After Midnight | VerKwan ✓

Chapter 10

I noticed that it had been dark outside. My body was shaking with cold. I hugged my knees tightly. I was just sitting on the cold ground. I wanted to go away. I should have listened to the boy. I really should.

Suddenly, I heard a familiar voice. Someone's silhouette has appeared out in front of the bars. I stood up slowly and walked over to the window with the bars.

"Hansol!? Glad to see you! I was worried about you! I thought they hurt you or something else..."

"Calm down, calm down. "I'm okay and now I finally know you were right... I should have listened to you..."

"It's okay, Hansol. But now, I have to get you out."

I noticed that the boy wanted to go away. "Wait!"

The boy turned to me with a little smile. 

"What's your name?" I asked him quickly.

"Lee Chan," he told me softly, and then everything disappeared.

***

"Hansol! You're back!" Jisoo shouted and hugged me. "What happened there?"

I was really tired. The story was so long and I suffered a lot thanks to it. But I knew it was all my destiny and I couldn't change it at all. I sighed and turned to Jisoo who was worried about me all the time.

"I'm glad you're here, Jisoo," I said quietly. My eyes were heavy. I could barely keep them open.

"You should go to sleep, Hansol. You're tired," he said worriedly.

I smiled and then I lay back on my bed. "I- I'm not tired, Jisoo." I yawned.

"I know, Hansol, you need some rest, though. Now sleep." Jisoo smiled and ruffled my hair. He cared about me more than my mom. He was more than my best friend. He was like an older brother to me that I never had. Jisoo covered me with a blanket. "Sleep, Hansol, you need some rest," he whispered. "I'll be here when you wake up."

I smiled and nodded in agreement. My eyes closed completely after a while.

***

I woke up and sat up slowly on my bed and looked around. I noticed Jisoo sitting on the couch. I smiled.

After a moment, he also noticed me. "Are you awake already? How did you sleep?" He made a cute smile on his face.

"Good, thanks for asking, Jisoo. You also need some rest, though."

"Don't worry 'bout me, Hansol," Jisoo smiled and returned the book to the shelf. "I'm fine."

"How long did I sleep?" I asked him nervously.

Jisoo smirked. "Almost the whole day."

I jumped out of my bed. "What!" I yelled.

Jisoo began to laugh out loud. I turned at him with a frown. "Why didn't you wake me!?"

Jisoo kept laughing. "B-Because you were cutee," Jisoo spoke after a minute. "You looked like a sleeping beauty."

I growled and jumped on Jisoo. We both fell to the floor. "I hate you, Jisoo! I seriously hate you!"

"I also love you, Hansoliee~!" He said while laughing. 

"It doesn't mean that if you're my best friend, I can't kill you!" I shouted at him with a laugh.

"Okay, stop!" he shouted back while laughing. 

I sat down on the floor, still laughing. He also sat down on the floor in front of me.

After a while, we finally stopped laughing. "Okay, now back to reality, Hansol," Jisoo said seriously. I nodded since I knew what he meant.

"Are you ready to return to the story?"

I sighed and nodded. "Yes, I guess... Although you already know my answer, Jisoo."

He sadly smiled and nodded. "Everything will be okay," Jisoo tried to reassure me. Then he leaned over and hugged me gently. "Everything will be okay, Hansol," he whispered once again. Then I disappeared into the book again.