inspire-indiana Chapter 888: A Home Is A Place Where...
Chapter 888: A Home Is A Place Where...
Chapter 888: A Home Is A Place Where...
June lifted his head and saw the anticipating looks of the other members.
- There's no way they're going to get my Pookie to open up.
- June is a listener!
- We already know his home situation, but he never really told us much about how he feels.
- Sometimes, I worry about June because he's a closed-off idol. I mean, he's blunt, but he's always
been neutral with himself. Contrary to having an energy similar to the main character, he surprisingly doesn't like to bring attention to himself.
- You couldn't have worded it better.
The comments were telling the truth.
June wasn't one to open up easily. It wasn't that he wanted to hide it from them, but he just never had the intention of revealing it.
It sounded confusing, but it made sense for June.
Their gazes lingered on him, waiting for him to speak. June pointed to himself, raising an eyebrow. "Me?" he asked.
"Who else?" Pablo echoed the question.
June shrugged, trying to deflect the attention. "Just watch Rising Stars. I already shared something there."
"That was your life story," Pablo countered, not letting him off the hook. "You've never told us how you felt about it."
"Yeah!" Mimi said. "I watched every episode, and that one made me bawl, but you rarely talk about your feelings."
Mei also paid great attention.
June sighed, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "You can watch my performances then. I tend to give my interpretations through that."
The others groaned, clearly not satisfied with his answer. They wanted more than just the surface-level June.
"Come on, man," Haruki pressed. "We're all sharing here. Just tell us something."
"Uno didn't say anything," June said.
June shook his head, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the clues they had found earlier. He laid them out in front of him, the firelight illuminating the words on each piece of paper. "Same. Not. From a stranger's perspective. The" June read them out loud, rearranging the papers as he did. The others leaned closer, wondering why June was messing with the clues at that moment.
"Not the same from a stranger's perspective," June said, his voice growing more certain. His eyes lit up as the pieces started to fit together in his mind.
"What about it?" Pablo asked.
"Home!" June exclaimed. "That's why Ramil PD emphasized it so much."
- Holy crap. A Eureka moment!
- I just felt my panties explode. I love a smart man.
- I still don't understand.
- Me too. I just joined in because it feels like June finally knows the answer.
The realization hit him like a ton of bricks.
"A home is not the same from a stranger's perspective. For others, it's just a house, something closed off, a building with walls and a roof. But for those who belong there, it's so much more. It's where your heart is and where your soul feels at peace. It's not about opening
a door."
June stood from his seat.
"Wait, I don't understand!" Jisung exclaimed, but he and the others followed June
nonetheless, their curiosity outweighing their confusion.
June walked over to the unsuspecting window situated next to the door.
He placed his hand on the cool metal handle.
Then, with a deep breath, he opened the window.
It slid open effortlessly, the sound of the latch clicking barely audible.
And there it was, the answer they had been searching for all along.
The house had been open the entire time.
"A home isn't a place you unlock," he said softly. "It's a place you find."