I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C56
#56
“Misters, today you really can’t do what you did yesterday.”
I made them promise, even linking pinkies, in case the same thing as yesterday happened. Although I didn’t buy it, was there a reward for feeding them lobster? The men readily nodded their heads.
“Sister-in-law, wear these clothes warmly when you go out.”
“Ah, thank you.”
I also obediently put on the thick jacket different from yesterday that the man handed me.
“Sister-in-law! I prepared this in case you get hungry when you go out.”
The packaging labeled as handmade cookies looked very luxurious. As I gulped, a red thermos popped out next to it.
“Sister-in-law, I also prepared this in case you get thirsty-“
“I heard nuts are good for your body. Here they are!”
“Sister-in-law, the weather is cold too-“
As I accepted the things the men handed me one by one like that, I soon had a handful of luggage.
“I’m… not going on a picnic though….”
I made a tearful face looking down at the pile of luggage in my hands. It was realistically impossible to carry all this. I was so suspicious that they came up with a new method to stop me from leaving. Fortunately, when I looked troubled, the men discussed with serious faces among themselves and took back the items that weren’t absolutely necessary.
“Then I’ll be back! See you in the evening!”
With my body light again, I waved to the men. After being together for a few days, I seemed to have grown fond of them. If it weren’t for Taebeom, I would never have met them, but still, they were precious connections.
“Have a safe trip!”
“Sister-in-law, fighting!”
So I felt a bit sorry for the men who even waved and cheered me on.
‘Misters… I’m really sorry.’
I apologized to them inwardly and hurried out of the hotel lobby. After walking a few steps, I glanced back and fortunately, no one was following me.
“It doesn’t seem like they’re following me, but…”
But they weren’t the type of men to easily give up after sticking to me like a leech the whole time. It was both icky and refreshing, and while refreshing, it was also somewhat unsettling.
“Nah. They wouldn’t do it again today…”
But with the thought that the men would keep their promise to me at least until the lobster in their stomachs digested, I walked with light steps towards my destination.
As the saying goes, things you don’t expect always happen.
“Misters….”
“Haha… Ah, hello.”
I stared intently at the man standing awkwardly with an uncomfortable posture. The person who caught me as I was about to fall was definitely Tae-sik, one of Taebeom’s subordinates.
“Mister… You said you wouldn’t follow me.”
Although he changed from a black suit to regular clothes, the scar on his eyes and his solid muscular body were very different from an ordinary person.
“…That. Uh… About that…”
“Did you lie to me now?”
Actually, I had seen the man flinching from afar since I threw off my jacket earlier. At least he kept his mouth shut since he didn’t stop me, but I had to shake him off once. So when I pretended to fall on purpose, the man who came rushing caught me.
‘I didn’t want to go this far, but it’s not me who’s making me bad, it’s the misters. But still…’
“Sigh….”
I sighed at the thought of having to deceive these kind men. I deliberately thought of something sad.
Sad thoughts… Sad thoughts…
Imagining dropping the fish-shaped bread I waited 15 minutes to buy… Imagining eating the tasteless bread first and saving the sausage, but someone snatches it… Imagining waiting 5 hours, but it runs out right in front of me… Tears welled up in my eyes. As I looked at the man with tearful eyes, his pupils trembled greatly.
“That’s… too much… Sob….”
“S- Sister-in-law…?”
“I… begged you so much, how could you ignore me like that?”
Good. As I deliberately sniffled, the flustered men revealed themselves one by one.
“You’re all too much. If you follow me one more time here, I won’t see you again!”
Like a pitiful male lead, I shed a single tear, then turned around. I couldn’t run because of Ho-ppang, but I hid myself between alleys as if running away with quick steps. When I looked back, I saw the men far away, unable to do anything, floundering. I wiped my flowing tears and raised the corners of my mouth.
“Done.”
After a long walk, I finally succeeded in shaking off the men. I was finally free from Taebeom’s grasp.
‘But why does a corner of my heart feel so empty…? What are you trying to do, really? You don’t like this, you don’t like that. Do you have the will to run away?’
“Sheesh…”
I laughed self-deprecatingly, talking to myself. I weakly took out a crumpled memo and checked the address written on it.
“It’s impossible for me to find this place. I’ll just have to take a taxi.”
For that, I had to shake off the men for sure first. I shook them off roughly for now, but it was easier than eating cold porridge for the men to find me.
To do that, I headed to the market I had been to once before. Following the path that looked familiar after coming once, I headed towards the alley full of clothing stores.
The clothing store with ‘Last Sale!’ written in red letters had numerous clothes piled up on the floor.
If I change clothes… will it be harder to find me…?
As I lingered in front of the clothing store, the owner said in a loud voice.
“Sale! Sale! Really the last sale! T-shirts are 5,000 won~ Pants are 5,000 won~ Pick, pick, pick them all!”
I roughly picked out clothes that looked like they would fit and held them out to the owner.
“Boss, please give me two of these.”
“Let’s see~ Two 5,000 won items. That’s 10,000 won~”
“Here, thank you.”
I bowed my head and smiled brightly, hugging the clothes I bought cheaply. If I changed clothes like this, it would be hard to find me. It would be perfect to visit the place Cha Yuwon left in his diary, then go down to Grandma’s house to hide, and give birth to Ho-ppang. I finished my future plans in a short time and hurried my steps.
After walking a bit with the black bag in my hand, something caught my eye.
“It would be nice to have that too…”
I hesitated, then entered the old store and asked the owner.
“B- Boss! How much is that…?”
“Huh? You mean that?”
Ah, how embarrassing.
When I nodded, the owner took down the droopy wig hanging from the ceiling.
“This is in bad condition. Just give me 50,000 won!”
I thought for a moment, then took out the yellow bill I had put in my pocket.
‘It’s more expensive than I thought…’
The problem was that I had never bought a wig before, so I didn’t know the price range. As I fiddled with the crumpled bill, the owner snapped his fingers, urging me.
‘Right, I really need to run away for sure this time. So 50,000 won is…’
With trembling hands at the thought of spending a large sum, I held out the bill. When the 50,000 won entered his thick hand, the owner put the wig in a black plastic bag and handed it to me with a beaming face.
“Then use it well.”
“Excuse me, Boss, where is the bathroom here…?”
“Ah~ Go out and walk a bit to the left, it’s on the 2nd floor.”
“Thank you.”
“Sure. Take care~”
I hurried out of the store and headed to the bathroom. Perhaps because the weather was gloomy, the fluorescent light was flickering as if it would go out at any moment.
“Ah, hah.”
It was when I barely changed clothes in the small bathroom and came out. My lower abdomen stung and my heart pounded. Perhaps because I was too nervous, my lower abdomen seemed a bit cramped. With a sudden worried heart, I rubbed my lower belly and whispered to Ho-ppang.
“Ho-ppang… Don’t worry. Daddy said he’d protect you.”
Even if I tried to act calm, did Ho-ppang also feel the anxiety settled in my heart? My lower belly kept hurting.
“Hng… It hurts….”
I gripped the sink and Cha Yuwon’s face in the mirror was very pale. With the thought that I needed to get out of here first, I pulled the wig low and left the building.
Holding my tingling belly, I carefully moved my feet, checking to see if the men were chasing after me. I intentionally wandered confusingly through the alleys, left the market, and got in a taxi.
“Welcome. Where would you like to go-“
“He- here, please.”
I showed the memo with the address to the driver and leaned against the seat, exhaling heavily. Perhaps because I felt like I was finally alone, the pain I felt in my lower belly slowly subsided.
I wiped my sweaty forehead and looked out the window. The taxi left the busy city center and drove along the coast, revealing the blue ocean.
‘They said there’s an ocean there too…’
I recalled the place I had looked up on the computer at the hotel last night. For some reason, I had a strong instinctive feeling that I had to go to that place written in the diary. Then I might be able to find some clue about Cha Yuwon.
I cracked the window open to feel the fluttering spring breeze and closed my eyes.
***
Taebeom, who arrived in Gangneung a little earlier than usual, frowned at the disorderly atmosphere.
“What’s going on?”
“Hyung-nim… You’re here.”
“Speak.”
“That, um, did you not see the message…?”
At Junseok’s words, Taebeom’s brows furrowed even more. For some reason, not long after boarding the helicopter, his cell phone wouldn’t turn on. The helicopter pilot with him was the same.
My heart had been feeling uneasy for some reason, and it seemed something had happened. Taebeom spoke to Junseok and the men who were looking at him with tense faces.
“Where is Cha Yuwon now?”
***