Chapter 9 : The Second Me (1/1)

Meen gulped. She sat back on her seat. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't mad with you. It's true that I don't know the real story is. So, I will try to be more patient after this."Sunggyu grinned. "No, it's okay. Maybe you still muddled up with us." Sunggyu took his broom and swept the floor. "Don't you want to meet other members? You have heard me. Don't you want to hear their stories?"Meen remembered the another six guys. "Oh, yeah! I almost forgot about them! Thanks for reminding me, Sunggyu!" Meen rose and neaten the chair. "I hope I can understand well of your stories."Sunggyu waved before Meen left the kitchen. He then whispered. "I leave her to you guys. It's only for our maknae."Meen climbed the stairs as she met the anxious Dongwoo. She shouted. "Dongwoo!"The jolted Dongwoo ceased his footsteps. "What?" sweat began to form."I want to hear from you!""What?!" seemed like Dongwoo didn't understand Meen.Meen sighed. "Just now, I heard from Sunggyu that he needed to clean the kitchen until I meant to leave this mansion. Now, I want to hear from you."Dongwoo caressed his chin. "So, he is starting the story, huh?" he mumbled to himself. "Alright then. Follow me."Meen refused. "Where are you want to bring me to?""To my studio of course. Didn't I tell you earlier? I like to meditate there."Meen chuckled. "Oh, yes! I slipped it from my mind."They both made their way to the studio. Meen kept silence. She didn't dare to ask anything despite she knew the seven members had a skeleton in the cupboard. When they reached the studio, Meen stood still by the door."Why aren't you sit here?" questioned Dongwoo. He took his violin.Meen startled a bit. "No, I... I am sitting." She took her place beside Dongwoo's. Dongwoo gazed Meen before he started his perfomance. Meen didn't realize that he did watch her. Dongwoo's play made Meen touched. She could feel Dongwoo's ernestness from his play. While she was engrossed with his perfomance, he suddenly refrain.Meen asked. "Why did you stop, Dongwoo?""I can't go on playing.""But why? It sounds good to me. You may be a composer. The popular one."Dongwoo put his violin on the floor. "I failed to create the song until the end."Dongwoo's bewildered statement made Meen felt strange. "Why?""I can't until the time is arrived.""What do you mean? What time are you talking about?"Dongwoo fondled Meen's hair and to her face. "You are given choices whether to stay here or leave, aren't you? Well, I am able to finish the song when your time to choose the answer came.""Does it means... you're as same as Sunggyu? To do your common work till the end?""You think so?"Meen moaned. "Well, it can't be helped."I have to be patient, Meen reminded herself."Looks like you are not afraid with our perplex chronicle, aren't you?" guessed Dongwoo.Meen pouted. "I have to face the music since I really couldn't accept anything for this time being."Dongwoo gave a wide smile of his. "It's okay. It won't kill you." He picked his violin. "Anyway, since the song is created specially for you but I couldn't create the ending, I won't give up. I must be tough to finish what I've started till its end. It's one of the right things that you have to do when working. Keep this advice for good."Meen nodded once before she rose and decided to move to meet other guys. "Thanks for your explanation and advice. Excuse me."Right after Meen vanished from his view, Dongwoo murmurred. "At this rate, I think she is dying there."***A couple of man and woman came hurriedly. The went to meet Meen's class teacher. "I'm sorry, sir. Doctor said that she is in critical condition. She got a really serious head injury in the accident added with her broke limbs. Due to her head injury, she is in coma. We can only hope and pray for her consciousness." said the teacher grimly.Meen's mom burst into tears. She buried her face in Meen's father's chest. Sobs could be heard by others there. "It's all my fault for not concentrating on her all this while!" Meen's mom put the blame on herself. "Don't talk rubbish, honey. I always snarl her. This is also my wrong." Meen's father cuddled his wife to coax her.