The boy with the mask

Episode 2

Min Sung POV
I was in the airplane. I think it was 3 am. I didn't even bother to look at the time.

Everyone was sleeping. A 9 hour flight is exhausting for sure. It was pretty dark inside the plane. I saw a dim of light coming from the front. It was from a woman that was probably reading.
I sat back down on my place near the window. I started looking at the dark clouds. I was thinking.
Are we going to a better place now? Are we starting a new life?

I turned my head the other direction to see my mother leaning on my shoulder. I know for sure that she was exhausted. She then straightened herself back up but kept sleeping.

I stood up quietly so that I won't wake anyone up. I walked towards the toilet hoping that I didn't wake anyone up.
When i got there I opened the door, entered and looked the door after me breathing a sigh of relief. I put my hands on the small sink looking at my reflection in the mirror. I am really self conscious about my looks. That's why I always wear a mask. I didn't like me and i had my reasons not to like me.
I sighed again closing my eyes still balancing on the sink.

I stayed like that until i heard a knock on the door. I opened my eyes, fixed myself and opened the door leaving the man there without looking him in the eyes.

I went back to my seat and started searching for my headphones. When I finally found them i was relieved. I thought that i lost them. I connected the headphones to my phone. Music started playing loudly. That's how i like it. I then finally fell asleep.
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I woke up to the sunlight coming through the window right in front of my face. People were awake. Mom was too.

I rubbed my eyes and fixed my clothes. I stretched my hands up in the air still feeling tired. The mask was still on my face. I sometimes even sleep with it on.
After about 20 minutes i heard a voice coming from the plane's speakers saying that the plane will land in about 10 minutes.

Finally. My whole body hurt because of the small space.

When the plane finally landed I grabbed all my things and got out of the plane as fast as i could, letting my mom go first.

We grabbed our luggage and started searching for the exit.

Mom knew this place. She was here before. She lead me to the outside of this airport. We got in a taxi and mom told the driver to go to our reserved hotel.

The hotel wasn't anything special. Mom told me she'll find a better place to stay in so I waited patiently without saying a word.

I changed my clothes into something more comfortable and started unpacking some of my necessary things like my toothbrush and my books.
I laid on my bed and looked at the ceiling.

I heard my mom enter the room. She was talking on the phone with someone. Her voice seemed excited and thankful. She hung up and I asked her what's the matter.

"One of my good friends that live here invited us to stay over at his house for some time. He said we can live there as much as we want to" said she happily.

"I didn't see him for so long. He was a classmate of mine when i was in university" continued mom.

I nodded in response because i knew she couldn't see me smile as i wore the mask.
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It was already morning. I slept for only 1 hour. I continued reading my book and listening to music with my headphones in.
It was 8.45 am. I saw movements from mom's side. She was awake. She looked at me and asked:

"You didn't sleep again?"

"I slept for 1 hour." Responded i.

She sighed and went to the bathroom. She yelled from the bathroom to get ready.

I got up and started looking for clothes. I randomly picked them. Black ripped jeans and a white t-shirt. I took out a jacket because it seemed to be quite cold outside.

I packed my stuff. Mom got out of the bathroom. She was ready too. We grabbed all our stuff and went outside. The taxi was already there. We got in and mom already had told the driver the right address. It wasn't a long ride.

When we got there i saw a big house. I heard a dog barking inside the big yard of the house.

Mom pressed the doorbell and we waited. Not long after i heard steps coming from the other way. The door suddenly opened. I saw a man. He was about 40 years old. He had a big smile. I looked at my mom. She had a big smile to. They suddenly hugged.

"I didn't see you in so much Pete."

"Me too Min Hee."

They both suddenly turned to me.

"This is my son Min Sung." said mom

"Nice to finally meet you." said Pete raising his hand for a handshake. I accepted it.

"Nice to meet you too sir." said i

"No no. Call me Pete. Sir makes me feel old." said Pete laughing.

"Oh, okay.... Pete."

"Please come in." Pete suggested.

When I entered i say a puppy. I thought it was a big dog but it was actually a husky puppy. It was very cute and friendly.

Pete helped us carry our luggage inside the house. We took off our shoes and he gave us a new pair of house slippers each. He then walked to the kitchen with us following him.

"Min Sung. I have a daughter too. Her name is Sasha. She's 18. You are 19, right?" Asked Pete.

"Yes. I'm 19 now."

"Well that's nice. I hope become good friends. I'm sorry but can i ask you for a favor?"

"Yes, sure" nodded i.

"Could you please go and get Sasha? She's probably practicing again. Go front and then go down the stairs. She'll be there."

"Okay Pete."

I started walking as he told me to. While i was going down the stairs i heard this beautiful voice singing. It was very beautiful. I continued walking listening to the voice.

When i got there i saw a big room with a lot of mirrors. It looked like a practice room. I then saw a girl singing with her eyes closed. She didn't notice me yet. I had time to analyze her. She had long brown hair. It was in a ponytail and it was curly at the end. She had a really nice side profile. Long lashes, bushy eyebrows, big rosy lips. Her cheeks were read. She was probably practicing a lot.

She slowly opened her eyes. I think she noticed me. She quickly jumped up with her fists up. I saw that she was a bit scared but ready to fight at the same time. I tried to calm her down but it didn't work. I saw her analyzing me up and down. I did the same. She had pretty brown eyes. She wasn't tall. She was cute. When we finally made eye contact i saw her body relaxing.

We stayed like that for about 1 minute until i heard Pete screaming for us from the kitchen.

She let her fists down realizing that i was a guest and started saying sorry. She was very cute. I smiled to myself but she probably didn't see it because of the mask. We then went up the stairs back to the adults.
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Hii. The Author here. I made this longer as I promised. English isn't my first language so expect some grammatical mistakes😂😂. I really hope you like it guys. I'll try to post as much as i can. I'm going now. Byee💞