Free at Last (Sunki) ON HOLD

Found

The sun was almost down being covered with the clouds pouring down rain towards the place, The cold wind blew away people into a shivering mess, stranded in a shelter until the heavy rain stops. Sunoo on the other hand had started to panic feeling helpless after putting down the phone away from his ears, Riki still on the other line had called his name several times but the older male had ended the call already. He felt his heart thump so fast that he didn't knew what to do or what to say. His tears threatened to fall, but he knew it was no time to feel dejected, his nephew was lost, Byeol was lost.

Sunoo then started to run in the rain to find the child. He knew running on a heavy down pour was dangerous, but he had no choice to avoid such thing he needed to find Byeol. The chilly wind did not bothered him as he was searching over the place, he wasn't backing down or is he going to find shelter not until he find his nephew, there was nothing more scary than losing his lifeline, and only joy. he felt himself pale thinking over Byeol crying on the street alone wet or much worse have a person trick the child to follow him. 10 minutes had passed he was now more desperate to find his nephew not noticing Riki calling him from afar.

Desperate Sunoo slipped under the rain ready to feel the cold hard concrete against his skin, but never met the ground due to how Riki had caught his arm right after he slipped.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING RUNNING AROUND ON A HEAVY DOWNPOUR?!" Riki exclaimed still not letting his hand off of the older man.

"Byeol is lost Riki. I cannot afford to lose him." Sunoo said voice quivering his tears were covered from the rain, but it was not left unnoticed by the latter. Riki knew how important the child was to Sunoo, and so was Byeol to him, but he also knew that it was reckless to run around the rain especially at the weather that they already have. It was cold, and there was no way that it was appropriate for people to go on taking a bath in the weather's condition.

"Byeol is safe, and sound Sunoo." Riki said staring at his hazel eyes.

"Don't you dare joke with me Riki!" Sunoo didn't mean to sound rude, but he did anyway, he couldn't control what he was feeling. Riki was taken a back, but he knew not to fight him.

"I swear... Your friend Jungwon called me awhile ago, he told me he found Byeol crying when he was running away for shelter, so he took the child with him. He was trying to get in contact with you, but you didn't answer. He called me instead." Sunoo's tensed body lumpen as he heard the news, but he knew not to relax yet not until he's seen the boy safe and sound. Sunoo was guilty being so undeniably irrational, and impulsive, but who could've blamed him?

"He called me a minute after you ended the call, he said to meet him by the exit, come." Riki said leading them to the assigned place. Sunoo only faced down, eyes on the pavement while the droplets of rain pitter-pattered underneath them. He felt so bad in so many levels that he was embarrassed to look at Riki, He has caused too much burden on the younger man, he should've been ashamed of himself he thought.

Riki was holding on his hand tightly, although his grip was gentle, Sunoo stared at the younger man's hand, and his, but said nothing about it. They both soon arrived at a shelter where Jungwon stood with Byeol in his hands clinging on his neck, along with a man Sunoo never knew of. Upon seeing Byeol, Riki let the older man's hand go as if in cue to go get his nephew.

"BYEOL!" He exclaimed tearing up again. The child recognized his voice pulling away from his uncle's friend immediately, facing towards the voice's direction. Sunoo hugged Byeol tightly, and the child reciprocated the embrace. Jungwon knew not to say anything, but he also knew that he was surely giving him a beating of scolding later on, but that would wait for a while since his friend might catch a cold if he stayed up that way for too long, he was drenched for goodness sake.