Chapter 53 (2/2)

“I had a dream…”

“About me?”

“Yes.”

O Shin’s playful smile faded. Myohan could see his own reflection in his black eyes. He even frowned slightly.

“You called someone else O Shin.”

“And?”

“And that O Shin took…”

He couldn’t finish the sentence. O Shin’s eyes flashed dangerously for a split second. But when Myohan blinked and looked at him again, he looked normal. He narrowed his eyes. Was he hallucinating now?

“He took me away.”

“Really?”

O Shin stroked the back of his head, tidying his hair that was now a bird’s nest. He playfully bumped foreheads with Myohan. Myohan blinked and asked the question he’d been wondering for some time.

“Who’s O Shin?”

“O Shin? That’s his name!”

The bathroom door was opened so suddenly. Sinsul came out with a heated fog behind him. He had a towel on his head. He smiled and plopped down in the middle of the room. Myohan looked at him.

“What kind of question is that? It’s like me asking you who O Myohan is!”

Myohan scowled and O Shin laughed. Sinsul looked confused and asked if he was wrong. Damn Sinsul, you always disturb us at a critical moment. Myohan thought so, let out a sigh, and got up. He knew O Shin wouldn’t answer his question, so he was going to take a shower instead of wasting time.

“Let me tell you.”

But O Shin surprised him. He grabbed Myohan and pulled him down. He whispered, “First, O Shin isn’t a human.”

“…What?”

“And he’s really close.”

Then he went into the bathroom before Myohan could stop him. Myohan frowned and sat down, not happy about losing his chance to shower.

“Wow, you really shouldn’t whisper amongst yourselves when I’m right here.”

Sinsul complained as he dried his hair, but it really didn’t reach Myohan. What O Shin said and what the man in his dream said buzzed around in his head. You will never be a human. O Shin’s not a human. He wished he could call it a stupid dream and move on, but it had been so real and he couldn’t. And what did those memories he sometimes got have to do with O Shin? How did he know about Myohan and his memories? He couldn’t help wondering.

***

Their itinerary was so obvious. They visited some famous tourist spots on Jeju Island, had lunch, and then got to ride horses. The boys started saying that an athlete tried to talk to a horse and ended up getting beaten by his friend. Myohan didn’t have to ask to know who it was, so he just decided not to care about it.

“Yuja, are you sick or something?”

And Yuja still didn’t look good. Now he had black eye bags under his eyes, which made him look even gloomier. Myohan remembered him being in the bathroom last night and grabbed him with a frown.

“Do you have a stomachache?”

“…Yeah.”

Yuja nodded awkwardly instead of saying no. It looked suspicious, but Myohan couldn’t keep his doubts when he admitted that he was sick. But thinking about it, Yuja had stayed in the bathroom for a long time until Myohan fell asleep again.

“Tell me if it hurts a lot.”

“I’m fine, thank you.”

This time, Myohan was really worried. They were on a trip, and getting sick on a trip was not good. Yuja could see it, so he just patted Myohan’s shoulder. It meant he was fine.

Myohan could hear him mutter, ‘It’s been done already…’ But he didn’t care much as the host for the evening’s event grabbed his mic.

“Well, let us get started!”

With thunderous roar, the boys started to show their talents. Some of them got into groups for a K-pop dance, and a few tried telling corny jokes. Myohan just looked at them without any thought, but he couldn’t help bursting into laughter when someone with a long wig came up the stage.

It was Sin Seonhan, class president of Class 2. He turned to show his luxurious blond hair and blew them a kiss. Then he held hands with his classmate Sadeol and started to do a sexy dance. O Shin laughed and muttered, “What an interesting combo.”

“That’s crazy.”

Myohan was right. They were crazy and what they were doing was definitely crazy. Everyone laughed hard their seductive moves. Of course they won the talent show.