Dream Love : Dream Land

Melanie brought the car and started parking in front of the house she had never tracked down in all this time. With a slow step she walked towards the front door of the house and started ringing the bell. Quickly the door was opened from the inside because the people who were there had been waiting for her arrival for a long time now.

"You're here." The man inside started talking.

Melanie nodded as greeting towards the man. It's been years since the last time they got together like this.

"Come inside." The man invited.

Still without talking, Melanie continued to enter the house. Her eyes are now fixed on the pictures hanging in the hallway. Makes her stop in her tracks. Observing one by one the pictures of the faces that once spent the youth with her. She smile a little there. A bittersweet smile.

The man who had already entered his house returned there when he saw that the woman was not following him.

"Melanie?"

Melanie, who was overwhelmed with her memory of the past is now back there.

"Ah? I'm sorry. I just lost in thought." She said.

The man smiles knowingly a little seeing his old acquaintances there who is lost in their old memory even though not all is sweet.

"We all do." He said.

After looking at all of the pictures one more time, Melanie started to get a grip on herself and started stepping inside. The man leading her to the living room.

"You are not working today?" She asked just to break the ice between them.

They were close a while ago. Even dating when she is in high school, but of course break up after. Not many are lucky enough to have a long term relationship and marry their boyfriend at 15 right? Even if the boyfriend is four years older.

"When everything is sold out I will close the store, and by chance today sales are quite fast." He didn't mind explaining to her.

After sitting there together, Melanie began to sip the tea that was handed to her while saw the lonely house. She already knows that the man is living alone right now.

"How are you doing Beom-Soo? Or should I called you by your real name... Brian." Melanie began to ask as her eyes now looked right at the man.

Beom-Soo smiles there. Its been a long time now he heard that name. He didn't mind, though. No one but them knew his true identity.

"I'm the same old me. We just lost contact after Aera died."

"You didn't try to find me though." Melanie spoke up.

"You too... Anna."

Hearing her real name there opens up a story that has been kept for so long. Her mind start wandering again.

Flashback: 

:: Secret Lab in Britain::

30 years ago,

Aera and Anna, who are twins, were adopted by a couple who are famous scientists there. They live happily for a few months until they found out what the real reason behind their adoption. To become their adoptive parent test subject for their research.

Brian who was working part time in the lab is the one that found out about that and in a rush told the matter to Anna who was his girlfriend at the time.

"Anna! Are you listening to me? They are going to inject both of you with the I don't know, blue liquid or anything. Your grandfather already pushes them to do it quickly tomorrow night because they are already far behind in this research." Brian whispers to Anna as they are in the lab grounds.

Anna at that time was too shocked by the news she heard continued to freeze.

"Their previous test died on the table Anna. I'm scared for both of you."

"But, what should I do? I don't have any money to run away." Anna finally expressed her feelings.

"Probably this is my fate." She began to give up.

"There's no way I'm going to keep quiet when I know you were in danger. Lets run away together. The three of us." Brian made a suggestion.

"Where are we going to run to?"

"Korea. I have uncles and acquaintances there who can help. Give me both of your ID. I will take care of the rest. Remember. Tomorrow, at dawn we will leave this place." Brian wanted to walk away now but Anna is holding on to him.

"Brian. Promise me. If anything happens and you can't get to hold me. Please take Aera away first. Bring her to safety." Anna said it firmly. She as an older sister definitely wants her sister's safety first.

Brian wants to arguing with that. There's no way he will leave her alone, but looking at her serious face there he nodded a sign of understanding.

But the next day 3 a.m. in the morning,

"Aera? Where are you?" Anna looked for her sister in the entire house but could not find her. They should get ready to run away from this house soon. Her heart began to feel out of place.

Using the house phone, she dialed Brian's home number to ask for help. As soon as the call was greeted Anna continued to speak without waiting.

"Brian, Aera is gone. Please help me find her first."

Within 30 minutes Brian came in his car. Anna stuffed her and Aera luggage into the car and together they ran to the building opposite the house that Anna and Aera had occupied all this time. The lab is actually behind the forest in their adoptive parents private land.

Both of the couple entered the lab cautiously. There's no guard there making it easy, but they can't be reckless.

"Do you know where the experimental site will be conducted?" Anna asked Brian.

He nodded and make a gesture for Anna to come with him.

Once at the big door, Anna could see from outside of the glass wall that her twin sister Aera was now lying on the operating bed as if unconscious.

"How? How do we get in? This requires a special card."

Brian then showed the card in his hand at the time. Before Anna asked, he explain,

"I stole it yesterday." Then he opens the door.

Quickly Anna approached Aera and held her body.

"Aera? Can you hear me?"

Aera opened her eyes then. Her face was a little tired but clearly showed relief when she saw Anna there.

"They ... shots me with ... some blue things ... They said it rare ... They just have a little ... sample." Aera said pausing as her eyes looked at one of the cabinet  that was there.

Listening to that, Anna continued in action.

"She opened the cabinet and destroyed all 'the blue things' that she could see so that no one could use it after.

"They will ... come ... soon ... You better go." Aera struggled to say as her body started shivering.

"Brian, pick her up and run now. I'm right behind you." Anna began to direct.

Without hesitation, Brian continued to lift Aera, bridal style and started running  fast.

"Stop there!"

At that time there were a few people who realized their deeds and continued to chase. Anna falls due to miss her footing and just decides to buy time for Brian and Aera now as she knows she cannot run anymore.

"Anna!" Brian wanted to come to her, but she shook her head there.

"You promise!" She said it last and Brian reluctantly left her there and that was the last time they saw each other. When Anna was 15 years old.

End of the flashback.

"After we met again when you're 25, I almost didn't recognize you." Beom-Soo said.

Melanie that has already stopped her thought of their past smiling again.

"You didn't tell me what happened when I and Aera left you there that night. We still feel guilty about it."

"Nothing to tell. I just survived then they disowned me after a year and I got protection from the church, then changed my name to Melanie. Two years later, I found out that there's investigation about the lab, my adoptive parents is put on jail, but my grandfather is died of heart attack. I study hard to be a doctor, to find Aera and you, also settle down here. Unexpectedly, you fell in love with her and got married. " Melanie teasing there. Nothing to be jealous about.

"Skip my feeling, you know well how or why we got married Melanie. But I must say that I feel happy no matter what we all went through."

"And I feel thankful to you." Melanie honestly said. She and Aera is really indebted to the man.

"And now we are here again to protect Jieun." Beom-Soo finally brought the topic that they need to talk about.

Melanie nodded.

"I know that she is Aera's the first time I saw her, but I'm just ignoring her. Hoping that nothing like Aera said will come true. But it remains a reality."  She sigh a little there.

"I lie a lot.  To Jieun."  Melanie added.

"Me too.  I just...doesn't want her to feel confuse.  But as long as we can protect her, its fine, right?  But, do you see any hope?" Beom-Soo really hopes there is an answer there.

Melanie hesitated there, but she said her determination this time.

"I will do anything for Aera, and I will do the same for Jieun. Even if it cost my life. That's why I come here to get your help. As I don't know who else to turn to." Melanie states her reason for her arrival.

"So what do you need?"

"Your hacking skill.." She said with her mischievous smirk there.