THE CALL

CHAPTER 4

We’re here, my dad said, opening the car door.

Wow chickens, I was excited to see them.

Hey, be careful, don’t run, my mom said.

What a nice house, isn’t the air so clean? The house agent asked, no one in particular, though. A missionary used to live here, it’s a luxurious mansion, which is hard to come by in this area, he added.

Oh I see, my mom said.

Oh you should touch that, she was referring to me.

I left what I was touching and went to hug my dad.

Hey, it is spacious enough for your kid to run around allow her to play around, the house agent said.

At this point I was delighted, I ran out.

Could we see upstairs?, my mom asked.

I was already upstairs, I came across a golden and big black

wardrobe, I was curious to know what was inside,

Seo-yeon, Seo-yeon? Stop poking around in someone else’s home, my dad said. I immediately ran to him.

What is that room for? My mom asked curiously.

That is my daughter's room, A female house agent replied.

Just a moment, she said, moving towards the door.

RAT-TAT-TAT!!!

The lady knocked at the door.

Open the door, she said.

The door opened, a fair beautiful lady wearing a white gown, with a bushy hair came out.

Hello! My mom said, weaving at her.

She responded by bowing her head.

Dad, that girl is so scary, I said loudly, hiding behind my dad.

Seo-yeon, my mom called, trying to cover my mouth

I am so sorry, she is too young to know better, my dad immediately said.

She came out from the room, and walked towards me.

Is your name Seo-yeon? She asked.

Beep Beep!!

My phone rang, at this point I realized I was dreaming.

Hello!

Hey! Wake up now. She said.

What is it? I asked, yawning.

Hold on, she said.

I guess you are planning to run a farm?

Yes, we want to live in a quiet and peaceful place now, and

it

will be nice for my daughter to grow up close to nature.

Oh, yeah, this is the best place for that.

Listening to the voices I stood up from my bed, that was my dad’s voice, I could feel my heart tearing apart, I wept uncontrollable.

Did you hear them, what do you think? Hello? You're

shocked, aren’t you? She was laughing devilishly.

Hey… Young-sook, i…

What?

Can you… I said, still sobbing.

You know what? I have a fun idea, Mmm maybe I can bring your dad back to life, she ended the call.

I was sitting patiently waiting for her next call because she intended to escape the house.

Beep Beep!!!

I rushed to get my phone, but I noticed it wasn’t my phone ringing, the phone kept on ringing. Likewise, I opened my bag, I saw my missing phone, I was flabbergasted, frightened, I couldn’t pick the call because I was thumbing with fear.

A strange noise was coming from my leg, I looked at my leg, the scar I had from a fire burnt, it suddenly started clearing off.

I was shocked, the phone kept on ringing, at this point I wasn’t understanding anything, I thought I was dreaming, but it wasn’t a dream. I got up from the chair, the phone fell off, it kept ringing this time it was very loud.

I noticed the floor was burning, suddenly I saw my dad’s face on a wood, I stretched out my hand to touch the wood.

Beep Beep!!!

I was frightened, I turned my back, I saw the phone ringing but this time around I saw myself in a plain wooden room, with only i and the phone. I ran to get the phone, suddenly everything started crumbling, it cleared off within minutes. I was still in fear, I noticed that my hair became long, I saw myself in a sky-blue gown inside a small, well furnished room.

I walked straight to the door, opened the door, walked out of the room calmly, the house I was in, was a well beautifully furnished house. I went down the stairs, looking around to see where I was in. Not only that, but I ran outside the house looked everywhere, but I was still in my old house, at this point I knew something was wrong.

Ding ding ding!!!

This was the sound of a bell coming from the garden in the house, I went to check it out, entering there I could hear a lady humming a song. I went closer only to see my mom watering the flowers, I was shocked.

Why do you look so dazed? You should help out. All you do

is sleep during your breaks, come on, she said.

Hey, look at this, he probably snuck in since it’s cold outside. How adorable, he has such grumpy eyes he looks just like you, my dad said, while showing me a little toad.

What is the matter, did something happened, he added.

I hugged him crying, I wept loudly, it was actually tears of joy.

What is with her, my dad whispered to my mom.

I don’t know, she whispered back.