Chapter 24 : Flashback(1)

In sub-zero weather, I wandered the streets with nothing on.

I figured that even if I stayed in front of my house, the firmly closed front door wouldn’t open.

Feeling my body gradually getting colder, I entered an apartment complex whose name I didn’t even know properly. At first, I was afraid that

someone would see me naked, but I felt like I was about to freeze to death, so I didn’t even think about it.

‘…Sleepy.’

My body wasn’t shaking anymore. Rather, I felt a warm energy flowing through my body.

Feeling my eyes slowly closing, I lay down on a bench nearby. The dazed and dizzy feeling seemed to be a little comforting to me now.

Only later did I realize that those symptoms were caused by my brain, which had gone haywire due to extreme hypothermia, misjudging the

state of my body. In other words, I was on the verge of freezing to death.

If it hadn’t been for the security guard who happened to be on patrol, I might have frozen to death in that state.

The guard, who found the collapsed person, immediately called an ambulance, and I was taken away in the ambulance, answering the

paramedics’ questions with a blank mind.

-[Why did you come outside without wearing clothes in this weather?]

-[…I was kicked out of my house.]

-[Can I have the contact information of your guardian?]

I said countless times that I didn’t need a guardian and that I was an adult, but they didn’t believe me. The reason they didn’t believe me was

simple.

It was probably because my appearance was that of a young girl who looked like a high school student at best.

-[We need your guardian’s contact information to take various measures on our side.]

-[…I don’t have one anymore.]

-[Pardon?]

-[I don’t have a guardian, I said.]

I knew my parents’ phone numbers exactly. I could memorize them right now if I was told to.

But they’re the ones who kicked me out of the house and made me almost freeze to death like this. Even if I said my parents’ contact

information out loud here, I didn’t think I would see a good end.

It would be fortunate if my family didn’t bring a kitchen knife and stab me.

-[…I’m sorry.]

With an apology whose intention I couldn’t understand, an awkward silence lingered in the ambulance.

Feeling the awkward sensation of the oxygen mask on my mouth, I slowly closed my eyes.

At first, I thought I was just dreaming.

It was my mother cutting fruit next to the hospital bed, and other family members looking down at me with concern.

-[Oh, Mom…?]

-[You’re awake, Gyeoul.]

She smiled at me and held out a piece of apple shaped like a rabbit.

Thinking that if this moment was a dream, I hoped I wouldn’t wake up for as long as possible, I bit into the apple.

It was sweet.

It was so sweet that I felt like crying.

-[Gyeoul, the bishop said that there is one way for you to repent and be saved.]

-[That’s right. If you repent and reflect, you can be recognized as a ‘human’ and be saved.]

-[…Really?]

-[Of course. However, this depends on your efforts.]

I smiled as brightly as possible at my father, who patted me on the shoulder as if he believed in me.

-[I’ll work hard.]

-[Yes, that’s my son. Or, is it a daughter now?]

Laughter bloomed on the faces of my family at his sly joke.

I wanted to be treated as a son if possible, but I was just happy even if I was called a daughter.

Like the children’s song I sang in kindergarten, I can do anything with my family.

“…Sister? What are you doing now?”

As soon as I returned home, for some reason, my parents ordered me to clean my body.

To obey their words, I entered the bathroom and naturally began to wash my body.

Looking at my changed body, my face kept getting hot. So, while ignoring my appearance in the mirror as much as possible, I was

concentrating on showering when I heard the bathroom door open.

Turning around, my sister was standing there with nothing on.

My sister’s body, which I had only seen once when I was a little kid that I barely remember now, had grown so much that it couldn’t even be

compared to then.

A sleek, curved abdomen and waist, and a near-perfect body with the right places in and the right places out.

It wasn’t for nothing that she brought a bag full of snacks every time there was a What Day when she was a student.

As I blankly stared at her face, she approached me.

“Wait a minute…”

“I’ll wash you, so stay still.”

At the same gentle voice that was always the same, I stopped moving my struggling limbs.

“…Ugh.”

“Tell me right away if it tickles or hurts.”

As she said that, my sister slowly began to stroke my body.

As if I had returned to my childhood, I enjoyed her touch.

My sister familiarly washed my long hair, soaped my whole body, and washed away the soap while turning the shower head around.

I had to desperately try not to think immoral thoughts every time the soft sensation I felt behind my back and her touch brushed against some sensitive areas.

“It’s over.”

After finishing the shower, drying my hair, and finishing even a simple makeup for reasons I didn’t know well…

It’s a bit much to say this to myself, but I was really beautiful.

“…I’ll tell you in advance, Gyeoul.”

“Huh?”

“I’m sorry.”

I tilted my head at her sudden apology, but my sister left without saying anything more.

I sat still in front of the mirror and wondered what that sorry meant, but nothing came to mind.

‘Are you sorry for kicking me out of the house?’

To think that, the only person in my family who didn’t swear or use violence against me was my sister. It would make sense to receive an

apology from my parents and younger siblings first.

“What are you thinking…”

Although she is always kind and devoted to her family, the only drawback of my sister is that I can’t know what she’s thinking because of her

quiet and timid personality.

“Gyeoul! If you’ve finished washing, come out!”

At my mother’s voice coming from outside, I answered vigorously.

“Yes! I’m going out!”

What awaited me outside was an empty wide living room and windows with curtains drawn. The sofa and TV that had occupied the center of

the living room had disappeared, and instead, a large bed was placed there.

All the lights were turned off, and candles with a lascivious atmosphere were lighting only a dim light.

Seeing that scene, I was able to realize why my sister had said that.

“Come on, come over here and lie down.”

At my father’s gesture, I followed him and sat on the bed.

“And after drinking this, just close your eyes.”

“The bishop said that if you drink this and fall asleep, the evil spirits will leave your body and become a pure body.”

Looking at the family members who each added a word, I emptied the glass full of an unknown liquid to meet their expectations.

“We’ll be staying out tonight, so get a good night’s sleep. Can you do it? You’re a good son.”

After saying those words, Dad led the other family members out of the house.

I lay in bed and slowly sorted out my thoughts.

From afar, I heard the sound of the firmly closed door opening.

I could stand it. Because I’m a good son.

…I thought so.

Until I realized that what the bishop was holding in his hand was a huge saw, not a dildo.