Love Me If You Dare

Chapter 2

Lisa lived alone in the old house at the police compound during the holidays. This was where Lisa's family lived before her father's death. When Lisa's mother remarried, they moved out and this house was left vacant.

It was already late evening, the lights in the compound were mostly lit up and the smell of food could be detected. Similarly the lights in the police office was also lit up while the police busied themselves.

Lisa unlocked her house door only to see her sister, Jennie lying on the couch and munching an apple while watching the television.

When Jennie saw that her sister was back, she turned around and Complained a little, "Why are you home so late? I waited alomost half a day for you."

Lisa tossed her bag at her sister and sat down beside her, "My interviews ended late. Besides I thought you will be home late? Weren't you going to catch some sleep over at that place?"

'By that place' Lisa was referring to her step father's house. Both of them spent quite a number of days there, resulting in a close relationship with their stepfather. However, her stepfather's house was rather cramped.

This was why Lisa choose to move out when she was of age. Jennie spent her time alternating between the two places. But during festives like Korean New year or such, the whole family would usually gather together.

Jennie was currently studying abroad at a university. It took her ten hours to get home which explains why she is looking rather haggard. However, once she hears the word interview, she sat up immediately, her eyes brimming with curiosity as she looked at her sister.

"So I heard from mother that you went THERE for an interview?"

Lisa gave her a smile before replying, "I did go over THERE for an interview." She briefly recounted what happened during the interview without mentioning the content of her translation work due to confidentiality requirements of the job.

Jennie's expression turned enigmatic, "So you haven't seen that... mr.Jeon yet?"  

"No." Lisa looked at her and asked, "Why?" 

"Well" Jennie suddenly patted her sister's shoulder and with a very dignified bitter tone said, "Sister you must be prepared. I think I might've seen him before. He is simply too frightening." 

Suddenly an image of the man emerged in Lisa's mind. It was the image of the man which she had glimpsed on the second floor of her house. He looks scary?    

Jennie immediately described to Lisa what happened. 

Last year during the tomb sweeping festival, Jennie had went back home. One time when she and her friends went up the mountain to fish, she passed by the house and saw the man standing at the second floor. 

During that time, Lisa was still working in the city and hence did not know what had happened.

Although this happened a year ago, Jennie could still clearly remembered what she saw. 

She shivered a little, "He was all skin and bones, with sunken eyes and wrinkled skin - he resembled a skeleton. Actually he looked more like a monster! Later on another occasion, my classmates saw him in the street wearing a mask covering his face - he most probably did not want to scare anyone with his horrifying look."  

After hearing that, Lisa remained silence.

"Just a piece of advice, if that person is really Mr. Jeon, do not ever look at his face."  Jennie added after a while.