how many chapters should this have?
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❝ come play with us. ❞
jaemin looked at renjun and chenle, who almost immediately followed behind jisung. they didn't want to feel anymore left out, but jaemin thought that something was wrong.
nonetheless, he followed them, to the room where the caretaker carried mark to, where donghyuck dragged jeno to. it was the very room all of them had been offered gum at, but the other three didn't know of such a thing.
jisung knocked on the door and stood by the door. it was opened up by donghyuck a few seconds later, and he greeted the three in front of him with a small smile.
after they headed into the room, jisung made sure to lock the door behind him, before walking to where the caretaker was. he dumped unconscious mark on one of the beanbag chairs and proceeded to tell the rest to do the same. behind them was a projector, and in front of them was a screen.
" what's going on? " jaemin finally questioned the unusual environment, but all he got as a reply, was silence.
the caretaker was clicking a few buttons when jisung and donghyuck took a seat of their own. creeped-out jeno dragged his seat to the corner and sat alone, too terrified to even breathe out loud.
" now, kids. sit back and relax. "
but how could jeno, when the caretaker looked straight at him as he said it, when mark, the only trustable person at the moment, was knocked-out?
he stayed silent, of course, and faced the screen, which started to play a blur and fuzzy film. the date on the bottom right wrote 02 08 2005, and it showed a woman holding her child's hand, towards a building.
she kissed him on the forehead, and the child started to giggle, a resounding laugh that was so pleasant to the ears. and in that moment, a gasp could be heard.
mark was awake.
hyung! jeno almost shouted, straightening his back and giving mark a smile. mark returned the smile, and dragged his seat backwards towards jeno.
" what's happening? "
" mister wanted to show us something, i guess. "
jeno pointed to the screen, and mark furrowed his eyebrows. it showed the very boy crying after that, and the woman repeatedly apologizing to the child. i love you's were said, along with i'm sorry's and don't go's, and tears built up under mark's eyes as he heard the familiar voice.
jeno noticed him, but said nothing. it wasn't his place to ask anything in the first place. but right when the scene faded out, and a new one came in, mark was already in tears.
" i understand you now, jeno, " he managed to choke out.
mark sniffed and flashed jeno a small smile, but just as fast as it came, it disappeared, and his face fell completely.
" i... i want to go home. "
