CHAPTER: 2(RECOVERY)

DAY : FEBRUARY 10

PLACE: A SMALL HOUSE IN AN INTERIER VILLAGE/span/strong/p

A good smell lingers his nostril, make him wonder what the smell is but his mind couldn't remember anything. He wonders when his smooth bed became rough which gives pain to his back. Soon after that he just felt his head ache, he slowly shakes his hand to rub his head but it was hard and painful for him to shake his hands. Finally he rubbed his head then he stops his hand, because something is weird what is this his lovely shiny short hair become longer. His eyes opens suddenly felt the different surroundings.

"What happened? Where am I? which place is this? How could I possibly end up here? And what happen to my hair?" he just asks himself in murmuring.

He just observe his surroundings, it is a small house a typical Japanese house. There is also lot of wood lay on the other side of the room. He was actually sitting on a wooden bench which causes his back a old lady came to the room, with a basket in which he could see there is a lot of leaf in it. She is actually short and her hairs already turned into white like snow, she also has a pair of small eyes, her wrinkles didn't make her ugly it also makes her look beautiful whenever she smiles. The lady is very shocked and she just dropped her basket and went to him and she suddenly held his wrist and examines his pulse. During this time he just watched this lady with curiosity.

When he come to his sense he recalled his memory, what happen to him and suddenly the last scene the flood and her voice came to his mind, after that what happen he could not know. Contemplating his own thoughts he asks the old lady what really happened after the flood in Japan. She starts to narrate the story.

"The day after the flood I went to the river side for plucking some medicine. Actually I am a herbal physician. There I found you near the river bank in the mud. With the help of my son I brought you here. When we take you here you are unconscious, so we decide to take care of you, thus finish the story."He just nodded his head then a few hair disturbs his eyes then another question arise in his mind that how his hair grew long.

"How many days I am in unconscious, because my hair is very long now" he states with difficulty.

"It's nearly six months you have been here." The old lady answered.

"What? Six months? " he asked her bewildered then his eyes stops at a calendar which clearly says that it is the month of just back to recollect his memory then the old lady asks him a question which just shakes his body and heart.

"Who is GaEul sometimes you murmur that name even your unconscious stage."

"GaEul is my wife" a tear roll on his cheeks without his knowledge.

"Is it she in the photo" she held a photo and shows him.

Actually it is his wedding photo, but it was in his purse. She handed him his purse and the photo.

"Yes it is her" "she is very beautiful, you two are looking good together like what people say 'MADE FOR EACH OTHER' OR 'SOULMATE'."

He just lost at the sight of her image, suddenly he just stands up and starts to walk saying " I have to go" but trembled he just fell back on the ground.

The old lady helps him to sit down in his previous position.

" You are not fully recovered, you have to take a week to regain your power to stable your body, because of your long sleep your muscles become weak you have to stay for your recovery" the old lady said firmly.

"But it's been six months I have to go to my wife"

"Okey, I'll send you the day after tomorrow, which is the minimum time I could suggest." He just groaned for her suggestion.

"Do you have a mobile I would like to contact to my home""No in this village no one has mobile, we want to live with nature, so we don't have any electronic or electrical device"

"And for your kind information there is only one way to go the city that is bus. There is a bus stop in 10 km, but only the bus comes on Thursday so you have to wait two days."

After that the lady gave him some instruction about the muscles. And the lady reminded him JanDi how she could threaten every one and at the same time care about that 10 he come to conscious, and the lady treat him differently some times she could treat him kindly and some time she becomes rough on him though some how he likes dinner she asks him about GaEul. He just blushed and narrates his whole story how a simple girl's love and determination gave him courage to gain lot of things including her heart. The old lady was astonished by his story because he delivered it in a manner making GaEul his guardian angle.

"I like that kid, but she is a stupid who choose you?"

"Yah ! grandma I'm not a bad person as you think"

"yeh! Yeh! Yeh! I'm just kidding, I already told you that you both are soulmates, Okey, happy"He just smiled at the old lady's words especially a certain word "SOULMATE".

And the two days flees and now he is completely alright, to take a journey. Then the lady gave his suit and purse. He thanked that old lady. And they reached the bus stop and the old lady gave some money for the bus ticket. He just liked the old lady, she actually treats him as her own grandson. He got a window seat and the old lady stands at the other side of the window with teary eyes.

"Don't forget this annoying old lady" the lady told him.

"I'll not grandma" he assures her.

"Give my love and greetings to your Pumpkin" the grandma teased him.

"I'll come with her next time to visit you" he told her.

"Okey take care yourself and safe journey" the grandma wishes him.

" bye bye annoying halmoni(grandma)". He wave his hand to the grandma as the driver starts the has his all important things like passport, credit card, visa, his id and also his old flight ticket in his purse. When he steps into Tokyo he went to a mall and purchases some new suits for himself and a new mobile. After changing into his new suits he immediately went to the Korean embassy to report his presences. There he came to know that the embassy declared him dead according to the statement of the driver. He explains the whole story to them, as one of the powerful person and also the pride of their country, he did not argue with them they all prepared for his return. He asked them not to reveal his presences to his family because he wants to surprise them. They books his ticket for the flight, he will reach Korea at 2 p.m on February 13.

I'm going to meet her now...