Pied Piper | {K.NJ}

Chapter 22

You headed down the familiar road that you always walked. You stood in front of the house and even rang the bell but there was no answer. The neighbour of that house came out to inform you that there had been no one staying in that house for a long time.

And that was Namjoon's house.

Fear started to build in you but you ignored it.

Feeling disappointed, you headed back to your house. You just wanted to go home and eat the delicious meal your brother would have cooked for you and enjoy the warm cuddle that he would give you. But to your dismay, you were greeted by your parents instead.

You were forgetting this was an illusion. You wanted to get out of this soon. You were starting to hate every single moment that you had been spending.

You washed up and joined your parents for dinner. They were your parents but they seemed distant. Probably because you felt awkward and you didn't feel the warmth that your Brother is able to give you. You lost your appetite, thinking about the possibility that you could have been dreaming all this time. That, this was the reality instead.

'Remember that I love you'

You shook the fear away and mentally reminded yourself that this was not true and that you shouldn't be dwelling on it.

You stood up and left the room without your parents' notice as they were busy having a conversation of their own.

You laid on the bed, trying to figure out what was happening. You knew there had to be a way to remove the curse but first you needed to figure out if there was even a way to go back to reality.

The sky was getting darker and the air was getting cooler. At times like this, you would always hear the beautiful sound of the flute that Namjoon would play. However, there was none and it felt empty.

Everything didn't feel the same. This world that you didn't belong to. You hoped that this would soon be over.

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You had arrived at the college only to be informed by Minji that you didn't have class. You were grateful that she actually called you to tell you that she couldn't hang out since she had to accompany her parents somewhere. If not, you would end up wandering around the school like an idiot for hours.

You even gave up your wonderful sleep just so you could arrive on time. To actually realise that you woke up early for nothing really annoyed you. You made sure to memorise the fact that there's no school on Tuesdays.

Since you were already outside, you decided to walk around the neighbourhood in hope to figure out a way to solve everything.

Just down the street, you saw Hoseok's cafe. Your steps quickened and you entered the cafe. Unlike what you expected, you were not greeted by a bundle of sunshine. It was just another waiter who you've never met before. The cafe was exactly the same but different at the same time. It was the same cafe but it was not Hoseok's.

Your thoughts were interrupted by the barista at the counter.

"May I help you?"

"Ah...yes I would like to order."

You took your drink and sat at the window seat. You just stared outside the window as you didn't have anything better to do. Your mind was blank that you didn't even realise someone was standing in front of you.

"Can I sit here?"

You snapped out and looked at the person. It was the boy who helped you yesterday.