Flaw

As I open the front door and step outside, the cool evening breeze brushes against me, wrapping me in its chill.

It’s so cold that my whole body feels like a block of ice.

It’s even colder than the last time I ran away; my feet hurt so much they feel frozen...

Even if summer hasn’t completely faded, wandering the streets barely dressed after sunset probably wasn’t a good idea.

Other people’s stares... don’t matter, do they?

This body wasn’t mine to begin with, anyway.

Now that I know I’m going to die no matter what, I wanted to die with as little pain as possible, while I could still be myself.

Just ten minutes. If I can endure the cold and people’s stares for that long as I walk, then unlike last time, I’ll be able to end my life without hesitation.

Back then, I had somewhere to return to, and I believed Hyunwoo’s house was paradise, so I hesitated to die and held on... But now I know I have nowhere to go back to.

"Minseo... No... It’s dangerous out here. Let’s go inside and talk first, okay...?"...