Time. There was no time to adjust. My eyes felt heavy & my body extremely weak. I soon enough was sat in a room & Ms. Cha sat across from me. "호석아, 건강해 보여요." (You look well, Hoseok.) She asked in that sweet tone of hers.

I was still adjusting so I didn't know what to look out for. I didn't know it then, & I most certainly didn't know it now. "Thank you, Ms. Cha." She simply answered me, "I am quite well myself..." It was all work & less trivial casual conversation between us.

This is when Ms. Cha sat a document in front of me. "What ? What is this ?" She enthusiastically pointed at the document, "이것은 간단한 비공개 계약입니다. 당신은 여기서 일어난 일에 대해 아무 말도 하지 않을 것입니다. 그것은 또한 당신이 나의 연구 프로그램에 참여하면 보상을 받을 것이라고 명시되어 있습니다." (This is a simple non-disclosure agreement. You will not talk about any of what has happened here. It also states that you'll get compensation for your participation in my research program.) I looked over & it was exactly as she said. No tricks.

"So all I have to do is sign this ?" She grinned wide as she handed me a pen, "All you have to do is sign, Hoseok." I signed & was soon escorted out with Secretary Oh.

Secretary Oh handed me a folder. "What is this ?" She looked paranoid. Like even just speaking too loud would be an absolute problem. "글쎄, 잘 모르겠는걸요. 석진아, 당신이 이곳을 떠나고 나면 당신에게 도움이 될 거예요." (I can't say. It will do you some good after you leave here, Seokjin ah.) It wasn't long before we reached the front door.

Secretary Oh pointed at the folder, "Look at it when you can. When you are alone..." Security got me to a car & then I was being drove home. Nothing looked as I remembered. Before long I was home. It took me a minute, but eventually I knocked on the door.

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"Oh, Hoseok !", My mother said as soon as she opened the door & had seen me. She looked younger. Much younger than when I had last seen her. "엄마?" (Mom ?) She smiled as she brought me inside. "Sit ! Sit ! We have much to discuss."

I did as she suggested. The house also looked different. It would take me a minute to adjust. "I am so happy you're finally home, Hoseok." Things felt different. I looked at her wrist, a watch was on it with the N.L.I trademark. "What is that ?"

My mother sighed as she took a seat next to me.. "그 집은 개조되었습니다. 호석아, 그게 변했어요." (The house was renovated. That's what changed, Hoseok.) Nothing was as I left it...

"Did you ever check up on me ?", I asked as I was trying to process. My mother nodded as she pointed at her wrist. She of course dodged the question, but it was obvious she was worried about me all of the time. Going back to my previous question, "This watch tracks my data for NewLife Industries. You being in that program was a tremendous help for Ms. Cha' company & for the rest of us with the dormant ability. It couldn't have been done with out you, Hoseok ah."

All I missed... There was not a single thing here that I could associate with a fond memory anymore...