"I'm sorry to say this, but..."

Takiichi said softly, "I'm actually not a fan of Girls' Generation, just because people who like them admire them.

I think at that time, she must have wanted to make a pilgrimage here one day, hoping that she might be able to meet Taeyeon in person, but...

Now that I'm here, the remaining feelings from the past prompted me to walk into this store.

I'm sorry, I have decided not to miss the past anymore, and I have decided not to see her again until I have a new look, so please take back this album."

"Are you sure you don't want this album?"

After receiving his first rejection, the president of the optical shop asked in a very surprised tone.

"This album was brought back by Taeyeon during a vacation just after her debut. For their fans, it is impossible to buy it even if they pay a very high price."

"It doesn't belong to people like me."

Takiichi chuckled softly, but at that moment, Sakura's face appeared in front of his eyes again without any warning.

"Who is over there, I don't have any questions. The dew in the ninth month is wet, waiting for you."

Inexplicably, Takiichi read this sentence unconsciously.

"What do you mean by what you said just now?"

The president of the optical shop seemed to be attracted, and his eyes were bright, "Maybe you can translate it in Korean?"

"Ah, I'm very sorry, I'm rude." Taki quickly apologized after regaining consciousness. Then, he lowered his eyes slightly and said in an extremely low tone.

"This sentence, translated means..."

...

"Sika...can't she really stay...and continue to protect the name 'Girls' Generation' with us?"

When she woke up from the dream, Kim Taeyeon straightened her body in a sitting position.

She opened her eyes in a panic, and her brown pupils were stung by the sunlight outside the window, causing two lines of crystal tears to fall unconsciously.

On a sunny day, this seems unbelievable.

But when I wiped away the tears from my eyes and opened my eyes again, there was indeed a clear sky and pure clouds as white as cotton outside the window in front of me.

She was lying on the bed, seemingly at the center point illuminated by light.

It seems like I had a very bad dream...

Turning his head slightly, a photo frame containing a group photo of nine people came into view on the table in front of the bed.

2007, August 5.

that summer...

Kim Taeyeon silently used her blinking eyelashes instead of the unspeakable voice to recall the unforgettable past.

As for the dream I just had...

She closed her eyes and tried hard to recall, and the scattered memory fragments were being reorganized deep in her brain with a burst of ethereal richness.

It was like I began to appear in a special space surrounded by endless white.

Just by raising your head, you can see many memory fragments from different periods, floating above your head in the form of giant screens.

Suddenly, the white space seemed to be filled with color.

One end of the world is miraculously revealed, like opening the first page of a book.

Kim Taeyeon stood up in confusion. She was on the beach in Pattaya, Thailand, and the children around her were playing happily.

It's really baffling...she thought.

Why would you go back to a place you visited in the past?

She was walking on the beach, still wearing the light blue plaid striped pajamas she put on before going to bed.

At that time, the sun was caressing Kim Taeyeon's little face, dispelling the emotions in her heart that were incompatible with this world.

At that moment, I accidentally caught a glimpse of something shining, half of my body buried in the sand.

It was a drop-shaped pendant, lying quietly on the damp, sunny ground.

"Is this...the one Sika wore before?"

She picked up the bracelet and kept murmuring the name.

The salty wind blew over little by little from the far end of the sea level, blowing on Kim Taeyeon's face.

"Why are you here?"

Kim Taeyeon held the pendant tightly and looked at the clear sky above her head, tears falling unconsciously.

She turned her eyes, and suddenly, the beautiful figure passing by suddenly pulled her thoughts back.

That is...

"Sika..."

"Sika!"

It must be right~~ She was trembling with excitement, and she could not mistake that back view.

Kim Taeyeon was panting and caught up with that person. In fact, the distance between the two parties was not that far.

"Taeyeon..."

When they both looked at each other, Jessica was looking at her with a complicated look.

"Sika..."

Kim Taeyeon whispered and stretched out her hand unconfidently, "This is... what you lost..."

However, Jessica did not take the thing in her hand. "The things I have lost are far more than these..."

She dropped these words coldly and started to leave without looking back.

Kim Taeyeon stood quietly on the beach. Under the bright golden sunshine, the figure was gradually being swallowed up by the light.

"Sika..."

Saying that name again, Kim Taeyeon wiped away her tears.

Click...

The space is broken...

"Sika!"

Kim Taeyeon shouted loudly and sat up!

Outside the window was the sudden change in the gloomy sky, and her eyes turned to a book on the bedside.

"your name"...

The memory of last night gradually came back to my mind, like a spell that had been released late.

I remember... I was attracted by this book, so I read through the early hours of the morning. In the end, I couldn't resist the sleepiness, so I fell on the bed...

Picking up the book at random and turning a page, Kim Taeyeon was attracted by the passage in the center of the blank space:

"We have met in the past. No... maybe this is an illusion... maybe it's just wishful thinking in a dream...

Maybe it's just a fantasy from the past life. Even so, we... we... just be a little bit more...

If I want to be together at that time, just a little longer. I want to be together now."

Closing the book, Kim Taeyeon took a deep breath and said, "It turned out to be a dream."

While speaking, she carefully put the book back to its original place, and caressed the sticker on the side of the book with nostalgia.

"Today, I will also live with a happy mood."

In this way, I encourage myself. However, the sadness hidden in my heart can never get out of the soul under this body.

"And...Sika..."

Calling that name over and over again.

After that, just twist your neck 45° to the right, and see the tearful version of yourself in the mirror.

cry?

Why? That’s what you look like in the mirror?

It’s been so many years since I’ve been able to see myself collapse and cry like this, with my fair cheeks washed away by tears.

Moreover, the tear stains were obvious and the eyes were red.

I can’t remember how many mornings this is, since August 5th marks the seventh anniversary of my debut and I got a long vacation from the company...

Whenever after that, wake up from sleep mode early in the morning.

The feeling of loss that something has been lost is constantly tormenting my body, mind and soul.

"Why are you torturing me like this..."

Kim Taeyeon held her cheek and rubbed it up and down repeatedly. At this time, she felt that something was missing in her heart.

In the end, all that's left is...an indescribable emotion.

Late every night, the conversation with that friend would reappear in my mind in the form of a dream.

After waking up, the shock of the final separation from that person will come back in the form of rewind.

From the time of debut to the seven-year itch, from the trainee days, we have known each other for more than ten years. In the end, we were no longer able to withstand the impact of reality and the growing frustration.

Apart from tears, there was only one thought left.
Chapter completed!