Don't talk, you

Story Six

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"Eri-ssi"

"... ah"

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"What were you thinking? No matter how many times I called, you wouldn't listen."

"..."

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"What's going on these days?"

I couldn't give any answer to his question, which had a worried expression on its face.

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"But please concentrate a little while I'm treating you~"

He couldn't even raise his head and just nodded.

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"If you have any difficulties, you can always talk to me. There's a doctor right next door, so I guess I can use that in times like these, haha."

Baekhyun spoke in his signature playful tone.

I couldn't bring myself to shake off the thoughts in my head and just had to smile.

These days, I always feel like I'm being chased.

I always feel like someone is watching me.

It's all just my feelings, and I know it's all useless thinking.

But the fact that I can't shake it off just makes me feel dirty.

These past few days. Again, I haven't even gone out once, just lying in my hospital bed and reading books.

As a result, I naturally stopped running into ‘that person’.

Sometimes when my body ached, I thought about it and although it was difficult, I was able to endure it.

"ah..."

My chest feels stuffy.

My chest feels so tight that I can't breathe. This isn't the first or second time.

So I left the hospital room after a few weeks.

Last night, as I was lying down with my eyes closed for a moment, the nurse left a book I had been wanting to read.

She was the first sister I saw when I opened my eyes right after the accident. How could we be so similar? Our personalities, our way of thinking, and even our eating habits.

I thought I should thank her later when we met, so I packed a slightly larger mug and a book and put a blanket under one arm just in case.

After walking around for a bit, I realized that it was a big hospital.

Out of curiosity, I wandered around, people-watching, and even sneaked into places where there were no people.

Then, on the highest floor of the hospital I went to, at the end of an empty hallway, there was a small wooden door about waist high.

rattle rattle

'It's locked after all'

I tried to squeeze myself in to look at the wooden door in the corner next to the chairs, but it was painful to come out.

"evil"

'Ah... my feet...'

I just stumbled again for no reason.. huh?

There is a small key behind the chair.

Eureka, you're the key to this door?

I put the key in and turned it, and I heard a clicking sound.

Ohhh

When I opened the door, a small garden appeared.

There was a dusty battery-powered stand, a few wooden chairs, small trees, and dandelions blooming here and there.

Looking at the dust that had settled on some of the chairs, I guess this is a place where no one comes.

It was early evening, and the sun was beginning to set. A cool breeze blew, so I sat down on a dust-free chair and spread a small blanket across my lap.

I opened the book, sipping my cold coffee, and slowly, I read through the sentences.

After I finished drinking all the coffee I had been drinking and reading about half of the book, I started to feel sleepy.

Ah... that won't work.

In fact, after the last dream, I had that dream again several times.

It was a taste of death.

I wanted to quit, so I kept myself awake with coffee every day.

I haven't slept more than 10 hours in weeks.

In the cool breeze, I nod off. I fell asleep without realizing it.

I was wondering if I could get honey again in that short time.

Yeah, it was a miscalculation.

It was a different dream than usual.

A window in a dark room.

The wind kept blowing in from somewhere and it was cold.

The light coming through the window didn't fully illuminate the room.

If they were the main characters in the movie, wouldn't they have searched here and there with courage?

No, I don't want to stir things up for no reason.

I'm not as brave as them.

So I just stood by the window where the light was coming in.

That cold light was so warm.

When I see this light, I keep thinking of him.

The one who protected me.

He keeps appearing around me, he keeps saving me, he's so warm.

I can't catch him, he is my light.

I put my hand out and opened it to the light coming through the window.

What a warm and refreshing light this was.

thud

At that moment, from beyond the wall, a slightly noisy, cool sound of footsteps could be heard.

I'm looking for someone.

Step by step.

I held my breath as he passed by.

I'm so scared. I'm so afraid. I'm afraid he'll find me.

Step, step. The sound of footsteps is getting farther and farther away.

Oh, no.

Come back again.

Knock knock knock. They're running.

Oh, it stopped...

...

A moment of silence passed.

.. bang bang bang bang bang!

He keeps knocking and shaking the door.

..and then be quiet

'what..?'

It's creepy. I have a feeling this place isn't safe at all.

"away!!!"

Ugh. Who is it? A voice rings in my head. Who is it?

I fell from the window, hitting my head.

At that moment, his sword came through the window and grazed me.

A loud crashing sound is heard, followed by

"Found it"

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.. "Eri-ssi"

김종대

"Eri!!"

I woke up..

The sky darkened. The light on the stand next to me.

And two men with worried expressions shaking me awake.

'ouch..'

김종대

"Eri, are you okay?"

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"I woke you up because you were sweating and looking miserable. Did you have a nightmare?"

I was dazed.

Tears kept flowing from my eyes, and I was completely out of my mind from the overwhelming fear and overwhelming sense of relief.

Two people are reading from the side.

I was so tired of everything, I wished time would just stop.

As I gradually became more stable, the pain returned.

I rolled up my arms a little to reveal my shoulders.

There is a knife scar where there was pain..

No, it wasn't. Anyone could see that there was a bruise that looked like it had been cut with a knife.

A hidden fear keeps creeping up on me.

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"Huh?! Arm, what's wrong??"

김종대

"How did the bruise turn out like this.."

'I'm curious too..'

김종대

"Uh... By the way, how did you get in here?"

"ah.."

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"Oh, here it is."

Baekhyun opened the note app on his phone and handed it over.

``I was just feeling frustrated, so I wandered around until I found a door and went in. I dozed off while reading a book..``

``Teacher, how did you come here?``

``Oh my, is this why you came looking for me??? It's so late???``

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"Ah, haha, no. This place isn't really known to many people, it's a place only Jongdae and I know about. We both come here to rest sometimes."

김종대

"You could say it's a secret base. It's a secret from everyone else~"

'Oh..'

The two of them looked serious for a moment and said, "Shhh!" So I nodded seriously, then closed my mouth tightly and pretended to close the zipper with my hand.

'Eww'

But for some reason, the expressions on both of their faces are so cute I could die.

Oh, is that a funny expression...

``Don't laugh '-' ``

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"Ah, phew... phew... slurp. sob"

..you're not dying, are you? Just breathe.

김종대

"Ugh... ugh, heh... phew"

.....

I'm just laughing right now because I find it funny. That's all.

'sifter'

He turned his head away with a deliberately surprised expression.

김종대

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just thought it was cute, not funny. Please don't be upset~"

``I'm not upset``

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"Hey. You're right, what is it? Haha."

Mr. Woo.

I glared at him as hard as I could.

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"Ah, ah. Your eyes are so hot."

His pitiful attitude made me sigh involuntarily.

He smiled prettily at my sigh and continued speaking.

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"So now here, it's a secret between the three of us?"

김종대

"That's right."

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"Right?"

This guy... look at how fast he's talking...?

And yet, somehow, I nodded automatically.

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"Then, do the three of you often meet here? We come here when we feel stuffy or want to be alone. Oh, of course, I come here often too, so it might not be a place for me to be alone, haha."

He nodded.

They are crazy people, but they are still fun to be with.

I felt like I had found a sanctuary.