Reborn: The Unexpected Twist

Opening her eyes, Lee Jinhee immediately sat up and looked around her. Sweat dripped down her forehead, and her heart was rapidly bearing within her chest. Seeing no Taehee around her, Lee Jinhee let out a breath of relief. 

Patting her chest in order to calm her heart, Jinhee mumbled, "Lee Jinhee, that was just a dream, just a nightmare."

Raising her head up, Jinhee looked towards the clock above the wall and noticed that the time was around five— just like in her dream.

Her throat felt thirsty, and using her crutches for support, Lee Jinhee stood up. Walking towards the door, Jinhee carefully opened the door.

The hallway was dimly lit, and silence was all around her. Taking a step forward, Jinhee looked all around her to find some to help her.

With her injured foot, she couldn't go downstairs on her own, and she needed for someone to support her.

As she walked a step forward, her body crashed against someone, and losing her stability, Lee Jinhee was almost about to fall down. 

With her injured leg, this was absolutely dangerous!

However, before she could touch the ground, someone grabbed her by her waist and pulled her closer. Raising her head up, Lee Jinhee took a look at her saviour.

Jinhee's eyes widened in horror, and she let out a gasp.

Short brown hair sat on Han Taehee's head as he stared at Lee Jinhee with concern present in his eyes. The upper part of his body was naked, and his face looked very much like a male.

The worry on his face disappeared at that instant, and a smirk appeared on his face whilst he voiced out, "I have finally caught you, my little squirrel. I will have a fun time eating you."

Taehee licked his lips and stared at Jinhee hungrily as if she was a delicious meal. A frightened expression immediately sat on Lee Jinhee's face, and her body stared to tremble.

As Taehee's face moved closer to hers, Lee Jinhee tried to move away from him, and when she was unable to, she let out a loud scream.

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Wiping the sweat that formed at her forehead away, Jinhee patted her chest. This was two nightmares in a row, and Jinhee was afraid that this was going to turn out to be a nightmare as well.

Pinching her arm, Lee Jinhee wanted to confirm whether or not this was a reality, and feeling the sharp pain, Jinhee let out a breath of relief.

Glancing up at the clock, Lee Jinhee's eyes widened when she noticed the time; The time was four fifty nine.

Lee Jinhee was not absolutely ready to face Han Taehee at this moment, and afraid that he would come at this moment, Lee Jinhee walked towards the door in order to lock it.

However, as Jinhee was about to lock the door, the door suddenly opened, and it bumped against her nose. Tears formed at the corner of her eyes, and Jinhee immediately moved away from the door.

"Jinhee, are you alright? I'm so sorry," Taehee voiced out— concern noticeable in her tone.

Raising her hand, Lee Jinhee rubbed her nose. The pain was real, and therefore, this couldn't be her dream. Looking up, Lee Jinhee saw that Han Taehee was staring at her. 

There was no wig on his hair, and dressed in male's clothing, Han Taehee really looked like a boy. Afraid that Taehee would turn as creepy in her nightmares, Jinhee stared down at the floor and started thinking about to how to flee away from the scene.

Even at this point, Lee Jinhee had a hard time absorbing in the fact that Han Taehee was a man. Although Lee Jinhee never saw Taehee undress, it did not make sense to Jinhee how Taehee perfectly looked like a girl at the age of twenty.

A part of Lee Jinhee was hurt that Han Taehee did not consider her close or trustworthy enough to let her on this matter. 

Even though both of them were not close in this life of hers, it was a different matter in her last life. Both of them were housemates and best friends— if she was considered as that by Taehee.

'What more things did Han Taehee hide from me in my previous life?'

"Everything must have been shocking, right?" Taehee questioned. Nervousness was present in his tone.

Lee Jinhee gave no reply; She had no idea on what to reply with. She wanted to call Taehee a pervert and beat him up instead of looking so sad.

Nonetheless, Lee Jinhee could not do that.

'Jinhee, erase all those emotions from within you. You should be angry because he decided to crossdress as a female and shared a room with you, not because he did not inform you on this matter.'

"Do you mind talking now or do you need time?" Taehee questioned.

Was she ready?

Lee Jinhee did know the answer to that herself. Worried that her voice would give out the emotions she currently felt, Jinhee decided that it was best for her to not talk now.

"L-Later," Jinhee answered— not staring up from the floor beneath her.

"Oh!" Taehee voiced out, "I'm alright with whatever you're comfortable in. I'll come back later, and if you need anything, just text me."

Rubbing the back of his head, Taehee added, "Since talking with me would make you feel worse."

Lee Jinhee noticed the pain in Taehee's tone, but there was not anything Lee Jinhee could do about it. She needed time to stabilize her emotions.

"Take care then," Taehee spoke out.

As Han Taehee turned her back on Jinhee and walked away, Lee Jinhee let out a breath of relief and closed the door behind her. Luckily, Taehee did not turn as scary as she was in her nightmares.