Haunted Past

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"They got him." A man around 30 years old announced to his wife and his elder daughter slowly with sad tone behind his calmness still holding his phone near his ear. Sounds of soft gasping with sobbing trailed after his words.

He inhaled deep breath and exhale slowly, closing his eyes and uttered one last messages before end his calling. "Just escape from there. Don't let them catch you."

 He threw his phone harshly on the floor breaking it shattered in pieces. "Damn it! We shouldn't trust them!! All the Parks heirs!! They all just greedy monster masking with human face!!" "Just be patient, dad. We shouldn't waste our time here! We need to leave!" His daughter said while tried to help her mom standing properly as she was too weak to accept the bad news. 

"Seungyeon unnie? Why dad is shouting and mom is crying?" asked a little boy with hint of confusion and teary eyes since he terrified watching his father tempered popping his head from door hiding himself behind it.

"Kyungie.. hey.. shushh... don't cry.. dad is not angry, he just rising his voice loudly and mom is.. she just got dust in her eyes and sore throat.. come here.." Seungyeon kneeled opening her arms widely gestured her little brother coming to her and he ran to her then hugged her tightly.

"Don't worry. Everything's gonna be alright." "You promise?" He broke their hug and showed his little pinky promise to her with glittering eyes. "I'm promise." She tied their fingers giggling watched her brother childish attitude. 

Then, sounds of shattering glasses and chaotic voices inside of their house changed their whole mood. Their father looked at her and nodded. "Hey smart boy, you like to play 'It' game right?" She turned Kyungie to face her as she held both of his shoulder and looked in his eyes with smile. He pouted and nodded lightly.

"Why..why you're asking that?" "Because we will going to play it now and I will be 'It'. Now, you need to run from here through our secret tunnel and leaving this house before I catch you." 

"But, mom said we can't play at the outside. There's scary woods out there." He sniffled pouting pointed to the window.

"Don't worry. I already ask mom permission and she approve it. You're brave boy, right? Nothing to be afraid for. Remember whatever happen never turning back, okay? Or I able to catch you." Seungyeon reminded him and stare him with teary eyes smiling at him. She ruffled his hair playfully and kissed his forehead with all of her heart. 'It will be the last time we meet.'

 Both of their parents joining them in group hug and last kisses. They send him to their little secret tunnel as he used to sneak out from their house. "I will chase you afterward in 30 seconds!! Don't stop!! Or I will catch you!!" Seungyeon unnie shouted for last time giggled in sorrow watching her little brother distancing away from them.

"I'm sorry.. not all promise mean to be fulfill .. sometimes promise mean to be break.." mumbling her softly closed the entrance.

Scenes drastically turned into the orphanage home that located deep in the woods. It was illegal orphanage and was a hell for all the orphans as they treated like a slave. The owners never treat them as human beings but only as their pets. They lived without proper clothes, food and even their bed just a pieces of newspapers.

"You! Just piece of trash! Die already!! You're useless to us!! I'm really regret for taking you in!!" A middle age woman yelled kicking a weak boy kneeling on the floor holding his pain, sniffled slowly with tears flowed on his curved cheeks.

"I'm.. I'm so.. sorry.. Please.. don't.. hurt me.. I'm promise to.. not repeat.. it again.." his voice trembled as he at verge of crying badly with his red eyes, dark circles under his eyes and dried lips.

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