Dwelling the past

There is a silence for a while till she asks me about him.

"Are you in contact with Juwon? where is he now?"

Juwon and chanyeol both were always together when we were younger I still remember them calling me the outsider between their friendship, Since i was from the country and maybe I was a bit annoying to be around back then.

 I always meddled and mingled with them.  Its true when they say that there is always a duo in a trio. They both were that duo but still they never made me feel alone which is why our friendship was always healthy.

I am asking him about Juwon why doesn't he say anything.

no way- Did they both fight? but given their friendship this shouldn't be possible.

"Did you and Juwon fight?"

His expressionless face dosen't give out what he is thingking. 

"hey! you listening to me?" i say in a louder voice.

He finally snaps out of it.

"H-hey the rain seems to have slowed down a bit why don't we leave? before it gets pouring again?" he says stuttering,  I have never seen him be like this. He looks scared. But of what?

As soon as he completes his sentence, he puts his jacket around me and leaves. 

He leaves, without answering any of my questions, just like that and it is still raining pretty hard. they must have fougth and he doesnt want to talk about him i am sure this is what happenned.

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I left. Without answering any of her questions. She of all people should know about what happened. But I coulnd'nt tell her, and how could i tell her?

How do i face her when she learns the truth. She will hate me. Yeah and its not her mistake, even I would hate myselft if I was her.

"Hey, young man what are you doing out there!?" I hear someone shouting at me in the midst of the storm. I want to be alone right now.....

"Hey!! there! The weather is so  harsh! what are you doing there?! come here to take shelter!"

I walk towards his small shop on the side of the street.

He grabs me by my hand and pulls me inside.

"you must've been stuck in the middle of the storm huh?"

"Yeah, I guess" I reply.

His wife brings in a towel from inside the room.

"Here wipe yourself using this" He says handing over the otwel to me.

"oh thank you", i say wiping myself.

I try regaining my composure. 

"Oh you go to youngsan high, my grandson also goes there. which class are you in?"

"class 2 A" I reply.

"oh my what a coincidence he is also in same class" he says pouring me a\the drink.

"You know Changsoo? he is my grandson" he asks.

"um no, I am a transfer student so I do't know much about my classmates yet"

"oh is that so? thats no prolem  you all can get along with time."

"well I will be taking my leave now, the rain seems to have slowed down a bit"

"oh yeah you are right" he replies.

"Thank you for you care" I bow to the couple.

"no problem son, feel free to drop by again" he says cheerfully. What a nice man.

I walk out of the shop. That encounter helped me calmed down and brought me back to my senses. I left in spur of moment I should go back and check if she is still there or not.

I walk my way back to the abandoned building and of course just like that she was gone.

To Be Continued-