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"Ruhan."

"I have told you to go with me."

"Why did you refuse to listen to me?"

"Look at yourself right now."

"Mom locked you in the room."

"And stop giving you foods and drinks."

"You look so sick."

"You smell so bad."

"Why don't you just come with me?"

Ruhan tries to ignore the unfamiliar voices in the room.

"It's a great place!"

"There are a lot of delicious foods and beautiful places."

"You will never regret it!"

"Why are you hesitating?"

"Follow me!"

Ruhan shuts her eyes, "Stop talking..."

"How dare you talk to your father that way."

"You're not my father."

She screams when the figure suddenly pushes her against the wall. She opens her eyes wide and screams harder as the scary figure holds her neck and tries to choke her.

"Let me go!"

"Ha Ruhan, stop acting delusional!" Her mom shouts from the outside of the room causing the scary figure to let go of her and go out of her sight.

"I want to leave this place." Ruhan sobs in tears.

*******

"JIhoon, please open the door," Hari says while knocking on the door of his room.

JIhoon doesn't respond, just locking himself in the room. He has been acting this way since he came home from the funeral yesterday. It's been almost two days since his dad passed away and it's still hard for JIhoon to accept everything and live normally again.

After he lost his drawing book, he faces a difficult time remembering his face. Because of that, he has so much pressure on himself again.

he forgot his mom's face completely and also his dad's.

"JIhoon, please come out and eat something."

JIhoon replies angrily.

"I lost my drawing book, Hari!"

"I can't remember face because of that!"

Hari turns silent.

"Drawing book...?" She mumbles.

"You have no idea how much the book means to me! It helps me when I feel so lowest! It helps me to remember my face! It helps me a lot!"

He continues, "But now--"

"I lost it! What should I do?"

"I can't remember face if I lost the book!"

"I feel so stressful right now!"

Hari takes a step away from the door.
"JIhoon, I--"

"Just leave me alone, okay?"

Hari knocks on the door.

"What if you leave the book at school?"

"What if someone steals it?"

"Or what if your classmate wants to lend you your drawing book and forgets to tell you about it?"

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