I woke up to my phone's alarm it was 05:00AM exactly. I got up went to what some would call a bathroom and shaking as I took off my clothes feeling the cold air against my skin.
"I can do this..." I breathed i tried slowly bathing the freezing water but that was even worse. "You have no other choice" i breathed in picking up the bucket of water and PLASH!!
"AHHH!!!..."
The birds outside flew away and hi scream was his neighbors alarm. In the small bathroom Kim Woo-jin was curled up in the conner hugging himself tears in his eyes.
"I-i hate cold water..." When did I start living such a hell? From a sheltered child who never even had to feel the cold reality of life to a suffering poor excuse of a man "father would be disappointed"
After a few minutes I managed to get up and rub some soap on and bath quickly, I brushed my hair and did my simple skin care feeling good again forgetting about the mental breakdown I just had a few minutes ago.
"I look handsome."
I said putting on black pants, and a gery long sleeve shirt I buttoned up all the way down and it tucked in putting on my ID badge, read it if you'd like.
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[ § ] K-Service Co., Ltd
Name: Kim Woo-jin
ID number:
880712-1234567
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I put on my shoes, and picked up my phone I carried my Satchel bag on my left shoulder, while leaving the apartment, instinctively I open my Webnovel app going straight for the novel I have been reading for 18 years and I posed.
"It ended." Yeah I finished the novel last night, the realization sinking in as my pace slowed down. "Maybe they'll be a second book will be released?" No. The author clearly confirmed the Novels completion.
"I'll just re-read it! Yeah it has so many chapters so I'll just spend another 18 years reading it again!...r-right?" I scrolled through my library and couldn't find The Regressor lives his second life for himself. It wasn't there.
The constant, (not found) on every search was even more infuriating i went to every platform but it was like the novel never existed I was already having a life crisis when I heard the subway station platform announcement, that snapped me out of my trance.
"Uh..." The train's doors opened as people got in, I stared at the entrance holding my phone up frozen still. "Do I just move on?"
The very reason I hadn't ended my life back then was now gone...
Bzzz!...zzz!!
My phone buzzed, it was a email from the author of TRSL.
I got on the train and sat down on an empty seat I was so worried untill a hand touched my shoulder "who?-"
"Kim Woo-jin-ssi?"
"Huh?.."
"I've heard that voice before" to my surpriseit was Lee Seong-mi she was my classmate in highschool.
"It really is you"
"Um...yeah"
Why was she smiling so much just because of me? We never really talked at all... but it's not like I hate it. It's awkwardly quite why does she keep staring at me.
"..." "I should ask her a question"... But befyi could say anything she spoke up.
"So did you achieve your dream?" She asked with a warm smile
My heart felt warm- then confused.
"My dream?"
"Yes, you wanted to a Knight, remember?~"
Was she holding back a laugh?
Going back I did say that on my first day of preschool, how does Seong-mi know that?
"How did you know? We were classmates in highschool, I said that in--"
"-preschool I know."
"Then?" We're we classmates then too? It's possible since I wasn't friends with everyone.
"Pfft!... hahaha!" Her laugh was so angelic the people sitting next to and in front of us looked at her in awe, she's always been that way I just got reminded how less I am compared to main characters... "I envy you"
"Hahaa~... I just heard it from a friend of mine back in highschool."
"Oh"
"he said that was your dream. What was hi name? Ah...Park Taeyeon"
"What did she say?" HE told her that?
I frowned clutching onto my bag.
Seong-mi was probably saying something but I couldn't even listen to her anymore.
"Kim Woo-jin-ssi?...are you okay?"
Park Taeyeon, He was the very reason why I nearly killed myself in highschool he made half my life miserable. It all started back in my first year I we were all getting to know each other in class and everyone was swarming around the son of a wealthy family Park Taeyeon. He was showing off his expensive jewelry one was a golden Rolex watch.
I just touched it a little and it fell out of my hands and shattered on impact. The silence was deafening. "Oh no" "he broke the watch" "it's broken?" Everyone was whispering I was already shaking like a leaf. "Oh no, I dropped it"
I looked up at Taeyeon teary eyed I was crying? He just picked it up an smiled.
"Calm down~ it's just a watch I was thinking of buying a new one anyway" that smile looked too friendly.
He stepped closer putting his hand on my shoulder.
"Stop crying, thats not very manly. What's your name?"
"K-Kim Woo-jin..." I wiped my tears away "he's so nice" I thought but a thought is still a thought, that kind smile and touch on the shoulder was the last piece of kindness I'd ever feel from ANYONE...
Honestly I don't want to remember any of that again.
Last I heard he inherited his father's company is now a successful business man, he is successful, married, and a main character. While I suffer in the background with nothing. Seong-mi shouted.
"Woo-jin-ssi!"
"Huh?!"
"Your phone is ringing."
"It is?" I looked at my phone it was vibrating
It was a notification.
[You've received your very first gift! Congratulations you're now the true owner of the Ridu watch]
"What?" All of the sudden the lights in the train started flickering and went off.
"What's going on?" "What?" So people murmured, some turned on their flashlights "is it a power outage?" I turned to see Seong-mi clutching her phone is she afraid of the dark?
The train came to a holt, then a loud Banging on the side of the train, I unconsciously held Seong-mi's arm if she's scared of the dark then I'm terrified I was already shaking.
"Woo-jin-s-ssi?"
"H-huh?"
We made eye contact she wasn't scared anymore just disappointed. The moment was Interrupted by another loud bang.