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YEAR: 2020
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Woah, almost everyone is old. That makes sense, I guess.

"Hey!"

Jeno turned his head at the voice. He wasn't sure if it was meant for him though.

It was.

A guy around his age approached him.

"Are you okay? Want a bandaid?"

The stranger reached into his pocket to retrieve a bandaid. Jeno thought he was a little too enthusiastic for a place like this.

"Ah..thanks."

He accepted the bandaid nonetheless. His hand reached up to press on one of the wounds on his face.

It didn't hurt.

He felt numb.

"I'm glad to see someone my age though! I was kinda nervous to only see much older people"

The stranger spoke up again. This time he had a friendly smile on his face.

Totally not suitable for this kind of place.

Jeno only nodded.

"So...what's your name?"

He sure is talkative.

"...My name was Jeno...what about you?"

"My name was Jaemin!"

There was a silence between them as they walked in a slow pace.

"Jeno, you don't have to answer if you don't want to but....

How did you die?"

"Ah..."

Jeno contemplated for a second.

"You see...my dad had a bad temper. He hit me harder than usual and that's probably how I died."

Jeno explained with his head hung low.

"I see..."

"Yeah"

Jeno raised his head again. He was finally dead now. There was no reason for him to resent his previous life.

"In my case, I was bullied....by everyone in my class.

Someone I considered friend joined in on that too.

The teacher didn't listen to anything I said either.

I just couldn't bear it anymore"

Jeno's eyes landed on the wound on Jaemin's neck. It seemed to wrap around his neck.

But he was talking about it like it's no big deal. The smile continued to stay on his face.