Podcast : Reverie | HakMoon✅

14

"I'm sorry..." I turned back to my monitor then tried to learn what I could about this new account. "I'll get you some water." "Thank you..." I took out my phone then texted Jun. He was the second closest person to Haknyeon and knew all of his friends.

Who I needed most was that one girl who could hack. Unfortunately, Jun didn't seem intent on sharing any information. I decided to stop beating around and tell him everything. I let out a sigh as he seemed to have agreed to help me out.

"Hey." "Oh, thanks." I took the cup from his hands then noticed he had sat down. "So, learned anything?" "A few of Haknyeon's friends are helping." He nodded then patted my back. "Maybe this happened for a reason." "Huh...?" "I need to get back to work. Keep me posted."

"Happened for a reason..." Just as I was about to leave the site, I noticed the account had gone live. I clicked on it and was immediately confused. Nothing was showing despite it being a video broadcast. It was completely silent until the sound of a fire truck passed by.

Then it ended. "This is weird." I made a note to keep an eye on it in case whoever it was decided to mock us.

I sat with a few of Haknyeon's friends in the cafeteria as I was naturally no longer a part of the intellectuals. I had become just like Heohwan and the late Geung. I wouldn't outwardly admit it, but I was well beyond glad. "Kevin." "Huh, what?"

"Did you notice anything weird? Don't withhold any information." I thought back to last week when the first video appeared on the account. Nothing had happened since then. "Well, you know how Hak and I had a podcast account." "Yes. I watched a few."

"Well, I'm sure you've noticed it's now gone, and another just like it came up. There's a video posted on it, but it's weird. It was completely dark and the only sound heard was a fire truck." I looked at Jun expectantly, hoping he knew something. Anything.

"I don't know. It's a bit strange to me too. Let's wait to see if another video appears." I sighed heavily then pulled out my phone to check again. I had made an account so I could get notifications about when it went live. "Oh!" "What?" "I missed the broadcast..."

I quickly went to the account and tapped on the video. It was still all black despite being a video broadcast. "It's silent again..." "Shh." I shrank back as he listened closely. The only sound heard before it ended was the sound of metal moving against each other.

"A fire truck and clanking metal?" Neither really had any obvious correlation to each other. "This wasn't helpful." "Clearly." My mind drifted to Haknyeon and wondered where he was, if he was even alive at this point. I started to feel depressed again.

"Kid, relax." "We're literally the same age." "Yet you don't act like it." I growled at him as he laughed at me. "Anyway, let me know if anything else happens. I haven't gotten any results back yet about the account." He left the table and the others followed him.

I lied in bed later that day, tossing and turning in my sleep. I was running from something. It was light out yet I was kept from looking behind me. I was constantly shouting for it to leave me alone, but it didn't seem to hear me. I had tripped and tried to get back up.

A strong force kept me to the ground, rendering me lame. It was a black cloud. "What do you want?" "Your consciousness." "What?" I struggled against the invisible force as the cloud got closer to my face. "Stop!" I knew that voice. "Haknyeon!"

The black cloud was whisked away and I regained control of my body. I looked around for Haknyeon but didn't see anyone. I noticed a feather had landed on my thigh and I quickly looked up. "An angel..." I couldn't see its face as I watched it descend then land in front of me.

I was soon wrapped in its wings and the desire to sleep had climbed high. "Who are you?" "Don't worry about that now. Feel at ease as I'll always be here to protect you." It had Haknyeon's voice, but the embrace wasn't the same. It was weird. My eyelids had finally shut.

I shot up in bed with a shortness of breath. I felt myself all over before relaxing slightly. It was a nightmare, nothing but a nightmare. I couldn't help but wonder what would've happened if that angel hadn't appeared. I wouldn't have really lost my consciousness, right?

I looked at the time and saw it was well before 7am. Thankfully it was the weekend and I could finally focus on finding leads to Haknyeon. I wobbled over to my computer and booted it up. I turned on the monitor and waited. I heard a knock on my door and a familiar voice.

"Will you be okay by yourself this weekend?" "For the last time, I'll be fine. I'll call one of Hak's friends to stay the night, okay?" "You know I ask because I'm worried." "I know, and I appreciate it." He gave me a smile before closing the door.

I logged into the site and immediately went to the fake account. A few videos had been posted since I went to bed. They were all the same as before, but had different sounds. I clicked on the last one and listened carefully. I paused it then quickly grabbed a pen and paper.

I slid the bar back and waited for the words. "Intellectuals...bodies...Haknyeon." That was it. I had turned up the volume to the max and listened once more. It was the same results. "So they do have something to do with it." I refreshed the page then gasped.