𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗈𝗆𝗇𝗂𝖺 [ 범규 ]

05

[ the adventure ]

"on an adventure where?" I asked confused.

"out there of course" he said as we both looked over at the window.

I felt my lungs expand with a whole ton of air anxiously.

"but won't we get in trouble?" I asked fidgeting nervously.

"not as long as you're with me" he smiled taking out his hand towards me.

I looked at his soft hands.

I felt my mouth turn into a small smile.

I took his hand.

[ 3 am ]

we walked out of my room as he held my hand, leading me through the hospital's dark hallways.

I looked at my new surroundings, surprised that there was no nurses and that most of the lights were off.

"where is everyone?" I asked.

"we're at a whole different part of the main hospital where everyone is" he explained.

we eventually made it to a dark stairwell.

I clutched onto his hand tighter.

"don't worry, we won't fall going down the stairs in the dark" he reassured me.

"just .. pretend you're going down for a glass of water at your house" he said as we began going down the stairs.

I never thought of what floor level my room was on because I hadn't gone down those many stairs in a while.

My legs felt like jello by the time we reach the main floor.

the boy looked around as we bolted through a side door where I assume staff use to get to their cars.

we ran from the hospital and we didn't stop until we were far enough.

we were deep in the city at this point and I sat on a bench catching my breath.

"sorry I forgot to tell you we would be running" he laughed in between catching his breath.

I paused as my eyes widened.

I stood up from the bench as I stretched my arm and legs.

"we're finally out of that hell hole-!" I shouted at the night sky as I smiled widely, my arms in the air.

he laughed as walked up to me and gave me a hug.

despite only knowing him for an hour, I gladly gave him a tight hug back.

I took in deep breathes finally breathing in something else other than hand sanitizer and cleaning products.

"okay now the actual fun part begins" he smiled holding my hand as we ran around the empty streets of Daegu.

I smiled and ran as if this were my first time stepping out into the real world.

being stuck in the same spot for a long time really messes with your head.

"oh wait-!" he said stopping walking over to a box.

"what is it?" I asked as I saw him pull out thrifted clothes.

"look clothes so we don't look like we came out from the psych ward" he said tossing me a shirt.

"but isn't that where we technically came from-" I said as he laughed.

"we don't need to label ourselves differently just because of our conditions" he smiled.

he suddenly gasped jumping up.