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╔═━─━▒ ۞ ▒━─━═╗ A BRAND NEW DAY ╚═━─━▒ ۞ ▒━─━═╝
Yi-Seo
Present Day
My palms holding tight onto the steering wheel of my car grow sweaty, succumbing to the grip of Seoul’s merciless heatwave as I drive the last few kilometers to reach the destination that I would be calling my home for the next five years, as per the rental agreement at least.
Silver Springs—the residential hub with a bizarre reputation in all of Seoul—is known specifically for its high-end security systems, unlike the other gated communities, and that is where I’m headed to.
The main gate which is situated about a kilometer away from the first row of houses requires a digitized plastic key card for authentication to enter. Failure to produce one means that entry will be denied, no matter who you are.
The security measures here are so tight that even food and other online order package deliveries are only handed over to the security office that’s adjacent to the main gate. However, despite its boast-worthy security system and almost perfect infrastructure and landscaping, Silver Springs is not a very famous housing destination among the popular public faces in Seoul. One of the main reasons for its unpopularity is the location of this gated community, which is not close to the bustling heart of the city.
But that is also precisely why I chose to find residence here—the distance from the hustle of city life is exactly what I need to detox and collect my life together and focus on what I want to do in life. Things haven’t been rosy lately.
The place was also originally a cemetery during the Korean War, and this could possibly be the other major reason why Silver Springs isn’t such a desired place to live in. But I absolutely don’t believe in silly and baseless things such as bad omen and unsatisfied evil spirits looking for revenge, and I usually try to do just the opposite of what others around me try to make me believe. Usually.
Besides, these odd reasons contribute to the rental rates at Silver Springs being considerably lesser than at other popular residential spots in Seoul, and that is another main reason I chose to find my residence here.
The stifling air around me is stagnant, and not a single leaf on any of the branches, in the forest of trees that line the driveway to the residential part of Silver Springs, is moving by even an inch. The humidity of the famed Korean summer is taking its toll on me and making my back sweat bullets, and my clothes are soaking up all the sweat and practically sticking to the seat of my car. The hot breeze blowing in through the rolled-down windows isn’t helping in any way, and the air-conditioning in my old car decided to die this morning, and, well, wow! What a great start to a new life!
After receiving a telephonic confirmation about my identity from my landlord, the suit-clad security person at the front gate hands me the magnetized plastic card—also known as the key card to my new home. The suit that he is wearing looks like a death sentence, and his face is so red that he looks about to explode from all the heat that is baking him under his heavy garments.
