Faintest thrumming sound echo's at his footsteps, almost a whisper, announcing his presence in the quiet hospital corridors. Frowning, deep set mysterious dark eyes glance around. Purposeful footsteps lead him in one destination to that specific room, stopping in the doorway, observes an empty room, an empty bed.
Walking over to the bed, looks down at a small neatly stacked pile of rocks and an open book placed on the bed tray. Curious, he sees the book is open to a page where Pinocchio talks with the Good Fairy.
Almost as if magic, words scroll across the page, a conversation begins, voices heard…
Myeol Mang asks,
But how did you become a grown up so fast?
Little God says,
That's a secret.
He says,
Tell me. I want to be an adult, too. I'm still a kid like this.
She says,
But you can't become an adult
He asks,
Why not?
She says,
Because you don't deserve being an adult.
He says,
No, living as a puppet is boring. I want to become an adult soon.
She says,
You can become an adult. But then you need to be qualified.
He asks,
What can I do?
She advices,
It's very simple. You just have to try to be a good kid all of the time….
Inclining his head, ponders on the meaning of these words. His dark eyes glaze over, deeply deciphering her message. Decisively turning around, he strides out of the hospital towards his car. His main concern is having Dong Kyung returned soon.