CHAPTER ONE
RUNAWAYS →나와 함께 도망← STORY STARTINGart;works (as pictures, poems or songs) made through use of the imgainations and creative minds of artists ;the methods and skills used for creative visual works ; an activity (as painting, music or writing) whose purpose is making things that are beautiful to look at, listen to, or read.
they call it vandalism
Ga nabi wasn't the one to break the law. She didn't go by the usual motto of teenagers -rules are made to be broken-. however she did steal a book from the local library once in the third grade of middle school. but here she was, jogging around in the maze called seoul with no destination in mind. no parents to look over her and no one to share her misery with. did she make the right decision? her mother wouldn't be home in a few hours so she did have the chance to back out. to go back to her cage and swallow the key, to tie the usual rope around her neck that will bear the constant threat of killing her if she takes the wrong step. the girl with a cap and a hoodie didn't make anyone that walked past interested in knowing who she was, why she was there and the incredible feeling of confusion that filled the girl's head. why did her parents worry about this? the only dangerous thing that the girl could see was the rushing traffic and this mass wouldn't be a bit interested in harming someone like her. So why fear? clutching the straps to her backpack,
the sun is a wonderful thing honestly. going up to show everyone that it's a new day and going down to tell everyone to sleep. for those who had a home this manic thing that happens everyday is a glorious clock but what about those who doesn't? those who doesn't have a warm bed to sleep in when the sun goes down. those who doesn't have a family to greet them when they wake up. the sun were beginning to go down over the city of seoul. nabi's feet hurt of the long walk, her stomach screaming for something to digest. with her head hung low she walked and walked ignoring the screams of her stomach untill she heard a familiar tune. that tune that always made her calm, that ffamiliar and welcoming tune of that old indie music that hoseok used to play. saying that it reminded him of when he got married. Nabi smiled at the memory, remembering the dreamy voice hoseok had when he told the story her and her friends one day when the café was full and he really had other things to do then to play storyteller.
the sound of a door bell when someone entered a shop was heard and the marvelous aroma of carrot cake and bread filled the streets. looking up form her shoes the girl found herself outside the place she has been longing for. The smoking rabbit. the place where her and her friends had spent so many times at joking and talking about whatever that came to their minds. With a hesitant mind the girl took hold of the door knob and pushed the door open. hurrying to pull down the cap on her head so that no one would know who she was. not that anyone would remeber her. walking up to the counter with careful steps, she was glad that it wasn't hoseok that stood there but a normal worker. "two baguettes to go and a carrot cake, please" "do you want to eat here or?" The clearly annoyed worker asked."here please ummm.." Not seeing hoseok anywhere made the girl wonder, he would always hang around in the café even though he wasn't working."yes?""where's the owner? he's usually here" the worker sighed "it seems like you haven't been here often lately, song hoseok passed away in a car crash a few months ago. it's his wife that takes care of everything now" Dropping her father's wallet to the ground when hearing the news, nabi couldn't believe what she heard. Hoseok dead? that can't be. "so are you going to pay or not?I'm clearly busy and don't have time to play storyteller with you" handing over the bills to the girl and reciving the change happened in a blur. so did walking to the usual table by the window, sitting down and taking the first bite of the carrot cake. the taste was terrific,fantastic,grand it was every nice word you could descirbe it with. The taste of pecans, cinnamon and carrots combined to make a heavenly piece of dessert.
while stuffing with cake nabi observed the table. the small scribblings that her friends had written through the years were still there. "120311 was the day that minah talked to prince charming for the first time" "yoo junseo is a mute no i'm not!yes he is" "Jo woori was here!" "kwak inna + coffee = true" "i think elephants should be allowed to fly" "tick tak tick tak, let's tickle tak!" "Nabi will someday commit a murder by glaring at someone" She laughed at all the writings. Where were they now? where they living the dreams that they wanted to live or did they have a worse life than what she had?. she felt a lump in as she's about to cry but no tears came out as if there was something blocking her tears from welling up. with an empty plate and a full stomach the girl stood up from her seat. her eyes as empty as the plate. she escaped the café and entered a even scarier setting. the night life in hongdae. full of drunk people, people walking out of clubs, people looking for hookers to . it was a friday night after all. the plasticbag with baguettes softly bounced on her leg as she walked. laughter filled the streets, a man could be seen puking over a flowerpot and girls with all to short dresses had some guy's arm around their shoulders. with no place in mind nabi caught a cab asking the driver to take her to the train station. she didn't know where she would go but to take the train was a good beginning. the dirve was silent no one dared to speak a word. The driver tried to talk at the start of the journey but nabi just ignored him. she could clearly hear that the man was intoxicated by the way he talked but nabi couldn't care less. maybe it would be for the better if the driver crashed and she died. it's not like there is something to miss or someone that would miss her anyway.
she miraculously survived the cab ride and payed the driver. she paid him less than what he asked but he's to drunk to even realise that. walking into the station and towards the rails, not buying a ticket just yet. there wasn't anyone by the rails when she arrived. the night train wouldn't leave for another hour and no one wanted to stand there in useless waiting. Nabi looked around to really confirm that there was no one around and jumped down on the trails. why she did that will forever be a question. she doesn't even know herself. she started walking, the few lightpost and the moon as her only source of light. did she enjoy the rush of that she could get killed anytime by a train. she walked and she walked but no train would come and end her life. but as she walked she could feel the the block by her eyes start to crumble. one tear after another started to fall. she tried to wipe them away with the sleeve of her hoodie but it seemed as the more she wiped the more tears fell. the frustration, the despiration and the sorrow she had been feeling all these years piled up to this moment. screams of hatered filled the air. She was angry at no one in particular, at everything, at herself "why don't someone just kill me already?!""come on!come at me with all you got!"tears flooded her cheeks. hatered and sorrow filled her head. a wicked smile decorated her lips."here it is that smile you always wanted! why don't you just take my life away as you did with my brother!!" she just stood there and screamed for what seemed like an eternity but nothing happened. sniffles escaped as she walked her feet leading her to a train that was stranded beside the rails. The trees around it protecting it from the outside world. if it would have been day she would have seen the huge train graveyard behind it but her eyes red and stinging from all the crying made it impossible for her to see clearly. She didn't have the power in her mind to check if the entrance was locked or not and just sat down with her back to the stranded train. in some way she could feel sympathy with the train, they were both stranded beings no one caring if they didn't come on the right track ever again, and with that the little broken girl entered a deep slumber.
the night passed and the owner of the stranded train returned from his nightly adventures around the city. his backpack filled with spraypaint and clothes stained by the color. the boy was just about to open the door when he saw a human being sleeping againts his property. in confusion the boy squatted down in front of the human being and removed the cap from it's head. the cap reveald long brown hair and the human being that slept there was a girl. a very familiar looking girl. the boy shaked the girl's shoulders to tell her to get the hell out of here, but when the girl opened her eyes all those thoughts were thrown in the sea. the girl squinted at him as to trying to get used to the morning light or to discover who it was that had waken her up. "oh, good morning!" silence followed "tak! isn't it you tak?" the boy didn't get to answer before the girl started to speak again "well i didn't know that you also were dead tak haejin, want a baguette?wait.. am i dead?" haejin didn't really know what to. should he laugh at his long lost friend or should he cry for seeing her after such a long time. "Nabi no you're not dead, hey don't go to sleep again" The boy shook the girl's shoulders and took a hold of her face to try to keep her awake only to realise how cold she was. "ing hell Nabi, you're freezing" dragging in the girl's arms to make her stand up and then supported her weight on his own. carefully dragging her into the train to try to get her warm agian. with the plasticbag with baguettes in it, still in the girl's hand.
choco wants to say:Sooo here it is... the first chapter.. emmm did you like it? it's totally okay if you don't T^T well i'm gonna introdouce one character per chapter or maybe two if i feel like writing a long chapter but who knows? And i have decided to ask your character a question in every chapter mostly useless crap but some may be important soo here is the question: what's your characters favorite fairy tale character?. this can all be from the ugly duckling to peter pan people ^-^ just so you know so is this my break the ice question so you may answer this aswell not just your chara. please comment and give me feedback about how you thought about the chapter please~ well then have a good day *-~
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