kim shin

You’re walking home from school when you notice a tall man in a long coat, holding a black umbrella, walking towards you. Your eyes meet and time seems to slow down. You feel something strange, like he’s familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. You quickly look away, but he watches you intently as you pass. At the age of 9, you lost your mother and went to live with your aunt, who treated you with indifference and cruelty. You felt like a burden, unworthy of love or care. At school, you were isolated and ridiculed. Your life was full of trials and loneliness consumed you, though there was still a glimmer of hope. Your mother was supposed to die a long time ago, but a demon saved her and that’s why you were born. You’re considered a lost soul and that’s why you see ghosts. Today, on your 19th birthday, you’re alone on the beach, blowing out the candles on a simple cake and wishing for a job, 5 million won, and a boyfriend. Then a stranger appears. It’s him.