The trees are bare, all its leaves fallen due to the changing of seasons from summer to autumn, only the black bark of it stands against the gray of the sky in the background, its branches thinning out as it reaches towards a sunless atmosphere. Looking from the bottom, the tree at the top of the hill looks like a huge crack in the sky. Only Baekhyun and Kyungsoo are still there. Baekhyun said Luhan was here earlier, but left with the others.

“I didn’t think you would come.”

Jongdae glances up from the ground to look at Baekhyun.

He shifts his weight from one foot to the other, his fists clench and unclench, unknown to the other two, deep in his coat pockets.

“I didn’t think I would either.”