The Devil Dancer

Chapter Eight

"I know, I'm just kidding, silly. Anyways, are you really sure you are fine?", he asked while turning his body fully towards me.

I looked at my best friend's eyes and knew very well that he's not joking this time.

The thought about spilling everything to him did came to my mind for a while before I brushed it off, thinking that now was not a good time.

Instead, I tried to muster the most sincere smile I could and nodded my head at him.

"Yeah, I'm totally fine."

I'm so not.

***

"Oh gosh Lisa, I'm so glad you're okay!"

Chaeyoung ran towards me as soon as I came into the apartment and hugged me.

I just nodded at her before disentangling my body from hers slowly, having enough of people squeezing the life out of me for today.

"Yeah, its not a big deal, seriously.", I told her with a smile to show her that I'm alright.

She narrowed her eyes at me playfully before deciding to let it go, "If you say so. Anyways! Come, we've prepared a very special meal for you!"

While Chaeyoung was busy dragging me towards the dining table, I finally took notice of Jennie unnie who was standing beside the stove with a spatula in her hand, smiling at me for a second before focusing back at the task in hand.

Taking a seat at the table, I got myself comfortable as Chaeyoung began rambling about how worried they were about me and how they felt guilty for not being able to visit me just now.

I just shrugged it off and tried to convince her that it was fine, but she was still having none of it and keep showering me with attention as she moved around the kitchen.

After a while, on the table in front of me was already full of every kind of food ranging from appetizers, main courses and even desserts. There was also mango sticky rice, my favorite dessert from Thailand.

How they managed to make it, I don't even know.

I can't help but feel very moved by their concern and tried my best to keep up with their questions as we all began eating together on the table.

When most of the foods were finished, Chaeyoung and Jennie unnie immediately got up to begin cleaning everything, while I just sat there unmoving after getting refused to help even when I've told them that I'm fine countlessly already.

Sighing, I began to stand and made my way towards the couch in the living room where Jisoo unnie already sat before plopping down and lying back comfortably beside her.

Some kind of evening drama was showing at the tv but I paid no mind to it as I started processing everything that happened today.

And each time my mind just keep wandering back to Seulgi and how she allegedly lied to me before focusing back to Jeon Jungkook and his little assault.

I could just report him, I realized.

And if the academy wouldn't take any action, I still can turn to the police department, I mean, its not like its possible for them to have a hold on the police too.

Right?

But then, I couldn't help but wonder, what would it cost me?

Heck, I don't even know what's gonna happen to my life after today.

Is there gonna be a mob of angry people going after my ass tomorrow?

I shuddered at the thought and shook my head unconsciously, before wincing at the pain coming from my neck.

I almost forgot about it.

On my right, I saw Jisoo unnie shooting me questioning looks while looking at the area around my neck before she finally voiced it out loud.

"Just now in the infirmary.. You mentioned about your neck? Is there something wrong with it?"

I bit my lips at her inquiry before shrugging, "Oh, its nothing. Its exactly like what the doctor said. Some kind of aftershock or something.", I said nonchalantly.

Jisoo unnie looked at me in doubt for a moment before finally nodding her head and turning her attention back towards the show.

After dinner, all of us went back to our respective rooms and I wasted no time before jumping on my bed and getting under the covers to get ready to sleep.

I didn't even bother to care about the fact that I haven't taken a bath yet or how I'm still in the same clothes from today's morning. I've already had enough for the day and I swear I'm going to go crazy if I don't sleep right now.

Burying my head further into the soft pillow, I closed my eyes and sighed before falling into oblivion and letting sleep to consume me.

Thump. Thump.

I groaned in annoyance at the foreign noise coming from somewhere around me but was too sleepy to do anything to make it stop.

As if sensing my irritation, the sound suddenly stopped and I began to thank the heavens for that until I started hearing voices.

Very familiar voices.

"Faster man, I'm getting nervous here."

"Shut the fuck up Jimin, you're going to be much more nervous if she wakes up.", someone scolded back.

Wait a minute. Jimin?

I gasped and immediately sit up from the bed, my eyes finally taking in everything around me.

Right there in front of my bedroom door on my left, Jimin was standing with half of his body inside, his right hand was holding a flashlight which he keeps pointing outside my room probably just in case any of my roommates walked out.

My roommates.

Taking a deep breath, I was about to open my mouth and let out a scream when a hand suddenly came down on it, keeping it shut.

I widened my eyes at the sudden interruption and looked at my right to see Taehyung hovering over me, one finger on his mouth.

"Shhhh."

He muttered right after I noticed the piece of cloth under the hand on my mouth and the strong smell that's coming out of it.

I only realized what it was just as soon as his figure started blurring in front of me and my mind beginning to fall back into unconsciousness.

Fuck, not again.