ONE WEEK LATER.
It had been a week since that night with Seungje. A week in which Hyeori had barely slept well—but not because of him.
Her phone buzzed constantly with messages from the same number: Seungje. Some were short phrases, good morning or good night texts, others just emojis, and a few voice notes she hadn't dared to play. She ignored them. Not because she didn't want to reply, but because... she couldn't allow herself to think about him right now.
Not when Sieun hadn't shown up to school in days. A full week with no replies to texts or calls.
"Please, pick up..." she whispered, calling his number again, her eyes full of anxiety as she stared at the screen.
Nothing. Straight to voicemail again.
The messages hadn't even gotten the blue double check.
She ran a hand over her face and let out a shaky sigh. Her room was a mess of half-written papers, unfinished assignments, and a cold cup of coffee on the desk. Everything was on pause. Because he was missing.
The only thing that had kept her from losing it completely was Juntae, insisting Sieun had just been going to the academy early and leaving before she could see him, that he was fine, and she shouldn't worry so much. But that morning... not even Juntae knew where he was.
That tiny detail was enough to make her heart clench. Where the hell was he?
She called again. Nothing.
Baby
Sieun-ah, what's going on?
Are you okay??
Can you at least decline my call so I know you're safe?
Please, just tell me nothing happened to you.
Still nothing. The message said delivered, but no response. Not a single word.
"No..." she whispered to herself, and on impulse, she went to her contacts—longer now than it used to be.
Her fingers trembled as she scrolled quickly through the updated list.
Baby <3
Seung-i
Kimikim
Soo <3
Tae-yah :3
Tak-ah uvu
But it was the last contact she called.
"Hello?" His voice was hoarse, like he'd just woken up.
"Gotak-ah, I'm sorry if I woke you. Do you have a minute? It's urgent." She spoke a little fast. He made a small noise in his throat and nodded. "Do you know where Sieun is? I haven't seen him in days. He's not answering. Juntae doesn't know either. I'm starting to get really worried."
On the other end, silence. A silence that lasted way too long for Hyeori's comfort.
"...Gotak?"
"Hyeori, you didn't know?"
Her body went rigid. "Know what?"
"Sieun's leaving," he said flatly, like it meant nothing, like those words hadn't just shattered her. "He's going abroad. I think he's already at the airport. Or on the plane."
Her phone almost slipped from her fingers. "What... what are you talking about? When?"
"Today. His flight's supposed to be this afternoon. I thought you knew. He said he didn't want anyone to come say goodbye. That he'd already said goodbye to everyone."
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