"What's going on here?"

Everyone turned around to the direction of the voice.

It was Charles.

He walked straight towards me and whispered to my ear, "Mark... what is Dae Sung doing here?!"

I looked at him, surprise evident on my face, as I whispered back, "How in heavens am I to know?! I was about to ask you the same question because I thought you would know the answer."

Dae Sung was looking at us intently.

"Can you come with us sir?" asked Charles.

"Why? Where are we going?" replied Dae Sung suspiciously.

"We would like to help you understand the reason why you are here," answered Charles.

"Do you even know the reason why he's here?" I whispered back at him.

Charles just glared at me.

"So... shall we go, sir?" he then asked, unfazed.

Dae Sung, as if in a trance, walked over to us.

"Help me... please."

We went over to a somewhat hidden area by the lake in order to escape the