You're too scared. You're alone in this world. In a strange world that you never imagined will become a reality.
"Drink it."
Someone's voice next to you made you look up. With puffy eyes, you looked at him. The man with glasses crouched down to be at eye level with you who was sitting on the stairs.
"You can join the others in the gathering room. I'll ask Eunyu to accompany you later."
He stood up and was about to leave after placing a bottle water next to you. However, you held his hand, causing the man suddenly stop and look at you.
"Can I come with you?" you asked.
You could see that the man was looking at you in surprise. But he quickly neutralized his expression back to normal.
"Okay."
Finally you got up from your place and followed his steps.
When passing through the corridor which is the gathering place for the residents of this apartment, you suddenly look down. You were too afraid to respond to the various looks they gave you.
"Come on."
You only looked up when this man took you into a room with a CCTV monitor screen and an old sofa in the corner of the room.
"This is the CCTV room. No one comes here except me and certain people."
You nodded slightly at his explanation.
"You can rest on the sofa while I do my work," said that man.
Your eyes watch the movements of the man who is now sitting in front of the monitor screen. He looks very focused, as if he immediately forgot about your existence in this room.
Your gaze now looks to the other side. With slow steps you went towards the sofa. You sat and stared blankly at the view in front of you which was the man's back.
As the seconds pass by, your eyes start to feel heavy. You suspect this is the effect of fatigue after a day of running away from the terrible creatures you encounter and also because after all this time you can finally feel the softness of the sofa you're currently sitting on.
Until finally you actually fall asleep on the sofa.
--------------------------------- You didn't know how long you have been asleep, until when you open your eyes you saw an empty room. You stare at the chair which has now been abandoned by its owner somewhere.
You looked down when you realized that there was a plaid shirt covering you. You remember that this shirt is the same as the one worn by the man with glasses before.
"Already up?"
The voice sounded at the same time as someone who had just entered the room.
"How long have I been sleeping?" you asked while changing you position to sitting.
"About 3 hours. It's dinner time now, take it."
"Uh... thanks." You accept the bowl of food from him.
He nodded then walked back to his seat in front of the monitor.
You noticed that his shirt was still in your lap. You cleared your throat slowly.
Your sigh succeeded in making him turn his chair to face you. "Um, this.. is yours?" you said showing his shirt.
"Yes. Just wear it if you feel cold." He turned his chair back towards the screen.
"Who are you? I mean, what's your name?"
Finally, you can ask questions that have been languishing in your head since beginning. Since this afternoon, as soon as you managed to set foot on the ground floor of Green Home Apartment, this man was the first to greet you at the bottom of the stairs. As if he already knew that you were coming. But now you know that this man must have noticed your arrival through the monitor screen.
"My name is Lee Eunhyuk. I was the one who made the announcement yesterday, so that the residents could come to the first floor to protect themselves from monsters."
You suddenly remembered the male voice coming from the building speakers. No wonder he sounded familiar when he spoke.
"Thank you, Eunhyuk," you said smiling sincerely.
"It's nothing. I should be the one thanking you," Eunhyuk replied.
You looked at him confused. "What for?" you asked.
"Thank you for surviving and fighting to get here. I'm really grateful that you're still alive, (Name)."
The curve of your lips is appeared again. Your heart feels warm knowing that someone cares about you. In fact, he is a stranger you have never knew before.
Wait.
Your smile slowly faded, as a question emerged in your head.
"How do you know my name?"
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