[ Daniel focused ]
As soon as Daniel opened the door of his not so big nor not so small apartment, he was unexpectedly greeted by his mom.
"Welcome back, Daniel."
"Mom..." Daniel was not expecting his mom to be here right now. After all his mom and him were not living in a same house.
"I went from the hospital and you were still sleeping that got me bored so I went here." Mrs. Taeyeon says as she put the cooked noodles on the plate, "Is your head alright? Does your body hurts?"
Daniel replied with a simple 'Fine' and walked inside even though his head and body were literally not fine. He just dont want to bother telling her.
"I was shocked, they said it was a head-on collision." She placed the tray on the wooden table, "I'm going to stay with you for a while."
"Why would you do that?" Daniel groaned, he doesn't want his mother to stay with him, maybe because he just don't want to bother her or it's just that everything changed.
"My adorable son's head hit a moving vehicle. The least I can do is watch over him." she smiled as she litted a cigar.
"I said I'm fine. And I only have one futon." he complained.
"The sleeping bag works for me."
"You could take hotels."
"It's just waste of money." she scoffs.
"Oh, that's right! I'll reimburse you with the hospital charges."
"Keep it. We'll use it to pay for my room here."
Daniel heavily sighs in defeat. He can't take away Mrs. Taeyeon out of the house.
Im her son,
but even I can't beleive that she's 52 years-old...
because this woman never changed...
Especially with her looks.
~*~
It was night, maybe around 10pm. Daniel opened the door of the other room to drink some cold water.
"Sorry I took your and futon and T.V." Mrs. Taeyeon laughed softly. She was laying on the futon he took from Daniel while watching news from the television and drinking some canned beers.
"Yeah, don't worry about it." Daniel coldy said.
I'd rather have that than trying to be quiet to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
"Look, you don't have to tiptoe around me if you're going to use the toilet. I won't wake up."
Daniel looked at her in disbelief. Did she just read my mind?
"On to our next story" said the broadcaster from the news.
"The first-grade girl from Seoul who went missing yesterday night was found safe and sound this morning on a road near Han River"
Daniel is holding a glass of water and was about to return to his room when his mother suddenly called.
"She was taken to the hospital but suffered no injuries"
"Hey, Daniel... Do you remember?" his mother questioned.
"What?" Daniel answered with his naturally boring and cold tone.
"What happened in the neighboorhood when you were in fifth grade."
"The Police Station reported that an unemployed man from Daegu was with the little girl at the scene. He has been arrested on suspicion for abducting a minor"
"Your memories are probably hazy." she paused. "We tried desperately then... to get you kids forget even a little." she sighed.
"Your life was in danger." Mrs. Taeyeon added.
~*~
While laying on the sleeping bag, Daniel kept thinking about what his mother said.
When I'm in fifth grade... he tried remembering.
An abduction...
Flashback start showing in Daniel's mind. He kept on fidgeting.
Two of my classmates went missing.
[flashback]
(Daniel's POV)"Go! Go! Go!" I can hear the kids playing at the park with their friends together with their cheerful giggles while I'm here sitting in a corner, hugging my knees that were kissing my chest. I liked watching them. I liked observing people.
A paper plane landed in front of me through the grass, wow. And I was about to pick it up when a shadow covered the area.
When I was little, a local guy named Minhyun often played with me together with a paper plane.
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"W-want me to guess the most p-popular kid in your class?" He spoke, and in response I just nodded."He's cheerful and good at sports." He smiled, "He speaks his mind and sometimes screws around, but is serious when it comes to one thing."
He know a lot, wow. "That's incredible." I reacted.
He chuckled, "Popular people are usually like that... W-what if you tried imitating him? In one or two areas. Just as much as you can without being embarassed, but with courage."
Six months after the disappearances, Hwang Minhyun was arrested as a serial kidnapper and murderer... It was Minhyun-hyung.
[end of flashback]
To be continued...
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FanfictionThe story follows Kang Daniel, a man who somehow possesses an ability that sends him back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, allowing him to prevent it. When his mother was murdered by an unknown assailant, Daniel's ability suddenly...