"We could take a train to Mokpo. In Mokpo, there are ferries that could take us straight to Jeju-do. It will take 5 and a half hours." Caleb said.
"Fine. That's okay. I called Hermes and he said Thomson is extending his stay in Jeju-do until the the morning of the day after tomorrow because it is said that he is getting engaged with Ciara Kim there. Good thing luck is by our side." I said.
"Well, it was your fault."
"You want to live or you want to rub it in more?"
"I want to live."
"Good. Let's go. We got no time to waste."
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We immediately rode a train to Mokpo that took about 3 hours. After arriving in Mokpo, we immediately went to harbour.
"Where's the ferry?" I asked Caleb.
"It's here somewhere. Let me ask." Caleb said.
Caleb approached this old man. After a while, he came back but with a disappointed face.
"What?"
"The ferry already left. The man said that it goes twice daily around 9 am & 2 pm. If we want to get to Jeju-do we need to wait for the 9 am ferry."
"Is there a ferry that can take us there? I can pay a huge amount of money. We need to get there as soon as possible."
"It's not possible. I tried that one too but he said it would already be dangerous."
"Argh. I take it back. Luck is not on our side. Let's go let's find somewhere we could stay for the night."
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"There's only one room left." the lady in the hotel said in Korean.
"Argh. Fine. We'll take it." I answered her back in Korean.
She gave me the key. We then went inside our room room.
"You sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor." Caleb said.
"Okay." I said as I put my things on the bed.
"It's dinner already. Let's eat." Caleb said.
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"Why did you become an agent?" asked Caleb.
We were eating at this restaurant near the little hotel we were staying at.
"Before you get angry, it's not breaking the three rules and I'm just curious. Being an agent is hard then why choose that job?"
"Who said I wanted to be an agent in the first place? I wanted to be a painter ever since I was in high school. I was planning to get Fine Arts for college. But my Dad wouldn't let me. He said painting wouldn't get me far. 'Be an agent instead.' he said. So I did, without any of his help I became an agent even it was very hard. I proved to him that I can be the best agent. But it wasn't enough for him. He never notices what I do. It's always about my sister."
"Sister?"
"Younger sister, she ran away a few years ago. He's my Dad's favorite. He says he resembles Mom the most. Don't ask anymore. So I was forced to be an agent but let's just say I have come to love being an agent. I can still paint once in awhile. You? Why did you become a professor?"
"I just like studying and wanted to share it to others."
"You are really a nerd."
"What?"
"Fine. You were a nerd. Sheesh."
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"Pour me some soju. I still want to get married." I told Caleb.
Caleb did as I said and after that, I also poured soju for him.
"What's the connection of soju and getting married?" Caleb asked.
"They say when you're drinking soju with someone you should pour soju for the other person and not your own because it will give bad luck to the person and might not be able to get married."
"That's just superstition."
"There's nothing wrong with following it. I want to marry someone someday. You know the usual have a family of my own."
"How about your life as an agent?"
"If I get to have a family of my own I will stop being a field agent. You know dealing with these kinds of cases. I'd still continue being an agent but I'll just stay in the agency. I will put my family as my priority."
"You'd be a good wife."
That made me blush.
"I should stop drinking soju. I told you a lot of things about my life already and who are you to know this things? You are not even my boyfriend. You are just some guy that got involved in my case."
Caleb's expression suddenly changed.
"Let's go. We don't want to be late for the 9 am ferry tomorrow."
He then pulled my arm and placed money on the table.
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AGENT Series: The Best Mistake (FINISHED)
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