TaeYong's body was hanging loosely from the chair in his office as he had fallen asleep on it after he had returned home and closed himself in that room. The night had proven to be pretty tiring for him both physically and emotionally however he knew well that if he was to go rest in bed , he wouldn't be able to fall asleep. Instead he stood at his desk ,occupying his head with paper work till he passed out .
It would have been nice if the sleep he so much needed was to be peaceful however his head that was leaning slightly backwards on the chair, showed an uneasy expression. His forehead was covered in sweat and his eyebrows were furrowed while his breathing was quiet rough and sharp, displaying the anxious emotions that the nightmare he was having was giving him.
Her crying eyes flashed for a brief second before he abruptly woke up, out of breath. His eyes were wide open as he looked only ahead, as if he had frozen in time , then he left a long exhale escape his lips, realizing that it was only a dream. He lowered his head, while he could hear his loud heartbeat echoing in his ears, making him aware of the fear that had rose in him.
TaeYong brought his hands slowly to his tired face then lowered his head back at the position it was, looking up at the ceiling of the room that was covered in shadows as the only light he had on was the dim lamp on his desk. He stood there silent for a while as his breathing calmed down then his expression grew angry , as he couldn't get out of his mind the teary eyes of MinHee that once again were haunting his sleep. With a strong movement of his right leg, he kicked the desk in front of him out of frustration, causing the objects that were on it to shake and the lamp that was in the corner to flip over and fall on the floor, the light getting cut off , leaving him in complete darkness. A place similar to the one his heart was.
---Change of set---
You had returned to your room and were now on your bed, staring at the small notebook which you had found earlier and which you hadn't return it to the frond desk as you were originally thinking.
After reading that your friend's name was noted in there, of course you wanted to know by yourself whom was the person that this notebook belongs to and ask him why had he wrote that Choi MinHee's death is a murder in his eyes. It was such a small note yet it had made you dive in deep thoughts. Till this day, you called it a murder too in your head but not because you doubt her suicide. You just thought of it as a murder cause in a way the ones that brought her to that state were the ones that killed her , just like Taeyong whom you consider the main cause of her departure from life. However no stranger could ever think like you because no one else knew of MinHee's and TaeYong's relationship or so you thought till some minutes ago. Could that stranger you bumped into earlier know of it and be thinking like you? Or maybe he didn't know but still considered it as a murder? And if the second was the case , what was it that made it a murder? So many thoughts had awaken in you by those two lines written in a small page.
From all those questions that had engulfed your mind, one however stood above them all. It was a simple one yet unanswered. Why was that person interested in this case? Even if it was a murder from your standarts or from another perspective which you don't know yet, why was that guy looking into a case that is already closed? Somehow that was really perplexing but also made you aware that something was going on. A feeling of uneasiness had woke up inside you, as if something was happening behind closed curtains that you had to know.
Your eyes remained fixed on the page where you had kept open the small notebook, as it was placed on your lap. A smile soon appearing on your lips as soon as you realised something positive about all this and that was the simple fact that you weren't the only one. Even though time had passed and the case was closed by the police , it seems like you have one more person out there that may have the same aim as you and that is unveiling the truth about MinHee's death.
You weren't sure if he was gonna be an ally or a foe yet ,however you knew well that you had to find that person and have a talk with him no matter what.
"Y/N? You woke up?" Jimin's voice that suddenly entered the room, startled you, as you didn't even heard the door opening ,however you swiftly managed to hide the small brown notebook under the sheets so he won't question you about it.
"Oh! Em..yeah. I woke up just some minutes ago." You lied without really having a specific reason to not say the truth however it was better for him to not know that you were roaming around the corridors of the hospital , looking for him after you saw a nightmare. How embarrassing would that be if he was to know.
"Well that's good then . I am sorry i had to leave you alone for so long." He approached you as he spoke and you could clearly see how his facial expression portrayed his stressful situtation.
"No, it's okay. Where did you go to though?Coffee?." You asked him as you were curious to know because you had searched to quiet some places around and you hadn't found him , yet Jimin didn't answer immediately. He took a seat at the corner of your bed instead ,before letting a deep exhale escape from his lips.
" My nephew was brought in the hospital just some hours ago. My sister was freaking out and i am no better to be honest . Nontheless i was on duty and i left my post so i hope you forgive me for that."He explained, his response getting you unprepared.
" Oh my! Is the kid okay?" Your concern was visible on your face as you looked at his eyes and Jimin could see that you got sincerely worried.
"He is gonna be okay. They will keep him here for some days though. "
"Then what are you doing here? Go stay with them...It's okay, i can take care of myself and if i need something i can just give you a call. Go." You gave him permission and his eyes widened not believing that you would let him off so easily, however you understood well that family was important to him. As far as you remember ,TaeYong had told you that he had started working because his family and him were in a pinch plus the love that he seemed to have for kids was undeniable.
To your surprise , your reply brought a smile on his face, a smile that you weren't expecting but it made your heart flutter as he looked at you with an admiring and loving gaze before he laid back on the bed, placing his head on your lap, action that definitely made you stiff as well as nervous. You diverted your eyes from him as you cleared your throat ,however no matter how long your eyes took to travel the room, his remained pinned on you and you could feel him staring till you eventually gave in and looked down at him.
"Why are you looking at me?" You asked him as you tried to ignore the fact that he looked really appealing at that moment, with his forehead in view and that faint smile dancing on his lips in a provoking way.
"No reason. I was just wondering. Are you really that beautiful even when you are sick or is the light of your heart that makes you shine even in your pale state?" He left out those words while keeping a steady facial expression and maintaining the same gaze, thing that displayed his seriousness as well as made tension rise between you. However you just gulped down your saliva and looked away, pretending that you weren't affected by his words.
"I will just sleep again. You can leave really. "You told him and he smiled ,understanding well that you were going to ignore what he just said.
Jimin stood up and stepped away from the bed before bowing is head a bit to you as a thank you for letting him off and you just looked at him for a moment before laying down and turning your back at him, your left hand having taken grip of the notebook you were hiding .
A notebook that along with your abrupt awakening as well as your departure from the room in search of Jimin and your later return, were recorded on Jimin's phone which he had set up on top of the Tv and which he went and retrieved this time, before leaving the room.
I should skim through it briefly.
He thought before doing exactly that and pressing play .
His focus was on the screen of his phone as he kept walking down the corridors till a voice called him and he lifted his head. " Hyung?" He replied once he saw Namjoon some fit distance from him and he placed his phone in his pocket before he speed walked to him without having realised that you had stepped out of the room as well after he had left, in hopes of finding the guy that the notebook belonged to, however you never thought that not only you would find that guy so quickly but actually you will be met with this surpirising event .
Jimin knows that guy?
---To be continued...