Ferry
Shared Berth
He missed the gate.
Overnight ferry toward Jeju. Her husband missed the gate, and the ticket office sold the last two-berth cabin as shared. The upper bunk is mine. “I'll sleep in my clothes.” The door only locks from inside.
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About this work
An overnight ferry from Wando toward Jeju. Fog on the deck. Engines in the hull. Hayun is twenty-nine, married. Her husband missed the boarding gate, and the ticket office sold the last two-berth as a shared cabin.
A small room. Upper bunk, lower bunk, a round porthole. The door only locks from inside. She said she would sleep in her clothes. Between engine beats, the lower berth moves. Before the dawn announcement, this is no longer just a two-berth.
Characters
- HayunPassenger · married woman
- MeNarrator · stranger in the cabin
- HusbandMissed the gate · mentioned
