Chapter 12

"Come and eat this." said Eun.

"Ramen! My favorite!" Tae Jin become so happy by seeing this. But he cannot eat because at that time there was a knock on the door. Eun became afraid and told him slowly and whispering,

"Go inside! Go, hurry!" Tae Jin left to his room and kept his ears pricked up. Suddenly Eun rushed to the room and said to him

"Hide up, hurry! My landlord's daughter came here. And she will get into this room. If she saw you, then something terrible will happen."

"Where I will hide?" asked Tae Jin whisperingly. Eun looked around the room then said

"Under the bed. Go, hurry!" Hearing this Tae Jin went under the bed and hide somehow. At that time, a young lady come inside the room and sit down on the bed.

"You and at this time? Is there any special reason? Or just for that cookies?" asked Eun to the lady. She came here to give her some cookies which are made by her hands. And it's her first time of making cookies.

"Yes. Where were you? I have searched for you two times before. But you were not at home." said the lady.

"Yes, I was not at home. I went to the concert of SBS today." said Eun gently. But her heart was pounding quickly out of fear. She knows the lady very well. If she knows that she took Tae Jin with her and he is gonna stay here then she will be crazy and she will tell everyone about it and spread bad rumors about them.

"What? That rubbish concert? Why didn't you tell me before? Don't you know about them what they have done? They are not that great what you think about them. So, stop supporting them." said the lady angrily.

"Why? What's wrong with them?" Eun got curious and wanted to know because she didn't know about it. "Don't you know about Tae Jin?"

"What? Where is Tae Jin?" asked Eun?She felt very afraid cause she thought that the lady knew about Tae Jin or she saw Tae Jin with her.

"Where? I don't know. But he should die." Tae Jin listened all of it and felt very bad again because he knows what the matter is. He just kept listening to the lady staying quiet and lying under the bed.

"Why? Why do you say that?" Eun said by stammering.

"Don't you know what have he done in New York?"

"No." answered Eun shortly. But she doesn't want to know her story. She just thinks that, when this lady will leave. "He raped a girl. And now see? He does not have any feelings of guilty. He just lives his normal life."

"Don't you think it's a rumour?"

"No. I have proof. Want to see it?"

"No. Thanks. I don't have much time for it."

"Okay. But watch it later. I will send it to you. But it's all true. And I have listened that he is not a normal human."

"Really? Then what is he?" He is a devil who sucks young girls blood for staying young and handsome." Hearing this Eun couldn't control herself and she laughed. But there was another who listened to her and felt very angry.

"Seriously? You believe that? I don't believe it." saying this Eun kept laughing. "No no no. It is true. Think about it carefully. Is there a man in the world who has such a handsome face or such beautifulness and charms? Then where did he get that? He is certainly a devil." said the lady. But Tae Jin couldn't control himself anymore. He hit the floor with his hand and said in his mind,

"Aish! This lady! I'll shoot her. Don't you have another work? I am a devil? The real devil is you who disturbs a lonely girl at midnight." But when he hits the floor he hits by the bed in his back and a sound of pain came out from his mouth. Hearing this the lady got frightened.

"W-w-what is it?" asked the lady to Eun. "It's Tae Jin. He came here to suck your blood." saying this Eun laughed.

"Okay. I am leaving now. Bye." saying this the lady left Eun's home quickly. She really got afraid of the noise.

"Come out." said Eun to Tae Jin. Tae Jin came out and said

"Strange lady! Whatever she said was all lie. Don't believe her." said Tae Jin being angry on the lady.

"I don't believe her. But I can't believe you too. You are not a devil like she said but the other thing, I am not sure about it. Because when a rumor have spread, a little thing must have happened. Now, forget about it and come to eat."

"I am coming." Tae Jin couldn't say a single word after listening to Eun. He sat down on a chair and began to eat. He was happy to see the food before but now the situation changed. He started to eat but the food was not coming down from his throat. Seeing this Eun understood and for consoling him she said, "Look,I don't know what happened. I can't believe anyone before knowing the whole event. I am not saying that I can't believe you but as I don't know personally, I can't trust you from my heart."

"So, why did you take me to your home? Did you believe me back then? But after hearing this, now you can't trust me?" Tae Jin said. But his voice got broken and tears wanted to come in his eyes but he controled himself. Seeing this Eun couldn't say another word about it. She said loudly,

"Okay, Forget about it. Past is past. Now concentrate on the future. I don't know what have you done. So I don't want to talk about it anymore. I think the Ramen has got cold. Give me, I'll heat it for you." saying this Eun left to the kitchen with the bowl of ramen. At that time that lady came back because she left his phone here. And seeing Tae Jin she got so afraid that she couldn't either talk or move. Eun comes to the living room with the hot ramens bowl and seeing her she stands like a statue. But somehow Eun controlled herself and asked the lady,

"What happened? Why you are standing like this?"

"T-t-tae J-j-jin!" said the lady in a muffled voice.

"Where?" asked Eun and put the bowl on the table and stand so close with Tae Jin.

"There! Right beside you!" said the lady. But Eun acted like that she could not see Tae Jin and asked again,

"Where? I can't see him!" Eun did not notice Tae Jin's face. So she couldn't see that he was smiling in a dangerous way and acted like he was gonna bite Eun. Seeing this the lady got very scared and started screaming. She somehow took her phone and ran out of Eun's home.

"You are so intelligent!" saying this Tae Jin started laughing.

"Stop laughing and start to eat," said Eun smilingly. Then Tae Jin sits down to the chair and starts eating like a obliged boy. Eun looked at him and saw him eating. He was looking so cute while eating.

"Are you not hungry? Eat with me" requested Tae Jin. No,

"I am not that hungry," said Eun shortly. Tae Jin had many questions to ask so he asked Eun continuously and Eun replied to his questions slowly and shortly.

"Who is that boy?" asked Tae Jin.

"My brother."

"Oh! Where are your parents? When the lady came I thought it was your parents." "I am alone. I have no parents."

"Oh! So sorry."

Suddenly Eun look at the clock and shouted, "Oh, No! It's late! Aww, I have many works to do. But how can I finish my work?" Tae Jin cannot understand what she was saying. So without telling anything, he stays calm and quiet. After a few moments, Eun looks at Tae Jin and said, "It's all your fault. If I can't finish my work then I cannot go to the village because I would not get holidays." She looks very angry. Her face turned red. Seeing this Tae Jin gets afraid. Somehow he controls himself and asks,

"What have I done? And at this late-night which works do you have to do? Why would you go to the village?"

"You ask too many questions. My granny lives there. And on this vacation, I want to spend time with her. Every year I go there this time. Now, I have to pack. And listen, I will not be at home tomorrow from the very morning. I will return at noon. So, If you have to leave, you could go without telling me. Now go and get some sleep." said Eun and left. Tae Jin gets back to his bed and lies down. But he couldn't fall asleep because there were so many things that he was thinking. He remembers that it's not his real place. What if he goes back to his place? Will everything be okay then? Today many things happened to him, first of all, the old lady shouted at him, telling those girls that he is dangerous, then when he went back to the concert hall with Eun, he heard someone was talking about the rumors. And now, in Eun's home her landlady came and told Eun that he is a devil!. How strange these people are! They believed in what never happened! If he goes back to his place, then the rumor will spread more, and then how will he overcome it? He could not understand anything. Now he wished that he was an ordinary boy who led a simple and ordinary life! Now, he could understand Ha Ni's feelings that why she went to die that day.

Thinking of these things he fell asleep. The next morning, he woke up and searched for Eun. But she was not at home. Then he saw that boy who was sleeping yesterday night. "Hey! What's your name? asked Tae Jin.

"Damien. And who are you? How did you get in here? What do you want?" asked the boy angrily.

"Wait wait. Your sister took me here. and I want to know, do you know where is your sister?" asked Tae Jin. He got smile hearing the boys questions. "Maybe she is at the shop where she works" replied the boy gently.

"She works at a shop?" asked Tae Jin. "Yes. On a super shop. But not only there, but also in a restaurant and in a coffee shop." said the boy. Tae Jin was surprised and said, "What? she works at too many places.When does she have a time for her own?"

"She gets no time without evening. When she returns home, she does the house works such as making foods, washing clothes, cleaning the house. I used to help her. But she doesn't let me help her." answered the boy. Tae Jin was shocked. He couldn't say a single word. Now, he could understand life is not that easy. They have to work hard but they don't have to do so much work and get so much tension for leading their life.

At that moment Eun entered the living room with a happy face. She noticed Tae Jin and asked, "Aren't you leaving?" Tae Jin couldn't answer for a moment but after a few moments he replied, "I am going with you."

"Where?"

"To your village."

"Why?"

"I wanted to see a village from my childhood. But I could never go there because I never got a chance. And the most important thing is, I want to hide up for some days. So, I am going with you." Tae Jin said. Thinking something for some minutes Eun said,

"Okay. But on one condition."

"What is the condition?" asked Tae Jin. "You have to become my boyfriend." said Eun smilingly.