A young boy becomes convinced a ghost is stalking him. Every misfortune—his torn schoolbag, missing homework, a trashed desk, even perpetually “dirty” hair—feels like the spirit’s prank. He begs his parents and classmates to believe him, but no one does. Desperate, his parents bring him to a folk exorcist who paints a talisman across the boy’s face and orders him not to wash it off for three days.
The ritual changes nothing. Instead, the talisman makes him an even easier target at school. When classmates refuse to play with him unless he wipes it away, he gives in, earning a fleeting moment of acceptance that blurs reality with fantasy—before the cruelty resumes.
As dreams and daily life intercut, the “ghost” silhouette increasingly mirrors the classmates’ actions: stolen money, shredded notebooks, trash stuffed into his desk, shampoo poured out. The final reveal reframes the story: the haunting was misdirection, and the boy’s “ghost” is the shape of bullying he can’t yet name.