Chapter 26

They did not return to Seoul, but decided to stay for the weekend at a four-star hotel not far from Angok Reservoir.

There was no telling when the rain would stop. The forecast said it would continue through the weekend. Still, if the rain weakened overnight and the water level dropped, the search might begin.

Jei sat in a single chair by the window, gazing endlessly at the rainy scenery.

Rainwater running down the floor-to-ceiling window distorted the night of Namyangju without pause.

The lights of the distant buildings streamed long like paint smeared by flowing water, and the ridge beyond had long since disappeared into the dark clouds settled low.

Jei, hugging her knees, could not easily take her eyes away. Rainwater ran down in several streams over her face reflected in the glass. It was as if she, too, were wet and flowing down.

“What are you thinking…