"Hey! Don't you think we came here before?" asked Jheong Woo.
"I came here before my accident. But you came here too? When?" asked Dae Ju curiously.
"No, I am not saying that! I think both of us came here together. That place was familiar to me." said Jheong Woo.
"I am not sure, maybe you came here with this guy(Rumi)," said Dae Ju.
"No! He would never come here. He didn't believe in those things," said Jheong Woo.
"He didn't believe? Was he a non-believer?" asked Dae Ju. No.
"He was Muslim by his birth but he never believes in the spirit or such things," said Jheong Woo.
"Ah! I see! But that guy told that he used to love his wife that means he used to love Lina?" asked Dae Ju confusingly.
"I am not so sure, but....wait! I think he is true!" saying this Jheong Woo stopped walking and acted like he remembered something.
"What?" asked Dae Ju curiously.
"When I first met him, he was not like that. I met him three years ago. He was a confusing man at that time. We become best friends after some days of our first meeting. He used to share with me many things but suddenly he changed. I didn't notice but it wasn't him." said Jheong Woo.
"I couldn't get it. What are you trying to say?" asked Dae Ju confusedly.
"I think he had feelings for Lina. One day he came to me. He was sad and confused. I asked him what's wrong. Then he answered that he didn't know what he should do. I asked him again what was the matter. He replied to me that he had a remixed feeling about Lina. Whenever he saw her, he remembered about his parents but sometimes he thought that it was not her fault. They were destined to die. And he also felt pity for her. But he just couldn't go close to her. That morning, when he was doing something on his phone, Lina suddenly came to him and hug him from behind. She kissed his cheek but right after that moment he pushed her away and left. But when she did that he felt nice. He also wanted to kiss her but he just couldn't. That's why I told him that leave the past behind and live for the future. I suggested him to propose her and settled everything between them. He liked my idea but.... " saying this far he sighed.
"But what?" asked Dae Ju being too much curious.
"His grandmother wanted to give him a ring for his future wife when he didn't get married. He didn't accept that ring but he went to took that ring to gift Lina that day. I don't know when but as it was the countryside there were many hills. And you know the rest of the story." said Jheong Woo and stopped. He was looking very sad. Dae Ju lost his words by hearing this. He couldn't say anything to console his friend.
"I got it. But, It was too wrong. He should have got a chance to live a normal life." said Dae Ju.
"I don't know. Maybe he didn't deserve it," said Jheong Woo.
"Why? Why are you telling this?" asked Dae Ju being surprised.
"He did many sins in his life. Maybe it was his punishment from god. He always used to disobey his parents and did whatever he wanted to. His mom suffered for him most and also he always hurt his parents with his words. That's why I think...." said Jheong Woo. "What sin did he do?" asked Dae Ju.
"He used to work for the mafia," said Jheong Woo.
"What!" surprised Dae Ju.
"Hmm," replied Jheong Woo.
"Since when?" asked Dae Ju being excited.
"I don't know. I just found that out and I asked him but he didn't say anything to me," replied Jheong Woo.
"Ah! This makes sense now! That strange guy! That strange girl! They were related to him! Aish! What a mess!" said Dae Ju figuring something out.
"What?" asked Jheong Woo.
"Then, he used to work for Johnnie! If I catch that jerk, I will get my all answer!" Dae Ju was mumbling with himself and Jheong Woo couldn't understand anything.
"Could you please explain to me what you are saying?" asked Jheong Woo. "Hey! Do you know that strange guy who tried to kill me?" said Dae Ju being excited.
"Ah! The photo guy?" asked Jheong Woo.
"Yes. If we have to know everything, we need him on our side," said Dae Ju.
"Are you crazy? He tried to kill you! And if he knows that it's you then he would try definitely to kill you again!" said Jheong Woo.
"Who would believe that it's me? Just act like I am your old buddy!" said Rumi. "What's your plan exactly?" asked Jheong Woo confusedly.
"Do you trust me?" asked Dae Ju and smiled.
"No," replied Jheong Woo.
"What! No! How could you say something like that! Ah! I am hurt!" said Dae Ju in his own style. Actually, he didn't expect something like that.
"Okay, half and half," said Jheong Woo and laughed.
"Aish! Forget it! Just do whatever I say or else I won't let you meet with Min Jae." said Dae Ju loudly and a little angrily. When he returned home Lina was not there. He has no idea where she went to. He searched for her everywhere. It's eleven o'clock and he didn't feel something right. Suddenly he heard something fishy outside. He followed the sound and came outside. The road was blank and nobody was there. Suddenly the lights of the road went off and it became too dark. He tried to see through the dark but he couldn't. As he is afraid of the dark, he took his phone and tried to open the torch but it's in vain. The battery was dead so he couldn't get the light. Suddenly something passed just beside him. Though he couldn't see he clearly heard that it was the sound of wind and he could feel the wind too. But there was no wind around him.
"Who? Who is trying to scare me? Come in front of me! I will show you what afraid is!" shouted Dae Ju. Now that sound passed him from another side and he became afraid. He was sweating though it was cold. He felt thirsty but suddenly he couldn't able to move his body. Seems like someone or something grab his whole body tightly and he couldn't able to move.
"Give me back my belongings!" said someone whisperingly. The words were just like a ghost was talking with him. He understood what is going on and how he has to get out from here. But he just could not move a single part of his body. He needs to spray that holy water which is in his pocket but his hand couldn't reach his pocket. His heart was beating very loudly and sweat was dripping from his forehead to his cheeks. His full shirt gets wet by his sweat. He wanted to scream but he couldn't able to release a single sound from his mouth.
"Give me my belonging!" said the voice again.
"It's not your belonging!" Dae Ju tried to scream by saying that but he couldn't. Suddenly he saw a light on the road. It was Lina who was coming from the road. While she was coming every light of the road came and the darkness vanished within a few seconds. Dae Ju felt that he could move now. He tried to run to Lina but he was feeling too weak that he couldn't run and fall on the ground.
"Rumi-sshi!" Lina saw him and recognize that it was her husband so she rushed to him.
"What happened? Ah! Rumi-sshi! Get up! Help! Someone, please help!" shouted Lina. But nobody was there to help them. Lina put her palm on his forehead and saw that he was burning up. Finding nobody around there, she tried to pull him up. He was quite heavy for her but she didn't give up. She makes him stand up and make him lean on her. As their house was not far and the door was opened, She took him inside and lied him down on the couch. It's impossible to take him upstairs. As his full shirt was wet, she opened all the buttons of his shirt. She brings some ice-cold water and wiped his face and body. She changed the water and again and again as it was turning hot while giving him treatment with a wet towel. When Dae Ju woke up, it was very morning. He saw that his shirt has been changed and he had a small half-folded and half-wet towel on his forehead. There was a bowl full of water kept on the tea table. He took the towel and put it back on the bowl. He wanted to move his leg but he couldn't because something was on his leg. He tried to look at his leg and saw a black thing. He got afraid and thought it was the evil. Slowly he sat down and saw that it was no evil, it was Lina who was lying on his leg. Her opened hair scared him earlier. He wanted to touch her but he was hesitating if he should or shouldn't. If he touches her now, she would wake up but he didn't want that. He wanted to keep her on his lap until she wakes up for her own. But now his leg start hurting because of her head. Dae Ju couldn't understand what he should do right now. Right that moment, she woke up and raise her head. Finding herself like this, she moved quickly and sit down far from him.
"What were you doing with my leg?" asked Dae Ju hesitatingly.
"Your leg was too cold. So I thought I give you a blanket but it wasn't working. So I thought I should warm them by myself." said Lina more hesitatingly. She stood up and acted like she has a lot of work. She digs the towel in the water. The ice had been melt already and it became normal water. She took the bowl to clean the table.
"What happened to me last night?" asked Dae Ju.
"You had a serious fever and you passed out near the home." saying this Lina put the bowl back on the table and come to him.
"How are you now? Let me check." saying this she put her palm on his forehead one more time and feel relaxed.
"It's gone now! But, how could this happen? You were healthy before you went out!" said Lina. Dae Ju was not feeling right. His heartbeat level starts increasing when she touched him. Lina took her hand back and asked again, "Where were you last night? What happened to you? How you returned with this much fever?" Dae Ju couldn't give her answer because she could never understand if he told her the truth. Then he remembered something and asked back,
"Where were you last night? I was searching for you!"
"Ah! The thing is...There was a concert of "Savage kids"(the kpop group in which Yeon Hoon work) near. And I got a ticket from Yeon Hoon. So,.....I thought I should go...." saying this very hesitatingly she stopped.
"What? But you didn't mention that before!" surprised Dae Ju and also felt jealous.
"I was about to tell you but before that, you leave, so...." replied Lina.
"Don't go anywhere without informing me. Do you know how much I was worried about you? And also don't go to that brat's concert." said Dae Ju.
"Okay, I will go anywhere by informing you from now on but I can't promise that I won't go to his concert," said Lina slowly. Dae Ju could not reply anything but he was burning inside. Lina went to the table and took the bowl again and she was about to leave.
"Did you changed my clothes?" asked Dae Ju slowly.
"Umm....hmm" thinking that Lina replied with a pouting face. Dae Ju looks at her and felt attraction. Controlling himself he shouted, "Why? Why you put off my clothes? Don't you dare to do that in the future!"
"Okay, I will not." saying this she left from there.
"Ah! This is driving me crazy!" said Dae Ju to himself. Then he remembered something about the last night and stood up. He put his hand in his pocket for the water but it wasn't there.