Wonho was three. He was listening intently to his grandma's story and munching on cookies. The old lady had been telling him stories about creatures since he could start to understand words. When the other kids enjoyed stories about fairy-tale, princes and princesses, Wonho had his grandma told him about werewolf, vampire, demons and angels, those kinds that will only cause nightmare for kids. But to Wonho, the little boy finds it fascinating even to his liking. His parents thought that it wasn't appropriate and always tell her to stop telling the little boy such stories but yet she still does.
Wonho was five when his parents introduced Hyunwoo and Kihyun to him, their gardener's son and their cook's son. "Wonnie, this is Hyunwoo and Kihyun. Be nice to them." His mom said. The little boy smiled, showing a set of perfect teeth. The other two smiled politely in return. He hadn't had any other friends before. Kihyun seemed arrogant while Hyunwoo was so shy and awkward at first but soon Wonho realised that Kihyun is really naggy and Hyunwoo is a big teddy bear at heart. They became close friend since then.
Wonho started home-schooling the next year, together with Kihyun and Hyunwoo. They had tutor came to the mansion to teach them all sort of new stuff. The boy realised that he hated Math but finds History and Science to be interesting. Kihyun on the other hands likes all the subjects and learnt them very quickly. Hyunwoo is the same level as Wonho. Sometimes the tutor had extra classes with only Hyunwoo and Kihyun but the boy weren't allowed to join them. The boy once asked his parents why can't he go to school like any other kids but they said he was still too young to go outside and Wonho never questioned them again. They were only six that year.
Wonho was nine when his grandma passed away. No more stories time and cookies. He was close to her. He went to her bedroom every night before he sleeps. The bedroom was filled with stuffs, weird and spooky stuffs. The boy can't really comprehend why she kept all those things, but he knew she was superstitious – a word that he learnt not long ago. He loves her nevertheless.
They were fourteen when his parents finally let them go to school like normal kids does. Wonho was thrilled, so did Kihyun and Hyunwoo. School was fun, they met new kids, new teachers and new people. On the first day of school, the boy saved a puppy from being bullied by the kids and later that day he was chased by a dog on his way home, maybe it was the puppy's mother he thought but it was still weird. Wonho also discovered exams. Exams weren't hard when he had tutor that taught him advanced classes, he considered himself lucky. Hyunwoo and Kihyun always stick to him when they were at school.
Wonho was seventeen when his parent died in a car crash. Tragic they said. He remembered that day clearly, a bird had died crashing into the windows of his bedroom and he recalled his grandma said that it was some kind of bad omen. The boy can't believe they were gone in a blink of an eye. They were supposed to celebrate his birthday the next day but instead it was their funeral. The boy was devastated but he knew had to move on. Kihyun and Hyunwoo were always there for him. His parents left him with all the wealth and the big mansion. The mansion was too spacious and he had never felt so alone.
At nineteen, Wonho decided to attend college. Along with Kihyun and Hyunwoo, he moved to the big city and settled down in his own apartment. The three of them became flatmate. He was quite surprise when he knew about the place that his parent bought for him, they never told him about it but the boy was glad.
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