1984 | Jeon Wonwoo

Chapter 01

"Will this really work?" Asked the young lady, Wonkyung to her uncle, Seungcheol. What was she asking about? She's asking about the time travel machine. That's right, a time travel machine.

Seungcheol isn't actually her biological uncle but he've been treating her like his own niece.

"I've been working on it for almost 7 years now. Safe to say, it's gonna work. I've tested it a few times by myself, it really worked." Seungcheol said with a proud smile, he's proud of himself for inventing the time machine.

Wonkyung stared at the time machine in amazement. Growing up, she knew her uncle Seungcheol had always wanted to invent a time machine, she would sometimes be in his laboratory just to watch him prepare stuffs to invent one.

It's still fascinating to her, who knows after 7 years of hard work and never giving up, her uncle finally made one time machine that worked efficiently.

"Have you packed your stuffs?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.

Wonkyung turned around and pointed her luggage filled with clothes and any other stuffs that she might need for survival. Her uncle chuckled as he nodded his head.

"Alright, Wonkyung. Listen to me carefully, okay? This smartwatch is connected to the time machine, you can only use it once, all you have to do is to press the button and you'll be back to 2024. Only press it when you receive a signal. Don't worry, this smartwatch is waterproof." Explained Seungcheol as he holds his niece's hands firmly.

"Yes, I understand." She smiled.

"But if I didn't press the button when I received the signal?" She frowned, tilting her head.

"You should, that's your one and only chance to return. When you receive the signal, it'll vibrate for five minutes. So you have five minutes to press the button to return back here. You need to be careful." He explained.

"Now, this is your identification card as well as money from the 1980s." Seungcheol handed her a wallet filled with old money and her ID card which obviously is a fake ID but for the sake of her survival.

"I hope you could find the answer as soon as possible. Remember that your uncle will always be here waiting for your return." He flashed her his warm smile as he convinces her.

"Thank you so much, uncle." Wonkyung hugged her uncle for quite a long time, this opportunity to time travel means a lot to her and she's very grateful that her uncle is making this opportunity possible for her.

Opening the door of the machine, Wonkyung took a seat while holding her luggage.

Seungcheol proceeds to click some buttons, activating the machine. Wonkyung could feel her heart beating very fast as she's very nervous, but this is what she've always wanted, so she shoved the thought of being nervous away.

Wonkyung closed her eyes.

Opening them again only to see herself in an unfamiliar place.

"1984." She whispered.

Wonkyung took a small piece of paper out of her pocket, it's a direction to a guesthouse which her uncle recommended her, for her to stay at the time being. Wonkyung followed the directions as what her uncle had explained to her prior to her arrival here in 1984.

Arriving at the guesthouse, she was greeted by an old lady.

"I haven't seen your face here before. You must be new here?" Asked the halmeoni.

"Yes.. I'm looking for a guesthouse. Is there any available room?" She smiled.

"Aigoo.. Of course there is. What's your name?"