Smile // GOT7 Jinyoung

28. lost

"What's with him?"

"Has he gone crazy?"

"Yeah, probably."

"Hey! It's late. Where are you going?"

I hear the guys murmur and Jaebum ask as I run around the house, looking for my wallet and keys, then running past the door to the outside.

I sprint out the dorm and into the bustling night streets of Seoul.

"I don't want to keep something from you, hyung. We're a team." Yugyeom says so quiet I almost ask him to say it again.

I look at him in confusion, and he speaks again.

"Take this." He hands me back the photo frame that I was supposed to get rid of. "And take it to Mina's house."

"What?"

"Ay, hyung. Just do it." He pats my shoulder.

I don't know why, but I just suddenly had the urge to do it.

I finally stop in front of her house. I look at it and notice that all the lights are off, not a single trace of brightness inside.

I sigh and lean back to the wall beside their gate and sit down.

I look at the picture again.

It was a scenery of a cold winter morning, and snow was scattered everywhere in the picture. Two kids sit on the ground, making snowmen I suppose.

One kid is I'm sure me. I was a small kid, that had chubby cheeks. Even after all these years, I think anyone would recognize it's me. I was smiling, looking at my playmate.

The other kid, is obviously a girl, wearing a pink winter coat. The hood isn't on her head so her slightly long brown hair is visible. The only thing is, she had her back towards the camera. Not a single feature of her face.

Why am I even here anyway?

Foolish me.

I pat and rub my black jacket to get rid of dirt, I stand up to my feet. Then I take a last glance of the photo before putting it on the cold ground.

Yugyeom was crazy to tell me to take this here. And I'm even crazier to do as he says.

I let out a heavy sigh. I'll just leave it here. I needed a way to take it out anyway.

I walk a few uneasy steps in the sidewalk.

A car pulls over at my side. I don't look to its direction, nor stop.

Then the window goes down to reveal the driver. "Jinyoung-ah."

I stop and look this time, to see Mina's mother.

I bow slowly. "Annyeonghaseyo."

Mrs. Lee parks the car in front of their house, and comes out to face me. She's dressed quite formally. She must have been from work.

"What were you doing here?" She asks.

"Ahh. About that..." I quickly think of an excuse. "I was just passing by in this neighborhood."

"Here? At this time?" She looks around the dark place, and her eyes stop.

Jinyoung stands uncomfortably still.

"What's that?" She notices something, and picks up the photo in front of her house which I decided to leave there.

She looks at it intently, and sighs.

"Jinyoung-ah." She whispers.

"Yes?" My head shoots up.

"Do you want to come inside and talk?" She asks.

I bite my lip, avoiding her eyes.

"Please?" She pleads, then I just had to say yes even though I don't want to.

A little while later, I'm seated at the table in their front porch while Mrs. Lee goes inside to get something for us to drink.

My palms become sweaty as I clutch the frame in my hand, looking intently at it.

Why do I still have this? I sigh.

The door creaks open, and Mrs. Lee holds a tray with two glasses and a pitcher of what looks like lemon iced tea in her hands.

I stand up to help her. I take the tray and put in down on the table as we both sit down.

I suddenly feel a lot more tense all of a sudden. I have my hands under the table, sweating.

"Jinyoung-ah." She takes both glasses and pours in the iced tea.

"Everything you're thinking is true." She says. "That's Lee Mina and you in the picture."

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