He's Special To Me

Chapter 9

It was already morning and Sung-Yoon still wasn't back. Hae Jin was getting worried about, no, was worried about her.

Those evil ghosts were still out there, probably looking for innocent souls to corrupt and Sung-Yoon was one of those innocent souls. She has already been attacked once, he couldn't help but worry.

Hae Jin was in the living room, seated on the same couch he sat on yesterday. Anxious and worried about his ghost friend.

Just how far did she go to get food for them? It was already morning and she still wasn't back!

Or......... could it be those evil ghosts got her? Was she lost? Just how far did she go! Now he was beginning to think she traveled aboard just to get food for them.

*Sigh, he sighed anxiously, lying down on the couch as he stared at the ceiling.

"So lonely," he said, feeling exactly that. He thought he had gotten a little used to being alone but he was wrong. One visit from those two (Sung-Yoon and Tae Jin) and he was back to square one. Feeling lonelier than before.

Sung-Yoon, and he was back, thinking of her absence. Did she.... run away? Did she leave him behind? He couldn't help but have these negative thoughts.

It was understandable. A ghost who had no idea of his identity, trapped in an old filthy house was just useless and a burden to have around.

He understood if Sung-Yoon left him but damn!, It still hurt. She should have at least said goodbye!

*Sigh, he sighed again, sitting up on the couch. He couldn't sleep all night, worried about Sung-Yoon and....... Tae Jin.......... Okay, he didn't want to talk about the kid!

*Sigh, he sighed, again. Gosh! He was exhausted and sleepy. Sleepy? He was a ghost, right? Why was he sleepy?

Then again, he would get no answers without Sung-Yoon around.

'I should just stop thinking about it' he said in mind, deciding not to think about it anymore.

"What time is it anyway?" He asked himself. Hae Jin had no clue of what time it was.

The woman (Who visits once every year) always brought a new calendar for every new year but never a clock or something like that.

Spoken of her,........he was getting worried about her again. He hoped she was okay. He had a bad feeling,.....And....... he was so hungry!!! Just where was Sung-Yoon?!!!

He hated his situation even more! If he could open..........Open the door..........Hae Jin's eyes widened in realization as he stood up, staring at nothing.

Open the door........ Sung-Yoon had opened the door yesterday when she first arrived. She was a ghost! How was it possible for her to touch, hold and turn the doorknob!!

Ghosts couldn't touch physical stuff, right?! Well, they could still steal the souls of foods. This has been bothering him a lot cause he still didn't understand and was curious to know but that wasn't important right now!

What was important was that Sung-Yoon could touch................

The front door opened, followed by Sung-Yoon's voice which interrupted his thoughts.

"I'm home! With some stolen food" she said. Surprised and in disbelief, Hae Jin called out her name in mind and rushed to the front door to verify.

It really was her, holding two polythene bags, and once again, she opened the door herself.

"You,......how is it that you can touch the doorknob?" He asked, still in disbelief.

Sung-Yoon smiled, asking, "That's all you ask? I spent the night outside and you're not even worried about me?" Oh, right, where was she all night?

"I'm disappointed in you" Sung Yoon faked a frown, making her way to the living room. Hae Jin watched her worriedly, completely forgetting about his question as Sung-Yoon passed by him heading to the living room.

"Ah, so tired," she said, placing the two bags (Which contained food) on the clothed center table before taking a seat on one of the couches.

Almost immediately, Hae Jin rushed to her side, sitting on the same couch as her.

"Are you alright?" He asked worriedly, pouting Sung-Yoon answered, "I'm alright. Show more concern will you?"

"What do you think I'm doing now?"

"Tsk" Sung-Yoon rolled her eyes, "Anyway, sorry for not coming in earlier" Hae Jin folded his arms on his chest, glaring at Sung-Yoon, "You better be. I thought you runaway or something"

Sung-Yoon frowned, "Now that's not something I want to hear. Just what do you think of me?! I'm not the type to leave someone without saying goodbye. I'm not Chae Joon"

A smile lit on Hae Jin's lips. It seemed she was never going to let that go.

When did that happen anyway?

Wanting an answer to his question, Hae Jin asked, "How long has it been since Chae Joon left?" Sung-Yoon hummed, thinking about his question, "It's been four weeks now," she answered.

A whole four weeks, and she still hasn't gotten over it? Then again, who was he to say this? He has never experienced this before. Okay more like he didn't remember experiencing this before.

Maybe he would act the same way if he was in her shoes.

Whatever the case was, he should be more concerned about Sung-Yoon's long absence! She only spent the whole night out but to him, it felt like days.

"So, what happened? You were gone all night"

Sung-Yoon sighed depressingly, remembering what she went through last night. It was both scary and frustrating.

Just what did she do to deserve this!

'You ignored me!'

'And I'll do it in a heartbeat if I get a chance'

'Great! Then I'll also create dangerous and scary situations for you, in a heartbeat'

'Just continue'

"It was horrible Hae Jin," she said, looking terrified. Now Hae Jin was worried and even more curious. What exactly happened to her?

"Hey, what happened?" He asked in a soft calm tone, taking Sung-Yoon's hand and squeezing it tight, his thumb rubbing at the back of her hand as a way of comforting her.

Heavens, it was nice being able to touch someone who wasn't himself.

"Tell me" he urged her to. Getting even more curious in each passing second.

Sung-Yoon took a long deep breath and then began, "I...I ran into those evil ghosts last night. It was so horrible Hae Jin" Evil ghosts? Those things again? Sung-Yoon must have gone through a lot. The horrified look on her face and her trembling body was evidence enough.

Now, he felt stupid for thinking Sung-Yoon left her for selfish reasons while she was in deep trouble.

'I'm really stupid' Hae Jin said in mind and then focused on Sung-Yoon.

"There were so many of them out there. I was just lucky a good ghost saved me. I had to stay in her house for safety"

"I see" Hae Jin replied, looking at her with that pitied look on his face. He has never encountered evil ghosts before but even he knew that it might be horrifying. He prays he never runs into one or more of them (Evil ghosts) because he didn't want to experience what his ghost friend did.

Deciding to step out of his thoughts and focus on the 'moment', Hae Jin looked up at Sung-Yoon, watching as she tried to hold back her tears but it wasn't working. He could tell that much.

"By the way, the good ghost who saved me was an old woman"

"I didn't ask" and Sung-Yoon burst out laughing at his reply. He smiled, staring at her. It was much better when Sung-Yoon was in a good mood, smiling and laughing.

"Oh, you asked a question, what was it again?" Sung-Yoon asked after the laughter died down, sniffing and wiping the tears at the corner of her eyes.

"Sh***t" Hae Jin exclaimed with widened eyes. He almost, almost? He totally forgot about it.

"You curse too often you know"

"Drop that, tell me. You're a ghost so how is it possible that you can open the door?" He asked, pointing a finger at the direction of the front door.

Laughing amusingly, Sung-Yoon said, "Oh, that, didn't I tell you? Ghosts can touch physical objects"

"You didn't!!!" Hae Jin exclaimed angrily. "Oh, I didn't?" Sung-Yoon said, laughing nervously. Damn! Hae Jin looked scarier than those evil ghosts when he was angry.

Writer: I think so too. But I'm not afraid of him.

Sung-Yoon: I didn't ask you.

Writer: *Sigh, nowhere is good. Why do people hate writers so much?

Sung-Yoon: Why don't you read the plots again, then you can come back and ask the stupid question you just asked.

Author:.......... This chapter ends here.

Sung-Yoon: Of course, scaredy cat