Hey, Nadia!”
Nadia disappeared into the classroom, and Emma also exchanged greetings with Woo-yeon for shooting.
Woo-yeon burst into laughter at the sight of Yeom, whose beard was sticking because he hadn’t properly washed. He drank coffee every morning, a high-quality coffee brewed after grinding the beans for a long time, even in the midst of war.
There was a picture on the internet that Woo-yeon once saw, and it resembled the current appearance of Reporter Yeom.
A woman drinking coffee elegantly alone at a ruin site.
Not knowing everything about the world, the image of the woman in the photo who said, “Even if I die soon, I have to drink coffee,” came to mind, making Woo-yeon burst into laughter again.
“What? Why? Why do I look so funny?”
“I can’t help it.”
“Tsk.”
“Where is the cameraman?”
“He said he’s not feeling well today, so he asked him to rest in the morning.”
“Should I shoot?”
Reporter Yeom made a noise of disbelief. After eating the reporter’s meal, was he planning to snatch the cameraman’s plate now? He gave Woo-yeon a sidelong glance, as if saying, “Are you really going to snatch the cameraman’s plate too?”
“Oh, by the way, two more reporters from the newsroom are coming today.”
Woo-yeon already knew that fact.
Although the leader of this reporting team was practically Reporter Yeom, it was a documentary program conducted in collaboration with PD Ryu. However, it was a bit challenging for the rookie PD to control and command the dangerous scene.
Originally, veteran PD Park was supposed to lead, but due to a late entry permit, Ryu PD came instead.
As the permit was granted late, the latter part of the documentary was supposed to be handled by PD Park as originally planned.
It was understood that the two people would be traded, so who was the other one?
“But two people? Wasn’t it just PD Park joining?”
“He begged to come together.”
“Who’s coming here…”
In front of the school building on the courtyard, two familiar faces appeared in front of Woo-yeon.
Following PD Park was Senior Kang.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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