The Orgonian, Wednesday, September 4, 1985
Man in his mid-twenties stabbed in restaurant..

The headline of today's newspaper cover was bold and got all of my attention at once. I turned down the radio tune I was listening to and looked through the rear view mirror. He was still trying to get receiving, but it seemed to be forlorn. We are somewhere in nowhere yet I didn't panic because I know what's it like to get lost and in the end we somehow get out of this situation. That’s for sure. At least we have our car which isn't working right now though. I was thinking if I should call him back since he looked like an idiot holding his mobile phone up into the air, but I hold myself back and grabbed the newspaper again. He's relentless like always.

It's September although it didn’t feel like fall. It was a hot summer day which came to its lovely end. The sunset was beautiful, but it was the wrong time to admire it yet I pulled down the windows to get some fresh air. This time I didn’t care about the bright light that dazzled me. We don’t have an air conditioner in here. I usually don't read the newspaper, but what else to do? I mean, he doesn't need my help right now and that is totally okay for me. This was usually the case between us and I can wholeheartedly understand it.

First of all, I unfolded the whole paper junk with a slight sigh, so laborious anyways. Never thought that I would hold it in my hands and actually read it, more like skimming the headlines with my minimum attention span I had. Beyond, who even brought the newspaper along? Nothing important was seen for me except that one headline which caught my attention from before: "Man in his mid-twenties stabbed in restaurant'' it said. Below the headline the man was confirmed as dead, cruel in any aspects. I imagined myself because I was also in my mid-twenties and the situation of someone threatening you with a knife was familiar. I remember like it was yesterday. Everything was connected in some ways. Back then I couldn't move at all. I literally froze in my spot. It must have been a horrible scenario.
I felt loath to go on reading. Just then, I discovered a key word that got my attention back to the article. The keyword which let my heart skips a beat, unbelievable. "You got to be kidding me..'' I slowly spoke to myself which was unusual. I gulped. I don't normally do that but Castle Rock is my old home village. The fact that someone got stabbed there let me rethink my time in this wonderful village. An admirable time which is stamped in my life memories as unforgettable. I would love to come back, but I think the people were the reason which let the village blossom in my eyes. I wonder if they still visit Castle Rock at least once a year or so. Are they still there? There weren't any cars driving on the street next to us. We had to stop the car on the side of the country road. That's also the reason for no receiving. We are in the nature, somewhere in nowhere.
I can see the forest next to the fields, no houses or other signs of civilization - just us. Everything went down to one thing I had on my mind and just now I realized how hard I tried to avoid thinking about it. It's a chapter of my life which I appreciate to the fullest.
I was looking on the street and jumped a bit seeing two young teenagers driving down the street on their bicycles. I felt more connected to them at this moment then I should have been. It’s over after all. I could only see their backs, probably driving to the next village like we previously planned to do. Was it a smile that was forming on my face? They must have known that they couldn't help us. What a shame, but I don't blame them. No one could. We couldn’t help ourselves either, one more thing which reminded me of the past.

I silently collected my absentminded thoughts and folded the newspaper. Not now. I don't want to imagine someone as old as me getting stabbed in my home village Castle Rock. It was mainly dire. That doesn't mean I wouldn't read it later on. He should read it, too. I just had to distract myself right now and threw the newspaper on the driver's seat lethargically. I grabbed the car's handle and opened the door with a strengthen push that cost extraneous energy from my side. It was so warm and I just lazily moved out of the car. I was a bit dizzy which was normal for my health state. I also blame the weather since I got blinded from the sunset. The nature was really refreshing, actually the perfect place to be and I won't change my opinion on this. I experienced it. People who disagree with me never experienced the nature for real. Having an opinion is one thing, but the experience makes it worth listening and understanding. You know, I was hearing the wood cracking with every steep and also the absolute silence just sitting on a regular tree trunk, good old times. Beautiful; the best word to describe it properly.

My eyes were on the field which was directly next to our car, behind me I was closing the car's door inconsiderately. A grin spread on my lips when I spotted an animal. Was is a rabbit? It was hiding. The brownish fur let me guess. After some seconds I could recognize that it was a deer, some sort of it. It's horns showed up which told me that it's a male, or so. Don’t ask why I know it. It looked up straight in my direction even though I tried to be as quiet as possible with closing the car's door. I didn't want to scare it. I just like to watch it, nothing else. So delightful. It's rare to see deers from the village we live in, but now I'm thankful to be here. It's not the first time. It’s my second time. That was the point where all my memories found together.There was one time... when...

"Dawn!?"
The deer got scared and moved without hesitation, only controlled by its instinct, just like us humans.
"Can you reach me your phone? Maybe yours will get access, otherwise we have to walk...''
I watched the deer running away through the field, back into the forest while he asked me to give him my phone. I stayed calm and smiled. I learned how to react and handle this - in a calm way. We were all learning something new every day.

It's all good. "Of course.'' I unlocked my eyes with the nature and reached back into my life as my eyes were on him. It was like a flashback in real life. It could have been the same feelings, too.

Still, the headline was in my mind,

''Man in his mid-twenties stabbed in restaurant''

starring

the main characters;

Dawn Scott (YN) - mostly her perspective

Hanbin as Hanbin Shaw

lead characters;

Bobby as Bobby Silver

May Meadows (OC)

Four friends going on an adeventure.

other characters:
Jackson (GOT7) as Jackson Williams
J-Hope (BTS) as Hoseok Hunter,
Junhoe (iKON) as June Coal,
Infinite COBRA;
Sunggyu (Infinite) as Sunggyu Merril
...
 

I am trying to update the story every Sunday.

Note: English is not my mother language.
There will be spelling, grammatical and more mistakes. (not my pics and gifs)
The story is fictional and is inspired and based on the movie "Stand By Me - The Secret Of A Summer" (1986) [directed by Rob Reiner, written by Stephen Kings]

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Affinity - ephemeral feelings