Monster

they live inside us

You inhale and open your eyes, seeing him deep asleep as you smile and touch his soft cheeks. Leaning in and softly pecking his head and cheeks. You sit up on the bed, remove your pillow and take out a bloodstained knife.

You aim it on his chest and bite your lower lip, stabbing him right on his chest.

"Ah!" Jungkook screamed in his sleep and sat on the bed, you squinted open your eyes and looked at him. Sitting up, you ask. "What happened? Are you okay?" He breathed heavily and checked his torso with shaky hands. Covering his mouth and taking tense shaky breaths, it was concerning. He was having a panic attack, he hastily removed your pillow from its place to see no blood-stained knife.

"What happened?" You ask, taking his face in your palms and holding his cold, sweaty hands. "Did you have a nightmare?" You softly ask, scooting closer. Caressing his cheeks, "I.." he couldn't even speak as you took the glass of water and handed him. He started at the water and threw it away, on the bed. My body still shaking vigorously. "Jungkook! What are you doing?!" You yell when see yourself all drenched in water.

You sigh seeing him sob and curl in a corner. You licked your lips, "would you please try to calm down? I won't hurt you—" "you did!" He sobbed, "You stabbed me in my sleep! I saw that!" You shook your head and gently caressed his head, "Why would I do that? Why would I ever kill you? I love you. I won't ever do that to you, hmm?" You say and gently caress his sides.

He gulped and looked at you. You were concerned for him. "You won't?" He whispered, you shook your head got off the bed and stood up. "See? I have no knife to stab you, nothing." You say softly as he eyes your shirt and shorts. He looked at you and blinked, tears still on the brim as you smiled and hugged him close. He wraps his arms around you and snuggles in your stomach. He sobbed and cried, clenching your shirt.

"I'm so scared, right now y/n. I'm so scared of you." He sobbed as you caressed his head and gulped the lump in your throat, feeling something weighing you down in your chest. "I won't hurt you, I swear." You softly say and soothingly rub his back.

***

After tucking him into the bed and kissing his head slowly. You lean away and check the time. 6:01 a.m you exhale and take your phone, opening your contacts as you glance at Jungkook one more time before pressing the call button on the contact number 'Angel'

Walking away from the bed to the balcony, the Same man picked up. "Hello?" You inhale one more time before speaking. "I want to move out of Korea." The line went silent, "Why?" You blinked, "I told Jungkook everything, he thinks of me as a monster now. Someone who'd kill him in his sleep," the man chuckled, "aren't you one?"

You don't say anything, you know so well that this is your dumbest decision ever. "I did everything. Now I want my reward and out of this mess. Just as you promised." The man exhaled, "right. You'll get your reward, monster. But you should always remember what I meant, no secrets opening, even if it's your boyfriend." He exhaled again, "Anyway, Jay will come soon. Again, no one should know who I Am, ye?"

You clench your jaw, "You are Park Jin Young's divorced husband. Lives in the States. Planned the murder of his wife so you can come back into the Korean industry and take back your company." You smiled, knowing you might've got him mad. You chuckle, not hearing a single noise from him. "I just acted like I wasn't smart to get you rolling, Mr. Park. Don't ever underestimate me." You say and hang up.

***

"Tell me, I did that Jay?" He whispered, dangerously close to choke him. Jay's jaw clenched, "you will rot in jail." He muttered as jimin smiled. "Ye, I will. I know it. And it's not like I don't deserve to. I've done terrible things in my life, too." He says and leans back, with a smile. "I also started with Dad and his plans. See? Where I am." Jay stared at him bitterly as jimin chuckled, "What? I know everything. More like I guessed so. Knew only Dad could do such things. The most obvious plotter I've witnessed." He smiles, "what do you want?"

Jimin laughs, "Nothing. I want nothing. Nor I'll try to prove myself innocent. Just leave me alone." Jay inhaled and got up.

"We're all monsters, you, me, everyone. We just pretend we're not."

Jimin speaks as jay takes his bag and leaves the prison, without a word spoken.

***

jungkook's eyes opened, and he took some heavy breaths as he eyes the clock.

10:54 a.m

he stood up and eyed you brushing your hair quietly. his shaky fingers took the glass on his side and started to sip it.

"I killed namjoon" Your laugh echoes in his mind as he drops the glass of water.

you turn around at the clashing noise and walk to him, "good morning." you say and look down at the pieces of glass. "jungkook, are you okay?" you ask, sitting on the bed and taking his face in your palm. he looked at you slowly, tears forming in his eyes.

the vision of you stabbing, killing, shooting replaying in his head again and again.

what if...

what if you kill him too?

he threw up on the ground, mind buzzing at the pain suddenly causing. tears falling down his cheeks as he sees you running and worrying for him, through his perpherical vision.

"i-i- killed namjoon, ha-hahaha--hah"

he stood up from his bed, running out as he stepped on the sharp pieces of glass, he hurriedly opened the door and ran out.

you frowned and left the glass of water, running after him. "jungkook!" you yell, trying to find him. you went to the staircases and spotted him running down. you hurriedly jump down the stairs. "jungkook, stop! where are you going?!" you call him out, worried.

"you will kill me too!" he sobs, like a child as you keep following him. you finally held his forearm and stopped him, you were on the ground floor by now as you breathed heavily, "what is happening to you?!" you ask, holding his face. frown on your brows.

he sniffed and started to walk out in the parking lot and to the road. "jungkook stop!" you yelled and ran after him, stopping him as you held his hand. "why are you running away from me?!" he looked at you, tears falling. "because I'm scared of you, y/n!" he sobbed as you shake your head.

"I would never hurt you. I promise" he was already on the other side of the road as he looked at you, you sat on your knees breathing heavily. "I love you jungkook!" you said as he stood there for a moment, eyeing you who was crying for him to come back to you.

he blinks, tears slowly dissolving.

you won't hurt me?

you won't hurt me.

his lips slowly start to curve, chest falling slow and steady as he looks at you, who stands out your arms to him.

he teared up, he trusts you.

he ran to you as you smiled,

when a truck came by and ran over him.

your lips apart, seeing blood patches on the ground. your tears running down as you fell to your knees and looked up, gulping the lump in your throat and stumbling to where he lay covered in his blood.

people gathered around as your shaky fingers touched his injured face. tears dropping on him. "j..."

you bite your lower lip and shut your eyes, looking up, you spot Jay looking at you. small drops of rain poured down and then it drenched you. it poured down heavy and thick. everyone got off, protecting themselves.

but you stood there, eyeing Jay who eyed you back.

monsters are real. ghosts are real too. they live inside us and sometimes, they win.