Likely Story ~ Seventeen

Chapter 15: Flashback 3

October 24, 2007
The six stare at the grave a little longer before they decided it was time to go.

"Rest in peace Jeonghan." Whispers Wonwoo as he crouched in front of the grave.

He reaches his hand out and runs his hand over it. He stands up and faces the others.

"We should get going now." He says.

They nod and take one last look at the grave before leaving.

They head back to the entrance of the graveyard where their parents are waiting for them with umbrellas.

"Come on it's time to go." Says Wonwoo's mom.

They all nod and say goodbye to each other before walking away from each other all of them giving each other one last glance.

October 20, 2007: 3 days before the funeral
The six sat at Wonwoo's back yard not saying anything. 20 hours ago their best friend was in a car explosion. 17 hours ago he and his parents were pronounced dead. They sat in a circle on the grass staring at the paper with words on it.

Team 2,
We heard about Jeonghan's death. We are sorry to hear that. But it is time to return to the criminal world. We need you here. Come Thursday at 8:00 am sharp. You know what happens if you don't.
Signed, Pledis.
[Pledis logo]

They stare at the note as they keep rereading it.

"We have to move." Wonwoo speaks up as the silence continues to run.

"But where? What about our families? What happens with them?" Asks Seungkwan.

"We take them with us." Wonwoo says.

"But isn't that to risky?" Asks Seokmin.

"No we go into hiding. We tell them what we got ourselves into." Wonwoo explains.

"You guys should do that." Speaks a voice from the dark side of the yard.

They all quickly stand up and face where the voice came from.

"Calm down it's just me." Says the figure stepping out of the shadows.

There stands Jeonghan, bruised and broken. He has a busted lip thats covered with dry blood. On the side of his forehead is a dark purple bruise. He's holding onto his right arm which stands limp next to his side. On his left arm is a small cut, not that deep, the one Wonwoo's knife had left. There were other minor injuries but the worst of them was the open gash on the side of his hip that was visible due to his ripped shirt.

"Jeonghan?" Asks Samuel.

Samuel is about to move forward but Wonwoo stops him.

"How do we know it's really you?" Wonwoo questions him.

"I knew you wouldn't believe that it's me. But I know the reason why we were fighting. Because we were tied with the Gang world but we didn't want to leave the real world." Jeonghan says.

"So it is you?" Minghao asks.

"Yes it really is." Jeonghan says.

"What happened to you? Wait how are you even alive? What happened?" Soonyoung starts questioning.

"Can I sit down first this really hurts." Jeonghan says wincing in pain.