seolhwa woke up with being hit on by the cold wind on her skin, with nothing but a thin matt to covered up her body. it's even thinner than her shabby clothes! seolhwa seems to be left speechless, she rotated her head to anywhere she could see while being hidden with a thin matt. "this.. how did i ended up here?!" she laughed bitterly at her fate. "sister, are you okay?" a voice that rather familiar to her were heard by her eardrum. again, she was rendered speechless by the thoughts of having to live in this world alone by herself.
"you know we can't ever give up, right?" her brother shortened the distance between themselves, to get even more heat. but both body seems to have almost given up. after she took a glance on her brother, she could only sighed. he has a fever, it's only obvious. she suddenly stood up, shocking her brother in the process.
"i will come back. so please, don't ever leave me alone." she said rather bitterly, as she was leaving the place to find someone who might took a sympathy against her. enduring the hard wind was hard enough with her frail body, but she still hasn't given up.
having seen her current state, she could only clicked her mouth as she was trying to find a living person to help her. but everything seems to be covered by snows, not even house could be seen by her sight. " i've just gotten a second chance for me, but i already have to endured this for a month?!" she roared aggressively, the reason being not satisfied with her life conditions.
the girl quickly switched her attention back to the covered road. after all, she must be hurry or her brother might died from the cold. so she have to saved her brother! she quicken her steps slowly, but surely it did make some progress to find some living figures.
she keeps on searching and searching endlessly. but everything seems to be so pointless! after a long time of searching, she gave up. though, her body still hasn't stopped from moving. she certainly has gave up on doing this. it's just seems impossible. it's so irritating that she had to this for a complete stranger who exclaims to be her brother!
she gritted her teeth, angers building up inside her body. 'i didn't even remember how i died in the past!' tears flowed into her cheeks, but it was quickly froze by the cold winds. she sighed, she can't even be sentimental with her life just for a moment?!
suddenly, slapped coming to her cheeks, by non other than seolhwa herself! 'no, i can't keep up with being emotional. a living being were at a stake right now!' she thought to herself, right now, it's doesn't matter if she's just some stranger that came into his sister body. so she had no choice but to keep on living in this body, at least until she find a way to gain all her memories.
a light was flashed from the far away. not believing in this, she rubbed her eyes. 'i am not seeing wrong right?' she grinned gleefully. 'that's right, there's probably some merchants trespassing this place, right?' her feet quickly ran to the source of the light, smiling could have be seen craved onto her features. oh god, she never have felt so excited in something in all her life.
finally, after all the hardships she has endured by herself, she finally met with her saviour. the savior seems to be shining with light in her eyes. oh god, she's so thankful someone finally showed up.. hold on, have she forgotten about something? 'oof- that's right!' she suddenly got out of her trances of thoughts.
she let her arms spreads out to stopped the horses from moving, and it did helped even though she realised her body was that small compared to her peers. "stop the car!" the lead of the horse stopped the horses on time, fearing they might trampled over the body of a little kid.
the wagons was decorated rather extravagantly, some might say seeing these whole wealth was enough for them to killed themselves out of pure jealousy. but that didn't wavered her attention to the person in charge that's coming out of the wagon.
"may i know what this little lady seek out from us?" he said, as he took a look at seolhwa's features up close. "i- i'm asking you to save my brother! no," she shake her head as she kneeled down to her knees. her eyes never failed to met with his eyes while she tried so hard to endured the colds the grounds giving her.
"i am begging you."
her eyes started to get all welled up for being afraid of him turning his back on her to continue on whatever his business were, though, she still hasn't giving up!
"please, save my brother"
her head now was fully on the ground with equal footing on her knees. the older man seems to be flustered by this act, making him to scrambling over to telling her to get up.
"i'm not getting up." she forced herself to be froze by the snows longer. sighs could be heard by her, making her flinched at that actions. 'has he become annoyed by me just now?' she gulped at the thought of that.
"alright. so please, get up already." the girl jumped at his comments. " please follow me on this way! i'll lead you to his body." she exclaimed harshly, having no choice but to follow her own footsteps on the snows that was left behind.
"hurry!" the servants fastens his horse. has she walked that far from her brother? she didn't even realize of this fact as she was too focused on searching for anyone to helped them.
finally, her brother come into her view. she could see his body has fallen om the ground already, even any slightest moment couldn't been seen by the view from afar.
'oh no no no no!' repetitive words kept being repeat inside her head without knowing how to stop. the thing she was afraid of is going to actually happen?
she fell down from the horse as soon as they arrived at the sight because of the shortness of her body. she quickly put her brother's body to her laps, checking his pulse to see if he is still alive after doing that. her heart was beating fast, she can't help but be nervous. her brows was knitted together as she put her finger to the pulse. "he is... alive!!!" she yelled loudly, relief filling her over with mixed of her thrilled by this.
the one who rode the horse get the brother into his arms to carry him to the horse. she, who was about to get support by him suddenly fall over on the snow. everything seems to be filled with pitch black.
'am i dying all over again?' she smiled mentally, kind of irritated with her fate.