Suddenly
Photographs
Like there is terror by supporting the existing atmosphere. The scene suddenly happened.
Sky clenched his legs without a sound.
The more bizarre it becomes, Kai and Jeff suddenly disappear. As if I was under the influence of my own nightmares or ‘shooting horror’ movies for example?
No one's making a sound. Kai and Jeff walked over with lighting on their phones. In fact, I don't know where my phone is.
“The person disappeared as soon as the blackout occurred,” Kai said with the sound of his breathing.
“Sure, you didn't see it.”
“Hey, at least my ears are still useful. The man moved with the sound of his feet descending through the stairs.”
“You're right too,” Jeff's breath sounds are also heard.
Sky tried to talk. “There are photos in that package.”
“You've opened it?”
“You opened it, Sky?”
Kai and Jeff were wide open with their eyes.
Those photos—show my everyday relationship with Kai.
“You have emergency lights, Sky?
“All in drawer near sofa, Jeff.”
“Let me take it,” he said.
“That guy's really crazy. All the photos are in places that are closest to where we live, Kai. Who is that guy really? Which scares me—that guy took a lot of photos near the apartment even..”.
“More bad, there is a photo of myself after coming home from campus standing at the door. Isn't that guy near me?” Sky continued his words.
“Do you have any enemies?” ask Jeff.
Jeff managed to make the space brighter and showed the photos clearly.
“I don't think there is. June 20th and that paper, what is it related?” Sky closed his eyes with both of his hands closing his face.
“Nothing. I guess the stalker just doesn't like me but since Sky is with me, that's his way of teasing me.”
“But, Kai..you haven't seen the contents of those papers. The paper you took was on you, right?” Jeff remembered.
“That stalker hates me too, Kai.”
“Truly real stalker. The pictures are in the bookstore and you visit too often. But there's nothing suspicious. I know about the package but recently Kai told me about the papers.”
“I have to check it on CCTV and will tell you as soon as possible,” Jeff with his serious face.
Sky took the paper boxes under his bed. Put it in the middle along with the photos.
“Check!”
Kai and Jeff read each other one by one.
In silence with a fickle face.
The last paper that came in before the power went out was in my hand.
Sighing repeatedly, I hope it's blank paper. But it's more scary if the paper is empty. Like looking for a puzzle or can the person replace something with another in lieu of empty paper?
“No!”
“Why, Sky?”
“What's up, Sky?”
Kai and Jeff put the papers on the floor.
“Wah, my thoughts are everywhere. Have you finished reading it?”
“That person is not only crazy but sick. The thing I'm afraid of is that guy hurting between you two. Either, it's the same person or it's not. To be sure, what happened to you guys is really scary.”
Jeff daydreamed by squeezing the paper he held.
“If you don't want to read it. Let me just,” said Kai. Kai looks just as messy as me.
Sky gave the paper to Kai.
“You sure, Kai or let me read it?” Jeff offered himself.
Seeing them both like that.
Made me…
Not feeling alone.
Instead of something I don't have.
Something missing from my life.
“Hey, how about seeing it together? Hahaha, it was freaking me out but your behavior made me feel made to forget what happened even for a few moments. Well, do I look messed up to talk too much? I really don't understand, why should it happen like this?”
Sky lowered his head then looked towards Kai and Jeff.
Kai took my hand, and so did Jeff.
“That guy wasn't you, was he? Jeff?” kai suddenly said.
Jeff was silent with his face parched.
“You think I'm crazy? Well, maybe you're the one, Kai? It's gonna be even crazier. Totally bonkers. What if it's like that?” Jeff plays the look on his face by approaching in front of Kai. To me too, but Kai gave a barrier by covering my face with his hand.
“Hey, I did stalk him but not like that,” Kai smiled widely.
“Wah, yes. You know what happened? Sky complained to me at that time.if there was a madman who suddenly pulled his mask. He spoke at length to me.”
“Jeff, why are you talking about it? That's a shameful thing I want to forget.”
“Hahaha, how could you have thought of that time by pulling my mask?”
“Contact, hahaha. You must have cursed me back then. Aye, right? But if it wasn't for that, you and I.”.
“Ah, tidbits. You guys don't think about my feelings, huh?”
“Hahaha, didn't you yesterday look like that..”.
“Rania, you mean, Kai? Ah, yes. What about Rania, Jeff?”
“Wah, are you interrogating me?”
“That kind of thing,” Kai glanced at me.
“I don't think I'm his taste. Isn't he too good for me? Like Sky is too good for Kai.”
“Hey, what do you mean? But, you're not entirely wrong. Hahaha.”.
“Sky is too good for you.”
Electricity is not on. It is the same as being confined in your own home.
But behind it all coming back again, there was still someone beside me. I think I've repeated my words.
The paper is on the floor. Each one touched the paper.
“Hey, if we both touch it from different sides how can this paper open?”
“Hahaha, you're right too, Jeff. But don't we do it intentionally to buy time?” Kai started laughing and the atmosphere became more and more mixed with laughter to confuse what was happening.
“This paper is really troublesome!”
“Ah, are you still filled with the guest arrival hormone apparently?”
“Hei, Kai!”
“Hahaha, whoa! Is this how you communicate? Again, the three of us are increasingly trying to change the atmosphere like nothing happened.”
“You started it, Jeff. But it's useful, Haha. How many years have you been different from me and Kai?”
“Wah! You were random once suddenly asking about my age difference with you guys. 3 Or 4?”
“Hah, really that far?” Kai looked astonished.
“I told you, didn't I just tell you, Kai?”
“What did you tell Kai?”
“Hahaha, secret.”
“Hey, you vilified me in front of Kai, huh?”
“Sort of it. How, Kai?”
Kai just smiled at me and ruffled my hair. Jeff also followed what Kai did.
“Hey, so don't we open this paper?”
“I don't think so,” Jeff took that paper off.
“Truly I can't,” Kai too.
“Good.”
“What?”
“What?”
“Hmm, no need to open but..”
“Kai..”.
“Jeff..”
Sky fell silent.
“Why?”
“What's up?”
“I think I should say it.”
“Wah, the look on your face scares me.
Isn't that right, Kai?”
“What's up, Sky? Do you know anything? Just say.”
“You want me to say it but you cover your ears, Kai.”
“Alright, say.”
Kai and Jeff looked at me with a clutter.
“Hmm, I don't want to think about it..”.
“But it's getting stuck in my mind.”
“What is that person..”
“The person..”.
“Ken?”
“The person...Ken?”
The paper was as if it was playing around as it was stalking it. The paper opens along with the electricity coming back on. Postable fan in Jeff's hand, making the paper open.
The return of the lighting made it even clearer…
‘K’
Me, Kai, and Jeff…
“Will it be true?
“K?”
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