When I opened my eye, there is a room.
At first I couldn't see clearly due to some kinds of smoke, I tried to focus my eyes to see clearer.
There was a table, and two chairs. The room was circular and cover its wall with a thick white curtain down to the floor.
Last thing I remember was I am sleeping in my own room after shooting an advertisement.
"So this is a dream, but seems real", I murmured myself.
It looked realistic and I tried to pinch myself.
Before that, I looked backward as I heard the girl voice behind my back.
She used language I have not heard before but I can understand the word.
" WOW… u looked so handsome outside, as expected of idol," she talked and smiled at me while holding the tray.
"U look so calm without drinking this."
"Have u experienced summoning before?"
" Normally I ask my client to drink this tea to calm themselves down. Everyone looks nervous when they suddenly get summoned while sleeping."
She looks younger than me. She look like Asian but not a Korean. Her look is average but cute.
She is wearing a white dress up to her heel and bare foot. Her black hair reach long enough to her hip.
As I stood thinking nervously, she passed me and walked toward the table and put the tray down.
" Let me introduce first. U can called me " The Negotiator" and Welcome to the counseling room."
" Please sit down. Actually this is my bedroom. I just give the name to be cool. Your soul is currently connecting to the room while you r sleeping. Don't worry, You are not dead. You got here summoned by me. I got the power called " SUMMONING" by a certain god. Actually I wanted someone to talk since I got struck here long time. You will return safely when we finish talking.", she talked continuously without having a pause.
Ah, She is surely talkative.
Then she murmured herself, " May be I should made a Introduction Pamphlet of the Summoning Room so that I can skip introduction every night. It is so annoying talking the same sentence. Or Video?"
As I sat down, and she repeated the same sentence again.
"U don't look nervous at all. Have you experience summoning before?"
I shook my head slowly.
" I just glad that I could sleep tonight. I have been troubled sleeping to the extent that I might die at a moment. Here I am talking but my body is sleeping right?"
She nodded. I saw a small shade of sadness in her eyes.
Then she and I exchanged conversation.
"I just want to talk about u and her, Mr. Sunshine"
My body stiffed as soon as I heard that name. This is my stage name from the famous drama worldwide. My career went up like a rocket as soon as I starred in this drama. I fall in love and even got married with the female lead actress from that drama. It happened within one year and after that we ended our marriage which shocked the whole world. And I have to take a break for six month to go back to my career.
I drank the tea she served. Surprisingly, the tea calmed me down.
"Out of curiosity?"
"You can talk to me your problem. And I will negotiate."
"With whom? Her?"
"No, The Grim Reaper."
I froze. I had a hard time returning to get back to my career. May be I am foolish enough to die from heart breaking.
"You would die from consecutive lack of sleep at this rate for three days later. The recent reason is the poem from her instacam right? "
"If u knew this, why you still summoned me?"
"Because the certain person got worried about you."
"Who? The Grim Reaper? Do you think I believe this?"
She smiled at me again and asked
"The reason you didn't leave this place yourselves proved me enough. You knew that you will die at this rate, with heart break. "
"Why don't you try to contact her?"
"Wow. You said the same thing as my doctor even though you are god?"
"I am not god. I just the person who received the power from the god."
"I am leaving."
I stood up and went to the door. But there was no door at all. The entrance she came in suddenly disappeared.
"I didn't say u can leave before we end our conversation."
"Huh…Then why the hell are you saying of leaving the room at first from your mouth," I whispered myself.
"Please sit down. I am one of your fan so I don't want to get hatred by the Idol I admired. "
I sat down again and drank the tea to calm down.
"I don't know that god can watch drama. What you wanna know about us? She and I end our relationship."
"I have already told you that I am no god. And I think she still love you."
"You knew the Cinderella story right? I got chosen by the princess. The surrounding sparkled and I danced with the princess charming. After that, it was like past midnight. Everything returned to normal except I got the extra name "Cinderella man". She has already sparkles like a moon but I was like the faded star who cannot shines like her. I think you knew the ending where the man couldn't protect his women since she is stronger than me. Why would l become the man for her though I knew she will shine brighter when she is alone?"
Since she returned no conversation, I continued.
"I think that drama hit us back there. In drama I was Super hero who protect everything his nation and his beloved person with his power. I wrongly thought that I could protect like the drama and full of myself enough to propose her. In reality, she was the one who keeps protecting me and also my pride."
"The drama made me famous but not as much as her. I got few jobs but she got ten times as much as mine. We could not meet as often. And then she started declining the job to match the time with me. I said not to do this since I felt like she is doing out of pity. And then, she finally received the role she dreamed of in Hollywood. And she had declined since it took apart from us for two years."
"Everyone treat me like I am hindering to her. I even asked her to quit her career out of anger."
"U know what she did? She planned to make a press conference to quit her career as my birthday surprise. I knew in advance since her manager asked me to convince her. I felt so bad and got crazy. I had to go to doctor and I could not face her and touch her since I threw up in fear every time I saw her face."
"And why the hell I have to tell you all details? Something's wrong with me? May be the tea is drugged?"
She looked in surprise and cover her lip and asked,
"Ahh… How do you know?"
"So is it true?"
"Joking!!!"
What the heck is the god! She said she is my fan but she did not feel empathy to my suffering.
"You know what? I could not even look her face after one year of our marriage. I have to ask the lawyer to get her the signature for the divorce. She tried to contact me in many ways but I ran away."
"Didn't she know about your health?"
"She knew vaguely but she didn't know about the extent of my mental damage."
I heavily sighed and told her,
���Am I bad as the man, right? I don't know whether I live up your idol's expectation?"
"Yep… you are. I don't know the fact that you send her the divorce paper without informing about anything and run away", she answered harshly.
I couldn't say anything but smiled confusedly.
The Negotiator: "What is the plan for the future?"
Me: "You said I will die three days later."
The Negotiator: "I am summoning you so that you won't die three days later."
Me: " Wahh~ You must be hardcore fan. Oppa feels proud~~~~ "
The Negotiator: "May be I should leave you die like that."
She glared me and pouted.
After that, she made a large sigh and continued.
The Negotiator: "What do you want?"
Me: "If I knew this, I won't be suffering like this."
The Negotiator: "The ideal solution for you not to die is that you have to overcome your feeling. Normally, people don't care about their career when they turned 5O right? Then try your best and stay active as your career for about 15 years. After that, reunited with her at 50s till her death."
Me: "This sounds easy. People can change. Her heart can change though mine does not. "
The Negotiator: "Who do you think I am? I can summon her and tell your story."
Me: "My efforts goes nothing if you do like that. I don't want her worried about anything and keep shining. It is also my incapability of protecting her and now I cannot even save myself. It is my punishment."
The Negotiator: "If you think that it is punishment for you, you are wrong. She will blame herself if you die like that."
Me: "I am just doing my best to keep her away and be happy."
The Negotiator: "How about that? I will summoned her."'
I nervously stood and apologized.
Me: "Please anything but that."
My beloved wife appeared in front of me out of the smoke. And I closed my mouth in hurry since my urge to throw up suddenly appeared.
The negotiator calmly said that, "Don't worry. She is the memory from you, not real person. She cannot talk and touch you. Mind of you touch her?"
I tried to reach my wife and my hand goes through her as if she is a Spirit. Then I tried to calm myself with the tea. Look like it works. I wish I could be able to bring that to the real world.
The Negotiator: "See? She is not the real person."
The Negotiator: "There comes in negotiator job. Overcome your sickness by practicing her. Stay as her friend and ask her again for your confession after 15 years later. It should be your real punishment for running away. Between that time, if she found new one, you can die at that time. My power can support you but it is as far as I can help. If you overcome your sickness here, you can overcome in real world."
She stood up and continued," Now I am leaving her with you. She will response according to your conversation because of my power. Don't do anything dirty her."
Me: "No way I can do that to her since she is see thorough."
"You will do if she is not?", the negotiator comment my word with half laughing tone and then she disappeared.
I cannot handle myself as my kneel are shaking. I sat down at the chair. My wife, Ms. Winter, sat on the chair that the negotiator girl used.
"ah..my urge to throw up comes again." I drink the tea which never seem deceasing the amount in the cup. The urge disappeared suddenly.
"I planned to do this as soon as I cured my sickness.", I initiate the conversation.
And I kneeled down in front of her. Although I knew she is not real person,
"I am sorry. I am so sorry for not protecting you. I am so sorry for breaking my promise. I am so sorry that I couldn't do anything to make you happy. Sorry. I am so sorry for running away."
I cried a lot. After that she sat in front of me and hugged me although she couldn't touch me. My tears are dripping thorough her body to the floor. I don't clearly remember what happen after that. I vaguely remember I apologized my wife a lot. I explained her everything my sickness and my feeling She listened my trembling voice as she is smiling. I threw up a lot to the extent that I couldn't do anymore in front of her. I don't know how many hours had passed but finally, I can speak her without throwing up and then I fell unconscious.
I gained conscious as I felt something itchy touch my cheek. I laid down the floor and the Negotiator girl sat in front of me and touched my face with catnip.
Me: "When did I become the cat, not your idol?" I held my head with one hand and sat down on the chair. I suddenly remember the things happening now.
Me: "Winter!!!"
The Negotiator: "Congratulation! Now you overcame yourselves. As expected of my idol"
Me: " It sound unreal to me."
I complained though I knew myself I don't have the firing feeling in the chest anymore. The girl paid no attention to my words.
The Negotiator: " Try at the real one. The practical time is over. You need to go back now."
She put front her hand to get handshake.
The Negotiator: "Let's handshake. I really wanted to come your handshake event."
I smiled and shaked her hand. "Don't you want fan sign? Oppa can give you sign with large heart."
The Negotiator: "Glad that your face color is looking good now. You will wake up from the dream. I hope you can go forward living your life by yourself. The door is opened for you now."
Me; " Thank you. I am glad that you are my fan. Can I come back later that place?"
The Negotiator: "The person can visit this only one time in his living day. Next time, I invited you again if you die. Kindly note that this place is confidential. Please don't tell anyone."
Me: "Then lets see you again 60 years later since I will live long. Bye Bye."
As I opened the door. I found myself in hospital. Look like I slept for three days straight. My friend find me in the apartment not waking up and took here. It was like a few hour to recover my sickness but it takes more than two days in reality.
I called my wife as soon as I leave hospital. Now we hang out sometimes as a friend.
I stayed keep quiet about the god I saw in my dream and the plan to remarry my divorced wife after she get old and resign her career. Everytime, I wasted my time praying that she won't see another person better than me.
It should been solved without the help of the god. I even got co-stared with my wife as a couple more drama. Hope my god watch this too. She declined firmly that she is god. To me , she is my god.
I think I am not good enough to be idol who can support other people. But I am trying to the idol who is worthy enough to be even the fan of God.
Look like the story ends well.....
I get a plan to get rich too.
"Shall I produce this as a book. The god warned me not to tell. She never mention not to write."
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I find myself a little tired after solving the issue of my idol. The problem ended well just with a little God's Power.
I stretch my body by holding up my hands in the air and said,
"Onnie, How about you come out behind the curtain? Your husband leaves."
Ms. Winter comes out with smile and sat down the chair that her husband sat. Her eyes seemed red but her smile made my room bright. As expected of Hollywood Star.
Ms. Winter: "I glad that you invited me. I felt like I am victim here without knowing his side before. You also gave me the chance to comfort him."
Yes. The Spirit is Ms. Winter herself. I just made her to be transparent to make up the story. I pulled out the square paper board and asked.
The Negotiator: "Please sign here. My friend is a fan of you. This will be the fees for visting my counselling room without invitation."
She signed on the board and said.
Ms. Winter: "How can I write the name? Look like I need to be thankful to your kind friend for solving the mess I have made?"
The Negotiator: " His name is "D". Actually, he planned to visit this week. Look like he changed his mind. Please give a thankful hug 50 years later."
She gave her hand to shake mine and continued, " My husband misunderstood that I want to leave my career because of him. Actually, I was so sick of that long before. I planned to focus on others living after that famous drama. Things got delayed since I married him. While he asked me to stop my career, I was so happy. However, it ended like that ugly. No matter how I tell him the truth, he won't listen. I couldn't stop even for now since I knew he will blamed himself. I will endure that career for another five years and put away and be happy with him travelling around the world."
Oh my god!
My idol will be sad after hearing this side of story. He had a bid misunderstanding about his lovely wife. I couldn't say anything and laughed after hearing the whole story. She laughed too.
She waved her hand as she leave the door, " Bye Bye, The negotiator. I will made you my fan too so please watch me for 5 years."
Look like the room got silent again. As I cannot handle the silence, I called out.
"If you don't take your cute idol sign now, the tea cup might be fall on the board."
The person suddenly appears in front of me. He nervously picks up the sign and put on his chest. Actually, this is not the person. It is the Grim Reaper.
The Negotiator: " I don't know you are so crazy over her."
The Grim Reaper: " Wow, she is totally my type. I wish I could hug her."
The Negotiator: "Do this 50 years later. You gave me the collateral of your visa to save her right? Endure now."
The Grim Reaper: " She will die a week later after having heard about her husband death. Even I don't want to take her since it is still early for her. The sudden change make me asked you to be back to normal."
Yes. This is my actual client. His No.1 idol got a change schedule in death. He got flustered and asked my help. He even gave me a week visa to human world. His idol and my idol had a thing. Luckily I get to see my idol while solving this.
The Negotiator: "Even you cannot control the death. It is surprising. What made the sudden change?"
The Grim Reaper got silent and made his shoulder up to make a sign about he had no idea.
If he did not know that, who the hell knows? You are the Grim Reaper, right?