Chapter 9

The Monster In My Head
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Jin Ae walked through the buzzing street awkwardly with the bright red umbrella in her hand using it as a potential walking stick gaining people's attention.

"Are you sure it's going to rain!?" - Jin Ae asked the 26 year old ghost Lim who was walking by her side taking in the amazing view of the night life one last time. There were food stalls setup across every intersection, the lights twinkling in every shop, people roaming the streets with their lovers, despite the cold weather there was warmth all over the place.

"I have been working in a weather forecasting station for 3 years now. Trust me, I know it's going to rain." - the ghost assured Jin Ae while leading the way to a bookstore.

"Wait, were you by any chance involved with a broadcasting station too?" 

"How did you know? I actually send in the data we receive to the news channels." - Lim quickly answered, surprised at the exclusive piece of knowledge her deal maker had.

"Oh, it was just a hunch." - Jin Ae brushed out the topic. She kept getting flashes of a TV station and a weather forecasting van and figured that her next soul was someone probably connected with either of the two things.

After few more minutes of silent observation, Jin Ae questioned Lim out of curiosity - " Of all the things you could ask me, Why did you chose to visit a bookstore?"

Smiling to herself, Lim stopped on her tracks - "Took you long enough to ask. I was beginning to feel like you didn't give a damn about it." - the ghost confessed causing Jin Ae to let out a dry chuckle.

"You can say it was an unfulfilled wish of mine to complete reading this book but I never got the chance to do so, it's a very interesting book called - 'I have the right to destroy myself'."

"That's the name of the book?" - Jin Ae questioned, puzzled as this was the first time she heard about it.

"Yeah, and it's somewhat similar to the life you are living." - Lim commented, causing Jin Ae to widen her eyes more out of confusion than astonishment.

"Huh?"

"The writer in the story is someone who deals with helping people commit suicide in exchange of money which he uses to travel the world. Like how you deal with souls who want to fulfill their last wishes, he deals with people who want to commit suicide and just like you, he stays with them till their last breath. But there's a difference, unlike you he gets paid for helping people commit suicide where as you - "

"I got it!" - Jin Ae quickly cut Lim off, not wanting to hear the end of it cause she too knew it wasn't going to be pleasant.

"That's a very weird book." - Jin Ae commented opening the doors to the empty bookstore.

"Well I would call it interesting, depends on your mindset " - Lim remarked making her way to the section of fictional stories published in 1996.

 

Jin Ae stayed inside the store for half an hour, waiting for Lim to complete reading the book and as soon as she was done, she gave Jin Ae a wide smile with a contempt look on her face and disappeared into the unknown realms, leaving the book behind for Jin Ae.

 

"What am I going to do with it?" - Jin Ae questioned herself before been interrupted by the bookstore owner asking her whether she wanted to buy the book.

5 minutes later Jin Ae walked out with the same book in her hand, convincing herself that she took it only because she was curious to know the ending.

She was so engrossed reasoning herself as to why she bought the book that the girl forgot to notice the street which was buzzing earlier was now empty, the stalls were all shut as rain poured down heavily. People were crowded at every place which could shelter them from the rain.

 

Looking around, she for once felt lucky. Lucky that she met a ghost who actually helped her in someway.

Proudly showing off the red umbrella, Jin Ae walked the streets slowly enjoying the rain since it didn't effect her in anyway. She used to hate rains, anything which made her feel cold used to make it's way into Jin Ae's hate list resulting in Winter season and rainy season to top the list.

As she was completely been engaged in feeling blessed, Jin Ae felt a familiar face pass by her. The slightest glimpse of his face was enough to confirm his identity to her.

"Yoongi-shi!?" - Jin Ae yelled, but the male was so busy jogging his way through the rain that he barely heard her.

Knowing that calling his name would be of no use, Jin Ae made a run towards him getting slightly drenched in the rain herself.

 

 

"Jin Ae?" - Yoongi mumbled thinking he was hallucinating things.

"Ahhh it is you! I thought I was calling out for the wrong person. You didn't even respond when I yelled your name." - Jin Ae replied catching her breath.

"You remember my name?" - Yoongi questioned absentmindedly.

"Huh? Of course I know your name. How can I forget the name of a person who saved me?" - Jin Ae replied with a sheepish smile, her pitch a bit higher than usual making her sound insincere.

"It seems as if you are taunting me" - Yoongi smirked, his stone cold face finally showing some emotions.

"NO ! NO! I'm serious!" - Jin Ae instantly replied, waving her hands in response making Yoongi break into a fit of laughter.

"I was just joking" - Yoongi managed to blurt out between his chuckles.

Jin Ae retorted to it by quickly retreating the shed her umbrella was providing to Yoongi causing him to drench in the rain again but not for long.

"Yah!" - Yoongi scowled when he felt the cold rain drops on his skin.

"That makes us equal." - Jin Ae replied with a proud grin, sheltering him from the rain again.

The next few seconds were filled with pure awkwardness, both of them didn't know what they were supposed to do. They had been standing in the same exact spot from past 5 minutes fussing over silly things, the umbrella working as a shield against people's eye as well as the rain.

"Ummmm... I should go" - Yoongi managed to say before things could become more awkward.

"But it's raining!" - Jin Ae argued.

"Well I'm already drenched so it shouldn't be a problem if I get drenched a bit more."

"Nope, imagine if you catch a cold. I'm pretty sure you are going to put the blame on me." - Jin Ae laughed at her own joke while Yoongi looked at her with a confused expression,unsure whether he was supposed to laugh or not.

"I'm dropping you. Your dorm is anyhow on my way back home plus it's hardly 10 minutes from here." - Jin Ae replied with a weak smile, the embarrassment of her previous joke settling down on her.

Unable to come up with any excuse that could help him keep Jin Ae away, Yoongi was compelled to follow her. Being

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[The Monster In My Head] Chapter 27 is up ! My ghosts and me hope you like the chapter kekekekek ヽ(^。^)ノ

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AileeAloya #1
Chapter 31: I knew it...i knew it...Jeo sung was something else...evil demon?..grim reaper?...for a time i though he was the incarnetaion of Yoongi's friend...hahaha...Author nim..pls cont ur stories later..Fighting
Chimswae
#2
Chapter 31: Jeo Sung is so shady and always give me wrong impression most of the time. For an odd reason, I am seeing him in inhuman way like he is dangerous to be around her and he's using her for her own benefit. Jeosung is a complicated character tbh.
bhatikar
#3
Chapter 31: * stares at all the new twists and turns with wide open eyes O_o*

Hmm...one thing for sure, Jeo Seung is definitely not a MORTAL!
All the ghosts bow down to him?
Who is he or What is he??? @_@

I feel so bad for Jin Ae. She had a really terrible day. Although I don't totally trust Jeo Seung with her, I'm glad he was there for her at the end and that she let out all her emotions with him. I hope she feels better with time.

And whatever Jeo Seung said about the miracles, blessings and curses in disguise, he seemed to have a point in that.
But what did he mean when he said that he was with her since her father's death and will be, till her last breath?....it gives a shivering feeling to me.
Does he mean to be some guardian to watch her over..?

But again! Than he also warned her NOT to trust him or his words!
What is he exactly playing at.... @_@

And this new addition Keres! She seems like a intriguing character! She may feel like a kid, but does posses darkness. What does she want to possess Jin Ae's soul??
That too she called him brother and also spoke his uncertain death?
Now Jeo Seung's life is on the line??

Wow! This chapter has definitely plunged me into questions!! But I'm surely enjoying it! ^^
I like how you are showing more and more of Jeo Seung's character, but in a steady manner.
Also, the whole mention of miracles, devils and ghosts seem to really set the story in a good supernatural set! :D Well done!
THANKS A LOT FOR THE UPDATE AUTHOR-NIM!^_^
ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE LEFT ME WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS I AM REALLY DIGGING FOR MORE! XD



I know the past couple of days have really been difficult for us...
It was a really unfortunate incident to occur and as you said, those particular words have certainly left a different imprint on our hearts.
Stay strong author-nim! And don't worry about the story. Take your time to get back in the form.
R.I.P Jonghyun
RockabillyHippie
#4
Chapter 31: Writing has been difficult for me this past week as well. SHINee was one of my first kpop groups because of the Boys Over Flowers ost and that drama had been my second kdrama. The group meant a lot to me. I'm not a huge fan of SM as a company but the artists under them were all my favorites so Jonghyun's passing has thrown me off balance for a lack of a better term. But I'm slowly feeling myself get back to normal, especially because I've been spending time with loved ones. I really loved this chapter especially because we learn more about Jeo Seung and the little girl who we now know is Keres. This is putting me on the edge of my seat!
nuz123
#5
Chapter 31: What is this Jeo Seung?? Who is this lil sister?!
Chimswae
#6
Chapter 30: To see this story unfold this way is giving me a rollecoaster feeling.. it feels so right and just so wrong at the same time. There are so much things going on between jiae and namjoon and yoongi. I am trying to digest every single thing here hahaha guess I am er when it comes to emotional and complicated relationship . U wrote the emotional paet so well. Kudos to you :')
bhatikar
#7
Chapter 30: NOOO!!!NAMJOON!!!!
Get a grip on your thoughts!
Damn! He has given rise to so many MISUNDERSTANDINGS!!

Seriously, this was the most angst and dramatic chapter ever! Strangely....I like it..:P....

But it was heart-wrenching to see all of them getting hurt thought! T^T
Silly Namjoon! He has no idea about Jin Ae's and Yoongi's world, but instead comes up with such theories....even when she told him the truth...I was expecting him to blow-over like that!
Feel really bad for his heart though...he seems so ignorant of the truth and so broken now...
(I was clutching my hair at his assumptions>_<)

And poor Jin Ae, as if her life was not already messed up, now has to deal with these new chaos!
His words sure did seem like bullets ripping her apart from the inside...
And he didn't even here her confession!

While Yoongi is like always! Trying to hush his pain out even if he is dying from the inside in doing so.>_<
Although I'm glad he didn't say anything harsh to Namjoon in anger! He seemed to handle the situation well...
I hope things will turn around for him.....

And last but not the least..Jeo Seung has appeared! Wonder what he is up to with the other guy....:/

The feels of this chapter really got me though!! O_o
You really topped the drama author-nim!! Good Job! ^_^
I seriously would love such more drama from you....But right now, I so want the things to clear up between them!!
(But I'm ready for drama....:P)

Thanks for the update!!<3
BilliePark #8
Chapter 30: Well he really is an idiot for overthinking. That hurts.
RockabillyHippie
#9
Chapter 30: NAMJOON! WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, MY GUY?! OOOOOOOOHHHHH MMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GAAAAAAAHD!!!!!!
HoneyFei20
#10
Chapter 30: Wow...Namjoon made me cry....How can you not understand Jin Ae?????? She loves you and you don't even believe her..... sigh.