THE CURSED ONE - THE BOY WHO CHALLENGE DESTINY

Sacrifice - 3

Youra can’t do anything right now, she then follows Sang Pil’s order to going back to her home. Before that she stopped to visit Jung Kook in the Golden Flame healing house, she walks in and meets Ahn Wan, the old healer.

“Good night, Mr. Wan, how is Jung Kook?” Youra asked.

“Good night, little Miss, Jung Kook is fine I think he already waking up if you want you can visit him inside.” Ahn Wan replied.

“Thanks, Mr. Wan.” Youra said.

She immediately entered the chamber where Jung Kook received the treatment and she found Jung Kook still lay on the bed with his eyes closed, Youra comes close and standing beside the bed.

“Uncle Jung Kook, are you okay?” Youra asked.

Jung Kook opens his eyes, “Ah, Miss Youra, I’m glad you are safe,” Jung Kook replied. “Those men were looking after you, Miss Youra, after they saw you and Jin run with the horse, they immediately chasing you, but one of them attacked me from behind and made me passed out.”

“Thank you Uncle, without you and Jin’s help I won’t be here right now.” Youra said.

“It is our duty to help every sect member, Miss. I am glad that in my old-time I still able to do something good for you and this sect,” Jung Kook said, “Where is Jin? Did he still busy in Food Warehouse? It must be difficult for him to do all the works by himself. My body was too old now, I still feel very tired only because of that small attack.”

Youra doesn’t answer Jung Kook's question and she starts crying, her tears fall down her cheek, she tries to remove them but Jung Kook saw this.

“What happened, Miss Youra, did I said something wrong?” Jung Kook asked.

Youra still erasing the tears, “No, Uncle, it’s just about Jin, He is not coming back to the sect yet.” Youra said with her heart shredded, no matter how strong she was, she was only a young girl.

“What do you mean, Miss. I don’t understand?” Jung Kook asked.

Youra then tells Jung Kook every incident that happened to her and Jin, and Jung Kook listening carefully. Youra cries again after see Jung Kook’s face becoming sad as her story ended.

“No need to cry, Miss Youra, it wasn’t your fault. That kid’s life was always close to bad fate, his life already full of miserable things and now another bad fate coming to him. But don’t worry, I believe he has a strong will, he will pass through this and come back to us, as usual. What I can do for him is only to help him as little as I can.” Jung Kook said in sadness.

Jung Kook’s words make Youra wondering about Jin’s miserable life, her heart starts to feel sympathy for Jin. She promised herself if she will join the search for Jin tomorrow, no matter what. After a while, she says goodbye to Jung Kook as she needs to immediately go back home. She runs in a hurry using her body lifting technique on the way toward his house

Youra tries to enter her house slowly with the hope her parents will not see her arrival as she planned to clean herself first before she explaining everything to her parent, but not everything going as Youra's plan, when she opens the door, Youha, her mother has waited for her inside, she couldn’t escape from her now, especially when her mother put an angry face like that.

“Where are you from, Youra?!” Youha asked.

“Err… I was playing around, Eomma.” Youra replied. She is afraid of her mother will punish her by grounded her in the house.

“Don’t lie on me! Come here and tell me the truth, Youra?!” Youha asked in a high voice.

Youra walks towards his Eomma, she says “I… I was from Sinmu City, Eomma.”

“What are you doing in Sinmu City?! How you get there, answer me?!” Youha asked in anger.

Youra then tells her mother everything. About the way, she can get out from the sect, about her meeting with Jin and Jung Kook, and also about the attack from mysterious men in the forest. Youha shocked after listening to the story, she shakes her head and puts his hand on it, she then released a heavy breath.

“Why you did such a silly thing like that, Youra?! Your father will be very angry if she knows this.” Youha said.

“I am sorry, eomma, please let me join the guards tomorrow, I have to save Jin, I owe him my life,” Youra begged her mother.

“No, I won’t give you any permission for doing a dangerous task like that. You know yourself that someone has tried to kidnap you, going there is like you throw yourself into a tiger's mouth. Stay at home and don’t go anywhere before we know about the kidnapper, I and your father will decide when you can go outside again,” Youha said firmly, “Don't worry too much about Jin, I will ask your father to send the best guard to find him.”

“But, eomma…” Youra tried to argue.

“This is decision is final, you are grounded from now on. Clean yourself and go to your room, no excuses.” Youha said it firmly.

Youra leaves her mother with her mouth grumbling, she is really upset about being grounded, especially because she wants to join the guards to search Jin.

“Duh… I don’t know why kids these days always looking for trouble.” Youha grumbled either.

Youra starts to clean herself up after one day full of unexpected adventures which make her body very tired, she enters the bathtub, and her body immediately feels refreshed after touching the warm water. She tries to relax inside the bathtub, suddenly Jin’s face crossing inside her mind. She realizes that this is not the time for relaxing herself, she feels ashamed because she tries to relax when Jin was suffered somewhere out there without anyone on his side, she feels it is very wrong if she is happy on top of another person's misery. She immediately cleans her body and finishes her bath, she goes to her room to think of a plan to escape from her mother's watch. She knows that it won't be easy, but she won't give up to try.