Kim Ha Joon

My name is Kim Ha Joon and I was born in South Korea. According to my parents, neighbours and other people who know me, I got brains. But actually it's not the truth. Well, I got talents but got brains was not natural. When I was 11 years old, I regained memory of my previous life. Back then I didn't take it into serious consideration and thought It was just a dream because it seemed like a historical drama. But after that incident everything seemed to change. I always barely pass my tests, but I started to remember all my answers accurately and topped in lot of subjects. Everyone around me suspected about my grades (even my parents). But it became no surprise from then as I always topped in exams. I was always popular among girls due to my good looks and skills, But this popularity turned into lot of love letters after I started to study well and got into everyone's good books.

Everyone has a crush to devote to. Like wise, I had a crush to devote to, her name was Park Jin Ae. Of course it was a one sided love but lately my popularity grabbed her attention. She even wrote a love letter and passed it to me through her friend. I know it was quite rude, but you can't expect more from a school belle and from a one sided crush. After receiving her love letter, I felt like the happiest person ever in this world until something unfortunate happened. It was a nice day to accept my crush's proposal. I took a rain check at the weather and everything that seemed like obstacle, but everything was fine. As I entered the school, I was showered with cherry blossoms. That was a good sign and there she was, my Park Jin Ae, walking on the grass absent minded. I hoped on cheerfully towards her, then my heart started to beat faster (expected reaction) but I felt the pain, the pain so equal to stabbing my heart. At the same time images flashed in my mind. Those images showed a beautiful girl, seeing me with pain. At that moment I felt like crushing inside, tears flowing on my cheeks, felt so painful that I could die for that girl whom I never knew before.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulders, calling my name " Ha Joon, Kim Ha Joon! are you alright!". I raised my head to only see Park Jin Ae's friend tapping on my shoulder, while my crush felt embarrassed to even touch me because I was crying for no reason. I felt hurt by the sight of my crush avoiding me because of embarrassment, while a girl from some memory of mine seeing me in pain. I wonder why this girl appeared in my head and Who is she?

Kim Ha Joon

I, Kim Ha Joon started to realise that my crush, Park Jin Ae approached me, not because she loved me. But because I was popular. After that incident of embarrassment and pain, I started to avoid Jin Ae. I wonder who was that beautiful girl and why did my heart ache whenever I think about her?.

As usual every day, went by like every day. I went to school, hangout with friends, came back home, studied, slept on my bed and had dreams that came as clips. Only the dreams I had made the day different. Days went by like a wind and soon I realised that i turned 15 and I was in high school first grade. Time really runs faster than it looks. It was already been four years and I didn't see that beautiful girl's face again. But whenever I dreamt, I felt like I ended up chasing that girl. I am not sure if this girl in my dream is the same beautiful girl that I have seen in those flash images. But all I wanted was to chase her down, grab her shoulders and turn her around to face me. One day I will get hold of that girl who still appears in my dreams.

As usual, time ran faster as it always did. I was 16 years old and was in high school second year. I went to school, hangout with friends, came back home, studied, slept on my bed and had dreams that came as clips. Only the dreams I had made the day different. Same as usual you think and you were right! This was only until I met that fortune teller lady. After all that tired studying at school ended, my friends called me over for a hangout. But I slipped away because I have promised my mom that I would study that day. So, I had to walk alone to my home. It was a cloudy evening, it seemed like it might rain anytime now. Thus, I ran faster as I could before it started to rain. But the unfortunate me didn't make it. I took shelter near a closed shop. "What the hell!" I whispered as I got frustrated. "Cursing for little things. pfft!. I wonder how you will manage coming great things" an old women who some how appeared beside me, spoke those spooky words. "Excuse me, what do you mean by COMING GREAT THINGS?" I asked her. But she led me inside a hut and I followed her without a word. Inside the hut, it was pitch dark, but you can see two chairs facing opposite to each other and a table with a crystal globe filled in with smoke on it, was placed between the two chairs. It was so creepy as well as real as in movies.

The old lady, maybe an old witch, was already on her seat and was inviting me to sit opposite to her. I was startled when she held my hands in her two pale, wrinkled palms. Everything in that room felt unusual and scary. I can feel the chill running down my spine and then she spoke to me. "Are you curious?"

old lady : Are you curious?

me : what?

old lady : The dream!

me : Are you a swindler?

old lady : Are you curious?

me : Yea, I'm curious to know if you are a swindler!

old lady : ANI! (means no in Korean)

me : then

old lady : ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL, BAEGCHI! (Baegchi means idiot in Korean)

me : Daebak! (*means awesome in Korean)

me : So, you really know about that girl? and also about my dreams?

That's when I saw the old lady smirk in confidence and lifted her head with pride. Then she said something in whispers. I did get some words like "I shall quench your thirst with answers" and I said "yes" without hesitation.

Kim Ha Joon

That's when I saw the old lady smirk in confidence and lifted her head with pride. Then she said something in whispers. I did get some words like "I shall quench your thirst with answers" and I said "yes" without hesitation. Well, she sounded as if she knew everything about that girl, but turns out that she was just another swindler. That old Halmeoni (*Halmeoni means grandma in Korean) talked about you-know-who, Park Jin Ae. I mean, was she stalking me to find information and swindle my money? that was the first thing which came to my mind. Without anymore hesitation I stood up and started to leave the place. I couldn't watch her expression, obviously because she was facing my back. Even though I couldn't see her, I can feel that she was grinning rather than having a drooping face.

As I walked out of the hut I noticed that the sky is still gloomy as if it's about to rain and the ground...WAIT A MINUTE! the ground is totally dry. It just rained a few minutes ago. "Oi! Ha Joon" someone called me from the back and then took me by the neck while squeezing it tightly. I was taken by surprise. "Oi! Ha Joon, shall we hangout and have some karaoke night?"I opened my eyes as the voice sounded so awfully familiar that I can say that it was my childhood buddy and my classmate Lee Sung ho. "Sung Ho what are you doing here. Didn't I say that I am going to study as I promised my mom?". Puzzled by my answer Sung Ho released his arms around my neck and faced me and said "Ha Joon are you crazy? When did you say that to me? You are using your mom's name for excuses these days. Are you dating someone? is it Park Jin Ae?". It felt more like Deja Vu and I started notice my environment. I was standing inside my school campus and the gate is just a few meters away. The sky is  cloudy as if it's going to rain and the date was today's date, but the time was few hours ago. What on earth is happening to me, am I having a delusion or was I dreaming this few hours or did I really time travelled a few hours back? Then what about the Witch, I mean, old Halmeoni. I started running toward's the old Halmeoni's hut. "OI! Ha Joon, where the hell are you running to...don't even try to escape..." Lee Sung Ho shouted as I began running.

At last I came down the street where the hut was located and the timing was right\, the rain was already pouring. "What the ****" It was me cursing. There was no Hut and no old Halmeoni. It was a barren land with a "Land for Sale" sign board. Just then something shined on the floor\, I kneeled down and picked that shinning thing. It was a silver necklace\, A necklace with a stone dollar shaped in like the mugunghwa flower also known as the rose of Sharon. Which is the national flower of Korea. A pricking pain in my head and I started to see some flashing images of the old Halmeoni. Yes\, She was wearing it\, So that means everything happened a few hours ago was real. "UGH!" I cried in pain. "Joon ah! are you alright" a sweet voice asked me with concern. My eyes filled with tears\, I turned my head as in kneeling position to see who it was. Everything looked blurry\, but I can figure out that it was a girl wearing a Hanbok like clothes (*traditional Korean dress) with a Jiwusan (*Korean traditional umbrella) and was reaching out her right hand towards me to get up. I saw something shinning around her neck."Ha Joon ah! take my hand"...I turned my back towards her again and closed my eyes in pain\, squeezing out the tears. Suddenly a pair of hands rested on my shoulders\, at first I thought it was her...the girl. But\, "Ha Joon ah! Nuh Micheossuh?" (*Nuh Micheossuh means are you crazy in Korean) and started to shake me totally hard grabbing my shoulder. Suddenly after looking at the necklace in my hand\, I from no where had the impression that I saw this same necklace around the girl's necklace just a while ago. Getting on my feet\, I staggered as it was cold and numb from all the kneeling down position. Now I faced the person behind me\, expecting to see the girl.