Episode 2 - Growing Up

Since the divorce, Joshua didn't trust anybody and only stayed with Jeonghan.They went to junior high ,Joshua and Jeonghan felt as if there was something they didn't know, as if everything was fake.They both didn't have any classes together and they could only take to each other when they both go back home, in bus.Other people thought that Joshua was an introvert but he laughed and talked when Jeonghan was around, they could only think he was a different person.Nobody knew how Joshua talked or how he sounded. He only had a poker and a smile on his face. Jeonghan on the other hand had many friends ,he was more or less like a popular kid .Many secretly had a crush on Joshua and Jeonghan, I mean who wouldn't. Stress and tests came up. The school decided to have a field trip. The teachers wanted the field trip to be educational and fun, but decided to go to an aquarium. The teacher's let them pick their pair, but if it got out of hand they would pick them themselves. Joshua and Jeonghan got together, they both had lunch prepared. When they got inside the aquarium, everybody thought it was a big place. They toured around and saw all the big animals, that lays down in the water. It was time for lunch and Jeonghan decided to go get a cold coke, so when they drank it their tiredness would go away. As Jeonghan went back to the table ,that Joshua used to be at, he noticed Joshua wasn't anywhere to be seen. Jeonghan hurried and told the teacher's. Nobody had his phone number and Jeonghan either ,because they were always together. They canceled the field trip and everyone, except Joshua, went back to school. Police officers searched everywhere but couldn't find him, so they called in more policemen to look around. Joshua finally was found in a dark room with no lights and no sound. They found him with ripped clothes and found out he was almost raped. The culprit was captured ,because of CCTV footage, he didn't rape him because he heard an announcement that everybody should leave the building. Joshua's mom went to the doctor with him because he didn't want to go out. She found out he got traumatized by the accident that happened the other day. Joshua didn't trust anybody and couldn't see people in their faces, even if he did he could only see a dark round face. Joshua only recognized and talked to the people before he had the accident. He still went to school but tried to stay away from people the farthest way possible. Eventually he overcame his fear but didn't recognize anyone, still the same dark face but he knew they were different people because of the tone of voice. One day a boy talked to him, the other boy didn't seem to have any friends, so he talked more to Joshua and eventually became friends.The boy had many classes with Joshua. Joshua now had a new face he could see but the other's people's faces were the same as always.

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