Getting swirled in the vortex of stupidity, Seri starts following Zeal with her car. The dusk starts ebbing its gradual way into the night.
Seri's POV
Possibilities of happenings come flooding in, as if my body chemistry just sent them a blanket invitation. I feel the panic grow and coil my insides. My legs start shaking as I slowly press the accelerator. I feel like everything hinges on what I do. My brain constantly searches for his signs, like my car's GPRS which seeks for signal as I start moving towards the mountain passes. But like the GPRS he's out of range, faraway from reach. Water droplets wet my scarf. Tears roll down my cheeks. I am worried for him. I fear his inexistence. In the mid of all of it I see a trailer coming in my direction. I was so engrossed in thinking that I didn't notice what I was doing. I feel my pulse pounding in my temples as I press the breaks hard. I shut my eyes. I hear the loud sounds of the electrocardiographic monitor. It beeps fast. Its sound resonates in my heart's core. I feel dizzy. My brain starts moving in the state of unconsciousness. Suddenly, the ECG stops beeping. I feel everything fade away. The sandglass which once stood on the car's deck breaks into innumerable pieces filling the air with sand. The glass flakes glint as the moon shines. I don't know why it hurts. Maybe because in the end it all matters. I feel cold. I hear the faint sound of the ambulance. It all turns black.
INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, South Korea
Reo picks a magazine 'Is Hanzo Ken going to die?' was printed on its cover. Reo first stares at the cover and then laughs. He flips the pages and finds two envelopes in it. He picks it up and sees that it addresses him. He rips it from the top and sees a letter enclosed in it. He was about to open the letter but just then his gaze falls on a girl. A rather odd one.
Her face was hidden and unlike the crowd she was not at all in interested in what was happening in this world. Her hat falls. He was taken aback. Not by the beauty but by her resemblance. She resembled the one which he saw while hacking. She was with that boy who was prominent in his sister's computer's search history. Suddenly his thoughts break as rain droplets hit the window ledge and he realizes he has more important things to do.
Outer Seoul
An expensive car racing at high speed suddenly stops outside a medicine shop. A young teenager wearing a black mask steps out of the car. His hair was messy and his hands were red. He had a small wound on the corner of his forehead. He was wearing a loose blue hoodie with black ankle length jeans. He walks inside the shop.
"A cortisone shot please" the boy asks. "Can I see your prescription?" the pharmacist asks. He looks at Zeal with suspicious eyes. "Will PDF of the prescription work?" . The pharmacist hesitates at first but then says yes. Zeal shows him his prescription. He pays for it and walks to his car. He sits on his seat and then gulps down some water from the water bottle kept in the car. He then stuffs a piece of cloth in his mouth and injects the shot in his body. Warmth starts spreading through his body. His pain freezes. He takes the cloth out and breathes heavily. He waits for ten minutes and then grabs his phone. There were 23 calls from a contact 'End of my peaceful day'. He stares at the screen for a minute but then puts his phone back on the side seat. He looks at the flickering street light through his car's window. He then stares at his hands and puts the empty syringes back in their bags. He starts driving.
After a forty minute drive his car stops in front of a school. He steps out and moves towards the Girls dormitory. As it was almost ten there were hardly any students out. His face was pale and his eyes were so worn out that the rest were not being able to identify him. He moves into the building and enters in the lift. He steps out on the third floor and moves towards right. He knocks on the door of the second room. A girl comes out. "Is Seri Choe here?" "She moved out three days ago." "Sorry for disturbing you." He says and moves towards the lift. He exits the building and enters back in his car.
Park Hyatt Hotel, Seoul
Zoe steps out of the car. Korea is indeed different. She felt like a complete stranger here. She enters the beautiful building and approaches the lady on the reception desk. "Ms. Zoe Jung right?" "Yes" "Welcome to South Korea. I hope your flight was comfortable." "Yes" "Ma'am, he will be escorting you to your room. Your luggage has been shifted from your car to your room already." The lady says pointing towards a subordinate. "We hope you have a pleasant stay." "Thanks" she says and starts following the subordinate. As she presses the elevator button she notices someone looking at her. She looks back but then their eye contact gets broken. What a strange person, she thinks.