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THIRD POV
"Sweeter than nectar, brighter than the dazzling stars."
"You're just everyone favorite, aren't you?"
"With one snap, everyone already falls in love with you, with your sweet talk and caring personality."
"Please, let her go." He cried softly.
"Why would I? She is quite a catch. I won't let her go easily."
"I will do anything for you if you let her go." He pleaded.
"That's what you said to me before."
"You loves her so much, isn't it?"
He looks up at the man in black with teary eyed.
"Poor you. All you did from the past till now is only for her."
"From hiding her secret to be expose to saving her from me."
The man chuckled darkly.
"Tell me, what are you willing to do for me now?"
"Anything that you want me to do."
He grinned wickedly.
He hummed, tapping his chin.
"You know what I want." He told, patting the shoulder of the younger guy.
The younger guy sniffed and nodded slowly.
"Now I knew why everyone adores you."
"You're now my favourite, Honey."
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JOANNE POV
It past three in the morning when I finally calms down.
It was much harder when I close my eyes.
The memories keep playing in my mind.
The memories that I had retrieve back.
Baekhyun stayed next to me.
He had been the most patience man I've ever met other than my Dad.
Everytime Baekhyun asks a question, I would either nod or shakes my head.
I tried to talk but I felt my tongue twisted.
My stutters is coming back and it is bad.
I couldn't utter a single word correctly after we went to the cemetery so I decided to shut my mouth.
I am too shaken.
Too frightened.
I could feel Baekhyun's kissed the crown of my head as his hand stroked my hair gently.
I turns to face him and hugged his waist tightly.
I pressed my cheeks against him.
It was silence as Baekhyun rubbing my back in circular motion.
"Won't you tell me anything? Let me help you, Joanne. I can't help you if you won't say anything." Baekhyun said in soft tone, luring me to talk.
I open my eyes which is fills by tears again.
"I-I... I-I k-killed S-Sarah.." I found myself whispering before my mind could register anything.
"I..." I sobbed, my lips pulls downwards into a big frown.
"Why do you think you killed Sarah?" He asked, cupping my cheeks.
We keep our eyes on each other.
"If it anything, it was me who should to be blame." He added with his head hung low.
No, no!
"S-she a-asks for m-my h-help.." I breathed out.
"B-but, I-I... r-ra ran!"
"Anyone would do that too, Joanne. It's not your fault. It's mine."
"No, Baekhyun!" I shouted as I sat up abruptly.
"D-don't you u-understand, B-baekhyun?! I killed S-Sarah H-hig-Higgins!" I yelled.
I could feel myself panicking again.
My breaths become shorter.
I tried to inhale more oxygen but I feel lacking of it.
I feel suffocated, as if someone strangled my neck.
Sarah's pleads from that night rang in my ears.
"Joanne!" Baekhyun hold both of my shoulders, his face clearly shows that he is worried for me.
"Follow my instruction!" He exclaimed.
"Breathe." He shakes my shoulder when I felt as if I could pass out in any second.
"Breathe!" He instructed once again, in a panicked tone.
I breathe as he told me.
It is hard but Baekhyun never give up.
His grip on me is the only thing that keep me conscious other than his dark brown orb that looking at me with so much emotions.
My teeth chattering when I finally calms down.
The tips of my fingers become cold while my whole hand become numb.
Baekhyun notice it immediately.
He massages my hands without any words.
My frown deepened.
I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around his neck.
I hide my face on the crook of his neck.
"H-help me, Baekhyun. I don't know w-what to do." I whispered softly, tears rolls down to my cheeks.
"Everything going to be okay." He assured me, caressing my hair, the way that I love it because it is calming.
I shifted my gaze only to see the bracelet glows in the dimly lit room on my wrist.
It is thinner than the first time I wore it.
It means I have met the killer somewhere.
At this moment, I just hope that I didn't meet the killer face to face.
Because if I met the killer again, there is high possibility that this bracelet would breaks and Baekhyun would be leaving me forever.
I didn't want him to leave me.
Not yet.
Not ever.
"P-please don't l-leave me, B-baekhyun." Tears welled in my eyes.
I never hugged Baekhyun so tight before.
I am so scared that he would vanish between my arms.
I am scared that my eyes couldn't find him anymore.
Scared that my ears wouldn't hear his voices,
Scared that my skin wouldn't find his.
I don't want to lose him.
"I won't." I can feel Baekhyun flashing a small smile for me.
"No matter how much you wants to throw me away, I'll never leave you, Joanne."
"So Joanne, prepare to live with me forever." Baekhyun chuckled.
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I walks to school today like a snail.
Baekhyun told me that I should stay in the house but I refused to listen to him.
He told me that I am indeed a stubborn girl.
Did he just realised that I am a stubborn girl?
Baekhyun walks next to me.
Today, I want to do something different.
Something that will remain eternally.
Memories.
I would create as many memories that I can with him.
I intertwined our hands which caught Baekhyun's attention.
He looks at me with confused face.
His lifts his eyebrows with his lips pouted.
I grinned cheekily.
I put our hands in my pocket, keeping our hands warm for this cold day.
"What are you trying to do, Ms Cha?" Baekhyun asked with a chuckle.
"Isn't it obvious?" I asked.
"Are you flirting with me now?" Baekhyun wiggled his eyebrows playfully.
"Am I not allowed to?"
"You're only allowed to flirt with me." Baekhyun said, blinking his eyes several times while giving the cheshire smile.
Baekhyun pulls his hand away from me only to cup my face.
His icy touch never fails to make me shiver.
The intensity of his gaze almost makes me looks away but I find myself staring at him back.
He smiled widely, tilting his head a bit..
"Can I?" His eyes twinkled.
My eyes rounded.
"Y-yes?"
"Close your eyes." He whispered.
It is a surprise that obeyed to his words in a matter of second.
I close my eyes and I could feel he leans closer to my face.
He angled my chin.
I cracked open my eyes a bit and I see him tilted his head, eyes close.
Is this really going to be happen?
Is he going to kiss me on the lips?
I can feel the drumming of my heartbeat.
The drumming become louder as time ticks.
I held my breath as I shut my eyes tightly.
His face is really close to mine, I could feel it.
"Joanne!"
My eyes shot open in shock.
Baekhyun cleared his throat and rubbed his nape awkwardly as he take a few steps backwards.
"Hey!" Taehyung appeared out of nowhere.
I gritted my teeth at the sight of him.
I wish I could lift him and smashed him to the ground.
Batista Bomb him!
"What do you want?!" I roared, my voice can be heard clearly throughout the neighbourhood.
"Woah, calm down!" Taehyung put his hands on the air.
He looks confused with my sudden outburst.
"You looks like you are so frustrated as if I'm stopping you from kissing someone."
"Yes, you freaking did!" I exclaimed, feeling enraged at the moment.
Baekhyun chuckled with his arms crossed.
"You what?!" Taehyung shouted for far.
"Where?! Where that guy?!" Taehyung rolled his sleeves, looking ready to punch someone.
I hissed before turning around and walks away, stomping my feet.
"Baekhyun.." I nudges his arms.
"Hmm?"
"Will there be next time?"
"I never know you're this naughty, Joanne." Baekhyun smirked, touching my nose playfully.
My cheeks flushed at his words and touch.
"Hey, I should be the one who is angry with you!" Taehyung catch up with me.
He tried to sounds angry but my face expression is all it takes to makes him cowered.
"We should walk to school and back home together, right? I was worried that you suddenly disappeared yesterday. I even called your parents just to know that you're already taking a nap on your bed." His tone changes to soft one instantly, like an obedient puppy.
"Shut up!"
Taehyung sealed his mouth immediately.
"I suppose that there will be next time, Joanne." Baekhyun whispered right next to my ear, bumping against my shoulder playfully.
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After a few minutes, we arrives at the school.
Taehyung, as usual went to his favorite spot.
The cafeteria.
He told me to go upstairs first as he wants to buy breakfast because he hasn't eat any.
Rin bumped against my shoulder roughly making my bag slipped off from my shoulder.
"Loser." She mouthed.
"Pathetic." I mouthed back.
Her eyes twitched.
"So now you know to fight back?"
Suddenly, Rin's voice is replaced with Sarah's voice.
I blinked my eyes only to see Sarah's bloodied body next to Rin.
Sarah is deadly pale, her messy, curly hair is sticking to her face.
Her right leg is bent in a weird, painful angle.
Blood pooled under her and I can see blood dripping from the tips of her checkered skirt.
The textbook that I held fell to the ground a soft thud.
'You killed me, Joanne.'
'You are supposed to be dead now!' Sarah lunged at me.
I let out a scream and moved backwards hurriedly till my back hit the locker.
Sarah disappeared from my vision.
"What the hell, Joanne?! Are you crazy?!" Rin shouted.
"Joanne." Baekhyun touch my shoulder.
"Such a freak. I don't understand why people find you interesting anyway.." Rin murmured.
I immediately grabbed my bag and textbook before I dashed to my classroom.
I slides the door open and close it back instantly.
I take a deep breath before exhaling.
"Joanne.."
I startled with that voice.
I haven't heard his voice for days.
Hankyung is the only one in the classroom.
His eyes are red yet he still have his small smile on his lips.
"H-Hankyung.." I make my way to him.
He stands up.
He have one of his hand behind him as if he is hiding something in his hand.
"Sorry Joanne, I had to do this. They keep pressing me to do it." Hankyung said, he take a step forward to while I stayed there.
"Do what?" I asked as he stand right in front of me.
He showed his hand which is hidden before.
He is holding a blade cutter.
He put it on the table slowly while I inspect it.
H-10.
"It is mine." He said emotionlessly and my eyes widened.
"Y-you're H?"
"Impossible! You're the sweetest person I've met. I must have been wrong." I said to myself.
"That's why I am called Honey in H. It's my duty to sweet talk everyone in order to gain information."
"You shouldn't know about Baekhyun, Joanne." Hankyung whispered.
"If only.."
"If only you stays quiet, none of this will happened! Hyesung will be safe! Everyone will be safe!"
"Why are you defending someone who did the wrong thing?" My eyebrows furrows.
"I am not defending anyone. I just want us to be safe. Right now, Hyesung's life lays on us." Hankyung rephrase every words.
"Join us, Joanne. Join H and your secret will be forever hidden."
"And then what? I don't want to be H's mutt."
Hankyung lowered his head.
"Tell me, Hankyung. What did you know about Baekhyun's disappearance?" I asked.
"If you join H and do well in your task, you can ask them anything."
"I don't want them. I want you." I pointed my index finger to him.
"And I swear, Hankyung. If I got at least one clue about his disappearance, I can save Hyesung too. You know that my Dad is a detective right? We will together on this and solve it."
Hankyung stare at the window emptily.
He exhale deeply before his eyes moved around the classroom.
After he make sure it was just us, he turns to me back.
"Yes, H have something to do with Baekhyun's disappearance. They did it for revenge."
"Revenge? Who is the leader of H?"
"More than one."
"What do you meant?"
"Baekhyun's best friends. They take over H after Baekhyun and Haewon."
My mind becomes blank instantly.
I didn't realize that I held my breath until I feel suffocated.
How could they?
But why?
They are Baekhyun's best friends!
"D-did 5 of them are the leaders?" My voice is barely a whisper due to shock.
"We don't know the exact number. Maybe just 2 of them and maybe 4 of them. I don't know."
"You need to find the leaders before they hunted for you, Joanne."
"Your name is already on the checklist and every member of H is just waiting their call to hunt you."
I staggered backward, my hand holding the edge of the table for support.
I still couldn't understand how could they do this to Baekhyun.
They said they are brothers but do brothers killed one another?
A vision played in my mind.
"Baekhyun, we need to talk." Joonmyun said in a stern voice.
He leads Baekhyun to a deserted classroom at the far end of the hallway.
"What do you want?" Baekhyun asked, crossing his arms.
Joonmyun mimicked his action with eyebrows furrows.
"What do I want?" Joonmyun chuckled, rolling his eyes.
"Stop clinging to our company, Byun!" He exclaimed.
"We're not clinging to your company, Kim." Baekhyun snorted.
"Your company is sinking down. We're just helping you." Baekhyun shrugged with a smirk.
"Helping?! You buy all the shares! You're going to take over our company!"
"Oh, come on, Kim. This is the reality of business. A failed leader should not dragged his company with him too." Baekhyun snickered.
"You'll regret this Byun. I swore, you'll regret this."
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What do you think about this chapter? I hope you enjoy it!
💬 What do you think about :
a) Hankyung being a member of H?
b) BaekJo moments? They should have kissed if it not because of Taehyung 😂
c) Baekhyun's best friends are the current leaders of H and involved with Baekhyun's disappearance?!
Nahh, some of you have guessed it before so kudos 👍
Tag and pat yourself!
d) Joonmyun, Chanyeol, Kyungsoo, Jongin and Sehun.
Which of them are the real leaders of H and which of them are innocent?
INFO : STARTING FROM THIS CHAPTER, I'LL POST FLASHBACK THAT CAN BE THE REASON WHY THEY WANT TO KILL BAEKHYUN AT THE FIRST PLACE.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO FIND THE REAL LEADERS OF H.
AS HANKYUNG SAID, NO ONE KNOWS THE EXACT NUMBER. SO IT CAN BE 2 OR IT CAN BE ALL OF THEM.
SO CHOOSE WISELY.
EVERY FLASHBACKS IS BEFORE THE CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED SO BAEKHYUN IS KINDA MEAN IN THE PAST.
CHRONOLOGY :
1. BAEKHYUN CREATE H ALONGSIDE HAEWON.
↓ ( 6 MONTHS LATER)
2. CAR ACCIDENT WITH JIYEOL.
↓(1 MONTH LATER)
3. BAEKHYUN HAS MEMORY LOSS AND THINKS IZUMI IS HIS GIRLFRIEND
- HAEWON MOVED AWAY
- JOANNE MOVED TO SEOUL
- BAEKHYUN'S BEST FRIENDS TAKE OVER H WITHOUT HAEWON KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT
↓ (2 YEARS LATER)
4. BAEKHYUN'S DISAPPEARANCE
↓ (6 YEARS LATER)
5. JOANNE CAME BACK TO THE TOWN.
All you need to do now is to find the real culprit!
Good luck!
And don't forget to feed me with your theories 😃
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