Reversal World
San Kim
Jake and Amy from Canada are close friends. Between them, lovely feeling is surrounding them, however, they insist on that they are never a couple, nor they have feelings each other, and they are just ordinary friends, nothing special. As they like each other as “friends”, they like to play together. Also, they love to travel because they believe travelling heals their souls from tired work and stress from tough works that modern people would suffer. And, yes, they are kind of religious, though they don’t have any religion. Amusingly Jake has a way of shouting “Jesus!” when he is surprised. He would pray when there is a hockey match Canada against the United States. Anyhow, so, they promised each other to travel at least one time in a month, and today is the day. They, especially, were excited to travel this time, because, yet, they still did not know where to go. Wherever they feel, they were going to rush toward the place. No destination, even the navigator that would guide them safely and detect surveillance cameras which makes Jake drive slowly and carefully was turned off. Just as not aware of where to go, they started to travel that will remain in their memory forever.
As usual, Jake took the wheel of an old rusty car inherited by his deceased father. Somehow, it seems like that its dusty engine will stop suddenly. However, they like to drive with the car because of the radio’s buzzing sound. It creates the mood of 1990, when he was young and used to travel with his father. It reminds him his father.
Many beautiful views moved Jake and Amy while going to somewhere. They were fascinated by a thick forest, and harmonic singing of birds. Everything was blissful and seemed like celebrating their special journey.
Suddenly, a cliff comes into Jake’s sight from about 20 meters apart. He hit the brake to stop the car but the old car did not work. In a high tone, Amy was shouting as if all scariness in the world was torturing her. In that short moment of falling, Jake would pray at least for 10 times.
Thud! They fell. They blacked out. They were like a couple corpses for three hours. By the unforgiving sunlight, coincidently, in a same time, they both woke up, and they saw the land around them in double vision. They kept blinking to see around. They faced with a new country they’ve never been. At the time they first glanced around, everything seems normal, but freakish mood hung in the air.
As usual, Jake took the wheel of an old rusty car inherited by his deceased father. Somehow, it seems like that its dusty engine will stop suddenly. However, they like to drive with the car because of the radio’s buzzing sound. It creates the mood of 1990, when he was young and used to travel with his father. It reminds him his father.
Many beautiful views moved Jake and Amy while going to somewhere. They were fascinated by a thick forest, and harmonic singing of birds. Everything was blissful and seemed like celebrating their special journey.
Suddenly, a cliff comes into Jake’s sight from about 20 meters apart. He hit the brake to stop the car but the old car did not work. In a high tone, Amy was shouting as if all scariness in the world was torturing her. In that short moment of falling, Jake would pray at least for 10 times.
Thud! They fell. They blacked out. They were like a couple corpses for three hours. By the unforgiving sunlight, coincidently, in a same time, they both woke up, and they saw the land around them in double vision. They kept blinking to see around. They faced with a new country they’ve never been. At the time they first glanced around, everything seems normal, but freakish mood hung in the air.
First, they needed to buy water. They were thirsty. Since the falling, they felt like they are dried like jerky with sweat, since they sweated a lot because they were very nervous and the sunlight that reddened their skin. They went into a market which has a sign, “tekraM s’ymmiJ”. They didn’t feel curious or peculiar about this. They thought it was just for hooking people with marketing or something.
‘Funny market, I like it’, he said in his mind bursting out laughing.
That was until he found something peculiar and ridiculous about this place.
When Amy paid for their water, the shopkeeper looked like puzzled. He was like, ‘what the heck are they doing?’ Jake and Amy were puzzled, too. Like that, for a minute, they stared at each other.
Jake said slightly “Aren’t you gonna take this money?” asking the God what is happening and praying please this situation can end as soon as possible.
“Whataya waitin’? Are you a robber or somethin’? You buy this water and you pay money? Dude, you take the money!” The shopkeeper answered roughly.
For a moment, Jake and Amy felt they were the only person uneducated. They were very confused. The extremely reasonable fact became reversal, totally. They felt the same feeling of when they were told by their friends that there is no Santa Claus. Perhaps, this time, this moment struck him harder than figuring out there is no Santa.
‘Just for Laughs? Probably this guy is faking me,’ even he thought so. He started to find cameras but there weren’t, whereas shopkeeper’s face is getting wrinkly.
“Okay~….” Jake replied doubtfully, and then he took money. He wanted to argue with him but the man’s face was so serious.
They felt something is wrong apparently and thought they were having a dream. They pinched themselves. Nothing happened. They kept going.
Things that are commonsensical are totally different in this world. Jake and Amy crossed the street at a crosswalk because, or course, it was green light. Immediately the drivers cursed and swore them out. Jake and Amy have read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. However, they didn’t think that there is this kind of ridiculous place in their wildest dream. They tried not to make any problems. Rather than making problems, they preferred to keep silent and moved when they had to. Wickedly, behavior they made unconsciously, again, made them in trouble. Such as entering to opposite gender of bathroom (this one was huge) and asking an old lady carrying a heavy baggage “May I help you?” which means a very insulting word in Reversal World.
The more they spent time in Reversal World, the more problems they made. However, none of those problems critically bothered them. Only one mistake turned out to be a disaster. That is the worst mistake that you could ever think of in Reversal World. It is so unrepeatable that I am not going to write that happening here. The one mistake, not a mistake at all in our Earth, changed their lives. They were given a heavy penalty, very heavy penalty. Jake and Amy were innocent with their knowledge. In the court, they explained everything in detail. Especially Jake explained they were totally foreigners, and in the world they came from, it is natural to behave like that only to be looked more suspicious. The audiences in the court who were supposed to keep silence ripped on them.
‘Funny market, I like it’, he said in his mind bursting out laughing.
That was until he found something peculiar and ridiculous about this place.
When Amy paid for their water, the shopkeeper looked like puzzled. He was like, ‘what the heck are they doing?’ Jake and Amy were puzzled, too. Like that, for a minute, they stared at each other.
Jake said slightly “Aren’t you gonna take this money?” asking the God what is happening and praying please this situation can end as soon as possible.
“Whataya waitin’? Are you a robber or somethin’? You buy this water and you pay money? Dude, you take the money!” The shopkeeper answered roughly.
For a moment, Jake and Amy felt they were the only person uneducated. They were very confused. The extremely reasonable fact became reversal, totally. They felt the same feeling of when they were told by their friends that there is no Santa Claus. Perhaps, this time, this moment struck him harder than figuring out there is no Santa.
‘Just for Laughs? Probably this guy is faking me,’ even he thought so. He started to find cameras but there weren’t, whereas shopkeeper’s face is getting wrinkly.
“Okay~….” Jake replied doubtfully, and then he took money. He wanted to argue with him but the man’s face was so serious.
They felt something is wrong apparently and thought they were having a dream. They pinched themselves. Nothing happened. They kept going.
Things that are commonsensical are totally different in this world. Jake and Amy crossed the street at a crosswalk because, or course, it was green light. Immediately the drivers cursed and swore them out. Jake and Amy have read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. However, they didn’t think that there is this kind of ridiculous place in their wildest dream. They tried not to make any problems. Rather than making problems, they preferred to keep silent and moved when they had to. Wickedly, behavior they made unconsciously, again, made them in trouble. Such as entering to opposite gender of bathroom (this one was huge) and asking an old lady carrying a heavy baggage “May I help you?” which means a very insulting word in Reversal World.
The more they spent time in Reversal World, the more problems they made. However, none of those problems critically bothered them. Only one mistake turned out to be a disaster. That is the worst mistake that you could ever think of in Reversal World. It is so unrepeatable that I am not going to write that happening here. The one mistake, not a mistake at all in our Earth, changed their lives. They were given a heavy penalty, very heavy penalty. Jake and Amy were innocent with their knowledge. In the court, they explained everything in detail. Especially Jake explained they were totally foreigners, and in the world they came from, it is natural to behave like that only to be looked more suspicious. The audiences in the court who were supposed to keep silence ripped on them.
Shedding their tear pathetically, mutely they waited for their punishment in a dark room. Jake prayed.
One dreadful-looking man who was wearing a black mask emerged from the darkness of the room where they will be punished cruelly. His face was invisible because of the mask and shadow created by his scary outfit. Scared of the atmosphere and their punishments, like a lamb in winter, they shivered very much.
“Now, I believe you know what you’ve done.” Deep gurgling voice tensed them. “Now the time has arrived. You shall be punished righteously. Muah-ha-ha”.
Then, he opened the door of execution. The bright light came through the door’s gap. When the door was completely opened, they could see totally unexpected view. There was totally different place as if they got teleported. Beautiful view of beach appeared. Everyone was so happy in that place and dancing Hula dance. Mellow ukulele sound relieved Jake and Amy from the fear and coconuts stimulated their noses.
The voice of the man with the mask all at once changed into a typical travel guide voice.
“Welcome, guys, welcome! Staying in this lovely place, you will be punished for what you’ve done! Have a nice day in a jail!” said the mask guy.
“I have to say, this Reversal World is amazing!” Amy shouted pleasantly drinking her coconut.
“Amen to that!” said Jake dancing Hula dance.
Yes, it is Reversal World.
One dreadful-looking man who was wearing a black mask emerged from the darkness of the room where they will be punished cruelly. His face was invisible because of the mask and shadow created by his scary outfit. Scared of the atmosphere and their punishments, like a lamb in winter, they shivered very much.
“Now, I believe you know what you’ve done.” Deep gurgling voice tensed them. “Now the time has arrived. You shall be punished righteously. Muah-ha-ha”.
Then, he opened the door of execution. The bright light came through the door’s gap. When the door was completely opened, they could see totally unexpected view. There was totally different place as if they got teleported. Beautiful view of beach appeared. Everyone was so happy in that place and dancing Hula dance. Mellow ukulele sound relieved Jake and Amy from the fear and coconuts stimulated their noses.
The voice of the man with the mask all at once changed into a typical travel guide voice.
“Welcome, guys, welcome! Staying in this lovely place, you will be punished for what you’ve done! Have a nice day in a jail!” said the mask guy.
“I have to say, this Reversal World is amazing!” Amy shouted pleasantly drinking her coconut.
“Amen to that!” said Jake dancing Hula dance.
Yes, it is Reversal World.