Author’s note

This is set in an universe where people are born with a “Word counter” on their wrists.

When the counter hits 0 they’ll become mute.

Jiwoo was born with 100 words.

At age 20 she only had 3 words left and she had learnt to communicate through sign language, wanting to treasure the few words she had left.

At that age she met Sooyoung. She was quiet, despite having millions of words left.

It was when Sooyoung told her that she had cancer and that she wouldn’t survive, that Jiwoo decided to say her last 3 words.

“I love you” Jiwoo said.

Sooyoung cried, having heard her voice for the first time and soon Jiwoo cried too, seeing Sooyoung’s life slowly fade away.