Awake

After 1 month.

"Jared! Wake up! Wake Up!" – My mom said.

"Mom! What happened to Fred and Ezra?! Why you are the one waking me up?" – I said.

I was confused because it is the first time they didn't wake me up. I was so worried because I thought something bad happened to them. My mom said that they didn't come this morning. Two days have passed but I didn't receive any news about them. One day, the doorbell rang so I rushed downstairs thinking it was them. I was rushing down the stairs when suddenly I fell down.

After that, I just woke up. I remember that I was sleeping. It's just a dream but it looks like real.

"Fred? And Ezra? Who are they?" I wonder.

Some people says, if you have a dream and you didn't know who are the people in your dream, it might be a ghost. This time, I just ignore my dream. I was thinking who is the two people in my dream when all of a sudden my Chief kick my chair that made me totally awake.

"Hey! What are you doing inside the office? Sleeping? Do you want to die!" – Chief.

"I was tired Sir. I hope you understand." – I said.

The Chief is about to hit me, luckily my partner came and stop him.

"Sir! Sir Sorry sir, don't mind him Sir. As his senior, I'll take responsibility for what he have done." – Senior.

While the two of them are talking, my mom called me and said that I need to go home.

"What did you just say? You will handle it? Okay. Thank You." – Me to my Senior.

"Hey! Where are you going?!" – Senior

*pulled the Senior* -Chief

I excused myself and escape quickly from that office happily. My mother told me that Dominick –a writer –came back home. Dominick is my only close friend since the day of my accident. I was driving to meet Dominick when I saw a seashore. I stop by and get some fresh air while waiting for him.

"What a nice air. A nice day." – I closed my eyes as I feel the air.

I'm feeling the air and humming with the birds when suddenly a weird boy came to me and asked me something. I don't have any clue who is he but he know me.

"Hmmm, Is there a chance that your name is Jared?" –asked by the boy.

"Yes, I am Jared Kim. How did you know by the way?" —I replied

"Nothing, Its just… Your voice fits to Jared's name." the boy said.

What a nonsense but he's funny though. He made me laugh. I feel somewhat comfortable with him. After the long silence, he told me something.

"A thousand years ago, I have two friends. We used to go to the sea every morning to watch the sunrise together. I think I am the happiest person on earth every time I'm with them." – the weird guy said.

The story of him looks familiar. But, a thousand years ago? Did he reincarnate or what? I remember my dream, so it is the same as my dream that's why it looks familiar.

"Is there by any chance, you are Fred? Or Ezra?" – I asked him curiously.

"No. I'm Peter Lee." – he said.

I was excited to hear his answer but he said no. After I heard what he said, I was disappointed. I expected something. I am a kind of person who easily gain interest even on simple things. I feel excited to know if that friends of mine in my dream were real. I expect he is Ezra or Fred. I am confused. Is it just a coincidence? Or a fate? I remain silent while he continues to tell his story and then Dominick arrives.

"Oh, Jared you're already here? You are fast huh. Hey brother! *said to the weird guy named Peter Lee* Why didn't you told him to come in?" –Dominick

"Is he your visitor? I didn't know. I forgot to asked him why he is here because I was busy sharing my story." – Peter

"It's okay bro. I enjoyed your story." –I said.

After the long talk, we entered to Dominick's house and began talking. Its been 4 years since we last met. Dominick said that the house owner was really Peter. He decided to build a house near the sea because he always want to remember what happened to his past. He don't want to forget his so called best friends. Every people he saw near by the sea, he is always telling them his story. People made fun of him because he is always saying that it was thousand years ago. There are some people thinks that he's gone crazy.

It was already 6:00 pm in the evening when I came home. My mother was cooking my favorite dish. It was only I and my mother who lived in this house.

"Jared, I am the one who take care of you until you grow up. I sacrifice my blood, sweat and tears for you." My mom said.

Here we go again. She is like this every time we eat. I already know that and I appreciate that but I'm tired of hearing it. I just sat silently and let her say what she wants. We were eating when my partner called me.

"Jared! There's a murder case here! It's a special case. We need you here."—Senior

I went to the crime scene quickly with the food on my mouth. Well, I can't leave my favorite dish alone. When my partner saw me eating, he pulled my ear and tried to stop me from eating. It was really my favorite dish but my Chief came and threw my food away. I am known as the troublesome among all of the detectives but I'm the best detective. If there is a special case, I am the one whom they call first. A minute passed, I looked into it. They say, he is not the first victim but the fourth. I saw a cut on his chest to stomach and looks like something is missing inside him. We brought the victim at the hospital. The autopsy said that his kidney is missing. The doctor said, it is the same as the third victim. The killer is cutting their chest to stomach to get their kidneys. It was years ago, since this cased opened but we, the detectives still didn't get any idea who the killer is.