Chapter 16

YooLim was laying on the bed and taking a rest. She didn't know how long will it take. In her dream, the woman in the secret room appeared and take her somewhere else. She was dragged by that woman and reach the old days of Shanghai. She knew it when she see the surroundings. She told herself, "I am familiar with those scenes, probably in the Chinese dramas during Japanese colonial time". That woman appeared in front of her and grab her hand by saying, "Can you help me?". She said, "I don't know you yet". That woman said, "It doesn't matter". She asked, "Why are you taking me here?". That woman didn't answer that. And then, the strange woman said, "if I can change your lifestyle, can you help me". She asked, "How". That woman was pointing at her body by saying, "Let me use your body and you can stay here". She said, "Do you want to steal my body". That woman said, "No, I need to do something by renting this body". She said, "I don't know if changing the body is good or not". That woman said, "It only takes a few weeks". She said, "I have the first weekly exam on a coming day". That woman said, "So you can not rent your body to me". She said, "yes". And then, she woke up because her mother hit her badly on her butt with the feather duster. She said, "Ouch, it's hurt Mom". Mother said, "You say just a minute to take a rest but look at the clock now". She was clearing her eyes and looking. Then, she was getting up from bed and head toward the bathroom. At that time, her father get out of the bathroom and said, "YooLim, are you still sleeping". She said, "I just fall asleep Papa". Her father said, "Have a bath and come to have dinner". She said, "Sure". And then, her mother was following her with the bath towel and clothes to change. YooLim was closing the door and taking off her clothes and putting them in the basket outside the bathroom. Her mother was knocking on the door when she get into the bathtub. Her mother was leaving her clothes on the table near the bathroom door. When she has done, she hands it over to the stand. And then, she said, "I forgot to take the clothes and towel". She stepped towards the door and open it. She slightly opens the door and peeks outside. And then, she found the towel and clothes to change on the table beside the door. She grabbed those and close the door. Then, she heard her father go out by talking with someone else. She wiped off the water with a bath towel and change her clothes. Then, she headed toward the basin and raise her hand to the shelf beside the basin to take the moisturizer and lip balm. She put the moisturizer on her face and body and put lip balm on her lips. When it has done, she dries her hair with a hairdryer and puts some soothing gel on the hair. It took an hour so her mother come up there and shout up to her, " Yoolim, the food is getting cold now". She said, "I am done, mom". She tied her hair at the back and head out. When she stepped into the dining room, she see her favorite dishes on the table. She said, "Mom, why don't you tell me already". Her mother said, "Sit and eat it up because you will be late for night study time". She was looking at the clock on the wall and said, "I am going to be late today". Her father said, "It doesn't matter". Her mother said, "Please, Mr. Liam don't say it to your daughter". Her father said, "Why not?". She sat next to her father and asked, "What is that?". Her father said, "Nothing". And then, they kept focusing on their food. After having dinner, she took her bag and go to school. The time was 7:30 pm. She needed to walk faster to catch her English study. The students like her to study at the school during study time and do homework there. With the teacher's guidance, they could do well in homework and self-study. Most of the student's parents were not coming home early. This was just a start. They had to spend their time like this until they pass the SAT exam with high grades. She couldn't stop thinking because it was a long way to go. During that time, she thought she doesn't notice where she is standing. Someone was grabbing her shoulder. At that time, she got her concentration back. Then, she looked at that person and was surprised to see the neighbor. Her neighbor said, "YooLim what are you doing without watching the danger". She said, "I just lose concentration". Her neighbor said, "You should go back in if you lose your concentration like this". She said, "I am okay, let's go to school". Heizi was being her neighbor and friend who attend the same school but a different class. She got help from Heizi when her first day at school. All over those days, Heizi's family was helping her and her family a lot. They were going to school together.

At Jack's apartment, Xin was sending the pizza for him. But he wanted to eat together. When the delivery man arrived, he got a call from manager. Manager was telling him to have a dinner alone and go to sleep without waiting. He took the pizza and eat it up. After he filled the stomach, he take his bag and head out. He was stepping forward to elevator and push the button. At that time, the neighbor was standing beside him and wait for the elevator. The elevator was taking much time to lift up and down. So, he waited there patiently. He was covering his face with a face mask. But the neighbor seemed to recognize him well.