reprieve for the neverland

2 - 新しいのクラスメイト [ New classmate ]

February 3, 616 AC

It's Kyuhyun's birthday! Although he doesn't care, his parents still attempt to forcefully celebrate it every year in some degree and whatnot even if he doesn't like to.

His parents rushed to their dining table,
Finding the birthday boy sat still as if like a rock, glaring at his parents coldly to putting his solitude away for a reminder he never wants be reminded of in the first place.

As his parents brought along a tiny cake smaller than what he receives for regular lunch, he plasters a unreadable, forced slight smile towards his parents before it was placed onto the circular table for the now three member-family to feast on the regular usual dinner of instant noodles, coffee with omurice but with a side of cake for the birthday boy to exclusively consume for himself.

His father flicked off the lights as he lit Kyuhyun's birthday candle on top of his cake.

"Happy Birthday, our great son Cho Kyuhyun!" Kyuhyun's parents exclaimed happily with big, genuine grins. "This looks fucking disgusting and weird." Kyuhyun thought to himself. It's not that he hated his parents, but it's that... Those big grins reminded him of... Himself that had never smiled ever since Ryeowook's disappearance.

"Now, make a wish." His mother softly said in anticipation before nodding in understanding before closing his eyes and holding his two hands together to pray.

"May I have another chance to play with my best friend for one last time." He prayed quietly before opening his eyes and blowing the candle. Although he knows it'll probably never come true, it feels that he needs to get it off his chest with something he found silly nowadays like this.

"Best friend? Ah.. What happened to Sungah & Reika?" Kyuhyun's father asks with a concerned, yet curious stare. Kyuhyun obviously lied. He just wanted to name people he knew in class just to get away from his parents' pestering about being alone all the time even before he met his actual best friend. So now, Kyuhyun deals with faking those lies and layer them with more as consequence.

"They're... Fine. They just don't hang out as often with mr anymore." Kyuhyun responded with a straight and blank face that made his parents shove off their concerns and continue bonding with their son as he held his spoon scooped with omurice as he tries to digest it into his stomach, but his stomach refused to swallow it. His food seemed tasteless and weird in his mouth, but he's chewed on it now, it'd be weird to spit it out. It's his birthday after all.

And "I don't want to make my mom and dad disappointed over this. I've already disappointed them enough anyway."

He thought to himself as he forced the chewed slice of omurice down his esophagus as he watched his parents eat like usual before they turned to give the special boy of their household some attention that Kyuhyun didn't want.

"Why are they all happy?" He thought anxiously. "I'm gonna die soon, so are they happy that I'm gonna die..?"

"Really? From a man like you, I thought you'd get warms of friends swooning." His father teased with a fake face of surprise before chuckling softly. Triggering the already pissed of Kyuhyun.

"... I don't need any, and I don't care. I don't wanna." Kyuhyun bluntly responded in a cold manner that genuinely stunned his parents.

"Kyuhyun... But then, you're going to die alone. You're gonna be lonely the rest of your life." Kyuhyun's mother awkwardly talked back with eyes filled with worry for Kyuhyun's maybe, sad future. "You can't just always depend on Reika & Sungah now that they seem busier than ever with school work."

Kyuhyun rolled his eyes as he continues forcefully munching on his food. Refusing to pay attention to their concerns. After all to Kyuhyun it's "none of their business that they should stick their heads on and explore."