Chapter 1
"Why leave me now", the lady said as she stared onto her lovers grave.
"Momma, who is he", her daughter said as she pointed at the grave. The lady just smiled as she remembers those memories she once shared with someone who she thought was real, someone who she didn't know was little to mere dust, a spirit who she got pregnant for.
"That use to be your dad Unmyeong", she said as he continues to stare at his grave. The lady shivered a bit as a gush of wind blew past her. Little does she know that the person her heart longs for stares at her and his daughter as he felt his last wish was completed.
~7 years earlier~
"Did you lock the doors"
"Yes", the girl answered as the latter turns off the light while she locks the window.
"Okay everything is locked", the girl said she created a circle around them with salt as she lit three candle around them in a sign of a triangle as the two sat on the middle cross legged facing each other.
"Alright I will say the chant, once I do you will throw the coins behind you then you pick it without fully turning back".
"Okay", the girl said as he hold the coin infront of her.
Dear spirit that roams around the night
I Welcome you to our house
Come play with us but once the day creeps in
Please know us no more
The room became eerie as they slightly shiver in cold.
"It's a little cold in here", one of the girl said as she rubs her arms in sign of warmth
"It's here", the other girl as as she placed the coin in front of her.
"Only three questions I am instructed to ask, my first question is .......... Are you here with us", the girl said as the two tossed thee coins behind them as they moved their hand take it without changing the position of the coin.
"It shows heads", what does that mean Jae-sang, the other girl asked.
"It's with us, if it shows heads it means yes and tails for no and tails and heads for maybe".
"Ask him if I will get an A+ on my algebra test tomorrow", the girl asked Tae-sang.
"Will Yoshi get an A+ on her algebra test tomorrow", Tae-sang asked as they both toss their coins behind them as it landed on both heads and tails.
"It says maybe", Tae-sang answered
"What kind of a spirit is not sure of their answer", Yoshi said as she was shushed by Tae-sang
"Stop that Yoshi, the rules said that you should not get the spirit mad, my last question as set by the rules, we plead to end the game, are we given the permission to end it", Tae-sang said as they both tossed the coin as it both landed in tails making Tae-sang slightly quiver in fear.
"It's says no we can't", Tae-sang answered as Yoshi scoffed.
"This is all trash I'm leaving", Yoshi said as she stood up about to leave the circle.
"You can't !" Tae-sang said as she stopped Yoshi from committing a drastic action.
"You can't end the game until you are given the permission to", Tae-sang said
"Why", Yoshi questioned
"The rules never said what will happen", Tae-sang answered.
"You see crap", Yoshi said as she stood up to leave the circle, just as she stepped away from the circle, the candles went of.
"You just invited the spirit to stay", Tae-sang said in fear
~3 years later~
"I can't believe you Jasmine, why didn't you tell me all this while", Y/n said already feeling pissed by her friend's behavior
"Sorry I didn't know you'll be going there I'm sorry Y/n", Jasmine said finding a way to calm her friend
*sighs* "it's fine but I still can't believe that I'm going to a university that is far from my friend's", Y/n said
"C'mon Y/n Florida is not that far from Seoul, you know what to cover up for my stupid act, I already paid down for an apartment in Seoul", Jasmine said hoping that could cheer up her friend
Y/n just sat there speechless unable to form words but she was sure of one thing, right now she could feel so many emotions rising up in her, happiness, joy glee, anger, should we just call it, what is that word, euphoria
"Should I kill you right now, gosh you are the best, FYI I'm not paying you back", Y/n said as she felt speechless
*laughs* "I know you Y/n, ya I heard you're gonna be having a roommate or something like that", Jasmine said
"Gosh Jas I'll miss you"
"Me too Y/nie, me too", Jasmine said as she try to hide how melancholic she was feeling right now
1 week later
Y/n has finally arrived in Seoul just like she had planned with her friend. Currently she was staying in an hotel till she moved to her shared apartment. Y/n always wanted to go to the Han tree ever since she heard of it few minutes ago so she decided to head there, loneliness being her comfort.
Y/n continued to walk through the maze of flowers that lead to the one and only tree sophie has been longing to see, the Han tree. Y/n felt at peace as she sat down on the ground to touch the Han tree smiling like and i***t.
"The Han tree, you are my favourite place" *smiles* I wish I could stay here forever, Y/n said as she close her eyes feeling at peace but soon she felt a cold breeze blow past her making her shiver before she heard a faint voice spoke at the right side of the Han tree
"It's my favourite place too"
Y/n thought she was hearing things so she just ignored it and continued admiring the outlandish appearance of the tree.
Soon it was time to leave of which Sophie was dreading to do so but she has to so she can pack her stuff and move to her shared apartment the next day. But before she left she didn't fail to catch that faint voice again.
"I used to dread to leave here too"
That alone made Y/n shiver