Falling for the Omega Idol Chapter 5: BACK TO 10 YEARS AGO

HANEUL woke up with a start and abruptly sat up. He could hear the sound of his heart beating like a drum. Cold sweat was constantly pouring down his forehead.

What the hell was that?

He just dread that he died and t Yeomra. Then he asked the other if he could go back to the past. The other agreed, only that he would be in a parallel world instead.

Just how active was his imagination that he would dream of sothing like that? No, it's not because of imagination. He's probably just looking for a way to escape his miserable life.

A bitter laugh was about to escape his lips when he finally noticed sothing was amiss. He was sitting on a comfortable, soft bed, not the hard one he'd been used to. He quickly looked around was stunned.

There were no stains on the walls, or a musty sll in the air. Instead, the walls were painted in a cool blue tone and the air slled fresh and clean. The bed was not the only furniture in the room. There was a study table with a personal computer. There was also a small bookshelf full of exercise books, and even an acoustic guitar on the side.

This was not his 10 square ter apartnt room. This was the room he used up until he was 18 years old!

Haneul's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Was he still dreaming? He pinched his arm hard and pain imdiately shot through from there to his brain. This pain that his brain quickly registered could only an one thing.

He's not dreaming!

Then that ant that he really died and t Yeomra. Was he now in the parallel world the other talked about?

His eyes scanned the room, and it zeroed in on the smartphone that was on the bedside table. He imdiately reached for that and picked it up. His hand trembled a bit when he saw that it was the sa model he received on his 18th birthday. He rembered that this smartphone completely broke down when he was 23.

Haneul swiped the screen. Thankfully, he had always used fingerprint lock instead of a pass code, so he was able to open it easily. When the screen lit up, the first thing he did was to look at the date.

April 13, 2024.

His pupils shook when he saw the date.

'No, this can't be--!'

This was the date that changed everything in his life. Yeomra said that this parallel world was just the sa version of the world he was in. It's just that this world was behind by 10 years. Which ant, if he didn't do sothing now, what happened in his world would happen here as well.

The ti he saw on his phone was 9:58 AM.

He scrambled to his feet, his smartphone falling on the bed. Then he rushed out of his room. He climbed down the stairs at the fastest speed, wishing to all the gods that it's not yet too late.

Please!

Please!

Please!

At the foot of the stairs, he saw three figures near the doorway. As if they were about to go out. Haneul almost lost all his strength when he saw them standing there and very much alive.

His father, Kang Hyunwoo, glanced back at him with a worried look on his face. Even in his early 40s, he still looked like soone who was 10 years younger, with a handso face and a gentle deanor.

"Did we wake you, Haneul-ah? I'm sorry. We tried to leave as quietly as possible."

His mother, Park Eunji, slapped his father's shoulder. Unlike his father's gentle deanor, his mother had a fiery temperant. But just like his father, she also looked younger than her age.

"Honey, what are you saying sorry for? It's that kid's fault for staying up all night. He's probably playing so ga on his computer. I heard it's very popular with kids nowadays," his mother said before turning to him. "I've already made breakfast, make sure to eat it, okay?"

Kang Haeun, his younger sister, only smirked at him, obviously gloating. Haneul's last mory of her was of her looking so thin and pallid. But now, she was so full of life, healthy and young.

They were all alive.

Alive!

He ran forward, not even noticing the tears that stread down his face. When he was just a few steps away from them, he tripped and fell. He didn't even feel the pain. All he could think of at that mont was to stop them from leaving.

"Haneul-ah!" his mother called and squatted down to help him stand up. "Are you alright? You kid, why are you suddenly running like that?"

Instead of standing up, Haneul hugged his mother and said in a choking sob, "M-Mom, don't go. Please, don't leave. P-please... please stay here. Please! Just don't l-leave."

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Pronunciation of so nas:

Hyunwoo - Hyun-wu

Eunji - Yun-ji

Additional info:

In Korean, suffixes like "-ah" and "-yah" are often added to nas to indicate familiarity or affection.

-ah: Used when the na ends in a consonant. For example, "Jimin" becos "Jimin-ah".

-yah: Used when the na ends in a vowel. For example, "Minho" becos "Minho-yah".

These suffixes are typically used among close friends, family mbers, or when addressing soone younger. They add a tone of endearnt or intimacy to the conversation. ^^