Sunday, December 28, 2008

{ 2 identities, 1 story }


Chunyo? Enho? Did i hear wrongly? Yoorim kept on repeating that question in her head. Those words pierced right through her ears like fine needles. It shocked her. But at the same time, she felt delighted.

Again, that voice hollered.

"I go to the washroom first." she flung her blanket away and hurried off.

"Wei~What's the hurry?" Hyemin snorted

"Wait for me!"

Yoorim traced for the source of the voice while bearing on the hope that they are really on the plane. Her heart pounded louder each time the voice grew louder. She scanned in four directions, making sure she did not miss anything. Then, something slowed down her pace.

"Erm..excuse me..."

"Yes?"

"Are you the one who called for Chunyo and Enho just now?"

"Yeah...why?"

"Erm..i want to ask.."

"Oh! Both of you finally appeared."
The man waved to them.

Anxious, Yoorim spun around immediately and was disappointed by what she saw. They are just two middle-age men that bore the same names.

"Hey!" Hyemin panted " What's wrong?"

"Nothing..."
Yoorim look down.

"Don't try to hide..." Hyemin placed her hands on her shoulders "tell me."

"Well..."
Yoorim began and recounted the whole incident that happened, not hiding anything from her.

"I see...did your memory fail you again?"
Hyemin wiped the tear off her face.

"Huh?" Yoorim said, looking perplexed.

"Remember...that day when you are moving over to my house...you went over to Chunyo's house to see if Enho was there?"

"Errr..."

"Then you found out that Chunyo's mum and Enho went overseas...ya?"

Yoorim thought through her statement seriously...

"Besides..Chunyo is dead!" Hyemin roared

"Wake up to your senses will you?" She shook her.

"Yeah...i remember already.."

Hyemin let out a faint smile.

"I'am sorry...I couldn't think properly at that point of time."
Yoorim shrugged.

"It's alright. C'mon you need to catch some sleep..we are arriving America very soon."
Hyemin persuaded and escorted Yoorim back to their seats.

"Nite nite!"

"Goodnight..."
Yoorim grinned slightly at Hyemin.

Despite so many years, Yoorim still could not accept the fact that Chunyo is really dead. Somehow, her sixth sense is telling her that Chunyo is still living on this earth ; somewhere near her. Sometimes she even thought that she is hallucinating due to the depression she had in the past. How she wish that someone can erase that part of he memory....

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"Hey wakey! We reached America already..."

"Huh? Oh...Hyemin..."

"C'mon! I got a surprise for you!"

Hyemin dragged Yoorim out of the airplane and brought her to a famous shopping mall in America. It was the most beautiful and gigantic mall Yoorim had ever seen in her life.

"Is this the surprise that you want to give me?"

"Not yet! You wait for me here..."
Hyemin told Yoorim and ran off.

As instructed, Yoorim waited for her at a corner and leaned against the wall. For the first time of her life, she felt that being able to see is such a blissful thing. The numourous number of shops and people of all walks of life is able to keep her entertained while waiting for Hyemin.

Just when she was about to approach a shop nearby to take a closer look, someone bumped into her and made her fell hard on the floor..

"Ahhhh!"

"Opps! I'm sorry!"

"It's alright..."
Yoorim replied and grimaced at her poor knee.

"Come..let me get you up..."

"Okay..thanks"

When Yoorim had a balance of her herself after she got up, she couldn't believe who she saw...

"Hi Sohmi..."

"Chunyo?!"
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"To all passengers, we have reached America..."

"Chunyo?..Ch.." Yoorim mumbled to herself.

"Wakey! Stop dreaming~~" Hyemin patted her cheeks.

"Har?...i thought..."

"Nono...you were dreaming..we just reached America.."

"oh.." Yoorim sighed "let's get down the plane.."

After both of them checked in to their hotels, Hyemin suddenly popped up something...

"Hey! I got a surprise for you! C'mon."
She pulled Yoorim.

"Eh?"

Within minutes, they reached a famous mall in America. It is exactly like the one in the dream...

"Oh my gosh..."
Yoorim muttered to herself and asked..

"Is this the surprise that you want to give me?"

"Not yet! You wait for me here..."

"It can't be!" Yoorim said to herself in disbelief.

To double confirm that her dream actually became reality, she followed every single movement that she did in the dream. And true enough, someone bumped into her. Slowly, she tilted her head upwards and was horrified by what she saw...


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