My Aegyo Love

Thirty First Aegyo

Jean's POV        

Woohyun suddenly pulled me to one of the six passages when a noise, that sounded like a closet falling, and the lights suddenly turned off shooked us. Besides our own, I heard another pair of foot steps running behind us. Just thinking that it was a ghost sent goose bumps all over me. It felt like eternity while running in the dark ( it is a miracle that we hadn't bumped to things along the way ). When the lights turned on did we discovered the owner of those extra sets of foot steps. It seemed Sungyeol managed to enter the same passage as us. We were panting so hard and I couldn't help but double over ( I'm never one for running that's what ).

" You alright Jean? " Sungyeol said while wiping the sweat off his face. I nodded at him before standing erect again. Woohyun offered his hanky to me and I gladly took it, using it to wipe off the sweat on my face. 

" Their main purpose is to separate us. " Was what he said. " Our only choice now is to find an exit. "

I realized that we were standing in a dimly lit hallway ( with candles illuminating our path ). Old photographs hanged on each walls. The area is so eerie that I couldn't help but stand close to both Woohyun and Sungyeol. 

" As the hyung. " Woohyun suddenly said while taking the lead. " I'll protect my dongsaengs, more importantly the girl of my dreams, from any ghosts that will come our way. "

" You didn't have to state the obvious. " I could imagine Sungyeol twitching at the latter's statement.

" You're man enough to take care of yourself and besides: Jean needs a hero to protect her!!! "

" But I don't want a wimpy hero who shoots lazer hearts. " I teased. Sometimes it's fun to bully Woohyun. 

" But you always love my lazer hearts. " He grinned at me. I could imagine him having dog ears and a wagging tail from behind at his expression.

" Alright love birds. " Sungyeol clapped his hands. " You'll have all the time to express your love to one another AFTER we find the exit. "

" You're just jealous. " Woohyun chirped but Sungyeol ignored him.

" I wonder where's the exit. " He said before turning to me. " Let's go find it Jean and leave Woohyun here to fend off all the ghosts. "

" Hey!!! "

The three of us started walking. Is it me or the route is only headed north. We've been walking straight for how many minutes now and still no sign of an exit, nor any corners to turn to. Just then, Woohyun stepped on something and discovered it was a crumpled paper.

                     " No matter what happens.....

                                              You must never look back..... "                   

" I don't get it. " Woohyun said. " Why shouldn't we look back? "

" Who knows. " Sungyeol stated. " Must be a random saying. "

" Are you sure about that... " When Woohyun was about to face me, his face suddenly paled. I was confused and Sungyeol was even waving his hand in front of his face. When Sungyeol followed his gaze, he mirrored the same reaction. I was slightly offended ( it is rude to stare at people ) but their faces explained otherwise. For once in my life, I regretted looking back. Just behind me was a woman clad in blood-flecked clothes. Her hair was covering half of her face so I could see her decaying skin and bloodshot eyes. This may just be a booth but to me it looked real. I was only staring at her as the woman emitted a grin that will surely haunt me in my sleep. I felt two hands grab my arm and felt myself getting tugged away by the two as we started running. The woman, at first, was walking while convulsing before she made a full sprint towards us, in a creepy kind of manner.