"Taehyun... don't" said the boy on the ground, he was obviously older than Taehyun, based on his looks you can say that the age gap between them was 3 to 4 years.
Taehyun slightly approached the older, he felt a vase hit the ground, right near his feet, he glanced at it and then lifted his gaze to the other who was sitting on the floor, his legs extended and his back in contact with the wall behind him, while his palms took a place on the ground by each of his thighs.
Taehyun was standing in front of the older gazing at him with a questioning look on his face, he then moved his eyes to the vase and back to the older again. 'was it aimed at me?' he thought.
As he wanted to take a step forward, he heard the older shouts in a panicked tone.
"TAEHYUN"
"TAEHYUN..NO"
"Wa..wake up"
"TAEHYUN WAKE UP"
The red-haired male opened his eyes harshly as he adjusted his position on the bed, his breath was unstable, he reached up his palm, caressing his sweaty forehead.
Taehyun turns his head to check the clock on the wall, it was 6:00 am, and he still had only one hour to get ready for school, since he prefers arriving early, he got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
Taehyun felt his body shiver at the feeling of cold water pouring on his bare skin, as the thought of that nightmare came to his mind, he can't help but wonder why did he have that nightmare, is he not allowed to move on?
Taehyun is an orphan, but since his parents' death the boy has always found his elder brother by his side, he took the best care of him and was the person who loved and appreciated Taehyun the most, the only one as well, but nothing goes as planned, his brother passed away when he was 12, so it has been 6 years since he is 18 by now.
Taehyun recalls only a part of his memory, when his brother was found laying on the ground, covered with his blood, as it came out from his wrist where the cut is located, the cut he created by himself, since that day, Taehyun has always wondered why would his brother kill himself, he knew that his brother was a cheerful and hopeful person and despite their problems, he always solved them without complaining, he was happy, so why? Why did he kill himself?
A rush of guilt started creeping into Taehyun's heart, couldn't his brother bear taking care of him back then? Was he a burden to his brother to the point that he ended up killing himself?
Taehyun has a froggy memory about this topic, the only thing he remembers is the image of his brother dead, Taehyun was standing right in front of him, but why couldn't he remember anything before that?
He shrugged it off and went to the kitchen to have breakfast, he got up from his chair and went to grab his backpack to get ready for school, as he took his step towards the door he spotted that corner in the living room, a small and cramped space between the wall and the sofa, the space where his brother was found dead, and the same one where they were in that nightmare.
He sighed and made his way to the door leaving home to school.
He put on his earphones, ignoring every thought running in his head for a moment, enjoying the fresh air caressing his skin as he walked through the empty streets.
As he reached the school, he let out a sigh and took a step inside, his steps becoming slower with each one, he reached inside and tightened his grip on his schoolbag, head hanging low staring at the ground as if it was the most attractive view on earth, nothing new, just a regular day of an anxious student whose anxiety towered over.
Taehyun went to the cafeteria taking a seat on one of the chairs in the corner, he put both of his elbows on the table scrolling through his phone screen with his earphones still on, 15 minutes passed as he was still in his position since he arrived early and there's still almost 45min before the first class begins.
He then feels a slight poke on his shoulder, which caught his attention, he looked up only to be met with a pair of brown graceful eyes.
He scanned the boy's features, His thick long black hair brushed to the top and held in a small half ponytail, which only made his blond highlights appear, leaving a part of his bangs held down from both sides on his straight and bushy eyebrows.
His eyes round and soft and fringed with long, wispy eyelashes, lips soft and smooth, forming a natural pout.
They stood there in silence, facing each other as the boy's now leaning on the same table as Taehyun staring hard at the latter,
"Redhead," the black-haired one said as he waves his hand in front of the addressed boy.
"W...What?" Taehyun blinked two times taken aback by the other's voice.
"I tried to call you earlier but you seemed extra focused on your phone, so mind telling me where's the principal's office? I'm a transferee." he says while adjusting his position so now he's standing beside the table and no longer leaning on it.
"Just keep walking straight through that hallway, you'll find it at the corner," Taehyun said while pointing his index finger to the said hallway.
The boy nodded and took his steps forward as he turned to face Taehyun, the red-haired boy had his lips slightly separated as if was about to say something but hesitated.
The black haired's lips curved up forming a slight smile,
"Beomgyu...Choi beomgyu"
Taehyun nodded as he let out in a low voice:
"Kang taehyun."
Beomgyu hummed, "Redhead, it is"
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18/08/2022.
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