-nightmare on epex street-

chapter 5: new life

A new life, and a new beginning.

3rd pov

Kyungmin was discharged from the hospital not too long after waking up. Since the doctors saw that he was okay, physically, they simply let him go home. However, they did recommend him to a therapist to help him cope with the situation, come to terms with what happened, and learn to function as an adult, and not a five-year-old boy like he had been. Whenever he would go home, Yewang would teach him about everyday things. Like what all happened in the world, all the good movies and music that came out, and new ways they can have fun now that they're both adults. Mr. and Mr. Seo thought that since Kyungmin was still seventeen at the time, it would be a good idea to enroll him into high school. They explained the unique situation to the school board, and they accepted. Kyungmin enjoyed it way more than he anticipated, nearly falling in love with the art room, and even making a couple of friends named Lee Jaeho, and Kim Hyunwoo. Eventually, after a couple of months, Yewang decided to bring Kyungmin to the old, but nice movie theatre that he worked at. There, Yewang introduced Kyungmin to his friend, and co-worker, Keum Donghyun. Yewang also brought Kyungmin to an art school he used to attend. He didn't stay for too long, but he made a few friends there, and he wanted to introduce them to Kyungmin. Their names were Kwon Yejun, and Cho Minwoo. Yewang said that his friend Minwoo, and Kyungmin's friend Hyunwoo were already "close" to each other, making funny faces while he said it. Kyungmin didn't get the hint, so Yewang had to actually explain that the two were a couple.

Kyungmin had been in therapy for nearly four months, and he was finally out. Finally free. Finally able to stay with Yewang. This made him really happy, because there was a certain game that Yewang taught him to play. Saying that it's best for teens, best in the dark, very exhausting, and very, very fun! The first few rounds were strange to Kyungmin, but after he got the hang of it, he wanted to play a round of it every single night. Sometimes multiple times a night.

Yewang called it "man hunt," and it was kind of like a mix between hide and seek, and tag. The rules were simple: one of them would be the hunter, the other would be the runner.
It's usually played out on quiet streets. The players are to head down the exact same route, but on the opposite sidewalks. Both of their goals being to get from point a, to point b first. The runner gets a head start, and has to be quick, swift, quiet, and also hide in various places so that the hunter doesn't hear, or see them. And the hunter must do their best to catch the runner before they make it to point b.
Should the runner be seen by the hunter, he must make a b-line straight to point b, and if he makes it there first, without being caught by the hunter, he wins. Should the hunter catch the runner, make it to point b first, or use any light source other than the street lights above them to find the runner, the hunter loses. And should the runner choose to run straight for point b without hiding first, be caught by the hunter, or not succeed in reaching point b first, the runner loses.