"Hey! You! Aren't you that women who appeared in front of my house that day?" asked Dae Ju, being excited.
"Do you know her?" asked Jheong Woo curiously.
"Was that your house?" asked the lady and smiled mysteriously. Dae Ju stayed silent and thought about it. She is right. That is not his own home. That is this guy's home. After thinking some time he replied,
"No, you know it very well."
"Excuse me, miss. Do you know him?" asked Jheong Woo without understanding the situation.
"Why don't you ask that to your friend?" said the lady softly and looked at Dae Ju.
"I got it. Then, do you know why we came to you?" asked Jheong Woo.
"No, I am not a fortune teller. How could I know? Tell me about your problem. But first, you know...." saying this the lady shows her hand and wants something. "Ah! 10 dollars? Then take it," replied Dae Ju.
"Hey! How could you know that much about her?" astonished Jheong Woo. He told Dae Ju to tell her about Rumi. Dae Ju looks at him and gestures to tell her.
"Can you call a spirit right now?" ask Jheong Woo.
"Of course, but 10 dollars is not enough for that. And also we need some arrangements to call it. I will be back within a few minutes. You have to pay more than 20 dollars after I come back. Got it?" saying this the lady got up from her seat and went inside. Dae Ju looks around the room. It looked like it was underground. It was quite dark inside. Few candles were kept here and there. "20 dollars more! Did you know about it?" asked Jheong Woo.
"How could I know? You know better than me!" said Dae Ju.
"No! I never came here to call any spirit!" said Jheong Woo.
"Okay. Just pay her as she wants!" said Dae Ju.
"I have not that much money! Do you have money?" asked Jheong Woo aggressively.
"Let me check." saying this he took his wallet and checked if he had enough money.
"No! I only have 12 dollars more. We need 8 dollars more!" said Dae Ju.
"I lost my wallet today. So I have no money right now," said Jheong Woo. That moment the lady came back and sat in front of them. There was a table between the lady and the two boys.
"I arranged everything. Where is the rest of the money?" asked the lady.
"Can't you give us a discount as we know each other?" asked Dae Ju and smiled cutely.
"No! It's not a black friday." replied the lady strongly.
"Please! I will give you 12 dollars more. But we don't have the rest." said Dae Ju dramatically. He knows how to melt the heart of a person whether it's a woman or man.
"Please! I know you will. You are a nice and beautiful lady after all!" said Dae Ju. Jheong Woo looked at him without blinking and was astonished. He couldn't say anything seeing his friend like that. "Okay, If you are that helpless, I will help you. I love to help the helpless people." said the lady proudly.
"I knew it! So sweet of you!" replied Dae Ju cutely and gave her the rest of the money. The lady begins her procedure to call the spirit.
"Ah! But which spirit do I have to call? When did it die?" asked the lady.
"It's not from a dead body. It's this spirit you have to call," said Dae Ju hesitatingly. Then he look at Jheong Woo and he also said, "yes, yes, we need this soul." Then both of them start laughing.
"Stop laughing! Why didn't you tell it before?" asked the lady angrily.
"Why? Can't you call the living soul?" asked Jheong Woo. She wasn't sure about that but it will hurt her pride if she refuses it now.
"No! I can do it!" said the lady.
"Yes, she can!" Both the boys laughed together again.
"Silent! Let me concentrate!" said the lady loudly. Both of the boys stayed quiet and started to watch her procedures. The lady rearranged the candles according to her work. Then she started to read something. The boys couldn't understand what she was reading. They only see her to read in gibberish. Sometimes she was reading slowly, sometimes her volume went high. Suddenly she was acting like she was feeling something around her. She kept mumbling while closing her eyes and suddenly she got afraid and opened her eyes. She was breathing heavily. Her forehead got wet from her sweat.
"What happened?" asked Jheong Woo, being curious.
"It was not this man's soul. I saw a creepy thing. The most creepy thing I just saw in my life! What was that? A beast? A ghost? A genie?" said the lady aggressively. Then she continued with a calm but scared voice. "I have seen many spirits in my life. It was not the form of a soul. It was different. Maybe there was no soul inside the body. It was taken by that creepy thing."
"What did you just say?" shouted Dae Ju. "I say what I saw." replied the lady.
"What do you mean by a dead body?" asked Jheong Woo being astonished.
"I couldn't talk to that evil soul because it was too scary. But I have to talk about it. It has to be removed from the earth or else something terrible will happen. I will let you know if I figure something out. Until then, keep living in this body. And take care of her, who is most affected by it." said the lady and looked at Dae Ju. He understands what she was talking about.
"Did you mean Lina?" asked Dae Ju curiously.
"Hmm. If you want to go back and do nothing, she will be in danger. I have to study it. You may leave now." said the lady. It was clearly seen on her face that she was worried. She was thinking something deeply.
"Let's go," saying this Jheong Woo get up. Dae Ju also followed him. Both of them were quiet. None of them can believe what they just heard.
"Do you think she was telling the truth?" asked Dae Ju.
"I am confused. But after seeing your situation, I think everything is possible," said Jheong Woo.
"But, if she is right, when did he die?" asked Dae Ju curiously.
"That's what we have to find out," said Jheong Woo.
"But how?" asked Dae Ju with an uncertain voice. After some time of walking Jheong Woo suddenly shouted, "Got it!"
"What?" asked Dae Ju.
"Use the brain. I think our answer is in the brain. You have to remember what happened to him." said Jheong Woo.
"I can't! It's not what I can control!" shouted Dae Ju.
"You have to! Try hard. I know you can do it!" said Jheong Woo, being extra aggressive.
"I wish I could! Okay, let me concentrate." saying this Dae Ju closed his eyes hardly and tried to bring the memories back. But he failed. All he remembered was a beautiful smiling face.
"What! Why did she come to my mind?" surprised Dae Ju.
"What? What did you remember?" asked Jheong Woo curiously.
"Lina. She was smiling," answered Dae Ju.
"What? But when did she smile last time?" asked Jheong Woo.
"I don't know. The smile was quite bright. I don't think she smiled or laughed that much recently." said Dae Ju.
"You are right. I haven't heard or seen her smiling since we met(two years ago)." "She was in a beautiful green flower garden. Do you know where the place is?" asked Dae Ju.
"No. Maybe it's a memory before we met," said Jheong Woo.
"Wait, let me concentrate again." saying this Dae Ju closed his eyes like before and suddenly screamed.
"What? What did you remember now?" asked Jheong Woo curiously.
"The thing is...." saying this Dae Ju stopped and suddenly he wasn't able to look at his face. He was hesitating to say something.
"What?" asked Jheong Woo and came close to him.
"I need to use the washroom. My stomach is hurting. I will see you tomorrow!" saying this Dae Ju almost runs to a public toilet.
"Aish! That guy! He is strange!" said Jheong Woo, being dissatisfied.
"But, My friend was evil?" saying this he trembled out of fear.
Man's brain worked fast and he was able to think a lot when he was in the toilet and if it took too long. It's not different for Dae Ju too. Since it's not his body but his soul adopt this body well and now the body works according to Dae Ju's wish. When he was refreshing himself he started to think.
"Did I come here to save them? (Lina & Rumi). Then, I am the hero of this story! Well, I am indeed a hero in my real life because I look like one. But, my broad shoulder is gone with this body! What could I do? Since I am stuck here, let me save some people. But, what if the lady was lying? I think she only told us that to get money from us, nothing else. How could an evil live inside a body and behave absolutely like a human being? Aish! She is insane!" thinking this he smiled. But right that moment he remembered, "But she was telling the truth until now. She could recognize me when we first met. What if she is really telling the truth! That means she(Lina) was living with evil until I came! Ah! It's so horrifying! That's why he(Rumi) always wants to hurt her! That's why I was telling how a man didn't fall for her when she is such a sweet, cute, charming person! When she smiles I think I forget everything! But when she glares at me I think I am a helpless kid. I need to help her. She deserves a better life. I will give her a better life no matter what."
"Aish! This guy has constipation! Why is it taking so long! I am fade up now!" said Dae Ju, being bored. When he was walking on the way home, he took his phone to check the time. It was 8.50 pm. Suddenly something came up in his mind and he rushed to somewhere. "Excuse me! I will give you 20%, no 30% discount! Please take a look at it!" shouted Lina to a customer who almost left from there.
"But, I saw the same product there. And that was cheaper than yours. So, why would I buy from you when I got the same thing at a cheap price?" the old lady stopped and said that she left.
"But, it was new!" shouted at first then calmly said.
"Aish! I couldn't sell one single item! I took an early leave from the salon to make some extra money but it's in vain!" being disappointed Lina said to herself. She was sitting on the ground. Her things were arranged in front of her. Many people participated in the fair. But many of them left because they could sell their items or they gave up. As it was the ending time the visitors and buyers started to leave.
"Look! This T-shirt is nice! And the chickens are so cute!" saying this a group of girls came to her. Seeing Them Lina became happy and hopeful.
"How much is it?" asked one of them. "It's 7 dollars," said Lina smilingly.
"What? Isn't it too much?" asked the other girl.
"Ah! It's not like that. I didn't use it. So it's new." said Lina.
"Yeah! Yeah! Everyone said so." said another girl.
"Believe me! I didn't use any of these for once!" said Lina aggressively but with a calm voice.
"Why bother her? You don't have money. Let's go from here. We don't have much time. Concentrate on your own job." said another girl who was behind them. Lina takes a look at her. She was quite young and looked like a biker. She was chewing gum. Seems like she was the leader of this group and everyone must obey her.
"Then, you girls didn't come to buy anything?" asked Lina disappointedly. "Never mind." said another girl with a smile and everyone left from there.
"Ah! I am of no use! It's getting colder! I think I should pack these up and leave for now. I will come tomorrow again!" said Lina to herself. That time someone came to her.
"Pack everything. I need these all."