Chapter 18: The Graves of his parents

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Jongwoo's POV

It is nighttime and we are currently in Moonjo's car. He is driving me to a supposedly 'special' place. Moonjo has been acting strange since last night and I don't like it. Something is telling me that something bad is gonna happened but I don't know what. I have been checking up on him frequently during the ride but he kept telling me that he's fine and reverse the topic back to me.

I snapped out of my thoughts by the warmth of Moonjo's hand on my lap, his thumb gently rubbing my thigh. He looked over at me, a usual loving look on his face. "We're almost there babe" I turned back to the road as I kept looking. "Jagi, why are you looking at me like that?" He said as the car came into a halt in the entrance of some sort of wood. "Looking at you like what?"

"You're looking at me as if you stare at me longer, you'll get answer to some unanswered questions. How cute" Moonjo smiled as he leaned over to pressed a kiss on my forehead.

What I like about Moonjo is the fact that he never do anything too far or without my consent. He sure seems like the aggressive and forceful type but he is never forcing me to do anything against my will. He is cold but when it comes to someone he truly loves, he is really gentle and sweet.

Oh right. "Why are we stopping here?" I asked Moonjo. "We're here" "oh" as I was taking off my seatbelt and about to open the door, Moonjo stopped me and he quickly got out of the car to open the door for me. I blushed and thanked him.

Another weird thing. As we were waking deep into the forest, Moonjo told me that this forest is closed to his old home who was burned down.
"I know this forest like the back of my hand. I've came here so often.. so often that I didn't even want to go back home. My dad had to drag me because I wouldn't even move a muscle." He said as he chuckled.

He walked slowly in silence as he kept showing me around the forest which looked surprising nice. He led me to a spot with a beautiful lake view and we sat on the log. Out of the sudden, he said "I wonder what will happen to me if we met sooner.. what will happen to us." He said as he turned to look at me. "Will I turn out to be the serial killer you've seen in movie or just a book?" He asked me.

"If I'm being honest, your parents seemed like good people. If they were still alive, you would've turn out to be a good person however.. because you met Ms Eom, you got mentally manipulated by her.. like what you did to me"

He went silent as he looked straight at the lake. "I'm sorry.."—he looked back up at me—"but I was just awaking the real you inside." He said smiling as I nodded. It is really dark so of course, naturally it's really chilly.

"Are you cold jagiya?" "Huh?—yeah..I should've brought a sweater" he smiled as he suddenly took off his sweater and handed it to me. He was wearing his usual sage green button up underneath. "Put it on, you'll get a cold." I nodded as I slowly put it on. His sweater smelled just like him and it's comforting.

"If you're ready.. I want to take you to meet my parents.." he said and looked at me. I looked back at home, shocked. If his parents are dead that's mean he is taking me to their grave. "They are hurried here.. in a secluded area" he told me as I get sorry for him. He looked so broken, so in pain.

I nodded as he got up and held out a hand for me. "Come on.. stay close to me or you will get lost"
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