“I told you already mother.”

“I know my dear, but I find it hard to believe.”

“I got lost.”

“Yes, for three days and two nights.”

“Someone found and fed me.”

“Yes, and brought you to the patrol office”

“Who brought me home…”

“What was his name again?”

London hesitated for a moment, but knowing her family, they would find out somehow, “Jaebum.”

“A Boy?”

“Yes mother.”

“And nothing happened?”

“I am perfectly fine.” -I had a great time actually- London added in her mind. She also omitted the fact that she actually stayed the whole duration in a ‘disposable’s’ house. What she doesn’t know can’t hurt her.

She also chose to omit the fact that she has not been able to get him out of her head.

Again, what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her.

If her mother knew, she would probably think she has Stockholm syndrome. At the same time maybe she does, because all she wants to do is to be next to him.

“Good to have you back, team leader!” Jackson laughs as he lugs two saplings on his shoulders, muscles rippling.

“What are you talking about?” Jaebum says as he sets down another set of sapling.

“You were hella distracted at work for the last two day.” The maknae cheekily shouts from a few meters away.

“Focus on your work, Yugyeom.”

But he couldn’t deny it, he was distracted, even now, he could hear her laugh in the wind, when the rain fell it sounded like her footsteps. He sees her everywhere around her even though she was far away. It’s unrealistic, delusional even. If love was a sickness, would delusions be one of the symptoms?

“Are you alright dear?”

‘Do you want some of this tea, London?”

“Would you like to come to the patio with me, dear.”

“Look what I saw on the way here!”

“I brought your favorite treats, have some dear.”

Her p