"Ah! You startled me!" saying this Dae Ju moves backward.
"Did you look for me?" asked the lady. "No, should I?" asked Dae Ju, pretending cool but failed.
"Yes, you should, Mr. Dae Ju." replied the lady with confidence.
"What! How did you know me? I mean the real me?" asked Dae Ju surprisingly.
"You have to let me in first then I can give you an answer." said the lady.
"But, how could you climb up here?" asked Dae Ju.
"It's easy." replied the lady and gave a small but doubting smile.
"Okay, I will go to the ground floor and you too!" saying this he starts walking to the door then he stopped and looked back again but the lady was gone.
"Strange lady!" said Dae Ju and came downstairs. That time someone knocked at the door and Dae Ju was certain that it was the strange lady. He pressured his mind to recognize her but he couldn't. He opened the door as quickly as he could and stepped outside. The lady was standing in front of the door. Dae Ju looks at her and now he recognizes her. She is that lady whom he met some days ago. She told him why he was stuck on this body.
"Ajumma! It's you?" said Dae Ju.
"Who are you calling Ajumma? Am I looking that old to you?" asked the lady angrily.
"Then, what are you to me?" asked Dae Ju hesitatingly.
"How old are you?" asked the lady.
"29, why?"
"I am 40. I am just 11 years older than you. Then how could you call me Ajumma?" asked the lady with a hard voice again.
"Now, summon me." being soft, the lady said.
"Hurry!" said the lady with a strong voice. "Noona," said Dae Ju hesitatingly.
"Good, I like it. Then, won't you ask me to come inside?" asked the lady.
"No, let's walk. Walking is good for your health, isn't it?" saying this Dae Ju tried to smile but it could be seen that it was a fake smile.
"Okay, let's go to the park." said the lady but she was not happy because Dae Ju didn't ask her to go inside.
"You are afraid," said the lady without any expression. Both of them were walking together but the lady told Dae Ju to stop.
"What? What did you say?" asked Dae Ju. The lady continued to walk so Dae Ju stayed behind her.
"You are afraid of her," said the lady again.
"What? Who is afraid of who?" ask. Dae Ju in a cool way.
"You are." replied the lady calmly. They were walking on the way to the park. "Hahaha! How funny you are!" saying this Dae Ju laughed.
"I just saw in your eyes and told you the truth. What's that funny here?" said the lady.
"Don't you know me? I am Kim Dae Ju. There is no word for such fear in my dictionary. Got it?" said Dae Ju in his own way.
"Yeah! I can see through your eyes." replied the lady with a poker face.
"Ah, right! I have something to ask you," said Dae Ju. They entered a park but the lady was still walking slowly. Dae Ju followed her and expected an answer from her.
"You have to pay for your answer, remember?" asked the lady, turning back. "Oh, I just remember. Okay, I will." saying this Dae Ju started to think about how he could ask her.
"How could I go back to my real body? And why am I stuck here? How could I make people understand that it's not real me?" asked Dae Ju and looked at her.
"Some answers are inside you. You can find that easily. You know some of it and you don't know some of it. You have to find those by yourself. I am not a fortune teller. You have to make your path by yourself. Trust on you and trust on him." saying this she looked at the sky and pointed it in her eyes. Dae Ju understands what she was trying to say.
"But how..." Dae Ju had to stop because the lady started to say more.
"You will meet someone very soon and you will find the meaning of your present after meeting that person." The lady stopped walking and said that she smiled that seemed dangerous.
"I? Meet someone again?" asked Dae Ju, confused.
"Hmm." replied the lady and started walking again.
"Is that another girl?" asked Dae Ju.
"You will find it soon but this time don't judge the person by gender." said the lady and wanted money again.
"I already paid you!" said Dae Ju loudly. "That's not enough. I am hungry. You can also treat me if you want." said the lady. "Ah! Okay. Let's go." said Dae Ju. The lady gives him a cute smile and grabs his arm. Dae Ju felt awkward but he couldn't do anything as the lady pulled him with her.
"I want to eat here." saying this she stopped near a huge and famous restaurant.
"Ah! I am sorry but I don't have much money to feed you in a costly place like this. Shall we go and eat some cup noodles?" asked Dae Ju and smiled. "Okay, but I will eat here someday with you." said the lady.
"Yeah! I got it. Now please come from here." saying this he pulled her now to take her somewhere else.
"Hey! look at him! Isn't he Lina's husband?" a young lady said to another lady.
"Yes, Aw! He is such a shameless person!" said another lady.
"Do you know he is a jerk! But I never thought that he was a pervert either!" said that lady.
"Yes, look how he took the old lady with him! I don't know what he would do with her! I feel pity for her! Let's follow them." said another woman.
"We better stay quiet. Or else we will be the next target. Don't tell anyone about it." said the lady.
"You are right! We should forget about it." said another lady. Dae Ju and the lady went inside a shop and took a cup of instant noodles.
"Won't you eat?" asked the lady.
"No, I am fine," replied Dae Ju. The lady starts eating and Dae Ju feels curious about her. So he asked her, "don't you have any children?"
"No personal question, please!" replied the lady while eating.
"Okay," Dae Ju stopped and didn't ask her furthermore questions. When she finished eating she stood up and started living.
"Wait!" Dae Ju shouted.
"What?" asked the lady.
"Wait until I come back." saying this he went from there. When he came back the lady was gone. He had to find the lady but he doesn't know where she lives. That's why he told her to wait. He had to take her address but she didn't wait for him. With a very disappointed face, he came back home. He heard some noise coming from upstairs so he followed the noise and reached his room. Lina was searching for something and her face was quite worried.
"Did you lose something?" asked Dae Ju. Lina didn't answer him and pretended like she didn't notice or hear him.
"Can I help you?" asked Dae Ju again. This time Lina looked at him but didn't answer.
"Are you still mad at me?" asked Dae Ju again but slowly.
"I have no right to get mad at you. I am just worried because I lost something and you couldn't help me to find it," replied Lina with a low voice.
"Ah! I am relieved that you are not angry at mmm...." Dae Ju stopped while saying this slowly. He noticed that he put the diary on his bed but it was covered by his blanket. He could just see it's one corner. Now he understands what Lina was actually searching for.
"What? Did you say something?" asked Lina.
"Aah! Nothing. You can carry on." saying this he put a fake smile on his face. Suddenly a weird noise came from somewhere. Lina was astonished by hearing the noise and looked at Dae Ju.
"Ah! It was my stomach. I forgot that I was hungry." saying this he laughed to hide his blushing cheeks.
"Aren't you hungry?" asked Dae Ju and laughed again.
"What's so funny here?" asked Lina with a surprising voice. She never saw him like this. That's why she is surprised by seeing him like this.
"Nothing. Ajumma made food for us but I think it's getting cold so...." saying this Dae Ju smiled.
"Okay, I will heat them," said Lina and start keeping things that she put outside from her drawer.
"I better go and get fresh." saying this he went to the washroom immediately. But his ear and eyes were over Lina. He was afraid that if she finds out that he reads her diary, what would she say? He was seeing her from inside. He didn't lock the door and stood next to the door to hear and watch her.
"Ajumma! Why did you have to clean this? Ah! Where did you put it? I will never spare you!" said Lina with a very angry face. Seeing this Dae Ju gulped and got more afraid than before. After a few minutes, he came to the living room. The food was being served by Lina. The food was steaming on the table. Dae Ju sat on a chair and as he was thirsty he poured water into a glass and drank it. Lina scoop out some rice into a bowl and keep it in front of Dae Ju. Dae Ju started eating without saying anything. After a minute Lina came with another bowl of rice and sat on another chair.
"Could you find what you were searching for?" asked Dae Ju.
"Forget about it," said Lina slowly and dig into the food like she couldn't eat all day.
"I am thinking that I should go to work but I wonder how," said Dae Ju.
"Why? You could talk with your boss. He could give you another taxi." replied Lina simply.
"Ah! But I don't have his number. How could I talk with him?" asked Dae Ju worriedly.
"Give me your phone. I have his number. He called me some days ago." said Lina and extended her hand. Dae Ju put his phone on her palm and looked at her face. Lina types a number and saves it named Boss.
"You can talk with him now," said Lina and took a spoonful of rice in her mouth. Dae Ju called but nobody received it. So he put it back in his pocket and started eating again. The next morning he wakes up by hearing the doorbell. Lina was getting ready to go for her job. The bell rang twice. After that Lina opened the door.
"Ah! It's you?" said Lina and tried to smile.
"Where is Rumi?" asked a guy.
"He is upstairs," replied Lina and went away.
"Okay, I will go and meet him there." saying this the guy entered the house. Dae Ju was sitting on the bed and rubbing his eyes with his hand. That time the guy entered his room.
"Rumi!"
"Yes?" replied Dae Ju and looked at him with surprised eyes.
"How are you, my buddy? I was so worried about you. Thank god you are alright! I am sorry I am so late. As you know, I had to go to China to see my mom." saying this he hugs Dae Ju tightly. Dae Ju felt awkward because he couldn't recognize the guy. He wanted to ask who he was but he couldn't ask. He stayed silent because he didn't know what he could say.
"Are you still mad at me?" saying this he leaves Dae Ju and sits beside him.
"No. How is your mom now?" asks Dae Ju.
"Oh! She is quite well but could not fully recover yet." replied the guy.
"You should stay beside her," said Dae Ju. He could understand that this guy is very close with Rumi but as Dae Ju is here right now, he couldn't recognize the guy. But if Dae Ju asks about him now, it could be awkward for both of them. All he could do was just pretend like he knows everything.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? You are not acting like before! Ah! Lina was right. She told me that you are behaving like you are Kim Dae Ju, not Rumi. Hahaha! What a joke!" he said and laughed. "What? Then she didn't believe me! Aish! I am such a fool that I believe that she believes me. Ah! Such a great actress she is! Now she is telling everyone that I am crazy and acting like others!" Dae Ju dug in his thoughts.