ATEEZ social experiment

Part 29

                   Walk on Memories

      "So miss Min, I really hate to bring this up so quick but, what can you tell me about the past 14 months?" Mr. Jung leans for ward in his seat.

     I take in a deep breath before I begin my story. I tell him everything from the moment I woke into the white room, to being trapped to starve to death, locked in the overheating atrium, and begin strangled onto the floor.

     Speaking it all out loud for the first time, realizing I really went through it makes me feel it all over again. This is just the beginning I'm going to relive this over and over again.

     "You don't remember anything from the club?" He peers up to me from his stack of papers.

    "No sir," my voice comes out shaking as I hold my trembling hands.

    "Hey it's okay," he sternly says taking off his glasses looking me dead into the eye, "You are safe now. Nothing will happen to you. We have a major lead on the group that abducted you three."

    "Oh, that's good," softly I speak breaking eye contact.

    "Well that is everything I needed and I will be seeing you again soon miss Min Hana," he smiles at me standing from his seat.

    "Thank you sir," I quickly stand after him.

    "Call me Wooyoung, I'm too young to be called sir," he lightly laughs at me and I just nod my head and follow the lady back to the front.

      "Choi San," the woman calls as i notice seonghwa is no where to be seen.

      Slight relief leaves my body but pain hits harder.

     "Are you ready to go?" Mingi asks as the two stand up as i approach.

     "Yeah, i'll meet you two at the car i need to use the restroom first," i say as confidently as i can.

     "Okay!" the two walk out like it's just normal day as i hurry to hide my suffering.

     I toss open the door to the bathroom as i look into the mirror remembering everything. My breathing goes erratic seeing the scars left on my body.

      If that man was right and they know who did this i will never get to move on. Trial after trial facing the people who starved me, strangled me, beat me.

     Can it just end. Everything. Can the world just stop or reset. Going back there were pain was a given is better than this. Suffering in silence hiding from people. At least there we grieved together we understood we had each other. Here it falls apart the outside noise suffocates our muffled pleas for help.

       I walk out the door wiping the last remnants of tears and look up. Almost immediately i lock onto Seonghwa.

      His slumped shoulders, helpless red puffy eyes starring back at me.

      "I wish i had the courage you did. I had to go hide to do it," i stand a couple feet in front of him. He lifts his heavy head and stands up.

      "Hana I'm-" i cut off his apology.

      "Don't apologize. Things are different this is all new to us. We're stressed and emotional messes. We just need space and time to adjust."

       Painfully he nods his head at my words. It hurts me just the same to say all of that. I don't want space or time but for once i've learned from my past.

      "Focus on ourselves before us. I understand," he swallows hard.

       "I think that's the best."

      "I'll see you again soon right?"

      "Yeah of course. Come over sometime and hangout i know the guys would enjoy it." i know it's not what he wanted to hear i didn't want to hear it either.

      "Yeah that'd be cool," the pain in his voice makes me want to break down.

      "I need to go the guys are waiting on me."

       "Do you mind if i,"  he softly looks to me slightly raising his arms. Without hesitation i wrap my arms around his waist. His arms hold tightly to my shoulders then shift to my head.

      Soon after coming to an end. We exchange endearing smiles and i walk away before giving myself a chance to do something stupid.

       "Hana," his voice echos across the room as i freeze halfway through the door, "I miss you."

      I grip tightly onto the door. My mind screaming for me to move but i fight the urge bitting back the tears with my now bloodied lip. I turn my head around making solid eye contact with the most amazing guy i have ever gotten to know and love.

      "I miss you too."

     Silently I sit through the car ride. Staring out the window to the streets filled with people living their lives like it's a normal day. It's crazy to think that everyday is just a normal day until it's not.

     No one wakes up and thinks it'll be their last or the beginning of hell. We never expect that when we leave home, the people we love, that it will be the last time. I learned that.

     My life has taught me that if I'm still whole and alive by the end of the day it is a good day. Life is precious.

     "Hana is tteobokki good for lunch?" Mingi asks me from the drivers seat.

     "Yeah that's fine," plainly I answer him.

 

A/N

Sorry ive been MIA again going through a rough patch it's a bad time of the year for me. August September and Oktober are my hard times so bear with me I will continue the story but may only post once a week. I'm sorry everyone I wish I could do better. I love you all have a great day. Please comment and vote it means a lot to me