I held my head, which felt like it was about to break, and barely opened my eyes.
How can I sleep when the bed is this uncomfortable...
The rough floor and the loud noises,
It was the worst environment for sleeping.
Because, this is the street.
Wait a second, the street?
Why am I lying on the street?
There was red blood scattered around me,
and the smell of blood was overwhelming.
And the place where the blood had spilled from was
my own body.
Now that I’ve come to my senses, there’s a truck nearby with red liquid, presumed to be my blood, splattered on it.
People around me are whispering, staring at me,
I’m lying on the ground with my eyes closed,
Another version of me staring at my body,
And you, holding me and crying.
"Kim Yeojoo... This is a dream, right? Please wake up...?"
"Choi Soobin...? Why are you crying, I’m here..."
"Yeojoo... What am I supposed to do if you leave me...?"
"I’m here..."
"Talking to her is useless. You're dead."
"...Who are you?"
"The Grim Reaper."
"What do you mean by that..."
"What doesn’t make sense? You’re dead, of course you can see the Grim Reaper."
"You’re saying I’m dead? But I’m standing here fine..."
"Then who’s lying over there?"
"...Then who am I?"
"Who else would you be, Kim Yeojoo."
"What are you talking about, explain it so I can understand."
"You’re dead, the one lying over there is your body.
The one talking to you right now is the soul of Kim Yeojoo.
Cause of death: traffic accident. That truck hit you."
"..."
I’m dead...? I’m only 17...
I just became a high school student...
"Of course you don’t believe it, because you’re not at an age to die."
"If I’m not at the age to die, then why did I die...?"
"Look at the truck driver, the one who killed you."
"...They must have killed me on purpose."
"Yeah, normally, you shouldn’t have died at your age.
No matter what that guy did to you, he should’ve saved you.
But there was a small mistake in the afterlife, so he couldn’t save you."
"Is a human life a joke?"
"At least, it’s not that important in the afterlife."
"But this is the living world, I was perfectly alive."
"This is your fate."
"You said I should live longer before."
"Stop being stubborn and just follow me.
You’re dead now, so you’re one of the dead. You have to follow the rules of the afterlife."
"But I died so unfairly! What was the person above you doing? Why couldn’t they save me?"
"I can’t go like this. Bring me back to life."
"...You really don’t listen, just wait."
The Grim Reaper, seemingly annoyed, took a few steps away and took out his phone to call someone.
While he was talking, I looked around a little.
In the distance, an ambulance was arriving, and you were still holding me, crying.
"...The ambulance is coming quickly. But I’m already dead."
"You... Why are you crying like this for me? Stop crying, you idiot."
"Let’s go."
"Huh?"
"I’ll bring you back to life, follow me."