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1 Week Leter

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I've been staying with Mark at his place for the past week. I do enjoy it, but... I can't help but think about Jeno and Jaemin.

I don't know why, but I just can't get them out of my head. Ever since I had that talk with Mark, I don't know what to think anymore.

Did they kill my parents on purpose? And if they didn't do it on purpose..., then why did they...? Do I hate them, or do I still like them...?

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Right now, it's around noon, and Mark asked me to watch over the house while he went to work. He assigned me the least difficult chores that he has, such as washing the dishes.

There weren't any to wash, since I took care of them last night, so I went outside to water the plants.

While I was watering them, I heard the sounds of small whimpers very close by. I went over to where the sound was, and found a small puppy trapped behind a bunch of thorns.

Every time it moved, it got pricked by the thorns.

"Wait here, and don't move"

I left the puppy to search the shed for something to cut the thorns.

I found some nifty garden clippers, and quickly returned to the puppy. I cut the thorns and tossed them out of the way, pricking myself multiple times in the process.

The puppy happily came out from where it was, and started running in circles around me, barking repeatedly.

I was about to pet it, but I realized that my hand was bleeding. It was almost completely covered in blood, so I rushed into the house, the puppy refusing to leave my side and followed me.

I washed off my hand and got the first aid kit to attend to my wounds. The puppy kept barking and trying to climb up my leg, as if it was trying to make sure that I was ok.

Jeno used to do something like that...

He would usually follow me around if I got hurt in the kitchen, and would make sure that I was ok before going back to Jaemin...

What's going on...?

Why do I feel so guilty about leaving them now...?

"They deserve it. It's their fault right?? So, why do I feel so bad...?"

The dog just tilted its head, and had a confused expression on it's face.

Jeno always did that when he was confused...

I picked up the puppy, and sat him back outside. I got it a bowl of water and some dog food, since it seems that Mark had some around.

Does it like to come around often?

Anyway, I set out the water and the food for it, and it licked my hand as a thank you. I pet it for a while, and it soon went to sleep.

I quietly made my way back into the house, and decided to take a nap while waiting for Mark to return.

His shift is short today, so he should be back soon.

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Huh??

How did I get in these woods??

Why am I in these woods???

I began walking around, to see if I could find a way out. It was snowing, but it wasn't cold??

I walked and walked, until I found my way back to my town. It was relatively dark, so it must've been really late at night.

I suddenly heard groans and whimpers come from my left and my right. When I turned to my left, I saw a small boy with black hair, digging his fairly long nails into the bark of a tree with one hand and gripping his stomach with the other, looking relatively in pain. When he looked up, he had glowing blue eyes.

Jeno...?

The whimpers coming from my right, soon turned into small sobs. I turned to my right and saw another small boy with black hair, holding onto his head with one hand and also gripping his stomach with the other, also looking relatively in pain. But when he looked up, he had glowing red eyes.

Jaemin...?

They were both looking around desperately for something, oblivious to the knowledge of each other's presence.

"They're hungry..."

I murmured softly to myself.

I looked around to see if there was anything like an animal for them, but I saw absolutely nothing.

Jeno soon spotted a small rabbit and weakly walked over to get it, but another wolf ran right past him, and took the rabbit.

The wolf dashed past Jaemin, scaring him in the process. Jaemin then saw a squirrel on a nearby tree, but a huge bird for some reason swooped down and took the squirrel before Jaemin could get it.

Both of their stomach growls were getting louder, and even more unbearable for both of them. There was absolutely nothing around for them to eat.

I suddenly heard the sounds of giggling coming from nearby. I went to investigate, and I found a small brown haired boy with his parents. The boy was sitting on his father's shoulders, while the mother walked beside him.

That's...me..

Then..., this is really the night that they killed my parents.

I heard Jeno and Jaemin go silent, and they crept closer to see me and my parents better.

But, they reacted differently than what I first thought.

When they saw me with my parents, they stopped pursuing us. They looked sad, because I had something that they were forced to live without: the love from their parents.

They looked like they didn't want to attack us, but they can't control their new instincts, and me and my parents were the only things around after all...

They went to new, closer hiding places, and despite trying to stop themselves from attacking us, they ended up doing it in the end.

After a while, the younger version of me ran back home, not wanting to have the same fate as my parents.

But I heard both Jeno and Jaemin crying, and they both said,

"I'm sorry..."

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"Renjun! Wake up!"

Mark gently shook me and I shot awake, my heart pounding in my chest.

It was all a dream, but...

"H-Hyung..."

"Jun, what happened?? You were crying in your sleep"

"W-What have I done...? I have to go back to them hyung!"

He just smiled.

"So, you finally know the truth now~?"

I sadly nodded.

He got up and got his jacket, confusing me.

He came back over to me, and led me out of his room.

"Let's get you back to your family then~"