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The Secret of the Romantic Witch Chapter 1

The Secret of the Romantic Witch Chapter 1

Witch’s Shoes

love doesn’t go as intended

What’s more, if your face is terrifyingly ugly, needless to say.

I am here today to break that formula that is like the truth.

Today I will confess.

The concert hall was so full that I couldn’t see any empty seats. We sat down, feeling the popularity of Bae Tae-shin, a legend in the theater and film department.

“Wow, that’s a lot of people.”

I carefully placed the bouquet for Bae Tae-shin on my lap so as not to spoil it.

“That’s great. Is this play fun? What is it?”

Sujin said as she looked around the hall full of people. The reason that Sujin’s dialect, whose hometown is Busan, sounds more familiar these days is probably because of my fluttering mood.

“I do not know. Today is the first show.”

I trembled nervously like a girlfriend who just came to cheer for my lover’s first performance. He even rubbed his hands, trembling in the wind with sweat on his hands.
Finally the play started.
widely!

The lights went out and the lights that were blooming on the darkened stage fell in a circle. He was standing under a bright, warm round light.
I couldn’t stop laughing because I fell into the sweet illusion that the attractive man who captivates the audience just by standing still might like me.

That dangerous illusion was shattered as soon as the performance started and disappeared without a trace.
The monodrama of the male protagonist with a desperately ugly face resembled me to the point of horrifying from beginning to end.
The tearful monologue of the main character, who was hurt by his ugly face, almost coincided with what I confessed to Bae Tae-shin with a runny nose.
The person who was in the spotlight on the stage was the only one who treated me warmly and smiled without hesitation because of this role.

As a fool, I didn’t even know that, and for the first time in my life, my heart fluttered after falling asleep at the favor of a man I had met for the first time in my life.
Due to the uncontrollable surge of betrayal and humiliation, the anger towards the naive person soared to the point that it was enough to destroy the entire venue.
As my eyes darkened, I felt dizzy.

I grabbed hold of the purple lichens that I had been lovingly wrapped up to give them to me.
Applause poured out from the audience and stood up. Sujin, who had only been watching me since before, followed me.
I approached Bae Tae-shin, who was being congratulated by around 10 people.

My feet were heavy as if cutting through the current, but I marched to the end and reached my destination. I threw a bouquet of flowers like my heart, which had been trampled upon, into the arms I wanted to be held at least once.

“You traitor, you bastard. How could that be! You are no one!”
A terrifyingly heavy silence returned. Bae Tae-shin looked at my face disgustingly and spoke with his eyes.
The moment I read the terrifying true feelings I had been hiding in those bitter eyes that I thought were good, my self-esteem that I had firmly protected plummeted to the ground.
It was reckless courage. I just had to go back.

“Why is your face like that?”
“I don’t think I was wearing makeup. It’s absolutely awesome.”

In the midst of those who muttered like strange creatures, I shrunk like a sinner again. Sujin, the only one on my side there, pulled my frozen arm.
“Beauty, are you okay?”
“Pop, your name is Beauty.”

The laughter that someone could not contain and burst out bit his tail. The narrow hallway was filled with laughter that bit me.
Why should I stand here and be treated like this? I didn’t do anything wrong.
It was unfair to receive this kind of treatment just because he had an ugly face. Because I am a precious daughter in my family and I am just like him.

I grabbed hold of the self-esteem that was about to evaporate to the ends of the earth for a moment and firmly loaded it into an empty container.
He cleared his breath and flew an uppercut with a big heart towards Bae Tae-shin, who was arrogantly standing on top of narcissism.
“you! Don’t live your life that way. I thought you could be any star, so don’t be ridiculous. none of that is nice Even the eyes are twinkling and the subject is too narrow!”
Bae Tae-shin, who had a fishy smile, snorted as if it was plastic.

“Ugly is even brave. I gave you a fantasy that will last a lifetime. That’s it. Oh girl? Huh, why don’t you start with a new name? I think that is the minimum courtesy to society.”
“Hey. That’s a bit harsh!”

Sujin, who raised her buttonhole-sized eyes fiercely, was furious. Bae Tae-shin and his gang laughed at us. His face burned with embarrassment.
“I’m fine. Let’s go, Sujin.”
“You stay still!”

Sujin, who was properly pissed off, shook my arm. The end was obvious. It’s not something that repeats for a day or two, and it was me who ended up getting hurt when I went to the end.
I didn’t want to look unsightly anymore, and I didn’t want to lose my strength. Because today is my birthday and Christmas.
I gripped Sujin’s stubborn arm, and proudly kicked out of the place full of humiliation.

On the streets where Christmas carols were sung, people embracing their own happiness passed as if cherished.
I pulled out my neck warmer and covered my ugly face. It was not enough, so I tried to hide my wounded heart by wrapping it around like a scarf to hide both cheeks.
I bit my lip hard not to cry, trying to endure this miserable time. Thankfully, Sujin remained silent.
Why was I born this way?

Every year on my birthday, I always ask this question. Today is a meaningful birthday that I turn 20.
I’d rather have plastic surgery if I’m ugly. My face, which makes my forehead frown, has a skin problem.
Things resembling purulent pimples pierce both cheeks tightly and burn the hearts of those who sit and watch.

The eyes look pretty, and the nose and mouth are usable. There is no medicine for this skin like sea cucumber sea urchin.
According to her mother, it was from birth, but the cause could not be found even at the hospital.
Now, about 20 years later, despite the more advanced medical technology than then, seeing that no matter what hospital I go to, I can see that my skin, like sea cucumber, sea urchin, must be an incurable disease.

On days like today, when I am in awe, I always remember that day.
The first day I was teased by children.
When I ran home crying, my grandmother told me an absurd story to appease me in a soft voice.

My face became like this because I was cursed with a strange curse while I was in my mother’s womb, and I hope that one day I will meet a wonderful prince and kiss him with true love, and he
will turn into a beautiful face.

That’s why I said my name was called Beauty. When I was young, I believed my grandmother’s words, but I am no longer a six-year-old kid waiting for the prince in a fairy tale.
The reality was too harsh to believe in the grandmother’s candies, who turned the tears and despair of a young granddaughter into a hopeful fantasy.
Because wherever the absurd name of beauty went, it gave a fatal scratch to my heart and made me not want to live.

If I didn’t resemble my mother’s positive genes, I would probably have died right away and been reincarnated again.
My life was so painful and terribly lonely.

I would still be alone if Sujin, who transferred from Busan, had not sat down next to me on the first day of class after summer break in middle school.
As an ugly duckling wherever I went, Sujin was my only friend.
“It seems that rumors have already spread. Wow, this taxpayer-like sackie really sucks. I have to upload what I have to put up. It’s crazy.”
Sujin’s face turned red as if it was about to explode as she looked into the smartphone with her nose pierced.

It was nice to look at. At least the whole school will be noisy with my stories. Is there any other palpun who is worse than this since the opening of the school?
How would I laugh at the fact that all the female students looked at Bae Tae-shin, thinking that he likes me? Now school is over.
“Are you really okay?”

Sujin, who continued to speak sparingly even on the subway and on the bus he transferred to, stopped and asked when he entered the apartment entrance, our home ground.
He couldn’t even contaminate Sujin with the grumpy feeling.
Today will be a special Christmas for Sujin.

“You don’t know me? It’s ‘oh yes’. Would I be tormented by such an asshole? Don’t worry, come in. Enjoy the rest of Christmas with your family.”
I smiled brightly as usual. Sujin finally regained her complexion and raised her voice.
“Hey, you’re a beautiful woman. I was just scared Happy Birthday!”
“Ugh, thank you! Merry Christmas!”
“Merry Christmas!”

I broke up with Sujin in front of Building 245. If I went home like this, I turned away because I thought I would only shed tears of sorrow for my mother, who will be waiting for the briefing about my birthday today.

We went to the playground as far away from our dong as possible, and as expected, silence fell on the empty playground.
I buried myself in the dark son-in-law and looked up at the sky as I sat on the cold snow-covered swing. A full moon the size of a car wheel hung in the black sky.
As I let out a long sigh to soothe my chapped inside, a white breath resembling the moon scattered over my head.

“Hey, you’re the lucky door on Christmas. You are so white and pretty. I want to be as white and pretty as you… So, I want to watch a movie with a man who is cooler than Bae Tae-shin, hold hands, and take pictures of my life in the cherry blossoms. I wish I could smile broadly anytime, anywhere… Why was I born this way… … .”
The tip of the nose was wrinkled. I tried not to cry, but crying makes me feel pity. I tried to hold it in, but the tears kept coming out.

I thought that my life would be different when I became a college student. I had hopes that the cold eyes of people looking at me would grow even more like my body, but the gazes of those looking at me stayed still.

There was no change. I’m still classified as a rare species, so I can’t join their league, but rather, more terrible things happen.
Just like today.

I’m tired of pretending to be okay. My life, born of misfortune, was cursed. The sadness I had endured exploded.
Sticky, hot tears flowed endlessly down my cold cheeks.

“I wish I was really cursed. Rumors must have already spread at school… How did I go to school because I was embarrassed… it’s annoying… I want to be pretty too… So I want to live like a human… If I could, I would do anything… Sobbing… … .”