"All done!"

With a tissue, Yixing wiped the sweat on his forehead as well as the flour that he had accidentally smeared on his cheek. His parents were set to arrive from their Wedding Anniversary trip to Japan and Yixng wanted to surprise them by baking his mother's favorite cake. He checked his watch and smiled. "The cake should be done an hour before they arrive. I still have time to rest."

The sixteen year old looked at the mess he made on the kitchen counter but decided to clean it after napping for thirty minutes. However, ten minutes into his short nap, the doorbell rang.

'Maybe Mom and Dad arrived early. But the cake's not ready yet!'

But when he opened the door, he was surprised to see, not his parents, but two police officers standing in front of him, their hair clean cut and neat. Their faces, though, were so serious that Yixing gulped and a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face. He knew that police visits were almost always not a good thing. His throat went dry when the taller Officer spoke.

"Are you the son of Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Yiwong?"

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Hello there! 'The Purple Headphones' is my Official Entry to the EXOplosion Writing Contest and New Year, New Story - A Writing Competition. I hope you guys like my oneshot AND this is also a tribute of mine about the Sewol Ferry incident. My heart sincerely goes out to the families of the victims.

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