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FIFTY THREE

Monique's POV

Doc, Dopey, Haechan and I looked around the File Room's endless drawers about people's lives. There's a specific room for the biography documents and we were there searching for look-a-likes.

There are so much stacks of drawers in the room. All of them almost touched the ceiling. They were all colored gray that has a little shade of blue. I also saw tall ladders. Maybe for Doc and Dopey to put the files inside.

"We will search for 'lost child' statuses in each file and if it says so, just put it on the floor or toss it.. carefully. Since there are twenty drawers in one stack, Dopey and I will search for the ten above. You and Monique stay on the floor. Only use the small ladders if have to. Am I clear?" Doc clarified.

"Yes." We nodded. "Then let's start." He snapped and all of us proceeded on our jobs assigned. We opened each drawer alphabetically. I opened a drawer and ran my fingers through the folders.

"Adel, Agena, Alex.." I said while checking their file statuses. I found two in the first batch of A's and put them in the middle. There was three already, five if it includes my search. I went back on my place and looked at the last two A's.

My eyebrows furrowed when I saw Alvertos' file. "God, if I could just rip this folder apart, I will." I got even more mad when I saw my so-called Father's file. I saw the status and scoffed. "Ogre."

CHILDREN: NONE

I threw one folder in the middle and proceeded with the B's. I glanced at Haechan on the other side and saw him throw two folders into the pile. "Already?" He turned to me and chuckled at my reaction.

"Not my fault they lost their kids." I just shook my head and tossed two files. The last batch of B was high so I took a short ladder beside the stack of drawers I was busy on. I placed it in front and carefully climbed up.

I opened the B cabinet and came over the file of the bartender back in Prism Island. In his status, it was put he has a lost kid, so I put it on the pile. The folders were already making up a hill.

The C and D batch was taken responsible by Dopey so I ascended down the ladder and went to the E and F. "Hey, Haechan," I called him while opening up the nth drawer. "Yeah?"

"How many batch in each letter do you have there? I only have like three to four." I asked. "Uhm, about seven. These letters are H to K." I stopped and looked unbelievably at him. "Seriously?" He nodded.

"Lucky for me then." I replied while we tossed a file in unison. He squinted his eyes at me. "Copy cat." I just rolled my eyes and stretched my arms to start over again.

I coughed in my own saliva when I saw Elyas' file. "That's so cute!" I turned around and tossed the folder to Haechan. "Your dog's in here!" I said and laughed. He opened it and smiled because of something he read. "I thought it's just going to be 'owner', but it said 'owners'."

He turned the folder to me and I read on Elyas' status;

OWNER/S: Haechan (Tootles), Diamonique

The both of us smiled to each other and my face suddenly felt hot. He tossed back the folder to me and I placed it inside the second batch of E's. From the E's and F's, I got five files.

I looked up and saw Doc in the O to R drawers. "Hey, Doc!" He looked at me while throwing down a couple of files. "What is it, my dear?" I walked closer to him and shouted, "I'll check the folders. Can I?"

"Of course! You need a mirror, though. Here," He said and dropped his pocket mirror to me. "Thanks!" I ran near the pile and started to open up the folders one by one.

I let the mirror face me while I scanned through the faces. I opened the document and it was a biography of a forty-five-year-old man who lost his kids. I would've been surprised that I have any siblings, but he doesn't look like me.

I looked one after another, but they just don't seem to be related to me. Some have reasons how their kids got lost. I imagined myself in that scenario but it seems impossible.

"Let's take a break, boys!" Doc called out. Dopey and Haechan took deep sighs. "Hey," I glanced at my right and saw Haechan walking towards me. He plopped on the floor and took the folder that I was holding.

"I'll determine." He said. I smirked and nodded. I smiled and he looked at the picture in the file. "A grumpier face." I did as he said and laughed. "You're good at impersonating but you don't look like this old lady." He said and placed it on the side.

He took another one and stared at the picture and at me. We went on like that but he didn't declare anyone that looks like me. My cheeks slowly hurt so I stopped smiling so widely and just looked at him.

Our heads turned to the door when a knock echoed inside. It opened and there was Queen Snow White holding a tray with sandwiches and glassware filled with juice in it. Haechan went on his feet and took the tray from the Queen.

"Why, thank you." She thanked Haechan and looked at all the files that were scattered on the floor. "Oh! I'm guessing you haven't finished yet?" Haechan and I grinned shyly and nodded. "It's fine. But again, you cannot just distinguish family from looks."

We nodded while Haechan placed the tray on the floor next to us. "Thank you for the refreshments, Your Majesty. You didn not need to." She waved her hand. "But I would love to. Anyway, you are welcome. I should probably leave now. Good luck!" She bid goodbye and left the room.

Haechan and I continued on our little game while eating our sandwich and drinking the peach juice Queen Snow made for us. Out of all the files we have picked out, no one looked like me.

"Okay, one last folder because this isn't going to work," Haechan announced. I was busy playing with my toes and I didn't get to hear him clearly. "Hey, Monique." I saw him put a strand of hair behind my ear and raised my head so he can get a good look at me.

I immediately turned my gaze away from him when I felt my face starting to heat up. "Okay, this is cancelled. We're not going on if we keep this up." Haechan said and stood up from the bottom. I made grabby hands at him and he pulled me.

"Doc, there's nothing in here! We're gonna help you place these back in the drawers before we leave." Doc nodded in approval and returned the folders he was going to throw down.

Haechan and I then went to work and placed the files back in their rightful drawers. It took us quite long but everything in the room was back to normal. "We're going ahead, Doc. Bye, Dopey! See you!" We bid goodbye to the two dwarfs and left the castle.

"So.. where are we going now? Plan A didn't work. Is there a Plan B?" He smirked at me and ruffled my hair. "We have a Plan B." I raised a brow. "And what's that?" He jumped in front of me with a wide smile.

"Meet with my mentors!" Haechan looked very happy, excited even. I think it's been long ever since he last saw them. "Then what are we waiting for?" I asked. "I know, right?" He grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the kingdom then we went back home.

I stopped at the porch and looked at him weirdly. "Wait, what are we doing here?" He slammed open his bed room door and I cackled when it returned to slap him back. "Get some clothes. We're staying with them for a couple of days. A week, I guess."

I nodded understandingly and went to my own room to pack my clothes. After I was done, I went out and saw Haechan already in the doorway. "Come on!" I smiled at his enthusiasm and we went out of the house. He made sure to lock it and then he whistled.

Shimmer appeared in front of us and Elyas barked happily. The dog jumped on Haechan's arms and I chuckled. Haechan placed the dog on Shimmer and he followed. He brought me up and the horse started to gallop to the direction of his mentor's house.

"Where does your mentors live?" I asked curiously.

He replied with a wide smile, "You'll know when we get there."

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A/N:
i wonder who are his mentors 👀

should i double update?

-DONGHYUQUE