179 Gayoon's Story (15)

Gayoon stood in front of Minjung's house, feeling very nervous. They were not close and did not even like each other and she wondered what would be Minjung's reaction upon seeing her. She clutched the straps of her backpack and took a deep breath.

"Just stay calm," she told herself. She walked up to the door and rang the bell. No one answered. She rang the bell again but still, no one answered. 

"Maybe they're not home," she muttered. She peered around a little and realized the lights inside were turned off. 

"I'll come back tomorrow," she decided. She was about to leave when she noticed something. The lights were on in one of the rooms upstairs and even though the window was blinded by the curtains, she could make out a slim figure standing inside that room. To her horror, there was also the silhouette of what looked like the loop of a rope, hanging from the ceiling in front of the shadow in the window.