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3rd Person POV
"Woah..."
"I..wow I don't even know what to say or do," Yeon said looking at his feet. He stood up from his seat at the end of the story, disbelief clouding his eyes. "You are Byeol?"
Yeon ran his fingers through his red hair, conflicted with the information. Finding out that the person he confided in, the person he considered his sister, the one he was determined to find but at the end couldn't was right there but different. Different face, a different name but still her, no worry about her name being Byeol or Hye Jin, she was her. She was right with him but he never noticed, now he understood the immediate connection he had with her.
Albeit not having memories of her past life fully restored, she knew enough from what she saw through the glasses and she understood how Yeon was feeling right then.
"Yeon, I might still not remember much but I remember enough," she said getting up from the couch and standing in front of him. "Byeol wanted you and Shin Joo to be safe and that's why she left you behind. She time to time watched you from afar, keeping you safe. Even if you didn't notice it, she was there." even if she was Byeol, saying it out loud was still weird for her.
Yeon took a deep breath while nodding, tears filling his eyes. He had this hope that wherever she ran to, she was safe but it was the opposite. She had died years ago and now she was standing in front of him, after being reincarnated. He felt overwhelmed by everything.
Hye Jin slowly stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Yeon's waist and placed her head on his chest, trying to give him comfort him, silently telling him she was there. In no time Yeon's arms were around her torso, hugging her firmly and placed his chin on top of her head.
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Rang was at the mansion, he went there to meet up with the Imoogi as he was getting impatient with the slow pace the plan was going. He had no intention to wait for anyone to begin the plan.
When Rang was threatening the old man, the Imoigi revealed himself to Rang. He asked the man to leave them alone so he can talk privately. When he left, the Imoogi turned his attention to Rang.
"What are you so conflicted about?" the Imoogi asked.
"What?" Rang remembered the talk with Hye Jin and the pain he felt and also that memory he saw.
"You don't understand what you're feeling."
"Shut your mouth." Rang became defensive.
"Is it because of someone?" the Imoogi tried guessing, he folded his arms seeing how Rang's defences were crumbling. "I can see it with my eyes, the empty void you feel in you."
"Ah, you are even more disgusting than I thought."
"Don't you think we are alike?" the Imoogi retorted.
"I personally hate those that shed skin." this caused the Imoigi to smile.
"Listen carefully. Whatever your purpose is, I'm going to follow my own pace from now. I can't wait anymore." Rang spat, already done with the Imoogi.
"So you want to kill her right? That woman." the Imoogi exhaled, "I don't think that's a good idea."
"What's the reason?" Rang questioned.
"Because she's a sacrifice offered to me since the beginning. She will be my bride."
Rang stared at the imoogi's face, having the urge to roll his eyes.
"Ah and one more thing," the Imoogi said remember, "I want that woman, Hye Jin. Bring her to me."
Rang stared him down becoming on alert. He felt anger bubbling in him, he tried to calm it down and questioned, "Why do you want her?"
"That woman, she somehow knows about me and I want to know how." he said turning his head away from Rang with a smirk on his face "So, bring her to me."
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As Rang was walking he saw Soo Oh sitting on a bench eating ice cream and beside him sat Hye Jin who he wanted to avoid. If he didn't see her then he can't bring her to the Imoogi. That's what he said to himself and continued walking. But Soo Oh noticed him and called him out causing him to stop walking and cursing. Soo Oh handed the ice cream to Hye Jin and ran up to him.
She tuned out their conversation and she tried not to look in his direction after she remembers what happened in her past life. She didn't know how she'll reveal to him that she is Byeol, the woman he was waiting for. (she doesn't know about the curse that's on him and how he doesn't remember her.)
She got pulled out of her thoughts when Soo Oh ran to her and sat beside her, in a grumpy mood, with arms folded and all. She looked up thinking she'd see Rang but he was already at a distance, walking away. She sighed then looked at the kid beside her and ruffled his hair to lift up his mood.
"Let him be, he's a little sad right now."
"Okay Noona." he said sadly but still agreed with her.
He took the ice cream cup from her hand and resumed eating it. Hye Jin patted his head with a smile and watched him eat the desert.
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Rang, after taking a shower and changing into a set of clean clothes, sat on his couch and was drinking wine(?) when the doorbell rang. He set the bottle down on the side table and went to open the door.
"Excuse me!" an old woman in a green jacket said shaking a bottle of some sort of green juice.
"I'm not buying." he said and proceeded to close the door but got stopped by the old woman's hand on the door. "You don't need to buy it," she said grabbing his hand and placing the bottle in his palm. "So taste it at least, handsome young man."
"Old woman, can't you read?" he said gesturing to the sticker beside the door which read 'no soliciting'.
"By the way," she said, ignoring what Rang said. "What's the thing that you're most afraid of?"
Scoffing he says, "Solicitors like you."
"Come on. That's not true." she said staring into his eyes.
"Get lost." he said then proceeded to slam the drink in her hand and close the door.
"I saw it!" she said swinging her body left and right.
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AUTHORS NOTE!
Okay, but the outfit Kim Bum wore at the end of episode eight was like— woah 🙃
Like he has no business doing that and then the way he was leaning on the door frame while talking to that woman... Ugh 😩
Oh and also how sad that Hye Jin doesn't know that he doesn't have any memories of her (Byeol) ahh so sad 🥱 anyway I'm finally halfway done, like I'm on the 8th episode out of 16. 🎉 nowhere near the ending but still!
POSTED: July 09, 2023
EDITED: August 06, 2023
WORDS: 1213