Lost Prince : Park Jimin

Chapter 27. Suana, the Riddle

'Ah, where am I?', I asked to myself that I clearly remember I was sitting on the table, about to eat something. What is this place? A blurry mosaic shade at everything with white patches, what is it?

'Hello',  I called out as I was in all my senses.

And a response was quick to come, someone tapped my shoulder alongside a, 'I am here', and I knew the voice was owned by V.

I smiled widely and looked back to confront V. But he wasn't standing ahead of me with an smile I expected rather he was laid on the ground on his front. His clothes were dusting with mud and his head had a deep down staining blood even down to my legs.

I didn't even got panicked, my breath was shunned and heartbeat stopped. Even my eyes stopped blinking, 'V....' was all I said with an shivering voice. Tears ran down endlessly down my chin when I closed my eyes.

Flash, my eyes opened and I was still on the table and felt two warm hands around both my shoulders. Looking to the right was standing hyung with a million dollar smile, 'Don't sleep on the table', he said and ruffled my hair before having his exit from the room.

I was a little perplex too since having everything just as you wake up is impossible. Was it a nightmare? I muttered to myself but whatever it was, it was rather disturbing. I never had dreams like this before, is it totally fine. I don't even feel like having an appetite after this.

But at times like this, you know what I do?

Forget! Forget! Forget! I sang in my mind with a blissful smile and a little tutting with hand moves. Ya, and I feel refreshed again. I took a deep inhaled and barged into the door. The chopsticks never stopped and my mouth never closed. After an whole heart worthy meal in days, I burped higher than a cow and my belly was bloated bigger than a bear.

Even though I should be helping hyung to this moment on the farm but I feel so sleepy that I might crash my head to anything. I went upstair and I knew hyung would be considering me a lazy fellow, but sorry hyung.

I laid myself on my bed and closed my eyes for a good tight sleep.

'Don't sleep', is what I heard just the moment I closed my eyes and what laid ahead of my eyes was the book with wide opened eyes. I abruptly sat up in a scared and astonished reaction.

I grabbed my thumbing heart and said, 'Oi! You scared me', I said to it.

'You waste so much time', said Mr. ahmin aka the book we had a hard time getting and now dealing.

I crossed my legs and said, 'I almost forgot to ask you about the tik for tack thing you mentioned earlier'

It said with an hmm sound, 'Yes', and paused, 'I'll be asking you a riddle and you have to answer me before the next dawn' it said and I super anxious at that moment.

'What kind of riddle?', I asked with an eyebrow raised but my face was clearly showing signs of worry.

'A riddle which if you solved will get you to permit to ask me anything', it said and I was almost so tired to yawn and cover myself with an blanket but,

'I'm reading', I said getting over my sleep and showing my passion through my eyes which weren't sleepy at all. Okay, just a bit sleepy...

'Listen carefully and trynn' answer, you'll only get three chances to answer, so think before act', it said but I wasn't the one get an advice, I already know I was passionate enough to pass all the hurdles.

'Listen well', it says, 'In a grave, she had her corpse in the middle of a forest and the name she had was Suana, the only daughter of a wealthy family. She was going to marry to a rich man. Her father had two sons whom to married before her. She lived like angels, but life was to expose her eyes soon. One day, she had faced a  situation that her jaw dropped. A woman  sleeping soundly with her own father in the same bed. Suana agreed to keep her mouth shut before even her father asked her to. As her fiancee a royal,  he lived on dignity cancel their marriage. This would very well murder her life and ambitions. Yet, the cruel father had killed her, made a corpse and dug her brutally', it stopped and so does my heart.

I choose to stay silent and wait for him to utter out something, 'Can you find the answer?', it said with an smirk.

I randomly guessed, 'Maybe, the father didn't trusted her and...',

but before I could complete his voice chopped me, 'That's one done, wrong', it said.

My jaw dropped, 'Wait, that's cheating...', and again I couldn't complete as the book shut, thumping on the bedsheet lifeless. It's so unfair, I already lost one of my chance out of three. I sighed.

I was completely stuck out to this one, how would I know the exact reason, there is no way a human can. Or should I think, think? It's a riddle, it's meant to be illogical yet have a scientific explanation too with it. Either way I have gotten a whole day, till the next dawn. I have plenty of time, and two chances left. Is that what you expect me to think?

I grabbed my hair and ran through the room there and forth, yelling, shouting, screaming. I am anxious, I am worried, I am tensed, I am stressed, I am Park Jimin! Park Jimin, I am Park Jimin, I couldn't be held back by some tangling riddle.

I gained a hold on myself and prepared myself confidently. I couldn't possibly be worried scratching my head, screaming all the time. I need to gang up with V and Jennie as soon as I could. But how do I escape from here, I don't wanna hold a cute puppy face and ask for permission from hyung. I know he is too nice to let me go. But, it'll hurt me more than make me happy.

Only way is to escape, now I don't have long blondes like ruplanzal, but I do have the courage to sneak peek outside silently, with cats paw.

I walked silently down the stair like a burglar looking there and here as I was ensure of hyung's location. As, with mute legs I reached the door, only an inch away to the door knob.

'Chimin',  is what I heard from my back. I instantly turned around and saw hyung. My bent back straighten up and I gave him a whitish smile.

He had carried an bucket with blood-red apples maybe a dozen or more. My eyes couldn't be taken away from them, but there was something even more juicier than the apples.

His lips...

'Please deliver this to the camp you went earlier', he said, 'Should I spend Jjanggu with you', and he thought.

I abruptly snatched the bucket from his hand, that was quite heavy than it looked. My arms almost fell down the floors and my fibres were definitely starting to break apart. Yet, I pulled it up unsure of how would I carry it to such an distance.

I smiled before he can react, 'I'll be back soon', is what I remembered I said to him and thundered outside making dust pile up before me as I ran.

Hyung was quite surprised and unsure of my sudden reaction. I as fast as I could delivered the apples, played a little with those little kids and instead of having a long conversation with the grandma. I asked him about Jennie. But she wasn't there or as he told me she was busy collecting supplements from other farmers for a supper. Hearing the word supper, had my mouth water instantly, yet I couldn't be waiting for her here. I need to visit V and convey all this to him. Obviously, not the supper thing but the riddle thing.

And after a thousand time ringing the bell, there wasn't a respond. He ain't home yet, what a day, I sighed pathetically and arched down my back.

Where isn't he home today? I thought to myself. Is he working on fields at his time, since he is a peasant? But, I don't even know where is this fictional field that came to my mind! I groaned as it confused so much of my imagination power to yield out the address of V with this sick little memory of mine. What do I do? I don't have a vivid idea of returning back either and there isn't a single soul whom I could ask to.

I groaned! I groaned! I groaning! Argh, I would probably die soon after.

Calm down Jimin, I Know you're running out of time but think it out. I took deep breath and calmed myself and just the moment I had my mind cleared up, rescue was on it's way.

A single man walking by his way, before he vanishes from my sight, I shall catch him in this remote area. I quickly reached by him as to my surprise, I knew it.

My eyes widen just after I called for him and he looked at me. He had complete white attire and was up to to something.