DTL Epilogue

PR by neji

One, two, three.

At the hand signal, she dived off the small boat and was soon surrounded by cool seawater. The hundreds of bubbles coming out of the regulator seemed to turn into mist as it blocked her sight. SeonJae soon followed in after her and gave her an ‘OK’ sign with his fingers. YeonJung dove deeper into the water. Their eyes met as he slowly followed after her.

Five meters. Eight meters. Ten meters.

As they sank deeper into the water, the water pressure increased. As they went lower and lower, the world grew more silent. Emerald green and orange fish swam leisurely in front of their eyes. She moved like a mermaid. The fins on their feet easily cut through the water. SeonJae came to her side. Every time she took a breath, hundreds of bubbles sprang up as it left traces in the sea. She could see the excitement in his eyes behind the mask. YeonJung grabbed his hand and began to swim towards the beautiful coral reef.

It was silent in the water. According to what others said, because there weren’t any noisy people around, it felt as if they had entered a different world. No, that was a lie. There were countless living things in the water that led a life like hers.

As he stepped into her world for the very first time, YeonJung guided him into her beautiful, unfamiliar world. His hand tightened around hers. Right now, with the only person she could lean on, she felt the freedom course through her body.