Chapter 4

“ Grandmaaaa! Grandmaaa!” the little angel called out once more before breaking into small sobs.

He has been walking around the woods following the shadow that he saw running deeper into the forest.

The night is dark and the silence is almost deafening. The crickety sounds even making the feeling more eerie for the little one who lost his way in the middle of nowhere.

His cute little hands trembling from fear every time he hears a movement from the bushes and when aggressive howling of unknown creatures starts filling the air from time to time.

“ G-grand-m-maa! I am scared...” he called out again, hoping for his grandmother to appear from the darkness that envelops him being the knight with shining armor.

His feet are already covered in dirt and cuts, but he didn’t mind. After walking for almost an hour now. His baby tummy stars growling in hunger and his mouth feels fry from the lack of water.

Taeyong walks some more until he saw an empty cave. He made baby steps forward with his little flashlight that starts to flicker.

“ No please lighty. Don’t d-die now.” He caressed the flashlight that seems to have run out of battery. The light flickered some more even before baby Taeyong was able to enter the cave.

And that seems to get the best out of him. Little tiger began crying loud as an amplifier. He did not care if his cries and whimpering was the only thing heard in the woods.

“ Grandmaaa! Grandmaaa! Jinnnnn! Joon!!!!! Tae is scared… so dark…please help Taeee!”

The pitiful child slumps on the ground as he cried his heart out. His small body trembles in utter fear. Of not being able to go back home to his family.

His little mind starts to think of bad things that can happen. What if a ghost comes out and eats him?

As if on cue, the bushes starts moving, indicating that something is coming out slowly.

“ W-Who is there?” lil Tae whispered in between his sobs.

Large feet came out, revealing an angry looking wolf with its teeth protruded seemingly ready to attack.

“ W-wolfie?” the little boy’s face lit up as he stared at the wolf’s red blazing eyes.

The wild animal growled as it slowly advanced near the boy whose innocent eyes were shining in delight thinking that he finally met the wolf in his grandma’s stories…or is it?

The wolf started salivating staring at its decent meal after a long time. It cautiously walked towards the small boy who now understands the situation he is in.

It is not the alpha wolf in the stories. This one is just a hungry wolf waiting to devour him to bits.

“ Get away! Shoo!” Tae stood up backing away at the angry, hungry creature. He was able to move away a bit before he fell down back on the ground when his left feet slipped on a stone behind.

This gave the wolf a chance to leap and hover above the boy who squeaked in utter horror.

“ AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!”

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Back home, when the morning comes, Luella checked on children for breakfast.

Her smile instantly faded seeing that the little one who’s supposed to be sleeping in between the two older boys is nowhere to be seen.

She checked the whole place and even outside but it is clear as day that Taeyong is missing.

With two cold feet and a fast beating heart, Luella went back inside the house to alarm the boys.

“ Jaejoon! Jaejin! Wake up!” her movements are brash tapping the boy’s thighs with urgency.

Jaejoon’s eyes instantly opened up while Jin was still murmuring in his sleep. “ Mmh…sleepy…still early” Jin muttered as he closes his eyes again.

“ Honey where is Tae?” Luella asked in panic. “ Tae? Isn’t he sleeping her---?” Joon’s eyes widened in fear. Staring at the empty space beside him.

“ Grandma he was here when we went to sleep!” Joon said almost in the brink of tears slightly whimpering.

This made Jin finally stir and wake up. He sat on the bed with his hands wiping his brother’s eyes.

“ What’s the problem grandma? Why are we waking up early today? Why is he crying?” He asked innocently completely unaware of the situation.

“ Jin, sweet heart, Tae is not here. Do you happen to know where he went?” Luella looked at the oldest, hoping that Taeyong said something to him before going out somewhere.

“ Tae? No grandma. Why? Where is he?” Jin looked at his brother. He is clearly not yet getting what’s happening at the moment.

Luella seems to have lost all her strength; her knees buckled making her fall on the bed clutching her heart in utter fear.

“ Grandma!” Jaejoon held his grandma’s wrinkled hands for support.

“ Don’t worry grandma. We are going to find him. Please don’t be scared.”

Luella bursts into tears. This got Jin rush to her side.

“ My poor Tae…my poor lil one…” She sobs hard, body shaking in the fear of unknown.

Jin also started crying seeing his grandma cry this hard for the first time.

““ Don’t worry grandma. We will find him. He will he alright.”

Or will he be?