Jessica woke up the next morning tired, feeling like she had barely slept. She had remade the bed and actually slept in it that night but it didn't feel like home. And because of that she felt like she couldn't truly relax.
Jessica hoped that Jumin would be checking his phone. She sent him and Jaehee a private message through the RFA last night, thanking the both of them. She hasn't heard from either of them yet.
This morning the computer had been reset to her own password instead of Rikas but there was nothing for her to look into on it yet. She didn't have a date to tell guests and she didn't have a time. She didn't know a venue or anything else that was important.
Plus Rika already had places researched and Jessica had checked them, removing the ones that were no longer open. She had a list of caterers and musicians. Rika knew what she had been doing.
So Jessica Stanton had nothing to do. She couldn't get into contact with anyone outside of the RFA because of what she assumed was a virus or her being off the grid blocking her signal.
Jessica has given up with the tv hours ago. There was no way she was getting a signal. Maybe she would ask 707 later, when she knew he wasn't busy with work.
Jessica laid down on the couch and let herself stretch out. She let her eyes close, trying her best to ignore the light filtering in from the front window. The poor woman was exhausted and just wanted some sleep.
Her phone rang and the brunette rolled over. She opened her eyes slightly before she picked up the phone.
"Seven?" She rubbed her eyes and stifled a yawn.
"Hello hello my beautiful new member~!"
"Seven it's too early." Jessica pulled her phone from her ear and looked at the time. "It's eleven twelve. It's not even noon." Jessica let herself settle back into the couch and close her eyes.
"I know but I thought that you would love to hear my soothing voice."
Jessica laughed and shook her head. "You are just using me as an excuse to avoid work."
"Pretend you don't know that."
"Ok is there anything specific that you needed to talk to me about or am I just a distraction?"
"Actually I noticed that you had been trying to fix the television set yesterday."
Jessica's eyes immediately opened, her heart racing and breathing become shallow. "How did-?" Jessica sat up, her spine perfectly straight.
"So I decided to look up the model that Rika bought and I can tell you how to fix it to at least get some channels." Luciel sounded very proud of himself. His sleuthing only made Jessica Stanton even more confused and scared.
Her eyes brows furrowed over her green eyes in thought as she stood from the couch. The girl ran a hand through her head as she walked over to the tv.
'Trust them. They're trying to protect you. Trust them until they can find this unknown and you can leave.'
"Alright, tell me what you need me to do."
Jessica set the phone down onto the edge of the stand that held the tv and put the call on speaker. "First find the three wires held together, ones red, ones yellow and the last one is white."
Jessica rolled her eyes. "An AV cable?"
"Yes that. Now make sure those are all plugged in. Then you-" Jessica listened and followed his instructions to the t. She made sure everything was in place. When Seven told her she was done, the doctor took a step back and tried to turn on the tv. She flipped through a few channels, all of which were static.
"Luciel, nothing is working." Jessica said with a sigh as she ran a hand frustratedly through her hair.
"That's strange. You should be getting at least a few channels. Keep flipping through."
Jessica tried a few more times and a channel finally came through. She rolled her eyes.
"Anything?"
"It's a kids channel." Jessica said with a huff. She helplessly kept flipping and there were a few more channels but they were radio talk shows that she cared nothing about.
"Let your inner child emerge!" Seven said with glee. She could almost imagine him with his hands in the air as he spun around in his office chair.
"That's easy for you to say. You're not locked in an apartment with only a few stations, the other ones worse then this." Jessica turned the television off and stood up. She leaned back and stretched.
"That is true. But if it helps I am technically enslaved by my job! They make me work so many hours! The only good thing is my honey Buddha chips." Jessica heard a bag crinkling as it was ripped open and she listened to the crunching of chips.
The phones screen went black and Jumin's caller ID appeared on the screen. "I have to go Luciel, I'll talk to you later."
"Whill dho!" Jessica ended the call with Agent Seven and picked up the CEO's sons call.
"Good afternoon."
Jessica looked at the clock and saw as it turned to exactly twelve pm. "Good afternoon." She said as she picked up her phone and made her way to the kitchen to make some lunch. "Did you get my text message?"
"That is actually why I am calling." Jessica opened the fridge and found some premade potatoes. She pulled them from the fridge and closed the door. Her phone began to vibrate, showing that a text chat was in progress. She chose to ignore it, she could always read it later.
"Oh really now." She said with a small smirk as she poked holes in the film before opening the door to the microwave and setting them inside.
"Yes." He paused before adding "really." Jessica smiled as she looked at the package and punched in the cook time before starting it. "I wanted to say that the thank you was dually appreciated from myself and Assistant Kang. We only did what was necessary in order to make you more comfortable."
"Well I still appreciate it, even if it was an obligation. Thank you Jumin."
On the other end of the phone Jumin's face showed slight amusement. His lips were pulling up slightly on the corners and his eyes almost sparkled.
"I also wanted to check in on how you were doing. Is the apartment clean enough for you?"
"Yes it's perfectly fine. The apartment is top secret anyways so there would be nothing you could do to help me." Jessica knew who Jumin was, or who he showed himself to be. He seemed cold but she knew already that he would do anything for those closest to him. Now she must fit into that category, even if it was just a little bit.
"I could always try and ask Luciel for the location, just to tell my staff. Or he could always tell them directly."
"Really Jumin, it's alright." The microwave began to beep and Jessica opened it and removed the potatoes. She removed the film, stirred the contents and put them back before starting the time as stated on the instructions.
"If you insist." The space between them was filled with silence and she just leaned against the counter and waited. She had nothing to say and she wanted to see if he had anything else to say to her. "I'm sorry."
Her head immediately turned towards her device, her green eyes wide. "For what?"
"For all of this. This situation is a lot to take in."
"It's nothing I can't handle." That was such a lie.
"That may be so but on behalf of the organization I would like to apologize for the situation at hand."
"Can I get that in writing?" She heard silence from Jumin and Jessica laughed a little. The doctor felt the pressure of that silence, the shame for the joke she just said making him uncomfortable and making her seem like an outsider. "I'm just kidding. Apology accepted."
There was more silence before the microwave beeped again. Jess grabbed a spoon and set it into the counter. She grabbed a glass and filled it with clean water from the fridge and set it with the spoon. She finished off her preparations by grabbing her meal and napkins and carrying then all down the hallway to her room.
"Im sorry for the haste but I must depart. We shall talk again later. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need something. Goodbye."
"Oh uh Goodbye." The phone beeped and Jumin was gone. Jessica was all alone again because of his sudden departure.
The weight seemed to crush her as she sat down on the floor in the hallway. She felt her eyes fill with tears and her hands begin to shake. She was trapped, all alone with people she didn't even know.
How could she do this by herself?
These people weren't her friends no matter how nice they acted around her. She was just someone they would never truly trust, they would never truly become friends with. She was their project, someone to break apart and rebuild before they let her go.
And she was breaking already.