The game of hide-and-seek had begun. It was a version where we pretended to hide from a scary person.

I was assigned the role of the "scary person," but for fairness, I decided not to use my ears or nose.

“I’m starting now. If I find you, I’ll pretend to hit you... just pretending.”

After counting five more seconds silently, I started searching around the pond. It didn’t take long to find Saebyeok.

“Hmm…”

There was a neatly folded box. Its flaps were closed so the inside wasn’t visible, but I knew Saebyeok was in there. Her black tail was …