[ SEQUEL TO RUN AWAY ]
The squad of five now had a sixth member, and the friends were happier than they could ever be. Three oblivious of what had happened, and three keeping the secret to themselves. It was finally going back to normal until... It...
A thick blanket of fog and most surrounded me. I was back in Magic Island, but something felt wrong. I walked aimlessly on the cold, wet mud leaving a trail of my footprints. I tried to look closely at everything as if I'm looking for something.
I was looking for something.
But the harder I thought about it, the farther the answer went from me. A heart coiling feeling had gotten a hold of me and a part of me didn't want the fog to go away. The screeches of the same dragon echoed and I think it's on the other side of the fog.
Suddenly my feet started feeling heavier to lift, the temperature felt cooler to the point uncomfortable chills crawled up my skin and just like that, I couldn't move anymore. As if my feet were two boulders dragging me down.
Dragging me down to the depths of some place darker than where I was...
My tshirt felt light, my arms seemed to be floating and when I looked at my hands, I was horrified.
They were coated in a pitch black substance like tar. But that wasn't the worst part, it was that I knew it wasn't tar... It was... Blood.
Blood as dark as the dreams of death, as dark as the night sky on the day of total eclipse, as dark as... My soul. The last thought terrified me.
No, I've done nothing wrong. I wanted to scream and run away, to some place safe. I tried to scream, but felt my throat being filled with water and suddenly the horrified realisation kicked in. I was not on land anymore but sinking in the depths of dark murky waters. I couldn't see what was dragging me to the bottom, perhaps the boulders I thought of, of maybe worse, I didn't want to know.
And in a matter of seconds, I couldn't breathe anymore. As if the realisation of drowning had actually seeped deep into my pores, filled up all my sells and blocked away any oxygen reaching me.
I was drowning, I was dying. I had someone's blood in my hand.
Yeonjun save me.
I've hurt someone I deeply cared about, someone I love. Tears welled up in my eyes and just as I thought this was the end, the same screech of the dragon reached in my ears. But I swear I didn't feel scared this time.
It's silhouette showed in front of me, and just when I thought it's deep purple horned wings would pierce through me, I felt a deep gold of wings wrapping around me and pulling me out.
It's eyes were the same as the black and purple dragon but it felt warmer. You are not that dragon. You are gold like the hope of sunshine and light someone holds on to, and orange like the comforting sunset lulling all your worries away.
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You're not bad.
You saved me.
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"You haven't spoken a single word ever since you woke up Hyun Ae, are you alright?" Taehyun asked while buttering his bread.
Silence.
"Maybe she's just sleepy. Did you not get a good sleep jagiya? I told you, you should've slept with me~" Yeonjun chuckled poking my cheek but nothing.
I wanted to banter around and say something. Anything. But I couldn't stop thinking of that vivid dream I had. I could still feel how sticky my hands felt because of that blood, and how the water suffocated me to the point I would've died if not for that gold orange dragon. It can't be a coincidence right? It wasn't just my unconscious stress showing up right? It all felt too real to be just a dream.
"And maybe you guys should just stop bugging her and eat your breakfast instead." Yoongi said with a smile but the eyes of "shut up you brats".
"Geez hyung, are you always this snarky?" Beomgyu scrunched up his nose and made a face as Kai chuckled. "Hey well, I think Yoongi hyung is right. We can annoy her later." Said Kai and stuck out his tongue at me to tease me.
I wanted to tease him back but I stared at me with an emotionless face instead. I felt apologetic for looking so rude but I couldn't help it. I can't go to school like this, I will not be able to focus on anything. Oh right, I haven't completed my homework either.
"How about you take a day off from school Hyun Ae?" Sana finally spoke up setting Jimin's glass of apple juice on the table. He was the only one having that, we all drank mango, but he didn't like mango. I can't believe a man like him can exist. But on the positive side, I was glad that Sana suggested that. I needed a day off, mainly away from them because I need to talk some very important things with Sana and the rest. I think Sana is well aware of that because of the look on her eyes as she studied me. I feel like she knows me.
More than the others. Is it possible? Or am I just paranoid?
"Hmm... I think you're right Sana. You okay with that right?" Yeonjun asked while giving me a smile, it really warmed my heart.
Just like the warm embrace of those wings.
I tried to give a small smile this time around and nodded. "I think I'd appreciate that." Wow, my voice sounded so frail, I'd be scared I'm sick if not for me knowing for sure that I'm not. I'm just fatigued.
"Woah, you sound like dying frog. Drink some tea okay?" Soobin smiled and ruffled my hair. "It's going to be okay, we'll fix it together." He whispered to me, offering me his kind smile which did little to ease my nerves today, but I smiled back nonetheless. He's trying his best, we all are. The last thing I'd want to do is trouble any of my friends with my concerns. I need to talk about it to Yoongi, Jimin, Taehyung, Sana and others.
Once my friends and boyfriend left, wow, it feels weird calling Yeonjun my boyfriend. Yesterday was our first date and now we are actually dating. It's a good kind of weird, makes me feel happy. Like when he kissed my forehead to say bye and how my heart fluttered—
"I think you want to talk to us about something." Taehyung's voice interrupted my floating thoughts and I turned to him. Right... We need to talk.
"Um, can all of you sit first?" I asked as the eight of them sat on the double seater couch and I stood before them.
"I had a dream," I started. "And now I need answers."
Because my guts told me... It was the beginning of the end.
