Water Droplets (KaiStal f.f)

Ch. 18

Listen to this TMETS ost while reading. It might go well with the mood of this chapter.

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"Soojung!" His scared voice travels through the alleyways into my ears. I run into his arms and cling around his shoulders like a koala. The sky now starts to make a glitching noise and the sky flashes a different color now and then; it doesn't seem so safe here anymore.

"Kai... this isn't real, right? What'll happen to you if... if..." I mutter. The outcome; I do not want to have a single thought of it. It'll only hurt me more, affecting me in any way possible.

"My love, look at me before I have to go." He places his hands on my cheek and pushes me a bit away from him so we can see each other. "Promise me that you have to keep this a secret. Promise me that you won't forget this."

Wiping my running nose, I nod my head. "O–Of course... I won't betray you. I-I won't forget anything."

He smiles so slightly even though his face shows his pain. Pulling me back close to him, he softly cries onto my shoulder.

"I'm a human, Soojung. All of the players in this world are actual humans, not NPCs. We're all slaves to them, Soojung."

I freeze, my ears trying to understand what Kai just said. No, this doesn't make sense. There can't be even one reason why he's a real hum–

All of those signs, all of those human characteristics. From being warm blooded and lifelike to being able to expression pain without looking robotic.

The sky then drops exactly how a ceiling would; there's a crack through the middle of the sky and the two sides and a concave. Even though I try not to scream, a small whimper escapes my lips.

"My name, my real one, is Kim Jongin. I'm a freshman in college that lives in Seoul. Come find me."

The weigh of his body encompassing mine begins to get lighter. I, still in utter shock and confusion, open my eyes fully and see my arms around an almost air-form of Jongin.

He's disappearing like Minhyuk!

"Jongin! You can't leave me; I'm scared...!" I panic, trying to retrieve him back into my arms but he keeps becoming more transparent. I feel water droplets fall onto my arms, and I realize that they're Jongin's tears that he's shedding.

"I love you, Soojung. Don't forget us."

And he disappears.

I can't help myself but continue to cry. This is what Ahyeon (Amy) did to me; she persuaded me to get into this game. Look at what happened; everything went downhill, and no one knows why.

I fell in love with my first actual lover, got to go on dates with him, spend time as a couple, and then experience a heartbreaking split. I still love him, and I trust that we will not forget me, either.

His name is Kim Jongin, also known as Kai, and I will find definitely find him... somewhere.