There was a knock on the front door. I immediately could tell it was Minhyuk. He's been over to my house so many times I have the sound of his knock memorized. I ran to the door with a burst of enthusiasm, swinging it open with full force. Before Minhyuk could say anything I squeezed him in a tight hug.
"Woah, what's up with you?" he asked me, gently hugging me back.
"I'm just really excited!" I exclaimed. My arms loosened so I could quickly pull away and make sure my mom wasn't around. "Follow me," I whispered to Minhyuk.
I closed to front door behind us before I jogged down the front porch steps.
"I'm so confused," Minhyuk admitted, catching up with me. "Who are you introducing me to?"
"A friend." I glanced back in his direction, grabbing his hand to try and quicken his pace. "You're so slow!"
"You're so fast," he chuckled, letting me drag him along. His eyes scanned the surrounding barns and the look on his face revealed the nostalgia he was feeling. "It's been so long since we've hung out around here. Remember all the games we played?"
I nodded. "Great times full of hide-and-seek."
I came to a stop once we finally reached the old, worn down silo. My smile was definitely surfaced, and unable to hide. Now he'll just have to believe me.
I tugged on Minhyuk's hand to come closer. He gave me a weird look, and cast one towards the tall structure. "Miyoung..." He trailed off.
"What?" I asked, curious as to what he was going to say.
"Why did you bring me here?"
I turned my attention back to the silo. "Wonho!" I called. My voice bounced off the walls inside. I caught a stirring shadow, and knew it was him, yet Wonho never revealed himself. "It's okay," I reassured Wonho. "Minhyuk is my friend. He won't hurt you."
"Miyoung, is this about your imaginary friend from middle school?" Minhyuk questioned. "Do you really still believe that?
"I'm serious, just give him a second." I leaned in through the gap on the silo.
Suddenly, Wonho started to shift into his human form. I gasped, happy that he showed himself.
"Minhyuk, meet Wonho. Wonho, meet Minhyuk." I backed away from the hole to let them see each other as I introduced them. I pictured more of friendly smiles on their faces for this moment, but instead, Minhyuk looked completely terrified, while Wonho seemed tense.
"What kind of a joke is this?" Minhyuk whispered to me, unable to move his eyes away. "How did that guy appear from a shadow?"
"He's not human. He's a shadow person. This is just a form of his," I explained.
"I don't like it, Miyoung," Minhyuk admitted. He started to back up, bumping into an old car. "It's not human."
"He has a name. It's Wonho," I backed up my supernatural friend. "He's my friend, and so are you. I thought you two would get along."
"It shouldn't be here." Minhyuk began shaking his head. "This is insane." He quickly grabbed my arm, pulling me his way. "Let's go back to the house."
"Wait-" I tried to reach out to Wonho, but Minhyuk already started to walk back up to the house, dragging me with him.
"Whatever the hell that thing is... it isn't good."
