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Chapter 17: Stranger from Afar

Joon-oh POV:

I've been having strange dreams lately. I don't know why I keep seeing a girl in my dreams. I took my bath and went to the station. At the station, I saw a familiar face - it was that weird guy. I wonder what he's doing here.

Min-soo POV:

I couldn't cry. I was just having mixed feelings. Why would she die? Why did he kill her? I don't know what to do, where do I start from.

A police officer came, opened the cell, and told me to leave. He said my father was in the hospital. I couldn't care less. I went to the burial hall to perform my mom's last rites.

No one was with me. I just stayed on the floor, looking at her picture. Mom! Why?! You should have fought back! You should have waited for me! Tears finally rolled down my eyes. I'm all alone now.

I cried for hours. Then I finally went home. I saw the dish she kept for me. I should have stayed by her side. I should have. If I was at home, she wouldn't have died. I could have protected her.

I cleaned my face and went to the hospital where my dad was. I saw him lying on the bed. I told myself I wouldn't spare him. I went to meet him. I tried to strangle him, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I would just become a murderer like him.

Why?! Dad! Why? Did you do it? "
" I didn't kill her, I wasn't even home the time she was murdered".

" Enough! I don't care if you were home or not, but one thing is for sure - our relationship is over. This is the last time we'll see each other. If I ever cross paths with you again, I will kill you for sure".

I left the hospital and went back home, laying beside my mom's bed, holding her picture in my hands. Mom, I'm here. I'm home. I'm not going anywhere!

I slept on the bed, filled with pain and anger. Tears rolled down my eyes.

The next day, I took the dish my mom prepared for me. Not caring if it was spoilt or not, I ate it. If I had known it was the last meal she would ever prepare for me, I would have stayed home and eaten it. I cried as I ate the food.

Later that day, my stomach began to , hurt . Gosh! I ate spoilt food! I quickly rushed to the toilet to let the pain out. While I lay on the bed tirelessly, I received a call from an unknown number.

"Who are you? "
" Don't you want to know who killed your mom?" He sent me a location, I took my coat and went there.

I got to a warehouse, but no one was there. All of a sudden, someone hit me from behind, and I fell to the ground. My eyes opened. Ouch! My head hurts!

It's a good thing you're awake! I heard a man voice. I turned to see who was talking. Who are you? I asked him.

You want to know who I am, right?
He brought out a piece of cloth - it's for my mom. "Yah! You piece of trash!".
     I screamed at him. I wanted to punch him, but a group of gangsters came at me. They beat me to pulp.
"It was really fun killing your mom! She screamed for help, but no one came to her rescue".
" You bastard! You lunatic! What did she ever do to you?"

" Nothing! It just thought it would be fun killing her. I mean, she was never my problem. You were my problem. So I just thought I'd have fun killing someone you cherish!"

" Who the heck are you? What did I ever do to you?"
" You stole everything from me! You took my gig and everything".
" What do you mean?"
"  I was the best in scamming people, but when you came, you stole the spotlight!"

" So you killed my mom just because of that? You killed an innocent woman! You monster! You psychopath!"

" Enough! Now my revenge would be completed by killing you too. Don't worry, both you and your mom would be reunited up there! Take him away!"

They dragged me to the forest area. Please don't do this, I begged them, but they didn't listen. They just pushed me, and I was about to fall. I held on to a rock and screamed for help, but no one came. My hands were getting slippery already.

So this is the end for me? My hands finally slipped, and I was falling..................but something strange happened. I was floating in the air. What's happening? I saw a stranger from afar.

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