Omniscient Reader Viewpoint - The Oldest Dream [ORV react]

Chapter 3 - Standing on the Edge

(E/N): Before you start the chapter Kim-Com had a small break to recover before the scene, to clear their minds. For more angst!! ;3

After their break, their eyes were swollen, especially Kim Dokja's kids. (Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosoung.)  They cried their eyes out with sadness, confusion, and regret— the distress to see the person they thought of as a father figure suffered like this, confused why he had not told them, why had he smiled like a father to them after being treated shit by his father, that they should've treated him better because he deserved it.

Although they were just little kids they could still understand his pain, agony, and rage.

Han Sooyoung's eyes showed fury in her eyes. It looked so red as she understood everything the father said, 'If I could have known you when I was younger- I could treat you better, than that irritating so-called father of yours.'

She wiped a tear that slowly dropped on her cheek and looked at Kim Dokja, 'If he saw me like this..' she felt a little better and hoped Kim Dokja was happy now and wasn't suffering as much. Her mouth curved upward as she looked at Kim Dokja.

Yoo Joonghyuk noticed him smiling and narrowed his eyes, he also thought about Kim Dokja.

The sneaky annoying bastard who made him fear regressing, Kim Dokja, had a very traumatic past.

Yoo Joonghyuk deeply sighed as he prepared for another memory. If Kim Dokja was conscious he would make fun of him for frowning.

「 The memory 'Standing on the edge' is playing . . .」

Lee Seolhwa was curious about the memory's name, "Standing on the edge" was very obscure.

「 After the incident Kim Dokja's father was murdered, and Lee Sookyoung took the blame 」

Thus, Kim Dokja was now 15.

He was no longer a little kid but he was still pale and small, he barely ate.

Lee Jihye commented trying to lighten up the gloomy mood, "Ajusshi looks like an elementary schooler!"

Shin Yoosoung nodded and giggled  "When we get back I'll feed Ajusshi a lot of food"

Lee Gilyoung felt excited about feeding Hyung lots of food, he might even get praise from him! Lately, he felt like he was insignificant because Shin Yoosoung got more attention than him even though he met Hyung first, but Shin Yoosoung got to be his incarnation so easily.

Yoo Sangah chuckled at the idea, and Lee Seolhwa, Lee Hyunsung, and Jung Hewoon started laughing too. The idea of the kids force-feeding Kim Dokja was amusing.

Han Sooyoung had a mischievous grin. Force-feeding Kim Dokja would be a memory engraved in her head for eternity.

The memory would show a young Kim Dokja coming back from school with bruises on his ankle, cheek, knee, wrist, and neck.

「 The aunt would complain about him coming home late ignoring the fact that reporters would question him every day. She complained yet she never looked at him. Looking at Kim Dokja meant looking at Lee Sookyoung which disgusted her. 」

"That aunt is so fucking immature!" Han Sooyoung said in a fury with her hands forming a fist, she would beat the crap outta her, seriously...

Young Kim Dokja's thoughts narrated,

「 Aunt and Uncle selfishly kept me only for the money my mother wrote, it was called "Underground Killer." The book was about my father's abusive personality and how my mother would murder my father. 」

"Why are Ajusshi's relatives so selfish.." Lee Jihye said angrily and bewildered, why are adults so immature?

"I think I've heard about that book, it was really popular when I was in middle school." Yoo Sangah commented, with an unpleasant face.

"The title of the book is troubling.." Jung Hewoon said, recalling the memory she saw earlier.

「 My classmates bullied me every day because of the book my mother wrote, I would get beaten every day.」

「 It hurts, it hurts so much... I-- ■■■■  」

「 When it became popular and reached the Kyobo bestseller list. I would be called the son of a murderer.」

Another scene appeared this time Kim Dokja was being pushed into a corner. They would hit Kim Dokja until they felt bored hitting him.

Kim Dokja would have to slowly walk with one arm leaning to keep balance in the school's infirmary.

"Those damn brats! Bullying a kid because they are the son of a so-called murderer!?"

Han Sooyoung indignantly complained under her breath as her blood boiled furiously.

Kim-Com silently watched her rant, not bothering to quiet her. They sympathized with Han Sooyoung's anger.

Lee Gilyoung started cursing bitterly, he wasn't restrained due to Kim Dokja being unconscious.

As Kim Dokja's memories spoke, Reporters would repeatedly interview him every day, Kim Dokja feared them all.

This would happen again and again until Kim Dokja felt very impatient.

Kim Dokja looked at his classroom's window.

He felt the world told him every day, "End yourself. You're nothing but a worthless person, a son of a murderer."

Kim Dokja of the past thought with a tired and deep sorrow raspy voice:

「 "I want to die."」

Kim-Com felt very uneasy, shit what is he gonna do now?

They knew he was very suicidal, very treated him like that was torture..

Kim Dokja didn't value his life. If he had to sacrifice himself so they could continue their scenario, he would do it without hesitation.

Almost all his ideas were for him to die, just so they could read the end.

Young Kim Dokja, really won't.. he hates pain, he will think about it but walk away.

That's what Kim-Com tried convincing themselves.

Yoo Sangah tried to keep a calm posture, Jung Hewoon held onto Lee Hyunsung, Han Sooyoung started to bite her nails, Lee Seolhwa tried distracting herself by thinking about her patient's illnesses, Yoo Joonghyuk held onto his sword, Lee Jihye covered Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosoung's eyes.

The sun beamed on Kim Dokja, as the classroom's window was open a warm breeze lightly blew on his face.

He felt lighter; he never felt this way for a really, long time.

He gripped his uniform, he would do what the world wanted him to do, and what he wanted to do.

Young Kim Dokja jumped out of the classroom's window.

Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes widened at the scene.

Everyone was in shock and terror at the scene that unfolded right in front of them.