⚠️Warnings: Mature, Strong language, abuse, toxicity
"Greed, an insidious companion, whispered promises of possession into Adrian(Hwang Pil-Gwang) 's ear. The thought of claiming So Mun for himself consumed him. He knew that his actions were fraught...
"Tried to behave but I'm feeling some type of way...'. -Ariana
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||5 months Later||
Chapter XIX: 🍂
🔸So Mun POV
Five months have passed since it happened, and in this period of time I have been able to catch up on all the missing exams, and now all I have to do is prepare for the last remaining ones before graduation. Two more months and I have finished the academic year. Finally! Spring is making itself known, colouring the sunny days and awakening the vegetation; flowers are blooming and fruit are on the trees. April has never looked more colourful than now, and everyone seems to be in a good mood, or so I think, because my dull thoughts are interrupted by Woong Min's snort, who exclaims in frustration. "I can't believe we have to do a work internship for a week as an obligation!"
"Yeah, right? I don't even know where to start, at least So Mun is already working, so he'll have an idea of how the world of labour look like, but as for us, Nope" Joo Yeon also complains, taking off her glasses for a moment to clean her lenses.
"Guys, I'm also going to try working in some business establishment too, i want to challenge myself, I'm not going to just stick with the noodles shop," I disclose. I work at Eonni's Noodle Shop as a part-timer, it's true, but the business and marketing teacher encouraged us to aim higher, and I figured why not? What harm can two weeks of work experience in some upper corporation do to me?
"I don't even want to think about it, get on, Mun, I want to eat a big bowl of noodles at your place," Woong Min chimes in, getting on his bike. Joo Yeon, too, gets on hers and I as a habit, settle behind my best friend.
The streets are populated by students on their way home, the excited chatter populating the streets of Jungjin. I rest my head on Woong's back, on top of his school bag, as he pedals, absorbed in various distant thoughts, including Adrian.
He's been missing, or rather, hiding.
Particularly from me, withdrawing all kinds of clues, diminishing his red territories, his footprints and finally his trail. I struggled to understand why, because after chasing me, snatching me from my present peace, after saying I belonged to him, stuffing me with muddled, overpowering and selfish words, he disappeared as if nothing had ever been achieved. Almost as if he did not burn himself alive, to respond to my call for help, to my deceit with Gelly. And now instead, he hides. Yet I'm not sure of what I've been feeling lately, whether anger or disappointment. Whether to seek him out everywhere or leave him alone. After all, he was the one who said that he didn't want to cross his path with mine anymore, and maybe, he wasn't kidding, maybe he really doesn't want to see me ever again.
He hates me so much, and I can't understand why.... How can someone disappear like that, for months, and not say anything?
"So Mun, are you there? Earth calling Mun! We have arrived!"
