I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C9
I moved my heavy feet, recalling the electric fly swatter that flashed green every time I pressed the button.
Knock knock-
“Grandma. It’s me, Yuwon. Can I come in for a sec?”
“Sure, come in.”
Fortunately, it seemed Grandma hadn’t gone to bed yet. I carefully pushed open the door and a creepy sound came from the old hinges. I rubbed the goosebumps that popped up at the sound and stuck my foot into the room.
“You’re still not sleepin’?”
“Yes, um Grandma… I have something to tell you….”
Gulp.
I forcefully swallowed my dry spit, feeling anxious. I hoped Grandma would give me permission. I politely knelt in front of Grandma and bowed my head deeply. Studying fighting is still studying… It, it’s not a lie. My conscience pricked me, but I couldn’t back down in this situation where I didn’t know when those guys would show up again.
“I th-think I need to go stay somewhere else for about a month to st-study….”
“…Okay.”
“Pardon?”
“Don’t you worry ’bout this ol’ lady. Do what’s comfortable for ya.”
Grandma gave permission more readily than I expected. Strange. I didn’t think she would agree this easily. Rather, as I opened my mouth with a more surprised face, Grandma spoke first.
“It’s that boarding academy thing lots of kids do these days, ain’t it?”
“Pardon? Ah, yes, yes… That’s right.”
Boarding… academy is correct. I nodded vigorously at Grandma’s words.
“Alrighty. Our Yuwon said he’ll study, I’m really proud of ya.”
Grandma patted my head and stroked my cheek for a while like that, then gave me two crisp 50,000 won bills, telling me to buy food if I get hungry while studying.
Receiving the bills with clear traces of time, I returned to my room with a heavy heart. I sat on the edge of the bed, alternately looking at the bills Grandma gave me and the diary Cha Yuwon wrote, and kept my mouth shut tight.
“Cha Yuwon. Don’t worry. I’ll protect your grandma no matter what it takes. So don’t worry about anything and come back soon.”
For now, those guys hadn’t come to the store in the past few days. Grandma said she was preparing to go down to the countryside starting tomorrow too.
Looking at the contents written in Cha Yuwon’s diary, it seemed those guys didn’t know the home address, so Grandma would be okay until she left under the protection of Kwon Taebeom’s subordinates.
“But I should visit often…”
I thought, recalling Grandma whose wrinkled lips dripped with reluctance despite acting nonchalant.
“But now that she’s actually leaving, I feel sad.”
I sighed, trying hard to erase Grandma from my mind, wondering how I got attached so quickly. After pushing Grandma out of my thoughts, next the Cha Yuwon from the novel filled that empty spot. I had no idea such things were happening to Cha Yuwon, who was just one of the passing extras in the novel.
How hard and lonely must it have been for him all this time. Ever since I possessed Cha Yuwon’s body, my heart had felt heavy as if a large boulder was sitting on my chest.
Recalling the tear stains on every page of the diary, I was lost in thought until late into the night.
***
Fortunately or unfortunately, when I opened my eyes, I was still possessed in Cha Yuwon’s body today as well. I didn’t know where on earth Cha Yuwon was, but for now, I resolved to do well with what I had to do here today.
“Ugh… Grandma, I’ll be back then!”
“Alrighty, be careful and eat and sleep well.”
“Yes. I’ll call you very often!”
I slung the bag I had packed the night before over my shoulder and left the house with vigor.
“Ah, the morning air smells nice.”
Because I came out as soon as dawn broke, the morning air I smelled for the first time in a while was really nice. I felt pumped up and confident I could do anything…
“Ugh. So freaking heavy!”
But that confidence crumbled after just five steps. I threw the bag on the ground like I was discarding it, no, put it down, due to the pain I felt in my shoulders.
“Cha Yuwon… Let’s seriously build some strength this time. For you. For me. For everyone.”
I clicked my tongue at this pathetic strength, then hurried inside and brought out a folding cart.
“Ugh… There we go.”
I put the bag on the cart and tied it tightly with a rope so it wouldn’t fall off. Satisfied with the perfect setup, I grabbed the handle again and set off to find my way.
“Now let’s really go!”
Come to think of it, I got a text from Kwon Taebeom saying he would come pick me up early in the morning to match lunchtime. But I didn’t fall for that.
‘Who do you think wouldn’t know you’re trying to sneakily find out my home address?’
I may look like this, but as someone who graduated from Korea University, I had enough sense to catch on. I felt proud that I figured out the scheming Kwon Taebeom’s intentions in one go. I hummed as I diligently walked towards Mr. Obsessive’s house.
My confidence was short-lived. I soon wanted to wail at the reality I faced.
“Huff, haa… What cra-crazy person builds a house on top of a mountain?”
To be exact, it wasn’t the top of a mountain, but I plopped down on the spot on the endlessly ascending hill road.
“Urgh… Bl-blegh…”
I was so exhausted I even dry heaved. Is it because I have an empty stomach? No, I ate two whole bananas before leaving.
“Oh dear… I’m dying, Taebeom…”
“Who’s dying?”
“Holy shit!”
I was squatting on the ground because the floor was colder than I thought, when a large shadow fell over my head. At the same time, I heard a familiar voice and lifted my head in surprise.
“…Taebeom? No, since when were you here?”
Kwon Taebeom, who had approached without a sound, was looking down at me. Whether it was the halo he had as the main character or simply the sunlight, I rubbed my eyes and looked up at Kwon Taebeom with the light shining behind his head.
“Since you threw the cart.”
“……”
I rolled my eyeballs at the lips calmly stating the situation he saw and glanced at the cart tossed to the side.
“I, I didn’t throw it… I was going to put it down for a bit and come back for it!”
It was really too much to pull the cart up the hill when I could barely take care of my own body. So I put it down just a tiny bit. Really just a tiiny bit, intending to go back and get it. When did he see that?
“No, but if you were watching, you should have helped! That’s mean….”
I pouted my lips. I was so exhausted just getting here that I almost died before even getting revenge. Look. My legs are shaking so much I don’t even have the energy to get up.
“That’s why I came to help.”
Kwon Taebeom shook his head as if dumbfounded. Perhaps because it was the weekend, unlike usual, Kwon Taebeom had his bangs down comfortably, and his hair fluttered in the wind.
Wow… Damn… He looks like a pictorial even just standing still…
Saliva automatically gulped down at the sight of Kwon Taebeom like that. I admired his appearance in a daze for a while, then belatedly came to my senses because of my tingling legs.
Oh my legs…
I hurriedly got up from my spot, feeling like I would get a cramp.
“Eek!”
How on earth was this body composed? Just from climbing a hill, my legs wouldn’t listen. I fell back down halfway through getting up and hit my butt on the hard asphalt.
I rubbed my butt and made a tearful face at the pain that felt like my tailbone would crack. He clicked his tongue and reached out his hand, easily lifting me up.
“Gasp, you, you can just help me up…”
Kwon Taebeom embraced me as I flailed my arms, about to fall backwards again. As I leaned on him and calmed my startled heart, I briefly caught a whiff of his scent that was really amazing. No way. Could this be the pheromone… scent I’ve only heard about? Is that it?
It’s pe-perverted but it’s still nice…
I buried my face in his chest, pretending to be weak so Kwon Taebeom wouldn’t notice, and inhaled his scent little by little.
“Cha Yuwon.”
“Ye-yes?!”
I was flaring my nostrils and greedily inhaling, when suddenly he called my name and I lifted my head in surprise.
“We’re here.”
“Ah, yes yes. Put me down please. I’ll walk.”
“Not that.”
What do you want me to do?
I blinked obediently at Kwon Taebeom’s enigmatic words and looked where his gaze was directed. Then I saw a huge gate waiting for me. Befitting the house of an obsessive, the matte black gate looked very thick and sturdy.
Come to think of it, in the novel, the obsessive guys lived in houses with black furniture, black wallpaper, and black sofas. Surely Kwon Taebeom isn’t like that too?
“As you can see, I don’t have hands.”
“…Pardon?”
“I’m telling you to open it.”
Kwon Taebeom, who had been keeping his mouth shut for a while, spoke as he adjusted his hold on me. Flustered by that, I quickly opened the door. Unlike Cha Yuwon’s house where the door made a creepy sound when opened, Kwon Taebeom’s door opened smoothly.
Well, of course an obsessive’s house would be nice…
“Ugh…”
When I opened the door and entered, dozens more stairs appeared before my eyes. And they were made of black marble. Belated worry crept up at the fortress-like strange structure that couldn’t be easily accessed.
Will I be able to survive here? Hahaha…
I turned my head with a strange tension and Kwon Taebeom was looking down at me with a stoic face. Ooh, scary. As our eyes met, I newly felt the fact that Kwon Taebeom was the main character of the novel. People said everyone ran away just from his gaze. I could kind of understand why.
Slowly taking my eyes off Kwon Taebeom’s face, I looked straight ahead. My vision changed with each blink. I couldn’t help but inwardly admire him climbing the stairs with long strides without even making a sound.