Midnight Tales | ✔

8

Jaehyun

We're now in the living room. It must have been around four in the afternoon because the sunlight that's peeking in through the windows looks golden now. I turned to the person in front of me. She wasn't able to speak after I told her that I am Jung Min Seok's grandson. She just apologized then walked inside the kitchen, grabbed two cups, poured tea, and told me to go to the living room.

Seven minutes have passed and she still hasn't talked. So I just sat there waiting for her to utter a word.

While waiting, I took the chance to really looked around. The place looks more colorful and cozier now, there's something that there wasn't there before when I arrived at the house, like the feeling of it being truly used.

It now feels like a home.

"What generation?"

I quickly turned to her. "Excuse me?"

"I mean what generation of a grandson are you? First? Second? Third? Fifth?"

"First"

She nodded and went silent again.

I grabbed the cup before me and lifted it to my mouth to take a sip. When she suddenly spoke up, making me almost spill my tea in surprise.

"How many children does he have?"

I put down the cup back on the table and wiped my mouth. "One, my father was the only child"

She nodded and reached for hers.

I leaned on my elbows and stare at her. She immediately turned to me. "Look, I know you have a lot of questions, but I also have mine too. Where is Mr. Kang? Who are you? What is this place? Why am I here? How did I get here?"

She put her cup back on the table.

"Okay, let me start off with your second question. I'm Kim Soyoung. My time works differently here so I don't age. I have lived in this house ever since. And to answer your question what place is this, it's some kind of a time loop"

"A time loop?"

She nodded. "This dimension is like a mirror of yours but time doesn't move here, it's like a time bubble, the sun rises and sets but it's always the same day"

So basically this part of Gwang-do, this area, this house is another dimension, but time doesn't move here. It does but only for one day. It goes on a loop, the same sunrise, and sunset of the same day... every day.

"As for how you got here and why you're here. I-I don't know"

"You mentioned Mr. Kang, how did you know him?"

"Min Seok talks about him a lot"

Min Seok.

This one focal person who seems to be the reason for all of this.

"Soyoung" I called her. "I want you to tell me everything. I want to know everything from the start"