Frozen

III

Thank you everyone for reading this!  I never thought it would get to a hundred reads :)
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english// bold
korean// normal

Changbin POV// Earlier
After Felix left him, Changbin was extremely paranoid.  What if he didn't really get 'help?' What if he called some doctors, and they just froze him again?  He let his paranoia control him, so Changbin decided he would have to do things on his own.

He scanned the room.  There were two windows, and one happened to be cracked open.  Changbin walked over to it, and pressed it open so he could climb out.  The bitter wind made him shiver.  It also didn't help that his clothes were still damp.  He made his way out the window, then walked towards a convenient store across the street.

Changbin wasn't sure how he would buy anything, since he had no money.  He also wasn't able to read the street signs that well. 

He opened the door to the shop.  The only person in there was the man at the register.  He was leaning back with his eyes closed.  Changbin quietly snatched a few bags of miscellaneous snacks and a water bottle.  He started to leave, but when he reached the door, someone grabbed his arm. 

"What are you doing?"

"Who is it, Jisung?"

The boy who held his arm must be Jisung.  There was another guy beside him. 

"Does he speak english?" Jisung's friend whispered.

"No," Changbin said while he shook his head.

"Oh, so you're korean?" Jisung asked.

Changbin nodded.  Jisung brought Changbin and his things to the counter, and pulled out some cash.  The employee sighed, and Jisung paid for everything.

Changbin started to walk off, but the two guys stopped him again.

"So?  Are you short on money?" Jisung asked.

"It's a bit more complicated than that," he responded. 

"This is Minho by the way.  He's from
Korea too, he just came with me to visit."

Minho smiled, and shook Changbin's hand.

"He also doesn't talk much," Jisung explained. "What's your name?"

"Seo Changbin."

Minho's eyes widened, and he whispered something to Jisung.  They whispered to each other for a bit, before Jisung turned back to Changbin.

"How old are you?" he asked.

Changbin froze (not literally this time).  How old was he?  He was 18, but it wasn't 2017 anymore. 

"I don't-" Changbin started to answer.

"You were right!" Jisung suddenly exclaimed.

"Right about what?" Changbin asked.

"Minho recognized your name.  You're that kid that got preserved or something, right?"