Hide and Seek

Prologue

How long has it been since that day? I forgot, why am I even thinking about it now? I don't know. Perhaps, guilt? No, it couldn't be that. I don't feel any less than being guilty about it at all. Whatever the reason is I'll just forget about it I have better things to do than...

"How cruel~"

A gust of wind flew past behind me carrying an awfully familiar raspy voice. But I did not stop to see and find 'it', pretending it's not there as I walk away.

"ㅡTrying to forget~"

I grab my phone to distract myself from the cold. It's 5 in the afternoon how theㅡ why is it this cold out here?! We're in the middle of summer how theㅡ

"You can't..."

This time the wind carried a different voice, still I didn't stop. Shaking my head gently as to maybe remove the voice out my head. I'm not going crazy, am I?

"Go! I'll ㅡ"

I kept walking deeper in the park away from the entrance. A walk in the park kept me calm being surrounded by nature. It's a four hour drive away from home since this park is quite hidden so less people know about it, though there are some locals that come in here to enjoy the silent atmosphere.

"HideㅡNo!"

I sit on one of the benches. Two ways from my left sat two friends happily chatting. In front of us is a playground where a few children are playing, their parents watching on the side while talking with one another. The sun is still up though it looks like it'll come down soon.

"Stay? Here?"

I gave out a deep sigh and held my head down, my gaze not looking away in what's in front of me. Seconds have passed, minutes turning into hours. Pair by pair the people around me slowly walk away, heading back to their homes. It's only me and the two girls left when nightfall came.

"ㅡsafe... don't ㅡ"

I stand up at the same time as the two females did. I stop and stood still as they walk past by me. My eyes following them until they were out of sight only then did I notice how lonely I am.

"See youㅡ"

I stare on the window of the bus as it drove. It started raining half an hour ago as I got in the bus, how nostalgic. I slump my head on the window trying to see out from the heavy rain, rain drops dripping down the glass emerging with my reflection.

Drip' Drop' Drip'

The temperature began to drop faster than before, silence filling the bus. The booming noises of some child crying a few seconds ago subdued along with the constant whispers and chatter of the adults. I looked around, to my relief they were all just sleeping. But why so sudden? I look up front to check on the driver if his doing okay, we don't want a dozing driver.

"Stop it."

I sat at the middle of the bus not too far from the exit but not too near. There were less people than before, so many seats are vacant. I had no one beside me but three rows in front were the two girls I saw in the park while on the opposite side of my row sat one of the families that went to the playground.

"Again."

What was that sound? It was the sound of water dripping, like someone's walking all wet, leaving a trail of droplets behind. I'm a bit creeped out but I stayed calm. Maybe it came from the outside, the rain is falling quite hard having no intention of stopping anytime soon. I'll just sleep it off. It's nothing to worry about. I'll forget it when I wake up.

.

.

.

.

"How cruel. It's just sad. You. Us. Rest. Forget.... How cruel indeed."