Chapter 3
Thank goodness my parents left for Japan early this morning. I got the whole house to
myself. I've got to think. What is happening to me? Did I just let my enemy walk me
home? The walk home was silent and nothing happened. But my pride...No. I must
control myself. But could he be the spy? It's unbelievable if he really is. But why am I
finding the spy? Am I actually looking for love? Ha! Right! Like I could love! My
heart is filled with coldness. No warmth can melt it. But still, I don't know why I'm
looking for the spy. Is it really because of hunger of love? Ring! Ring! Oh damn! The
phone's ringing! I ran out of my room, all the way to the front hall, where the phone was.
I answered it, still breathless. "Hello?", I said in an annoyed tone. "Come on, Ji Hyun.
Help me. I'll raise the price", Hyesung pleaded on the line. "Hyesung?! How the did
you get this number?", I asked him. "From him", he replied. I groaned. He does know a
lot about me. "But he wouldn't tell me what happened yesterday", he followed. "He said
the right thing. If he told you, I would have to kill you", I joked. "Haha! Anyway,
please help me", he begged. "In one condition", I said. "What? I'll do anything!", he
exclaimed. He's so weird. What if I ask him to jump over a cliff, would he do it? "I
want you to....slap Kim Hee Sun in her face!", I laughed. "Hey! That's impossible!
Come on, I'm serious!", he whined. Geez, he's such a sore head! "Fine. If Mr. Spy
comes up to me, I'll help you. But if not, I won't. plus, I still want the 10 bucks per
week.", I told him. "You're lucky I love Hee Sun so much to go through all these you're
putting me through.", he bragged. "Well, I'm not forcing you to", I reasoned. "This is
blackmail!", he complained. I didn't say anything. I'm thinking, does the spy know,
whoever he is, that I just used his pawn? This is really getting weird and freaky. This
spy thing, I mean. "Hello?? Earth to Ji Hyun!", Hyesung interrupted my thoughts.
"What?!?", I shouted back. "I said, why do you want to know who's the spy?", he
repeated. "Oh well, I have my own reasons and that shouldn't concern you", I answered.
"I think I sense love", he teased. "Ha! Love? Is there such a thing?! It's just a game", I
retorted. "Whatever you say. But if it strucks you, don't say I didn't tell you!", he
replied. "If ever that happens, I'll kill you first!", I told him. "Sure, sure", he said, not
believing. "Well, goodbye then", he finally said, hanging up. I went back to my room.
There was a rustling noise outside the window. I quickly opened the window. Could it
be thieves? I looked outside. No one was there. I guess it was just the branches of trees
brushing against the glass window. I closed it again. Ding dong! The doorbell?! Great.
I'm going down again. Weird though. No one is supposed to come tonight. At least I
don't expect someone. "Who is it?", I spoke in the intercom. No one answered. I
opened the door, expecting someone standing but no one was there. Wait 'til I find out
who's playing a prank on me. I looked around again and under the tree, a shadowy figure
stood. He or whatever it is was tall. I slowly crept out of the house and towards the
figure. "Hey! Who are you? Stop fooling around!", I shouted when he moved. He ran
towards the street. He's the spy! I'm sure of it. I ran after him. "Wait!", I shouted. He
passed through the street light then finally he was gone. Damn! I didn't catch him. But I
remember some of his features I saw when he passed the street lamp. His back was on
me but I had a good look at it. He was definitely not Se eun. I knew it. The spy had
brown hair. Se eun had a darker shade. I guess I was wrong. I walked inside the house
again and before I could close the door, I noticed a note on the floor. I picked up the note
and opened it. The same handwriting as the one in my locker yesterday. "Food for
thought, Ji Hyun. I'm not Se eun. You've mistaken me from him", the note said. This is
really freaky. If the spy's been at me for years now, then why is it only now that I
noticed? Was I so stupid to realize that someone's been following me all this years?
That doesn't seem possible. So, anyway, it's not Se eun. Definitely not Hyesung. Who
else is on my list? Uh-oh. I don't have a list. Does this mean I have to start from
nothing? Well, I can do it. But I'm not doing it to find love. That's right. I'm doing it
to stop this freakiness. It's really scary. Weird. Now, all I have to do is find someone's
back who has light brown hair and a tall built. That's easy. There are, what, like
thousands of guys in school. And I'm not even sure he's in the same school as me.
Great. Now I'm beginning to feel hopeless. It's gonna take me years. And that's
something I don't want. I think I'll just sleep this off. I went to my room and slept.
Beep! What?!? It's morning already?!? I thought I just laid down. But it's already
morning. The sunlight is shining through the window. I yawned. Days are so fast now.
Before I know it, I'm dying. A lump formed in my throat. Why did dying suddenly
make me feel uneasy? Ever since I found out I was sick, I knew I'll be dying. I was
never afraid. Even when I almost fell off the cliff, I wasn't scared. But now it makes me
shiver. It's all I've been asking for and now I've finally gotten my wish. This feeling is
so weird. I pushed it out of my mind and headed for school. "Miss Ji Hyun", our maid
called. Or should I say nurse. "What?", I said in an irritated voice. "Your medicine",
she answered. Since when did I have to take medications? Oh well, might as well take
it. I went to school after that. and sure enough, I saw a guy with the same shade of
brown hair and had the same built as the guy last night. That's him; I'm sure, looking at
him with his back facing me. I approached him and tapped his shoulder. And facing me
with an irritated expression was Kim Do Wan, the bully of the school. Sh*t! I have no
idea what to say! Umm...I better think quick. He looked at me; his eyes softened a little
but his voice still sounded tough. "What do you want, witch?", he asked. Um...I know!
"I wanna ...uh...borrow your notebook!", I exclaimed. He looked at me with a weird
expression. "My notebook?", he asked as if telling me that I was asking for his address.
"Yeah, that's right", I replied. "Here", he said, handing it to me. I looked inside and
there it is! The handwriting! It's Kim Do Wan! He's the spy! I looked up from the
notebook towards where he was before but he was not there or anywhere else. Damn! At
least I found him. The spy. But he was really someone I didn't expect. I sat on my usual
desk. My whole life is getting weirder and weirder every minute. I rested my head on
my table. And someone pulled my hair. Ouch! She pulled my head up. The first thing I
saw were the girls from yesterday. I glared at them. "Who gave you the right to pull my
hair?", I said calmly. "You're lucky about yesterday. I bet you hypnotized him!", they
spoke. Ha! Hypnotize?! Nice! Haha! I laughed. "What are you laughing at?", they
asked. "Let's just go. She's so weird. She might curse us", the other one said. They
walked away. "Bye bye", I said, faking a smile. After school, just as I was walking
towards the gate, I saw there were too many people. I decided to go through the back
gate. No one goes there anyway. So I did. I was nearing the gate when I heard someone
being punched. I ran out quickly, only to find Hyesung on the floor, blood dripping from
his lips and Se eun glaring at him. I don't know what happened but Hyesung's hurt. He
helped me before so I should help him. "You!", I shouted suddenly. I didn't even know
what I was doing. My legs moved and before I knew it, I punched him in his face.
"Don't you dare hurt Hyesung again! If you ever beat him up again, I'll blow your head
off!", I threatened him with the most confident voice I could master. I glared at him and
once again, he was surprised. Why do people have to act surprise when I do these
things? I came to Hyesung and sat down on the floor beside him. He smiled weakly.
"You helped me! I knew it! You treat me as a friend, don't you?", he teased. I laughed.
"I helped you because I felt sorry for you. You're not my friend", I shot back. "Haha! I
could have protected myself, you know!", he argued. "Right! That's why you stumbled
on the floor. Because you can handle it", I bluffed. "At least I found out that you treat
me as a friend", he said. And suddenly, everything around me swirled. My head hurts.
Am I having a seizure? I massaged my temples. "Ji Hyun, are you okay?", Hyesung
asked concernly. "Yeah, of course I am. You're the one who's hurt", I said, but it came
out as a whisper. I feel like I'm being drained of my energy. "Ji Hyun? Are you sure?",
Hyesung asked again. I used up all my strength in nodding. Suddenly the sounds around
me began to fade. I could hear faint footsteps coming near me but fading, what's
happening to me? The pain in my head, it's throbbing. My vision is getting very blurry.
"Ji Hyun! Ji Hyun!", the voice still I could hear a little. But finally, I didn't hear them. I
couldn't hear anything. I couldn't see anything either. Suddenly, I was in nowhere.
Thank goodness my parents left for Japan early this morning. I got the whole house to
myself. I've got to think. What is happening to me? Did I just let my enemy walk me
home? The walk home was silent and nothing happened. But my pride...No. I must
control myself. But could he be the spy? It's unbelievable if he really is. But why am I
finding the spy? Am I actually looking for love? Ha! Right! Like I could love! My
heart is filled with coldness. No warmth can melt it. But still, I don't know why I'm
looking for the spy. Is it really because of hunger of love? Ring! Ring! Oh damn! The
phone's ringing! I ran out of my room, all the way to the front hall, where the phone was.
I answered it, still breathless. "Hello?", I said in an annoyed tone. "Come on, Ji Hyun.
Help me. I'll raise the price", Hyesung pleaded on the line. "Hyesung?! How the did
you get this number?", I asked him. "From him", he replied. I groaned. He does know a
lot about me. "But he wouldn't tell me what happened yesterday", he followed. "He said
the right thing. If he told you, I would have to kill you", I joked. "Haha! Anyway,
please help me", he begged. "In one condition", I said. "What? I'll do anything!", he
exclaimed. He's so weird. What if I ask him to jump over a cliff, would he do it? "I
want you to....slap Kim Hee Sun in her face!", I laughed. "Hey! That's impossible!
Come on, I'm serious!", he whined. Geez, he's such a sore head! "Fine. If Mr. Spy
comes up to me, I'll help you. But if not, I won't. plus, I still want the 10 bucks per
week.", I told him. "You're lucky I love Hee Sun so much to go through all these you're
putting me through.", he bragged. "Well, I'm not forcing you to", I reasoned. "This is
blackmail!", he complained. I didn't say anything. I'm thinking, does the spy know,
whoever he is, that I just used his pawn? This is really getting weird and freaky. This
spy thing, I mean. "Hello?? Earth to Ji Hyun!", Hyesung interrupted my thoughts.
"What?!?", I shouted back. "I said, why do you want to know who's the spy?", he
repeated. "Oh well, I have my own reasons and that shouldn't concern you", I answered.
"I think I sense love", he teased. "Ha! Love? Is there such a thing?! It's just a game", I
retorted. "Whatever you say. But if it strucks you, don't say I didn't tell you!", he
replied. "If ever that happens, I'll kill you first!", I told him. "Sure, sure", he said, not
believing. "Well, goodbye then", he finally said, hanging up. I went back to my room.
There was a rustling noise outside the window. I quickly opened the window. Could it
be thieves? I looked outside. No one was there. I guess it was just the branches of trees
brushing against the glass window. I closed it again. Ding dong! The doorbell?! Great.
I'm going down again. Weird though. No one is supposed to come tonight. At least I
don't expect someone. "Who is it?", I spoke in the intercom. No one answered. I
opened the door, expecting someone standing but no one was there. Wait 'til I find out
who's playing a prank on me. I looked around again and under the tree, a shadowy figure
stood. He or whatever it is was tall. I slowly crept out of the house and towards the
figure. "Hey! Who are you? Stop fooling around!", I shouted when he moved. He ran
towards the street. He's the spy! I'm sure of it. I ran after him. "Wait!", I shouted. He
passed through the street light then finally he was gone. Damn! I didn't catch him. But I
remember some of his features I saw when he passed the street lamp. His back was on
me but I had a good look at it. He was definitely not Se eun. I knew it. The spy had
brown hair. Se eun had a darker shade. I guess I was wrong. I walked inside the house
again and before I could close the door, I noticed a note on the floor. I picked up the note
and opened it. The same handwriting as the one in my locker yesterday. "Food for
thought, Ji Hyun. I'm not Se eun. You've mistaken me from him", the note said. This is
really freaky. If the spy's been at me for years now, then why is it only now that I
noticed? Was I so stupid to realize that someone's been following me all this years?
That doesn't seem possible. So, anyway, it's not Se eun. Definitely not Hyesung. Who
else is on my list? Uh-oh. I don't have a list. Does this mean I have to start from
nothing? Well, I can do it. But I'm not doing it to find love. That's right. I'm doing it
to stop this freakiness. It's really scary. Weird. Now, all I have to do is find someone's
back who has light brown hair and a tall built. That's easy. There are, what, like
thousands of guys in school. And I'm not even sure he's in the same school as me.
Great. Now I'm beginning to feel hopeless. It's gonna take me years. And that's
something I don't want. I think I'll just sleep this off. I went to my room and slept.
Beep! What?!? It's morning already?!? I thought I just laid down. But it's already
morning. The sunlight is shining through the window. I yawned. Days are so fast now.
Before I know it, I'm dying. A lump formed in my throat. Why did dying suddenly
make me feel uneasy? Ever since I found out I was sick, I knew I'll be dying. I was
never afraid. Even when I almost fell off the cliff, I wasn't scared. But now it makes me
shiver. It's all I've been asking for and now I've finally gotten my wish. This feeling is
so weird. I pushed it out of my mind and headed for school. "Miss Ji Hyun", our maid
called. Or should I say nurse. "What?", I said in an irritated voice. "Your medicine",
she answered. Since when did I have to take medications? Oh well, might as well take
it. I went to school after that. and sure enough, I saw a guy with the same shade of
brown hair and had the same built as the guy last night. That's him; I'm sure, looking at
him with his back facing me. I approached him and tapped his shoulder. And facing me
with an irritated expression was Kim Do Wan, the bully of the school. Sh*t! I have no
idea what to say! Umm...I better think quick. He looked at me; his eyes softened a little
but his voice still sounded tough. "What do you want, witch?", he asked. Um...I know!
"I wanna ...uh...borrow your notebook!", I exclaimed. He looked at me with a weird
expression. "My notebook?", he asked as if telling me that I was asking for his address.
"Yeah, that's right", I replied. "Here", he said, handing it to me. I looked inside and
there it is! The handwriting! It's Kim Do Wan! He's the spy! I looked up from the
notebook towards where he was before but he was not there or anywhere else. Damn! At
least I found him. The spy. But he was really someone I didn't expect. I sat on my usual
desk. My whole life is getting weirder and weirder every minute. I rested my head on
my table. And someone pulled my hair. Ouch! She pulled my head up. The first thing I
saw were the girls from yesterday. I glared at them. "Who gave you the right to pull my
hair?", I said calmly. "You're lucky about yesterday. I bet you hypnotized him!", they
spoke. Ha! Hypnotize?! Nice! Haha! I laughed. "What are you laughing at?", they
asked. "Let's just go. She's so weird. She might curse us", the other one said. They
walked away. "Bye bye", I said, faking a smile. After school, just as I was walking
towards the gate, I saw there were too many people. I decided to go through the back
gate. No one goes there anyway. So I did. I was nearing the gate when I heard someone
being punched. I ran out quickly, only to find Hyesung on the floor, blood dripping from
his lips and Se eun glaring at him. I don't know what happened but Hyesung's hurt. He
helped me before so I should help him. "You!", I shouted suddenly. I didn't even know
what I was doing. My legs moved and before I knew it, I punched him in his face.
"Don't you dare hurt Hyesung again! If you ever beat him up again, I'll blow your head
off!", I threatened him with the most confident voice I could master. I glared at him and
once again, he was surprised. Why do people have to act surprise when I do these
things? I came to Hyesung and sat down on the floor beside him. He smiled weakly.
"You helped me! I knew it! You treat me as a friend, don't you?", he teased. I laughed.
"I helped you because I felt sorry for you. You're not my friend", I shot back. "Haha! I
could have protected myself, you know!", he argued. "Right! That's why you stumbled
on the floor. Because you can handle it", I bluffed. "At least I found out that you treat
me as a friend", he said. And suddenly, everything around me swirled. My head hurts.
Am I having a seizure? I massaged my temples. "Ji Hyun, are you okay?", Hyesung
asked concernly. "Yeah, of course I am. You're the one who's hurt", I said, but it came
out as a whisper. I feel like I'm being drained of my energy. "Ji Hyun? Are you sure?",
Hyesung asked again. I used up all my strength in nodding. Suddenly the sounds around
me began to fade. I could hear faint footsteps coming near me but fading, what's
happening to me? The pain in my head, it's throbbing. My vision is getting very blurry.
"Ji Hyun! Ji Hyun!", the voice still I could hear a little. But finally, I didn't hear them. I
couldn't hear anything. I couldn't see anything either. Suddenly, I was in nowhere.