The day of the competition approached. All the rooms were packed with students practicing. The music department was filled with music and excitement. This was an important competition to show the world about their talents.

“Okay, let's practice for one last time and wrap up for today”, Kwan said.

“Can we finish now, please? I’m so tired” Rune pouted.

“Fine. But you better show up tomorrow early. If you come late I’ll punish you” Kwan said with a smirk.

The day after was the competition and all the participants were supposed to wear something that matched the concept of their songs.

“Hey, I’m here. How do I look?” Rune looked at himself in the mirror.

Rune was a tall and slim figure with black hair covering his forehead and eyebrows. He had dark eyes and bright skin. The wore a striped shirt half tucked in with light blue jeans and black sneakers.

"you look fine as always," Kwan said. He very much liked this look on Rune.

Kwan also had a slim and tall physique but a little short than Rune. He had dark brown hair that fell over his right eye and had light brown eyes that looked golden in front of the sun. He wore something a little formal, white t-shirt with some blue pants a blue coat.

"You look good too. Now let's go and have fun on stage", Rune said and both of them left the dressing room with a smile on their faces.

The event ended by noon and the winners were announced and unfortunately, their performance did not qualify.

"It was a fun event, right? I enjoyed it a lot" Rune said.

"yeah it was fine," Kwan said looking at Rune.

They headed to the library to study a little. later headed to Kwan's dorm to pick up Rune's guitar.

"Rune! Is that you?" a person asked in Thai.

"Pete...How are you here in Korea?" Rune was shocked to see him there.

"Kwan, can you wait in your room? He was my classmate. I'll talk to him for some time.

"Sure take your time I'll wait for you," Kwan said and went inside his dorm room. for some reason, he didn't feel like it was his friend. But he shrugged the thought and went in anyways.

"Let's go somewhere else", Rune said with a stern face.

They went to Pete's hotel room where he was staying.

"You are living well I see", Pete said. He only thought about how this loser could live as nothing happened in another country.

"I've already told you that I had nothing to do with me", Rune said. He was surprised to see Pete. He knows Rune from childhood, he knows his past and everything.

"At that time no one caught you but I'll make sure to catch you red-handed one day. I know why you came here. To find his remains right?" Pete said. Rune could see the hatred in his eyes.

"I have a life here don't open your mouth and ruin it," Rune said. He was a little frightened inside but didn't show it.

"After all the lives you ruined-"

"I TOLD YOU I DIDNT DO IT" Rune was enraged because of Pete's constant accusations that he grabbed his collar.

"Look at you", Pete smirked, "Its no doubt you're the son of the criminal. your mother killed her own husband right!?" Pete yelled.

He was right Rune's mother killed his father. She committed suicide right after that. Rune and Achara were only little kids at that point and were sent to an orphanage.