ikigai [DOTAE] ✅

Chapter 2

Doyoung closed his locker and just stood there

No thoughts

Just staring at the locker door

He didn't know how long he stood there, he wasn't thinking about anything particular

His parents had been brutally murdered four days ago

Yesterday was the funeral

No one from school knew about what happened

Except the principal

Who Doyoung was able to convince to let him go back to school

Doyoung didn't have time to morn

He had to finish school

It didn't take much effort to convince the principal, Doyoung knew that she couldn't care less about his parents death, at the end of the day, as long as she got her pay, she didn't care

So he was back at school

Not that he really wanted to do good in school, it was just, it was now the only thing he had

Doyoung scoffed

Funny

Funny how in the end, everyone leaves you.... But at least I still have school to keep me company on these cold December nights

Oh the irony

Than the bell rang

Doyoung slightly jumped at the sudden noise

Than he just shuffled over to his class

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It was finally lunch time, Doyoung slid onto the bench, seating himself beside his friend

"Hey Doyoungieeeeeee."

The male beside him said, slapping Doyoung's back

"Hi Sungchan."

"So, Doyoung, what did you do for Christmas."

Sungchan asked.

Doyoung paused

"Oh the usual, hung out with my family, opened presents."

"Same..... OH did you hear about the shooting that went down at the big Christmas celebration thingy."

"Yeah, yeah Sungchan, I heard about it."

"Thankfully there were only two casualties."

"Yeah, thankful-."

"Do you know if they ever caught the shooter?"

Doyoung gave Sungchan a look

"SUNGCHAN, for goodness sakes alive, we're EATING you don't need to talk about DEATH."

Doyoung and Sungchan looked over to the voice

"Hey Kun."

Doyoung greeted the male who had just spoken, who was seating himself on the bench infront of the two

"Hey Doyoung"

"OH KUN! Guess what, when I woke up this morning, I had some of my candy from Christmas for breakfast, and it was deeeeeelicious."

Sungchan spoke excitedly

"Explains your mood I guess."

Doyoung muttered under his breath, purposely loud enough for the younger to hear