What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Pray? Smile? Something else? Well, I like everyone else, pray too but umm… my prayers are a bit different than other peoples, they are more like orders to God. Maybe that's why he never listen.
“Gwenchanhseubnikka?" (Translation: Are you okay?)
Wait a second, whose voice is this? And why can’t I open my eyes? And why is this guy asking me in Korean? What?
“Agassi, gwenchanayo?" (Miss, are you alright?)
"Agassi... Jjangkkaman, Danbi-ya?" (Miss... Wait, Danbi?)
The voice repeated again and this time, this time I opened my eyes and guess what? This is probably my best dream ever.
OH MY GOD! Kim Seokjin. Oh my God! Oh my God! What?
And that’s how the protagonist/this weird girl, fainted in the arms of her dream guy, or at least who she believe is her dream guy.
2 hours later…
At this point, I am not even sure as to what is going to happen when I’ll open my eyes. What if I’ll see Jin again? Actually, the bigger problem is, what if I don’t? My dream will just end without even talking to
Jin.“Looks like nothing has changed, my head still feels heavy. Is the dream over already? Wait a second, nothing has changed, except for my room. And... and why does my face feels so slim? Omo! My skin is… and clothes? No! What the hell? Why am I wearing this weird dress? Where’s the… where’s the mirror?”
I am not just shocked but I am very shocked, I don’t know what is happening. And no matter whatever that is or has or will happen, why am I wearing a Korean night-gown? That too, a traditional night gown? Just why?
“Isn’t… isn’t that Jin? What… What is he… what is Kim Seokjin doing outside my room? What… Just what the hell is going on? Is this is a dream? This is all so weird. Wait… maybe this is a dream. Yes, it is a dream. Of course it's a dream. Oh Brishu, stupid. What else can this be?”
So that’s why everything was so weird, it is all just a dream. No wonder I saw Jin as soon as I opened my eyes in my dream, after all, he is all I think about. Weird that he still never appeared in my dream but now when he has, it...
“Danbiya, chha? (Danbi, are you still sleeping?)” a voice asked from outside the room.
“Heh? I can’t even understand this much Korean. Then how are these people talking in that language? Oh wait! I got it, it doesn’t mean anything. How does your brain work while sleeping, Brishu? It mixes up everything you saw or dreamt or even thought about. So basically, they aren’t speaking Korean they are just saying something nonsense and I can understand this because it’s my dream and all I have to do to answer is just anything, thinking of what answer I am supposed to give or want to give. Wow! I am so intelligent. It’s so scary yet, sexy.”
“Ye, Hakuna matata.” Hahaha, dreams are so weird seriously. Even “HAKUNA-MATATA” is Korean here.
“Huh???”
I am more than excited to see how this dream world is going to be because honestly, this was always my dream.
To me, it was all like a dream but was this a dream? Yes? No? Maybe.
As soon as I stepped out of my room the whole world stopped. People who were doing their everyday chores were now all frozen. The birds in the sky, the clouds, everything was motionless, it was like…
“Like the time has stopped. This guy, he looks... he looks just like Jin. He… how can someone look so ridiculously handsome in these ancient type clothes too? How is this possible? I never imagined him in such clothes but ugh! He still is looking so handsome. He is out of my league even in my dreams. My self-realization mode sucks.”
I took a step closer to him but as soon as I touched his face…
“It feels so real.” I was confused. If this was a dream then why was he so real?
“Isn’t this what you wished for?” A woman’s voice answered.
“Huh? Who is it?” I turned back in surprise.
“What? Why are you dressed up like a fairy, lady? I don’t remember watching or even thinking about any fairytale?”
“Didn’t you wished to have a life like a Drama? Didn’t you say ‘I wish I was in Joseon or Goryeo era too, my life was like a historical drama’? Didn’t you?”
“Hahaha! This dream is hilarious.”
“It’s not a dream. Your wish has been granted. You are now in Goryeo and this person that you are here, is the one you were in your previous life. You now belong to this world.”
“Wait a second, you mean I time travelled to my past life and in my past life I used to live in Goryeo? And in the same time, BTS’s Jin was living in Goryeo too? And also, cherry on the cake, he still looks the same as he does in his present life? And even I look the same? Lady, this is my dream. So it’s stupid I understand but why is it this much stupid?”
The woman smiled and answered “You will find out the truth. Sooner or later, you will know that this isn’t your dream, this is reality.”
“Okay! Suppose, just think that I have believed everything that you said and now I am in my past life. Right?”
“Yes.”
“Then what the hell am I doing here?”
“You wished for it.”
“Wha-? I wished to live in a drama not to time-travel to my past life.”
“You wished to have a life like that didn’t you? This is that life. The one which is like a historical drama set up in Goryeo.”
“So, so you mean I am stuck here? You mean that I am stuck in a historical K-Drama?”
“You are stuck in your previous life.”
“What nonsense is this? I never had such a stupid dream.”
“You will find out everything soon.”
“Whatever, seriously. I just want this dream to end. And by the way, why did that man didn’t understand what I said? The man outside my room?”
“Oh yes! In your life you didn't know how to speak
Hangul. But in this life, in your past life, you were given the education and taught all these things. So here, you can both write and read Korean.”
I was confused but more than that I was frustrated of the fact that I was unable to figure out what exactly was happening to me. I was so frustrated that without thinking any further about the whole situation, I sat in the middle of the street and started crying. I didn't even thought of what others will say or think because no matter what that woman said, I knew it was all just a big lie.
“This is all such nonsense. I want to wake up. I want to wake up. How do I usually wake from my dreams? I fall. Yes, I fall from someplace and when I open my eyes, I am awake. I have to fall from a height. Yes, yes, then it will be done. This weird dream will end.”
“You are already awake.”
I looked up to see how that woman’s voice suddenly changed into a man’s and that too a familiar man’s voice.
“Omo! He... you are Jin. You look so handsome with long hairs.”
'Shut up! Just shut up! No! Brishu, focus. Focus. You have to wake up.' I repeated in my mind over and over. I was too afraid that I will forget what I really wanted if I had just looked into Jin's for 2 more seconds.
“I have to wake up.”
I stood up and ran as fast as I could towards a tree that was visible even from the street. I thought once I'll fall from the tree, all my problems will be solved in an instant but little did I know that this was actually going to create more chaos in my life.
“Okay, you have to fall.”
'But I am so scared.' My fear was growing but I had no other option.
“It’s okay, it’s not a real life. You are not going to get hurt, you will just wake up. Come on, you can do this.”
Yes, I did fell from the tree. But K-Drama Rule #1- If a girl is falling, a guy will always be there to catch her. Especially, the lead man or the second lead.
“Are you alright? What is wrong with you today, Danbi?”
“Danbi? Me? Wait, you are Jin. I am in Jin’s arm? This dream isn’t all that bad. I guess.”
“Who is Jin? Don’t you remember who I am? I am Bo-Gyeong. Remember? And what are you doing? This is the second time you are jumping off of the tree today. Why do I have to save you every single time you fall? I get it you don’t know how to walk but what kind of a person jumps from the tree intentionally? You think jumping from the tree will solve your problems? Most girls aren’t even allowed to study here and when you got a chance you are running away? And why are you running away? Didn’t you enjoy learning? You were always better than me then why did you ran away the moment Bo-Young mentioned test?”
“What are you… saying? Test?”
“You know how scared Bo-Young was? She came all the way to the Palace just to tell me that she can’t find you. Were you that scared over a little test? Weren't you the one who suggested it in the first place?”
“Aww… and you came all the way to find me? That’s so cute.”
He is so cute. My mind was singing and my heart was dancing the moment I realized he was concerned about me. Even though it was just a dream, it meant the world to me.
“What? Cute? Did you hurt your head when you fell from the tree last time? Are you alright?”
“Never better, Jin.”
“Jin? Why do you keep calling me Jin? Do you not remember me? I am Bo-Gyeong. Wang Bo-Gyeong.”
Brishu focus. You have to get out of this dream, this all doesn’t make sense. Think, think of another way. There must be something else too that wakes you up from your dream. Think Brisha! Think!
“Kiss. Every time I try to kiss someone in my dream, I wake up before I can even touch the lips. Yes, Yes, kiss.” I was so excited having to have found out the way to get out of the dream that I didn't even realized that I spoke out the word 'KISS' out too loud.
“What? Kiss? Did someone... did you? Really?” Bo-Gyeong
(Jin) asked in surprise.
“Shusshhh!” I put my finger on Bo-Gyeong lips and took two steps closer to him and looked into his eyes. But before I could think about anything, I was already lost in his eyes. At that moment I wasn't even aware of my actions. I brain no longer had a say in what I was doing. It was all involuntarily happening due to my heart. I caressed his cheek and smiled all too wide.
“Why are you so handsome? How come I always keeps falling in love with you? God! I don’t want this dream to end. But if I won’t stop this now, I will regret my decision after waking up because I’ll want you even more. And I can’t have you. I can’t.”
“Have you gone crazy, Danbi? Stay away from me.” Bo-Gyeong pushed me away but I wasn't going to leave my chance. I grabbed onto his arm and pulled him closer. Bo-Gyeong had no option but to stare in amazement, his eyes were wide open as he looked at me without blinking even for once. I could see that he was surprised by my behavior but he still had confidence that whatever that I was doing was just a joke because Danbi knew that he love someone else and so does she. But to me, Barisha, this was my one and only chance to kiss the guy I was longing for since forever and also, the last chance to end this dream.
“Joke and all is fine but if Wang Jun or Hwa-Young will see us, you’ll lose your love and I will lose mine.”
“Will you please shut up?” I put my hand on Bo-Gyeon’s (
Kim Seokjin) eyes to create a barrier between what I should do and what I want. And leaned forward to kiss him. And then, as soon as my lips touched his…