episode_0095

In my previous life, I didn’t really enjoy watching horror movies. I didn’t understand why people would enjoy something that was scary.

You say horror movies aren’t scary? Then there’s no point in watching them, right?

I don’t know if it’s good to go with a lover and hug each other and stuff, but I’ve never been in a relationship so I don’t know much about that.

Anyway, it’s not that fun to watch. But I feel uneasy because I think I’ll have a hard time sleeping at night.

… … Yeah, to be honest, it’s true that it’s starting to get scary. It’s bright during the day so I don’t really think about it, but as it gets darker, it gets scarier.

How could I, during the day, think that it would be okay for Hamshik to come out as a ghost when he dies?

If Hamshik dies, he might become a ghost. He’ll become a hungry ghost who borrows someone’s body and orders and eats late-night snacks.

Then, when people who ate late-night snacks like that come to their senses, they will regret ordering late-night snacks with a full stomach and think that it was a waste of money to order delivery!

Gaining weight or feeling bloated the next morning is a bonus.

How scary. And the only person who could be the scapegoat is Narin, the biggest one in our family.

Since neither Saekmusae nor Nana Jihyun eat much, if they could possess them, they would covet Nalin’s body, which would allow them to eat more.

Narin, who originally doesn’t eat breakfast, might end up deciding to go on a diet and skip lunch and dinner after eating a late-night snack and going to bed later.

It was definitely a scary thought, but as I thought about it, I became sadder and sadder.

Half of me wishes that Hamshik would come back as a ghost when he dies, and half of me worries that if he still has that much attachment, he’ll still have attachment to food.

“Hamshik-ah, let’s eat all the delicious food without any worries. Tell me what you want to eat every day. Oh, I can’t talk, so just look at the food and choose for yourself.”

So when I fell asleep with Hamshik, I hugged Hamshik tightly and whispered.

Hamsik could also look at the menu and choose something that looks delicious. Showing a picture of the food through a delivery app would be enough.

Na-rin’s dark room, visible from Hamshik, seemed more spacious today. It was because I told her a ghost story last night.

But it’s okay. It’s not scary anymore when I’m hugging Hamshik. It’s just sad. I wonder what kind of grudge he had that made him stay as a ghost.

Was it the round hamster fur or the hamster’s warm body temperature? Thanks to that, I was able to quickly fall asleep while thinking about ghost stories.

Then, of course, I woke up when Hamshik went to the bathroom.

I woke up in a daze as Hamshik shook me with his front paw and opened the cage.

Actually, it’s not locked. It’s just that Hamshik asked me to open it, so I opened it.

What I felt while doing that was that I was glad that I didn’t have any disturbing dreams even though I had told a ghost story.

It’s all thanks to Hamshik. What would I do without Hamshik? Should I hug Jihyun and sleep?

But Jihyun is really shy. She’s finally getting used to being called “Unnie,” but she still can’t make eye contact with Nalin or me when she’s taking a bath.

I sleep with the color bird in my arms… … . The color bird sleeps standing up, you know. Even now, standing up in that skeleton-like house I made earlier.

“Oh, Hamshik-ah. Come out when you’re done.”

As Hamshik was being dragged by his butt hair, I let go of his hand in front of the bathroom.

Even if you’re a ham-fisted person, it’s embarrassing to show that you’re doing your business. So, let’s just lie down and wait.

Even without turning on the light, hamsters do their business just fine. After all, hamsters are nocturnal.

Don’t worry if you close your eyes and fall asleep. Hamshik will wake you up anyway and you’ll go to the cage with me.

So I closed my eyes, which had been half-open, and waited for Hamshik. But somehow, the scenery of the house felt unfamiliar.

Of course, there’s a skeleton house made by Hamshik and Saekmusae, so it’s not like there’s no difference. Why is it so creepy?

Narin is lying on the bed as usual. Jihyun is lying on the bed on the first floor of the cage… … . She’s probably lying there. I can’t see her from here.

The chairs were neatly arranged in front of the desk, and the kitchen was also just as it was, without anything particularly strange.

The floor is just a flat wooden plank, and there is a person half-buried in it, with only the back of his head and back exposed… …?

The moment I saw that, I woke up and screamed.

“Eww, it’s a ghost!”

“Keeek!”

“Ghost? Ghost? Aeee?”

Hamshik and Saekmusae were startled by my voice and screamed along with me. And Narin also got up in surprise at the noise and turned on her cell phone screen to shine it in my direction.

“Namina, a ghost. What the… …, gasp.”

Then, he saw Inyoung buried in the floor between him and me and took a deep breath.

It’s a ghost. A real ghost. Oh, I screamed for nothing. If I had just pretended not to see it, it would have passed quietly.

A ghost startled by our commotion, then slowly raised its head and looked around.

Then, he made eye contact with Narin first and shrank his neck as if he was intimidated. Then, he made eye contact with me again and shouted.

“Eww! What the heck, this little guy… … ? No, do you guys see me?”

“You must be screaming because you can see it, and you must be shining your cell phone like this right now, right? Why are you coming to someone else’s house in the middle of the night? Other houses are already making a fuss about seeing ghosts, is that all your doing? 112… …, no, reporting it to the police won’t work. Before I play the remix of the Heart Sutra, quietly become a Buddha. ”

“I, I guess I did that because I wanted to go into someone else’s house. It’s a misunderstanding. But what is the Ban Ya Sim Gyeong remix… … ?”

“There is something like that. So what is the misunderstanding?”

When I looked again, I realized that not all ghosts had long hair and wore white clothes.

Of course, a male ghost wouldn’t grow his hair out like that and wear a skirt. After all, the ghost in front of us was a woman with short hair.

Moreover, if it weren’t for the fact that it was buried in the ground, it wouldn’t be strange to think of it as a real person.

Of course, I think it’s a bit too much to wear short sleeves and shorts in this freezing cold. Besides, if it were a real person, it would be even more of a problem.

Anyway, the ghost hesitated and explained the whole story to us.

He originally lived in this building, but he died in an accident. But after he died, the grim reaper or the spirit of death didn’t come to get him, so he just wandered around the familiar surroundings of his house.

“I, I didn’t come here because I wanted to. To be honest, it’s not right to just break into someone else’s house… … . It was fun to be a ghost and walk through walls, but that only lasted a day or two. And it would be so embarrassing to even make eye contact with the landlord.”

“Why did someone you know so well come here?”

“If you just lose your mind, you’ll end up floating around. If you’re buried in a wall, you won’t even know where you are. You never thought that the back of your head or back would be visible.”

As we talked like this, I realized that ghosts aren’t really that scary.

If you think about it, it would be incredibly embarrassing if a ghost were to harass a person for no reason and they both turned into ghosts and met.

It was just as Ji-hyeon said. Even ghosts move cautiously when they know they can see you. That’s why they say that.

“So, you’re saying that you have nowhere to go right now?”

“He, someone else started living in the house he was living in… … . He became a kind of homeless person.”

“Well, it’s probably really complicated. Don’t you have a family?”

“I always took the bus, subway, or my dad’s car, so I don’t know the way because I’ve never taken the road myself. If I lose my mind for even a little bit, I fall off the bus or subway and end up lost on the street. And it’s visible to people, so it’s a bit much if I ride without a ticket. But I can’t walk with a map… … I can’t even lift a rock.”

It’s a very sensible ghost. Thanks to that, I completely lost my fear and went back to the cage with Hamshik.

Narin felt pity for such a ghost and asked with compassion.

“I should have asked other people for help.”

“That… … . It’s not easy to talk about. You guys were really surprised when you saw me too.”

“You speak really well for something like that.”

“I’m the type of person who gets a bit talkative when I meet someone. Well, if there’s anyone you know, even a shaman, please… … . I’m starting to find it boring not being able to do anything.”

“I don’t know about shamans, but there is one ghost I know.”

“Oh, really?”

“I’ll go to sleep for now and introduce you tomorrow. I need to sleep a bit before going to work.”

“Oh, then I’ll ask you something. Thank you so much. I wish I could show my gratitude in some way, but there’s nothing a ghost can do… … .”

“I’ll cut it a little.”

“Oh, yep.”

I also think I know who the ghost that Narin knows is. The cook at the basement restaurant.

Narin’s company is within walking distance, so there’s no chance of the ghost getting lost.

At this point, I thought I could stop being afraid of ghosts.

Hmm, I need to wake up and find the Heart Sutra remix. And save it to my phone so I can play it whenever I want… … .