A Promise

"She's sleeping so peacefully," Gayoon moaned. "Can we not tell her?"

Jina was sound asleep while her parents watched her, feeling anxious. Minho gripped Gayoon's shoulder.

"She has to know," he whispered. "We can't let Shinho leave without saying goodbye."

They had talked it over with Junho and Shinjin. At first, they were worried that Shinho would be sent off the the dreaded World of the Dead but Shinjin told them that the young ghost had nothing to repent for so he would not go to the cold world. Instead, he would be sent to a limbo where he would sleep until it was time for him to be reborn again. It was the cycle of life and in his next birth, he would probably be able to live a better life.

"It's for the best," Shinjin had said. "I will prepare a ceremony to purify his soul so that he could move on."