How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 15 (Bonus Chapter): The Trip

"Give me those," he called out to her, while she scowled at him.

"I can carry them, you know." She walked faster to get in front of him.

Jan Di and Ga Eul walked side by side, while Ji Hoo walked beside Yi Jung. The sun was still out and it was hot. They panted as they climbed up.

After almost two hours of trekking, they paused to rest for a few minutes.

It was almost 2 pm, and they hadn't eaten lunch yet. Ji Hoo was starting to get hungry. He turned to Yi Jung. "What's for lunch?"

Yi Jung gasped. "What do you mean what's for lunch? Didn't you bring the Korean beef I asked you to?"

Ji Hoo frowned. "You mean, you were serious about that?"

"Of course I was! What are we supposed to eat?" Yi Jung's voice rose slightly higher.

"I don't know if you noticed, but I wasn't exactly carrying 10 pounds of beef with me when I got into or out of the van!"

Yi Jung's face fell. "And you didn't bring your guitar either!"

"You just noticed that now?" Ji Hoo shook his head. "Were you expecting me to carry all that up this mountain by myself?"

"Hey guys, calm down," Jan Di decided to interfere. They were all tired, and the heat (and hunger) was getting to them. "We'll figure something out. We'll make something when we get to the cabin." She flashed a smile at Yi Jung. "I'm sure Yi Jung brought us some other food."

Yi Jung's eyes went wide and Jan Di's heart started to panic. Did he not bring any food?

"I brought some ramyeon for everyone," Ga Eul offered, and Jan Di couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

"See? Crisis averted!" Jan Di pulled Ji Hoo aside. "We'll be fine," she whispered to him, and she saw him relax a little. Why was he so uptight?

"We could always 'hunt' for our food," Yi Jung offered excitedly. "It's what real men do when they camp."

"I have a really bad feeling about this," Woo Bin muttered, loud enough for everyone to hear.

"So," Hye Jin decided to change the subject. "How often do you guys go camping anyway?"

The boys all looked at each other in silence.

"Umm...you mean outside?" Woo Bin asked, hesitantly.

"No, I mean inside a hotel room." Hye Jin rolled her eyes. "Of course outside!"

"This would be...well...the first time," Woo Bin answered, reddening a little.

The girls all gaped at the boys. "What?"

"Our adventures normally include jetting off somewhere. Like an island in the Pacific. Or a shopping trip in Europe." Yi Jung explained, as though it was normal to do those things all the time. "That's why I thought this would be fun." He looked questioningly at the girls. "Have you girls been camping before?"

Jan Di swallowed hard. She shook her head slowly. Ga Eul did the same.

"Once, when I was in high school," Hye Jin replied, smiling. "It was with my school group though, but it was fun."

"See?" Yi Jung beamed. "It will be just like the KDrama I saw!"

Ji Hoo put his hands on his head. "You know those shows aren't real, right?"

Woo Bin stood up and dusted his pants. "Come on, let's get going. Hopefully, Yi Jung knows how to read a map." He turned to his friend. "We're almost there, right?"

"Right."

They started walking again, and Jan Di noticed after ten or so minutes that the trees were getting thicker and thicker. It was a harder climb this time, as they had to navigate their way around the trees. Woo Bin sweated profusely and Jan Di noticed Hye Jin kept glancing at him with worry.

"Come on, chop chop!" Yi Jung called out to the rest of the group, seemingly to encourage them to move faster. "It will be worth it. When we get there, you'll see a view that will take your breath away!"

"I'd like to take your breath away right now," Woo Bin mumbled, and thankfully only Hye Jin and Jan Di heard him.

Jan Di looked around and wondered if they were heading the right way or perhaps they had gotten lost. She was about to mention something to Ga Eul when they came upon a clearing and she saw that they'd arrived at the campsite. At the end of the clearing stood a small log cabin.

They all stood there, staring at the cabin in disbelief.

"Wait, something's not right," Yi Jung's brows were furrowed as he stepped closer to the cabin. "They said it would be small but rustic!"

"Are you sure they said rustic, not rusty?" Woo Bin offered as he examined the cabin's exterior.

The cabin was indeed small. It was not much bigger than a shed, and the windows had shutters that hung haphazardly on one hinge. The windows were covered with dust so they couldn't see inside, and the metal door was rusted all over. Vines snaked upward one side of the cabin, while spiderwebs almost engulfed the other side.

It looked like no one had been there in years.

Ji Hoo leaned over to whisper in Ga Eul's ears. "Ga Eul, was it a horror-themed drama he saw?"

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