Lost Faith

Extra Chapter

What?! That's unfair! Jung Soo thought since as soon as Cale saw him, the child had a panic attack.

"Hello, Cale. I am also your brother's friend, I am Choi Jung Soo," he said in a friendly tone. Cale hid once again but slowly took a peek then he was greeted with another gentle and friendly smile from Jung Soo.

Cale nodded as he buried his face on his brother's shoulder. Jung Soo understood the little kid's actions. After what had happened to him, the kid would have a hard time opening up to strangers.

Small steps at a time, Jung Soo nodded and smiled at the redhead kid.

The three went separate ways and Rok Soo was still carrying his brother. When they arrived home, Rok Soo prepared their meals and their parents arrived on time for dinner. Their parents always did their best to always arrive on time for dinner so they could eat together. Rok Soo already told them it was alright not to rush home but their parents insisted.

Once they were done eating, Rok Soo and Cale bathed together. Then, they went to their room to sleep. The two were sharing the same room since Rok Soo wanted to be with Cale and vice versa.

"Hyung?" Cale called. Rok Soo responded with a hum.

"Are you mad at me?" The little redhead asked.

"What? Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because I was rude to your friends earlier."

The redhead looked glum which made Rok Soo chuckle as he gently caressed his head.

"It's alright, Cale. That's not something you should worry about. If you find something or someone uncomfortable, you can express yourself more freely. You don't have to force yourself to like the people around us," Rok Soo said as he scooped Cale and gave him a warm embrace as the older one gently leaned his head on the redhead's.

"Won't your friends find me displeasing?" Cale asked.

"No, they won't. If they are truly my friends, they will understand. I don't want you to force yourself to like everyone we know," Rok Soo answered. "If you don't like them, you are free to reject them."

Cale quietly listened to his older brother's gentle and soothing voice.

"You are your own person. You have the right to choose your friends, you don't have to force yourself to be liked by everybody. Take it easy, one step at a time, hm?" Rok Soo added.

Cale broke off the embrace and Rok Soo was greeted by the younger's bright smile—which made Rok Soo nostalgic. The older one felt warm inside his heart seeing the familiar smile painted on Cale's face. Oh, how much he wanted to see that smile once again.

Rok Soo reached out his right hand as he cupped the younger's cheek. Cale held the hand holding him as he nuzzled his face on it as he giggled. Rok Soo smiled.

"Should we sleep?" He asked. Cale nodded as he laid beside his brother.

"By the way, why were you afraid of Jung Soo? May I know the reason?" Rok Soo asked. He wanted to know whether Cale remembered the face of the person who tormented him or not.

"Umm ... I don't know but when I was at the orphanage ... I always had this nightmare," Cale responded in a small voice.

Nightmare? Rok Soo repeated. He subconsciously caressed the younger's head.

"Jung Soo-hyung looked like one of the people who appeared in my nightmares ... he was scary," Cale tightly closed his eyes. "He was killing me in my dreams."

"Shh," Rok Soo whispered as he embraced the younger one after seeing him cry from the memory.

Rok Soo knew Cale certainly does not remember his past lives. The pain he felt must've been the reason why he still got those nightmares. The trauma he felt remained even after reincarnating without the memories. It is said that how a person died and their fears during their past lives remained as a form of trauma, so Rok Soo believed it was like that.