Day 1
1:58 AM
Lee Haru
the flaw in a runaway plan; carelessness
according to the lady at the ticket counter
the next train won't be arriving until a half hour
which means i have plenty of time
to get last minute snacks and supplies
i find myself sitting outside a convenience store
not far from the train station
munching on a chocolate bar
i take out my phone
squinting my eyes at the sudden bright light
there isn't news of me yet
maybe my parents haven't noticed me missing
but i'll take this as a green light
at least until the morning
i think of my family
imagining all the possible ways they will react
once they discover my note
i think of school
what will they think when they find out i disappeared?
will they think i'm a coward?
will they say "good for her"
or will they say "i see" and forget about it?
i think of the man i'm supposed to marry
will he think of me as
some sort of rebellious teenager?
will he still want to marry me?
will i let my parents down?
i think of myself
do i want to waste this opportunity
and let it slide into the drain just like that?
it hasn't even been a day yet
but the adrenaline coursing through my veins
is at the strongest it has ever been in my life
i don't notice the time
until i hear the announcement
coming over the speakers
"this is the last call for passengers
the train to cheongju
will be departing soon"
i jump out of my seat
grab my stuffed backpack
and rush towards the train
but unfortunately
it is as i reach the station
that i forget the most important thing;
my stupid train ticket
it isn't in my pocket like its supposed to be
i curse at myself mentally
and spin around
dashing back towards the convenience store
and yet again
bad luck hits me for the second time tonight
it comes in the form of a black suv
roaring towards me at 70kilometres per hour
in the middle of the road
only one thought comes into my head;
i can't ever run away
i always tend to make mistakes
this is expected of me
i know it is too good to be true
that i can finally be free
everything just falls back into
it's original place somehow
i see a bright flash of light
then i hear that loud horning of the car
the screeching of it's wheels against the cement road
and then my body is falling, falling, falling
but i'm not alone
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𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 ‣ jjk
Fanfiction"But if that accident is inevitable," I murmur, eyes softening. "Would you want me to let go?" Jeongguk pauses for a moment. "Leave the guilt and regret to me," he replies softly. "Once you start a journey, you finish it. It's only right for you to...
