Hello My Love's
5. Wooden Box

In the warehouse behind the school, it appeared that the woman was agitated.

Before long Yuna appeared and approached the two of them into the warehouse.

"What's going on? why are there only two of you here? where's that nerd? ", asked the puzzled Yuna, didn't she have told them to bring Yumi here, but why are these two fools only here she thought.

"I'm sorry we lost him"

"Right, we had been waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs, but somehow all of a sudden a lot of people were swarming and based around us, it made it hard for us to look around".

" We tried to find him at the school gate, but we couldn't find him"

The two girls try to explain the situation to Yuna, but Yuna does not want to know and just assume it happened because of the two girls' mistake.

'If it wasn't for you guys still being useful to my plan, then I would have completely destroyed the two of you right now', Yuna grumbled inwardly over the foolish actions of both of you.

"We caught a glimpse of Joe and the nerds riding the bus together, when we were going after him, the bus had gone first".

"Yes, we felt Joe was there and watching our movements".

"But I saw with my own eyes that the boy had entered the car and left school before the bastard got out of class".

The three of them were immersed in their thoughts.

"No problem, for this time he was lucky but not for the next, I'm sure he will bear the consequences many times", Yuna showed a mocking and disdainful expression on her face as she said that and finally the three of them laughed together.

Because they failed, they decided to go home.

"Have it, I still have another way to repay it. Now, let's just go home and let's not forget that we'll be together tonight at our usual place".

" Certainly", the two girls replied and nodded simultaneously.

They left the barn and walked towards the exit.

The warehouse is quite large and there are so many obsolete items in it but there are also some that look new and never used.

But their expressions were shocked when they were in front of that closed door. Yuna frowned and seemed to be thinking.

"Wait a minute, why is the door closed. Wasn't that when I came in it was still open ?"

"Right, it was still open when you came in.

The three of them looked at each other, and there was suspicion of the door in their minds simultaneously.

" Come on, don't joke, it's not funny"

Just as Yuna wanted to open the warehouse door, sure enough, the door was locked from the outside. This made the three of them panic and screamed to call people outside to open the door for them, but no one opened the door.

"Hey, is there anyone outside, please help us, we're locked inside now"

"yyaaahhh.., whoever helped us open this"

"You guys on the outside, don't do this silly thing to us, otherwise I'll make you bear the consequences"

The three girls screamed and even cursed continuously until their throats hurt and they stopped.

"How now. Are you sure no one knew about our plan"

*plaque

Yuna hit her friend's head violently and without feeling.

"Based on idiots, of course nothing. Didn't I just tell you guys and that was through private chat".

"But how now. There's not even a signal on our phones, isn't it weird that the signal suddenly disappears. So what are we supposed to do? how do we tell where we are here".

Yina instantly became stiff and rounded her eyes, she immediately checked the phone in her hand and was right what the two said.

"Aaaaa. All this because of that poor girl", Yuna cried in frustration.

It was getting late and the sun was beginning to sink.

Yuna and her two best friends could only sit limply staring at the door.

"I'm hungry"

"I'm thirsty"

"Relax, my parents will definitely search for our whereabouts now, they must have realized when I had not been home until now and will send guards to look for me" Yuna said confidently.

The three of them held onto their stomachs which began to rumble in lethargy. Screaming and hitting objects in the warehouse to signal their whereabouts for almost 4 hours screaming for help, it is enough to make their throats dry and feel hungry.

even to this day, there has been no sign of people from their homes coming looking for them.

The atmosphere inside the warehouse was very gloomy and frightening, the flashing lights as well as strange sounds began to sound adding to the fear of the three of them.

Even one of them had fainted from being unable to endure the fear.

Shortly after, the door of the warehouse opened and it immediately made the three people surprised and immediately ran out of the warehouse.

The three of them ran as fast as they could to leave the cursed place and did not look anywhere.

Finally they reached the school gate with breathless gasps.

"This place turned out to be like the rumors, very scary"

"True, my body is even getting goosebumps now"

"Let's quickly leave this place now, I have a bad feeling if we stay here longer.

They left school immediately.

Shortly after their departure, 2 men appeared and immediately closed the gate.

...----------------...

"How ?"

"As your orders, sir"

A man was standing in front of the window of his study and was contacting someone who turned out to be his man to lock the three female students in the warehouse.

The young man was none other than the one who became the principal at the school Yumi was in.

The man, who is known as Daren, has founded Hangsan International High School for 2 years.

His ability to lead was beyond doubt. That is evident, since he took ownership of the school which was originally just a slum school in the suburbs. There are so many achievements that he got to make the name of the school that was originally just an ordinary and unsurpassed school, it is now the best and favorite school number 1 with many talented students in it in just 1 year. Even no one is able to rival the achievements and skills of the learning system at the school.

Getting the report from his subordinates, a satisfied smile was seen on those charming lips with eyes that looked cold and expressionless.

After making sure, he immediately ended his call and sat back down to his desk.

There is a little girl about 3 years old in the picture.

"Bad child, I hope that while you're safe there, wait a little while, big brother will pick you up and take good care of you".

The originally expressionless face now seemed to be smiling gently with a warm look when looking at the photo.

The little girl in the photo looks similar to the little boy Yumi met at the supermarket at the time.

Only, in the photo the little girl has a slightly fat body with chubby cheeks, a cheerful face and beautiful eyes.

While the little girl Yumi met looked very thin and weak.

Of course they are the same person, none other than Hannah.

Daren was too busy with his education abroad and built several businesses in Canada that made him not pay much attention to his family.

Daren doesn't even know that she has a sister, she only learns the news of her mother's death and her father's remarriage when he returns to Korea, which is a blow to her, because no 1 person told him the news of the grief, which at the time of the accident his mother was abroad.

Daren was very angry at his father and he has not returned home since.

But now, David learns that he has a sister from the same womb, and when he finds out that Hana is missing while away with her stepmother while at a supermarket, anger and disappointment envelop his heart. the woman tried to target her sister.

Swiping the photo he held affectionately but his facial expression instantly blackened and cold.

He then grabbed his phone and contacted someone.

"I'll send the evidence of the devil's crimes to me tomorrow morning"

*Good sir*

"And keep an eye on the young lady all the time"

*Tentu*

Daren certainly knows the whereabouts of his sister now, he also feels calm when he knows his sister is in the right hands. Knowing the life information and the good character of the Yumi family. Of course that way, his sister will be safe for a while until he takes care of his stepmother.

The reason why he did not want to bring his sister home first was because he was afraid that his stepmother would do bad things again to her beloved sister.

Moreover, he learns that the woman had planned all this from the beginning to create a false identity for his sister and make it difficult for people to find the whereabouts of his sister.

Who was the person behind the woman until there was not a single member of the Daren family even his own father did not know that he had a little daughter. And always wondered about what really happened when he was abroad.

After ending the call, the man placed the photo in his hand to the original spot before standing up to a closet.

He then opened a small cupboard next to his desk and took out a wooden box that looked very old but still looked strong and sturdy.

The box is not said to be large but also not small. There are 7 lotus flowers carved on it and calligraphy-like carvings on each side. In each corner of the box there is also a carving of a dragon protruding in the corner of the box.

Look with curiosity and a big question mark on the box. Several times he was seen wiping and cleaning it from the dust that stuck because it was long enough in the closet. Not only that, there is also a keyhole in the box.

The man stared elaborately at the box with a long sigh.

"Haish, you old granny. Why are you telling me to do such a troublesome thing", his grunts were annoyed.

Actually Daren himself did not know what the contents of the box, he only got it from his old friend's grandmother and said that all the answers of all the things that happened in his life were in the box.

He did everything he could to open the box from simple things to smashing it, but it didn't open. Even several times called a professional locksmith to open the box, but still no one managed to open it, They all said the same thing that the mechanism and key patterns in it are very complicated. Not wanting to damage the objects inside, Daren gives up and only tries to follow the instructions of the person who gave him the box.

Shortly after, an email notification came in on his laptop on the table. He immediately opened the email which turned out to be from his old friend.

A strange coincidence, he had not touched the box for a long time and now when he held it back, he even got information from his friend.

He frowned when he saw an email containing 2 key photos of different shapes and sizes in the photo.

In the email it also says a few words that say.

@ are you still alive? ah.ya... I can only help you with this, immediately find the owner and you can open the box.aahh...one more, please bring some wine when you visit my house later@

Daren sighed harshly after reading the message. The man was like a ghost who knew what he was doing.

If it wasn't for If it wasn't for him owing that person a lot of money, he would be very lazy to serve it

After finishing his business with the mystery box, he continued to look at the file in his hand very seriously and was immersed in his busy life all night in his office.

...----------------...

Yumi is having dinner with her mother, Hana and Aunt Rina.

"Hacuh.." (sneezing).

"Are you okay?", asked Yumi to the little girl who was now sitting next to him worriedly.

"Em, I'm good.".

"How? , did your school go well and oh yes, I saw you coming home with someone. But you just suddenly ran away, what happened? ", asked Ana seriously.

Yumi was stunned and she suddenly recalled the incident earlier this afternoon. Suddenly it made his face red and reflexively shook his head to forget the incident while on the bus.

the three people who saw Yumi's reaction like that, looked at her strangely and in wonder.

Feeling that several pairs of eyes were watching him, his body stiffened, becoming clumsy and misbehaving.

"Em, nothing happened, we were just friends" Yumi said.

Yumi tried to calm herself down by drinking water in her glass.

"Really, then why did your face suddenly turn red so, did you have a fever dear? ", Ana asked worriedly

"uhok..uhuk.." (choked).

"Dear ones, no one will take that food away from you" said Rina.

As he was about to reply, Rina had already interrupted him first.

"Is he your girlfriend? ".

" Oh come on, auntie, I'm focusing on my education right now, and I don't want to waste time doing that first" Yumi said.

"What do you mean waste of time baby? , feeling in love and being loved is a good thing, you will know when you experience it later. You know, love will make your life happier and more meaningful." said Rina.

" But love will also make you suffer, your world is like being destroyed when your loved one betrays you" Ana interrupted indifferently.

"Well, that's the bad side" said Rina lethargic.

Yumi who listened to the two of them was not too dizzy, because at this time she just wanted to focus on learning and trying to make money as soon as possible.

He knows very well that every thing must have a positive and negative side. He must also be careful when acting and making decisions in the future.

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