Tailing Ghost | SOPE

20th November 2019

"Jung Hoseok" the man inhales before he repeats the name over and over.

Eyes that were always on the computer never once left the screen. The time had unknowingly passed by so fast— too fast to be counted and certainly too much for each fingers to be counted on.

Everything. Everything about this man was mysterious. Jung Hoseok is mysterious— but wasn't out of the particular. The ghost was indeed a human, everything is clear once you search his name on his Instagram and twitter.

Jung Hoseok. He is an infamous selebgram and it's due to his talent in dancing with the brightest smile. The mourns in each comment section of each videos were different. Grief is one but jealousy and satisfaction was disgusting.

But this isn't enough. Not enough to find more of him. The picture he remembers together with another man is a mystery for no matter how deep he search there seems to not be a clue that shows their relationship with each other.

Then what was that picture for? When was it taken? The man does not know.

Another man approaches. He was indeed worried for the lack of sleep his lover had.

"Aren't you gonna sleep anytime soon?" The man pouts, swinging his arms to the sited man's neck.

But the first man shook his head horizontally. "Not yet" But despite his protest, the eye bags were clearly getting thicker and darker in color.

"Tell me what you got so far" the lover sighs

"20th November 2019 was Jung Hoseok's last post. It wasn't a post of his usual covers or freestyle dances. It was a picture of himself holding a pretty flower with ribbons and all with the caption 'can't wait' with a heart in the end. It was also his last Instagram story being posted. I'm not sure if this is a last suicidal post. Most tailing ghosts died by a broken heart.. maybe Jung Hoseok was rejected before he committed suicide."

"And when did he died?"

"20th November 2019"

What the man added was logical. To suicide after being rejected. Yet, that doesn't add up how Yoongi would not notice the guy he rejected once. Did he play pretend? No, it seems to real to be a good act. Everything isn't complete yet. Seeming it was simple— but it's not.

"Namjoon, why are you stressing up for this? You don't even know them."

"Jin.. you know I can't abandon them. I know they can't leave in peace without my help."

They shared a light peck together. Jin scrunches his nose before knocking them to his boyfriend's "Better sleep in an hour or I'll choke ya." He jokes.

"I'm so scared." Namjoon laughs "Gotcha"

Jin left his boyfriend though it wasn't a joke when Namjoon wouldn't sleep, he was ready to drag him to bed.5

While Namjoon was his head steaming of heat, he continues to scroll through each comment of each posts. "There has to be an answer why.. I know there's more to it."

He realize this would take forever. Something he must ask in person and Yoongi is that person. He's gonna find him again.

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Min Yoongi has always had that habit. A condensation glare he sends to every other person who walks in the same ground as him. This was why he became the one to be feared and to be loath by many.

It's weird.

It's weird how just a simple— yet life changing experience changed the way he was.

Now, he's none of those things. No condensation, No cockiness, every touch he makes was as gentle as a kitten's paw.

He was drowning. Drowning in the sea of red tears. He choke.

Each time he tries to swim up he would only fail to grasp the air. It was deep, but the depth was made for him and by him. The light was already far from him.

But the sun—

The sun sunk to the sea that he made. The sun lost it's burning light just to pull Yoongi's hand.

By the time they were out, the sun lost its shine.

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Yoongi opens his eyes. He felt his unclothed body to be sweating due to the heat.

"Why are you crying?" Hoseok was beside him, wiping Yoongi's wet cheeks away with his thumb with a frowned lips

Yoongi blinks to the question, the tears escaped more unknowingly. "I don't know."

"Tell me more about yourself" Hoseok turns. "It May be selfish for me to ask but I want to know more about you."

But Yoongi stops from mixing the coffee powder. He almost dozed off for thinking too much. But Yoongi shook his head which Hoseok found to be off.

"20th November 2019 I went on a trip with my family." The date was also the date he lost his closest.

"20th November 2019" Hoseok repeats.

"20th November 2019 was the day I—" Yoongi inhales, his breath shakes as he exhales deeply, deflating his chest. The grip on the ring of the cup tightens, Hoseok notices that.

"20th November 2019 was the day I woke up in the hospital.. and lost my memories"

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"Why is 20th November 2019 so important?" Well because 20th November 2019 is the author's bday 🤪