Have you seen my world?(English version) - Chapter 1

January 24, 2014

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Alone again.

Dad, as always, is away on a business trip. My sister and brother are at our relatives’ place.

The house is empty and echoing—like even the walls sigh from loneliness.

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I put on some music, slipped in my headphones, and lay down on the couch.

Through the rhythm of the bass, I suddenly heard a whisper:

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:Do you want to see your past self? Come closer… and everything will change.”

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My heart froze.

I took off my headphones and looked at the bedroom door.

There was something about that voice… cold, but tempting.

Like someone was calling me from within the darkness itself.

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I took a step toward the door. Then another.

As I got closer, everything grew quieter. The air thickened like smoke.

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I reached for the doorknob—and suddenly stopped breathing.

The world shrank to a single point.

Darkness swallowed me.

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I woke up. But I wasn’t… me.

The world looked strange: the colors were brighter, the sounds—muffled.

And most of all—I didn’t feel alone.

She was inside me.

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:Who are you?

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But instead of an answer, I saw people. Standing still.

Dead.

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I screamed, ran out of the house, not even knowing where I was going.

Only in the park did I stop to catch my breath.

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I sat on a swing, trying to feel real again.

But something pulsed in my chest.

Like a heart—but not mine.

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:Hi! a voice suddenly said.

A girl with short hair and freckles stood in front of me.

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:Let’s be friends? I’m Yoon So Ra. And you?

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:Chae Eun. Nice to meet you.

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Yoon So Ra: Want some ice cream? There’s a new place nearby. It’s amazing!

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:Sure…

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We walked down the road when my head started spinning again.

Flashes of memories that weren’t mine.

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I touch the ground—it cracks.

I look at someone—they slowly turn to dust.

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This isn’t me…

But I feel it. Like I did it.

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Yoon So Ra (scared): Are you okay?

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:Yeah… just a headache…

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I tried to smile, but it was hard to breathe.

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Yoon So Ra: Let’s sit down for a bit.

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We sat on a bench. I looked up at the sky, trying to focus on anything else.

But something inside me burst out again.

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:Finally… I’m back, a voice whispered inside.

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I jumped up.

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:I need to go home. I just…

I couldn’t even finish the sentence—I nearly ran off.

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When I got home, the room smelled like smoke.

Black marks covered the floor, like ash.

And the mirror… for a split second, someone else’s smile appeared on my face.

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:Who are you?

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The next morning, I went to the library.

I sat at the old computer and typed:

"ancient beings that feed on emotions"

"do souls exist after death"

"legend of Morania"

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But there were only fragments.

Morania—a being born from pain and love.

A creature that feeds on emotions and… can possess humans.

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A knock on the door.

I turned—and there stood my grandmother. I hadn’t seen her since summer.

Silent, as if she already knew.

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:You can feel her, can’t you? She whispered.

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G:She’s awakened…

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:Who?

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G:Morania. She’s inside you, child.

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I shrank back.

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:Go away! I… I don’t want to know!

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Grandma stepped closer and softly said:

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G:Then listen. Or she’ll destroy everything you love.

You still hav

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e a choice, Chae Eun… for now…”

She chose you.

Now you’re either her prison… or her weapon.

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TO BE CONTINUED…

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