Chapter 9: Interviews and Past Memories

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Da Hee had been so focused on looking out the window that she had not been listening to the conversation Ye-Eun was having with Eun-Jae and Song. However, Ye-Eun brought her back to the present.

"I know you just went on a date and we will talk about it later, but this is a serious matter. Do you think we should let Kang stay here or kick her out?" She asked. " Kicking her out would be horrible and her actions have not hurt anybody for the two years she has been here, so I don't see why we should do that." Da Hee responded. Ye-Eun proceeded to talk about how Kang can't stay in the house, but was quickly shut down when Kang entered the house and announced she was moving out.

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A few days passed and Ji-Won, Eun-Jae, Ye-Eun, and Da Hee were interviewing people for the room. However, it was not so easy to find someone who they could get along with. In the first interview the girl was a clean freak and on the second interview the girl was too shy and spoke quietly. Tired of interviews, they decided to wait a bit more before resuming interviewing.

Eun-Jae and Da Hee were sitting in the living room, both reading a book. It was very peaceful, until Ye-Eun entered and slammed the front door shut. Immediately after her, Kang followed and Da Hee was shocked. She stood watching Yi-Na and Ye-Eun argue about Ye-Eun's boyfriend? Da Hee wasn't sure, but the bickering ended when Ye-Eun closed the door in front of Kang. Eun-Jae and Da Hee looked at each other and Da Hee shrugged, going back to her reading.

Later, Da Hee was in her room finishing her work. Outside of the room, weird noises could be heard. Da Hee looked at Eun-Jae and both went to check what was happening. It turned out that a very drunk Kang was trying to use the bathroom. Everyone wondered why she was here.

After using the bathroom Kang apologized and was leaving, almost running into the furniture. They decided to let Kang stay for the night and moved her to her old room.

The next morning everyone cleaned the house stopping when Kang walked out of the room. " I'm sorry about last night." She said. "It's okay, don't worry" Da Hee spoke for everyone, who kept silent. " The ghost was here the whole time. It didn't follow you." Song told Kang, answering her question from the night before.

At the mention of the ghost Da Hee tensed up recalling past events. Several images popped in her head. She remembered the screams and crying of her mother, how her stepfather pushed her back with great force, and the image of glass breaking.

 She remembered the screams and crying of her mother, how her stepfather pushed her back with great force, and the image of glass breaking

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Da Hee quickly pushed back the images and focused on Kang. " Can I not just live here? It may be ridiculous moving out and coming back, I also lied, but can I love here?" Yi-Na asked. Nobody spoke and just looked away. Kang left with no response.

The search for a new tenant continued in the afternoon, this time the people were normal. The last interview finished and it was time to discuss. Ye-Eun was the first to speak, "I'm not sure." " Yeah I don't think that we should choose anyone from today." Ji-Won added. Everybody agreed with them, but didn't have a reason as to why. "They were all too ordinary, no fun." Song concluded. "Yes, that's why. If there is a pattern with. no ups and downs then it would be boring." Again everyone agreed. A call interrupted them from Jin-Myung's phone, soon after everyone dispersed to do their own thing.

Da Hee left to work at the coffee shop, where she served the few customers that came in and studied for her classes. It was the end of her shift and Da Hee walked back to the house. Once she had arrived, she did her night routine and crawled to her bed to get some rest for the next day.

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