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it had always been a burden to me and so i ignored them without much thought . if not they would weigh me down and i would never get to lead my life the way i planned .
joohyun had bought this loft without thinking twice as it was cheap , she had already arrived before her moving van was anywhere near the place . she waited outside for a few minutes before the summer heat had gotten to her , as she opened the door she was confronted face to face with a girl , she kept a cool face and ignored her despite the girl staring at her with excitement . she let out a sigh ‘ no wonder this place was cheap … there was a ghost living here . ‘ she grumbled and waited for the movers . as long as she could remember joohyun had the ability to see and talk to ghost but to her it was a burden and she would rather ignore them than acknowledge their existence because it was just easier that day but now that she was living with one she tried her best to ignore her ..
a month had passed and it was getting harder for joohyun to ignore the girl becasue she was constantly trying to get her attention or would be too close for joohyun’s comfort and sometimes interrupt her as she worked . joohyun had crashed on the couch since she was lazy to go up to her bed , she woke up to the girl kissing her and she fell off the couch in surprise . “ y-you can see me ! you see me !! “ said the girl and now the girl is infront of her staring into her eyes as joohyun blushed . she looked away and ran towards her door as she tried to open it the lock wouldnt respond , before she knew it the girl’s hand went through her head . “ YOU CANT JUST RUN AWAY BECAUSE THINGS GOT AWKWARD ! “ as soon as the girl had said that the lock worked and joohyun was out ther door “ NO DONT LEAVE MISS BAE JOOHYUN !! “ she heard the girl shout before she ran towards her friend’s home . the last ime she had been involved with a ghost was 17 years ago and now she had broke that streak
“ wake up , i have to go to work “ yerim said as she shook joohyun quite violently to wake her up , the girl groaned in response as she opposed to be be awake so early in the morning . “ no no whining i let you barge into my home at midnight with no questions so now you have to leave . “ she continued on until joohyun woke up eventually with a loud whine . “ why did you even come running anyway ? “ yerim asked wanting to inquire the exact reason why joohyun barged into her home in the middle of the night , joohyun gave a loud sigh . “ there was huge mouse at my place and so i came here and could i stay here for a few days ?. “ joohyun replied lying through her teeth and yerim had bought it as she gave her friend a nod and money for her taxi back to her home . ‘ i should go get my laptop and things at home ... but i dont want to run into her .. ‘ joohyun sighed to herself scratching the back of her neck contemplating whether or not to go back to her apartment so she could continue with her work .
ghosts cant leave the place they died … which sucks for them and for me as i have to live with one at the moment
joohyun swallowed hard as she entered her home , she opened the door and walked in checking every nook and corner for the young female ghost to which she could not find to her relief . she hopped into her room and got her things and once again she looked out for the ghost girl and fortunately she wasnt there . as she walked to the door there she noticed the girl , her eyes were desperate and even if she was ghost joohyun could see her trembling . “ WAIT ! I KNOW YOU HAVE TO WORK AND ALL . YOU ILLUSTRATE AND TRANSLATE BOOKS FROM KOREAN TO ENGLISH RIGHT ?! I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU … “ said the ghost her voice cracking a little .
“ i mean i had no choice … but please dont leave “ she continued , joohyun sighed knowing she cant avoid this but what could she do ? she’s living with the girl there’s no way she can stay at yerim’s forever …
“ i’ll comeback after work and we will talk about it alright ? “ she replied looking at the younger girl now beaming me . without hesitation and a second thought joohyun left her home for the nearby cafe to think about the conversation she was going to have with the young ghost .
her name is son seungwan.. she had died 3 years ago cause of death at the age of 20 ‘ suffocation caused by vomit in the airway after having a birthday party and falling asleep while intoxicated ‘
it was somewhere after dinner when she headed home , even though she had thought long and hard about it she still didnt know what to say to her once she had gotten the conversation started . either way she headed home but before she went inside joohyun went to the side of her home to check on where the younger ghost is and to her surprise she was laughing while watching the television . ‘ i must’ve left it on the other night and didnt turn it off even after i came back ... well at least she’s enjoying herself ‘ joohyun thought to herself as she smiled a little at the thought of the girl having fun even after death . content with what she had seen she went inside to be greeted with the laughing girl who had fallen off the couch laughing and was now sprawled on the floor . ‘ i might as well let her enjoy it while it lasts . ‘ she thought smiling again and that’s when the laughing ghost had looked up and smiled at her and before she knew it joohyun grew flustered and blushed . she cleared her throat before starting . “ i guess we have to talk now . “ joohyun suggested as she sat herself on the couch next to the girl .
“ i-i apologise for last night and earlier ! i shouldnt have done that ! “ said the girl who bowed her head and accidentally went phased through joohyun’s chest , she retracted as soon as she noticed . “ i-i’m sorry ! “ she continued .
“ i-it’s fine . “ joohyun breathed calming herself down . “ i should explain why i ignored you for so long . ghost are a burden to me and i dont want that burden and so i decided long ago it would be better to ignore than to acknowledge their existence . they would ask too much from me and would rely on me to do certain tasks and if i were to refuse they would belittle me and i dont want to experience that … “ joohyun explained staring at her feet in deep thought .
"h-hey i dont know what happened to you to feel this way but ! i wont make you do any of those things ! my parents had bought me this place after they decided to move abroad to help my sister study and i was mostly alone . i decided to live with someone when i grew up , let it be a lover or a roommate but just someone . i never got the chance because when i grew up my life ended . i thought of it as a dream but after awhile i accepted my death and witnessed my things getting stored . i thought about disappearing but then you moved in and ever since then thoughts of disappearing had faded … but if you want me to leave i will . .. “ seungwan replied with a look of determination on her face .
joohyun told her that she would think about it later and of she decided to leave it would just be to prove where she stood on her living situation . seungwan seemed to have understood and so they left the conversation to continue for another day.