Park Jimin

The child who carries sadness

There was a young man named Jimin, who was born with an endless winter in his heart.

Evil did not dwell within him, nor did a curse encircle his neck like a black chain; rather, he was the curse itself. His mere presence was enough to extinguish the color from faces, to stifle laughter mid-journey, and to plant an ancient sorrow in hearts, as if they were suddenly remembering all that they had lost.

The mothers would hug their children and then cry for no reason.

The children would leave their toys and look up at the sky in strange silence.

As for Jimin, he walked among the people like a cloud heavy with rain, not wanting to hurt anyone, but doing so with every step.

Therefore, he lived alone.

So lonely that he forgot what warmth felt like.

So lonely that his name became too heavy for anyone to pronounce.

Then, one quiet evening, his feet led him to a small orphanage on the edge of the city.

From behind the iron fence, he heard laughter.

A small light amidst a sea of ​​silence.

He raised his head and saw a five-year-old child, running among the withered grasses like a piece of spring that had lost its way to winter.

Wait for Jimin.

second.

Then another second.

Then long minutes.

But nothing happened.

The smile didn't disappear.

The laughter never stopped.

Sadness did not descend upon that little heart.

Jimin's breath trembled.

For the first time since he was born, his strength failed him.

The child approached him with short steps, then raised his head towards him with eyes as clear as the sky after the rain.

I smile.

A smile that did not tremble.

A smile that never died.

He said:

"You look lonely."

They were simple words.

But it struck Jimin's heart more than a thousand swords.

Because no one had ever seen him before.

He did not see the sadness that dwelled within him.

He did not see the monster that people fear.

But only he saw it.

Just a lonely young man.

Then the child reached out his small hand towards him and asked in a low voice:

"Could you become my family?"

At that moment, Jimin felt that the sadness that had accumulated in his soul for many years was slowly beginning to crack...

It was as if a tiny ray of light had finally found its way into a heart that thought it would remain night forever. ✨🖤