Chapter 201 (1/2)

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The next day, when I got out of bed and scratched my head feeling empty, my phone began to ring in the corner. How did I get back home? As if I passed out after getting drunk, nothing came up in my mind that I just sat still, racking my brains. Soon, memories of yesterday came to the surface one after another.

‘So, that’s what happened,’ I murmured, taking my both hands off my disheveled hair.

I joined the courage test and fell into a weird world with Jooin… then the faceless man, feeling of guilt…

“I promise that I won’t let you be alone in that world.”

His voice hit my head like raindrops.

For a moment, I was smiling quietly without looking anywhere, then I opened my flip phone. The first thing that came into my sight was Eun Jiho’s message.

Sent by: Eun Ji-goddamn-ho

You collapsed, huh?

It was enough to grasp the overall situation. Thankfully, I managed to pass out in front of the kids after holding back my urge to faint in the other universe. ‘Um, yeah, good job,’ I nodded my head.

Since I wasn’t the main character in thriller or horror movies, how amazing it was to endure the fear after confronting the faceless man and return to this world? There was no reason for me to think, ‘How can I faint when I’m not a female protagonist like Ban Yeo Ryung?’ as well as to rack with guilt.

The kids didn’t seem to bring me to the hospital or so when I passed out. Perhaps, Jooin explained well to the kids of my collapse… such as I saw something horrifying.

Rambling those thoughts in mind, I flipped through the texts one after another but soon paused when Yoon Jung In’s message came into sight.

Sent by: Yoon Jung In

BAHAHAHA Dude, how did you do that? Girls in Class 1-1 told me that you suddenly appeared from nowhere lol They said you shit scared them. I don’t think they’ll annoy you anymore, so isn’t it a happy ending?

Sent by: Kim Hye Hill

Yoon Jung In is so excited EWWW

Sent by: Kim Hye Woo

Agreed.

They were indeed twins that I giggled at their conversations going through the texts. I closed my phone but soon opened to see Yoo Chun Young’s number.

Being hesitant for a second, I pressed the call button, drew up my knees, and pulled my comforter over them. Embracing my legs wrapped with a comforter, I waited for the beeping sound to end while tilting my head backward to look up at the ceiling.

’11 in the night… is it too late for a call?’ with that thought in mind, soon I heard a voice coming over the phone.

[Ham Donnie?]

“Yoo Chun Young,” I answered with a sudden giggle.

Yoo Chun Young might be standing blankly over the phone, wondering why I was laughing. Imagining him with that look, I let out a giggle again.

I could hardly stop laughing that I kept heaving my shoulders, which made Yoo Chun Young fling a question to me at last.

[Are you sick?]

“Um… no! No, no! I can laugh whenever I want, can’t I?”

Quickly answering back in a loud voice, I couldn’t help laughing again. Somehow the transparent sunlight in the summer, pouring through the window, felt friendly and warm. Yoo Chun Young’s voice in the morning was also pleasant to hear.

Yoo Chun Young then said nonchalantly.

[I heard that you passed out yesterday.]

“Yup.”

[I thought Ban Yeo Ryung would faint.]

“Yeah, I thought the same too.”

[Before you collapsed yesterday, I heard that you said some silly things. You saw me wearing a middle school uniform and… um… what was it…]

“Oh, you mean those…?”

When he brought up the topic that I was aware of, I elevated my voice in delight.

‘Right! That was why I called him,’ with that thought, I tossed a question in a bright tone.