An Ode: Shadow - A Seventeen Anthology | Page 50

He cannot sit for days, thanks to Jihoon’s deadly kick) There’s a bunch of chocolates in Jihoon’s arms when he’s back from another house. “They have Kinderjoy,” he whispers in awe, staring at the egg-shaped treat. “Touch that, you’ll lose a finger.” Wonwoo bursts into a laughter as Soonyoung scrunches his nose in disgust, “Chill, Jihoonie. It’s not like we crave for it as much as you do.” Right when Jihoon opens his mouth, there’s a sound of howl and he freezes. Soonyoung twirls the ankh pendant on his neck, his expression suddenly looks anxious. Wonwoo scans their surroundings and frowns when he doesn’t find anything wrong. He stares at Jihoon, yet he doesn’t find any hint of lie. He’s just as surprised as they both are. The sound of wolf howling means there’s death. “It might be just kids fooling around,” Jihoon says after a few beats of silence between them. “It’s Halloween, Won. Some of them must’ve done Werewolf’s impersonation.” “They did it so well,” Soonyoung mumbles, unconsciously drawing himself closer to Wonwoo. “I hope so, I don’t want someone to ruin the fun,” Wonwoo huffs in annoyance. He entwines his fingers into Soonyoung’s as they continue to walk. “Let’s forget it.” Jihoon hums in agreement, shifting back his focus to the sweets in his arms. Wonwoo can sense Soonyoung is wary, with the way he keeps playing with the ankh. He’s the one who can sense death the best between them, after all. Wonwoo lets Soonyoung pulls him to the next house, Jihoon tagging along although he has his pumpkin plastic basket filled with sweets to the brim (Where did he get that?). It’s a nice, two storey suburban house with probably a small family live inside. They step into the porch and knock at the door. Jihoon turns at Wonwoo with a glare, “Play along, Wonwoo-ya.” A lady opens the door with a smile and they all greet her back in unison, “Trick or treat!” It evokes a smile on her face. Probably a young mother, since they catch her ushering the children to help their father in the backyard. “Ooh, pretty boys in great costumes! I like your taste,” she says at Soonyoung while handing him a lollipop. Soonyoung does a slight faux-bow and winks at her as a reply.