day 7
6.35 pm
lee haru
hallucination or reality?
i don't count the days
but when i finally do
it's been a week
a week in cheongju
a week far away from home
i'm proud to say that
i've done quite a lot of things
things i didn't get to do before
if i knew how amazing the feeling of freedom would be
i would've left home a long time ago
i'm sitting in a retro-themed cafe
sipping from my cup of freshly brewed coffee
i'm stare down at the side of my hand
just below my thumb
a tiny tattoo of a triangle
#4 on my list was to get a tattoo
it was a little difficult
trying to make a decision at first
after all
this is a permanent mark on my skin
i flip over to the front pages of the book
jeongguk, how is he?
his face stares back at me from the sheet
it's a sketch of the look
from the first time I saw him
a hoodie over his head
a mask over his mouth
his eyes are mesmerising
as if it contains a hundred galaxies
why am i not over some
stranger i met a week ago?
i have absolutely no idea
maybe it was the way he made me
feel cared for?
maybe it was because of the fact that
as crazy as it sounds
he might be the first real friend
i have ever made
my hair is dyed a faded shade of
a pretty rose pink
and i have it tied up in a ponytail for now
photos and videos of me have
been spreading across the internet
i should consider myself lucky that i haven't been caught
at least, not yet
the bell above the door to the cafe jingles and i look up from my notebook
at the tall figure walking up to the counter
he reminds me of jeongguk:
timberlands
grey hoodie
that mask
i let out a tired sigh
and stand up from my seat
walking out of the cafe
the sun is beginning to set
and i squint my eyes to adjust my vision
i pass an electronics store
and all the television screens
stare back at me
usually i would walk pass
because i already know what the news
is going to be about
"lee enterprises' lee haru missing
last spotted in a park in cheongju"
but this time, it isn't my face on the screen
"jeon jeongguk, the missing member of
worldwide sensation, bangtan sonyeondan
spotted by fans in cheongju"
cheongju?
he's still here
my thoughts drift back to the man in the cafe
it has to be him
without a second thought, i rush back
towards the direction i came from
and burst into the cafe
the customers stare at me with wide eyes
and i immediately feel the heat
rushing up to my cheeks
"s-sorry"
i stutter
my eyes quickly scan around the room
desperately looking for that figure
but he's no longer there
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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...
