Where did he go.. Kai asked in a distracting manner.
He went to hanjabong , he can't come here now so get your filthy feet away from this place and never show up, or else I will cut your legs and make you sit in one place for the rest of your life... the subordinate said in a voice laced with arrogance and disgust
Kai heard this and ran away from there, as fast as he could, he ran to his place , he ran inside, and started looking for his clothes.
What are you doing hyung , Won asked as he saw Kai looking around hysterically
I .. I am going to hanjabong.. Kai answered
Why... won asked again
I ..my..I have a family there... KAI answered again, not looking at Won.
Huh , how do you know you have a family there .. won investigated further
I remembered everything; i recovered my memories. I need to go home. Kai said and took his bag.
Hyung calm down , I will go there with you tomorrow, rest for now, it's night . where will you go in this darkness... won stated
No, no, i need to go now. Kai said almost crying.
Hyung no, you can't go there now, do you even know how far Hanjabong is from here, it will take us atleast a month by foot to get there... won said angrily and snatched Kai's bag out of his hand.
No, I need to go.. i need to go.. Kai chanted the words again and again.
No hyung, you can't go there now, i promise you,I will go with you ,we will set out tomorrow morning .. Hyung please calm down .. won said patting Kai's head and hugging him calmly, he slowly made Kai sit on the worn out mattresses and hugged him till he fell asleep .
"Uff, he will calm down by tomorrow morning. He gets these attacks sometimes, won thought" as he paid down besides vegas on the mattress and fell asleep
In the morning ,when won woke up , he saw that Kai's side of mattress has gone cold and he was not there, he looked around only to find that , Kai's all belongings were gone and the door was half open.
Looking at the surroundings ,won understood that Kai had gone , gone far away from him without telling him anything, his eyes became red as the tears started flowing out of them , he clenched his fists knowing that his older brother would never come back again , he had left him like everyone else , like his family and relatives , as the realisation of what had happened hit him ,he fell on his knees and he started wailing loudly , calling for his parents and Kai.
.....
Eun Joeng was sitting in his room , looking out of the window , he thought
This is the first time I have come to such a poor and far village from my home , the things that were to come from my home have still not reached here
Thinking of it , this was the best way , I can't have my family be more embarrassed because of me , how can my family accept me being in love with a beggar in front of everyone, i can't hide my feelings for him anymore ,if I saw him one more day there, i would have lost control of myself and possibly did something that would have disgust my family.
That's why I came here, far away from everything ,from him , i know i can't forget him but it was necessary otherwise he might lose his life because of me
Eun Joeng was still thinking, when suddenly there was a knock on his door
Sir , the dinner is ready... the servant said humbly
I will not have dinner tonight, Eun Joeng answered shortly as he felt like his stomach was churning from pain.
As you wish , sire.. the servant answered and went away.
I hope you will stay well and healthy...Eun Joeng thought with a picture of Kai in his mind.
After 15 days
Kai was standing under the tree , taking a shelter from the rain which had been pouring for almost two hours , he was shivering as his body started getting a little bluish from the cold , when suddenly a man who was passing by him and saw him standing there.
What are you doing here, young man, the man asked looking at Kai pitifully.
I am waiting for the rain to stop ,I will go away from here once it stops pouring. Kai answered as he hugged himself.
The rain is not going to stop any time soon my boy, go home.. the man stated.
"It's okay, I will wait here until it stops". Kai replied.
The man on hearing Kai's response started to walk away but then he turned back and saw Kai was in a very bad state.
He looked at him pitifully and said,
Boy , come with me, and wait for the rain to stop pouring, at my house.
No , thank you .. Kai answered humbly as he bowed in respect.
It's okay , come with me ,you are soaked wet, I live near here so just come, he said and took Kai home with him.
They reached the man's home and Kai crouched down to take off his worn out straw shoes , when the man saw his feet.
Oh boy , what has happened to your feet ,how many days have you been walking , where are you from... the man asked shocked .
I am from the imperial city... Kai answered humbly.
Where are you going and how many days have you been walking. The man asked showing Kai inside.
I have been walking from the last 15 days, I am going to Hanjabong. Kai said with a small smile on his face as the realisation of being so,so close with Eun Joeng hit him.
Why do you want to go there this quickly, it takes one month or so by feet to get there, seeing you like this i can tell you have not eaten for a few days .
I am going there to meet a very important person. Kai answered a bit shyly.
If you keep walking like this , you will die in the way.
It's okay, I will not die before getting there, but yes, i might die after getting there.
Are you crazy , there is nothing worth more than a human's life, the man stated
My life is worth nothing in front of him .. Kai said sighing.
Oh I see , you are going to meet your beloved , you are a lover huh .
Now I can believe that you will not die before seeing your special person, no guarantee for after that though ...