p.s: I know Mark's birthday isn't in December but just let it be in this story. I'm so sorry I have to make Mark into a bad character. As I said before I must have someone as an antagonist. Just bear with it a little longer.

December 2004

‘Jackson let’s go home! Oh, what are you making?’

Mark sits beside his friend.

He examines his friend work.

‘It’s really pretty. You’re good at this.’

Jackson smiles.

‘For who?’

Jackson smiles again.

‘Someone.’

‘Who? Tell me.’

To Mark dismay, Jackson just smiles and continue his work.

‘Jackson, tell me please.’

Jackson sighs.

‘It’s secret.’

‘Secret? Why?’

Jackson stops his work and look at Mark.

‘It’s for someone’s present.’

Someone’s present?

Mark bit his lips to hide his smile.

Is it for me?

Tomorrow is my birthday.

--

Mark birthday had passed.

But Mark doesn’t receive that little doll from Jackson.

Jackson gives a drawing for Mark’s birthday, much to Mark dismay.

He wants the pretty little doll Jackson made that day.

It’s really pretty.

Why Jackson gives him a drawing instead?

Mark kicks a stone on his way to school gate.

‘Ouch.’

Mark looks at the boy who’s now rubbing his forehead.

It’s the rabbit boy.

Today he is wearing pink jumper and bunny head band.

He’s really strange.

Why he wears girl stuff?

Mark rolled his eyes and walk away.

But then he hears the boy talking,

‘Jackson, I don’t like him. He always doing bad to me.’

Jackson?

Mark turns to the rabbit boy but see no one else near him.

What now?

Is he talking to himself?

‘You don’t like him too? Then we’re same.’

The boy raises a doll and gives the doll a kiss.

So, he is talking to his doll.

What a strange boy.

But then, Mark sees the doll.

It is the rabbit doll Jackson made that day.

The rabbit doll he thinks Jackson will give it to him.

So, Jackson gives it to him?

Why?

Why Jackson give it to him?!

--

December 2012

‘Why Mark does that? Isn’t you said he always kind to you?’

‘I don’t know, mom. Recently I think he’s not Mark Tuan I remember.’

Jinyoung just tell his mom about yesterday.

‘What do you mean? Mark Tuan you give food everyday isn’t the Mark Tuan you know?’

Jinyoung sighs and nods.

‘Mom, you know Jackson, right?’

‘What Jackson? Your doll or Jackson who bring you home yesterday? I know them both.’

‘Human Jackson.’

‘Okay?’

‘Actually, Jackson really looks like Mark Tuan I remember. He acts like him too.’

‘Did you say Jackson is Mark Tuan you know?’

‘I’m not sure, mom.’

Jinyoung’s mom brush Jinyoung’s hair from his forehead.

‘How about asking him?’

Jinyoung looks at his mother.

‘If he’s the right Mark Tuan he will know about your Jackson right? Since he’s the one who give it to you.’

Jinyoung nods.

‘I’ll ask him tomorrow.’

 ‘So you won’t come to school today, right?’

Jinyoung nods.

Jinyoung’s mom nods and covers Jinyoung’s body with blanket.

‘Rest well, my daughter.’

She’s about to leave but Jinyoung grabs her wrist.

‘Mom.’

‘Hmm?’

I’m your son not your daughter.

Jinyoung smiles.

‘It’s nothing.’

--

‘Mark!’

Mark doesn’t have to look at the person who called him.

‘Mark!’

Mark turns his back to Jackson.

‘Mark? What happen? Are you okay? You’re still angry?’

Mark is grateful having Jackson as his fr