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JUNG YUNHO POV

I could see their sadness. My parents. They lost her again. And this time, she's gone for real.

I was wondering why our family fate was so tragic like this. To be honest, I'm slightly jealous with Serine noona since I was in my childhood.

Eomma was never care about me but the lost Serine. It's breaking my heart seeing her being insane losing her daughter. But I won't lie to myself when I saw another kid having fun with their mother. Having Appa beside me made me feel relieved somehow. He took both role of parents when Eomma admitted to alyssum for a couple of years. He said to me that she need to get better so we can be family again.

I was ten years old when Appa gave a purple diamond necklace to me. He made it customized for me and my sister. He said the necklace was the only way recognized her and me if something happen to us or them. That's how I decided not make any trouble for them. That might sound silly decision made by ten years old me but everytime I'm promising something, I'll make them true.

I lived my life diligently. Never thought of breaking their heart ever but mine will break anytime soon that time until I met HongJoong hyung and entered KQ entertainment; being a trainee. Even Appa never said anything about me being an idol, I know he's fine with it.

Five years ago, he said that Eomma was getting better and she can go home. That was the happiest moment in my life. That I have a real complete family.

Eomma looked fine as she lived with me and Appa, never mentioned about my lost sister anymore. But everything's gone downhill when Appa called me saying that she's throwing a tantrum again exclaimed that she found my lost sister. I was mad knowing that she once again being a burdened to Appa.

"Why must you did that to your sister?", her attending doctor asked as her husband and myself looked at their conversation through the invisible glass. "It was her who took my daughter, YuNa", she knew her attending doctor look. He sighed. "I knew you won't believe me but I saw them myself, she walked out of the building right after meeting with her. I saw the necklace she wore that day", she keep talking.

"I thought we had been talked about this", he sighed. "Your daughter, Jung YuNa had died the day she had been kidnapped. The police even found the trace of your daughter's wears", she tried to denied it but she's gone worse instead.

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It's been a year but there is no improvement. I'm always came visited her. I knew that she's trying to be strong for me but she just can't. Knowing that her daughter is still alive out there with no one believe her made her shut her world down from everyone. And that's including me and Appa.

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Curiosity killed a cat. That day I knew the truth. That My sister is still alive. That my very own aunt kidnapped her. I still remember how pale her face when I asked her to spilled the truth.

She sold my sister to her ex-fiance so her debt with him could settle. She even begged me not to tell everyone the truth so that everyone won't hate her. I'm not that cruel wanting to ruined someone else life just because of a revenge.

All I know that time was only her name. Serine Jun. Her whereabout?. I don't even know a single thing of it.

"Eomma", I took a sit right next to her who is still stay quiet. "I saw the girl. And I believe you, eomma", her heads up seeing me for the first time.

"You do?", she asked and I just smiled.

"I saw the footage of that day. If she's really my sister, I'll find her no matter what but you must promised me this one", I said. "Please get better. You don't want YuNa noona to see you in this state, right?", with that hope, she promised me and herself to get better.

Because of our promise, she got better and lived her life with us again. Like a normal family. With her own thought her daughter is still alive and I'm promise to find her.

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Living a life like a refugee really tiring me out. We had to  sneak out from room avoiding every dead walker just to looked for a food, until one day,  manager hyung got bitten and HongJoong hyung along with JongHo decided to looked for help.

A week since the two member disappearance, I was  scared  and worried. But  then, JongHo came back with three stranger which one of them looked familiar to me.

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The ride was filled with silence and I couldn't help but keep looking at the girl who's crying after losing his family, I guess. "Ian. Serine. Max?", someone inside the building asked her as I looked surprised.

"Her name was Serine?", I asked myself while looking at her. "Where is Max?", he then knew the looks in her eyes as she handed the necklace to him. He couldn't hold his tears and crying hugging Serine. "At least you're safe", he said and other felt sad over Max's death."Guys", HongJoong ran towards us and we hugged each other. "You're safe", he then looked at us "Where manager-nim?", he asked as we just looked down. "MinGi-ah", he asked MinGi. "He's got bitten and gone to the bathroom not knowing what happened. Until a man named Max opened it", he explained what happened to his hyung."Here", a girl gave us a new outfit to changed. "You might wanna take a shower after what happened. These two boy know the way", she pointed at HongJoong and JongHo."Boys", the same girl earlier came to them. "Let's have dinner together", she walked as we followed her."Welcome boy", we were surprised to see a Korean man at there. "I know that look", he smiled. "Come and eat first then I tell you a stories", he said as all of us just nodded."Looking for Serine?", he asked San whose eyes wondering around. "She didn't have any appetite after her brother died", he said to him as we could said nothing and continue to eat."You guys good looking. You must be artist or something", one of them in there asked us"Yes. We're an idol from Korea. We have a concert and fan meeting here", HongJoong explained."When you asked Serine to saved your member, I really thought that you're here for some vacation something like that", she smiled. "You might've need to pay her for saving you guys since you're an idol. You must be rich enough", another man joking."But there isn't any window and just now I felt like the elevator is going down. Where are we actually?", WooYoung asked."Underwater", one word made us shocked.

I didn't know whether I should approach her or not."She's one of brave girl I'd ever seen", the man said. "I think she need some time alone", we walked to the room which they provide to us. "I'm promise you a stories aren't I?", he looked at us. "By the way, I'm Jung YuChan", he introduced himself to us."We're ATEEZ. I'm Kim HongJoong. This is Park SeongHwa, Jung WooYoung, Jung YunHo, Choi San, Song MinGi, Kang YeoSang and maknae Choi JongHo", HongJoong introduced us to him.And just then he told us everything about the place and Serine. "How about Serine?. She's completely not Asian?", I asked him.

"People here rather believe in her than the government. Half of them in here were her friends and acquaintance. And half of them were a soldier who volunteered to saved more people to safe land", he explained to us. "Serine?. She's not a soldier or someone who just being saved but she's the reason we're still alive. She was raised by a wolves and she live her teen life playing with weapons. I was 15 when I used to watched her learning to fight at age of 5 while other kid would play at the playground", I was surprised to know her past."Her father was a prisoner who killed people and every people scared of him even he's not killing anymore. He taught her how to fight as her father has a lot of enemies. Her mother?. She would fond of her other siblings because they acted normal", he explained to us."Her father always scolded her for being nice to a stranger but she wasn't like her father at all. And that's explained why we're still alive today. You guys should be thanking her for saving your ass", he said as he walked out of the room.

"YuChan hyung?", I chased after him as soon as he walked out of the room. "What I can help you with?", he asked me."I just curious about Serine", I said giving an excuse. My herat telling me that she's my lost sister. Seeing YuChan chuckled I just fake my smile hiding my nervousness. "What was her full name by the way?", I asked him.

"Serine Jun", I was so surprised knowing that the person I've been looking for was someone who saved my life.