Red String Over NamHan River

e the luxury of catching a cold at this time as she had to prepare to start her new job tomorrow. The summer graced her with the heat of the sun helping to dry her just-washed suit. She

he must have been watching

ls and changed into a black t-shirt and jeans combo, picked up her shopping bag stepped out of her house. As she adjusted her white sneakers while locking her door, she saw her scrawny neighbour now wearing brown trousers i

nd walked briskly down, dashin

walking had managed to cut the journey by three minutes, leaving her slightly out of breath as she walked in and grabbed a bask

d through perfectly lined teeth. She admitted that apart from his build, he

ody bag hoping he would leave. She picked up her phone and placed i

the shopping basket and made to l

ith slight irritation and her fla

sed her arm as though he had touched somethi

ng anymore?

s city and had no close friends in the city. She wondered if she should call her former co-workers but remembered how her last employment ended and stopped. She walked aimlessly to a bus stop and got on. Her unease only caused her to look around even more,

character. There was no guarantee that she would get a good boss. She rotated between playing on her phone and watching children play, as time passed. She had only realised she should be leaving when the sun had started going down, she too

the supermarket, products toppled from the shelves causing her to hold on to a shelf behind her for stability. The lights flickered as she heard someone scream from the aisle to her left and her eyes dashed that way just in time to see the shelf fall onto someone. Just that moment, she f

o the tall figure in front of her

elt her breath become erratic as her heart drummed in her chest. Just when she wondered if this was

her and she paused in place. She tried hard to take in deep breaths but it was hard

lm herself. For a moment she looked as though she was about t

he stood. Hana looked around her, taking in th

g out at the darkness outside. The man walked over and looked ou

ave a backup gener

he scream she had heard before and walked back in that

till he stood beside her and paused at the lack of chaos before his eyes. Not

ck not reach thi

she said and for an unexplained reason started walking back the way they came to

Hana felt the hair at the back of her neck rise.

they walked for more than thirty minutes in silence, none daring to utter a word. No matter ho

ge supermarket is thi

is just some small store

us stop is not far from here.” Hana said with a f

d out his phone and found no signal. Seeing his action, she followed but was

t to be a jo

ed and looked around. The overwhelming feeling

he direction she was staring at and following her gaze towards a shelf of baby pr

alled and ma

low,” Hana hur

e turned a corner and could

ou?!” she ca

legs moved before her brain could process the information. Her breath