Then You Came (DaraGon Fanfic)

Chapter 31

"Are you crying?" SeungHyun caressed his girlfriend's cheek upon seeing her moist eyes.

"This place... looks different but feels the same... There are more trees on the way now and the surrounding area's now filled with a lot of establishments." Bom replied, leaning her head towards her boyfriend's shoulder. "Our school can still be seen up here."

"I remember running here whenever I didn't want to attend class... especially during those times I hated my father for asking me to do this and that." Jiyong stated, squeezing Dara's hand that he's holding.

"Youngbae was the first to find this place, right?" SeungHyun said.

Wiping her tears, Bom spoke. "He was very eager to show us this place that time." She chuckled.

"I was chasing a rare colored butterfly and wanted to show it to you guys... I reached this place and thought it would be the best place for hideout." Youngbae smiled with his eyes.

"He's so fascinated with insects when we were younger." Jiyong told Dara.

SeungHyun left them and went near the shabby improvised hut where vines crawl for support.

"You made that?" Dara asked.

Bom nodded. "Out of whatever we can bring up here."

"With the help of Ajhussi Jisuk and SeungHyun's driver, Ajhussi Seong-min." Jiyong added.

"They're the only once we can trust our secrets with." SeungHyun commented.

"That's right." Bom agreed.

"Why not pull these vines off so we can see if it's still okay inside?" Dara suggested while she started taking the vines off from hugging the hut.

They helped each other in pulling the vines off and got inside the house after.

"Wow! This looks decent." Dara commented after getting in.

It's already a little crowded for five people but it can accommodate at least 2 more visitors.

There were stools neatly arranged in one side and a little table beside it. The floor was covered with tiles to make the ground even.

All items inside the humble hut were covered with thick pile of dust and weed and moss started to grow on the woods that strongly held the hut, keeping it from breaking down.

A frame hanging on the wall caught Dara's attention. She blew the dust off causing her to cough.

"You don't want to do that again, lady... You'll cause us runny nose before we can even get out of here." Jiyong chuckled.

Dara grinned. "Sorry."

She then grabbed some tissue from her sling bag and wiped the remaining dust off.

"You kept this?" Youngbae asked after seeing what Dara was holding.

Bom looked at Dara's direction and checked on what she was holding. It made her smile after seeing it.

It was a picture of younger version of the four of them happy smiling in front of the camera.

"You're still part of this friendship, Youngbae... even when you left. There's no reason for us to take it off the wall." Bom touched his shoulder.

"Remember, you loved to dance when music played... But we had to be discreet with the volume to avoid being caught." SeungHyun laughed.

"And you... you would only bounce your head to the vibe. Didn't want to move your body too much." Jiyong told him.