0 – 7 years old
“…Give it back…!”
“… I don’t like it…? What you don’t like…?”
The ball I received as a birthday present this time.
I hid it where I always put it, but when I tried to play with it, my brothers were already playing with it.
Soft and soft.
I can’t let the hyungs play with something like that.
The director said to take care of your belongings…!
So they cling to me like a leech from earlier, and they say, give it to me, but they don’t even pretend to listen with their ears.
They kept repeating what I said and giggling among themselves…
Or they could make a circle with each other, and if I go one way – throw the ball there, and again – if I go that way, throw the ball back the other way.
Once upon a time… I went to the park with the director. At that time, when I threw a small ball, the dog that chased after it and ran around holding it in was no different from my present appearance.
“…This… Will come…! Tell the director everything…!”
“Tell me, tell me- Are you a Japanese guy…?!”
– Knock Knock Knock…!
You’re talking nonsense, saying that if you look at the director’s face right now, tears and runny nose will all come out… You look around… But you don’t see the director.
If you want to use dog poop for medicine over something like this, you can’t use it… Is it right…?
I look around desperately, but um… No matter how much I look around, I can’t find anyone to help me.
Why…? Surely there should be at least one person walking around…?
“Hey, let’s go outside and play…!”
“I like that. Interesting idea-“
“Ah… You shouldn’t go outside… You shouldn’t return that and leave…?!”
“I hear a strange sound somewhere, but it’s so low I can’t make out what it is…!”
“Let’s just… Ignore it and go…!”
With my precious ball under the armpit, the hyungs started running out the front door with a wow.
First of all… I thought that I shouldn’t miss those hyungs here… So I followed them all the way to the front gate…
-The director told me not to go without permission…
I was told to hold the teacher’s hand when going outside…
“Hey, he can’t come out…?”
“Coward… Creepy! Mojiri! I’m going to play around with this and throw it in the sewer~”
“Hey later, it flows and flows, it floats all the way to the sea…? Then I really don’t think I can find it?”
…I really hate that…!!!
To be scolded by the director is to be scolded, and to be honest, I’m just messing around with a gift I didn’t play with, then throw it down the drain… That kind of thing can’t happen…!
Close your eyes tight…! Hurry up – I ran outside following my brothers. As soon as you come out the front door, a cold wind blows in…
Winter wind is much harsher than I thought…?!
But, if I can’t endure this, I won’t be able to get back the gift I stole from you..!
The bravest one is the princess…! No, I’m getting my birthday present back…!
“Look at that – they’re chasing you…!”
“Ah…!!! I’m following you! I’m following you!! Follow me…!!!”
Looks like I’ll be caught. It’s breathtaking.
If you think you’re going to run and catch it, you’ll get away from me again.
Just- playing with me like a toy.
uuu I’m pissed off…! By the way… Where the hell is this place..? Where…?
… As my head cooled down, I had some time to look around.
To see the top… You can see a forest-like place in the distance where there are tall buildings that seem to fall backwards to the ground.
Also… This place has many houses that are much bigger than the facilities.
Hardak – They are not attached to each other, but each has a wide area.
There is a town like this…
I thought this world was all about gray buildings, electric wires stretching like spider webs, and weird graffiti on the walls.
A sight I had never seen before, I opened my mouth for a moment.
“…What are you doing…? Wake up…! We have to catch it quickly, you’re the tagger..!”
-PAK
My ball flying at the back of my head…!
It didn’t hurt because it was so soft and soft… It hit my head and bounced off me, soaring high into the sky- then it swept over a really… Big wall.
It is made of solid bricks,
The height is probably 3 times, 3 times the tallest among us…? Because it looked like
It is impossible to overcome common sense.
And… There was an iron gate that was too hard to pass through.
But… But, there must be some way…?! You’re my brother…! Since you’re my brother, what measures did you take to prepare for something like this..?!
“…Uh uh… I’m sorry, I didn’t expect to get over it… I’m sorry…”
Until just now, he was smiling like a clown- The corners of his mouth drooped up a lot and he was apologizing to me…
Uh…?
Is there no way…?
Hey, my birthday present went over like that…?
Really…? I’m not kidding, is there really no way…?
“Later I’ll bring one similar… Don’t tell the director- okay..?”
“…””…If you tell me, you really…”
I’m sorry, even if I apologized, the hyungs instead threw their fists in front of my face.
Is this the attitude of a person who is really sorry?
When I thought about it, they didn’t want to take responsibility right away, so it seems like they’re going around like this…?
“… Hey, come to think of it, it’s time for a comic book theater…”
“Ah.. It’s already that much time..!”
“Okay, I’ll get you one later- Take off your anger and just follow me- Anyway, it’s all the same ball. No, I’m going to get you one…?! If you don’t go in soon, the director will be worried-“
“…”
“…I don’t know. I sure said I was sorry, and that I would get one…?!”
That’s what people say about sending someone else’s birthday present like that. Are you saying something like that?
By the way, is there any way to retrieve the ball that flew over there?
Let’s think about it.
“…Uh…?”
If you look at a wall like this in a comic book theater, there is a small hole in the wall.
Is there such a thing in this house just in case? When I thought about it, I searched through the wall, and there was a small hole.
Its size… Is so large that you can barely get in if you lie down on the ground and crawl like an earthworm.
Um… I went in because I was there, adults obviously can’t do it, and hyungs too… It must be difficult to have such a small hole…?
…And looking inside through the hole- inside the wall was a green lawn, and in the middle of the lawn was my birthday present.
My precious treasure with yellow star-shaped patterns..!
I think I can get in if I put my body like this…?!
…But, the director said that going into a stranger’s house is something very naughty kids do…!
I’ve been going around outside without the director’s knowledge, and I don’t want to increase the punishment by doing more wrong things…
“…Are you…?”
Is your voice small…?
“Is there anyone here…?!”
Bigger…!
“If you don’t have one, can I come in…?!”
Seeing no response, I think… This house seems to be empty. Otherwise, there’s no way no one would be in a house this big.
The facility my brothers and I live in isn’t even this big.
I came back to the hole and crawled like an earthworm- how… How did you manage to get inside the fence…!
There was a lot of dirt and dust on the clothes, but…! This much is fine…! Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk and brush it all off..?
Dak-!
Like a ninja in a cartoon movie, he quickly grabbed the ball and tried to get out through the hole.
… Yeah, I was going to do that…
“…Hey, who are you..?”
“-Hick!!!”
I didn’t lie, I almost peed in my pants..!
My body stiffened completely at the sound of calling me from behind.
There is no one here no matter how many times I call. I thought it was empty, but it turned out that there were people…!
“… I’m sorry…! I’m sorry…! I didn’t mean to do that…!”
If I’m wrong, I’ll beg you…! I put the ball down and begged so much that my hands turned to dust… But there was no response…!
How could I be so angry that I wouldn’t even talk…?
I opened my eyes very slightly at that thought… I looked straight ahead… The girl who looked about my age showed no sign of anger.
Originally, don’t you get angry when you enter someone’s house carelessly…?
Isn’t it..? I didn’t come in carelessly, I came to get the ball… Did I come with a purpose, or was it not my fault…?
So… Um… Does that make sense…?
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I don’t think he’s angry because he keeps looking at me. …. By any chance… Isn’t that a ghost or something…?
I’ve heard of it.
I heard a rumor from my brothers that if you leave an empty house for a long time, it will be haunted…!
“-Heeep..!”
I’m more afraid of ghosts than the angry landlord..!
The landlord will forgive you if you apologize, but…!
There is no such thing as a ghost…!
… By the way, in the cartoon, the ghost… The body is translucent and limp, but he has brown hair, brown eyes – and is wearing a white dress…?
I’ve seen a lot of cartoon gardens, but I’ve never seen a ghost that looks like this.
And… Originally, ghosts don’t have shadows…!
“…I didn’t say anything. You apologized to yourself, and then you trembled- and…Just…Are you afraid of me…?”
“Ah- no, it’s not scary…”
Are you scared like a ghost? Also- it’s not scary if you ask me like that- it seems like it’s not a ghost, but a person.
Rather… I thought for a moment that my eyes are really big, but I can’t say that even if I die. How could you say that to a girl…?
If the hyungs find out that he said that – he’s sure to make fun of me in a more terrible way than he is now.
I can never say that.
“…Hmm… I see… Hey, the way out is over there”
“Huh? Uh uh- are you letting me out of this house…?”
“…? I can’t keep you like a puppy.”
“Ah, well… That’s right… Thanks…!”
Meeting a good boy, she didn’t have to crawl under her wall. You are such a good kid…!
“Hey, what’s your name…?”
“Why are you asking my name…?”
“No, I just want to repay you if I run into you. I will definitely repay you for this grace…!”
“… Jina Lee. My name is Jinah Lee…! What’s your name then…?”
“I’m Kang Yoo-seon…! Then… Jin-ah. When we meet later, I won’t forget this grace…! Thank you!”
Jinah opened the closed iron door, so I was able to get out of the house.