RED STRING REWRITTEN

49

THE CONDO – 11:58 PM

The room was filled with nothing but fear.

Maps. Phones. Blueprints. Weapons.
Everything scattered across the table.

Jungkook sat in the corner, body shaking, head in his hands, face bruised, eyes swollen.

Taehyung paced left and right, jaw clenched so hard it hurt.

Fourth sat on the floor silently, arms wrapped around his chest like he was holding on to the only piece of sanity he had left.

J-Hope slammed a small metal canister on the table.

J-Hope (cold):
Tonight, we break in. We get Gemini out. No matter what.

Joong typed rapidly on his laptop, screens showing hacked CCTV of the mansion.

Joong:
Guards change at 12:15. That gives us exactly 4 minutes to slip in.

Pond stuffed medical supplies into a backpack.

Pond (whispering):
We have to be fast… if he’s hurt

The word hurt made Fourth flinch violently.

He looked up with empty eyes.

Fourth (voice trembling):
I’m coming.

Everyone froze.

J-Hope:
No. You are NOT stepping into that hell.

Fourth stood.

Hands shaking. Heart racing. But eyes—determined.

Fourth:
He stayed for me. He loves me. He is waiting for me

His voice cracked.

Fourth:
he's alive I want to be first person he see

Jungkook looked up instantly, eyes filled with pain.

Jungkook:
You shouldn’t, Fourth… your heart your mind you won’t handle

Fourth screamed back:

Fourth:
I DON’T CARE! I AM GOING!

Taehyung stepped forward too.

Taehyung:
If Jungkook is going, I’m going.

J-Hope ran both hands through his hair in frustration.

J-Hope:
You two will slow us down!

Jungkook shook his head.

Jungkook (quiet but firm):
No. They won’t.
They’re doing this because they love him.

J-Hope stared at Jungkook for a long moment…

Then sighed.

J-Hope:
Fine. But if ANYTHING happens to you two, I will drag your ghosts out of hell and kill you again.

Taehyung actually smiled at that.

Fourth didn’t.

He grabbed his jacket with shaky hands.

Fourth (whispering):
Gem… I’m coming… just hold on

THE MANSION – 12:47 AM

Cold wind. Silent garden.
The Jeon mansion looked like a dark monster waiting to swallow them whole.

Joong whispered into his earpiece:

Joong:
Cameras are looped. You have two minutes. Move.

They rushed through the back gate.