The following story will be a life story. that one boy encountered, all of which is just a fiction that does not refer or refer to any person at all And in order not to waste time I would like to leave the following story in the arms of all my friends.

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"outside"

“How are you?”

The boy became curious while sitting in the garden next to the house and looking at the high wall. that surrounds the city

When the boy's father heard this, he slowly sat down next to him and answered.

"dangerous"

“Don't go out. This place is the best.”

The boy turned to look at his father after hearing the answer. Because that was not the answer he had hoped for at all.

The boy then began to urge his father to answer his questions again.

“So what's out there? Why is it so dangerous?”

Father was silent for a moment. before turning to answer the boy and spreading his hands to intimidate him.

“There are only barbaric beasts out there. Very dangerous and ready to eat your children at any time!”

“I could hardly find anything to eat. It's difficult to do anything. It's real hell on earth.”

“If I were to say it like a child, if you only go out for one day, you won't survive being eaten or you'll dry up and die, haha.”

The boy started to feel afraid outside after hearing the answer. They also imagine the outside as a bad place. dry like a desert There were many strange creatures roaming around.

“It's scary outside...”

“Because of this, there must be a wall...”

The boy said in a slightly trembling voice and moved closer to his father. As for the father who saw this, he laughed softly and consoled his son.

“Hahaha! That's right! This place is the best. We have houses, we have food, and the water is pure. People are friendly The bully's mind is clear.”

“Most importantly, the work is comfortable... Ha ha ha.”

The boy laughed softly after hearing his father speak. But even so, he still had doubts about the outside.

What would the monsters out there look like? What about their voices? So why would so many people walk outside the walls if it was so dangerous? Many doubts swirled in the boy's thoughts.

“Alright, that's it for today. Now we can go home together as is convenient for us.”

The female teacher said with a smile on her face before walking out of the classroom.

A few years later from then The boy grew up and entered a small classroom near the house. He has a close friend who they often play with after school.

“What should I play today?”

“The same as before?”

big boy The person who usually led Son spoke up, but the boy felt bored as soon as he heard that answer. Because he was afraid that it would cause trouble and he would have to be the scapegoat in the same way again.

"Eh.. I don't want it again?"

"Whatever happens, we'll get hit again. That's enough, let's go home first."

Finished speaking, the boy walked out of the conversation. But the ringleader boy said something that made him stop.

“Ah, I figured it out!”

“Outside! outside! Let's go play outside!”

The boy turned around and asked about what the ringleader was saying.

“Isn't there a lot of...monsters walking around?”

The loud boy was silent for a moment, then slowly turned to look at the other friends in the conversation before laughing loudly. The boy was confused by everyone's attitude.

Ha ha ha ha!

“What kind of crazy monster? There are only—!”

Pop!

The stubborn boy jerked his hand over and slapped the mouth of the friend who was about to speak so hard that he fell backwards. before turning to talk teasingly with the boy

“I've never seen it outside.”

“R-That's right…”

The boy answered in a trembling voice, thinking of the scary stories his father often told about the outside world.

Hearing this, all the friends turned and smiled at each other before the cocky boy reached closer and asked the boy.

"Do you want to see it?"

“Outside?”

The boy didn't seem to be able to do much except agree without thinking and follow his friends. Even if you think it's a bad and scary thing.

“Ah...um...”

“Then follow!”

The ringleader finished speaking and all his friends quickly ran away from where he was standing. Until only he was left standing dry and alone.

Fear arose in the boy's mind for no apparent reason. He stopped in his thoughts and actions.

Suddenly, the friend in the back ran back and shouted for the boy.

“Hurry up! Just leave it alone!”

“Ah-ah!”

Broken thoughts The boy ran towards the sound of his voice. Even though I feel worried But as soon as I stepped out to run, all feelings disappeared as if they had never existed. Or maybe it was because he trusted the ringleader boy more than he thought.

“Come quickly!”

The ringleader boy shouted in a low voice, calling out to everyone. and sat down in front of a small hole at the edge of the wall.

It was a hole he had only recently discovered. The four children had reached a point where they could sneak out. Outside without anyone knowing which is normally a matter It's very big and you need to let others know quickly.

But no one in the group seemed to have told anyone else about this matter. Except for the boy who was a friend of the group who had only just found out when he arrived.

“This is it, right here.”

The cocky boy pointed at the edge of the wall that had vines all over it, and slowly used his hand to open it up to reveal a hole. It was a small hole that only children and small animals could pass through.

In no time, the cocky boy quickly ducked into the hole, and the others ducked in after him. It seems like everyone already knows this. It meant that only the boy in the group knew.

He felt a bit outcast and hurt, but not as much as curiosity. The answers to many questions are within your reach.

Very cool

Some sounds came from behind. The boy couldn't stay still and had to do something quickly. Otherwise, someone would probably find this hole and he would probably be the scapegoat again. Thinking of this, he quickly ducked down into the hole and followed.

Darkness hits He could see nothing but darkness. Can't go backwards. His hands and feet were covered with mud from the dirt in the hole.

Continuing to move forward felt like something was stuck in him. Darkness and discomfort overwhelmed him. The boy slowly began to feel pressure and fear, but suddenly

"Hoy! Please come out!”

Fear shattered when one friend yelled and it was all no big deal. The stubborn boy just didn't move from the mouth of the hole to tease the people following him.

“Khkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk”

“Damn it, get out!”

“It's so uncomfortable!”

The cock-headed boy giggled with satisfaction. But it seemed like the friends behind him were very excited as well.

The friend next to the ringleader slowly extended his fingers amidst the darkness and the ringleader's hearty laughter. Immediately, he shot his finger forward with speed, ferocity and precision.

Ouch!

When the touch of passion reaches the size of the butthole The ringleader was startled and quickly rushed out of the hole.

Soon, the other friends crawled out of the hole one after another, their bodies covered in dirt and mud.

hustle and bustle

"throw up"

“That's why I don't really want to do it...”

The friend who had stabbed his finger raised his finger to sniff a bit before showing a look of disgust on his face.

While the ringleader was not paying attention. Two passionate fingers quickly shot straight into his nostrils.

“Taste your own power…”

The friend who used the finger spoke up. Before the ringleader quickly pulled that finger away. But it's too late Like a storm behind a clear sky All the scent from the fingers washed over me after the pain disappeared. Before long, the ringleader was already writhing on the ground in agony.

“I don't see any...”

The boy said after seeing the scenery outside with his own eyes for the first time.

Demons that are looking to eat those who escape from the walls, monsters that are waiting to attack along the way. wilderness area A place so dry that the raindrops evaporate...

There's nothing... nothing at all. The boy muttered to himself. He began to doubt all the stories his father had told him.

“Is this all...a lie?”

He stood in thought as he looked around. Green grass The weather is even better inside. The sky was bright and clear as far as the eye could see. There was no stone blocking the view. Turn to the left and find a large rice field. Turn to the right and see a large river. All of which has always supported everything within the wall.

He had never known before. All that was only seen within the walls. I never even thought there would be anything like this.

“If the outside is dry and deserted, There would be no rivers or streams flowing in the city.”

“If it's hot outside like a campfire, It must be hot inside like in front of a fire.”

“If there were only beasts outside, There must be the last sound from the victims throughout the day.”

The boy began to ask questions and find answers from what he saw. Many things we know are not like what we see.

Right now, his heart was strangely confused and calm at the same time. What is this? But no matter what, now he was starting to believe what he saw more than what he already knew. He began to question back.

“And what is that thing beyond the meadow?”

A new question came into my head. Immediately, he started running without any regard to anyone in order to find his own answer.

"Hoy! Oh, wait a minute!”

"Wait a minute!"

“Where are you going in such a hurry?!”

The friends who were having fun pranking each other were surprised. When he saw the boy running straight away, he didn't care. Completely different from normal

Making everyone look at each other in surprise for a moment. before running off to follow each other in succession

“Hey! Please wait!”

“Where are you going in such a hurry?!”

“Have you found your wife yet?!”

His friends shouted for the boy to please wait for them. But there was no sign of the boy slowing down or stopping. He was in a curious trance. But that made him unable to perceive anything.

“Hey!”

“Sigh.. Can't you just let it go on its own?”

One friend stopped running, looking physically and mentally exhausted and complaining softly, but the others didn't seem to stop and shouted the reason why they had to run along with him. This made the friend realize this before he ran after him.

“You can't! That's right there..."

"Uh huh."

All of the friends who had slowed down a moment ago ran after the boy, trying to yell at him for some reason to slow down a bit.

“Slow down! Be careful—”

A large expanse of grass bare trees There was nothing behind the vast grassland except an even larger grassland.

disappointed boy There was nothing waiting behind there, villages, forests, steep mountains, or demons, nothing at all. Everything he knew was useless.

Thump!

Just a blink of an eye The boy fell heavily into the hole beneath his feet. He looked at nothing but the far end of the field, causing him to take his eyes off the giant hole in front of him.

“Wow..I already told you.”

“How about bringing home honor...”

All of his friends stopped and stood on the edge of the hole, their expressions wide-eyed. The boy must have been in a lot of pain because this hole was so deep that even an adult who fell into it couldn't get out easily.

His face plummeted to the bottom of the hole. There was no response, only a thin pile of dust floating peacefully around.

Conditions were not good, and all the friends rushed down to the boy in worry. But he seemed to just pass out. and soon regained consciousness Making the friends in the group startled as well.

“Wow!?”

"Ao isn't dead yet?"

"...There's blood all over my face. Is something wrong?"

Everyone slowly greeted the boy in a friendly manner. Before that, a small friend slapped him repeatedly in the face to regain his composure.

Paste, paste, paste!

"Hey, what's wrong?"

The little friend sat and slapped the boy's face for a while before he started to respond.

Pae!!

“There's blood all over your face like this!! If you want to annoy me, don't let it hurt too much!! Oh!! Ouch!!”

The boy hit his little friend so hard that he fell down. But when they saw the boy's bloodied state, no one said anything.

Pain spread throughout his body as the boy regained consciousness. Making him moan out to suppress the pain as tears welled up in his eyes.

“Oh, oh...ah..what shall I say? Where is this place?”

The boy soon grew accustomed to the pain. before looking around and starting to wonder where this place was

The edge of the hole overhead, the ground was hard, scattered rock fragments, and there were holes around the inside of the hole again.

“Oh, yes, this is what I was originally going to show you.”

“My secret base!”

The ringleader spoke up, spreading his arms wide. But before long, the friend who was standing behind kicked him and cut his leg until he fell on his head and spoke in response.

“Of-us!”

“This kind of gobbledygook needs to be curbed when you're young to be good!”

"Like you're my father!"

The ringleader refused. He quickly got up and kicked the friend back, but he dodged before it turned into a battle of strength and a general argument among children.

“This shape is…”

while others were quarreling with each other The boy looked around and noticed that the shape of the hole looked strange and familiar because it looked like...

"Footprints"

The boy spoke softly to himself and remembered his father's stories about "demons" and "monsters."

No matter what you think of it, there is unlikely to be any animal that has footprints as large as an entire house.

Shaped similar to a human foot But it was a little fat on the sides, and there were holes at the tips of its fingers that showed that it had long and sharp nails...

"Devil's Footprints"

boy talking to himself Soon the imaginary demon began to act.

The soles of the feet are bigger than a barn. His palm came down to block the sunlight. His figure was so tall it was standing tall, blocking the sky completely, high above the wall. Breathing, the violent wind rushes past and overtakes us, stronger than the storm. His skin was as hard as the purest stone at the top of a rock. The point of staring down is over. From the wall...

"look for?"

A friend who was stopping a fight overheard the boy's words. So he spoke in order to make a statement.

“Devil's footprints? Already delirious! This is just something that white heads made to frighten children.”

The image is broken. The boy snapped out of his trance. But he still had a suspicious look on his face. Until his friend had to explain further.

“I still don't seem to understand.”

“Think about it, there are footprints here...”

“And where else?”

The boy reviewed his past memories. And found that...

“There were no previous marks at all.”

“If it were a footprint No matter what, there is a direction to walk. causing there to be previous marks.”

“If we're talking about any marks that suddenly appear, it's probably only the seal...”

The little friend spoke with a tired expression, and at the same time the other two friends began to become physically tired until they gradually stopped arguing.

As for the boy who heard this, he didn't think anything of it. Just say

"Uh huh."

Flat, flat, flat…

A mysterious sound rang out while everyone was having fun arguing with each other. Something seemed to be heading towards them. Something was slowly striding through the grass above the edge of the hole.

"…Hoy..."

The ringleader whispered, beckoning everyone to retreat into the hole they had dug around them earlier.

Flat, flat, flat...

The atmosphere is somber. Everyone hurriedly sneaked in and took cover inside the hole. Although there were pieces of dirt and sand falling from time to time, no one cared. Everyone sat huddled together in silence, avoiding someone or something approaching. Everyone was so worried that their thoughts were clouded.

“Who? What? I really haven't seen it before.”

“If the elders see this, they will probably be complained until their ears are numb and will definitely be punished. They must hide completely.”

A boy and his friends think differently until...

Flat, flat...

When the sound is quiet Everyone looked at each other with small smiles and big smiles.

Boys are no different. He smiled as if stifling everyone's laughter. And out of curiosity Before the footsteps started walking He tried to tilt his head and turn to look.

Try looking down to see the shadow on the floor. Ready to try not to let his head stick out.

The boy was surprised when he turned his neck all the way and looked at the thing on the ground.

“Why...has the entire floor of the hole become completely shadowed, even though the sun was still shining brightly before?”

“Is it a cloud? To be able to cover such a large hole until it was almost completely hidden.”

The boy looked at the shadows on the ground in surprise. before turning around because he was beginning to feel pain from forcing his neck to turn.

When I turned around Everyone was still smiling at each other without knowing what was going on. No one noticed what had happened. No one thinks like a boy.

Suddenly, the boy's back began to feel hot. He turned around and looked again. The shadows disappeared as the sunlight shone down.

“Has the clouds moved away?”

The boy thought.

Flat, flat, flat...

The sound of walking slowly left in the same direction it had come. When everyone thinks it's far enough The ringleader pushed everyone away until they fell and tumbled out of the hole.

Everyone rolled around on the ground, but there was no complaint from anyone. It seems like everyone still hasn't gotten over their enjoyment of the situation just now.

as well as the boy He didn't say anything. But it is a different cause from other people. He was still wondering about the shadow he saw just now until a cold sting began to form in the middle of his forehead.

"oh"

The boy spoke softly. He completely forgot that he was in pain before and had tears streaming down his face. But the pain had all disappeared because of the incident just now. It was as if he had been completely pulled away by a strange shadow.

Hahaha!

All the friends laughed happily. Meanwhile the boy was shocked by what he saw.

Ugh...

The boy swallowed loudly. before getting up to look more clearly again

The expression changed. The boy could no longer feel the abrasions on his body. All he felt was coldness. A chill spread throughout your body, even though the sun was shining directly down on you. But he got goosebumps all over when he saw that.

“I don't see any...”

The boy moaned as he looked up at the clear, bright blue sky.

"Well! Let's go back. Today there was a guest at the shop and I had to help Mom. I forgot!”

Mr. Ringleader spoke up. before others could reply with bored expressions.

"I really invited myself to come out. When I talked about my mother, I cried out loud, my face became discouraged and I turned into a loser."

The little friend scoffed. But strangely, the ringleader didn't show any anger, only gave a fake smile.

“Well, Mom is...kind of.”

Another friend added, pretending to cut his throat with his index finger and sticking out his tongue.

“Well, today I came out because I brought him to see.”

“Is that enough?”

The ringleader turned to ask the boy who was sitting motionless away from the group. The boy soon nodded lightly in response. causing everyone to decide to return to the wall

“Come back.”

The ringleader finished speaking and everyone slowly climbed back up the hole in succession. When the boy at the back reached the ground, he turned around to look at the opposite side of the hole. Where something used to stand

"do not have"

He thought to himself before he turned around and ran after his friend.

"Wait a minute!"

The boy shouted after him because his other friends were running quite a distance ahead of him.

“Sometimes for me.”

The little fellow shouted back before the others. Will giggle and run further and further away from the boy.

As for the boy, he didn't wait. Run with all your might, followed quickly. But then, in that moment, he saw something on the opposite side of the hole where there used to be something. Just a glimpse at the corner of the left eye When the wind blows the grass to the other side In the area where that thing used to be. The grass isn't blown up by the wind...

It's like when a person sits on tall grass until it breaks and isn't shaken by the wind...

“Wait!!”

The boy shouted loudly, but no one slowed down in the slightest. It will only accelerate faster than before. Causing him to run in front of everyone and erase one frame in his head. Make it seem like that never happened. The image of a grass hole almost as big as a giant footprint hole has never existed...

“Wash yourself up.”

The mother spoke briefly after seeing the condition of the boy who had just returned home. He gave a small smile, but Mom didn't mind. before taking the boy to wash himself next to the house until it was as clean as new

"oh? What happened to you?”

The boy's father spoke up. When he noticed his son's wound while walking past the fence next to the house to enter the house

The boy stood silently for his mother to fetch water to wash himself for a moment before smiling and answering.

“Play next to the river, haha.”

No one thinks of doubting it. Dad teased a bit before backing away from the fence and walking into the doorway of the house.

“Finally brought home the honor, haha!”

"I've become really naughty even though I wasn't before, haha."

Dad walked into the house. No one doubts He only thought that it was normal mischief that was no different from when he was a child.

The boy felt a dull, dark feeling in his chest that he couldn't tell. It was as if a small hot stone had been placed. He had no idea what was happening to himself. It just seemed like someone knew what was going on.

A young girl was sitting quietly behind the door where the boy was washing himself.

She was taking a break from playing recently. and knew what had happened to his younger brother

"lie"

She muttered as she ruffled her hair, looking bored. Ready to dry off from playing in the water for most of the day. And yes... she didn't see her brother at all.

Not long after he finished washing himself, the boy's mother made some medicinal herbs that had been kept and applied them to his wounds as a preliminary treatment. The boy felt a slight sting but didn't show any major symptoms. His mother saw this and was surprised because he was normally a bit restless. But this time he was strong and didn't cry.

“Probably grown up a bit.”

Mother thought so as she gently wrapped a clean cloth around the boy's head.

no different from boys He felt that something had changed inside as well. Growing up?

If true, why?

Because I found something new? Because the truth was found? Because I thought of it myself? Because you have gone through the story? Because you have seen the wide world? Or because...

lie ?

A few hours later it was time for dinner. The family gathered together to eat delicious food. Only the boy seemed suspiciously more reserved than ever.

There were various inquiries from the family. But just because he answered that his wound hurt, no one thought to ask further.

Only my older sister still has doubts in her heart. But he didn't say anything, just looked at him slightly.

“Well, today you went to play in the river. Why don't you come back with me?"

The boy's mother turned to speak to his older sister who was sitting in front of her eating. It's just a normal question for parents. But it caused the boy to freeze until the food almost stuck in his throat.

I didn't know that today I went out to play in the river. The boy looked at his older sister in a panic. She just responded normally. Everything will collapse. If it happens, what will he do?

"afraid"

He was afraid of what was about to happen. Even though it hasn't happened yet, I don't know what it will be like, but I'm "afraid".

This feeling surged and spread throughout my body. My body began to tremble and goosebumps arose.

Soon Father would stand up and pound the table and scold him for breaking his promise while complaining until the tears on his face dried. Mother would look sad and talk about her disappointment in him. My sister probably kept asking and spitting.

What should I do next? There's nothing left...

“Well, I don't see this. So I came back first.”

The older sister said before taking a piece of bread dipped in soup and putting it into her mouth. What should he do? Now that Mom and Dad were slowly turning towards the boy, he would soon open his mouth to ask...

Life is at a dead end. swallow loudly But he soon realized something from his inner instincts. That to survive a lie is to... lie.

“Uh—”

"It seems like you should go play on the other side. I didn't see it. Today I just played nearby."

The older sister abruptly cut off the conversation, as if understanding, perhaps for the sake of the boy's wound. Or because of the girl's words? Or are they just too lazy to ask and make their parents stop wondering?

“Oh.”

Mother responded before bending down to continue eating.

In that situation, the boy could only sit silently, smiling as anyone looked at him. Moreover, what is this? Is that a lie? Lies that don't need to be told His lies from other people's mouths This is my sister's misunderstanding. Or is it just kindness received? In order to find the answer, he narrowed his eyes.

But he seemed to find another answer when he saw the small, unusual smile on his older sister's face. Makes you think that Or it might be...

“Teaching?”

“Sleep first, I'm very tired.”

As soon as he finished eating, the boy bounced off the chair that was slightly taller than him and walked straight into the bedroom.

Strangely, no one greeted her or extended her length differently than usual. Maybe it was because of the tiredness in his voice that he purposely spoke. Or because of the wound on his forehead, there was only a "Alright" and "Goodnight" response from his parents. Even the teasingly complaining older sister didn't utter a word.

“Or...maybe...”

On the way to the bedroom The boy thought about the possibilities of what he found outside and the truth at the dinner table.

The conclusion came out that If thoughts are not voiced, Similarly, one cannot possess the truth of others.

Of course, he also has a scary truth, a truth that he doesn't want others to own. A truth that is continually expanding to the point where no other truth can be contained.

What if it expands further? What if others notice this expanding reality? Will he be broken by the truth that others have thrown at him? Will he become so burdened that he cannot move on from the truth that others have forced upon him?

Those thoughts carry some truth. His body continued to enlarge without him realizing it.

Right now it was just a small hot stone in the middle of his chest, but soon it might become so big that it would block the road ahead...

“Sweet dreams, child.”

Father's little words floated across the room. Today there are no bedtime stories. Maybe because there was nothing to tell, tiredness, or sympathy, no one knows. But that made the boy think. After the new sun shines The truth must have floated away.

And the chaotic day ended well...but this night is not eternal. Important truths will not disappear...

The morning of a new day, everything is the same as before. Dad does physical exercises. Mother cooks and prepares food Soon everyone came to eat before going their separate ways to go about their own business.

Father goes to work, mother stays at home. Siblings go to study Meet friends and play casually. Except for the boy who is still fascinated with the outside, so he often sneaks out to play with his friends near the giant hole, even though it's forbidden.

The boy came home rough from playing outside almost every day. Even though my sister seems to know But the fact that she didn't speak made him relieved.

Every day there are still scary stories about the ban on going out. Days and nights like this pass by even though the outside looks normal. But something inside the boy had expanded to such an extent that he was almost in agony. It went on like this...until one night.

“T...”

“Wake up..b…”

“Wake up quickly…”

“Wake up quickly…”

“Wake up quickly!!”

Cabinet!!!

The sound of an explosion resounded throughout the sky. Every reverie is broken. The boy suddenly woke up with a shock and bewilderment that he had never experienced before.

“H-ha? Wha-what!?”

He asked stammeringly, but even though he didn't answer, he knew that something big had happened from the expression on his sister's face and the sound of the loud explosion.

“The enemy invaded?”

The boy asked to be sure. But the elder sister shook her head quickly before answering with an uncertain expression.

“It's not...it's...ah...”

“It..what...it...”

She didn't seem to be in a good state of being ready to answer. His facial expressions and words looked shocked and confused to the point of not being able to compose the situation.

The boy saw this and immediately got up from his bed and went to open the window.

"no! do not!"

The older sister ran to cover herself before his hand could reach the window, shaking her head quickly.

But that only made the boy even more suspicious, and maybe because of the influence from yesterday's events, he dared to do something different from normal.

"Why?"

boy asking questions It's different from the normal way of accepting and letting go. It may be due to the influence of doubt. Or because of the hot stone in his chest that made him different.

“Don't...it's...scary outside...”

“It's scary...”

The older sister stood silent for a moment before answering the boy with a trembling expression.

But that made him even more curious. She also secretly wondered why she had woken him up if she didn't want him to know what had happened.

“How scary...how?”

The boy dared to ask, even though he swallowed. This was something he had never done before. No wonder he felt nervous.

This was only the first step and it would not be the last, even though her sister's expression began to change after hearing his question.

The young girl stood silently. Didn't answer anything. He just stared at the boy standing in front of him with a calm expression. make him feel surprised

But instead of turning away, he chose to stare back. That made him remember something, that look, that expression. It had only recently happened to him. Last night at dinner Those eyes stared at him as if teaching him something.

Wordless teachings made him lose his mind. Fear for no reason spread throughout his entire body. What is everything? It is impossible to know.

Both were unresponsive. The entire room was quiet. There was only a boy and a girl standing staring at each other endlessly. Before long, the girl spoke up.

“It's scary…”

She spoke again The same words that had been spoken recently. But the meaning the boy received was completely different. Just time and thoughts change.

He didn't know what was happening, why he was afraid, what he was afraid of. Or even if the story that he is afraid of is true or not, he is still not sure.

The room became quiet again. The boy had no idea what was happening. But what I know is He has one too. Things you don't want other people to see Things that other people are afraid of seeing What anyone has seen may be distorted.

"afraid..."

“Are we...afraid...?”

The boy muttered to himself. He realized something. Something that he was no different from the older sister in front of him who was afraid of something.

And some things are probably not out there. But it's something inside that must be looked at outside.

The boy took a short step forward, the sister backed up briefly, stuck to the window, gave in and backed away or moved forward and opened it. What was that outside? What was it like? He began to fear. Sometimes the truth requires courage. I will stay inside and believe what is in front of me. Or will you go crazy and walk straight? Whose rights is this life?

Try looking out the large window. out there

Looking out, the window that the person in front of me had closed. Looking outside Looking towards the truth It's been there all along. It never changes, distorts, or distorts, no matter what anyone does.

paste…

The boy slowly took a short step forward, the older sister slowly backed up. Many times we are afraid to find out in order to survive and survive. But many times we are afraid to continue living in ignorance. And not in order to stay But in order to move forward

Paste, paste, paste...

The boy slowly walked forward barefoot. As for the older sister, it's at the end of the road. His back hit the wall and he stood still.

“It's scary.”

The older sister spoke up again. But this time the boy didn't stop walking. Despite his older sister's intense stares, the boy didn't stop.

Now he had turned into a hot stone in his chest. Ready to float out there to where it came from

The boy stopped and stood in front of his sister with a look of determination unlike before. He looked straight out there. He didn't even care about his older sister standing in front of him.

He is too brave. But because I'm afraid my head will shrink. Afraid to know what's out there. And I'm afraid of not knowing what's out there.

The elder sister was stunned before slowly backing away.

...Ugh...

The boy stood alone at the window, swallowing. The outside is within reach. Just reach out and slowly open it... then he'll know what's out there...

The boy took a deep breath, filling his lungs before letting it out and opening the window in front of him.

...Add~

"Finally... you're awake."

My sister's words floated into the air. When the boy opened that window

He could only see what was in front of him. bright light Whiteness spread all over the area, his face was hot, and finally...he woke up.

The breeze is calm. little bird singing The morning sunlight streamed through the window onto the boy's face. Nothing happened. He didn't get up. My sister isn't in the room. And the window wasn't closed.

“Dream?”

The boy thought about what had happened. It's all just a dream It's just inside the mind. But it's like another world. A sense of realism like never before

Anyway, it's up to you. This story It seemed to make him realize something. It gave him courage. Provides a changed perspective It seemed like one night when nothing happened. There will be many things that will change one person's life.

Sigh...

boy sigh It seemed that thinking like he was looking at stars in the sun wouldn't help him any further. But he seemed to be able to bring something out of that void.

Even though inside my head I can't think of anything But inside he knew what to do.

“Dad.”

Not long after waking up, the boy walked out of the room towards his father who was doing exercises near the fence of the house. His father was so surprised that he had to stop exercising and eagerly watch his baby's growth.

“What is it?”

The father spoke with a calm face but a soft smile in his voice. The boy stood silent for a moment before he took a deep breath and exhaled with his whole heart.

Holding his right hand in the middle of his chest, looking a little nervous...even though he was shaking a bit, the boy finally spoke.

“Kha..”

The boy seemed to be not feeling well. The hot stone had now grown so large that he could barely bear it. Swallowing until your mouth is dry, your eyes looking down, speaking stutteringly before falling silent, hesitating, doing it...will it be good or not?

When did you open it? There will only be one outside. And he won't be able to shut it off forever.

Father watched intently. But when I saw the boy Silently, he lowered himself to his level and smiled. Give without saying anything

When the boy glanced at that, he felt indescribably safe and relieved.

“Without malicious intent and ready to accept anything.”

That was what the boy saw in his father's face. Makes the nervousness decrease until the original consciousness and intention return.

He stopped holding his hand over his chest as if he was hiding something and raised his head to look intently ahead. Even though his body still hadn't recovered from the trembling, he swallowed heavily again. But the boy seemed ready.

"outside"

“How are you?”

The boy had already spoken. Ordinary words, ordinary questions, the same words that he had been asking since childhood, he asked them again. There was no way Dad wouldn't know. This time is different. The boy has changed, but the answer...

“Dangerous, don't go out, it's best to stay inside.”

“Outside there are wild animals. Giant and condition—”

“I don't see anything like that!!”

The boy shouted, causing his father to startle in surprise. He's not the same person anymore. But... right now, he couldn't see anything. All I knew was my breathing and vague images, and the ringing in my ears was deafening. The giant hot rock grew too large to bear. It destroys even the owner's senses. It's so hot I can't do anything... But that made him able to forget everything and be surprisingly honest.

“Yesterday I went out with my friends and didn't see anything like that!!”

The boy's eyes closed as soon as he finished speaking. He couldn't stand the light outside any longer. He also tried to swallow saliva even though his mouth was so dry that it cracked.

The atmosphere was quiet as if no one was there. There was only the breeze and the morning light that shone down every moment.

paste…

His father's hand rested gently on the boy's shoulder. before he said something

“Oh? You already know?”

It's a very ordinary word... It's no different from the wind and sun that blow and pass every day.

But to the boy, it was like a sharp needle stabbed into his chest, causing a giant hot stone to burst forth before soaring into the sky and disappearing into the bright dawn light.

“Inside there was only wind. In fact, it's not big or heavy at all.”

These words reverberated throughout even though no one spoke. It's so light If no one holds it Soon it will float away and disappear. It's too small to look at. If there is no one waiting to fill the air Soon he shrunk until he was out of sight of anyone.

....Huh..ha...

He seemed to have been released. The chains in my heart had disappeared.

The whole story comes out in the form of sweat from the eyes. Even if the fatigue never ends But in the end it had to go.

“Father is a liar!!”

Ha! Huh!! Wow!!

The boy's cries were so loud that people in the house had to come out to see. As for the father, he acted clumsy and couldn't do anything. But in the end, he bent down and hugged his child with a strange, frightened expression.

"Er, take..."

“Ah...”

While the father was comforting his little child Mother and older sister were standing there staring intently until they became flustered.

“Eh..uh..”

If you do something wrong, you may not have food to eat today. But if you don't do anything today, you may not have a place to sleep. Dad was so flustered that he spoke without thinking.

“You lied too—!?”

Hoy!

Mother shouts back, daughter shakes in disappointment Not just food or shelter But it looks like he may have lost his family altogether.

Ah...

Ugh…

Father swallowed and calmed himself before continuing.

“Um…lying is another step on the ladder to adulthood.”

“Well... Adults are all liars, hahaha!”

“This time, you've become an adult at another level, right? Haha—!?”

The hot eyes of the mother and son staring at him made him feel like he might have to evacuate the city soon. Survival instincts peaked. Thoughts raced wildly. before thinking about it and continuing

“Lying can be a part of being an adult.”

"But don't forget that..."

“Out there there is a truth full of lies, so…”

“Don't be afraid of lies. And have the courage to look at the truth out there.”

The father slowly spoke out and rubbed the back of his sobbing child.

The soft words disappeared as soon as they left his mouth. Instead, it was engraved and engraved in the mind of the boy who was moving towards something he didn't know.

The beads of sweat have disappeared. Now the hot stone that had been his prison was gone. And the truth is It didn't even exist from the beginning. It's just an imaginary image. He soon realized that before letting it go.

“Er, yes! The work is in!”

The situation soon calmed down and the father realized it was time and quickly left the house to go to work without speaking to the other two who were trapped in the doorway of the house.

While the boy was walking into the house through the garden gate. A young girl's voice rang out.

“Lying is part of being an adult. It is true…”

My sister seemed to hear the whole story. He also repeated phrases that he rarely heard in everyday life, which made him feel so embarrassed that he froze. But then I continued.

“But let's not forget that telling more lies does not make us more mature.”

“It will make you a disgusting person.”

The older sister said without even looking at the boy. She crossed her arms over her chest and turned to him. It seemed strange, like she had something on her mind that she wanted to say but couldn't fully say it.

"dress..."

The boy replied with a face that said he didn't accept it. Before the older sister walked to the other side and gave her final words.

“Even though it's small, it's heavy if you keep it a lot.”

“I could almost fall down…”

The atmosphere is quiet. Only pressure remains. It was a sharp needle stuck in the middle of the boy's chest.

“See you outside.”

The older sister said that before walking away.

Many words, questions, and answers flooded the boy in a short period of time. He gulped again.

It seemed like she knew the truth from the beginning. Just didn't say it out loud. Even though he couldn't see it, the boy could tell what that older sister was doing.

"teach"

That face would remain in the boy's heart for a long time. and if possible He probably didn't want to see that face again…