Where did he go?

Minsoo was sent back home and his aunt told about everything that happened to his parents

And just like that he was banned from going to that village ever again

every summer he used to do his homework all at once and then plead to his parents about going to the village ,but they never said yes

And in the blink of an eye 6 years passed and now minsoo was a high schooler

it was 10th January 2031 when he sat on a bench outside his school

He was still in his school uniform as he just got done with school

It was about to be 10 pm in 5 minutes as a sentence rang in his head

"my birthday? It's the 10th of January and I was born at 10 pm too isn't that funny"

jihwan giggled slightly saying that as he stared at the evening sky with minsoo by his side

"Happy birthday jihwan"

minsoo muttered to himself as he stared at the night sky wearing a smile on his face and

Just then a flake of snow fell on his face, startling him a bit

"Is this the universe's way of telling me that jihwan is fine"

he laughed a little but then started crying,he missed him all these years and now it was getting worse and overwhelming

"Ah really,this is so embarrassing"

A few days passed and it was the weekend

"mom,dad I'll be off!"

"be careful son!"

as soon as minsoo stepped out of his house he took out his phone and dialed a number

"youngseo? where are you guys? I just left my house"

"how come you're late when it's actually your business and we're the one interfering!?"

"where are you guys?!"

"AT THE STATION BITCH MOVE YOUR SLOW FEETS YOU-"

"woobin I'd prefer youngseo nagging at me than hearing it from you, please give her the phone back"

"woobin give me my phone back why'd you snatch it- ah anyways minsoo hurry up or we'll miss the train"

And with that the boy ran even faster and reached the station, panting heavily

"woah dude don't die"

"shut up woobin"

"why should I? how come you always side with minsoo"

"because you're not worth it"

"WOW AM I THE THIRD WHEEL IN THIS FRIENDSHIP"

"shut up woobin"

"you too minsoo?I didn't expect that from you at least--"

"quit whining and let's go"

minsoo said as he looked at the tickets again, checking their seats

"So are we finally gonna meet this friend of yours you've been blabbing about for as long as we know you,2 years was it?"

youngseo said as she was pretty curious about the situation

"you guys didn't have to come with me"

" why not,we were super curious..is she your long distance girlfriend by any chance?"

"WHAT!?NO! IT'S A BOY"

"ok so boyfriend"

"what the hell I'm straight"

"you're totally in love with that "friend" shut the fuck up "

"w-woobin you're dumb for a reason YOU SHOULD SHUT UP OR I'LL STITCH YOUR MOUTH"

"can you guys stop fighting for once"

youngseo sighed in disappointment as she lowered her head

" what did you tell your parents"

"uh that we three were going out and will come back at night"

"you're sneaky"

youngseo laughed

"I've heard that people in love does anything it takes"

"youngseo shut him up or I'll kill him"

"Dude your ears are red"

"THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S EMBARRASSING"

Time passed and they finally reached the village after a 4 hour train ride

"After how long are you meeting this friend again?"

youngseo asked half asleep, yawning as she just got off the train after a 3 hour "nap"

"6 years"

"oh ok..WAIT WHAT!? 6 YEARS!? ..have you been in touch through social media!?"

"uh no"

"woah that woke me up..ok then where are we going?"

"follow me"

After an hour long cab drive they were  finally standing at the entrance of the forest

"wait why are we in a forest"

"don't question, just follow me"

as minsoo reached the spot where they used to spend time together, a wave of nostalgia hit him and he began to tear up

"ok now where do- minsoo!? are you crying?!"

youngseo was taken aback by the sudden situation

"this is where We used to hang out but..jihwan is not here.."

"how about we go to his house?"

" we never went to each other's house"

"so you're telling me we're gonna go back just like this!?"

youngseo turned back and smacked woobin

"what the hell are you doing strolling around!?..do something!"

"ouch! what am I supposed to do!?..um..minsoo do you remember which direction he used to go from here?"

"yeah I think I do"

"great! so let's go in that direction and ask around the village!!"

just like that they were already standing in front of someone's door

As the door opened minsoo's eyes glistened with hope

"my greetings ma'am ..does choi jihwan live around here?"

hearing that the women's eyes went dark and she looked at the ground, trembling as she responded

"t-that cursed boy killed his grandma and ran off somewhere"

youngseo and woobin were shocked hearing that

minsoo's own voice echoed in his head "his grandma died!?"

"when did that happen?"

"This year,on his birthday"

minsoo suddenly remembered what he said on that exact day

"is this the universe's way of telling me that jihwan is fine"

turns out he was wrong about that

"Thank you miss

and one more thing the rumour about jihwan is utter nonsense you should be ashamed of yourself calling a little kid a killer when he must've been in so much pain about his loved one dying

we'll go now"

and as he bowed slightly tears welled up in his eyes

"guess I'll never see him again"

he muttered to himself with a sad smile on his face, trying his best to swallow back his tears

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