Man in Black || myg

𝐗𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐬

❝B̶̗̗̕e̷͕̩̙̒͐w̴̔̓̇͜ä̸̛͉̩́r̵͚̺͆͛͝e̵̩̘̩̿̎ ̴̰̤̮͗̍͝p̶̟͕̬̀͌ḛ̴̠͓͂̃ȃ̷̫̃͋c̸̗͖̃̍͜ẽ̷̤̳͍̓f̷͈̈́̾u̶̒͋͜l̸͔̈̚ ̶̢̱͛̂w̶͍͔̆̊à̸̦̘̏͘v̸͊͜e̶͖̽͊̽s̶̼͔͒̄͑.̸̨͔̏̃͝ ̴̩͓̭̈Ţ̴̞̔h̴̗͖͕̋ḙ̵̌̇͋y̴̡̬̌͐ ̸̛̯̰̂͝c̷̡͉̺̋a̷͓͇̜͆ṅ̴͇͌͘ ̵̰̺̿̆q̶̢͈͋͝ų̶̂͐i̴̝͂̇͝c̶̡̖͊̈́̏k̵̡̠͛̔̒l̴̖͚̋y̴͉̥͂̌͛ ̶̗̲͊̀̓b̸̉ͅẹ̷̖̯̐c̶̬̓̚o̷̳̰͉͘͠m̷̘̬͔̃e̸̪̦͍͆͛ ̴̝̇̇t̷̹̅̅͗ͅs̷̨̳̼̅ǘ̵̲͂n̸̡̯̏a̶̜͍̍̍m̶̛̼i̷̯̭̱̓͛ṣ̵͛.̶̧̖͑͋͋❞
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Park Soomi

The warm sand caressed the soles of my feet as the ocean greeted me kindly with gentle kisses. It was peaceful, only the light humming of the sea filling the air.

But gradually, a ringing sound drowned out the humming. It sounded like a phone, echoing from all directions. I didn't know where it was coming from, but before I could find out, the ringing ceased.

I winced, suddenly feeling a sharp pain to my head. As my hand moved to apply pressure to my forehead, the ocean's humming warped into faint whispers. The voices sounded muffled as if coming from the speakers of a phone. The waves became aggressive with their greetings, and the wind picked up speed, howling out words alongside the waves.

They sounded like warnings. I wanted to heed those warnings, to run, but the sand that once hugged gently around my feet now gripped tightly on my ankles and cemented them into the earth.

Those whispers became screams that matched the intensity of the wave advancing towards me.

"Beware peaceful waves. They can quickly become tsunamis."

Water consumed me. All I could do was struggle desperately for air—

I woke up in a light coughing fit, still feeling the sensation of water filling my throat.

"Happy birthday!"

Startled by the loud voice, I quickly sat up to the sight of Jimin, Jungkook, Hoseok, and Yoongi standing at the foot of my bed.

I can't believe I forgot my birthday.

I squinted my eyes in confusion, realizing they were all in swimwear.

"What's happening?"

"We're going to the beach for your birthday," Yoongi responded nonchalantly.

Snippets of my dream suddenly flashed before me: the tsunami advancing towards me, everything being consumed by water.

Don't be an idiot, Soomi. Things like that don't just happen out of nowhere.

I knew it was ridiculous, but the uncanny coincidence didn't sit well with me. It felt like a warning of something to come.

A scary thought popped into my head, one that hadn't crossed my preoccupied mind in a while.

What if that stalker shows up again? The one sending Dad death threats?

"I don't want to go," I said firmly.

"What? Why not? You love the beach!" Jimin exclaimed, clearly shocked by my response.

I bit my lip, debating whether or not to tell them about the dream.

I can't. They won't understand.

Even I didn't understand why I was reacting this strongly to a nightmare. There was just something about it. Something about the fear it evoked. Something I couldn't explain.