CH 2

Waking up as Cinderella's Stepsister - Chapter 2

… what jack shit.

I'm still not getting used to life here.

Having lived as Kim Jin-young of Korea for over 30 years, this may be a natural result.

Accustomed to the sweet things of modern civilization, I could not even memorize the phone number of a close friend, so I was unable to make calls by myself without going through the my phone’s contact list.

Remembering that I didn't let go of my cell phone until I fell asleep, I still fumbled by my bedside and opened my eyes, and I often imagined brushing my teeth with a cool mint-scented toothpaste while rubbing my teeth with a broken branch.

Soap. Toothbrush. Toothpaste. In particular, daily necessities such as toilet paper were desperately needed.

The biggest problem was the bathroom.

The toilet here was located on the outer wall of the top floor of the building. When you open the door, there is a wooden board so that you can sit down, and there is a hole in the middle, so if you sit down and do business, excrement falls under the hole. (TN: see image below for an example of what I think Anastasia is describing...)

It is similar to the conventional toilet in Korea, but the difference is that instead of squatting, you sit on a plank like a chair to do your business, but the filth is dripping out of the building.

If the building is on the street, you may be struck by excrement like lightening while passing by, or if someone raises their head, the situation in which you are doing your business will be broadcast live.

How about washing? There was no running water, so I had to wash with the water that the maid brought me. I tried to refrain from washing my hair in less than five days because I felt sorry, but everyone treated me like a luxurious woman comparable to Marie Antoinette.

I suffered from severe constipation as I restrained myself from going to the bathroom. Nothing went my way to wash, eat, or pooping.

For the sake of my mental health, I decided to cry when I wanted to cry and get annoyed when I wanted to be annoyed instead of forcing myself to hold it.