Secrets { Haesoo & Yoonji }
A small white cloud appeared from the warm breath leaving Haesoo’s lips, floating behind her as she walked quietly down the sidewalk. She was wrapped in a scarf she had bought not too long ago, arms crossed trying to keep in all the warmth from the items of clothing that she could keep.
It was currently 3:56 in the morning. Her manager had decided to let her off the clock early seeing as they had finished all their work early and Haesoo was beyond exhausted. The only thing she hated about leaving work early was the walk back home. Haesoo never told anyone, but when it came to ghosts and spirits, she was scared out of her mind. She could put the blame on all of the scary movies she watched as a child, but it was still just a part of the spiritual world that she kind of believed in. It didn’t help that it was almost four, considering - from a number of sources, that the time between two to four was the time when spirits would wander around.
The sound of a branch crunching behind her immediately stopped her in her tracks. She could feel her blood freezing as she held her breath, debating if she wanted to look behind her or not. Chewing the inside of her cheek, Haesoo counted to three before jumping around, only to see a stray cat pressed up against the wall of the closed shop with a broken branch underneath its foot.
“Good God,” Haesoo released a sigh of relief before turning back. Another thing Haesoo wasn’t too fond of were cats. She was scared of dogs, but cats. They were an entirely different thing. Just as bad as ghosts and spirits with their mysterious gleaming eyes.
Trying to shake the paranoia off, Haesoo continued walking towards the end of the block before she saw a black shadow ahead, standing across the street. It only brought back all the rumors she would hear while cleaning after lingering customers about creatures of the night waiting to drag random strangers into the dark. A shudder ran down her back before she made a quick turn down into alleyway beside her.