Black Leather Bag | JiKyu

1|Black Bag

Jihoon sat all by himself on a cushioned chair. His ears were plugged in with his wireless earphones that were blasting pop music. He listened to the upbeat melody, singing along the song in his head while facing and leaning over the side of his seat with the glass windows. His tired eyes watched the view of fast moving images of buildings, landscapes and people around certain parts of Seoul. The train he was riding goes through an underground tunnel to reach its designated station. It stops with a loud piercing screech that forced itself to be heard by his ears despite the music occupying his hearing senses.

A few people immediately got up from their seats to leave and exit through the opened doors. While some stayed seated or asleep to wait for the train to move again and reach their own designated stops.

Jihoon was one of those that got up since this was finally his stop. He removed his earphones and shoved them into his school bag, zipping it shut. His mouth slowly hung wide open to express his sleepy and tired state through a yawn. Jihoon scratched his back, feeling the itch getting relieved as he stood up from his seat. He stretched his body, with his arms up. While heading to leave through the open doorway, he stopped in his tracks as he noticed a lonely black bag on one of the empty train chairs. Jihoon looked around, waiting for someone to claim it. It took a few seconds of him standing and waiting for a person to come back running inside looking for whoever rightfully owned it. But not a single soul present there took the initiative to claim ownership over the bag. Jihoon quickly concluded in his head that the owner must've forgotten his or her bag and left it by accident. He takes one more glance around and he scoops up the bag with him. He rushed outside just right before the sliding doors closed on him and the train leaves to its next destination. Jihoon walked over to one of the pillars nearby and looked at the bag to examine it.

It was a black leather bag, one that could be worn like a backpack, held in one hand like a handbag, or carried around with the strap over the shoulder.

Jihoon opened the bag and looked inside. His hand carefully rummaging through the contents, not wanting to damage nor intrude on the bag owner's personal items. Finally, he found what he had been looking for; an ID. He was relieved to find it. That way, it can be easily and rightfully claimed back by whoever its owner is.

"Kim Junkyu." He read.

Jihoon has no idea who this person was. Looking at the slightly blurred photo ID, Jihoon took notice of the handsome features that were plain to see on this Kim Junkyu's face. He checked the other details on the ID, specifically an address. Once he finds it, he put the ID back in and thought of bringing it to the lost and found stall.

Jihoon navigated himself around the train station, he walked around to look for the lost and found stall that he was sure existed nearby. When he found it, he rushed over only to see that it was already closed. The lights were out, and no one seemed to be inside anymore.

"Hello?" he called out hoping for a response, but no answer came.

Jihoon couldn't bring himself to leave the bag or wait for someone to come and get it. He checked the time on his phone and saw it was getting late. And so, he decided to take it with him and be the one to return it instead. He left the train station with the black leather bag.

Jihoon soon reached the apartment he shared with Hyunsuk. Actually, it was Hyunsuk's only, but the older allowed him to stay while he was in Seoul. Jihoon came here from Busan.

When he arrived, he put the bag down on a table furniture near the door. He stretched his tired limbs and went to his room to dress into comfortable clothes. Jihoon quickly washed himself clean and started preparing dinner for them to eat. Hyunsuk came out of his room after recording a song he had been working on. He knew already Jihoon was home as he got a sniff of the food wafting through the air clearly from the kitchen.