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"Are you sure you'll be okay? Shouldn't I drive you until we're in front of your house?" Samuel asked for assurance and I shook my head
"Here is enough. Thank you, Samuel." I got off his bike
Yes, I did beg him to accompany home but at the same time, I know that I can't show the Zero Base so I asked Samuel to stop on a few blocks away from there.
"I have a bad feeling." He said while looking at front which was a dark road with only one light above it
"Samuel, you should go home. It's close to kid's bed time. Your parents will kill you if they find out you aren't home by then." I said
"Well, you can do self-defense, right?" He asked
To be honest, all my dad told me about defense was to kick or hit him or her in the private area. That should give you enough time to run away. I guess that counts.
"Yeah, my dad told me once."
"Well then, stay safe, Byeol." I nodded
I watched as his bike riding away and disappeared as it made a turn. I took a deep breath before I start walking myself. There was only a sound of crickets and my shoes tapping to the ground.
Every step that I took is how much I've breathed in and out, trying to calm myself. I was now only one block away. I didn't know why, but I felt uncomfortable.
The light on the road seemed to be dimmer than before. I looked back and side but I couldn't see very well because it was dark.
Panic arose from myself so I took out my cellphone. I dialed the only number I can think of. With a press of a button, I put the phone in my ear.
"Hello?"
"J-Jihoon"
"Byeol?!? Where the fuck are you? I have been looking for you, you didn't reply to my text-"
"Jihoon, listen. I'm one block away from the base."
"Thank god! Are you with Samuel?"
"No. I asked him to drop me off two blocks away because I thought that you should be hiding your base."
"Wait, so you're alone?!" The worried tone if his was visible
"Apparently, yeah. But can you please come here quick, I'm scared- hmph!" I felt my body being dragged from behind and my phone dropped
I let out a loud scream and tried to free myself from this person's grip. I elbowed the guy but it doesn't seem to work. Everytime I do it only makes him griping me tighter.
"Byeol?!? Hello!?!" I can hear Jihoon's voice through my phone that was just below me
And so with all my power, I shouted, "JIHOON HELP ME!"
But then the guy punched my stomach which made me kneeled a bit. I can feel tears piling up on the edge of my eye. I should've let Samuel came here with me. I should've never skipped class till this late. I should've listened to Jihoon's and others device.
"Listen, you little shit. If you don't be quiet, that's what's gonna happen to you. You understand me?" He yanked my hair while I gasped
"What do you even want from me?!" That's when I felt my tear fell down
"Shut the fuck up, I told you!" He slapped me really hard across the face until I completely fell to the ground
What does this guy want from me?
I can feel him pulling my hair again, making me kneel towards him. I let out my sobs while he just shook his head.
"You're father never gave us any profit. He's a traitor and a traitor must be wiped. Everybody's been chasing him for years. Now, he's dead. How do you feel huh?" He started lifting my chin up until it reached my neck and he tried to choke me
"I hate your father so much, might as well kill the daughter. Who knows if she'll become a traitor too one day." I coughed and touched this man's hand to make him let go
But as I do that, I grew more weaker. I felt like I had no capability in breathing anymore. Especially, when I'm crying as well.
"Let her fucking go" I heard a voice that's very similar
Jihoon
"Oh well, who do we have here... Park Jihoon? Wanna One, aye? Congrats on killing Moon Taeyang. But unfortunately, that was my plan until you took it away from me." The guy said
He let go of my neck and I started coughing non-stop. He made his way in front of Jihoon. But then the words he said came back to me,
Killing Moon Taeyang?
Moon Taeyang.
That's dad.
Wait.
I looked at Jihoon and he was looking at me in horror, pity, and nervousness at the same time. After that he averted his gaze back to the guy that choked me earlier.
"What the fuck do you and your group want?" Jihoon asked furiously
The guys smirked, "Easy. My mission failed because you took it away. But since we got his relatives, why not kill her."
"Chan, she's not even a part of this! She doesn't even know that her dad is the biggest mafia."
"So she doesn't know that your group was the one that killed her own father?" With that my eyes widened
Wanna One...
Wanna one killed my father.
The enemy I talked about was Wanna One.
Yet, they're protecting me.
Why?
"Byeol, I can explain." Jihoon went near me while I sat there in the ground, crying.
So many stuff happened just in 30 minutes. What else could happen?
He kneeled in front of me and hugged me protectively. After so many years, someone hugged me. But that hug was sincere. It has pure feelings of care and warmth. I could feel it.
"Byeol, you have to listen to me. I did it for a reason. We did it for a reason." He said softly as he run his fingers through my hair
Nevertheless, my tears didn't stop, moreover it got more teary. I sobbed a couple of time.
Why do I hate this person so much but I love this hug he's giving me?
Why?
Because I finally felt what love was like.
Years without it, I could never find love within anyone. Not even Daniel. But this guy, who killed my father, brought it back.
Why?
Why him?
"J-Jihoon, p-please. I-I want to get out of here." I sobbed and he helped me stand up
The guy that chocked me was gone. I got terrified but Jihoon calmed me down. He carried me bridal style as we're on our way to the base.
My whole body felt numb, I couldn't move. I felt weak and light. It was like Jihoon is my only hope.
"Byeol? Byeol? No, stay with me. We're almost there. It's okay, you're gonna be okay. You're okay. Byeol, please." He kept repeating those words
Words that got stuck in my mind until I suddenly felt unconscious.
