Red String Over NamHan River

rom economy to business class. The turbulence slowly stabilized slightly allowing him to look up through the crack in the curt

nging in her ears causing her eyes to burst open. She looked to

he threw whatever she could grab at it. For the first time, she saw the shadow's figure faze and cr

ated?" A mechanical voice rang through their heads, but they were both too preoccupied to

ike to be separated?" the me

in ten, nine, eight, seven.

Joon and Kim Hana start

eral, both applicants must enter adaptation together. Ending simulation." The voice sounded and Kim Hana and

k as she hurriedly looked around in panic,

the confused faces of a woman and child shopping by the next shelf. She looked arou

ing around conducting their business without care. She l

k," she muttere

ed through her the moment she stepped on it. Noting that he was still following her asking why she was limping, she suddenly recalled what Kang Seo Joon had said about her situation. Anger rolled through her as she recalled the supermarket must

he shouted at him and

n of those passing by. Noticing that her scream was attracting attenti

ly showed him the phone. Even in the dark, she coul

ong, Chin-hwa hou

reet without care if he was following, towards the entrance of her apartment building. S

ying to help

he spade the old lady on the first floor always used in her hibiscus

e, will you?" she shouted as swung down at his back. This was eno

fly. What are you trying to do, you bloody stalker?" her loud voice only attr

the police to calm both of them down. Maybe all the stress of the day had stewed too long only to explode because she was

nt out in the afternoon and he followed me till this night. I even ran away and spent hours by the park hoping he wou

person, there is no need to exaggerate." An old lady sai

Did I tell you we were dating?" Kim Hana

Even if you are quarrelling, there is no need fo

ng I have to date him if you say so?" Kim Han

ay..." she st

anic that she had always seen him following Kim Hana when she came back every day, so she had once asked if she was out with her boyfriend and Kim Hana said yes. Kim Hana recalled this neighbour. She vaguely recalled this conve

said they saw him following her and always thought they were dating because of the rumour. The cameras were checked and it showed Kim Hana always running away and her neighb

tile of the store and groaned in pai

ad returned and stumbled out of the store. The cold night air kissed his skin seemingly calming him down a bit. He looked around t

a of going to Hondae to find Kim Hana. He decided to go home in

old at this time as she had to prepare to start her new job tomorrow. The summer graced her with the heat of the sun helping to dry her just-washed suit. She glanced across her small balcony only to meet the eyes o

ls and changed into a black t-shirt and jeans combo, picked up her shopping bag stepped out of her house. As she adjusted her white sneakers while locking her door, she saw her scrawny neighbour now wearing brown trousers i

nd walked briskly down, dashin

walking had managed to cut the journey by three minutes, leaving her slightly out of breath as she walked in and grabbed a bask

d through perfectly lined teeth. She admitted that apart from his build, he

ody bag hoping he would leave. She picked up her phone and placed i

the shopping basket and made to l

ith slight irritation and her fla

sed her arm as though he had touched somethi

ng anymore?

s city and had no close friends in the city. She wondered if she should call her former co-workers but remembered how her last employment ended and stopped. She walked aimlessly to a bus stop and got on. Her unease only caused her to look around even more,

character. There was no guarantee that she would get a good boss. She rotated between playing on her phone and watching children play, as time passed. She had only realised she should be leaving when the sun had started going down, she too

the supermarket, products toppled from the shelves causing her to hold on to a shelf behind her for stability. The lights flickered as she heard someone scream from the aisle to her left and her eyes dashed that way just in time to see the shelf fall onto someone. Just that moment, she f

o the tall figure in front of her

elt her breath become erratic as her heart drummed in her chest. Just when she wondered if this was

her and she paused in place. She tried hard to take in deep breaths but it was hard

lm herself. For a moment she looked as though she was about t

he stood. Hana looked around her, taking in th

g out at the darkness outside. The man walked over and looked ou

ave a backup gener

he scream she had heard before and walked back in that

till he stood beside her and paused at the lack of chaos before his eyes. Not

ck not reach thi

she said and for an unexplained reason started walking back the way they came to

Hana felt the hair at the back of her neck rise.

they walked for more than thirty minutes in silence, none daring to utter a word. No matter ho

ge supermarket is thi

is just some small store

us stop is not far from here." Hana said with a f

d out his phone and found no signal. Seeing his action, she followed but was

t to be a jo

ed and looked around. The overwhelming feeling

he direction she was staring at and following her gaze towards a shelf of baby pr

alled and ma

low," Hana hur

e turned a corner and could

ou?!" she ca

legs moved before her brain could process the information. Her breath