Daydreams
A. SEOUL - 10

Umji was sitting in front of his desk. He is working on several translation manuscripts that will already enter the deadline. Occasionally a stray came out of his mouth.

To make himself more concentrate Umji made a cup of warm milk coffee. He enjoyed the caffeinated drink while staring at Seoul through the window near his desk.

His mind was excited about what happened in Tokyo. But he had just squinted at something, his phone ringing on his desk.

"Hello."

"You still awake?"

"Yes, what's up Mino?"

"I've cleared up your commas in Japan and .. For the next week, you can take time off work."

"I understand, thank you."

"Yes, I hope you get to bed soon."

Phone connection disconnected. Umji finished his drink immediately and then returned to the screen. He fell asleep so quickly he woke up an hour ago. He glanced at the wall clock that showed at four in the morning.

After one manuscript that was done by Umji was half completed. He turned off his computer, but it was not sleep that became his next choice of activity. He made ramen while watching television.

Time runs from the change of chanel which is always done by Umji until sunrise. He immediately took a bath, considering Mino had taken care of a work leave for him, citing health recovery.

Umji was dressed quite thickly, realizing it was almost into winter. He returned to Seoul yesterday, seeing the kitchen, especially the refrigerator was empty so he decided to go to the supermarket.

Taxis are the main choice for Umji to go to the supermarket. Taking the subway will be as stifling in the morning as it is now.

Most people shop after the office. Especially women who are married or workers who live alone. But shopping at the supermarket in the morning is actually the best option.

Vegetables like the ones Umji bought are still fresh. He put lettuce and spinach into his trolley. He also bought beef and chicken that had been cut into pieces.

"Eh Umji?"

A voice made Umji look over. Found Mr. Ryeol also pushing the trolley alone.

"Good morning sir" said Umji slightly bowing in greeting.

"You're back from Japan?"

"Yes, yesterday and I'm applying for leave with Mino's help."

Mr. Ryeol frowned. "I haven't heard about that. Any issues?"

Umji. He has promised Mino that he will feel the situation of him being in a coma in Japan. He himself was confused why Mino asked him to promise like that. But according to Mino it was for his good.

"There's a family problem" replied Umji of origin.

"Well, I think you deserve it too Mino. The novel project adapted to the film received a good response and he said he got a lot of sponsors," said Mr. Ryeol sounded no problem with the submission of leave by Umji.

"Alright, continue your shopping," said Mr. Ryeol began pushing his trolley, but stopped when just two steps. He turned back to Umji.

"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that Mr. Janghyuk was looking for you" he said.

Umji frowned confusedly. He was just wanted by the subsidiary owner of the company he worked for? What was?

"What's wrong?"

"Say he wants to see you, here's how. How about after you shop, you come to the office for a little while to see him?" mr. Ryeol said he gave advice.

"I haven't seen Mr. Janghyuk for a long time, last time on the company's anniversary three months ago," Umji recalled.

Mr. Ryeol chuckles. "Are you senile? Did you meet him a few days ago?"

Umji's eyes widened to hear Mr. Ryeol's words. "Where?"

"You returned from Japan and came to the company .. If it is not wrong to meet with Jini, because there is business. Then back to Japan."

Umji's body stiffened at the words of Mr. Ryeol, whose facial features showed no joking. How could that be?

"That's impossible" Umji murmured with a blank look.

Mr. Ryeol relaxed his shoulders indifferently. "Well, maybe you had fun there until you forgot to go back to Seoul. Anyway this run out directly to the company met with Mr. Janghyuk."

Umji who originally wanted to fill all his consumption supplies for the next month failed. He had only bought what was in his trolley since meeting Mr. Ryeol. Now in a hurry while carrying a cloth bag filled with groceries, he walked to the side of the road to call a taxi.

Umji took a breath as soon as he entered the company lobby. But just about to get into the elevator, a hand intercepted him.

"What are you doing here?" tanya Mino was surprised by Umji's arrival.

The confused and still surprised Mino just follows Umji into the elevator. It was fortunate that there were only the two of them so he could ask freely.

"What's the matter exactly? I thought you were gonna stay in the apartment for a break" Mino said.

"I met Mr. Ryeol and he said something strange to me."

"Any? What-"

The elevator door opened and without finishing Mino's sentence first, Umji had gone out first to the part of the room where he worked.

After the door was opened by Umji, he immediately headed for Jini's desk. But the woman was not there.

"Oh Jini is going to the cafeteria, her stomach is having problems so she has to eat first before taking the medicine" said Umji's co-worker.

Without waiting any longer, Umji walked quickly and even immediately ran towards the canteen. Followed by Mino who was behind, the man still did not understand what had just happened to Umji.

From a distance Umji can see Jini enjoying the soup. Just now he was going to come to Jini and Mr. Janghyuk appeared in front of him suddenly.

"It just so happens that we meet here" said Mr. Janghyuk with a smile.

Umji bit his lower lip and bowed to greet Mr. Janghyuk. But the tail of his eyes continued to monitor the movements of Jini's figure.

"Said Mr Ryeol you're looking for me?" tanya Umji tries to focus on the fact that the man in front of her is looking for her, I don't know what.

"Right, I just didn't expect it," said Mr. Janghyuk with a finger rubbing his chin while narrowing his eyes.

"What's wrong?" tanya Umji sounded like a whisper. I don't know why he felt strange with Mr. Ryeol's suspicious gaze.

Mino came closer and stood beside Umji. "Good morning," she leaned over a little.

"You know Umji, that I think .. you have a twin," said Mr. Janghyuk to make Umji flinch.

Umji turned his head and found the look on Mino's face even more surprised than him. Even that guy was paling.

Janghyuk laughed softly. "I know, you only have a little brother for rereading your history last night. It's just that I didn't expect ."

Mino tried to laugh. "What does that mean? I don't understand and .. I guess Umji looks confused too."

Mr. Janghyuk changed the position of his hands to cross while still staring at Umji. "I don't think you met my friend when you went back to Seoul for a while, I mean you were Japanese and then you came back here for a while and then back to Japan."

Umji was stunned to hear it. It turned out that what Mr. Ryeol said was the same as what he had just heard.

"Friend of Mr. Janghyuk?" Mino interrupts to ignore the fact that Umji, whom he knows is in a coma in Japan according to what he hears, is going back and forth between Japan and Korea.

"Yes, his name is Jun. Even Umji had a chance to greet each other with him, isn't that so Umji?"

Umji. He doesn't know what to answer. Because his memory now of a few days ago is nothing but darkness from his coma.

"Do you know why I'm looking for you?" janghyuk said while smiling sideways.

"What?" tanya Umji and Mino almost at the same time.

" I found out the fact that .. as I said you have a twin. My friend Jun's wife named Kim Hana has the same face as you!"

Mino flinched hearing Kim Hana's name. The name who a few days ago contacted him while sending a picture of the cover of the script that should be on Jini.

Umji's lips were trembling. His body stiffened and it felt as if his legs were squeezing as soon as he heard two names that were somehow so familiar.

"June ... Kim Hana's?" umji's murmur was not looking at Mr. Janghyuk anymore.

But Umji felt a hand supporting him from behind. As soon as he turned around he found Mino holding his back with a worried look.

"You okay?" ask Mino.

Janghyuk laughed. "You don't have to worry or worry about hearing Umji. Besides Jun showed me a picture of his wife after seeing you back then."

"And according to him Kim Hana only has a sister named Nami and they also live in New York since birth and grew up there," continued Mr. Janghyuk told the story.

"Alright, that's all I really wanted to say. I think you need to know that you have a bloodless twin" said Mr. Janghyuk, laughing and leaving Umji and Mino still shocked.

Umji who tried to recover his mind and consciousness began to look for Jini who was now not there in the first place.

"Kim Hannah!"

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