Rednegne ✅

Peal 5

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"It was actually pretty bearable today." "Wow, Geonhak being positive? Now I've really seen it all." "Shut up." We playfully attacked each other then stopped as we were getting tired. "Hwanwoong is pretty decent, don't you think?" "Yeah. Keonhee was really tough on me. I hardly got any breaks. I can't imagine how Dongju will treat me." I frowned at the mention of his name. His face appeared in my mind and I was quick to rid myself of it. Detestable.

"Do you think Keonhee will warm up to us?" "I don't see why not. We're great guys." Youngjo rolled onto his back then sighed heavily. "Do you really think we have powers? If they haven't appeared after all these years, would doing this really make a difference?" I didn't think Youngjo had doubts about all of this like I did. He was the most hopeful out of the both of us. "Well, let's ride this out and if nothing happens, then we split. It's that simple. Mr. Lee said we could leave whenever we wanted." "Maybe we should."

I moved from my bed onto his then had him look me in the eye. "What's going on? You were so optimistic about this." "I just don't like it here anymore." "Bullshit. Tell me the real reason. We're in this together." He sat up then gripped the bedsheets. "We're being used." "What?" I placed my hand on his back then felt his body shaking. "I overheard them. They don't actually want to help us." "Youngjo, what exactly did you hear?" "Let's get packed and leave first." I watched him gather up our things in a hurry. I didn't understand the situation, but if he wasn't okay with it, neither was I.

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We carefully closed the large door behind us and took off at top speed. We didn't know where we were going to go, but anyplace seemed better than there. We slowed to a stop in an alleyway to catch our breath. "So...what did you hear?" He fanned himself then took a few deep breaths before answering. "They were only helping us so they could graduate." "I knew something was fishy." I gently kicked the wall in anger. Why did I trust them? They were just like everyone else. "We need to get far away from here. Somewhere they wouldn't think to look for us first."

"Maybe..." I looked at Youngjo who was holding back tears. "Maybe we can go back to my home..." "Are you crazy? Why would you want to go back there?" "As if we have any other options right now? We can't go back to your home because that's the first place they'll look!" I took a deep breath to calm myself down. Fighting amongst ourselves wasn't going to help. "Let's calm down and think with a cool head." We were silent for a while until he spoke up. "I know a place." "Where is it?" "It's further north than where I used to live. It's like your hometown, but nicer. No one really visits that place." "Then it's settled."

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"This is going to be a long journey..." "Actually..." I produced one of those clear spheres from my pocket. "Where did you get that?" "Stole it. They need to watch their belongings better." Youngjo nodded then looked at it. "So, how do we get it to go where we want?" "That's what I don't know. I didn't get a chance to read up on these." I put it back in my pocket then kept walking. "For now, let's keep moving. If we happen upon a bookstore, we can hopefully find information then." "You know, you have some good leader qualities. It's admirable." "You flatter me." It was pretty nice to have someone to talk to and share your worries with. I was glad that someone was Youngjo.