Eun Ho-Ra's eyes snapped open, her heart racing like a drum.
The darkness receded, revealing the familiar contours of her bedroom.
But the memory of the dream lingered, seared into her mind like a branding iron.
Five faceless figures stood before her, their voices echoing in her mind.
"Save us... We want justice... Why aren't you doing anything?
Their pleas pierced her soul, leaving her breathless. Eun Ho-Ra rubbed her temples, warding off the creeping headache. Why did this dream haunt her still?
"Oh God, again," she sighed, tossing off the covers. "I should go to the doctor again.
"Her mom's voice interrupted her thoughts, warm and inviting.
"Eun Ho-Ra, breakfast is ready!"Eun Ho-Ra swung her legs over the side of the bed, her feet dangling in the air.
She took a deep breath, shaking off the lingering fogginess."Coming, Mum!" she replied, forcing a brightness she didn't feel.
In the bathroom, she let the warm water soothe her tense muscles. As she sang softly, her voice echoed off the tiles, a melancholy tune that matched her mood.
After her bath, she joined her family in the dining room.
The aroma of kimchi and toast filled the air, transporting her to a simpler time.Her younger sister, Eun Mi, bounced in, yawning."Morning, eonnie!" Eun Mi said, using the affectionate Korean term for "older sister."Eun mi-Ra teased,"you're pregnant, I guess?"Eun ho rolled her eyes.Mom intervened,"Eun Mi, what are you speaking? Your sister works late at night. She needs rest.
"Eun Ho-Ra smiled proudly. "Yeah, South Korea's No. 1 office isn't easy to manage."Eun Mi rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "Unnie, you're always bragging about your job.
"Their banter filled the room with warmth. But Eun Ho-Ra's mind lingered on the dream.Who were those faceless figures?What justice did they seek?And why did she feel responsible?
As she finished breakfast, her phone buzzed.A text message from Ji-Hyun:"Reunion. 15th anniversary. Meet us at Cafe Blue."Eun Ho-Ra's heart skipped a beat.What reunion?And why now?A shiver ran down her spine.Something was stirring, something long buried.
Eunho was getting ready for the party of their 15th anniversary reunion, "mom i can get late so don't worry about me".
_At road_
Did they really think might time is good for that party stuff , I should be at my home and was doing my work if I not have to come here"
When she arrived there everyone was looking at her.Every gaze was on her
she feels awkward for being attention in everyone's eyes.
She met many people and met jihyun her trusted friend as her bestfriend and sooyoung her childhood bestfriend and Tae-oh who she hang out with often,she was unable to remember the memory with them but she knows them,and all were taking about their memories and Eun ho was just smiling and pretended to know, Ji Hyun was aware of that she is pretending to smile.
Suddenly someone spoke up "what about those 5 student".
Jihyun and sooyoung and taeoh suddenly felt sad and disappointed.
Eun-ho's eyes widened to hear something retable with her dreams then jihyun try to change the topic.
Mr.kim Arrived there and try to change the topic "let's play a game"
"apt game" (korean drinking game)
After some time the scene changed
They all were drunk and having chat.
"Sooyoung is married and her husband was not the one whom she wanted to marry"
"As ji Hyun wanted to make her business but is an employee
"Tae-oh wanted to be a idol but is handling his father's company"
"As eun-ho wanted to be a fashion designer but an employee in Korea's no.1 company"
"But for eunho it's good isn't it eunho?"
Eun ho felt a sudden ache in her chest
"Excuse me I have to go my mom is waiting"
She rused out of the cafe
She cried harder about not chasing her dreams and then she sit on the edge of a bridge in her way
"I can't be the one whom I wanted to be"All she can remember was her mom telling her about her missed exam.
Eunho arrived at her home and directly grabbed to her bed without changing her clothes in messy hair.
_At the morning _
When she wake-up in morning and get allready for her day.
Mom called for breakfast as always but todat she was silent not pretending to being bright.
Eun mi asked "Are you fine eonnie see your eyes feel like you haven't sleep from 1 whole week"
instead of replying.
She left for her office.
She was working so hard from 3 months on a project. She entered the boss office.
she pull out a file with a pendrive.
She give her file to the boss.
Everthying seems normal untill her female boss yelled at her for some missing papers.
"Didn't you know that this project is so much important".
Feeling a wave of all emotions at once.
Eun-ho left the office room without speaking any word.
Eun-ho cried harder in toilet and then wash-up her face and try to pretend like nothing happened.
Evening time when she was rushing fast,
To catch her bus she bumped into a electric pole and hurted her arm.
But catches the bus and when she was getting home she saw sooyoung stading near bus stand,when she get off bus ,they met
Sooyoung asked her the reason for leaving early.
Eun ho try to avoid her question and sooyoung ask her to come over at her place and meet her husband as she didn't come to their wedding.
Eun-ho agreed
when they were about to reach the apartment floor.
They were in lift and sooyoung suddenly spoke I don't know that you remember them but I think they were killed that wasn't an accident it was murder!
Eun-ho wanted to talk on that topic but they was on her floor and she get in her apartment flat when sooyoung opened the door her husband smile and waved at sooyoung and eun-ho grins.
Sooyoung gesture her to sit.
Then they asked her about her work and they were so in drinking that sooyoung and her husband got drunk
Her husband passed out and sooyoung was being too drunk and without thinking she give her their school album where she saw 5 more members who weren't with them on reunion
Eun-ho listen echo in her mind "you can save us we wasn't supposed to die" eun-ho shook her head.
Sooyoung gesture on the boy from the album "This boy is hot and handsome like tae-oh isn't him?"
When you first arrived at reunion party tae-oh was just looking at you as always I know he likes you.
Just like jihoon, eunho shocked "jihoon?" And sudden tears dropping from eun-ho's eyes.
Eunho was curious why was she crying
"If jihoon was alive he had also liked you.
Don't you remember in our school days how they both fight for you,both tae oh and jihoon isn't it and you know you told me you liked jihoon.
Sooyoung blushed but eunho eyes were full with tears as she saw her some of pictures with jihoon
sooyoung speak in unfamiliar tone
"if jihoon haven't saved you he will be alive today isn't it"
Eun ho shocked and ran out of the building she was running and was blaming herself with closed eyes.
she was "panicked."
"It's all my fault I really have no right to stay in this world,I think I am the one who needed to be blame"
Suddenly she stepped and drowned into river near the road which was not having any grills to support and she drowned into water deep and deeper
"Will I will die that much easily,maybe i deserve to die" and smiled.
She listened a voice EUN-HO,EUN-HO,Eunho are you fine,it was a girl voice and eunho was shock to hear a familiar voice.
A hand come into water and pulled her up girl showed up saying "oh sorry eunho,jihyun must be crazy" That girl glance on her side "See how sooyoung and jihyun are laughing" then that girl also smilied.
I was shock to be in day as I was drown into water at night time and as I looked around I see jihyun and sooyoung and that girl in my high school dress and when I looked at myself I was....I was in my school dress too and I looked around with curiousity and found out that I was at my high school and was sitting in our schools fountain and that girl picked me up and sooyoung called "hey eunho and dan-oh stop it we were just pranking","let's just go to cafeteria"
They three laughed and I was still confused how can I be there,is it a prank or did I die or it's a dream.
Yes it must be dream wake up --wake up from dream."Eun ho come on"
Eunho hesitated "which...which year is this" and then Sooyoung said "Are going to say I am from future,so we are not gonna believe you
They three chuckled,she discovered it's 2016 ,what am I 17 years old what the ---
Jihyun spoke "do you remember my brother jihoons birthday"
Eunho shook her head
what jihoon... birthday...brother..?