Episode 2: Home

*alarm rang*

*stopped*

[Rihei: Woaaaaaahh....]

[Rihei (heart): Morning, already? Well, time to take a bath.]

*bathing*

*done bathing*

[Rihei (heart): Okay, done. Then, put up some clothes.]

*wear clothes*

[Rihei (heart): Done! Breakfast time. Let's go.]

*going downstairs*

*at the kitchen*

[Rihei: Mom. What did you cook for breakfast?]

[Mrs. Shin: You're awake already? I already prepared some fried noodles for us to eat. Come, sit.]

[Rihei: That's a good meal to eat for breakfast. Thanks, mom.]

*sit*

*start eating*

[Rihei: Mom? After this, we're gonna take father from the police station, right? I can't wait to see him again.]

[Mrs. Shin: I already told you, right? Of course, we're gonna go there. This is the day. Me, too, I've been waiting for this day.]

[Rihei: In that case, we'll need to eat this quick. I don't want to waste more time.]

[Mrs. Shin: Hahaha. Calm down, Rihei. I know you've been missing your father so much. He's a great father, right?]

*Rihei's done eating*

[Rihei: Yeah, but, not that much. Okay, mom, I've done eating! Let's go.]

[Mrs. Shin: So quick! But, I'm still eating, here.]

[Rihei: Erkk. Okay, then.]

After a few minutes.....

*Ms. Shin's done eating*

[Mrs. Shin: Okay, time to wash the di....!]

*Rihei's pulling his mother's hand*

[Rihei: I can do it later for you, mom. For now, let's go pick up father.]

[Mrs. Shin: Woah! Okay, then. Let's go.]

*doors opened*

*doors locked*

*walking*

After 3 minutes.....

*at the bus stop*

[Rihei: Okay, there's a bus. What a luck!]

[Mrs. Shin: Yeah. Let's get in.]

*get on the bus*

*sit*

[Rihei (heart): Dad. We'll be there soon. Just wait.]

After an hour.....

*bus stopped*

*get off the bus*

*at the police station*

[Rihei: So, this is where....]

*someone's walking towards them*

[Rihei: Dad....? Dad! Dad....!]

[Mr. Shin: Rihei....]

*hugs*

[Rihei: Dad!]

[Mr. Shin: Rihei.... you've grown big!]

[Rihei: Yeah....]

[Mrs. Shin: How about.... his mother?]

[Mr. Shin: Eita....]

[Mrs. Shin: Jiyui....!]

[Rihei (heart): Looks like I'll need to let them hug each other.]

*Rihei unhugged his father*

*Mr. and Mrs. Shin hugging*

[Mr. Shin: Well, you've grown big, too. I guess....]

[Mrs. Shin: Quit joking. It's been so long. Jiyui....!]

[Mr. Shin: Hahaha. Yeah, it's been.... so long.]

[Rihei (heart): I'm happy for mom. She's been missing father, too.]

[Mr. Shin: Rihei. Are you okay?]

[Rihei: Yeah, I'm fine. Well, let's go. To our house.]

[Mr. Shin: Our.... house. Yeah, let's go. That's it, Eita. You can continue hugging me when we arrived at our house.]

[Mrs. Shin: Okay....]

[Rihei: Hahaha. It's been so long since I saw mom being like that.]

[Mrs. Shin: Hmph! Well, let's go, then.]

[Mr. Shin: Hahaha! You're so funny, Eita.]

*walks*

*at the bus stop*

[Rihei (heart): Finally, my family has been per.... No! It's always been perfect! Always!]

*get on the bus*

After an hour.....

*bus stopped*

*get off the bus*

[Mr. Shin: This.... place is....]

[Rihei: Yeah. Whenever we're here, you always said that our home is 3 minutes from here, right?]

[Mr. Shin: Yeah....]

[Mrs. Shin: Okay, let's go.]

*walks*

After 3 minutes.....

*doors unlocked*

*doors opened*

*doors closed*

[Mr. Shin: This.... is....]

[Rihei: Yeah. This is our house, dad.]

*Mr. Shin's crying*

[Rihei: Dad.... don't cry.]

[Mr. Shin: No.... it's just.... it's.... I've been waiting for this day to come. Where the three of us will be together once again. It's.... it's like a dream come true.]

[Mrs. Shin: Don't say like that. I might cry.... too....!]

*Mrs. Shin's also crying*

[Rihei (heart): I know it, dad. Actually, it's okay for you to cry. As long as it's a tears of joy. I'm happy for you.]

[Mrs. Shin: Well, I'll cook dinner for us to eat. How's that?]

[Rihei: Woah, mom. That's quick. You cried just now.]

[Mrs. Shin: There's no point of crying! I'll cook!]

[Mr. Shin: You're right. Well, I'll wait with Rihei. Make sure to cook a delicious food for us.]

[Mrs. Shin: Okay! Don't worry! Just sit there at the sofa and relax while watching tv. I'll cook there at the kitchen.]

[Rihei: Okay, mom. Yeah, also that dish from earlier morning....]

[Mrs. Shin: Okay! I'll wash it! I'm a wife and a mother after all.]

*Rihei and his father's walking towards the livingroom*

*sit on the sofa*

[Rihei: It's rare to see mom's behaving like that. Well, she's busy working outside.]

[Mr. Shin: Is that true, Rihei?]

[Rihei: Yeah, it is. Mom's working so hard all this time. She said that she'll do anything for our family's sake.]

[Mr. Shin: That's my wife. Hahaha. But, I've been a burden for all this time, right? I wasn't there when you both were having such a hard time. I just....]

*Rihei turned on the tv*

[Rihei: No, it's not true. You're not a burden at all, dad. I'll always admired you as a father. And as a....]

[News reporter: A 40 years old man has been found dead at a parking lot near Konza mall. There are no sign of....]

[Rihei: Killing or suiciding issue....]

[Rihei (heart): Again.... huh....?]

[Mr. Shin: Hey, Rihei. What's the matter?]

[Rihei: No, nothing. It's just.... the news is always like this.]

[Mr. Shin: Did you mean that this case is....]

[Rihei: Yeah. It happened and has been increasing days by days. It's weird. There's no sign of killing or suiciding issue. I just.... I can't accept it.]

[Mr. Shin: No.... sign....?!]

[Rihei: Why, dad? Why are you shocked?]

[Mr. Shin: No.... nothing.]

[Rihei: But....]

[Mrs. Shin: Okay, the meal's done. Let's eat!]

[Mr. Shin: Finally! Let's go, Rihei.]

[Rihei: Yeah....]

[Rihei (heart): I've got a bad feelings about this. Dad.... are you...?]

[Mrs. Shin: Hey, Rihei. Come on here, let's eat together.]

[Rihei: Yeah, right! I'm coming.]

[Rihei: I need to know about it. I don't know why but, dad.... I felt like dad must knew something.... or maybe, he knows all of it.]

Informations:

- Shin Jiyui has been arrested for 7 years because of something he do at the past. But, his family trust him. His son, Rihei also admired him so much that when he was a kid, he always obeyed whatever his father told him to do. Well, later on the story, I'll tell more about him. So, stay tuned!

...-End of Episode 2-...

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