Chapter 13

"What? What did you say?" asked Tae Jin.

"Hello! Listen to me first. Then you can be surprised. It's time to pay back. Got it?" said Eun. She is so happy today. She never felt that happy before. Because she got 15 days' holiday from his work. But she has to do a lot of work for this, a lot of requests for this. But now she can go to her granny. And she can stay there for 15 days. But Tae Jin was surprised to see her like this. And he was more surprised to hear her. Because she was the girl who met him last night, who yelled at him because she could not believe him. But how could she say such a thing? How could she propose him like this? What happened within one night? And what is the payback?

When he waslost in these thoughts, Eun said, "Hey! Do you hear me? I am talking to you!"

"No. I am listening. Say whatever you were saying." said Tae Jin.

"Listen, you have to pretend that you are my boyfriend in front of my granny.You Understand, Mr. Tae Jin?" said Eun smilingly.

"Okay, but can I ask the reason?" asked Tae Jin being curious.

"Last year when I went to the village my granny set me a blind date. But I didn't want to go there. So, I told her that I have a boyfriend. Then she told me that she wanted to meet him this year. But as I don't have any boyfriend I was thinking that what could I say now? I can't make up a good story to tell her. But now you can solve the problem. If you go with me, she will probably guess that you are my boyfriend. So, if you want to go with me then you have to pretend to be my boyfriend. Got it?" "But what if she recognizes me?" asked Tae Jin.

"Don't worry. She will not. The villagers will not recognize you. Because they have no time for listening to songs or watching TV. They are very hard-working people. So you can easily hide between them." saying this Eun left to her room. Tae Jin stayed standing without doing anything. He felt that something will go wrong. But in one night he believes the girl so much that he thinks if she is with her, No one can harm him. "Damien! Damien! Where are you? Aish! you little punk! Why you always playing games and why you always listen to songs with headphone? Go, and get ready. Then come to the living room. We should leave within an hour." shouted Eun.

"Okay, sister. Just one more level." said Damien while playing. But Eun didn't hear it. She was making some foods. At that time Tae Jin come to kitchen and said,

"Someone is calling you by Star" Eun understand who is that and ask him, "Did he saw you?"

"No. I was behind the curtain when I saw him from the window." said Tae Jin.

"Oh! That's a relief! Now go to your room and don't come out until I tell you." ordered Eun to Tae Jin. Tae Jin left to his room like a obliged boy and Eun went to the door.

"Hey, Star! We are going to hiking. Will you come with us?" asked Kang Ji Hyung.

"No. I have to go to another place," said Eun. Kang Ji Hyung knows that she is going to the village. But he pretended like he didn't know anything about it. So he asked,

"Where?" Then Eun said that she is going to the village to her granny. And when she told the name of the village Kang Ji Hyung surprised and said that his grandfather also lives in the same village. Then he asked her the address so that he could know if his grandfather lives in front of them. And if it is then he would ask her to visit him. But when Eun gave him the address he acted like his grandfather lived far away from her granny.

"Not a big problem! Give me your grandfather's address. I will visit him." said Eun.

"No. You can't. It's too far." said Kang Ji Hyung and left. Tae Jin was seeing them from Eun's room. He saw that the boy is so handsome and he was acting weirdly. He understood that something must be fishy. When Eun entered home he saw that a girl was hiding and she just came out from the pillar which was in front of her home. And then the girl and the boy left together while talking.

"Mr. Tae Jin! Go, and wear these clothes. Then come to living room." said Eun. Tae Jin didn't noticed her to come. So he was startled and said,

"Okay." Then he took those clothes and went to change his clothes.

After they finished to eat, Eun went to get ready and after a few minutes she returned with a bag in her hand.

"You look weird in this clothes. Wait for me. I will go and buy some clothes for you." saying this Eun left and after fifteen minutes she returned with a shopping bag and gave that to Tae Jin.

"Look. These are for you. Now take one from it and wear. We have to leave." said Eun and went to kitchen to do some work. After a few minutes Tae Jin come and seeing him Eun shouted,

"Hey! Why you put my glass? Take it off." "Why? I need to hide my identity. Don't you remember?" said Tae Jin.

"Is this a movie Where you will hide your identity with a cap and a glass? Take it off, Now! And put this mask on your face." said Eun loudly and gave him a black coloured mask. Then Tae Jin took off the glass and wore the mask. In that mask, almost full face covered and he was looking like another but ordinary people. Then he, Eun and Damien left to the bus stop and they got on a bus which will go to the village. There were just three empty seats. And two of them were the backside seat. Damien couldn't travel by sitting on the last sit. So, he has to sit in the front seat and the two of them took the back side seat. The bus departed from the city. Tae Jin looked outside from the window. He came to this city just yesterday but it feels like he was here for such a long time. The passenger were doing their own job. Tae Jin saw this and felt that it's a ordinary life! Here you can do anything but anyone would not notice that. They were busy for doing their own jobs. Suddenly he realized that's what he needed. He wanted to enjoy his life being an ordinary boy. He kept his hand in his lap yet but now he kept his hand on the seat but it was not the seat. He feels something soft under his hand so he looks and saw, it was Eun's hand. She fell asleep and her head was reclining with the bus seat. Tae Jin took his hand back and saw Eun's hand. Her hands were not so soft like other girls. It looked clearly that she had to do many hard works. The veins are clearly visible of her hands. The nails got broken and the fingers are looking like sticks. There were some cutten and burning marks on her hands. The bus was running so Eun's head couldn't stay like before. It was about to fall from the seat. So without thinking anything Tae Jin held her head and kept it on his shoulder. Suddenly the bus stopped in a bus stop so the whole bus was shaking and Eun woke up. Seeing her in this situation she felt ashamed and sat down like a statue.

It was evening, When they reached at her grandmother's home. Her granny received the three young guests warmly. Eun runs to her and hugs her with a big smile.

"How are you my sweet candy?" asked Eun. She used to call her granny as sweet candy. Her granny smiles and answered

"Not so well before. But now I am so well that you can't imagine. By the way, I can guess who the young man is. But I am not sure about the kid. Who is it?" "Sweet candy, he is like my brother. I found him helpless and I kept him with me like a younger brother. He stays with me." replied Eun giving her a nice smile.

"Oh! I know you love to help helpless people. That's why I like you so much. But I want to hear your story. When will you tell me?" asked her granny.

"What story?" asked Eun surprisingly. "You and your man's history. When did you meet him, ho did you meet him, that story" "Ah, Grandma! I just arrived here. Won't you give me a chance to get rest? And won't you give us something to eat? I am so hungry." said Eun to change the topic. "Okay my child, go and get freshed. I have something special for you." said the old lady and left to the kitchen. Eun also left and went to the washroom. She washes up her face but when she looks at the mirror, she can feel that someone behind the mirror tell her something is wrong. She is doing wrong. She is cheating with her granny. When they listened that the old lady calls them to eat, they come to the living room and take seats. Damien was going to sit beside Eun but her granny did not let him sit there. She pulls Tae Jin and put him there. Tae Jin sits besides Eun without telling anything. He just looked at Eun and saw that Eun pointing at him and said that, "Just be comfortable. Don't be like that." Her granny came with dinner and place that on table. Eun wanted to help her but she did not let her. When they all started to eat, her granny repeat, "So, as you are together now, you have to tell me your story." Eun looked at Tae Jin and saw that he couldn't understand her words. So Eun said, "Ah! We will tell you later, okay? Now, we are so tired."

"So what? You can tell me while eating." said the granny.

"What story?" asked Tae Jin. He was silent yet. But now he cannot resist anymore because he is talkative.

"You and my child's story! When did you meet her, where did you meet her. How did your love story began. All of it." Tae Jin becomes shy and said, "Okay, I'll tell you." But there was one more human who was surprised to hear the lady's word. And he shouted,

"What! He is your boyfriend? Sister, tell me that it is lie." Everyone surprised at the room. Eun could not speak a single word for some moments. Then she control herself and said, "Yes. Why?" The boy regained his consciousness and said, "Nothing." Then Tae Jin began to tell a story. He was a good story maker. So within a few minutes he made a good story and tell it to the lady. He stars: We met one night, when it was too dark. She was all alone. I was walking the way of my home, suddenly I saw her, Her bag was stolen. She was sitting on the road and was crying. Then I went to her and asked her what happened to her. She told me that her bag was snatched away and she had many important things in that. The thief were not too far, And as a racer, I ran to him and took the bag from him. Then I gave back that to her. Isn't it Euna?" saying the story Tae Jin looked on Eun's face and got afraid because her face turned red out of anger.

"Yes, you saved me, huh?" said Eun angrily and weirdly.

"Okay that's for tonight. We will tell the rest of story later." saying this Tae Jin left. But Eun stayed sitting. She was holding a chopstick. And out of anger she broke it.