dimensions • yang jeongin

t w e n t y o n e

"Can I come today?"

Jungwon desperately plead to the girl who was already dressed up in front of his room. Aeri was startled as he suddenly jumped in front of her as soon as she got out. 

"I'm just going to the library."

"I want to go there too!" he whined.

"It is not the prestigious one, but rather the one near the town-"

"I don't care I want to come with you too!" he cut her off. "It's always you and my brother I want to spend time with you as well." he pouted.

Aeri was confused but then she chuckled. Jeongin was still at his school so she was going alone, there should be no harm with him tagging along right?

Actually, there is.

How is she going to explain to him what is actually happening?

When he did not receive any reply, Jungwon cheered out of sudden and pushed her to the side to get his clothes in his room. "Wait for me I'm changing my clothes first!"

She could only let out a sigh.

♡

"Welcome to The Book!"

"Good evening, Chan." Aeri greeted him as she stepped into the bookstore. Jungwon let out a soft gasp as he looked around, amazed with the interior.

Chan's eyes lit up when recognising the girl he met a few weeks before. "Hey, you come here again."

She just smiled, "This is my younger cousin, Jungwon." she introduced the guy who walked around, ready to explore the bookstore. Chan only giggled seeing his curious self. "Actually, I come today to meet you."

He displayed a shocked expression, "Oh really? Let me prepare some tea for us, Have a sit!"

Before Aeri could reject him, he was already gone. The girl then went to the second level and took the books she read before. Like it or not, she still had to reveal it to Jungwon.

When she returned Jungwon was already sitting at the small table, enjoying the tea. Aeri approached them as she put the books on the table. "Thank you for the drinks."

"It's nothing. What do you want to talk about?" Chan asked. 

Aeri took a deep breath as she looked at Jungwon. The younger guy was confused as to why she gave him a saddened expression. Then she looked at Chan again.

"You told me Olismore stood only for 70 years."

Chan hummed, agreeing.

"Can I know what year Ordshire is in now?" she asked with a shaky breath, nervous to know the answer. "I mean, if you know what year your relatives..." she trailed off, not knowing what to say.

A soft smile appeared on Chan's face. "I had a hunch you and your cousin knew what is going to happen."

"Huh?" Jungwon pointed a finger at himself. "Me? Or Jeongin?"

"Jeongin." Aeri muttered before replying to Chan. "Do you know it too?"

Chan huffed out a sigh as he forced a smile. "Ordshire is in it's 70th year."

Her heart stopped beating.

"W-what?"

She could feel her eyes started to water. 

"70th year," Chan repeated. "Less than two weeks more."

"How..." she could not believe her ears. "How did you know this? Ordshire was the first city then how do you know it would be exactly less than two weeks?"