Lost and Found in Two Worlds | Seventeen

Chap. 8

Wonwoo pov:

The guys and I stepped back from Jiah as she requested some space. It was heart-wrenching to see her in pain, clutching her head.

"Maybe we shouldn't force it. It might be meant for her to not remember anything," I suggested to the group.

"But, Wonwoo, you haven't confessed..." Soonyoung started to say, but I cut him off.

"No, as long as she's alive and happy, I'm good. I don't want to see her suffer," I replied.

"Wonwoo's right, it's sad for her to forget all our memories together, but at least we are able to make new ones with her being alive," Seungcheol tapped my shoulder and said.

After a while, Jiah stood up and walked back to us.

"Do you guys have sparklers?" She asked, pointing to a group of people playing with them in the distance.

"It's in the car," Minggyu replied and went to fetch them.

Jiah lit up the sparklers and gave them to us to play with. I couldn't help but remember the time we were here playing with sparklers before she disappeared.

The other guys seemed lost in thought too, as they stared at the sparklers. We were all puzzled by why Jiah suddenly wanted to play with them after experiencing such intense pain in her head.

"Finally, I could play with it," Jiah said while smiling brightly as she held onto the sparklers.

All of us smiled warmly as we watched Jiah enjoying herself, her bright smile bringing a sense of joy to the moment.

Jiah gestured for us to come closer to her near the water. We walked over, not expecting what came next—she pushed some of us into the water.

"Ahh, my boxers are wet!" Seokmin whined.

"It's cold," Chan shouted and quickly ran back up.

Jiah pov:

I laughed as I watched some of them getting wet. "Finally, I could do this to you guys," I said and removed my shoes, walking into the water to splash it at everyone.

Those who were already wet joined in, and soon we were all splashing water in every direction. In that moment, all of us were smiling and laughing, forgetting about the cold.

Tears welled up in my eyes once more when I stopped splashing and looked at everyone.

"Mianhae, I didn't remember you guys right away," I cried out.

"Princess, it's okay," Seungcheol comforted me immediately as he stood close by.

"Appa!" I called out and ran into his embrace. "Appa... Mianhae, I disappeared so suddenly..."

"Princess... you... you remembered?" Seungcheol was in shock and pulled me away to ask.

I nodded my head, tears streaming down my face. "Omma..." I looked at Jeonghan beside me and called out to him.

"Seokmin ah..." I ran to Seokmin as he tried to adjust his wet boxer and pulled him into a hug.

"Jiah." The others called and joined in the hug, tears of joy and relief in their eyes.

"Mianhae Dadeu." I said looking up from Seokmin's chest. "I'm back.."

Everyone hugged me tightly, and Seokmin whispered, ''We missed you so much. Welcome back.''

The warmth of their hugs and their words of welcome filled my heart with joy. Tears of happiness streamed down my face as I remembered everything—the people who had been with me when I was alone as a spirit, the moments we shared, and the love and friendship we had built over that year.

Now, I was back with them as a human being, and the sense of completeness and happiness overwhelmed me.