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Chapter 3 – Read Your Mind
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The one who can read others mind
The others have powers as well
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I guess this 'gift' has brought into me on that Winter when I'll turn into 4 years old soon, when I'm only 3 years old. I don't understand at first about what has happened. What I know, that's the last party which my family gather with Yona's and Hak's family to hold the Christmas party. Hak falls asleep with Yona on the couch, which make their parents giggle at such cute scene.
Raven-haired couple, Uncle Ura and Auntie Yuki, Hak's parents decide to come home early right before the dawn because they should prepare for their flight to the overseas tonight after entrust Hak at his Grandpa's house. My father shakes his hand with Uncle Ura which become his partner business since long time ago and my mother tells Auntie Serena who carries Hak on her arm to be careful because due to the snow, the roads street being more slippery than usual.
Yona's family still gather with my family and we spend our morning with taking breakfast together. Yona keeps switching the channel on our television because she is searching for cartoon on the morning when the channel suddenly showing 'Breaking News' about terrific car accident down the hill of Capitol Fuuga, near Grandpa Mundok, Hak's Grandpa's hometown. The car accident has claimed many victims and when the camera TV shooting the scene of that terrific car accident, our parent quickly jolted from their seat as Yona pointing to the television.
"wait, that's Hak with Uncle Ura and Auntie Yuki, right? are they okay?", Yona tugs her mother's sleeve with worry on his face "momma, does it mean Hak and his parents got into that car accident? will they be alright?".
Auntie Youki only smiles that I think rather forced before she ruffles Yona's hair "…we don't know it, dear. Let's pray for the best".
My father is going with Yona's father, at first they're asking me and Yona to stay with our mother till they fully know and understand about the situation and Hak's family's state but Yona and I begging to our parents to bring us together because we're worrying about Hak and his parents. My father drives the car to the hospital where Hak and his parents brought by the rescuers, we get that information from Uncle Ogi, one of my father's partner business as well, who happened to be visiting Fuuga for his business matters. Uncle Ogi is the one who call Mundok and our family and tells us that information because when the car accident has happened, he's just having his breakfast at one of the nearest cafés from that accident place.
When rescuers find them, neither Uncle Ura and Auntie Yuki who still breathing. Building materials with iron tip has stabbed right into his heart from the front of their car which fatally wounding Uncle Ura and that's how he lost his life. Auntie Yuki has stabbed with several broken glass from the car window on her back and she's lost her life as well due to severe bleeding.
"when one of rescuers found them, Yuki hugged her son to protect him from that broken glass of windows car. She kept hugging him even if she has breathed her last. Because she's protecting her son, Hak only has several bruises and cuts on his body", Uncle Ogi has some sentiment on his eyes as if he wants to cry before he straightening his back and asking if we want to see Hak "that old man Mundok has just gone to the morgue with the doctor".
I and Yona are nodding our head furiously. Of course we want, because that's our purpose from the first place. When we arrive on one of patient's room, we find Hak is sleeping with wet trails on his cheek. Does he crying? Hak is strong, I never see him crying, neither does Yona because Hak always says that crying is only for the baby and he is not the baby anymore. Looks like Yona has the same mind with me, considering from worry mixed with fright on her eyes.
I see Uncle Ogi approaches grey-haired old woman that her hair pulled into loose bun with purple dress and shawl that sitting on the chair beside Hak's bedding "yo, Gigan. How is he?".
"like you see, the little brat is sleeping after doctor gives him sedatives and sleeping drugs because he's going tantrum for a while right after woke up", old woman, named Gigan caressing Hak's head with sad eyes, I don't know who is she but it looks like she's care with Hak "he's turning into empty shell and stop moving, only crying with blank look like a doll just now as Mundok hugged him, asking him to calm down and that time, the doctor forcefully injected the drugs into him".
Unlce Il sighs heavily near us "no wonder… to face such an accident in young ages…".
Suddenly, something with green streak, I think it's grass for a second before I realize that boy is at least a bit older than me and Hak, he is approaching grandma Gigan while yawning and rubbing his eyes "grandma, sleepy…".
"you bring your grandson as well?", uncle Ogi yanks the back from the hem of the collar on that boy's shirt and lifts him "where do you sneaking from, brat?".
That Green haired kid only waves his hand and smiles friendly "yo, old man".
Not long after that, grandpa Mundok arrives and tells grandma Gigan that the administration of the hospital has finished and he will bring Hak home tonight after the doctor checks his condition.
I and Yona are worried sick, Hak doesn't the same anymore after that but thanks to Yona, finally he wants to open his heart again. He's like a doll for several days after his parent's death, and that day for the first time he has reacted to his surroundings and he's crying while grandpa Mundok carrying him when we're on mass funeral that held for the car accident victims.
"such noisy, this is why I hate children".
"why is that brat crying so loud like that? He isn't the only one who lost his family".
"they are supposed to not bring that brat if he only will make such noise here".
I don't know what has become the trigger, but what I know, I'm so angry to them for talking such cruel and ignorant thing on this funeral. What those adults have said maybe right, but it doesn't mean they can say such insensitive things just because they are stranger for us. I'm so angry for Hak, which make me glaring to that adults who have said that mean things and yelling to them. Those adults looked nervous, they're denying the fact that I've told out loud about them and said that they don't talk anything about Hak and I'm only having delusion.
"I am not?! apologize to Hak?!".
"Soo Won, it's enough… I'll stop crying, so needn't to angry to them, they're right… I'm sorry…", Hak hugs me from behind me and smiles to me when I'm looking behind over my shoulder, whispering "thank you".
No, Hak. Why are you apologizing and let them be instead? You're the one who hurt and they are the wrong ones. I can't say anything anymore when Yona joins to hug me and Hak after that, which we're ended to cry together.
My parents apologize to those adults for making a ruckus but when they know who my and Yona's parents are, they are apologizing to us instead, including to Hak and confessing that what I say is the truth.
"but… how can he know what we are thinking? We didn't say anything…".
That statement enough to make the news about me spreading that Yu Hon's son has possessed strange power. Actually, I can't deny that because the fact is, I really can read other people's mind, it's the truth. Usually Hak always defends me from those bully. Unlike me, Hak is strong, the figure of invulnerability which make others afraid of his strength, that's why other people usually don't dare to piss him off despite they know about his power, 'past vision', the opposite of Yona's power.
"Lord Soo Won".
I open my eyes, looking up to where my advisor, Keishuk standing. He offers his hand forward when my new colleague comes inside. Lady Kou Ren and her twin sister, Lady Tao from Xing Company.
Joo Doh and Keishuk standing behind Soo Won who seats on the chair, facing with Kou Ren and Tao who come with Algira and Neguro as their bodyguard and Vold as their advisor.
After the meeting about arrange alliance between two Company reaches its end, Soo Won asks something that a bit privacy when Kou Ren questioning about 'guarantee' that her Company will not be tricked by his Company "I've heard… rumor has it, twin sibling from Xing Company are having power… where the one can sense other people's feeling and the other has psychokinesis, the power to make things surrounding her moving as she want".
"do you mean like this?", Kou Ren smirks and leans her chin above her intertwining hands, glaring to Soo Won when things around them like vases, papers and other things flying around the air without someone who touch it.
Tao huffs and closes her eyes, tapping Kou Ren's bicep "sister, he's just testing you. Calm down".
Kou Ren closes her eyes before she put those flying things back to its place, without touching it of course, because her power has dealt with it "sorry… but I'm rather sensitive when there's someone, especially stranger speaking about our power cluelessly".
Soo Won imitates her gesture and smiles "I will not be speaking cluelessly about someone who possessing power, I would rather to strengthen the bond between us, not only as someone who has possessed power like you, but also as human".
Kou Ren can hear gasp come from her twin sister who sit beside her and from the corner of her eyes, she can look the tinges of pink peach appear on her younger sister's cheek so she rolls her eyes to Soo Won "oh my, do you want to seduce me? did it passionately if you would want to do it".
"I do", Soo Won smiles amusingly when see Kou Ren's blank expression and blushing Tao, also their advisor's and bodyguard's reaction. He stands, sauntering to their seat "political marriage to uniting the Company, you can take that as guarantee… but if I should do it, I only want to do it with someone who can attach my eyes…", Soo Won stands behind Kou Ren before leaning his face forward, whispering near her ear "and you can say, my eyes catch the sight of rare gem right now. Why wouldn't' I want to seduce such a hot woman like you?".
"oh, I know that you have power to read other people's mind", Kou Ren leans her back on her chair before caressing his jaw, smirking "but I don't know that this mouth can whispering such sweet words".
Soo Won smirks as well, challenged by her features but next second, she is the one who get away first.
"I will discuss about your offer to my father", Kou Ren stands and takes her bag, gesturing her sister to follow her "let's go, Tao".
Soo Won steps backward and shrugs his shoulder before letting them go. Before they are leaving this room though, Soo Won calls her again "Kou Ren".
So bold. Kou Ren thinks when she raises her eyes, silently asking his need.
"I wish good response and if you don't mind, will you take a dinner with me? Out of the business matter, of course".
Privacy, he means. Kou Ren lifts her finger one by one "let's see… in case my father allows me, maybe?".
Once they are outside, Soo Won smiles, of course he knows what they are thinking.
Meanwhile, Kou Ren sits on the couch inside her car, asking Neguro to ride the car to going home "I'm tired... oh, Tao".
"what is it, sister?".
"did he doing it only for Company's profit or he really mean it when seduce me?".
"did he lying or not? well...", Tao caresses her chin "at least he didn't be lying when he said that he attached into you".
Kou Ren smacks her forehead with her palm "what a pain".
Tao giggles at her sister's antics "just turn him down if you didn't like him, like you did as usual".