chapter 7:The Veil

How are you doing min-hyun?

 Ahh, team leader, I am fine.

I know you may be thinking why I was here, and no matter how serious it is I would still see you at work tomorrow. 

But I am not here related to work. He said

Oh!, I said, trying to figure out what other reasons apart from work would bring him all the way to my place, even if it's the first time come to my house.

Oh. Would you like to talk inside then,since you are here.

I opened the door then led him to the sitting room. My place had nothing special it was just spacious and comfortable. 

I noticed him looking around while sitting down, i asked him if he needed anything to drink, but he said he only needed us to talk. Alright then, I said then excused my self to drop my bag in bed room.

When I got inside my room to drop my bag I couldn't help but still nothing some of my things not being in place, and smell coming from the room. I had a visitor and I shouldn't keep him waiting.

Go-hey-shin are you sure you need anything.? I asked 

No min-hyun, I just need to talk."he said"

Alright,but what's so serious to talk about apart from work that would bring you here.?

You.. you cried alot today Kim min-hyun, I was worried about you, your colleagues are not making it easy either. Am still making my investigation and I still have a hinch that you are behind all this, and it's really confusing when I look at you, but while at it I would like to get closer to you. You see? You give me this weird feeling like we had history together, what do you think.

 In disbelief, I knew Go-hey-shin wanted something else rather than just friendship or getting close, he had other motive which I knew it was going to be troublesome.

Sorry sir Go-hey-shin, but I don't think getting closer would benefit any of us.

Ohh I see, how about I give you time to think about it first, he said.

 I would think about it but am not sure my decision would still change sir.i said

I will be leaving then , but I will wait for your call, good bye min-hyun. While he stepped out, I was about to close the door when he said. I could help you clean up the mess. 

What mess? I asked. 

You will understand it soon min-hyun.

I smile then closed the door. 

what he was talking about wasn't my business, so I just decided to go take my bath then sleep.

I entered the bathroom, took off my clothes and stood in front of the mirror, I was trying to tie up my hair before bathing. But, my reflection on the mirror wasn't doing exactly what I was doing. My reflection was smiling while tieing her hair as I was doing but I wasn't smiling, it didn't mimic my movements. My heart started beating fast, it was like I was looking at someone else in the mirror, the figure stared at me with hollow eyes, I moved closer to the mirror, her lips were mouthing words i couldn't hear, I froze on able to move away or look away, until a loud knock coming from outside the room jolt me out of the trance.i started to wonder who it most have been, or did Go-hey-shin forgot something?. I quickly put on my robe and slippers to attend to who ever it was. The knock kept coming loud till I opened the door.

To my greatest surprise there was no one at the door, and I didn't know of any kids in the apartment who would play like that. I closed the door and went back to the bath room. On reaching there I noticed red dried spot on the floor, like dried drops of blood. it wasn't not period and didn't remember injuring my self. I sat on the small stool close to the bed, I crossed my leg trying to see under my feet and it looked reddish.

I took the mop stick and mopped the spot on the floor out went to the bathroom and washed my self, I made sure to wash under my foot to.

Few minutes after I offed the shower, I still went to look at myself at the mirror, I went closer then touch the mirror on the wall but nothing happened, while staring at my self in the mirror, the drop of water echoed, I closed my eyes lost in the sound. I felt bothered, why I was accused of such things, and my usual life of going to only work had changed, seeing and hearing things like.. ohh i remember, it all started after that call, the gummy bear likes me, was it a dream or what, it was hazy trying to remember it and blurry, it made my head hurt, with all of this and the lady in my dream I started feeling alive, like I matter cause I never felt complete since I was born.

While lost in my own thoughts, I started hearing sounds bringing me back to reality, it was like the wind then running sounds, I opened my eyes immediately looked around but there was nothing, I started hearing screams coming from everywhere sparing my ear my closed my ears. What was going on, what's happening to me?. I started asking myself questions. Why, why . I sat on the ground, I started hearing laughter. Who are you? Why are you playing mind games on me?.

I started wondering why it won't show him self. I felt tears coming out of my eyes and started feeling as if someone was behind me breathing loudly.

I opened my eyes, trying to look back in fear, I felt my body grew cold, my hands shaking and saw myself standing in front of a tree with mud all over my Body and was wearing a very dirty dress.