Baekhyun wandered the streets of his district.

 

He was lost and confused.

 

Many of the people he knew were no longer around.

 

He searched everywhere, only to find stares of others foreign to him.

 

No one knew him.

 

This wasn’t the district he used to know.

 

----

 

“Excuse me agassi but do you know the way to Thirteen?”

 

Baekhyun was flustered. He had to get home.

 

The girl gave him a puzzled look, “Are you the new tenant?”

 

New tenant?

 

From the way she spoke, he knew she could lead him there.

 

He nodded and lied without hesitation, “Yes, I am. It’s nice to meet you.”

 

The girl chuckled with an eye smile, “Come this way. Just remember the route to Thirteen because they relocated all the houses in this area.”

 

Relocated? Who are “they”?

 

Baekhyun was in no mood for jokes. But it wasn't.

 

When they both reached, Baekhyun was pleasantly surprised to find the interior of the house not changed.

 

He explored the rooms. Nothing changed.

 

“Here is your room tenant. Hope you don’t mind it here. I don’t have the money to upgrade anything. Btw, I’m Rae Hee.”

 

Baekhyun was delighted to see his room again. That was the room Rae Hee offered him as landlady.

 

Baekhyun was grateful towards her, “You can call me Baekhyun. Thanks!"

 

“No problem! I’m going to fix dinner now. Want some?”

 

Upon hearing the word “dinner”, Baekhyun’s stomach growled loudly, causing Rae Hee to giggle for a moment.

 

To think he almost thought of rejecting her.

 

She took it as a sign of agreement and went into the kitchen to prepare.

 

----

 

Baekhyun was lost in a world of his own. He was trying to get used to his home while wondering what is with the landlady.

 

She stayed in his home without his permission. That was trespassing.

 

And the people don’t recognise him at all even though all of them had been neighbours for eighteen years.

 

This place felt rather surreal. It somehow felt odd as if Baekhyun didn’t belong here.

 

Wait a minute. Where is my family?

 

Just then, Rae Hee shouted, “Dinner’s ready!”

 

It brought Baekhyun back to reality.

 

----

 

He sat across the lady.

 

Both of them ate in awkward silence.

 

The soft sound of metal against metal surrounded the room.

 

“ What happened to the previous owners?” Baekhyun questioned her. He had to know why. The house was freaking him out a little.

 

The question brought a frown to Rae Hee’s lips. She procrastinated before deciding to tell him.

 

“ The family had been here for generations. I was accepted here. My boyfriend… he… he… died… passed away…”

 

Baekhyun was sympathetic. He regretted shooting his mouth off with that question.

 

Rae Hee looked crestfallen. Tears welled up in her eyes.

 

Damn it. Baekhyun was tongue-tied. He didn’t know how to respond.

 

“ Mianhe.” And he continued his dinner in silence.

 

----

 

Baekhyun burnt the midnight oil thinking about Rae Hee’s background.

 

I am eighteen.

 

He slid his hands under the blanket for warmth for it was freezing outside. He wiggled his fingers forward, only to find a piece of paper caught in them.

 

What is that? He picked it up.

 

It was an article about the accident Rae Hee was talking about just now.

 

2013, November 1…

 

Where the hell am I right now…

 

 ^^^^

 

“ Baekhyun… Baekhyun…” Rae Hee called out.

 

No one replied.

 

The next moment, she out.

 

^^^^

 

“ Doctor, how is my daughter?” the woman’s sound was full of hope.

 

“ She’s recovering very well. But the boy… just prepare for the worst.”

 

The doctor shook his head.

 

“ It now all depends on his will to survive.”

 

Negative thoughts filled Rae Hee’s mind. A tear coursed down her cheeks.

 

Please don’t die… I’m begging you…

 

^^^^

 

Baekhyun can’t stand it when Rae Hee neglects him because of her assignments.

 

And now, he gets all the attention he wants.

 

Lying on the bed, the motionless boy lay there defenceless against his odds.

 

He could breathe on his own and the truth was, that was the only thing he could do.

 

Rae Hee spent most of her time in his ward, watching over him like a guardian angel.

 

She brushed away a strand of hair on his face. When can I ever see you smile again?

 

He’s just sleeping; stuck in a nightmare he couldn’t wake up from.

 

Rae Hee planted a gentle kiss on Baekhyun’s lips.

 

You’ll have to wake up ‘cos you promised me the whole world.

 

----

 

Baekhyun wasn’t shocked.

 

The dead guy had the same name as him.

 

“ Well that doesn’t mean I’m dead right?” Baekhyun assured himself.

 

I can’t be dead. I just arrived. Unless…

 

But no one recognised me. So maybe I am?

 

He broke away from the possibilities flooding his mind.

 

He had to find out. He had to know.

 

He had to get back to his real home soon.

 

----

 

He had been observing Rae Hee’s movements for a while.

 

He had no plans on running away until he finds out about his situation.

 

Rae Hee works in a restaurant- no she doesn’t.

 

Rae Hee had no friends- not the girl he used to know.

 

Rae Hee lived in his house- how do you explain that?

 

Baekhyun was utterly confused. Which was the Rae Hee he knew?

 

Maybe she changed.

 

Maybe she didn’t.

 

He listened to the invisible person talking to him.

 

Don’t you dare abandon me. Wake up soon. We’re all waiting for you.

 

Baekhyun hid under the blanket, frustrated, and sorted out his thoughts in order.

 

^^^^

 

Rae Hee couldn’t bear the sight of a silent and pale-like-dead-person Baekhyun.

 

She sat in a chair beside his bed.

 

His chest rose and fell with his breathing.

 

She retold the stories of the times they shared.

 

The doctor advised her to chat with him often because people in that state like him can hear even though they can't respond.

 

Rae Hee wanted to give up. She wanted to end her life.

 

Just seeing Baekhyun lie there without improvement made her miserable and heart-broken.

 

Especially when the accident was partly because of her.

 

“ Open your eyes oppa…” She broke into a sob.

 

She wished the patient lying there would be her and not him.

 

----

 

Rae Hee wouldn’t give him an answer. No, she refused to.

 

The people in the district were ignoring Baekhyun as if he didn’t exist.

 

“ Tell me now. What is going on.”

 

Her glare tore through him, as if he foiled her most precious plan.

 

She shook her head wildly like a mad person on a rampage and kept shut.

 

It was hard getting her to confess.

 

It got on his nerves and at that rate, he’ll never be able to leave this dimension even in a million years.

 

Eerily and creepily, Baekhyun almost thought that the Rae Hee he was seeing was like another zombie.

 

No life source.

 

“ Finally,” she whispered, “ Did you ever think you’ll be able to leave? Why do you want to leave? Don’t you wanna be with me forever? Just the two of us?”

 

Baekhyun was momentarily astonished. How did she know?

 

“ I don’t… I can’t stand it here. You’re not the one I know although you look exactly like her, have the same name and voice. Plus, I hear another voice in me every time, telling me that she loves me more than anything and wishes me to wake up.”

 

Rae Hee put on that bombastic smile.

 

Baekhyun shivered as goose bumps formed on his porcerlain skin.

 

Right at that same moment, he realised he was staring directly at death.

 

The fake Rae Hee.

 

“ Come with me. That other girl is dead.” Death’s voice was soothing and pleasant to his ears, however Baekhyun knew the truth.

 

Don’t let Death lure you to your own death.

 

Trust your gut instincts and don’t regret.

 

Death hugged him tightly, not wanting to let go of her prey.

 

“ Stay… Jaebal…” her voice seduced him, making his insides flip.

 

Stop… this… magic…

 

Baekhyun forced himself out of her "one-sided love" embrace.

 

He took one last look at her face.

 

It still hasn’t change. Still the fake Rae Hee.

 

“ I won’t regret this. The real Rae Hee is still waiting for me at the other side.”

 

Then he immediately dashed out of the house, leaving everything behind without thinking twice. He had figured it all out.

 

Now, was time to believe in reality. Not the lies he heard.

 

^^^^

 

“ I shouldn’t have asked you to come with me to that place on my birthday! Never!” Rae Hee cried.

 

She managed to keep her volume down for she was in a hospital.

 

Rae Hee…

 

Rae Hee’s cries turned to hiccups while trying hard to quiet herself down. She didn’t want anyone to worry for her.

 

Where am I…?

 

Baekhyun’s eyelids fluttered open slowly.

 

I’m finally back…

 

Rae Hee was fanning herself with her hands, in hopes that the tears dry faster.

 

She took deep breathes to calm herself down. Her face was red to the core.

 

“ Rae Hee,” Baekhyun murmured.

 

His hand slid into hers. It felt so heavy.

 

This caught Rae Hee by surprise.

 

“ Hey babe… missed me…?”

 

Rae Hee’s eyes widened.

 

Baekhyun…

 

She burst to tears once again.

 

His voice was rough from being dry. He smiled with his pale lips.

 

The miracle was too overwhelming for the crying girl.

 

She would pray to the God and thank Him for his blessings.

 

Baekhyun sat up with the help of tear-stained Rae Hee. He cleaned away the fresh tears on her tomato cheeks.

 

“ I barely made it out. I’m so lucky to have heard your voice… saranghae!” Then, Baekhyun inched forward and kissed Rae Hee, moving his gentle lips against hers.

 

He missed her terribly despite seeing her face everyday in that dimension with Death, who acted as the fake version of her. He bit her lower lip hard, making Rae Hee moan a little.

 

It was a pleasure to have the girl back to himself.

 

Rae Hee sniffed as they broke away from each other.

 

Baekhyun’s hand caressed her soft and silky hazel hair.

 

Its over…

 

He’s back…

 

 

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A/n: * BOWS 90 DEGREES* Thanks for reading!

 

Miahne for releasing this after two months @ MarshieeBunny!! I’m so sorry!!!! Will repay you with something else okay?!