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Chapter 24 - Chapter 24

Nobody answered my question, we walked in the heavy rain until we reached our apartment. Seanyung inserted the iron key and unlocked the front door. We took off my shoes before we got in because they were all wet and had mud on them. I took off my jacket, hanged it to the hangers on the backside of the door, then I put the star book onto the table. Four of us laid on the couch, silently, listening to the patter of the rain which was getting faster by time. Also, the sky outside was completely dark already as the night arrived.

Two stars in the sky were barely visible through our white coloured windowpane.

"I think..." When I started speaking, Bomyu, Paikek and Seanyung turned their eyes to me.

"I think we should make a promise together. Bomyu is brave. We should be too. Because Yonsan is a friend of all of us." I advise in a slightly shaking voice.

"Right! I agree." Paikek smiled heartwarmingly.

"Let's do it, boy!" Seanyung agreed too.

Therefore, we got closer and put our hands together. At that moment, I glanced at each of my friend's eyes. All of them were smiling, so I did as well.

"We promise to find Yonsan!" I promised for four of us, closing my eyes, while our hands were together. It was a substantial risk we were taking, but we were in this together to find Yonsan.

"Thanks guys, you never leave me alone." Bomyu spoke quietly as he laid back on the blue couch.

"Never risk it alone. We are here for you Bomyu. That's what friends are for." I reassured, putting my arm around his shoulders, laid beside him.

Bomyu looked at me, making eye contact, and teardrops fell from his eyes across his cheek. He sniffed slowly as the tears moved down over his face.

"I... I sometimes feel so sad." Bomyu wept, closing his eyes, he put his head on my chest.

"It's going to be okay. Don't worry." I comforted him, patting his hair as I consoled; "We all have those ups and downs. It's okay to be sad sometimes. And even it takes weeks to find a way to live. But it will be okay. I become sad too, sometimes the meaning of happiness that I defined for myself may change. I learnt to be okay at the worst times, and I always told myself that the meaning for happiness will change, depending on what stage of life I am in. Life is not fun when you seek for happiness, it is fun when you make happy yourself."

Seanyung and Paikek listened, even though they avoided making eye contact. On the other hand, Bomyu was looking at me with tears on his face.

"So, how do we make the book work now?" Seanyung took a deep breath when he asked.

"It's with magic, of course! But we need to find the right spell!" Paikek refused.

"How do we know that?" Seanyung questioned.

"Right! I have my ways." Paikek picked up a pen and paper from the wooden table in front of the couch, and he started drawing a star.

"What do you have in your mind?" I asked as the figure he was drawing was familiar like it was something I recalled from the past.

"A star!" Paikek broadly smiled, looking sure of what he was doing. That's what I like about Paikek, he was always positive and never failed to make me smile.

"Guys, we have a problem." Seanyung interjected, suddenly. He was looking concerned.

"What's the problem Seanyung?" I puzzled.

"The next..." He hesitated, sighed, then continued to speak;

"The next full moon is tomorrow night!"