MAKNAE [twd]

【50】

Resting my head on the tree where we'd taken a break from walking, I run my thumb over my pictures delicately.

Glenn's face was so happy in the picture of time I wanted to go back to. Hershel's was, too. Even Daryl who sat on his bike with a middle finger in our direction.

Anything. Please give me anything to find them again.

--

"You've been carrying that thing around with you since yesterday.. What's the hype?" Jae asks Daniel who was once again staring at the flower.

"Hmm?" he asks, looking up as though he was in a trance.

"You picked it, man. It's not gonna sprout those seeds and grant you a wish."

"No, it's.. I don't know. The yellow is so bright compared to all the trash we've seen."

"It's a weed," I plainly state.

"It's a flower," Daniel argues.

I glance down to the plant, only remembering Youngji and Hershel's words back at the prison. Then, the white flower Taeyang placed on my desk.

"It's a weed," I repeat glumly.

--

"Finally!" Daniel cheers as the car starts up.

"You don't have the best track record from what I've heard. Should I trust this?" I question.

"Not at all," Jae says, sliding into the backseat and laying down.

I hum, pulling myself into the passenger seat and Daniel grins, shutting his door. Pulling us out of the parking lot, he slams on the brakes and Jae sits up straight, glaring at the back of Daniel's head as I steady myself on the dashboard.

"Listen-"

"If you kill us five minutes into this ride, I will haunt your ass, do you understand me?" Jae warns.

"If you two are dead, I will be, too," Daniel reminds, "We're fine."

I slump back into my seat, placing my hands over my eyes as Jae collapses back into his laying down position, rolling his bag over his head.

"We're fine," Daniel repeats, grunting as he fights with the gears.

--

"You got any Usher in there?" Daniel asks, peering over to my CD wallet where I was once again staring at my pictures.

I give him a knowing look, and he nods, returning his eyes to the road.

"Something to fill the silence isn't a bad idea," Jae says, muffled where he was still laying down.

I flip through the CDs, eventually landing on a TVXQ. I begin to take it out before remembering this was Taeyang's favorite album. Shaking my head at myself, I continue going through the pages.

"Shinhwa," I name, turning on the radio.

"Shinhwa.. Sounds familiar," Daniel tilts his head.

The radio cuts in and out as I reach for the CD, causing me to pause.

"Ben had their poster on his wall," Jae reminds.

"Anytime I went into Ben's room he would throw something at me and tell me to get out. How am I supposed to know who he had on his walls?" Daniel asks.

"Guys, shut up," I slap at Daniel's shoulder.

In the silence, they also hear the faint voices.

"The hell is that?" Jae asks, sitting upright.