A/N: I dedicate half of this chapter for them 👆 (and for my heart that aches for them😔)
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• 𝐀 𝐔 𝐓 𝐇 𝐎 𝐑 ' 𝐒 𝐏. 𝐎. 𝐕 •
Run. Run. Run.
That was all he could ever think of at the current moment, his mind was blank, his heart was pounding, his breathing was ragged, and the scratches that was spread all over his body was excruciatingly painful due to the pressure he was putting on his small frame.
He was nervous, nervous that they would catch him, again.
So he gathered all the energy left in his body and pushed his skinny legs to run faster.
He couldn't afford to look back, he was just desperate to escape their clutches, for he didn't want to get tortured any more.
"Come back here little boy!"
Hearing it made his heart race more, the booming voice echoed through the depths of the forest that he couldn't decipher where it came from.
Still running, he turned to his side to see a humongous rock in a clearing located in the middle of the forest.
So he changed his direction and ran to it, when he was near it, he jumped above it and hid there for it was big enough to cover his entire body.
He crossed his fingers, hoping that they won't find him, and it seemed to have worked when he heard the voice speak again.
"Where the hell did go?!"
"Dammit! boss will kill us!" Said another.
"Shut up and keep looking, I'll go left you go right."
Oh no.
He prayed that it wouldn't see him, and to his relief, it only passed by the rock where he was hiding.
He released the breath he didn't know he was holding earlier, closed his eyes and thanked the Gods that they spared him.
But now that the adrenaline in his body started to disappear, he could now feel the aching sensation all over his weak body.
He was too afraid to come out so he simply lied down on the green grass and stared at the blinking stars distributed across the night sky.
A lone tear managed to escape from his eyes.
"Eomma, Appa. . .please find me, I'm scared and I miss you." He whispered to himself while he screwed his eyes shut.
"Rhea noona. . .come back already."
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"So. . .how's your first day?"
Sungjae's voice was the first thing that greeted them when they entered the palace, they found him sitting on one of the chairs, a book on his right hand while he used his left one to chew on his apple.
"Good afternoon oppa! And it went great. . .I guess?" Lisa smiled sheepishly before placing her bag down.
"Went great my ass." Jennie rolled her eyes.
Sungjae chuckled lightly.
And somebody's heart may or may not have skipped a beat hearing the man's melodious chuckle.
"Somebody's whipped~" Yeri sing songed quietly besides Sooyoung.
Sooyoung was too tired to argue so she just glared at the younger who laughed before acting like she was zipping her mouth.
"I suggest you guys rest first." Sungjae said standing up and the rest nodded before going up to their respective rooms.
Sungjae sighed, it was a happy sigh, then he turned around to see Sooyoung still standing there.
"Sooyoung? What are still doing here? Why dont you get some rest?" He knitted his brows.
Sooyoung took another step forward.
"Nothing, just wanted to say thank you in behalf of the gang for taging
along earlier in going to school." She gave him a smile which the latter returned.
"It was nothing compared to your generosity." He replied.
"Still, thank you."
"Well then, your welcome." He grinned even wider.
"Uhh, so I'll go ahead?" Sooyoung said while looking down, because now, she can already feel her cheeks heating up.
She continued to walk ahead, rather fast, but due to her looking down, she didn't see that she was going towards a wall.
Sungjae noticed it and quickly ran towards Sooyoung to prevent her from hitting her head.
He swiftly wrapped his arms around Sooyoung's frame, back hugging her and pulled her away.
For Sooyoung, it all happened fast, she didn't even notice Sungjae engulfing her in a back hug, with their current position, she could hear and feel his heart beat.
His and her heartbeats were beating as one.
Her cheeks reddened even more, then she slowly looked at her side to find Sungjae's face close to hers.
She pulled herself away and coughed.
"Uhh, t-thank you." She said looking down in embarrasment.
It was a relief for Sungjae that Sooyoung was looking down, because if she was looking at him, she would see light tints of pink present in his cheeks.
Sooyoung couldn't handle it anymore, if she stayed longer, she might burst.
"I'll go ahead now." She said quickly and walked her way out.
She was already about to reach the first step of the stairs when a voice stopped her.
"Be careful next time!"
She heard Sungjae shout from the hall and she couldn't help but smile before continuing on going up.
Sungjae turned to the mirror, and that was the moment when he noticed the smile he was unconsiously sporting.
He plopped himself on the couch and sighed.
"What the heck are you doing to me Sooyoung?"
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One more corner and Sooyoung will reach her room.
But it surprised her that when she made a turn, she found Yeri leaning on the wall, smirking.
"Ouch! Ouch!" Yeri suddenly exclaimed and started to pat her body at different parts.
This alarmed Sooyoung but before she could voice out her concern, Yeri spoke again.
"Ouch! The ants! Too much sweetness!" Yeri then burst out laughing, too much might I add that she was already rolling on the floor.
She then stood up but continued laughing.
"I don't like him my butt! Then what was that?!" Yeri continued laughing, and yes she saw the whole Sungjoy scenario.
Sooyoung just smacked her harshly and went to her room.
And that was basically her 23rd hit for the whole day.
"Owww! I told you guys to stop hitting me!" Yeri pouted to herself and stomped back to her room.
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• 𝐉 𝐈 𝐒 𝐎 𝐎 ' 𝐒 𝐏. 𝐎. 𝐕 •
I was lying on her bed, thinking about the scenarios that happened in school.
"Hyungs! What do you guys need?" Beomgyu greeted his hyungs.
"Nothing just wanted to remind you about the practice tomorrow, your better show yourselves up." Jin warned them before turning to look at us.
"Oh! It's the girls, Hi! Do you guys remember us?" Hoseok greeted us happily.
"Hello, and yes we do." I replied to be polite.
Hoseok grinned.
"I really hope we can be friends." Another one of them spoke, and I'm pretty sure he was Namjoon.
The others nodded in agreement.
"So guys we'll be going now, see you next time." Namjoon once again said and they started to walk away.
• 𝐀 𝐔 𝐓 𝐇 𝐎 𝐑 ' 𝐒 𝐏. 𝐎. 𝐕 •
Jisoo groaned softly before shifting in her bed.
She still couldn't shake off the stare of that Jin guy earlier, of course she remembered him helping her when she first arrived in here.
But now that she had looked at him properly, she couldn't help but sense something, sense some familiarity and it's driving her crazy.
"Why do you look so familiar Jin-ah?"
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Surprise
Btw this is how I grieve over Sungjoy🙂
New character, but will not be revealed yet ( ble )
Luv y'all
Author-nim outtt