Chapter 4
Chapter 4 : It’s an Incredible Gift (1)
Jaegun abruptly expanded his eyes and opened his mouth . The moment he touched the kitten, an indescribable sensation traveled through his arm and entered his body .
“Urgh… Wh-What? Did I drink too much?”
Even his head started aching . Jaegun wrapped one hand around his head and hollered .
“Arrgg, I must have over-drank . I should rest now . You should come to my house for now too, but I would have to use 2 hands to bring the box…”
To Jaegun’s words, the kitten classily hopped on top of the box . Seeing this cute scene, Jaegun momentarily forgot his pain and let out a grin . As he lifted the box up, the kitten was already calmly waiting for him .
“Your name is Rika, right?”
“Meow . ”
“There’s nothing to feed you except milk at my house, is that okay?”
“Meow . ”
“As soon as I get up tomorrow, I’ll find your owner for you . I’m just a novel writer with nothing to do . ”
“Meow . Meow . ”
That night . Jaegun dreamt his first dream in a long time .
An old man in his 60s was there, warmly smiling at Jaegun . He approached Jaegun and laid down a piece of advice .
-Write the stories that you want to write, but you must remember to distinguish between what you want to write and writing to solely make money .
-Do not forget what you promised to yourself when you decided to pick up the pen . You must always keep in mind what you promised to yourself in the beginning .
“Urggghhhh…”
Jaegun rubbed his burning head from the hangover and woke up from his slumber .
“Meow . ”
Rika, who was guarding him by his bedside all night, approached him while meowing . Jaegun fondled Rika who was rubbing against his cheeks and stood up .
“You sleep well Rika? I should first take a walk around the neighborhood . And you, play with the toys while I start on my proj-…”
Jaegun couldn’t finish his sentence and closed his mouth . He stared penetratingly at Rika with a face void of tiredness . His two eyes were wildly shaking .
“Ri-Rika, I knew you already…?”As he was profusely apologizing to the passengers, it was soon time to get off . Jaegun hugged Rika and quickly got off the subway .
‘Let’s see, the address is…’
The villas became numerous as he was nearing the address . All of a sudden, he stopped in front of a place in a narrow alleyway .
“Meow . ”
Without warning, Rika jumped to the ground and took the lead . Jaegun treaded behind Rika through the twisting and turning alleway .
Suddenly, the duo stopped in front of a worn-down villa . Jaegun looked at the engraved address next to the entrance . It exactly matched the address from Suh Gunwoo’s memories .
“It was your house after all, you remembered well . Let’s go in quickly . ”
Jaegun walked in front of the villa and pressed the doorbell of suite 201 . After a long while,a man’s voice came back through the intercom .
“Who is this?”
“Ah, yes . Excuse me, do you possibly know Suh Gunwoo?”
“… What is the problem?”
The man’s voice turned dark in an instant . Jaegun cleared his voice with a cough and quickly replied .
“Actually, his grave is near my house . There was a laptop and various other items as well . I also found a cat and was wondering if these items were yours . ”
“How did you find this place?”
“The address was written on a piece of paper inside the box . Um, I think it was something like a delivery sticker . ”
Jaegun did not tell the truth . He could not tell the crazy story that he inherited the memories of Suh Gunwoo and he found this place like that .
“There was an address written somewhere? There is no way that would happen… Anyways I don’t need those items so please go back . ”
The man still did not open the door and stubbornly talked through the intercom . Jaegun was enraptured by a peculiar mood . Jaegun was sure that the man abandoned these items in the grave from the way he was talking .
“Excuse me, but what is your relation with Mr . Suh Gunwoo?”
Jaegun asked through the intercom . He needed information . What was the identity of the old man named Suh Gunwoo, who came into his head without warning; he desperately wanted to get to the bottom of this .
-Slam!
The door suddenly opened with a deafening noise . In front of the startled Jaegun, who took a step back, was a man in his 30s . A red face and a strong alcoholic smell emanated from the man even though it was currently morning .
“What are you planning to do with information about my Father?”
“Fa-Father?”