𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧

Chapter 1.3.4 Mago's Wish

Mago has already packed her belongings and sat on the rocking chair while waiting for Jaechi.The door bell rang and Jaechi was standing right there.Two of them bowed down.

"Good evening Ms.Mago.",said Jaechi.
"Good evening.Please come in."
Jaechi came in and closed the door behind her. "I'll be leaving after the meeting.Can you ask someone to bring down my bags?",said Mago. "Of course.I'll have someone to bring them down."
"Okay...Shall we leave now?" Jaechi nod and they left the room.

There was a sense of tense between Jaechi and Mago as they were on their way to the owner's private garden.Jaechi had already explained and it was written on the invitation card that the private garden was on the rooftop,thus the garden is a rooftop garden.They took the elevator to the 9th floor.On their way Jaechi took out a walkie-talkie and asked someone on the other side to take the luggages from room number 1049.

It seemed like a long journey to Mago in the elevator.They had maintain their tense in scilence till the doors of the elevator pulled open.A smell of rose and tea passed through them.Mago let out a sigh of relief.

Jaechi walked with Mago.As they were walking Mago could see a blur figure and thought 'Ah it's him.'There were few stair steps to a small round upper place,where three tables and stairs where situated.Jaechi stood before the stairs and called out the owner with respect.The owner stood up and bowed to Mago.Jaechi bowed down to both of them and took her leave.

The owner came down and pulled out his hands and helped Mago to climb the four step stairs.Mago left out a small smile as she took his hand and said,"You are one gentle kind after all." The owner left a soft smile and said,"Not to everyone." The owner pulled out the chair for her.They sat down. "So what makes me special?" The owner looked Mago in the eye and gave a vicious grin and said,"Asks the Mago herself." They both let out a laugh.At that moment Jaechi comes with a small wooden food trolly.There was a teapot of herbal tea; two cups and with some light snacks.Jaechi served the food on the table and took her leave.The owner poured the tea on Mago's cup and served her with the organic biscuits as she declined for the snacks.

"Miss,you should give the nut bars a try.The nuts are pure Italian and the bars are fresh from our bakery.",said the owner.
"I really don't want to have a heavy stomach before travelling,you see.",said Mago.
The owner nodded.They both took their first sip of the herbal tea and finally the owner spoke up,"If I am not being rude then may I ask you something?"
Mago answered while having another sip of her tea,"Mhm sure."
"What really brings you here after all?" They look at each other and the intense atmosphere sinks them in.Mago puts her cup down and circles her finger on the edge of the cup. "Do you remember the Hotel?",asks Mago.The owner leans back and puts his hand together.Mago continues,"Hotel Del Luna....you have been there once remember?"
The owner takes a deep breath as if the past memory has caught his breath.
"How can I?I am here because of that place.",said the owner.

Flash Back From The Owner's POV-
I woke up in blood.Everything seemed blur when I tried to open my eyes and they shot opened when I remembered what I have done.I got up with shock and started to scream and cry.My heart ached and my head was hurting.I wish I could die again.But I was already dead,I knew it.But I became more sure when I stood up and saw two of me.This is real and I can't take back what I have done.
Everything around me was just red and my mind was asking me to leave.I was begging myself to leave.I looked at everything around me for the last time.I went to our room for the last time and the heart ache increased that I dropped down on the floor and just stared at the lifeless room.I stood up and walked to the study table;I took the four diaries with me and just left without even looking back at anything.
It was 3 a.m. late at night on 23rd December,1929.
The neighbourhood was drop silent.I kept walking and walking.It was freezing cold at that time but I couldn't feel anything.I hold the diaries tight on my chest and started to run.At a point from far afar on the right side of the main road I saw a building shining like a star.It seemed like as if a huge meteoroid felt on group and kept shining and my heart just told me to reach there as soon as possible.I started to run so fast as the building started to come closer.On a country like ours such lighting building is unusual.I could here noises of people,of music,of laughter.I only wondered,what is this place?
As I was wondering a middle aged man came upto me.He was dressed in a suit;an expensive suit.He came upto me and gave me a warm smile.It startled me for some reason.But the man didn't seem to notice.
"Welcome to Hotel Del Luna.We were waiting for you.",the man said with full of joy and bowed down.
"What??...",I said.
"Please come with me,I will show you the way to the place."
I didn't want to enter this place but my body resisted to listen to me and walked along with the man.The man opened the door and the bright chandelier and the people full of joy made me awe.I was both shocked and surprised.I thought that is this what afterlife looks like?Do people like me deserves to experience all these after death?
"What really is this place?",the words came out of my mouth without even my realisation.The man seems to notice my words thus he answered,"It's a hotel for the deads."
"The what?!"
"We cater and serve the dead souls.",the man again said the horrific words with a bright smile on his face.
"Who are you then?",I said with all the confusion in my face.
"I am Kim Seon-bi.I am in the in charge of the bar.But right now I am suppose to assist you."
"Why?Why me?"
"Hmmmmm....Even I don't know.I was asked by the owner.She seemed kind of really tense when she asked me to.Ohh please come this way....*Kim Seon-bi started to walk*The reception is this way."
"Why should I come with you?"
"To get your room keys.",the man stood and looked me in the eye.
"Why?",I asked.
"Cause you are suppose to stay here."
"But why?!"
"Young man,you see you don't get to ask me the same questions again and again because I do not know 'why'.You are dead and you walked upto here,the owner told me to accompany you and her voice sounded really angry and frustrated at the same time.Besides as the oldest employee I can tell you that her temper isn't really joyful as the environment here.So if you don't want to get both our heads snapped then please cooperate with me."
I was stunned.What is this place,why am I here,what did this man even said....thousands of questions stormed in my mind.But there wasn't anything left for me to do.So I walked with the man to the reception,got my room keys.The man helped me to get me to my room and showed me the directions of the dine for dinner."Dinner this late at night?",I said from the behind of the man.He turned back and said,"Sadly because of the japanese colonization we don't know when a person is dying and when one will come in our hotel."And he walked away.
The room was one of a decent kind.I didn't know what to do;should I just do things as nothing ever happened or should I just keep punishing myself.But right now I had to take a shower.My blood drenched clothes started to give off a bad smell.After taking a bath I laid down on the bed.This is the type of bed high rank people sleeps on.I closed my eyes and went on a deep sleep.
The next morning I woke up in the of knocking.Someone was knocking on the door,more likely banging on the door.I got up and opened the door.The man from last night was standing with the same type of suit but it was more neat.He bowed down and said,"Hope you had a really nice sleep."
"I did."
"I hope I wasn't disturbing your sleep but I am here with a message from the owner that she would like to meet you for dinner at 8 p.m. sharp."
The man again said something quite confusing for me with that weird smile on his face.
"Okay."
"It's almost noon.Please do have a nice meal for lunch.I'll be taking my leave from here."
I closed the door and sat on the bed.Everything around me was so relaxing and elegant but yet I couldn't stop thinking....no matter how many deep breaths I take my chest still feels heavy.My eyes were swollen.If I could I'd cry and bleed my self for my entire life as dead.But I wasn't given a choice but to carry on with whatever I am given here.The owner wants to meet me.I got up and freshen up.When I got out of the washroom the door started to make the knocking sound again.I opened the door as soon as I could and a woman was standing there with a trolly of cleaning supplements.
"Room service!",said the woman with the brightest smile on her face.
"Ahh...I am leaving just now so....clean all you want.",I said.
"Haha.Sure.Have a great stay!",the woman said and got into the room.
I left her and started walking to the dine hall.The place was already full of people,most of them seemed soldiers or ordinary people.
I had a decent meal and went around the hotel.It was a decent place as well,nothing seemed out of ordinary or....I didn't go depth of the hotel;But the mystery of this hotel didn't matter to me.I just had to meet the owner and go through the afterlife,right?And just pay for my sins....
The sun went down.I was in my room all day.Around 7:45 p.m. I got out of the room and as soon as I opened the door the man was standing there.
"Ahh you scared me!"
"Ah I was just about to knock.Please come with me..and sorry for scaring you.Didn't mean to."
I started to walk behind the man.We took the stairs.The top floor of the hotel was dead silent.I could hear the wind.As we got on the top floor the man whispered in my ear,"Take the left from here and go straight.Then take a left at the end of the corridor and keep walking straight.You will see an only door at the end of the way and knock three times.It will let you in."
I turned to face him,"Won't you be coming with me?"
"Why?Are you scared?",asked the man.
"I am already dead.What's else there to be scared of?"
"Hmm well I don't know maybe facing the god?",he again said it with a smile on his face.
"Am I meeting the god there?",I asked.
The man gave a sarcastic laugh and said,"Even god has mercy but Man-wol..."
We stared at eachother.Well,he can't be more right.
I got off and we bowed down to eachother.I followed the man's instructions and kept walking.There was indeed a door;a door made out of wood.I did the same as the man told me,knocked three times.The door opened and infront it was a long dining table.
A woman was standing infront of a glass window on the right side of the dining table.The room was also made out of wood like the other part of the hotel.But somehow it really did look expensive and well crafted.
The door made a creaked sound and the woman turned around.