Park Tei

Human?Ghost!which is the crazy one?

"Are you ready?"
"Yes you can come here."
It's been one month now that I am living here in South Korea and I can say that I am now accustomed to a lot of things here. 
Why are you here again!!!
I mean almost everything, at the beginning this voice really scared me and I really thought about all the possibilities. Is it a ghost? Or someone I accidentally touch? I couldn't find a plausible solution. 
If I knew when this voice comes out I would have tried to find a solution but there is no links. And just now I don't know why I suddenly hear it .The only thing I can be sure: young woman who seems jealous and angry but because of who? I absolutely don't know. If it's me I am completely lost.
"This?"
"Uh?"
"The boxes"
"Sorry"
I should focus on the the boxes, today new materials are delivered to the studio. During the last shooting I notice some materials were old and didn't function very well. So I order new ones for future shooting.
"Where is your uncle?"
"In Jeju"
"Why did you send him there?"
The staff knows me too well.
"It's not a punishment but I think he needs to be in a good shape for the next project."
"Another shooting?"
"No, for the time being the building will be used by another production company."

"Are you sure it's here?"
"100%"
We are looking with surprise at the building in front of us. I didn't know I would comeback in this building that quick. Unlike the other day, the parking lot is empty. No staff talking, no food truck just cars and vans around us.
"There is only one solution."
"Which one?"
"Getting through the door."
Following Hyoshin we take the elevator to the last floor. As we go up I wonder If they are working today.
"Do you want to check"
"Check what?"
"To see the one you think of."
"How long do you know this producer?"
"Avoiding again, ok it's been 3 years now and I just know he has something to ask me "
As I get out of the elevator I am surprised by the amount of people who are on the studio. Everyone seems busy with the drama shooting.
I keep my distance with the staff, I am not used anymore at this kind of atmosphere. Rushed staff, stressful atmosphere, lack of time but perfect result. I don't know if now I am ready to feel again this tension and happiness.
"Jinyoung?"
"Yes"
"I am done."
"Already?"
"Yes we can go look at the object of you curiosity.,"
"Wait.."
I don't know how but he succeeds to drag me to the first floor where is the studio of my hyung. The lights are on I suppose they are doing another shooting in this studio too. If we were discovered I don't know which excuse we would say. Unlike me Hyoshin seems strangely excited.
"Ah Hyoshin, Jinyoung what are you doing here?"
In front of us an employee of the studio comes towards us with a box.
"We had stuff to do in the area, and you another photoshoot?"
"No, Tei is testing the new cameras with us?
He points at the opposite direction where we could hear voices and music.
"next!"
"Wait don't go close, Tei are still testing."
From here I could see Tei with the camera in front of her taking pictures of the employees.
"Do you see what I see?"
"What do you mean?"
"This is the first time I am seeing her shaking off her serious side."
I look more attentively to Tei, I notice that her behaviour really takes me aback. Dancing to the rhythm of the music, Laughing out loud, being close with others. 
Another side of her is here today.
"The pictures are ready" She says still moving with the rhythm.
All of the employees rushed towards her to see the result, escaping the crowd running towards her, she passes the camera to Yeri. 
This woman really makes me fell all sort of emotion.

"Satisfied?"
"You really take good pictures."
"The camera is good too."
Which completely satisfies me.
"So what do you do tonight?"
I dare you to say you are free.
"Musical"
"Again?" 
"I don't really have the choice but fortunately it's the last."
"Oh I thought you would have time to join us tonight."
"Sorry."
And I really was, I miss the gathering with the staff but this voice came back and it really keeps annoying me. Because of that my outing is affected these days. I don't have the joy to go with jiyoung at clubs. I wonder why I hear the voice here, this is the first time it happens in the studio. Moreover If I find the owner of this voice I don't know what will I do with her. Slapping her first.
"You should go, I can take care of the rest."
"Ok Bye."
"Bye."
This is why I like with Yebin, she doesn't hesitate in her actions.
At the same moment my phone sings its usual ringtone.
"How is Jeju?"
"Fine and you?" 
It's been a long time since I heard my aunt voice. She sounds fine.
"I am okay, I am cleaning the studio today."
"Why?"
"Delivery."
"Don't be too hard on yourself."
I don't know why all of them like to tell me that. They are really full of worries for me. I am thankful but....
"I am not and do you have fun there?"
"A lot and thank you to have send your uncle here."
"Don't worry, I know you were stressed about the shooting but everything is alright."
Why do you have to come see her again?
This woman really doesn't want to give a moment of peace. 
Does someone peep at me? Curious about my surroundings I starts to look for something to help me.
"This?"
"Sorry , what did you say?"
"Thank you for Bell."
"How can I separate a daughter from her parent? Have fun in Jeju and come back safely."
"Don't worry and Tei?"
"What?"
"love you"
" I love you too"
Nothing, nothing and no one in the studio. I really want to solve this problem but I don't know where to begin.

"What are you doing?"
"Ah you're here"
His apparition doesn't surprise me anymore.
"Looking for a hint."
"Hint for what?"
"A sticky problem."
"I am lost now."
"So am I."
Really nothing, no one except Jiyoung and me in the studio. This situation really worries me.
"Jiyoung-ah"
Why do you call him again?
The voice is awake again.
"Why are you still here?"
Why do you care?
"What do you mean?"
"I know you want to drink too, hurry and go."
And don't dare come with us.
Does she threaten me? I really feel observed now.
"Don't you come with us?"
" If I come I may talk with you all night and It would be too suspicious."
Good decision, don't try to waste the time of my boyfriend with your stupid stories.
My knuckles is tickling, my desire to use violence has suddenly risen. Besides to be aggressive and jealous she uses vulgarity. I don't know how I should react.
"Did you become a coward?"
I smile at the term "coward" I was one in the past but I told myself to not repeat the same mistakes again. Now I am trying to not be a coward anymore.
"I am just careful"
"Whatever"
"Jiyoung....."
Why do you call him again. Leave him alone! He's better off without you.!
"What?"
The voice reacts again.
"Jiyoung..."
Stop using your stupid voice?!!!!
Oh! She reacts again.
"Why do you keep calling me?"
"Have fun."
"You too."
Again another mystery unsolved.

A thud, big noise wakes me up from my sleep. Drowsy I try to get up from the armchair.
"What noise is it?"
Jiyoung shows up in front of me.
"The fire alarm, we have to get out of the house, hurry."
Once in the hallway I notice the people dashing out of their houses and running towards the stairs.
Following them I don't take long to come down on the main floor.
All the employee were busy with the incident, some residents were lost and panicked by the situation.
"What do we do?"
"Waiting quietly is the only solution."
Fortunately the peacefulness comes back quickly and all the residents was invited to regain their houses.
"False alarm." Jiyoung says getting on the elevator.
"Again"
This is the second time in one month and I can't believe on the bad joke of a children.
"What do you think?"
"I don't have a good feeling about this."
I am about to open the door when I am suddenly shown differents images in my mind.
"Are you okay?"
"We need to go down quickly."
Not using the elevator, I rush down the stairs trying to memorize all the images which was sent to me.
"Where are you going?"
"See the videos of the CCTV"
This is the only way to solve this problem.
Knocking on the door of the office I try to be as calm as possible.
"Come in"
"Hi"
"Tei what are you doing here?"
"Sorry to interrupt you but I would like to see the videos on the CCTV?"
"Regarding the last incident?"
"Yes."
"I have the sudden urge to have a cup of coffee."
"Thank you."
Once out of the office, I start to look for the camera which records the floor where I am living."
"Can he do that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Let you see the videos."
"Normally no, But for me he does an  exception."
And this is not the first time, I have several times helped for the well-being of the hotel. Besides he doesn't ask me how I do that.
"Found it, come with me."
"Where are we going again?"
"Catching the troublemaker."
I am nice to  give him the name of troublemaker, with all the mess he did I don't think he has a good idea of all the consequences of his bad behaviour. A hotel is only living thanks to the good reviews of his customers. A hotel with repetitive problems don't survive long in this jungle.
"Why are we on your floor?"
"Wait"
I tell him by my movements to not say anything.
Few minutes later, someone appears in front of us and tries to open with unorthodox methods the door of my neighbor.
"Hey! What is she doing?"
"She tries to get on the flat with an old method."
"Why don't you do anything?"
"We can't do anything?"
He looks at me confused.
"We are just seeing what happened earlier during the false alarm."
Sensing the situation he regains his place beside me.
I use this ability only in case of emergency, being able to see the events of the past is really useful but I just can observe changing the past affect the present and the movies are told us that the end is not always a good one.
"What is she doing?"
"She is not just a simple burglar."
Normally a burglar would have get into the house and try to pick some things with high value but she just stares at the lobby and doesn't enter the house. She repeats the same action with the other flats on the same floor.
"We should follow her."
Using the stairs she goes to a higher floor and repeat again the same action.
"A burglar who doesn't steal."
"I think she's not here to steal something, she seems to look for something else."
Her actions are not consistent, why did she trigger the alarm for that? This is completely weird which makes this case worrisome.
"Oh she stopped."
"She notices the elevator functioning again which means all the residents will start going home."
Unfortunately this burglar hides very well her face so we can't see anything except her hair. I wonder how We will find her now.
 Why do they come back that quick.
I remember this voice, this husky and aggressive voice.
Why do I hear it here again? No, don't tell me that.....
"Tei, what are you doing ? We have to follow her!
I really don't understand this.

"So the one who triggered the alarm and the one who annoys you with her voice is the same person."
"Yes."
At least I know now that she's not a ghost but a crazy one.
"How long has it been?"
"At least two weeks."
"And why didn't you tell me?"
"I was not sure that this crazy one was a ghost or human."
"Now you know."
"I am just happy that all the ghost of this world have the same behaviour they should let humans do the crazy things."
My life would have been short and more dangerous if ghost start to act crazy even in their death. 
"Do you have an idea of who can be this woman."
"No."
"Does someone hate you?"
"There are a lot. But they are not here."
"How do you know?"
"I keep track on them."
"Nice."
"In this world we should always  be careful."
"Good for you but there is still one problem."
"Which is?"
"Your stalker How will you catch her?"


Several days have passed since the incident at the building, guards has doubled and all of the entries and exits are meticulously monitored.
Maybe thanks to this we notice any suspicious behaviour inside the building but I am still not feeling at ease now that a part of the mystery is already known.
"Tei your phone."
I am with my uncle in his house trying to organise all the pictures he has taken last year during his trips through the mountains.
Picking up the phone, I go towards the garden.
"Yes?"
"It's finished well."
"Thank you for telling me."
"Do you want to know the details."
"I am not interested I am just happy all has ended well."
"Goodbye and thank you."
"Goodbye."
"Who is it?"
"The owner of the hotel."
"Did they find her?"
"Exactly where I thought."
"How did you know she will be there?"
The question was not where but when ? After the two attempts with the alarm she knew it was risky to use the same method. And if her goal is really the houses she would try to open the rest of the doors.
"Intuition."
"Thanks to your intuition will we finally get to go to the club tonight?"
"I would have loved to go but I can't tonight."
"Why?"
" I have to go with my uncle to the restaurant."
"Only you?"
"His friends will be here and I can't say no anymore If I want to keep my sanity."
I can't say no forever, I know he wants me to have more friends, to do activities with a group of friends but I am not this person and I will never be. I can just use my little experience on acting tonight.
"Tomorrow then?"
"I can't, I am going for a refreshing trip with Jibsun."
"Where?"
" I start slowly, Paju."
With my job I know I will eventually see all corner of South Korea so I want to start slowly with a place not far away from Seoul.
"How long"
"Until I tire myself out."
"Ok Have a good night and also a good trip"
"I will try"

The restaurant was in the middle of Gangnam, the beginning of the evening is not promising at all. A good place to be scrutinised by everyone around us.
"I am happy you came with me tonight."
The acting starts earlier than expected.
"I am glad to see again how the heart of Seoul looks like."
And I am not really happy by my sight, the youth  are meeting everyday here. I would have preferred to go see a play but we can't have everything we want in this life. And it proves by the faces who just show up.
"Good evening everyone."Yeri says.
At least she looks like to be in a good mood tonight. Thank you maybe I will eat in peace.
"Good evening Yeri." My uncle says
"Good evening." I say
"Good evening Hyung and Tei."Jinyoung says.
I respond with a simple nod, my acting doesn't work everytime.
"Can we go inside?"
Holding the arm of my uncle I drag him inside. His desire to socialize with everyone will makes me more uncomfortable with them.
"Here our table."
A table in the middle of the restaurant the good occasion to tell everyone that they came to eat here. 
"Will you be alright." My uncle whispers to me
"I really don't have the choice."
When I go out alone or with my family I am used to go somewhere less frequented. Being surrounded by a lot of people is not good for my mind. I have more risks to be in contact with other people which mean a lot of unwanted pictures thrown in my mind. 
In this situation I am with famous celebrities so I expect to hear camera's shutter everywhere.
"This"
My uncle pulls the chair for me to sit which makes me laugh.
He's not famous to be a gentleman, he's attentive but not at this
extent. 
"Why is this happening?"
"what?"
"It wasn't like that originally."
"Because I've changed a lot?"
"So don't do it."
"What are you talking about?" Hyoshin asks
"Nothing important."
"How have you been these days?"
"Good this trip in Jeju really rejuvenated me."
At the same moment one waitress of the restaurant comes towards us with the menus. I take one for me and my uncle, Yeri of course one for her and Hyoshin and one for Jinyoung.
"Hyung why don't you read  the menu."
"I'd rather have Tei choose for me."
"Oh it's cute." Yeri says.
Why is this woman like this...
"Why didn't you go together?" Hyoshin asks
"Hum?"
"Why didn't you go together? The trip?"
Why would we go together? I know a lot of his friends and we have also a lot in common but I don't interfer in Men's trip.
"They can still go in other trips together." Yeri concluds.
Maybe when my aunt comes back, all of us together.
Snap,click,chick
The sound of the shutter starts irritating me, but I should be quiet as them since they are used to it. Living with the fact that you are constantly watched by someone it's scary.
Snap,click,chick
"How long have you known each other?"Jinyoumg asks.
"Ten years" we answer simultaneously.
We look at each other before giggling because of our synchronized answer. Usually we don't match very well together.
"Why are you laughing?"
"We usually bicker so we rarely agree about everything."
"Except your relationship."
I don't understand the meaning.
"How did you meet each other?"
Why are they so interested in our relation? 
"Here in Korea, Tei was on vacation we met through my friend who is a producer."
My first vacation in Korea after 10 years, this trip was meaningful, painful but I gain something we can't exchange with anything else.
Snap,click,chick 
Wow I wonder how many pictures they are able to take in one evening. 
 Their weird question about our relationship really bothers me. Or maybe I am too sensitive since it's only the second time we eat together. It might be habitual to ask this kind of question.
Snap,click,chick
Oh it's annoying.
"Are you alright?" Yeri asks
"Yes I am just annoyed by the sound of the shutter."
"Excuse me."
"Ah it stopped."
"What?"
"Nothing, eat."
A little embarrassed now they have been exposed.
"This is why everyone can't become famous celebrities, you can't annoyed yourself because of simple cameras." Yeri says
"Don't worry being a star is not in my bucket list."
"You made the right decision."
I love her ways to conver her message, sorry but I am not envious at all of your life.
"So I suppose that your future husband will also be a celebrity?"
"I don't want to think about it now."
"So your future husband can't be one of your old friends you met before your famous days."
I hope she understood what I wanted to convey to her. Because she doesn't look at her surroundings, when I take a glance at her friends we can easily see that they are embarrassed by the attention. I know I am not the only one to have noticed I am just the only one who spoke out loud about the unwanted attention from others. 
Despite this only problem the dinner overall was pleasing not for my ears but my mouth, even though I don't like coming to Gangnam the restaurant here are excellent.
The restaurant was excellent but the goal of this dinner is ambiguous, several times I hesitated during the dinner to open my thoughts to those of Jinyoung or Yeri. 
"Did you not leave yet?"
I am more surprised he didn't leave too, the dinner was really stressful for him. He's not used to this mood. 
"He's on the phone with one of his friends."I say pointing to my uncle a little far away.
"I am surprised you came today."
"I would have to handle him If I did not come today."
And he can be scary.
"I hope the evening was not bad."
"I don't think my evening was as bad as yours."
I take a look at his reaction, sometimes my mouth is quicker than my mind. 
"Sorry." I say assessing his reaction
He doesn't have a big reaction that's good. No one would want to have his thoughts exposed at daylight.
"Oh Jinyoung you're still here?"
My uncle joins us.
"Yes I wanted to say goodbye before leaving."
"It's nice of you, thank you for inviting us."
"Jinyoung..."
He turns his head towards me...
"Yes?"
"Thank you and have a good night."
"Thank you."
"We should go too." My uncle says

"What did you take so long?"
"I just wanted to say goodbye to them."
"You're too obsessed." Yeri says.
"I am just polite."
"Hyoshin can you drop me home?
I wonder why she doesn't have car. She can easily buying one with her money. 
"Is it okay Jinyoung?" Hyoshin asks
"Let's go."
When we are only three of us I know we are are playing in two different teams. Me at the back and them at the front. But tonight for the first time I felt attention from someone unexpected. I thought I would feel lonely since all others were a seen as a couple. Tei is really someone attentive to her surroundings, it was little gesture kind and meaningful. She may have seen how much I was not at ease with all the attention towards us. 
"Your manager called me" Hyoshin says.
"Again?"
"Still the same story your fan called again to say you are with your supposed girlfriend."
"They really don't know what to invent to gain attention."
The bad side being a famous face.
"What did you say"
"You were with Yeri, Tei, Hyung and me."
"What did he say?"
"To be careful."
This is why I don't like to come to famous neighborhood, some people for attention spread bad rumours about stars. And Haters need almost nothing to pick a fight with you. I usually ignore the comments if they don't concern one of my relative but I hope nothing will be out from my outing of tonight.
"You really don't know who can come up with this stupid stories."
"I don't know, it's been more than 2 weeks now that my agency received call from an unknown number telling me to stop dating my supposed girlfriend."
"And what things are you supposed to have done with your girlfriend?"
"Going to see plays, musicals, clubs and visiting her workplace."
"Is she really your fan? I don't see you take a sit to watch a 2 hour long musical."
"I know this is why it's more problematic."
"Why did you want to come into this business?"
"I start to wonder myself."

"Finally a quiet and relaxing place, Jibsuna let's enjoy our first trip together."

"A trip?" I say
"Since her arrival here, she didn't stop working so she deserves to have a few days of relaxation."
It's a pity I thought I would find Tei in the studio today. 
"And you let her go alone?"
"And why I shouldn't?"
"I mean.....
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to her I would be more worried for the one who will try to cause harm to her."
At this thought I can just agree with his words, she'll be hard to defeat.
"What do you want to....
The ringtone of my phone echoes all around the place.
"Excuse me"


Why they are stopping me to be happy?
I am having sad thoughts going down from the train. Only 4 days, 4 days of relaxation. Did they really have to get in my way again.
On the other side I should say they really gave me a lot of rest time comparing to the last time.
Seoul, Seoul I thought we would not see each other today.
As I pick up my phone I am hailing a Taxi.
"This"
"Did something happened in my house?"
"....
"Please tell me the truth."
"Something did happened but I can't disclose all the details on the phone."

"Wow she really went far away to have your attention." Yeri says
When I received the call by the owner of the building I didn't think one second something horrible happened.
"So this is not your flat?" One of the policeman asks.
"Yes mine is one floor up."
The flat where I was standing was full of inscriptions on the wall. The place was a big mess almost all the rooms were gone through, several objects were scattered on the floor. And the furniture were completely destroyed. The most frightening sight was the inscription on the walls, my name was written on the wall followed by threat and vulgarity.
The sight froze me, I didn't think someone would go that extent to show his existence to someone.
"We should get down for further questions."
My life has never been worst.


"What do you mean another one was called?"
"They made a mistake while trying to call you."
"And who did they call?"
"The one who's living one floor up."
I try to assess the situation, the mood on the  main floor is quiet or they wanted to be quiet. They don't want another incident to be known by the other residents.
"And where are the policemen?"
"They are still upstairs with the witnesses."
"Which witnesses?"
"Your neighbor's friends."
"I go see them then."
My heart is beating too fast for me to stay calm.
I was a victim of a burglary, why?when?Did he stole something?
All sort of questions come through my mind and I can't think straight of the way to cope with that.
Once on the right floor I am surprised to see no policeman outside of my door. Did they already finish their work? I don't think so.
Taking a big breath I open the door and make one stride towards the lobby.
So Shall we take a look back to the past.

"Wow she really did a good job destroying all of this?"
"Don't say it like that, I pity the girl who's living here."
"I don't"
"Why?
"Thanks to her we will finally met famous stars"
Famous stars?
"Yes it's here?"
"Are you Park Jinyoung?"
Park Jinyoung???????
"Yes it's me?"
What is he doing here? 
"Who are they?"
"They are my friends, Yeri and Hyoshin."
Ah the famous stars.....
"I don't know why I am here I am living upstairs."
Park Jinyoung is my neighbor! Don't focus on that. There is something more important than this shocking news.
"Yes we call you for this."
One of the policeman shows him the inscription on the wall.
"Wow she has well expressed her feelings on this one."  Yeri says
I don't need to see to know that she used great expressions of her broad vocabulary.
"This is insane."
"Why do they do this?"
"I don't know, do you have an idea of who did this?"
For my disappointment the policemen were too busy taking pictures with Yeri than taking pictures of hints or doing basic research for proofs. 
It really does all sorts of things
 "We don't know yet, we are waiting our boss."
Of course they will not have the guts to ask for a sign or a selfie in front of him. I am really boiling of rage but I contain myself.
"But the victim was really stupid."
"Why?" Yeri asks between two selfies
"Which woman does still use a key for closing one door?"
This policeman really want to be beaten up.
"Right, she really is clueless."
"Jinyoung didn't you tell me there were several incidents in the hotel?"
"Only false alarm"
"Still, having a door not secured is really dangerous."
"It's as if she wanted to be robbed."
It looks like you want to have a punch in your face.
"Guys, this is a crime scene unlike me her house was completely robbed and all of this because of me."
"Thank you for defending me."I say 
The image vanishes at the same time, having seen enough to pick up a fight with anyone I get out of my house.
Once in the elevator, I organise my thoughts while going down.
To summarise everything:
Jinyoung is my neighbor 
Someone broke into my house and it links with Jinyoung.
I know why I still don't like policemen 
And finally why do the people I meet are all narrow-minded?
Going out of the elevator, I am still surprised by the calm on the main floor.
"This?"
Why is my uncle there?
He comes to hug me.
"Why are you here? And your vacation?"
"I was forced to come back because of an emergency."
"Which emergency?"
"Can you come with me?"
Holding his hands we go straight away towards the policemen who are still displaying their inner fangirling. 
"Tei what are you doing here?" Jinyoung asks 
After a big breath I take a look to each of them before speaking.
"Kang Jihoon! Kwon Sejun!"
The two policemen are startled but end up turning their face towards me."
"Who are you?"
I smile with rage before answering.
"I am the clueless and stupid one who doesn't know how to close a door!"