Complexity

Sohyun Missing

Xinyu Pov

I don't know what happened, but Sohyun hasn't contacted me since I took her home last night. That night I did take her to her house. Actually, only to the front of the alley. Sohyun didn't allow me to take her home because she was afraid that I would get lost when I exited the alley later. But I was a bit worried because the alley was very poorly lit. I wasn't sure if she had arrived home safely. I had told her to inform me when she arrived home. 30 minutes after Sohyun entered her alley, there was no news from her at all. I had sent her a message and there was no reply. Let alone a reply, she didn't even read my message. I thought that she might have fallen asleep, so I understood.

But until this morning, Sohyun didn't come to school and didn't reply to my messages anymore. She didn't read the message I sent last night and the message this morning either. Is she sick? Is she on her way? Did something happen to her phone? What's wrong with her?

"Xinyu" Yooyeon called me while sitting on Soomin's bench. I'm sure Soomin won't be mad because Soomin herself likes Yooyeon as if she were her sister.

"Sohyun isn't with you?" I just shook my head because that was the truth. Sohyun didn't reply or read my message.

"I don't know why she's like that. Yesterday she was fine"

"Did you go to her house?"

"No. I only know the alley where she lives, but I don't know which house is" I could see Yooyeon sighing while leaning her head on my desk.

"None of us know her house. Even Seoyeon"

"What about me?" asked Seoyeon who had just come to class with bread in her mouth which managed to make Yooyeon ask for it.

"Do you know Sohyun's house?" Seoyeon shook her head and the three of us sighed. I looked back at my roomchat with her and there was no difference at all.

"Where are you, Sohyun?"

"Is it possible she's sick?"

"Have you ever seen her sick?"

"SHE'S ALSO HUMAN"

"But I'd rather believe that a chicken has 4 legs than that Sohyun is sick"

"Which chicken has 4 legs?" I asked because it was impossible.

"Hyerin's drawing"

If Sohyun is sick, should I just go to her house?

"Maybe I'll go to her house later. Maybe she's sick?"

"Just forget about it. Sohyun really doesn't like it when class members know about her family" Mayu came and immediately disturbed Nien. The two of them were weird.

"Why?"

"No one knows. But don't try. Sohyun might really hate you later"

"So you're telling her to give up? Again?" and Mayu could only nod.

"You're not fun, you know that right?" said Kotone which made Mayu just shake her hair and walk out. The two of them were really weird.

"You're weird"

I miss Sohyun.

The class bell rang and there was no sign of Sohyun coming. I sat alone in the back seat with no one to talk to. Usually I would talk to Sohyun, but now she's not there. Will I talk to Nien? Maybe later, not during class.

"Sohyun, where are you?"

I could say that I wasn't focused during class? Sohyun's absence managed to worry me. If she replied to my message, maybe I wouldn't be this worried. I know Sohyun is an adult, but I feel something is strange. Every time she talks about something related to her family, her eyes will definitely look very sad. As if she doesn't want to talk about it but they are still her responsibility.

"Is it possible that today is the anniversary of her father's death?" I looked outside which looked very cloudy.

"It's going to rain heavily"

Sohyun Pov

Without realizing it, I slept in the basement. This is not the first time. I just avoid the wrath of my mother who is already crazy and also my brother who can go crazy at any time. There is nothing normal in this family, and because of them I have to work. I haven't even told Xinyu that I've arrived home. Even though it's not in the room, at least I'm safe. It's just that my phone is out of battery and I forgot to bring the charger with me. There is no entertainment at all, only a lamp for lighting and some boxes left by my father. I'm not interested in knowing what's inside because I might cry. This room has no ventilation at all, but it's strange that I can still survive here for a long time. Because there is no ventilation, I can't tell what time it is.

I did enter the basement and locked it from the inside, but I forgot where I put the key. The lights in this room are also very minimal. There are some parts that can't be reached, and I'm sure the key fell out of my pocket when I fell asleep earlier.

"Has it changed days? Is it morning already?" I really cursed my father to fill the soundproofing on all the walls, so I couldn't hear the sound from outside. Even people from outside couldn't hear what was inside. I couldn't even hear the knock on the door.

"Xinyu... I've arrived home. Don't worry"

Xinyu Pov

"ARGH I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!! I'LL GO TO HER HOUSE!!"

"She just disappeared for not even 24 hours"

"But I miss her"

"You're weird"

"YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT HER?!" The whole class immediately went silent with some of them giving sad looks.

"What... did I say wrong?"

"Nothing wrong. It's just... we care too. But we're too scared to deal with her family" Jiyeon said which managed to make the others agree.

"Is she from a prominent family?" Almost the whole class shook their heads which gave me a chance to move again.

"As long as she's not from a prominent family, I dare to cause trouble" I said while walking to the exit.

"What if her family has criminal affairs?" Hyerin said which managed to make me stop and turn towards them.

"I've dealt with worse. I'm not afraid. If I'm afraid, I can call Chaewon, right?" Finally I could leave the classroom and ran straight to Sohyun's alley. I don't know and am not sure which house is it, but I will guess which one.

There are many luxurious houses around here, but I'm not sure which house shows Sohyun. The further back I walk, the more strange things there are in this alley. So in front it does show a luxurious house, the further back it seems to show a criminal headquarters. Is it true that Sohyun's family deals with crime? Do I need help?

"Ning - Ning ... I might need your help"

Some people looked at me with strange looks. Maybe because I entered the dirty street with neat school clothes? But I didn't care. All the things that caught my attention were the aromas in this location that were very familiar to me. The smell of drugs, the smell of blood, the smell of rust. Just like ...

"what would my parents do if they were still alive"