Chapter 8: Room 101, Cursed Room – ‘A Strange Family’ (3)
Tch! Tch! Tch tch tch tch tch tch!
In the midst of a noisy echo, Jinchul heaved a sigh. It was the sound made by his mother who was glaring at him and clicking her tongue.
Ever since Jinchul was young, his mother used to click her tongue once instead of voicing out a few words whenever he did something wrong, and her habit stayed with her even after he was over 30.
One slight change was that she used to look at him from the front while clicking her tongue but… today she was standing upside down on her hands.
Were her arms okay? Has she always been that strong…? His memories were a little blurry.
“C’mon, mum. Please just sit down. I told you I seriously nailed this interview. I don’t understand why you are so worried.”
“That’s what you’ve been saying for the last 5 years. I did it well this time; there’s nothing wrong – is that why you quit your job three times in just 5 years? I’m too scared to leave behind my stupid only son who’s done nothing until 30 to die, for goodness’ sake!”
“Don’t say that. Why would you die? You sound like you’re in your eighties or nineties. You only just hit sixty… And looking at you doing that handstand, you still look very energetic.”
“You just can’t handle losing an argument, can you? Look at you, you’re as big as a bull and you are still so immature… A good man should be reserved and more quiet. I should have stopped you from going to that stupid studio when you were young. That’s my lifetime regret!”