The Border Of Us

Han Ji Ya

Han Ji Ya's POV
8:30 am
I took my sling bag and decided to go to the part of the border where no one really goes. I can take a better view of North Korea. When I went there, I saw some kind of figure. It was laying down. I looked closely and realised that it was a human. He had a lot of wounds.

I went to look over. His backpack was on the side of his face. I checked if he was still alive and he was. He slowly opened his eyes. When he opened his eyes, he saw me. "Hi!" I said. His eyes widened out and he got up and kicked my face. I fell back.

He ran away and hid behind the tree. "Aish! The hell! Was that really necessary?" I exclaimed. "Sigh, you know I can still see you there." I told him. I walked up to him and slapped his head. "Aigoo, you are wounded! Let me help you. Anyways, where did you come from?" I asked. "I came from North Korea. I escaped." He said.

I gasped. I was shocked and speechless, I was out of my body for a while! Then, I came back. "So... uh, we did not introduced ourselves yet. I will start. My name is Han Ji Ya. I am 17 years old. How about you?" I introduced myself. He then replied that his name is Kyung Kyeo Weo and that he is 18 years old. We shook hands. "Do you mind if I take you home?" I asked. "Yes, please." He replied. "Ok! I will lead the way." I smiled. He took his backpack. Then, I walked towards the direction of the bus stop going to Seoul, Kyeo Weo followed.

When we went to the bus stop, Kyeo Weo looked amazed. He looked around with a shocked face. I was trying so hard to not laugh. "Wow! It looks like I am in a different dimension!" He exclaimed at my face. I couldn't take it anymore. My laughter bursted out. He became quiet.

The bus stop finally arrived and he gasped. When the bus opened its doors, he looked so excited. I went in the bus and he followed. He went to my ear and said, "It's magic, Ji Ya." I tried hard to not laugh again. I then found seats and I told him to sit down. We sat down and I grabbed chips from my bag and ate. Kyeo Weo, who is new at everything in South Korea, looked at my chips.

I felt so uncomfortable that I had to share with him because I knew he was starving. When he placed the chip into his mouth, he was mesmerised. He ate the chip in delight. I gave him the whole pack and he ate it so fast. After some minutes, he said he felt dizzy. "I understand, it's your first time." I replied. "Just sleep." He did sleep, and I slept too because it was boring.

After hours, I woke up and we finally arrived. Kyeo Weo was still asleep. I poked his cheeks and his nose. He sneezed at my finger. "야" (Hey!)" I exclaimed and he woke up. "뭐? (What?)" He asked. "We arrived already, idiot. What other reason would be the reason I woke you up?" I rubbed my finger that he sneezed on, on his pants. We went down the bus.

When the bus left, my tummy grumbled. "Hey, let's eat at McDonald's. I am starving and I know you are starving too!" I told him. "McDonald's?" He asked. "Oh, it is a kind of restaurant." I replied. "Ah, I see." He said. "Let's walk, it is not that far from here." I told him. We walked to McDonald's and while we were walking, Kyeo Weo was intrigued of everything. He kept on asking if we could go there but I reminded him about McDonald's.

We finally arrived at McDonald's and the second we stepped in, he said "The food looks great!" I ordered 2 Big Macs with drinks while he tried to find seats. I went to where he was sitting. "So, are you enjoying South Korea?" I smiled. He let out a big smile and he shouted, "Yes!" People looked at us. He said "미안합니다! (I'm sorry!" I laughed at him. "Haha, you idiot." I said.

Finally, our food arrived and as always, he was amazed. He was about to take a bite until I said, "Wait! Don't eat yet. Let's take photos." I did a selfie and took a photo of both of us. "Ok, now you can eat. Enjoy!" I said. He thanked me.

He took a bite and he paused. Then, he enjoyed the food. He kept eating and eating. He finished it all. "I definitely love South Korea." He grinned. After eating, we went home. I told him to act normal. I opened the door and I introduced him to my mom. "Who is he?" My mom asked. "He is Kyung Kyeo Weo, a North Korean defector." I replied. My mom was in shock.

"What?"