Healing Journey ★ [HAOBIN]

STORY 005

[17th April 2022 - 26 years old]

Hao was peacefully standing in the abandoned park he had found a few months ago with his violin in his hand. He felt a smile crept onto his face as he felt the morning breeze caressed his cheeks, the sound of the birds chirping by the trees harmonising with the sounds coming from his violin.

He would usually go to this place whenever he needed a peace of mind, when he doesn't feel like wanting to socialise with people.

It had been 2 years since he continued his study as a degree student now. He had to admit that there were a lot of changes in his life now.

He and Ricky finally moved out of the dorms, now living in a shared apartment bought by Ricky's parents. Hao also finally had his driving license and even have his own car now.

Ricky continued his study as a fine art majored, even though his parents wasn't really satisfied with his decision but at least they didn't stop him from pursuing his dream.

Matthew and Taerae however, didn't continue their study as the two immediately started building up their own business right after they moved out of the dorm.

The two rented a shared apartment, close to their studio that was named as Sunshine Studio—suggested by Hao himself because the two of them reminded him of the sun shining brightly above the horizon. Their studio was a huge success as many people applied there for dance and vocal lessons—mostly high school students.

Next to the studio was Ricky's art gallery, filled with his very own arts that he had made during his studies. It was a huge success too since most of the time, Matthew's and Taerae's students came to visit it, especially the girls—it was because they heard that the owner was dead attractive so they always came by to see if he was there.

And Hao, well, he didn't had a lot progress like the others did but at least he has a job now. He worked at a cafe which was placed surprisingly close to the other's workplace. The other three often stopped by the cafe to meet Hao or to checked in on him.

He worked there as barista, only making drinks for the customers since he can't communicate with them to applied for a waiter or a cashier position, but at least they paid him good and he no longer had to depended on Ricky.

He ended his last note with his eyes closed, his hair slightly tousled from the wind, his mind full of thoughts. Then suddenly, he heard a small clapping noise around him.

He quickly turned around and saw a small boy standing behind him with two big eyes staring back at him. He looked around to see if there was anyone's else because it wasn't normal to see a kid just standing alone in an abandoned park.

"Play it again! Play it again!" The boy suddenly started chanting while clapping his hand enthusiastically. He seemed to be genuinely interested so Hao had no choice but to play another song for the little boy.

When he was done, the boy asked for more once again. Hao looked around, getting concerned because this is not normal at all. He was slowly getting scared that the kid might be a ghost that would haunt him and followed him home so once again, he had no choice but to obeyed the boy's request—even though he was supposed to get back home to get ready for work already.

As he was playing, he heard another shout coming from behind the boy. He opened his eyes and stopped playing immediately. He saw a girl, about the same age as the boy, scolding the boy.

He awed for a seconds, seeing the girl scolding the boy with her hands on her hips but then he stopped and immediately started picking up his things and ran away from the two.