Broken Growing And Not Dead 2
Five Years Ago ....
"Mother ... Ibuuuuu ..." Lay shouted while trying to escape from the three people who held him captive. Someone else smothered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Shortly thereafter, he was unconscious.
*
Upon awakening, Lay found himself lying in a room.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Lay got up to the small window there. His eyes instantly widened. He stepped back while staring at the scene outside the window.
"Where are you taking me! Where is my mother!" Lay shouted furiously.
The old man looked at Lay sharply.
"Why are you quiet?!"
The old man threw a map on the table.
"After seeing it, I hope you realize how you should behave" he said, leaving Lay there.
*
Twenty years ago, Areta ran away with a man named Alex. Your mother was secretly having an affair with the man in a pregnant state. As long as the mistress lived as the mistress of Alex's mistress, she did not know that the child in Areta's womb was not her biological son. But of course Mr. Alex knew this when we took you earlier.
"Can you prove your point?"
"You can ask your own mother later."
"Mother ... Where is my mother!?"
"Your father is talking to him right now. You can ask that later."
***
"So that's right? So this is the reason why you didn't tell me anything about dad? Mom hid this from me. Mom lied to me and lied to Alex to be his mistress."
"Mom didn't lie to you. The truth is that I did take you away from your father."
"But still!! My mother separated me from my own father. All this time I wondered in silence about the whereabouts of father! But I didn't have the courage to ask that out of fear of making mom sad!"
"Sorry!! I know what you did was wrong. But I made up this lie. Mother ... mother ..." Areta was unable to continue her words. The woman was crying.
He is trapped in blind love. Even she was willing to survive as a mistress just for the sake of being able to be on Alex's side. His lies have been exposed all along, and Alex hates him. Luckily, her husband was still willing to take her back. However, of course their relationship is not as good as before. Obviously Yuan just wanted to keep his image as a respected businessman. The news of Areta leaving has been spreading for a long time. But Yuan manages to overcome that and keeps his life looking fine. The existence of a second child in the womb Aretalah that makes the man secretly track the whereabouts of his wife.
***
"Forgot everything that has happened including your dream! Start a new life as my future successor. Tomorrow, you've begun to learn the basics as my successor."
"Sorry, I can't. I need to get back soon. My friends are waiting for me there! They must have been confused as well worried because I disappeared all of a sudden."
"Do you think Alex will accept you! It doesn't matter now!"
"No, being a singer is my dream. That plane yesterday, whether it was borrowed or it belonged to my own father. I think you're rich enough to be able to ride it just to get me and mom. Dad must have the ability so that me and my friends can continue singing in a group."
"I don't agree you're doing that lowly job."
"Low job?" Lay was surprised by his father's words. How could the job he got with hard work until he made his debut be considered lowly?
"Be an honorable person, not one who begs for love to be rich and famous."
Lay was speechless, humiliated, and abused, begging for love? How rich and honorable his father had gotten to heartlessly and with a stern expression said that line. This old man must be a cruel rich and honorable man.
*
Lay can't deny reality. His father was much stronger and crueler than he had expected. For years he lived in the bars of life that locked him everywhere. There was no chance to contact his friends let alone escape. Lay also did not know about them. His brain checked knowledge into a businessman. Slowly his attitude and personality also changed, because that was how he was educated. He was almost like his father as well as his older brother; cold, haughty and cruel in appearance. A smile is a rare sight in the family. Yes ... The atmosphere in her family eventually obliterated Lay's reason for smiling. He has no choice. Surviving and becoming obedient was the last way he could find his freedom.
***
Five years later ...
“You here?” Suho asked in surprise.
Lay nodded while sitting on Suho's side.
After years of EXO's career the man suddenly reappeared there. Suho's eyes glazed over. For a moment they were unable to say anything.
*
“Sorry I'm late. I didn't think there would be such an event. Baek Hyun never told me anything at all. How are the others? I'm sure they still hate me.”
“Good ... They're doing just fine. How's yours?"
"As you can see. I'm fine."
"Is there really no way back? Suho asked breaking the silence.
Lay chuckled, "You still have the feeling of offering that to me?"
"Yes .. I still wish you could be a part of us again."
Lay smiled grievously. Her tears rolled down her cheeks. It feels a bit impossible. Even if the way for him to return is, there is. Is it possible that he got sorry from his friends and fans. Do they take it back?
"Entah .. I'm not sure either."
“It is not easy, but at least we can try to convince them,” Suho said as if he knew what Lay was thinking.
“I've been considered a traitor. It's not easy getting an apology from them."
Suho speechless ...
I got a crazy idea after listening to your offer. This is risky if it is run. Especially for yourself. But I'm all giving it back to you."
“What is it?”
***
“Should I change my name to Seven? So my name is ‘manager Seven’ not ‘manager Eight’ again.”
“Why do you have such thoughts? Has Baek Hyun really been erased in your life?”
“Not, not like that. I never deleted Baek Hyun in my life. It's just this harsh reality ..”
“Baek Hyun will still be part of EXO even though only his shadow remains”, Suho said.
Almost a year has passed. After the departure of Baek Hyun, the remaining 7 EXO members began trying to rebuild with the new agency.
It's not easy.
It's not easy.
Moreover, Baek Hyun experienced very cruel and tragic.
Almost a year was not enough for them to be able to forget all that happened. Especially when they start their activities as EXO. It was the same as scraping back old wounds because now they had to start without Baek Hyun.
It is undeniable, on every side of the place and whatever they do it all reminds them of their best friend. That is what often makes them unfocused, fall and even cry sad when returning to their routine as an artist. They miss him, they miss people who are long gone.
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“If Baek Hyun is still alive, what does his life look like now?” Xiumin asked as he looked at the ceiling of the room.
That night the 7 members decided to sleep in the same room. Their usual routine is because tomorrow will be their first debut after 3 months of preparation.
“Why do you always ask that?” Kai asked in a clear voice.
“Because that's how I've been able to survive until now. I don't care whether it's real or I'm being deceived by my own feelings. I always thought he was alive. He just doesn't want to show it to the world,” Xiumin replied.
“Ah ... done so. Don't make us live in that pseudo-mind,” whined Sehun while hugging D.O who was lying next to him.
“If that's true I'll beat him up!” Chanyoel.
“What are you guys really talking about? We're trying to wake up to this reality, but why are you talking about something that sounds impossible like that. Speaking uncertain reality is tantamount to deceiving our own feelings,” lamented Kai.
“Don't be too late in that feeling of loss,” Suho said as he sat down. “Whether he is somewhere else or in another realm, he will see our situation. We're the only ones who can't see him anymore. We have grown up to manage our feelings and thoughts. Remember .. we who are left now still have to move on and meet the expectations of many people. Imagine ... There are many who wait and think of us with sadness. One of them is Baek Hyun himself. If we continue to dissolve in our feelings, when do we have the strength to get up and come back? There is still plenty of time in front of us not to grieve anymore. Our sadness is only about time. Don't force me to forget. Cry if you want to cry. Never torture feelings by pretending to be happy. Remember our responsibility. We must be able to erode the grief and wounds of those who are lost, even if we ourselves experience that sadness.”
Every sentence that came out of Suho's mouth warmly embraced the six members' hearts. Unless the leader is able to be strong, others are unable to hold back their tears. They miss their best friend, they cry for their current situation.
“Now I want to hear your opinion. What do you think of Baek Hyun? Is it still with us in this world?” Kai asked, wiping his tears.
“Until any time, he will always live in my heart and mind."
***
Flashbacks ...
The full-speed car took off, floated, and crashed into the rim of the ravine just across the hill where they had taken off. The loud jolt of the collision left Baek Hyun and Hana, who were not wearing seat belts, pushed hard, hit the windshield of the car, and were thrown over the grass that thrives on the land. A loud explosion accompanied Baek Hyun and Hana from the car. The body of the car only had time to kiss the lip of the ravine and spit out its inhabitants it was destroyed along with the explosion. The fragments fell and fell to the bottom of the deep abyss.
It's a funny reality but also ridiculous. Baek Hyun hoped that he and Hana would fall into the abyss and die after darting away at high speed. But the fact that the car that shot at full speed actually made the front of the car kiss the lip of the ravine, and made the two of them throw out, as if accidentally delivering Baek Hyun and Hana to the other side of the hill. Hana's body detached from Baek Hyun's embrace, rolling and crashing into the stone wall. Baek Hyun who was still conscious tried to get up. Crawling teetering toward Hana who seemed to be motionless.
“Hana ... Hana ..” call Baek Hyun trying to resuscitate his lover. There's no answer.
“HANA!!!” he shouted while embracing his lover while crying.