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REMINISCING

 『 REMINISCING 』

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"It's 7.." Jihoon mumbles alone after taking a glance at his watch. "I'm going to meet you Yeseung." He adds with a bitter smile then looks around, waiting for his train to arrive.

He gets into a train and sits near the window, he puts his bag down on the other seat besides him and looks outside the window sentimentally.

He suddenly sighs softly, he can see cherry blossoms everywhere, spring day always makes him suddenly reminisces about the past. He turns right and opens a small zip of his bag. He puts his hand in and reaches for something. He slowly takes out an old picture and stares at it emotionally.

"How can she doesn't remember me at all?" Jihoon asks himself. "I didn't change that much, I'm still as cute as before, I guess I'm more handsome now." He mumbles then chuckles alone.

He keeps staring at the picture while smiling like an idiot, it's an old picture from his childhood. There's three kids inside it, two boys and one girl. From the left it's Yeseung, Jihoon in the middle and at the right it's Yeseul. They used to live in an orphanage together.

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Flashback;

"Yeseul ah I don't want to live here I want mom I want dad." Whined 10 years old Yeseung to his twin in front of the entrance of an orphanage in Seoul.

"Shut up Yeseung you are not five but ten years old." Yeseul replied coldly and held his right hand tightly. "Mom and dad are not here in this world anymore, there's no where we can go other than here." Yeseul explained directly, Yeseung lost for words and his tears already at the bay. Yeseul who's more matured than Yeseung became independent because of what happened to them.

Yeseul carefully brought him inside after consoled him. Yeseung just followed her without saying anything back.

After done with registration, the owner, a woman in her middle age brought them to the dorm. Yeseung held his twin's hand very tightly as he started to feel scared, he always scared of the new surroundings and people. After the owner opened the door he quickly hide behind Yeseul.

"Attention kids, we have new family who joined us today." The owner said softly and smiled very warmly. There's only 10 kids lived there and everyone shared a same room. It was a large dorm that big enough for everyone.

The kids that were busy playing with themselves one by one moved their attention towards them and they started to murmur something between them. "Come in," the owner said to the twin. Yeseul kinda hesitant, she actually not comfortable with the attention but she knew she need to be strong for Yeseung so she took a step forward while still holding Yeseung's hand tightly.

The owner showed them their beds, a double decker beds. "Thanks sajangnim," Yeseul politely said and puts her bag down on the bed. "After this don't call me sajangnim anymore call me omma(mom)" She said still with her warm smile. "I don't want!" Yeseung immediately replied fiercely.

Yeseul glared at him because of his behavior, Yeseung quickly looked away and pouted. "It's okay, I understand, take your time." The owner said then walked away to see another kids.

"Kim Yeseung don't be rude, she just trying to be nice with us, she will the one who will taking care of us from now on." Yeseul explained to him, tried to console him once again. "But that doesn't mean she is our mom!" Yeseung insisted. "I know but please don't be rude!" Yeseul said while looking at him with serious expression. Yeseung silent and slowly nodded his head.

That evening, all kids played at the playground that was placed at the yard. Yeseung and Yeseul who still awkward with everything just sat on a bench and trying to adapt with the new environment.

After some minutes doing nothing Yeseung started to feel bored, he took out his books from his bag and read it silently meanwhile Yeseul still looking around tensely.

"Hey kid," an unknown boy suddenly appeared in front of them with two other kids behind him. "What are you reading?" He asked while standing in front of Yeseung with a smirk. Yeseul just stared at them silently while observing them closely. She has been watching them around and she got bad feelings about it.

"Can't you see? I'm reading a book." Yeseung bravely said after glanced at him. "Tsk, i know it's a book i mean what kind of book..the title?" He asked again while crossing his arms cockily. Yeseung didn't answer him and just pretended like he didn't hear anything.

After some seconds the boy stole his bag and books away, he passed up to his friends and laughed. Both Yeseung and Yeseul immediately stand up out of surprised. "Hey give it back!" Yeseung said, but they kept laughing teasingly. Yeseul who only stayed silent finally make a move, she took the bag away aggressively, she gives it back to Yeseung and carefully pushed him behind.

"Give the books back," she said with fierce expression. They silent, "i said give the books back!" She repeated, this time she increased her voice louder. "Haha do you think i will feel scared of you?" The boy said and pushed Yeseul's shoulders. "Don't touch my sister!" Yeseung interrupted, but then the boy pushed Yeseung away. Yeseung who's a bit weaker than Yeseul immediately fell on the ground.

"Yeseung, are you okay?!" Yeseul quickly kneeled down to look at her twin's condition. The three naughty boys laughed, very loudly made Yeseul clenched her fists out of anger. She almost stand up and revenge but then a ball suddenly appeared from the sky and hit the boy's head.

"Ops, sorry it's my fault."

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