Chapter 142: Watching From the Gaps
Bwoo...
A pure white whale lifted its head and let out a roar. The once-calm atmosphere shook. Finally, the entire body of the whale emerged from the white hole, from head to tail. It swam leisurely through the air as if the sky were the sea.
Each time its tail gently moved, debris falling from the white hole shattered into pieces and scattered everywhere. Thud, thud... Even beyond the soundproof glass, the crashing and breaking noises were clear.
He hurriedly searched his pockets. Thankfully, his phone was still in his pants pocket. He turned it on. The battery was low. There were only two numbers in his contacts— Park Ha-eun and Lee Sa-young.
Cha Eui-jae entered Park Ha-eun's number and pressed the call button. The dial tone dragged on and on. Could the communication lines have already been cut? That couldn't be. Just as cold sweat began to form on the hand holding the phone, the dial tone abruptly stopped.
—...Uncle? Is that you, Uncle?
A whispering voice asked. Cha Eui-jae squeezed his eyes shut. Though his hand trembled uncontrollably, his voice fortunately did not.
"Yeah, it's me, Uncle... Are you okay? Where are you now? Where's Grandma?"
—Grandma's with me. We're... um... at a shelter, I think.
"A shelter? Which shelter?"
—I don't know. A strange man with black glasses brought us here. He said he was a friend of yours. Is that true?
Only one person came to mind when she mentioned 'black glasses.' Seo Min-gi, who always wore sunglasses. Cha Eui-jae vividly recalled Seo Min-gi's face, expressionless but throwing up a peace sign. Cha Eui-jae asked,